What's the purpose of using these firms in hiring a coach?
Is it just so they can make the phone calls so stuff isn't open to OPRA and so athletic departments can claim that they've never contacted such and such a candidate (since he's under contract at another university)? Are they just there to do the background checks on the candidates?
I've never seen a consulting firm say ... "You know, a guy you should really look at is the defensive line coach at Middle Tennessee State. He's way under the radar, but a great head coaching candidate" In the end the people interviewed are almost always the people that are common sense.
Is it just so they can make the phone calls so stuff isn't open to OPRA and so athletic departments can claim that they've never contacted such and such a candidate (since he's under contract at another university)? Are they just there to do the background checks on the candidates?
I've never seen a consulting firm say ... "You know, a guy you should really look at is the defensive line coach at Middle Tennessee State. He's way under the radar, but a great head coaching candidate" In the end the people interviewed are almost always the people that are common sense.
