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Keep him for next season and hire a new DC the year after. :Wink:Smith has been up and down in his last 2 jobs.
As DC at Arkansas he had a great 1st year and tanked the 2nd season.
Same at Minnesota. Great 1st year and was disappointment the 2nd season as the Minnesota defense fell apart during the season. Let go by Fleck after only 21 games at Minnesota.
Hopefully he reenergizes at RU.
Good choice, happy this silly saga is over. Forward!Story coming
Good hire. Coach Smith had success here last time. I assume the staff is complete now? Fredo is staying in Michigan? Head scratcher but whatever I’m confident Coach Smith will do a great job Let’s go!!
Smith has been up and down in his last 2 jobs.
As DC at Arkansas he had a great 1st year and tanked the 2nd season.
Same at Minnesota. Great 1st year and was disappointment the 2nd season as the Minnesota defense fell apart during the season. Let go by Fleck after only 21 games at Minnesota.QUOTE}
Greg will be the Guiding Hand with the D. Have NO problems with Smith.FINALLY the Staff has come together. Now it is time for US to do what we do best. SUPPORT Greg and his guys.Coaches ,team and EVERYONE involved in the FB Program.IT IS THE BEGINNING of a Great Ride.
Sometimes it’s on the players who were young in his tenure at Minnesota...the past 2 years those same frosh, sophs , became juniors and seniors... that and your recruiting up ticked under PJ... that is not the fault of Smith...As a gophers fan, I can tell you he was hAted by the fans & players. It's because of him gophers got blown out by Illinois and northwestern. He wasn't liked & defense took off after he left
And we were cursing out your current DC Rossi on a daily basis over here. Guy coached defense like a coward.As a gophers fan, I can tell you he was hAted by the fans & players. It's because of him gophers got blown out by Illinois and northwestern. He wasn't liked & defense took off after he left
Smith has been up and down in his last 2 jobs.
As DC at Arkansas he had a great 1st year and tanked the 2nd season.
Same at Minnesota. Great 1st year and was disappointment the 2nd season as the Minnesota defense fell apart during the season. Let go by Fleck after only 21 games at Minnesota.
Hopefully he reenergizes at RU.
Not saying I didn’t want AC, but I think with Schiano, Nunz, and Hoffmann all being from northern New Jersey, we should be in a very good position recruiting the area. Brown seems to be a homerun in for southern New Jersey. Not sure about The Shore and who will be assigned Ocean and Monmouth counties.On paper I prefer this hire over AC considering AC had no prior experience as a top-level DC.
However, in terms of recruiting I don't see it being the best hire.
Either way. I'm ok with it.
I'm not one who follows recruiting but IIRC people here said he didn't like recruiting and wasn't a good recruiter.Smith is a known commodity as a DC... several stops in the B1G ...SEC... NFL ... he is a guy who also can
be categorized as a local and very familiar with Rutgers ... he actually brings greater experience to the staff... if memory serves me as a recruiter he was very good ... solid staff addition.
and he hates recruiting
Yes, I have a notarized letter from him stating it. SmhDo you have something to back this up with or just spewing hate?
Arizona can say the same things about Andy Buh.Smith is a known commodity as a DC... several stops in the B1G ...SEC... NFL ... he is a guy who also can
be categorized as a local and very familiar with Rutgers ... he actually brings greater experience to the staff... if memory serves me as a recruiter he was very good ... solid staff addition.
No excuses. At RU, he will have to do a lot better with young, inexperienced players. Because there will be plenty of them playing for us while we (hopefully) build depth in the roster over the next four years.Sometimes it’s on the players who were young in his tenure at Minnesota...the past 2 years those same frosh, sophs , became juniors and seniors... that and your recruiting up ticked under PJ... that is not the fault of Smith...
Everyone knows he doesn’t like recruiting. It’s not some well kept secret.
Notarization? Bah.Yes, I have a notarized letter from him stating it. Smh
Everyone knows he doesn’t like recruiting. It’s not some well kept secret.
I'm underwhelmed by the hire and I fear that some recruits may be as well. But I hope to be, and look forward to being, proven completely wrong about that.
The good news is that the DC hire, while important, was nowhere near as critical as the OC hire, given Schiano's long experience as a defensive-side coach. And Smith should get better w/Schiano's tutelage.
From his bio:As a gophers fan, I can tell you he was hAted by the fans & players. It's because of him gophers got blown out by Illinois and northwestern. He wasn't liked & defense took off after he left
Arizona can say the same things about Andy Buh.