So I didn't know Cristobal was pretty much going to be next in line after GS left. Just read an article about it, what happened in negotiations? Would he look at the job again? I think he would be a good hire. What do you guys think?
Would Cristobal look at Rutgers again?
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Only if he's divorced his wife between then and now.
I don't trust him. Addazio would have been the wise choice. I think Al Golden might be good here if he wasn't such a PSU guy...if he was winning here we'd always look over our shoulder..I always thought we needed a popular local guy here.
Cristobal wanted Greg Schiano money, and Rutgers didn't want to pay it. by my recollection, they offered him a good salary (3x his salary at FIU), but he rejected the offer.
I think Terrell Willis was a good get and compliment to Bruce Presley for us in the Graber era...Graber would have been a winner here with any kind of support. Ray Lucas/Bryan Fortay....we had a core of decent kids back then and then we hire out of our loop Terry Shea...geez..
Scott Frost! Scott Frost! Scott freaking Frost! I'm just going to keep saying the damn mans name but know we will screw this up. The mans been taught by all of the greats and it is his time. He loves and respects this state.
Not a Scott Frost guy. I don't think his system would work in the B1G. Let's see how Oregon does without Marriotta. I'm not sold
We will see how Marriotta does without him! Chip Kelly is just down the damn Turnpike if he and his new staff needs things tweeked. It's a perfect hire and will automatically make RU and The Big Ten Network must see tv. What recruit won't want to play in the offense and become a house hold name in this region?
Have to disagree NickyNewark. graber was a disaster by the end of his tenure. Even if graber got the support, graber wouldn't have known what to do with it. He gets credit though, for the stadium, which was a fantastic achievement, at the time.
recruited some decent frontline talent, but no depth. Never beat penn state or syracuse. kids flunking out left and right. Kids not working as hard as they needed to work. by the time he was canned, Graber left a bare cupboard for terry shea. by the time shea left, we didn't even have a cupboard.
we are light, light years ahead of where we were in the Graber years. More so than any coach that preceded him, schiano had a plan, and hired the right coaches to execute that plan. cristobal and d'nofrio among others, worked like dogs to make rutgers respectable those first three years they were there. schiano was the one who shut the door down on syracuse. after that, syracuse never performed at a elite level again, because they lacked the jersey talent which helped make them so.
Schiano built the culture and Flood maintained it. We might not win every game, but most players prepare to be champions. You can see that in their physical development.
You can Flood, you better hire someone who understands the rutgers culture. schiano would be ideal, but if not him, cristobal would be a great second choice. there's is a reason pernetti offered him, the guy has a great work ethic, charisma, recruits well, coached under saban and schiano, and led the FIU program to a minor bowl. Frankly, for our purse, i don't think there's a better hire.
I keep hearing Oregon offense will never work in The B1G, but it works in The NFC East? The only reason Rich Rod didn't workout in Michigan was because they didn't have time to waist with a non-Michigan man.
Scott Frost would be an amazing hire.
But seriously, anyone who is good, why would they walk into this unfunded dumpster fire right now?
But seriously, anyone who is good, why would they walk into this unfunded dumpster fire right now?
Scott Frost would be interesting to see at Rutgers. He's a small town Nebraska kid, he could do well at RU. A lot of Nebraska fans wanted him, but many want to see him run his own program first. He was a finalist for the Boise job before Harsin got it.
I was surprised he didn't leave after last year, but with Adams this year it helps. He wants to be a head coach I'll tell you that much.
I was surprised he didn't leave after last year, but with Adams this year it helps. He wants to be a head coach I'll tell you that much.
Bamm Bamm. we're going to need at least 5 years to install that offense, properly. People don't have the patience here. the program has been built around the pro style, and thats the way it should remain.
That's pretty funny...Chip Kelly comes to RU. I bet he is just chomping at the bit to leave an NFL team where he has almost complete control , prestige and additionally gets paid about 5 mill per year. I know he would walk across the Delaware and paddle up the Raritan to get to Piscataway.
I think you missed the point. He wasn't saying that Kelly would come here but rather that Frost would have a guy in Kelly less than 75 miles away that could help him out when needed.
When TP 'hired' him I agreed with you but after the resulting drama and his wife etc i wonder how much he wants to be our HC....remember GS is from NJ....MC is a native Floridian who decided he was staying at an FIU rather than take a fully stocked RU ready to go....no rebuild now. I realize what kind of recruiter he is and D'onofrio too...after all AL....he stole a lot of kids we thought were coming here....I still think GS had he stayed was close to achieving his goals and with Hafley damn near had that fence around NJ built. I'd like to see GS back here but few buy the same real estate twice and under current Pres and AD he wouldn't come IMO....I wonder if he'd be AD material like Barry Alvarez.
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I completely agree....no air raid Leach style gimmickry....pro style is suited for the B1G and northeast.
I don't see OSU running the Pro
And seriously, how many mud bowl, 2 inches of snow of the ground games do we play in a year? 1 maybe?
Yes he would. And he would be a great hire.
Scott frost would be awful at Rutgers. Scott frost is a coach I don't trust.
God no!! There are so many other alternatives. We don't need another Schiano type coach here.
More importantly is how long the change and players suited for it would take....we don;t have the patience as RutgersAL said and i agree...he said 5...my guess at least 3 and more to perfect...admittedly my preference is old fashioned smashmouth FB....OSU has the 4 and 5 star players to do whatever they want,,,,better yet look at UM and RR....complete disaster. And they have a solid brand...we would meltdown.. experimenting requires patience.
I disagree.
You can win with the Air Raid in the northeast.
Andy Reid went to several conference championship games passing 60+% of the time. And most of the "runs" consisted of designed draws or QB scrambles.
I'd be all for the Air Raid.
Why not? Oregon State hired the coach from Wisconsin. That to me seems like a clear downgrade other than Anderson being more of a west coast guy.
If Oregon State, the 2nd team in a small population state with no recruits of its own can hire a coach away from a top 25 P5 team, then surely RU at least has a chance.
YOu assume its unfunded. I assume that after the Flood disaster, the big donors that we have will pony up enough to attract a decent coach and the school. If not then yes, obviously you get what you pay for.
I think the assumption is that hes gonna get fired sooner than later. Obviously hes not leaving the Eagles.
What the hell has Cristobal done other than dress well?
Once we get the full Big Ten TV payout, we will all look back at threads like this just like we do those threads about which FCS schools should or should not move up to join the Big East.
I didn't mean "hire away" from a P5 school. I meant someone with P5 Head Coaching experience.
Rivals and 247 Sports 2015 Recruiter of the Year
https://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1735720
http://247sports.com/Article/Alabamas-Mario-Cristobal-is-247Sports-Recruiter-of-the-Year-35406682
Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach at Alabama
http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mario_cristobal_839415.html
Head Coach at FIU where he won the Sun Belt Championship
http://tkt.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11700&ATCLID=727585
Al, you only want him because he played for Miami, probably while you were there.
As to your points...
He's recruiting for Alabama for Christ's sake, not some middle of the road program. He's got an advantage most recruiters don't.
27-47 as a head coach. Fired because of the downward direction of the program.
