Moglia seems to be pushing for the job
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yeah - don't get the relentless passion for Pelini - yes, he is talented ... yes, he may step back up to the big time somewhere - but it sure won't be here - it just ain't going to happen - right or wrong, fair or unfair .
.. as long as the video of screaming Mike Rice can be queued up and rolled on ESPN & every other sports & news outlet, and then juxtaposed with footage of Bo Pelini's face purple with rage & spewing expletives like a lunatic ... no responsible figure at RU will entertain the thought of even talking to him.
RU has many many options - many many possibilities before it would ever be a case of "Well, the only choice is Pelini"
It is indeed harder to compete in the Big Ten. Same applies to Cristobal who couldn't get it done at a lower level. As for Golden, he had everything one could ask for at Miami and still couldn't get it done. So what makes you think they'd do better competing in the Big Ten?
Quite a few Husker fans were interested in him last fall. Personally I think he's a good coach and has done wonders at Coastal. He knows football and knows how to manage a program no doubt. You get him an excellent staff and you have a solid hire.
If we have Moglia we would have a guy that could go toe to toe with the great minds of Harbaugh and Meyer. He may not look the part, but he would be the smartest guy in the room. I don't know why we would rather have a younger guy with peanuts for brains. He has 20 years of coaching experience. He wrote a book on offense in the 80's before switching to the business world. He is self made man. If that can't translate on the recruiting trail then nothing will.
We need to think outside the box. I don't want another coach in the box that 20 other schools have poked and put back in the box.
Nick Saban is 64, Bill Belichick is 63, would we not hire these guys because of age? They are the best of the best because of their experience.
I am sick of playing it safe. I am sick of our safe offense and our prevent defense. I am sick of punting on fourth and short. I want someone who is willing to make tough decisions and not the easy choices.
http://grantland.com/features/forme...eading-coastal-carolina-fcs-football-program/
We need to think outside the box. I don't want another coach in the box that 20 other schools have poked and put back in the box.
Nick Saban is 64, Bill Belichick is 63, would we not hire these guys because of age? They are the best of the best because of their experience.
I am sick of playing it safe. I am sick of our safe offense and our prevent defense. I am sick of punting on fourth and short. I want someone who is willing to make tough decisions and not the easy choices.
http://grantland.com/features/forme...eading-coastal-carolina-fcs-football-program/
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I love that people with obvious agendas are so obvious about it.
He was born in NEW YORK CITY.
Is there a greater hypocrite on these boards than our resident professor? As is typical these days, the first to scream racist is a racist himself. I feel very sorry for those who are punished with his lectures...
I would prefer him over Golden. The guy is a winner in life and as a FCS head coach. If he has the ability to recruit (no way to judge that, I know), he can be successful here.
The object of college football is to win college football games, not be a really smart, likeable CEO. You think a 66 year old CEO is going to convince blue chip recruits to play for him, and not Meyer, Harbaugh, Franklin, and other people we are going up against who are, you know, professional football coaches? You think he will have any "juice" once we get schooled on the field in our division games? The Big Ten is a far cry from Charleston College, or wherever the f*ck this guy is coaching.
The mere suggestion of this as a possibility makes me want to jump out a window. Its insanity. Go from Flood, who was in way over his head, with disastrous results, to a coach would be in more over his head. He has a nice record, down there in the south. Its cute. Rutgers is an entirely different ballgame, in both recruiting and coaching.
The mere suggestion of this as a possibility makes me want to jump out a window. Its insanity. Go from Flood, who was in way over his head, with disastrous results, to a coach would be in more over his head. He has a nice record, down there in the south. Its cute. Rutgers is an entirely different ballgame, in both recruiting and coaching.
I agree with you his post was clearly out of line. A similar derogatory comment about an African American or a Latino coach would force the mods to ban someone.
Just think of the outrage if someone posted the reverse of his statement. The pc crowd would be apoplectic.
He has connections for backup plans for those that don't make the NFL when they graduate ...
I want a coach who has the potential to fulfill the old Bum Phillips quote -
"He can take his'n and beat your'n and take your'n and beat his'n."
Moglia appears to have the potential to be this kind of guy - far more than some of the "usual suspects" that are being mentioned.
This is a guy who has proven to be a winner in everything that he has taken on in life.
"He can take his'n and beat your'n and take your'n and beat his'n."
Moglia appears to have the potential to be this kind of guy - far more than some of the "usual suspects" that are being mentioned.
This is a guy who has proven to be a winner in everything that he has taken on in life.
The more I read about him, the more he really, really, intrigues me. Not my first choice, but he has had immense success in everything he has done in the business world and in football though hard work and determination. I'd bet good money he could succeed here as well. Could be a brilliant hire or a disaster, so I think Hobbs will pass, but you never know.
It's very clear he has hired people to create a PR campaign and it's working. Guys like Pete Thamel are being hand fed articles. There's way too much noise for it to be grassroots or natural. And when you read how the guy talks about himself and the slant of articles it's clearly being pushed by professionals. It's like Schiano's article last year in SI or on SI.com (if I recall placement correctly). That was a piece that was clearly a result of his agent wanting to keep his name out there and shine a good light on him.
And some have really bit hard on this PR campaign. I haven't seen any actual reporting that includes a hard look at how he stacks up against other candidates. It's been all fluff pieces about his unique story which is compelling and they guy should be applauded for his success in life but that doesn't make him a B1G level coaching candidate.
My guess is.. As a rich guy.. Moglia would have "stain" with recruits. And he wins.
- kind of think that Hobbs is working on this in a collaborative manner with Barchi, Brown and various others in a close knit brain trust. If Moglia sits down with this group and articulates a vision & an executable strategic plan and speaks in a convincing way that resonates with this brain trust, they might be swayed.
Given his background, I have zero doubt that he could do that. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he interviews better than anyone else.
The guy was the #1 bond salesman in THE WORLD. If you can sell intellegent, grown men bonds, then you can sell a 17 year old kid. Recruiting is selling. I don't want to hear that a guy has no joice when he was in fact the greatest in the world at it.
So basically, you think the mods should make him go away or you shall taunt him a second time?
First - you know that in all programs the real 'heavy lifting' of recruiting is carried out by the staff of Assistant Coaches - the HC comes in as the 'closer' and yeah, when it gets to the late innings, I'd definitely put the ball in Moglia's hands - All his caree he has eaten guys like Franklin for breakfast.
Second - schooled? doubt it ... out sized, over matched maybe - but any of the intelligent coaches that he would be up against will have some concerns when they play him - they know they can't prepare for everything and they know that he is smart enough to think of things for which they may have under prepared .... dare say that this was never the case with Flood
Where this will go? who knows ... but if it were to be Moglia, I would not be doom & gloom
