He is a very good DC, doubt he would come here to be DC is we hired a offensive minded HC.South Caroline fires Muschamp. There is a DC for somebody.
Top 3 candidates:South Carolina just canned Muschamp
The fans may want Freeze but I don't think the AD is sold on it just yet. Napier, Chadwell, Tony Elliott, FickellTop 3 candidates:
1. Hugh Freeze (Liberty)
2. Billy Napier (Louisiana)
3. Steve Sarkisian (Alabama OC)
They really want Freeze. (Assuming he calls his escorts on his personal phone in the future).
Lol at the Lovie haters comment as well, don't hate Lovie or think he is a bad guy. He jut isn't a good college football coach. Game has passed him by and he does nothing in recruiting.
how is he at recruiting?? i used to live in chicago, then had to move to worthless arkansas, tough to keep up with the recruiting news!100% right. No reason to hate Lovie. He is a good man and a great role model. Sad that he hasn't been more successful because he is the perfect figurehead for a football program.
Lovie is horrible at recruiting. Just look at this state. He needs to recruit smart football players, not athletes. He doesn't recruit this state well at all. Nobody is questioning his character. But he is not the perfect figurehead for this program. Extending his contract is so Illinois like. Good riddance this program is in dire need of a coach that has some emotion and discipline. Lovie does not demonstrate any of this.how is he at recruiting?? i used to live in chicago, then had to move to worthless arkansas, tough to keep up with the recruiting news!
He doesn't actively recruit at all sooo that would be a good start.Lovie is horrible at recruiting. Just look at this state. He needs to recruit smart football players, not athletes. He doesn't recruit this state well at all. Nobody is questioning his character. But he is not the perfect figurehead for this program. Extending his contract is so Illinois like. Good riddance this program is in dire need of a coach that has some emotion and discipline. Lovie does not demonstrate any of this.
how is he at recruiting?? i used to live in chicago, then had to move to worthless arkansas, tough to keep up with the recruiting news!
It just blows my mind that you would have a head coach that doesn't recruit. As a person I don't think you could have a better person. Unfortunately that doesn't win football games. Head coaches need to be dynamic and out going and relate to these young kids. As a HC you can have an Offensive and Defensive coordinator and let them do their jobs. But as a HC you need to be out in front of the recruits being the face of the program and getting them to buy into what you are doing.He doesn't actively recruit at all sooo that would be a good start.
Lovie is a nice guy but her doesnt have the passion or the fire we need. I like a coach to get upset on the sideline and fights for his team. Players love to see a guy get upset or does high fives when a great play happens. Lovie is not a game manager type which we see could have hurt us against RU late in the game. Napier and Chadwick are my top choices as both can take the talent IW has and advance it. Napier has a great resume and with him being with both Sweeney and Saban makes him a huge get. Would he come here? That is where JW needs to push a sell job that he cannot refuse. Not sure how many jobs comes open but the Big10 will at most only have two. Us and Michigan. He is a SE coach guy so he may want to get a gig in either the SEC or ACC but we will see.Lol at the Lovie haters comment as well, don't hate Lovie or think he is a bad guy. He jut isn't a good college football coach. Game has passed him by and he does nothing in recruiting.
Also if he is not participating in recruiting, that's a knock on his character. By now you can't call it ineptitude, he knows recruiting is important. He's making big money and isn't doing everything in his power to get the job done.I would take the good man and good role model comment down a notch because of Lovie hiring his unqualified son as an assistant coach.
That said, Whitman presumably let Love do it so Whitman is part of the problem.
Cash his paychecksIf Lovie Smith isn't doing much coaching (based upon our play), and he's not recruiting either, then I can't for the life of me figure out what he does all day.
You can't win without athletes.Lovie is horrible at recruiting. Just look at this state. He needs to recruit smart football players, not athletes. He doesn't recruit this state well at all. Nobody is questioning his character. But he is not the perfect figurehead for this program. Extending his contract is so Illinois like. Good riddance this program is in dire need of a coach that has some emotion and discipline. Lovie does not demonstrate any of this.
It is very creative for anyone to believe that Lovie doesn't participate in recruiting.Also if he is not participating in recruiting, that's a knock on his character. By now you can't call it ineptitude, he knows recruiting is important. He's making big money and isn't doing everything in his power to get the job done.
I believe it because I've heard first hand. Talk the coaches off the record and they will tell you how Lovie recruits. Look at recruiting since Ward and Clark left.....really nothing going on. There is a reason we try for so many transfers every year, its easier than grinding on the recruiting trail.It is very creative for anyone to believe that Lovie doesn't participate in recruiting.