Either will work. I will add, if you can find a Ford Pinto nowadays it good condition, it’s probably worth a little something. Coming thru HS, it was a popular car in the 1980’s.
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Brett Maher Named Special Teams Coordinator
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In the 90s. Was the go to car to use, the jaws of life, and other rescue tools to train on.
Nobody wanted a pinto.
Go read N2FL's article from today
The BIG is NOT a league where you give young guys their "chance" with "Help" if you want to be winner as Jeremy points out.
HCMR should have learned that with some of his earlier hires that did not have the experience needed to be successful at this level as N2Fl points out so clearly and should have found away to keep the highly successful Ekler.
Head Coaches win because of the staffs they assemble, letting Ekler go is a hugh mistake as a program like DONU has to have wonderful ST to steal wins from the teams that have greater resources than we do.
If HCMR does not realize this then he will never do better than the last two seasons in Lincoln
GBR
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I hear this, then I think Iowa.Go read N2FL's article from today
The BIG is NOT a league where you give young guys their "chance" with "Help" if you want to be winner as Jeremy points out.
HCMR should have learned that with some of his earlier hires that did not have the experience needed to be successful at this level as N2Fl points out so clearly and should have found away to keep the highly successful Ekler.
Head Coaches win because of the staffs they assemble, letting Ekler go is a hugh mistake as a program like DONU has to have wonderful ST to steal wins from the teams that have greater resources than we do.
If HCMR does not realize this then he will never do better than the last two seasons in Lincoln
GBR
Ekler leaving was unfortunate. N2FL makes the point that not replacing him with an experienced coordinator was the egregious mistake that Rhule made.Go read N2FL's article from today
The BIG is NOT a league where you give young guys their "chance" with "Help" if you want to be winner as Jeremy points out.
HCMR should have learned that with some of his earlier hires that did not have the experience needed to be successful at this level as N2Fl points out so clearly and should have found away to keep the highly successful Ekler.
Head Coaches win because of the staffs they assemble, letting Ekler go is a hugh mistake as a program like DONU has to have wonderful ST to steal wins from the teams that have greater resources than we do.
If HCMR does not realize this then he will never do better than the last two seasons in Lincoln
GBR
Fundamentally I agree with you BUT:Go read N2FL's article from today
The BIG is NOT a league where you give young guys their "chance" with "Help" if you want to be winner as Jeremy points out.
HCMR should have learned that with some of his earlier hires that did not have the experience needed to be successful at this level as N2Fl points out so clearly and should have found away to keep the highly successful Ekler.
Head Coaches win because of the staffs they assemble, letting Ekler go is a hugh mistake as a program like DONU has to have wonderful ST to steal wins from the teams that have greater resources than we do.
If HCMR does not realize this then he will never do better than the last two seasons in Lincoln
GBR
(1) Ekeler left, Rhule didn’t let him go. I believe Rhule wanted him back.
(2) Maher isn’t some newbie off the street. He was on staff last season. He has significant NFL experience with 5 years in the league, he’s been around 12 different professional teams kicking 111 field goals in 62 games.
I would have liked Ekeler to stay but I do think Rhule, Maher and their staff are set up to continue fielding a stellar special teams squad.
You are not agreeing with me so much as you are are agreeing with N2FL and I.
I am suggesting you read his article which I highly agree with in its entirety.
His points:
-Wish HCMR had found a way to keep the very successful Ekler
-It would be better to hire a known successful ST coach than to hope that a young guy like Maher, who is without a track record COACHINg not just kicking, there is a difference as he points out, especially in a high power conference like the BIG.
All the best
GBR
Did you ever see the movie Drowning Mona?
Really good movie with Danny Devito, Casey Affleck. The town they love in got a Yugo promotion to introduce them to the states, and EVERYONE drives a Yugo. When they go from reverse to drive they’re always dying. Throughout the movie it’s hilarious.
That why I said it was risky, only to be met with resistance. Have to hope the dude is a pure natural, or NU is in even bigger trouble. Already enough problems without having sub par special teams to go with it.Go read N2FL's article from today
The BIG is NOT a league where you give young guys their "chance" with "Help" if you want to be winner as Jeremy points out.
HCMR should have learned that with some of his earlier hires that did not have the experience needed to be successful at this level as N2Fl points out so clearly and should have found away to keep the highly successful Ekler.
Head Coaches win because of the staffs they assemble, letting Ekler go is a hugh mistake as a program like DONU has to have wonderful ST to steal wins from the teams that have greater resources than we do.
If HCMR does not realize this then he will never do better than the last two seasons in Lincoln
GBR
Here is a list that I put together for special team's coordinators. Not sure its completely accurate but its a start.
Illinois Fighting Illini - Robbie Discher
Indiana Hoosiers - Grant Cain
Iowa Hawkeyes - Chris Polizzi
Maryland Terrapins - James Thomas Jr.
Michigan Wolverines - Kerry Coombs
Michigan State Spartans - LeVar Woods
Minnesota Golden Gophers - Daniel Da Prato
Nebraska Cornhuskers - Brett Maher
Northwestern Wildcats - Paul Creighton
Ohio State Buckeyes - Vacant
Oregon Ducks - Joe Lorig
Penn State Nittany Lions - Justin Lustig
Purdue Boilermakers - James Shibest
Rutgers Scarlet Knights - Eddie Allen
UCLA Bruins - Drew Canan
USC Trojans - Mike Ekeler
Washington Huskies - Jordan Paopao
Wisconsin Badgers - Matt Mitchell
I am not going to profile every individual but here are some brief capsules of some of the more notable teams/individuals:
Grant Cain (Indiana) - Coaching since 2002; was ST coordinator at Mercer, James Madison and Indiana in addition to coaching other positions. He coaches TE's in addition to ST's at Indiana.
Kerry Coombs (Michigan) - Coaching since 1983; coached at Cincinnati, tOSU and now Michigan (new under Willingham); has coached other positions in addition to STs; this coming year at Michigan he's exclusively STs.
Joe Lorig (Oregon) - Coaching since 1997; been at Oregon since 2022; has coached other positions (CBs/DBs) in addition to his 8 years of special teams.
Illinois Fighting Illini - Robbie Discher
Indiana Hoosiers - Grant Cain
Iowa Hawkeyes - Chris Polizzi
Maryland Terrapins - James Thomas Jr.
Michigan Wolverines - Kerry Coombs
Michigan State Spartans - LeVar Woods
Minnesota Golden Gophers - Daniel Da Prato
Nebraska Cornhuskers - Brett Maher
Northwestern Wildcats - Paul Creighton
Ohio State Buckeyes - Vacant
Oregon Ducks - Joe Lorig
Penn State Nittany Lions - Justin Lustig
Purdue Boilermakers - James Shibest
Rutgers Scarlet Knights - Eddie Allen
UCLA Bruins - Drew Canan
USC Trojans - Mike Ekeler
Washington Huskies - Jordan Paopao
Wisconsin Badgers - Matt Mitchell
I am not going to profile every individual but here are some brief capsules of some of the more notable teams/individuals:
Grant Cain (Indiana) - Coaching since 2002; was ST coordinator at Mercer, James Madison and Indiana in addition to coaching other positions. He coaches TE's in addition to ST's at Indiana.
Kerry Coombs (Michigan) - Coaching since 1983; coached at Cincinnati, tOSU and now Michigan (new under Willingham); has coached other positions in addition to STs; this coming year at Michigan he's exclusively STs.
Joe Lorig (Oregon) - Coaching since 1997; been at Oregon since 2022; has coached other positions (CBs/DBs) in addition to his 8 years of special teams.
Perfect!
With all our assistant coaches we have, we dont even need no stinking coordinator for STs
Robbie Discher....D1 Coach since 2016.
Chris Polizzi....First year ST coordinator D1 Coach since 2023
James Thomas Jr. .....D1 Coach since 2022
Daniel Da Prato.....D1 ST coordinator since 2020
Paul Creighton.....D1 ST coordinator for 2 years...D1 Coach since 2020.
Drew Canan.....D1 ST Coordinator for 2 years....D1 Coach since 2024.
Not everyone on the list is really long in the tooth. Maher has coached at NU for a couple years already. We don't know how it will play out, but the way i understand it, he is going to have assistance with the coverage/return units. So not all him.
