NuU at 15th with 11 4*This isn't correct. They've been getting 4 stars for a long time. They had 4 5-star recruits in their class of 2011. They didn't make the playoff until 2015.
https://n.rivals.com/team_rankings/2011/all-teams/football
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1 - it took Dabo 6 years not 10. They were at or near this level 4 years ago.
2 - The hiring of Bret Venebles and keeping him, is argueablely his greatest move.
3 - Otherwise, you've got a lot of good points made, although I think Dabo has some X & Os skills you are discounting
Pretty sure he said 'do your dang job'.Anybody else catch Dabo yelling at one of the coaches on the sideline in the first half? ("Do your damn job!") Didn't catch who he was yelling at but he was not a happy camper.
Anybody else catch Dabo yelling at one of the coaches on the sideline in the first half? ("Do your damn job!") Didn't catch who he was yelling at but he was not a happy camper.
and their cheerleaders are smoking hot......If it’s not easy to recruit to Clemson that is in South Carolina and borders Georgia, then Nebraska is screwed.
Do you mean this? It was towards a Ref not coach
Saban is definitely old school. In terms of coaching style, I'd bet his day-to-day is more like Bear Bryant than Dabo Swinney. Guys like Frost and Swinney do appear (at least from an outsider's perspective) to be a bit more "touchy feely" for lack of a better phrase, which probably plays well with today's youth.
Saban is the best recruiter since at least Barry Switzer. He isn't much of a game-day coach though (he's said so himself). His strategy is to hire the best possible assistants and let them do their jobs. To my knowledge, he's never made a "buddy hire" and seems to have little need to surround himself with familiar faces or loyal assistants. I'm sure there is position coach or two who's been around a while but when it comes to OC and DC, Saban doesn't mess around.
On this score, Swinney out-Sabaned Nick Saban. If there is a better college DC than Brent Venables, I can't think of who it would be. Put him on the other sideline, and it's a different ballgame last night. It's astonishing that Oklahoma demoted him for Mike flippin' Stoops. OU fans are still weeping.
Frost has a similar demeanor and rapport to Swinney with the kids, but he definitely falls into the category of coach who needs to have a loyal staff. TO (and obviously many others) proved that both approaches can work. That said, if Frost proves to be good but not great in the coming few years, fans are going to take aim at his staff faster than you can say Craig Bohl.
1 - it took Dabo 6 years not 10. They were at or near this level 4 years ago.
2 - The hiring of Bret Venebles and keeping him, is argueablely his greatest move.
3 - Otherwise, you've got a lot of good points made, although I think Dabo has some X & Os skills you are discounting