Nobody would ever be hired but people would be fired for looking at someone the wrong way.

(03-21-2016 05:30 PM)cartershaw Wrote:  Did anyone see Titans Oline last 2 years, this guy is terrible and was fired. He needed a job, couldn't get one anywhere else and took one. He will be TE coach

He was OC for 2 months in the offseason..

(03-21-2016 06:25 PM)armour248 Wrote:  

(03-21-2016 05:30 PM)cartershaw Wrote:  Did anyone see Titans Oline last 2 years, this guy is terrible and was fired. He needed a job, couldn't get one anywhere else and took one. He will be TE coach

He was OC for 2 months in the offseason..

This board is insufferable. You're complaining about hiring a guy who coached in the NFL and was the TE/OL coach/recruiting coordinator at Wisconsin? A guy who coached multiple All-American offensive lineman and won two B1G conference championships?

Not only that, I believe the O-line he coached the one year with Gabe Carimi had 3 or 4 guys drafted off of it. He can see talent.

(03-21-2016 09:12 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  Nobody would ever be hired but people would be fired for looking at someone the wrong way.

it would make russia under stalin look like paradise...

(03-21-2016 09:12 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  Nobody would ever be hired but people would be fired for looking at someone the wrong way.

Or running out of hot dogs

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(03-21-2016 04:40 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

(03-21-2016 01:18 AM)VegasHuskie Wrote:  I would prefer to see NIU bring in coaches that are hungry and excited for new challenges.

You mean a coach like Jerry Kill? Dave Doeran? Rod Carey?

You have the past, for instance here, stated that you are "concerned" playing against "decorated coaches from big time programs." and it would not be an unfair to say that you have said numerous times in various threads that Carey is continually outclassed and that you would like to see better coaching talent in DeKalb.

Here you say "He has not had the opportunity to work on the staff of a major conference college team or in the NFL. I think it's hasty to dismiss that as unimportant" and "Is it possible an experienced coach might have had some ideas how to counter the speed of Marshall and perhaps even exploit some of their weaknesses?"

But then someone is hired with the qualifications you demanded, and you still find a reason to complain?

What is it, then? You're seemingly on both sides of the fence.

Yes, Lord Stanley, it is quite fair to call me out on this. My comments are contradictory to things I've previously stated, so I would like to redact my statement that Coach Bostad is a "bad hire". I expressed myself very poorly within that post.

I'm encouraged that NIU will have a coach with significant NFL experience on their staff. I hope and expect the team will be better for it. That said, I'm still confused why Coach Bostad would accept a position coach assignment at a mid-major college. It's a major pay cut and detracts from his resume.

My concerns regarding the hire fall more into the human condition avenue rather than any type of a capacity element. Those of us who have careers work hard to advance ourselves. We seek more money, more responsibility, and more prestige. If any or us lost our jobs and wound up with a new job at a far less prestigious company, for a lot less money, and arguably less responsibility - how would we feel?

I just wonder how the dust will settle in the meeting rooms and locker room. We know there was dissention after the Poinsettia bowl and a lot has still been left unsaid about the splintering that occurred. I would assume that Coach Bostad is the consummate professional and will be a huge asset to the staff, however there is that slight voice of uncertainty that causes me to wonder how he might react to being back to where he was in his career fifteen years ago.

(03-21-2016 11:13 PM)VegasHuskie Wrote:  

(03-21-2016 04:40 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

(03-21-2016 01:18 AM)VegasHuskie Wrote:  I would prefer to see NIU bring in coaches that are hungry and excited for new challenges.

You mean a coach like Jerry Kill? Dave Doeran? Rod Carey?

You have the past, for instance here, stated that you are "concerned" playing against "decorated coaches from big time programs." and it would not be an unfair to say that you have said numerous times in various threads that Carey is continually outclassed and that you would like to see better coaching talent in DeKalb.

Here you say "He has not had the opportunity to work on the staff of a major conference college team or in the NFL. I think it's hasty to dismiss that as unimportant" and "Is it possible an experienced coach might have had some ideas how to counter the speed of Marshall and perhaps even exploit some of their weaknesses?"

But then someone is hired with the qualifications you demanded, and you still find a reason to complain?

What is it, then? You're seemingly on both sides of the fence.

Yes, Lord Stanley, it is quite fair to call me out on this. My comments are contradictory to things I've previously stated, so I would like to redact my statement that Coach Bostad is a "bad hire". I expressed myself very poorly within that post.

I'm encouraged that NIU will have a coach with significant NFL experience on their staff. I hope and expect the team will be better for it. That said, I'm still confused why Coach Bostad would accept a position coach assignment at a mid-major college. It's a major pay cut and detracts from his resume.

My concerns regarding the hire fall more into the human condition avenue rather than any type of a capacity element. Those of us who have careers work hard to advance ourselves. We seek more money, more responsibility, and more prestige. If any or us lost our jobs and wound up with a new job at a far less prestigious company, for a lot less money, and arguably less responsibility - how would we feel?

I just wonder how the dust will settle in the meeting rooms and locker room. We know there was dissention after the Poinsettia bowl and a lot has still been left unsaid about the splintering that occurred. I would assume that Coach Bostad is the consummate professional and will be a huge asset to the staff, however there is that slight voice of uncertainty that causes me to wonder how he might react to being back to where he was in his career fifteen years ago.

Maybe he is hoping for the HC position in a couple years? As we know, this is a place where if you do well, bigger schools will pick you up. Could there be something on the horizon(as mentioned in another post) that he would coach a team in a couple years not in the MAC but a "bigger" conference, hence more $$$? Then again, he could just be doing it for the love of the game. He may have all the money he needs from his past coaching and the $$$ is not of high importance?

(03-21-2016 11:13 PM)VegasHuskie Wrote:  That said, I'm still confused why Coach Bostad would accept a position coach assignment at a mid-major college. It's a major pay cut and detracts from his resume.

Maybe because he's from Wisconsin and wants/needs to be closer to his family? Maybe he prefers the college game and wants to use this as a quick springboard to a coordinator or HC job? I don't care what his motivation is. He's a major upgrade and I'm guessing the most accomplished position coach we've ever had.

This was brought to my attention...
Not sure if it has been posted, but...

http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footb...14aad.html

"On his and NIU's connection with Bret Bielema
"Bret and I have a lot of, what I like to call, third-party relationship ties. Bret's O-line coach up at Wisconsin for seven years was Bob Bostad. That's my cousin that I grew up with and knew. Then, Bret's last year in Wisconsin, Matt Canada was his offensive coordinator and Matt was obviously here with us in '11 with coach Doeren. Kevin Kane is probably the last guy on this staff that coach Bielema directly worked with. Kevin was a GA at Wisconsin. When coach Doeren got the job here he brought Kevin with him and we were fortunate enough to keep Kevin through the transition so a bunch of those types. There are bunch of others, you know in coaching it's a big fraternity, you're only about two phone calls away from anybody so somebody knows somebody.""

So Coach Bob is coming to work with his Cousin the Head Coach, a former GA he worked with who is now the DC,the OC worked under his old boss and its within a few hours drive of where he is from...

(03-22-2016 09:20 AM)Who You Crappin? Wrote:  This was brought to my attention...
Not sure if it has been posted, but...

http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footb...14aad.html

"On his and NIU's connection with Bret Bielema
"Bret and I have a lot of, what I like to call, third-party relationship ties. Bret's O-line coach up at Wisconsin for seven years was Bob Bostad. That's my cousin that I grew up with and knew. Then, Bret's last year in Wisconsin, Matt Canada was his offensive coordinator and Matt was obviously here with us in '11 with coach Doeren. Kevin Kane is probably the last guy on this staff that coach Bielema directly worked with. Kevin was a GA at Wisconsin. When coach Doeren got the job here he brought Kevin with him and we were fortunate enough to keep Kevin through the transition so a bunch of those types. There are bunch of others, you know in coaching it's a big fraternity, you're only about two phone calls away from anybody so somebody knows somebody.""

That's the greatest pull in the history of the Huskie internet.

Why'd high profile unemployed assistant coach land at NIU?

He's Rod Carey's cousin.

(03-22-2016 09:26 AM)DogTracks Wrote:  

(03-22-2016 09:20 AM)Who You Crappin? Wrote:  This was brought to my attention...
Not sure if it has been posted, but...

http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footb...14aad.html

"On his and NIU's connection with Bret Bielema
"Bret and I have a lot of, what I like to call, third-party relationship ties. Bret's O-line coach up at Wisconsin for seven years was Bob Bostad. That's my cousin that I grew up with and knew. Then, Bret's last year in Wisconsin, Matt Canada was his offensive coordinator and Matt was obviously here with us in '11 with coach Doeren. Kevin Kane is probably the last guy on this staff that coach Bielema directly worked with. Kevin was a GA at Wisconsin. When coach Doeren got the job here he brought Kevin with him and we were fortunate enough to keep Kevin through the transition so a bunch of those types. There are bunch of others, you know in coaching it's a big fraternity, you're only about two phone calls away from anybody so somebody knows somebody.""

That's the greatest pull in the history of the Huskie internet.

Why'd high profile unemployed assistant coach land at NIU?

He's Rod Carey's cousin.

I can't claim credit. It was brought to my attention. But I thought the same thing!

(03-22-2016 09:26 AM)DogTracks Wrote:  That's the greatest pull in the history of the Huskie internet.

Seriously. That's an unreal find.

(03-22-2016 09:40 AM)armour248 Wrote:  

(03-22-2016 09:26 AM)DogTracks Wrote:  That's the greatest pull in the history of the Huskie internet.

Seriously. That's an unreal find.

Well, I was hoping who sent it to me was on the board. He made me aware of it yesterday afternoon. But I assume if he was on the board, he would have posted it before me. Hard to tell with Twitter accounts and anonymous handles on here. Anyways, I thought it was an amazing pull.

(03-22-2016 09:20 AM)Who You Crappin? Wrote:  This was brought to my attention...
Not sure if it has been posted, but...

http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footb...14aad.html

"On his and NIU's connection with Bret Bielema
"Bret and I have a lot of, what I like to call, third-party relationship ties. Bret's O-line coach up at Wisconsin for seven years was Bob Bostad. That's my cousin that I grew up with and knew. Then, Bret's last year in Wisconsin, Matt Canada was his offensive coordinator and Matt was obviously here with us in '11 with coach Doeren. Kevin Kane is probably the last guy on this staff that coach Bielema directly worked with. Kevin was a GA at Wisconsin. When coach Doeren got the job here he brought Kevin with him and we were fortunate enough to keep Kevin through the transition so a bunch of those types. There are bunch of others, you know in coaching it's a big fraternity, you're only about two phone calls away from anybody so somebody knows somebody.""

Stunning. And I'll show myself out after my "this is a STF hire" post.

The last line highlighted above is also something never to be forgotten. It's not what you know.....

(03-22-2016 09:10 AM)armour248 Wrote:  

(03-21-2016 11:13 PM)VegasHuskie Wrote:  That said, I'm still confused why Coach Bostad would accept a position coach assignment at a mid-major college. It's a major pay cut and detracts from his resume.

Maybe because he's from Wisconsin and wants/needs to be closer to his family? Maybe he prefers the college game and wants to use this as a quick springboard to a coordinator or HC job? I don't care what his motivation is. He's a major upgrade and I'm guessing the most accomplished position coach we've ever had.

It's very possible that he has plenty of money and decided that the most fun thing to do (and less stressful) would be to try to help out a mid-major program.

(03-22-2016 09:26 AM)DogTracks Wrote:  

(03-22-2016 09:20 AM)Who You Crappin? Wrote:  This was brought to my attention...
Not sure if it has been posted, but...

http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footb...14aad.html

"On his and NIU's connection with Bret Bielema
"Bret and I have a lot of, what I like to call, third-party relationship ties. Bret's O-line coach up at Wisconsin for seven years was Bob Bostad. That's my cousin that I grew up with and knew. Then, Bret's last year in Wisconsin, Matt Canada was his offensive coordinator and Matt was obviously here with us in '11 with coach Doeren. Kevin Kane is probably the last guy on this staff that coach Bielema directly worked with. Kevin was a GA at Wisconsin. When coach Doeren got the job here he brought Kevin with him and we were fortunate enough to keep Kevin through the transition so a bunch of those types. There are bunch of others, you know in coaching it's a big fraternity, you're only about two phone calls away from anybody so somebody knows somebody.""

That's the greatest pull in the history of the Huskie internet.

Why'd high profile unemployed assistant coach land at NIU?

He's Rod Carey's cousin.

Is Kevin Bacon in there somewhere?

Wow... that's... wow haha I'll also show myself out with my wild speculations

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Hahahaha this is awesome!!

I'm guessing Carey realized everything starts with the O-line and the Huskies needed an overhaul. Apparently, that required a call to your cousin, the big dog. Looking forward to seeing a vast improvement to our run game and pass blocking.

Not for nothing, but bringing in a guy who used to coach for the Buccaneers is a smart move for Florida recruits.