(11-27-2022 02:51 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  

(11-27-2022 02:49 PM)NIU05 Wrote:  

(11-27-2022 01:02 PM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(11-27-2022 10:06 AM)uiniu57 Wrote:  

(11-26-2022 10:20 PM)BigChilla Wrote:  It’s not though. It has been successful, and Hammock has no connections - the idea is not that far fetched.

Yes it is that far fetched. No. 1, How do you know Hammock has no connections? No. 2, IF in the unlikely event he "has no connections" despite having been a running backs coach at NIU and Minnesota, co-offensive coordinator at Minnesota, assistant head coach at Wisconsin, running backs coach with the Baltimore Ravens, maybe some assistant coach somewhere is looking for a Division I job that you don't know about. Why wouldn't a GA from some FBS or FCS be less qualified than a high school coach?

You are moving the goal posts. I said a high school HC moving to a D1 coordinator job is not far fetched. If you know how to use the google you can find a bunch of guys who have done so (some even straight to HC…which is crazy).

He has no connections, that’s a known thing - I mean if he had great connections would this staff be full of cast offs? The only guy who had any kind of buzz was the OC - and since stepping up from South Dakota he hasn’t done amazing.

So again, yes a high school HC could be a good choice for OC. He’ll, a bunch of high school HCs were position coaches, or GAs, at one point. So your argument is a clear case of moving the goal posts. Some people like to try to do that to win an argument…by changing the argument. Lol

Please give 3 examples of an IL HS coach going directly to D1 coordinator? Preferably in the last 5 years

Why does it have to be Illinois HS coaches? That's really narrowing the pool. There have been many HS coaches who have made the jump.

I don't have a dog in this fight but I'm curious who are 3 HS coaches (in the country...not just limited to Illinois) who have made the jump from HS to D1 are in the past 5 years.