(01-27-2019 05:56 PM)NorthCoast Wrote:  Chicago Tribune:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/m...story.html

Quote:Nazareth senior Michael Love received some unexpected guests for Friday’s home basketball game against Chicago Hope Academy.

Right before tip-off, NIU football coach Thomas Hammock walked into the building with four of his assistant coaches.

Quote:“I saw Coach Hammock and four guys, all pretty tall and big guys standing courtside, and I noticed them right away,” Love said. “Coach Hammock introduced himself. It was the first time I met him during warmups.

“My parents happened to just walk in at that time, so it was perfect timing. That meant a lot to me that he went to my game.”

According to the article, Hammock already had at least four assistant coaches in town last Friday. I know four coaches have been announced but were all four in town last Friday or were one or two of the coaches at the game some unknown/undisclosed coaches?

Protocol. The university has an order in which they hire people. He can’t make announcements until they university officially hires them.

(01-27-2019 07:59 PM)BDB5yp Wrote:  

(01-27-2019 05:56 PM)NorthCoast Wrote:  Chicago Tribune:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/m...story.html

Quote:Nazareth senior Michael Love received some unexpected guests for Friday’s home basketball game against Chicago Hope Academy.

Right before tip-off, NIU football coach Thomas Hammock walked into the building with four of his assistant coaches.

Quote:“I saw Coach Hammock and four guys, all pretty tall and big guys standing courtside, and I noticed them right away,” Love said. “Coach Hammock introduced himself. It was the first time I met him during warmups.

“My parents happened to just walk in at that time, so it was perfect timing. That meant a lot to me that he went to my game.”

According to the article, Hammock already had at least four assistant coaches in town last Friday. I know four coaches have been announced but were all four in town last Friday or were one or two of the coaches at the game some unknown/undisclosed coaches?

Protocol. The university has an order in which they hire people. He can’t make announcements until they university officially hires them.

Yup, had a class last semester that was cancelled for the first 2 weeks because they had the professor already on campus but could step foot into the classroom until his paperwork cleared.

(01-20-2019 04:33 PM)HUSKIEFOOTBALLFAN Wrote:  Coaching positions. Expecting several of these positions to be assigned to the same coach. Make your picks.

Assistant Coach, Strength and Conditioning . . . Jim Kramer
Assistant Coach, Assistant Strength and Conditioning . . . Zach Cahill

Confirmed
Rumor

FYI, you still have this wrong. Zach Cahill is likely your new primary S&C coach. He held the assistant position before he left for NDSU a couple years back. I doubt he would return to the same job. And Jim Kramer is most definitely not leaving NDSU for NIU. He just turned down Kansas State and was given a promotion and raise.

(01-27-2019 10:01 PM)Hammersmith Wrote:  

(01-20-2019 04:33 PM)HUSKIEFOOTBALLFAN Wrote:  Coaching positions. Expecting several of these positions to be assigned to the same coach. Make your picks.

Assistant Coach, Strength and Conditioning . . . Jim Kramer
Assistant Coach, Assistant Strength and Conditioning . . . Zach Cahill

Confirmed
Rumor

FYI, you still have this wrong. Zach Cahill is likely your new primary S&C coach. He held the assistant position before he left for NDSU a couple years back. I doubt he would return to the same job. And Jim Kramer is most definitely not leaving NDSU for NIU. He just turned down Kansas State and was given a promotion and raise.

Thanks for the info. I also like the NDSU website that tells where the coaches go.

Ryan Napoli is now being followed by Coach Hammock on twitter and is following Huskies players himself.

https://twitter.com/Coach_Nap

Kansas: Jay Niemann, who spent the last three seasons as the defensive coordinator at Rutgers, has joined the staff as a defensive analyst

ok..i'm going to bury this question in this thread to avoid controversy. I like everything Coach H is saying and doing, even my wife likes him ("he's fun!").

But,

Is anyone else a tad alarmed by how big he is? I know ex players put on weight and all, and he's relatively young at 37, but he's carrying alot of excess weight on him. IMHO, he could lose 10s of pounds and still be a very big guy. But oh man, with the stress of starting a new high profile job, and moving your family across the country, this is not the best time to start a diet.

Do head coaches have some type of health monitoring in their contracts? any one know? Not punitive measure, but things like 'executive physicals' and other encouraging practices to promote health. My company offers free 'executive physicals' to guys making half of what Coach H makes.

(01-28-2019 11:21 AM)timxlydon Wrote:  Ryan Napoli is now being followed by Coach Hammock on twitter and is following Huskies players himself.

https://twitter.com/Coach_Nap

Ryan is no longer listed on SEMO site.

https://gosoutheast.com/sports/2011/6/4/STRENGTH.aspx

(01-28-2019 10:57 PM)NIU84 Wrote:  ok..i'm going to bury this question in this thread to avoid controversy. I like everything Coach H is saying and doing, even my wife likes him ("he's fun!").

But,

Is anyone else a tad alarmed by how big he is? I know ex players put on weight and all, and he's relatively young at 37, but he's carrying alot of excess weight on him. IMHO, he could lose 10s of pounds and still be a very big guy. But oh man, with the stress of starting a new high profile job, and moving your family across the country, this is not the best time to start a diet.

Do head coaches have some type of health monitoring in their contracts? any one know? Not punitive measure, but things like 'executive physicals' and other encouraging practices to promote health. My company offers free 'executive physicals' to guys making half of what Coach H makes.

Bro wtf?

(01-29-2019 12:47 AM)7 Wrote:  

(01-28-2019 10:57 PM)NIU84 Wrote:  ok..i'm going to bury this question in this thread to avoid controversy. I like everything Coach H is saying and doing, even my wife likes him ("he's fun!").

But,

Is anyone else a tad alarmed by how big he is? I know ex players put on weight and all, and he's relatively young at 37, but he's carrying alot of excess weight on him. IMHO, he could lose 10s of pounds and still be a very big guy. But oh man, with the stress of starting a new high profile job, and moving your family across the country, this is not the best time to start a diet.

Do head coaches have some type of health monitoring in their contracts? any one know? Not punitive measure, but things like 'executive physicals' and other encouraging practices to promote health. My company offers free 'executive physicals' to guys making half of what Coach H makes.

Bro wtf?

I’m a little more worried about DogFan’s weight personally.

(01-29-2019 07:27 AM)NIUHuskie4life Wrote:  

(01-29-2019 12:47 AM)7 Wrote:  

(01-28-2019 10:57 PM)NIU84 Wrote:  ok..i'm going to bury this question in this thread to avoid controversy. I like everything Coach H is saying and doing, even my wife likes him ("he's fun!").

But,

Is anyone else a tad alarmed by how big he is? I know ex players put on weight and all, and he's relatively young at 37, but he's carrying alot of excess weight on him. IMHO, he could lose 10s of pounds and still be a very big guy. But oh man, with the stress of starting a new high profile job, and moving your family across the country, this is not the best time to start a diet.

Do head coaches have some type of health monitoring in their contracts? any one know? Not punitive measure, but things like 'executive physicals' and other encouraging practices to promote health. My company offers free 'executive physicals' to guys making half of what Coach H makes.

Bro wtf?

I’m a little more worried about DogFan’s weight personally.

If he was 6'6" his weight would be ok.

I wonder about Hammock as well. Wouldn't mind seeing him turn into a lean, mean recruiting machine. Weight-wise, right now he's resembling Toledo Tom.

(01-28-2019 10:57 PM)NIU84 Wrote:  ok..i'm going to bury this question in this thread to avoid controversy. I like everything Coach H is saying and doing, even my wife likes him ("he's fun!").

But,

Is anyone else a tad alarmed by how big he is? I know ex players put on weight and all, and he's relatively young at 37, but he's carrying alot of excess weight on him. IMHO, he could lose 10s of pounds and still be a very big guy. But oh man, with the stress of starting a new high profile job, and moving your family across the country, this is not the best time to start a diet.

Do head coaches have some type of health monitoring in their contracts? any one know? Not punitive measure, but things like 'executive physicals' and other encouraging practices to promote health. My company offers free 'executive physicals' to guys making half of what Coach H makes.

I noticed it also and hope that he is taking care of himself.

(01-29-2019 12:47 AM)7 Wrote:  

(01-28-2019 10:57 PM)NIU84 Wrote:  ok..i'm going to bury this question in this thread to avoid controversy. I like everything Coach H is saying and doing, even my wife likes him ("he's fun!").

But,

Is anyone else a tad alarmed by how big he is? I know ex players put on weight and all, and he's relatively young at 37, but he's carrying alot of excess weight on him. IMHO, he could lose 10s of pounds and still be a very big guy. But oh man, with the stress of starting a new high profile job, and moving your family across the country, this is not the best time to start a diet.

Do head coaches have some type of health monitoring in their contracts? any one know? Not punitive measure, but things like 'executive physicals' and other encouraging practices to promote health. My company offers free 'executive physicals' to guys making half of what Coach H makes.

Bro wtf?

I know man, my post is way weird. I had to ask, I needed to know if it was just me noticing that.

And any comparison to Toledo Tom should be stricken from the board!

(01-28-2019 11:57 PM)NIUpride Wrote:  

(01-28-2019 11:21 AM)timxlydon Wrote:  Ryan Napoli is now being followed by Coach Hammock on twitter and is following Huskies players himself.

https://twitter.com/Coach_Nap

Ryan is no longer listed on SEMO site.

https://gosoutheast.com/sports/2011/6/4/STRENGTH.aspx

Napoli's twitter says he is Director of Sports Performance-Football, Northern Illinois University.

(01-29-2019 10:38 PM)NIU84 Wrote:  

(01-29-2019 12:47 AM)7 Wrote:  

(01-28-2019 10:57 PM)NIU84 Wrote:  ok..i'm going to bury this question in this thread to avoid controversy. I like everything Coach H is saying and doing, even my wife likes him ("he's fun!").

But,

Is anyone else a tad alarmed by how big he is? I know ex players put on weight and all, and he's relatively young at 37, but he's carrying alot of excess weight on him. IMHO, he could lose 10s of pounds and still be a very big guy. But oh man, with the stress of starting a new high profile job, and moving your family across the country, this is not the best time to start a diet.

Do head coaches have some type of health monitoring in their contracts? any one know? Not punitive measure, but things like 'executive physicals' and other encouraging practices to promote health. My company offers free 'executive physicals' to guys making half of what Coach H makes.

Bro wtf?

I know man, my post is way weird. I had to ask, I needed to know if it was just me noticing that.

And any comparison to Toledo Tom should be stricken from the board!

I think one issue is that the post came very close to advertising.

Some updates on NIUHuskies.com

Also reflected in post 1 of this thread.

Talked to hammock at the b-ball game Saturday and he said the DC would be announced this week

My guess is that we'll hear about the rest of his staff shortly. There always seems to be quite a bit of movement after signing day. Most assistants don't like to leave their current job right before signing day for obvious reasons.

Although very unlikely, maybe Craig Kuligowski could be the DC as he was let go by Alabama. It was rumored he interviewed for the HC position, so who knows if he would want to take a lesser position.