Jim Mora’s new staff coming together…

[Pudge]

"In a somewhat surprising development, defensive line coach Shaun Nua has been hired by USC to the same position. We hadn't really heard anything that suggested Nua would be looking around, but he's a west coast lifer and Lincoln Riley is a very popular dude out in L.A. right now.

Now, Michigan must replace him. And they might have their new guy on staff already. Defensive analyst Ryan Osborn has been praised all year as a guy who helped out in many areas, including along the defensive line and with the linebackers, and as a recruiter. If Jim Harbaugh wants to keep the positive culture that clearly played a huge role in the team's success this year, Osborn would be a great move. The players love him, he's young, he's energetic and, perhaps most importantly, he's familiar with everything.

It's also worth noting that he's definitely gotten to where's he's at by paying his dues. He's been a cornerbacks coach, a special teams coordinator, a wide receivers coach, a video coordinator, the director of football operations and more at several small schools over the last 13 years, which shows that he's a worker. Hiring him as the new defensive line coach would be a good move from a continuity standpoint and from a culture standpoint. Harbaugh brought in a bunch of new guys this past year and it worked. Osborn was a part of that and would be a nice, stable piece on the staff if he were promoted. "

 

[gioff2323]

"In a somewhat surprising development, defensive line coach Shaun Nua has been hired by USC to the same position. We hadn't really heard anything that suggested Nua would be looking around, but he's a west coast lifer and Lincoln Riley is a very popular dude out in L.A. right now.

Now, Michigan must replace him. And they might have their new guy on staff already. Defensive analyst Ryan Osborn has been praised all year as a guy who helped out in many areas, including along the defensive line and with the linebackers, and as a recruiter. If Jim Harbaugh wants to keep the positive culture that clearly played a huge role in the team's success this year, Osborn would be a great move. The players love him, he's young, he's energetic and, perhaps most importantly, he's familiar with everything.

It's also worth noting that he's definitely gotten to where's he's at by paying his dues. He's been a cornerbacks coach, a special teams coordinator, a wide receivers coach, a video coordinator, the director of football operations and more at several small schools over the last 13 years, which shows that he's a worker. Hiring him as the new defensive line coach would be a good move from a continuity standpoint and from a culture standpoint. Harbaugh brought in a bunch of new guys this past year and it worked. Osborn was a part of that and would be a nice, stable piece on the staff if he were promoted. "

Guess it depends on whether khaki pants stays in AA or heads off to NFL.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Guess it depends on whether khaki pants stays in AA or heads off to NFL.

I can't imagine he would go back to the NFL..but if he did...imagine the dominoes that will start falling again. Unless they hire internal.

 

[huskymedic]

Robert Trombley is also listed and was recruiting creative director at LSU

 

[Alum1620]

Davidson is probably next as he is changing his bio as it now says director of playoff personnel

 

[Samoo]

Davidson is probably next as he is changing his bio as it now says director of playoff personnel

Well that's optimistic.

 

[Alum1620]

Well that's optimistic.

It is a guess as he is listed on the website and he is changing his profile

 

[CCSUblue]

Well that's optimistic.

Aim high

 

[Samoo]

It is a guess as he is listed on the website and he is changing his profile

I was thinking that it was optimistic to be hiring someone to direct our personnel for the playoff.

 

[Alum1620]

Pehrson has followed Kelsea Winkle ( Director of On-campus recruiting for USC) who is also being followed by the DOF, Allen, and Davidson and Kennedy Harvey ( Assistant director of On-campus recruiting at Liberty) who is also being followed by Allen

 

[Alum1620]

Mike Ryan also listed as a defensive analyst. Could that be former Husky OL Mike Ryan? He’s currently at U Maine…

He is not listed anymore but they did have him listed with the email of another analyst. He recently got a follow from Hilliard and was replaced at DC at Maine on the 7th

 

[NYtoCT]

Honestly a very important hire. Our graphics and social media presence has been so poor.

 

[Waquoit]

Honestly a very important hire. Our graphics and social media presence has been so poor.

Good point. we need to give our influencers something to work with.

 

[Alum1620]

It appears that there is now only two strength and conditioning assistants listed so it looks like a replacement could come soon for the third member who has been removed

 

[UConn Dan]

Has anyone reported on contracts $$$ yet?

 

[huskymedic]

Has anyone reported on contracts $$$ yet?

No (well, not that I’ve seen from a reliable source).

 

[Blades]

Has anyone reported on contracts $$$ yet?

Once the new $$$ come in if you want to compare:

Connecticut Office of the State Comptroller Open Payroll

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openpayroll.ct.gov

 

[UCSouth]

Has anyone reported on contracts $$$ yet?

Just out of curiosity, what does it matter how much they make as long as they are here already?

 

[gioff2323]

Just out of curiosity, what does it matter how much they make as long as they are here already?

Shows a (financial) commitment to the program at an appropriate level. By doing so, you have a talking point to recruits, players and staff, while taking ammo away from the shut-it-down crew.

 

[UCSouth]

Shows a (financial) commitment to the program at an appropriate level. By doing so, you have a talking point to recruits, players and staff, while taking ammo away from the shut-it-down crew.

In all honesty, do you really think that a recruit cares how much the coaches make? I would hope that relationships with the coaches, academics and things like that would be a higher priority. Heck, NIL opportunities would make more sense for a recruit than what a coach makes.

 

[Alum1620]

There is now a posting for two assistants for strength and conditioning and it closes on the 16th

 

[History Geek]

In all honesty, do you really think that a recruit cares how much the coaches make? I would hope that relationships with the coaches, academics and things like that would be a higher priority. Heck, NIL opportunities would make more sense for a recruit than what a coach makes.

Yes. It's a sign of institutional support and program health.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

In all honesty, do you really think that a recruit cares how much the coaches make? I would hope that relationships with the coaches, academics and things like that would be a higher priority. Heck, NIL opportunities would make more sense for a recruit than what a coach makes.

The assumption is....the higher the salary the better the coach. More experience...more success....more in demand.

It's not always true...but a higher salary pool for coaches should result in a more experienced competent staff.

 

[Meego1963]

Win football games good coaching sign good recruits go to bowl games pack the rent

 

[ScottVib]

Ultimately just by the sheer number of additional support staff that have been hired, even if the coaches dollars haven't increased significantly, The overall staff costs and support has to be higher than last season.