I'll keep track of the hires Les Miles makes to his coaching staff here and add them as they are announced officially.
Offensive Coordinator: Chip Lindsey
Offensive Line Coach: Luke Meadows
Defensive Backs Coach: Chevis Jackson
Les Miles has made his first addition to the staff with DB coach Chevis Jackson. Jackson played for Miles at LSU from 2004-2007, was a 3rd round pick in the 2008 NFL draft and had a 3+ year NFL career. He served as a GA at South Alabama and LSU and was the DB coach at Ball St. for the past 3 seasons.
Chevis Jackson is a rising star on the recruiting trail he took home 247Sportsās Mid-American Conference Recruiter of the Year in 2017. Great start for Miles going after one of the top young recruiters out there. Mid-America recruiter of the year? When Les Miles says he is going to focus on getting guys in a 500 mile radius of KU he grabs one of the up and coming recruiters out there that has already been in touch with and in the homes of most of the talent in the mid-America region... Nice job Coach!
Maybe they can start recruiting these two players ā that just de-committed from Texas Tech.
If Miles wants, he can have the half-dozen or more players that quit playing hard for Florida St this year. I'll gladly send them this way
Chip Lindsey (current Auburn OC) and Bo Pelini are names some are floating around. Lindsey has legs. I think people are just connecting dots with Bo. Heās out of work, Nubsās buyout is up, and he coached for Les at LSU.
Love the Chevis Jackson hire. Young up and coming recruiter.
Tennessee is going with Freeze at OC. One fewer place looking at Lindsey.
FarmerJayhawk said:
Tennessee is going with Freeze at OC. One fewer place looking at Lindsey.
Good, really didn't want Freeze here with his off the field baggage.
Chip Kelly needs work. Lol
dylans said:
Chip Kelly needs work. Lol
He just signed a huge deal at UCLA a year ago.
FarmerJayhawk said:
dylans said:
Chip Kelly needs work. Lol
He just signed a huge deal at UCLA a year ago.
Oh thatās right, didnāt make much of a splash this season so I completely forgot. Thanks for the assist.
BeddieKU23 said:
If Miles wants, he can have the half-dozen or more players that quit playing hard for Florida St this year. I'll gladly send them this way
Wouldn't they have to sit one year? KU needs some immediate help but also needs to build the team with 4-5 year players. Perhaps some graduate transfers or even that rare JuCo player can help but concentrating on long term players should be the priority. Getting Lance LeGendre to recommit would be a really good start; AFAIK, he has not committed to any other program so he is still in play.
JayHawkFanToo said:
BeddieKU23 said:
If Miles wants, he can have the half-dozen or more players that quit playing hard for Florida St this year. I'll gladly send them this way
Wouldn't they have to sit one year? KU needs some immediate help but also needs to build the team with 4-5 year players. Perhaps some graduate transfers or even that rare JuCo player can help but concentrating on long term players should be the priority. Getting Lance LeGendre to recommit would be a really good start; AFAIK, he has not committed to any other program so he is still in play.
Most Likely would have to sit a year but I was only kidding for the most part. Guys quitting was fact but I don't know how many will be leaving as of today
LeGendre is one to keep an eye on. FSU has chased him as well as potentially being their 2nd QB signeee. I'm sure other programs will be on him as well after this early period goes by.
Sounds like Chip Lindsey is going to be the next OC.
I was really hoping Jayden Russell would commit following his visit this weekend, he did not but sounds like he had a good time. With Snyder retiring Sunday we need to flip Keenan Garber from Free State, he looks like a Steven Sims JR type of receiver. I'm slightly surprised we haven't got a few verbals yet but guys could be waiting on the coordinators to be announced before committing here. It's the perfect time for Miles to get some the guy from in state.
Woodrow said:
Sounds like Chip Lindsey is going to be the next OC.
Yessir. Barring a surprise change of heart on TNās end, should happen pretty quick.
@FarmerJayhawk Supposedly he is meeting with KU and Miles currently. Could be an announcement as soon as this evening.
Quality hire if it comes to fruition.
Now things are rolling - true if it happens - - I will sure take him. This staff could be really salty - -things sound like they starting to take shape- - he could be putting a pretty good staff together , and this will be because of just the name of being Les Miles - -because of his background - I think I'm liking this - - -me like lol - now this isn't final but sure sounds like it's taking place - - Bring them on , let's do this. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
BShark said:
Love the Chevis Jackson hire. Young up and coming recruiter.
Sounds like a really good recruiter too - - get him to team up with Miles and hopefully Tony we could have some pretty sweet recruiters going for us
The key with Chip Lindsey is whether he's bringing his offense, or if he's running Les Miles offense. Supposedly he requested his release from Auburn because of Malzahn meddling too much.
I would imagine he wouldn't take this job to run the Miles offense so I'm hoping we'll see a similar style offense to what he ran at Auburn which was a very high powered spread offense.
Texas Hawk 10 said:
The key with Chip Lindsey is whether he's bringing his offense, or if he's running Les Miles offense. Supposedly he requested his release from Auburn because of Malzahn meddling too much.
I would imagine he wouldn't take this job to run the Miles offense so I'm hoping we'll see a similar style offense to what he ran at Auburn which was a very high powered spread offense.
I bet we see what we did at Southern Miss with Monken. Wonāt be the Air Raid, but will be closer to traditional formations and balance. They had a wicked PA game.
Texas Hawk 10 said:
The key with Chip Lindsey is whether he's bringing his offense, or if he's running Les Miles offense. Supposedly he requested his release from Auburn because of Malzahn meddling too much.
I would imagine he wouldn't take this job to run the Miles offense so I'm hoping we'll see a similar style offense to what he ran at Auburn which was a very high powered spread offense.
Big piece of his offense is - that it varies a lot -- -both run and pass. He ran the air raid for sure but also ran a lot of the running game
So a big point is this if we land him is landing a big time QB that can feel the role - -got to get a duo threat QB - -that can run either - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Texas Hawk 10 said:
The key with Chip Lindsey is whether he's bringing his offense, or if he's running Les Miles offense. Supposedly he requested his release from Auburn because of Malzahn meddling too much.
I would imagine he wouldn't take this job to run the Miles offense so I'm hoping we'll see a similar style offense to what he ran at Auburn which was a very high powered spread offense.
Gus runs that show on offense. No way he doesn't.
Outstanding. Lindsey will go hog wild with pooka.
https://www.ksal.com/miles-tabs-chip-lindsey-to-lead-the-kansas-offense/ ā
Lindseyās 2015 Golden Eagle offense ranked fifth in the nation in total touchdowns, seventh in total points, eighth in total passing yards and completions, and 12th in points per game and passing yards per game. The 2015 Golden Eagles tallied more than 4,200 passing yards and just under 2,500 rushing yards. The national leader with 102 explosive plays, they were just the second school in FBS history with a 4,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard receiver and two 1,000-yard rushers.
In 2017, Auburn became just the eighth team in SEC history and the first in Auburn history to rush and pass for 3,000 yards in a season. The Tigers also ranked 26th nationally in total offense and set an Auburn record scoring 327 points in SEC play, winning the SEC West. All-SEC quarterback Jarrett Stidham, the second Auburn QB ever to throw for 3,000 yards in a season, led the SEC and ranked ninth nationally in completion percentage. Running back Kerryon Johnson was SEC offensive player of the year, and Ryan Davis set an Auburn receiving record with 84 catches.
I sure hope he can bring some of that to KU ASAP!!!
I think itās a great hire, I know they didnāt have a great season offensively compared to last season but they had to basically start over up front and still put up better numbers than we did playing in the best division in CFB. Iām being told that both Tony Hull and Clint Bowen are going to return as assistants, they both are currently out recruiting. I think everyone agrees Hull needs to stay and I know Bowen hasnāt done great at DC but I think heās a solid Safeties coach. He had a much better year this season than in the past. Iām fine with him remaining here just not as an DC.
@kjayhawks Links about Bowen?
KUSTEVE said:
Outstanding. Lindsey will go hog wild with pooka.
Lindsey I think is a great hire. - -he has run an offense while at Auburn where the team was the only team in the SEC that has ever ha an offense that ran the ball for over 3,000 yards AND passed for over 3,000 yards in the same season - -I think I like that very versitale -- I think I like that a lot. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
kjayhawks said:
I think itās a great hire, I know they didnāt have a great season offensively compared to last season but they had to basically start over up front and still put up better numbers than we did playing in the best division in CFB. Iām being told that both Tony Hull and Clint Bowen are going to return as assistants, they both are currently out recruiting. I think everyone agrees Hull needs to stay and I know Bowen hasnāt done great at DC but I think heās a solid Safeties coach. He had a much better year this season than in the past. Iām fine with him remaining here just not as an DC.
Ugh. I want no part of Bowen staying. We can do better at literally any position on defense than him. I don't care if he loves KU. I also love KU but shouldn't be on the coaching staff.
kjayhawks said:
I think itās a great hire, I know they didnāt have a great season offensively compared to last season but they had to basically start over up front and still put up better numbers than we did playing in the best division in CFB. Iām being told that both Tony Hull and Clint Bowen are going to return as assistants, they both are currently out recruiting. I think everyone agrees Hull needs to stay and I know Bowen hasnāt done great at DC but I think heās a solid Safeties coach. He had a much better year this season than in the past. Iām fine with him remaining here just not as an DC.
ya I don't have any problem with Clint stain on the defensive side somewhere. -- That defense kept us in a lot of games this year - - you didn't see any blowouts at all this year - - -they were put in some bad spots if people couldn't see improvement then they looking the wrong way.
Is he the DC - possibly not but he should be retain fir some capacity safety coach would be fine. and I think he will be retained in some way. He is out recruiting now with Hull is he was being let go - -I think he would already be gone. - - NOT STILL RECRUITING. - -rock chalk all day long baby
well looks like Lindsey is already re-connecting with recruits.. -- Lindsey/KU - -has offered 2020 QB - - - Robby Ashford from Hoover Alabama -- has offers from Penn State - - -Georgia - - -Auburn - - & Mississippi State - -sounds like he already had a relationship with him while he was at Auburn -sounds like might be pretty good with those kinds of schools coming after him also. - - ROCK CHALK AL DAY LONG BABY
@jayballer73 and you were freaked out a few days ago because he hadn't named his staff yet...lol. feel better now?
KUSTEVE said:
@jayballer73 and you were freaked out a few days ago because he hadn't named his staff yet...lol. feel better now?
lol - -much better lol
jayballer73 said:
well looks like Lindsey is already re-connecting with recruits.. -- Lindsey/KU - -has offered 2020 QB - - - Robby Ashford from Hoover Alabama -- has offers from Penn State - - -Georgia - - -Auburn - - & Mississippi State - -sounds like he already had a relationship with him while he was at Auburn -sounds like might be pretty good with those kinds of schools coming after him also. - - ROCK CHALK AL DAY LONG BABY
Hoover is an elite HS program that typically sends a lot of players to P5 programs.
Land quality coaches that can get you in recruiting areas unavailable to us before. Lindsey is born and bread out of Alabama. He has coached at several HS in Alabama. He should be able to get us a kid or two each year out of there, I'd expect.
I'm excited to see who's next on this staff. Les is 2 for 2 in my book.
Mercy ,I haven't been so jacked for a season to start - I know crazy , I mean we don't have any more recruits yet -- BUT their there I know it - -I feel it.
Have got the start of the makings of a very good staff - -I'm just sure Tony gonna be here to go with our two other new additions.
So many names being thrown out now about recruits -making this old man's head spin , where as before it was just a bunch of crickets.
One thing is for sure evident all ready - -Les is working to shut the State down - really getting after these locals. - -Read just a couple of minutes ago that the KU staff was at Lawrence Free State today talking to Keenan Garber . and he is suppose to visit KU this weekend - would be great to get him to flip - -then there is Russell too.
Another recruit they offered is Valerian Agbaw 3 * Wide Receiver from Powder Springs Georgia.
This recruiting and where we are recruiting going to become ALOT more interesting. Hitting Louisiana - - - Alabama - - -Texas - -all Football recruiting hotbeds - -pull some guys from those area's - -plus working our home state a lot more -- things about to change boys. - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Les doing work to flip these kids
I'm curious, is flipping commits a common acceptable practice in college football?
@approxinfinity its ruthless and fair game until they're on campus
approxinfinity said:
I'm curious, is flipping commits a common acceptable practice in college football?
Yes. Totally different from basketball. A kid giving his verbal really only means youāre still in it until he signs his LOI. Itās fairly common for kids committed to one school flip to another on signing day. I remember one dude even having a signing ceremony and then faxed his letter to a different school. If folks think basketball is corrupt, my goodness.
approxinfinity said:
I'm curious, is flipping commits a common acceptable practice in college football?
Unfortunately yes. It's out of hand
@approxinfinity @Kcmatt7 @BeddieKU23 @FarmerJayhawk
The thing that makes fb flipping more acceptable to me than bb is that schools are also more willing to withdraw offers to someone who doesn't sign yet. The SEC has tried to address another practice called greyshirting that, I think but am not sure, asked a kid to defer enrolling until the spring semester so they can have schollie room to bring him on after someone else leaves in fall or doesn't qualify. Too often, a greyshirted player waited and then there actually wasn't a spot available, and by then other schools had none either (and little interest in likely 2nd or 3rd string guys who sat out a year).
I think the SEC may have done something like count all scholarships whenever the kid would start, but I cannot recall. Someone please correct me if I screwed up on this!
So, kids not signing and flipping are really just levelling the bumpy field.
I find myself disinterested in fb recruiting a lot of times because there seems to be zero loyalty in this whole process. It's a business, of course, and both sides recognize that fact. The resources that College Football coaches get for recruiting must be borderline insane. Having followed the fb recruiting scene for years as my favorite team (not KU) is always knee deep in crootin' you see all highs and lows of a program daily, monthly, yearly. There are people who have jobs just reporting recruiting news, its big business.
Football recruiting is chaos because there are so many guys. Most every school will sign at least 17 or 18 players, and the vast majority sign over 20 each year.
Generally, each school has one or two guys that don't qualify for one reason or another. That doesn't happen as often in basketball because you're dealing with a much smaller population of people. Almost as many guys will sign to play football at P5 schools as will go D1 in basketball total (roughly 1300 P5 football recruits each year vs. about 1350 for D1 basketball). With so many guys out there, switching at the last minute is common.
Sometimes, its because a guy gets recruited over. In basketball, that may not be a big deal because if a top prospect comes in, he may be gone after one year. But if you get recruited over in football, you're stuck behind a guy for three years. You may never see the field.
Coaching changes, especially with playing style changes, affect that as well. If you're a FB and you sign with a school, then they bring in an air raid coach, well, you're probably screwed. Might as well go to a different school. Same thing if you are a NT and a school switches to a 4-3 and you don't have the speed to move off the nose. Maybe one coach sees you as a corner, while another wants you at safety.
Football recruits also generally form their biggest relationship with their position coach. Position coaches tend to move around quite a bit more than hoops assistants, so guys might be more inclined to follow the guy that actually recruited them (position coach) than the head coach.
How about Urban Meyer for Co head coach? I know it will never happen, but goodness, why the heck not?
Just heard that Urban Meyer is now in talks with K-State. Good friends with their chancellor.
That would be huge if it happens; it certainly place the state of Kansas smack in the epicenter of football seismic activity. The question is...would KSU be a temporary stopover, ala Huggy, to get back in good graces with the football powers that be and a stepping stone to a better program or a semi permanent destination?
@JayHawkFanToo It would .. but I'm just kidding around. A KSU buddy of mine is a lurker here and I just wanted to prompt a text from him with his hopes up and all of that. Sorry about the #fakenews. And he did text me so mission accomplished.
OK. I am not sure the state can support two quality programs at the same time. Their 15 minutes of fame or Decade of Dominance or whatever they called it are gone and now the pendulum has swung back to KU.
HighEliteMajor said:
@JayHawkFanToo It would .. but I'm just kidding around. A KSU buddy of mine is a lurker here and I just wanted to prompt a text from him with his hopes up and all of that. Sorry about the #fakenews. And he did text me so mission accomplished.
WELL DONE - -WLL DONE in deed lmao - - have you ever heard the saying " my job is done here lol " - - that's for you -bet your friend was P - - - - - when you told him the truth - -very nice. - - day is off to a great start. - -Good ol Kensucky lost - -Marsha got the hell kicked out of him - - -and you got to make your ol K-straight boy look like a fool - - lmao. - - Could it get any better then this? - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Going to be DJ Eliot as DC barring something weird happening at the last minute. Previous stops at Rice, FSU, Kentucky, and most recently was DC at Colorado.
FarmerJayhawk said:
kjayhawks said:
I think itās a great hire, I know they didnāt have a great season offensively compared to last season but they had to basically start over up front and still put up better numbers than we did playing in the best division in CFB. Iām being told that both Tony Hull and Clint Bowen are going to return as assistants, they both are currently out recruiting. I think everyone agrees Hull needs to stay and I know Bowen hasnāt done great at DC but I think heās a solid Safeties coach. He had a much better year this season than in the past. Iām fine with him remaining here just not as an DC.
Ugh. I want no part of Bowen staying. We can do better at literally any position on defense than him. I don't care if he loves KU. I also love KU but shouldn't be on the coaching staff.
CHANGE THE CULTURE.
Bowen has to go. Period.
wissox said:
How about Urban Meyer for Co head coach? I know it will never happen, but goodness, why the heck not?
Even if it were possible it gets a hell no from me. He is a bad human being.
BShark said:
FarmerJayhawk said:
kjayhawks said:
I think itās a great hire, I know they didnāt have a great season offensively compared to last season but they had to basically start over up front and still put up better numbers than we did playing in the best division in CFB. Iām being told that both Tony Hull and Clint Bowen are going to return as assistants, they both are currently out recruiting. I think everyone agrees Hull needs to stay and I know Bowen hasnāt done great at DC but I think heās a solid Safeties coach. He had a much better year this season than in the past. Iām fine with him remaining here just not as an DC.
Ugh. I want no part of Bowen staying. We can do better at literally any position on defense than him. I don't care if he loves KU. I also love KU but shouldn't be on the coaching staff.
CHANGE THE CULTURE.
Bowen has to go. Period.
He's not sticking around. Hasn't been recruiting at all since Miles got the job. Telling Hull has been on the trail.
That Les Miles is a thinker. Jeff Long too. Love it.
Reports are coming in that former Colorado and Kentucky DC D.J. Eliot has been hired to be the DC here at Kansas. I don't think this is a big name hire and a lot of people are questioning it at this point. He really didn't do great at Colorado but he was solid in helping turn around Kentucky. I also think he inherits more talent at KU for next season than he had at Colorado, which we all know you can't win the Kentucky Derby on a donkey.
kjayhawks said:
Reports are coming in that former Colorado and Kentucky DC D.J. Eliot has been hired to be the DC here at Kansas. I don't think this is a big name hire and a lot of people are questioning it at this point. He really didn't do great at Colorado but he was solid in helping turn around Kentucky. I also think he inherits more talent at KU for next season than he had at Colorado, which we all know you can't win the Kentucky Derby on a donkey.
I think just because heās relatively anonymous. He does have a very impressive resume. Played at Wyoming, had stops at Texas State and Rice, then promoted to FSU, UK, and then CU all by age 40. We know heāll immediately be able to recruit Texas. Also a 3-4 guy, which you need to be in this conference now. I think itās a solid B hire, with potential to get better. His DL coach at CU is also from NOLA...
Les just keeps bringing in guys who can recruit. Good hire. No complaints.
We just hired Emmett Jones as WR coach, Jones has spent the past 3 season as an outside receivers coach at Texas Tech. Looks like another solid hire.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE WR COACH HIRE. HELL YES. CROOOOOOOOTIN.
Yea dude was landing like 4 or 5 guys a year at Tech. Great hire.
BShark said:
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE WR COACH HIRE. HELL YES. CROOOOOOOOTIN.
HUGE - - HUGE -- HIRE - - Emmit Jones - - -major , major big time recruiter and he is a stud in the Dallas Texas area - -radio said could already be paying dividends . - - -Stephan Parker a 4 * receiver had committed to Texas Tech -- - Now Kingsbury - -is gone -- Jones is gone - -very quite possible flip - for us - - sit back and see if we get in the mix - - like our chances.
Coach Miles has put together a hell of a staff. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Question? - -When is the LAST time KU has had this kind of Coaching Staff assembled ? - - -Ever ? - - another Question - -when is the last time you have seen this kind of emotion talking about KU football ? - -Ever ? - - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Miles has put together a super solid coaching staff so far and as the saying goes... if you build it they will come...and seems like recruits are now looking at KU as a desirable destination rather than as a last chance stop. We are witnessing the birth of a real football program.
I'm as excited about this coming football season as I can ever remember - BUT - I hope everyone doesn't get their hopes too high at least for 2 or 3 seasons (or longer). There's a very good chance that it's going to take a while to put together a team that is a real contender.
I'm reminded of a trip to Beaver Lake (Arkansas) this summer. I KNEW my wife, my son and myself were going to be the new world record holders for the largest Striped bass ever known to mankind. Or at least we would catch multiple 20-30 pounders. After all, we hired an experience guide, and we were on one of the best Striper lakes (supposedly) in the country. We started fishing at 7:30 pm and finished about 1:45 am. My wife caught one fish that was 6 or 7 pounds.
I know this all sounds stuipd, but my hopes were SO high and I was SO dejected after that evening. I've fished all my life and I know that anyone can get skunked at any time on any body of water, but my hopes were HIGH. Not that I won't still hope for great things, but my expectations will be more realistic from now on.
Well sounds like we got an addition to our coaching staff. - -Being reported that Jimmy Brumbaugh is being added as our Defensive Line Coach.
Held same position last at Maryland , and spent 4 years at Kentucky, helped Kentucky get their line improvement - -pulled in some studs some 4 * - to help build Kentucky D-line - -would be sweet. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Seems like a solid recruiting hire. Connections to CCs and the Florida area.
@jayballer73 not so fast. Les still hasnāt made the decision yet. Drake from CU still in the mix.
FarmerJayhawk said:
@jayballer73 not so fast. Les still hasnāt made the decision yet. Drake from CU still in the mix.
It is officially Drake Kwahn as the new DLine coach.
FarmerJayhawk said:
@jayballer73 not so fast. Les still hasnāt made the decision yet. Drake from CU still in the mix.
exactly - - and your right for sure. -- I was going off info I had read/heard last night. - -It's confirmed it is Drake - -Great hire - -work with Eliot before. - there is a pretty sweet video of Drake when he was working at Tulane during a practice - -looks pretty sweet - -connects with the players well - -check it out. - the link is off the phog where people are talking about Drake - -get a minute check it out. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
@nuleafjhawk Bowl game or guillotine, I say! We are KU! We deserve nothing less!
Just Announced the hiring of Mike Ekeler as Special Teams Coordinator, He has been everywhere under the sun. The last 2 seasons he was at UNC but has had time at OU, Nebraska, LSU (under Miles), Indiana, USC, North Texas and Georgia. He doesn't seem to hang around very long but has a experience and has had some solid units.
@kjayhawks KSU alum. No particular area I can tell he recruited well. But Les must've liked him to hire him a 2nd time.
@Texas-Hawk-10 12-14 UPDATED COACHING LIST
Chip Lindsey-------OC
Chevis Jackson------DBACK
Luke Meadows------OLINE
D J Eliot------DC
Emmett Jones------WR
Kwahn Drake------DLINE
Mike Ekeler-------SPEC TEAMS
Three more positions left. HULL????
Word is Bowen being kept on as Safties coach.
Really will piss me off if we keep him. Set yourself up for drama that way.
And he is a dog shit recruiter.
Only explanation in my mind is that Miles is keeping him to save the $500K buyout.
Kcmatt7 said:
Word is Bowen being kept on as Safties coach.
I know people have a very strong dislike for him. - - Me ? - -I have no problem with him staying in a limited Capacity.
Whether people like it or not - -His defense was better - -There was a lot of times that Clint's defense KEPT us in the games. - -Defense was given rotten field position multiple times and people would be thinking well there is a given 7 -- Defense would hold up and make the stop. Defense was right there at the top in take aways in the Nation. - -No blow out losses this season. - -so ya I would let wet myself if he was retained -let him Coach the safties - -fine with me. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
My opinion on him staying has nothing to do with whether or not I believe he is capable of performing the job. It is just that it's time to clean house (outside of Hull). Don't cause awkwardness for your new DC and the players who may feel some weird loyalty to Bowen.
Kcmatt7 said:
My opinion on him staying has nothing to do with whether or not I believe he is capable of performing the job. It is just that it's time to clean house (outside of Hull). Don't cause awkwardness for your new DC and the players who may feel some weird loyalty to Bowen.
Well looks like Coach Miles is confident enough he will fit with staff - -could very well also be he talked with the DC DJ Elliot and he also put in a favorable word for Bowen. --and felt like they could work together - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
I don't have strong feelings about Bowen other than he's a bad DC and recruiter. The only reason I'm even kind of ok with him staying (if true) is that it saves a ton of cash that we ended up spending on other assistants. Keep in mind there's a fixed pool of money Les had to hire assistants. Bowen's $500k would've been dead weight and enough for like 2 other dudes. Instead of not being salary competitive for two spots we bury Bowen at safeties or some minor spot and spend the extra cash on a really good assistant like Drake or Jackson.
Bowen is more than capable as a position coach. He's a borderline solid coordinator. As a position coach, he could raise the level of play.
My suspicion is that Hull will coach the RBs and maybe TEs.
Miles has not hired a QB coach yet. That's still a major hire that he needs to nail if KU is going to turn this around.
LB coach is also still out there, unless someone already on staff is going to oversee them.
Either way, this coaching staff is world's better than anything KU has had on the sidelines, particularly recently.
justanotherfan said:
Bowen is more than capable as a position coach. He's a borderline solid coordinator. As a position coach, he could raise the level of play.
My suspicion is that Hull will coach the RBs and maybe TEs.
Miles has not hired a QB coach yet. That's still a major hire that he needs to nail if KU is going to turn this around.
LB coach is also still out there, unless someone already on staff is going to oversee them.
Either way, this coaching staff is world's better than anything KU has had on the sidelines, particularly recently.
Bowen is a bad coordinator. There's not really much more to it.
Lindsey will coach QB's, and Eliot will coach ILB's.
@FarmerJayhawk - - thing is Clint isn't going to be the Defensive Coordinator - -he is going to be the safties Coach - -so no reason not to let him be. - - Big difference between the two. - - got to remember that a lot of times during the season this year when other teams went deep on Clint's secondary - -it WASN'T because of bad coverage - -it was just a matter of being out jumped - -their receivers just reaching over the top of the defense - -all just a matter of a 6' - -6'1 Defensive back - -battling against a 6'4 -- -6'5 receiver - -Clint can't do anything on that - -he gonna be fine as a safety Coach
Bowen will stay and coach the safeties and Hull will return to coach RBs. I have no problem with Bowen coaching the safeties, he has done good with the DBs in general in the past and gotten several guys to the next level. I think he was popular with the alumni and has done a good job recruiting. Obviously we all figured Hull was staying and Iām happy he is back. Idk whom it was (and Iām too lazy to look it up lol) that was giving me jazz when I said my sources were saying they both were staying and that I was wrong (usually my sources are right), enjoy crow lol.
It is official now ā, Bowen and Hull are staying.
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Hecklinski seems incredibly qualified. Recruiting Coordinator, RB, and WR coach experience at Michigan and SDSU under Hoke and QB/OC experience at Zona. Also coached at Ft. Scott and Benedictine back in the day. Seems like a really good fit. We needed another guy who can get kids in the Midwest IMO.
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Hecklinski seems incredibly qualified. Recruiting Coordinator, RB, and WR coach experience at Michigan and SDSU under Hoke and QB/OC experience at Zona. Also coached at Ft. Scott and Benedictine back in the day. Seems like a really good fit. We needed another guy who can get kids in the Midwest IMO.
My guess is that Hull ends up as recruiting coordinator, with Hecklinski overseeing the local strategy (Kansas, Kansas City Metro, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri) while Hull works in the southeast part of the country.
Hull has done the work to deserve the promotion.
Chip to Troy is done. Paging Fedora and Applewhite.
That is brutal. Damn.
To keep our place in the Bowl Playing Schools We HAVE to upgrade Facilities, We may love Old Memorial but it is completely dated. Gut the inside and add some seats. Hire a good recruiter with decent connections as Coach (Ha-we did that) and leave the Big 12. If we were available, the Big 10 would take us. And get rid of the Albatross (KSU)from around our necks.
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They're upgrading the facilities as we speak. The Memorial renovations should take place next.
I hope so because we have the right Coach for rebuilding. My years of reading people tell me that unless we have good, modern facilities (It can be done-look at Soldier Field in Chicago. We can gut the inside and rebuild the old footprint, add more seating (NOT Benches) and leave the Big 12 for a more receptive Conference (Big 10-with either Oklahoma or even better Mizzou (what a great blessing to have our Border War again) The Big 12 is now a Southern Conference-and we are not a Southern State) Texas ran our old traditional Rivals away. Our future is in and with other Midwest States-not to the South.
The facilities are no longer an excuse IMO, Miles has got the best of any KU coach in history especially in terms of walking in. The locker rooms are on par with Texasās brand new ones, the Anderson complex is fairly new and really nice, the practice fields were added after the orange bowl win and soon we will have one of the best indoor practice facilities around. Yes Memorial needs a face lift but we have improved it by removing the chain link fence and track. The real improvements will begin when the improvements start on the field. That place will fill up if we are winning on Saturdays. It has in the past.
Well just read where we have a new addition to the staff. Keith Belton the assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach from USC - - is coming on board for us.
Belton played football at Syracuse , was a running back - - had a four yr stint in the NFL - before going into the field. other previous stops in College has been at Wake Forrest , Baylor , and Washington. - sounds like pretty popular with players. - USC has taken a huge hit with their strength and Conditioning - -Head Coach left for the Seahawks - now we getting Belton , some of the USC players was even trying to get him hired as the Head Coach for the program Sounds like a nice addition for our program. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY