Dr Z Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Our sources tell us new head coach Rob Ianello will try to lure Ron Powlus (Notre Dame - QB coach) and John Latina (former Notre Dame OL / Ole Miss offensive coordinator) to join the staff at Akron. Source (footballscoop) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UA Fan Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 FootballCoachScoop says Powlus is now hired, but I don't necessarily trust that site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 FootballCoachScoop says Powlus is now hired, but I don't necessarily trust that site.Powlus...Mr 4 time Heisman and NC winner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycevs Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Wow, already taking shots at the hopefully new q coach/o-coord, whatever his role may be. All I know about Powlus is that the expectations out of him for a high school kid were a lot to ask anybody, and as far as I know he didn't have a Ryan Leaf breakdown and instead went back to ND and coached two very good quarterbacks in his time there. I think this is the most important move for our young QB, and his experiences as a player and so far as a coach will be pivotal in the development of Nicely. I hope with his arrival that B Quinn will be available for Nicely to speak to on occasion, I know it helped Colt McCoy at Texas when Peyton Manning reached out to him, and we will likely be running a familiar offense to what Quinn ran at ND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xu9697 Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 I am not an ND fan, nor a hater. But Ron Powlus was actually a darn good QB overall. Just didn't live up to the ridiculous hype. For his Irish career, he completed 558 of 969 passes for 2,078 yards and 52 touchdowns with 27 interceptions. His completions, attempts, yards and touchdowns are all school records, and his 7,479 yards total offense are also the most in school history.That moron Clausen said something about national championships with his flushy rings, limo, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Watcher Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 The joke here is more about Beano Cook than Ron Pawlus. RP was a good college QB .. Beano was in over his head by that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uafan Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 The joke here is more about Beano Cook than Ron Pawlus. RP was a good college QB .. Beano was in over his head by that time.I thought if you took Beano before, there'd be no gas after.I think ND was a lot like us...good athletes, bad coaching. I certainly hope Rob changes that. One thing that won't change for me...My favorite teams are the Zips and whoever is playing ND! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Adams Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Our sources tell us new head coach Rob Ianello will try to lure Ron Powlus (Notre Dame - QB coach) and John Latina (former Notre Dame OL / Ole Miss offensive coordinator) to join the staff at Akron. Source (footballscoop)what about the D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UA Fan Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Our sources tell us new head coach Rob Ianello will try to lure Ron Powlus (Notre Dame - QB coach) and John Latina (former Notre Dame OL / Ole Miss offensive coordinator) to join the staff at Akron. Source (footballscoop)FootballScoop.com:Akron: FootballScoop has learned that Akron head coach Rob Ianello has hired John Latina as offensive coordinator. Latina previously served as the assistant head coach for offense / offensive line coach at Notre Dame. Before that, he served as the offensive coordinator / offensive line coach at Ole Miss.Any more Notre Damers and we're going to need a Touchdown Zippy painted on the south side of the fieldhouse.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Latina as our OC. Did you see Notre Dame's O-line this season? They were almost as bad as Akron's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zff Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Here is a blog about Latina:A lot has been made of the awful mess that was the 2007 Notre Dame offensive line. Some of this blame has gone towards Charlie Weis, in particular for to his decision to run non-physical practices that lacked real hitting. A significantly larger portion of the criticism has been directed at the offensive line coach, John Latina, who many believe has failed to generate a dominant unit in his tenure at Notre Dame.I think both of these criticisms hold some merit, though neither gets at the whole story. My gut reaction on the criticisms of Coach Latina is to say “Hey, forget the situation - a winner wins and this man hasn’t been able to do his job.” Nevertheless, after reflecting on the situation it’s clear there are plenty of other reasons why the Irish have been hamstrung up front with the big uglies. As the season ends and the coaches head out on the recruiting trail, it seems increasingly likely that Latina - who has paid visits to Hafis Williams and Kenneth Page in the past few days - will be with the Irish into 2008. Thus it seemed worth looking more closely at the past three years to see whether the calls for his firing are valid or not.First, though, a bit of background on Coach Latina for those unacquainted with his resume: during his six-year period as an offensive line coach at Temple from 1983-1988, Latina had three lineman drafted by the NFL and four signed as free-agents. Temple tailback Paul Palmer led the nation in rushing in 1986. Following that, he produced seven NFL linemen in five years at Kansas State (1989-1993), six All-ACC linemen at in five years at Clemson (1994-1998), and eleven NFL linemen in six years at Ole Miss (1999-2004). Ole Miss allowed the fewest sacks in the SEC, and in two of his years at Clemson the Tigers were among the top two in the ACC in rushing yardage.All of this sets him up as a man who came to Notre Dame with quite a distinguished background and an excellent resume. But all that really ought to matter to Irish fans is the job he’s done since 2005. So let’s take a look, shall we?2005Situation: Weis is entering his first year and the Irish have an offensive explosion, jumping to one of the top rated offenses in the nation. Brady Quinn has a breakout year, and Darius Walker rushes for nearly 1200 yards.Offensive Line: » LT - Ryan Harris (6-5, 288, JR) - Mike Turkovich (6-6, 290, FR)» LG - Dan Santucci (6-4, 290, SR) - Brian Mattes (6-6, 285, SR)» C - Bob Morton (6-4, 292, SR) - John Sullivan (6-4, 298, JR)» RT - Dan Stevenson (6-6, 292, SR) - Scott Raridon (6-7, 304, SR)» RT - Mark Levoir (6-7, 311, SR) - Paul Duncan (6-7, 292, FR)Evaluation: This was clearly the best offensive line of the past three years. ND had an almost all-senior starting line and all were legitimate talents. The biggest glaring spots here are the lack of sophomore and junior depth as well as how light all these seniors were. Ty Willingham preferred the lighter/quicker offensive lineman, which doesn’t gel with Weis’s pro-style offense. Latina seems to have been able to install the system well with good players despite their physical limitations.Grade: B+2006Situation: The Irish come into the year ranked #2 in pre-season polls and looking to improve on their 9-3 record and BCS bowl loss. Brady Quinn is looking to be one of the top Heisman candidates, and most of the skill players are back to back him up.Offensive Line:» LT - Ryan Harris (6-5, 292, SR) - Mike Turkovich (6-6, 290, SO)» LG - Dan Santucci (6-4, 290, 5th) - Eric Olsen (6-4, 290, FR)» C - John Sullivan (6-4, 298, SR) - Bob Morton (6-4, 292, 5th)» RG - Bob Morton (6-4, 292, 5th) - Brian Mattes (6-6, 287, SR)» RT - Sam Young (6-7, 292, FR) - Paul Duncan (6-7, 292, SO)Evaluation: The team as a whole didn’t live up to the hype, getting beaten soundly by top competition. While most of the blame lies with the defense giving out points to anyone who asked, the offense looked lost at times, and certainly didn’t dominate like they did in ‘05. The linemen were about the same size as the previous year, so either they hit a ceiling for gaining weight or they were not coached well in terms of gaining size. Young started all thirteen games as a freshman and did well for the situation while having some struggles. Clearly depth was becoming a pressing concern as the two-deep now had two sophomores, two freshman, and one starter being a potential backup for Sullivan. In the NFL draft, Harris was selected in the third round and Santucci in the seventh.Grade: C2007Situation: Notre Dame is turning the page, having lost most of its starters from the previous year. Though no one is actively saying it is a rebuilding season, all signs point to a downturn from the previous two. Virtually the entire two-deep is being replaced along the line, and there are new receivers, running backs, and quarterbacks. However they are all more highly touted coming out of high school and ND looks to use youthful talent over experience.Offensive Line: (granted there was a lot of movement)» LT - Sam Young (6-8, 310, SO) - Taylor Dever (6-5, 289, FR)» LG - Mike Turkovich (6-6, 301, JR) - Thomas Bermenderfer (6-5, 285, JR)» C - John Sullivan (6-4, 303, SR) - Dan Wenger (6-4, 287, SO)» RG - Eric Olsen (6-5, 303, SO) - Dan Wenger (6-4, 287, SO)» RT - Paul Duncan (6-7, 308, JR) - Chris Stewart (6-5, 339, SO)Evaluation: Well, the team was awful, and a lot of the troubles extended from the o-line. The Irish gave up record numbers of sacks, penalties, and negative yardage plays. That being said, this fact can be traced largely to the fact that there were only had two returning starters among the ENTIRE two-deep, one of whom was a true sophomore. The unit showed moderate improvement as the year went on, but still lacked any real luster. Sullivan did not look like his old self, and Wenger actually looked like one of the best players on the unit by season’s end.Grade: DThe upshot of all of this is that it would be wrong to lay all of the blame for ND’s struggles up front at the feet of Coach Latina. Sure, we’re three seasons in and the Irish have yet to have an overpowering offensive line unit, but a lot of it is attributable to size issues in 2005/2006, depth issues in 2006/2007, and inexperience issues in 2007. It seems that Weis may hold off passing judgment on Latina until the end of the 2008 season and I would advise others to do so as well. While we haven’t seen much in terms of a finished product, the Irish have been working hard to develop their current players (18 lbs. by Young in one offseason - whew!), and it’s highly unlikely that they’ll have another situation where they have to replace almost the entire unit in one season. In any case, next year eight of the nine players who were listed along the two-deep from the end of the 2007 season will be back: the line’s performance in 2008 should give us a much better indication of whether Latina is up to the task. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zff Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Here is another coach we could get:Report: Corwin Brown dismissed by Notre DameDecember 15, 2009 11:21 AM | 1 Comment By Brian HamiltonBrian Kelly's new Notre Dame staff reportedly will be without one of the best recruiters from the previous regime.Corwin Brown -- the ex-Julian High School star who was the Irish's defensive coordinator in 2007 and 2008 -- won't be retained by Kelly, Brown told Irish Illustrated today. Brown was an effective recruiter, but the spiral of the Irish defense over the past three seasons likely meant the end for his stay in South Bend."I'm just cleaning out my office," Brown told Irish Illustrated. "I had a good time here. I've got a lot of good memories. It was a true learning experience."Notre Dame could release the names of the assistants retained by Kelly later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Here is another coach we could get:Report: Corwin Brown dismissed by Notre DameDecember 15, 2009 11:21 AM | 1 Comment By Brian HamiltonBrian Kelly's new Notre Dame staff reportedly will be without one of the best recruiters from the previous regime.Corwin Brown -- the ex-Julian High School star who was the Irish's defensive coordinator in 2007 and 2008 -- won't be retained by Kelly, Brown told Irish Illustrated today. Brown was an effective recruiter, but the spiral of the Irish defense over the past three seasons likely meant the end for his stay in South Bend."I'm just cleaning out my office," Brown told Irish Illustrated. "I had a good time here. I've got a lot of good memories. It was a true learning experience."Notre Dame could release the names of the assistants retained by Kelly later today.The ND defense was terrible. Let's get a guy that actually coached a good defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 The joke here is more about Beano Cook than Ron Pawlus. RP was a good college QB .. Beano was in over his head by that time.Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Latina as our OC. Did you see Notre Dame's O-line this season? They were almost as bad as Akron's.Latina joined the Irish in '05 after spending six seasons at the University of Mississippi as offensive line coach and coordinated the Rebels' highly successful offense for five years. He directed the most prolific attack in Ole Miss history in 2003, as the Rebels set school records for points scored (442) and total offense (5,631) on the way to a final ranking of 13th in the Associated Press poll. Ole Miss led the Southeastern Conference that season in passing offense (286.0), scoring (34.0) and total offense (433.2). Quarterback Eli Manning was the SEC Offensive Player of the Year and was the number-one overall pick in the NFL draft. He did this in the SEC.....I will take him at Akron. This is turning out to be the best coaching staff this university has ever assembled.....BY FAR!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 The joke here is more about Beano Cook than Ron Pawlus.Actually, the joke was on Pawlus. He was a slow footed QB who went to the wrong school. Holtz liked to run the option at key moments and a QB like Rice was much better suited for his offense than Pawlus. Has Pawlus gone to a even a BC or PSU, he would have been better off. He also played some in the NFL if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UA Fan Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 FootballScoop.com:Akron: We hear North Dakota State linebackers coach Charlie Camp will join the staff at Akron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 FootballScoop.com:Akron: We hear North Dakota State linebackers coach Charlie Camp will join the staff at Akron.Notre Dame affiliation....checkArizona affiliation....checkSo we need what, Wisconsin and Alabama representatives now right?(actually I'm not sure what capacity Camp will have yet, DC or just a defensive position coach, but I like the hire) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 FootballScoop.com:Akron: We hear North Dakota State linebackers coach Charlie Camp will join the staff at Akron.Notre Dame affiliation....checkArizona affiliation....checkSo we need what, Wisconsin and Alabama representatives now right?(actually I'm not sure what capacity Camp will have yet, DC or just a defensive position coach, but I like the hire)I am going to guess linebackers or DE coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Camp is most likely going to be a position coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Watcher Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Camp is most likely going to be a position coach.Based on what? Source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Camp is most likely going to be a position coach.Based on what? Source?I would say based on his career thus far....however, nobody ever thought we would get a HC with zero HC'ing experince. I just can't imagine a 1st time head coach would hire a first time coordinator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Camp is most likely going to be a position coach.Based on what? Source?I would say based on his career thus far....however, nobody ever thought we would get a HC with zero HC'ing experince. I just can't imagine a 1st time head coach would hire a first time coordinator.Pretty mcuh this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 NDSU's reaction to the newsI'm curious what the "altercation" was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Does anybody know if coach Okruch got an interview for DC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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