Captain Kangaroo Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 On the radar...but far from a commitment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 On the radar...but far from a commitmentBrookhart era makes it sound like 15 years ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 "I want to get (involved with) a staff that will be there (for the long term)," he said.Should be an easy sell, Rob isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 "I want to get (involved with) a staff that will be there (for the long term)," he said.Should be an easy sell, Rob isn't going anywhere anytime soon.Except bowling, hopefully.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zff Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 From rivals.com:He will be in Akron this weekend and if all goes well he will be a Zip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 It is interesting to me the different philosophies of the Brookhart and Ianello staffs regarding retention of the previous coach's recruits.When Brookhart arrived, very few kids committed to Owens were given a red carpet to stay. He basically tried to create his "own" class from contacts he'd made while at Pitt. Guys like Gary Frisbee were pretty much shown the door.Ianello seems to be hell-bent on keeping most of the kids on JD's recruiting radar? It would seem that Ianello's approach is better - he needs to get a full class, and that's tough to do on short-notice, while you're moving your family and building a staff, while also recruiting with signing day roughly 2 months away (when he was hired). I think it also speaks well for the grad assistants who kept in contact with the incumbent recruits.Maybe it speaks well for the quality of recruits JD had lined up for 2010? Time will tell.To be fair, when JD was hired there weren't nearly as many commitments. And Owens was recruiting with no stadium or field house to show off....so the recruit caliber had to be lower.Just interesting...two totally different approaches to the early part of Year #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 It is interesting to me the different philosophies of the Brookhart and Ianello staffs regarding retention of the previous coach's recruits.When Brookhart arrived, very few kids committed to Owens were given a red carpet to stay. He basically tried to create his "own" class from contacts he'd made while at Pitt. Guys like Gary Frisbee were pretty much shown the door.Ianello seems to be hell-bent on keeping most of the kids on JD's recruiting radar? It would seem that Ianello's approach is better - he needs to get a full class, and that's tough to do on short-notice, while you're moving your family and building a staff, while also recruiting with signing day roughly 2 months away (when he was hired). I think it also speaks well for the grad assistants who kept in contact with the incumbent recruits.Maybe it speaks well for the quality of recruits JD had lined up for 2010? Time will tell.To be fair, when JD was hired there weren't nearly as many commitments. And Owens was recruiting with no stadium or field house to show off....so the recruit caliber had to be lower.Just interesting...two totally different approaches to the early part of Year #1.Thought about this a little, and maybe Ianello knows the importance of not burning bridges. You come in and pull a bunch of offers what is remembered? "Akron pulled their offer" not a specific coach, just the program. You honor the offer, then people remember that. It builds trust in the program from the families and coaches.Let's face it, JD didn't always pull the top recruits but he had some contacts in some football hot spots. Atlanta, LA, Illinois and Florida. Recruiting is as much about close contacts and schmoozing as possible. All it takes is one bad experience and it can cut you off from that area for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmyboy Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Its always a good thing to make connections when your a recruiter,Burning a bridge with a HS coach could be the cause of you losing any potential recruits from that area for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 From rivals.com:He will be in Akron this weekend and if all goes well he will be a Zip.Sconiers Article - Local Paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogman3 Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 From rivals.com:He will be in Akron this weekend and if all goes well he will be a Zip.Sconiers Article - Local PaperSee the new thread , Sconiers wil be an Akron Zip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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