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re: Texas A&M staff updates
Posted on 12/21/23 at 11:37 am to TxWadingFool
Posted on 12/21/23 at 11:37 am to TxWadingFool
If this is the staff Elko is building, I think in the scuttled Stoops hire would have been the better choice..
Outside of Klein, which I still feel is a weird fit more than anything else, I am just not seeing the level of coaching and recruiting talent I would have expected for A&M to be bringing in. Elko just doesn't seem to have the connections to build the dynamic level staff a team like A&M should be able to build.
In some ways this parallels to the bad hires Texas made with Herman and Strong and how bad those staffs were. There is no excuse with the resources Texas or A&M have to not have a staff full of guys that people either recognize the name as a solid long-term coach or a major up-and-comer.
Outside of Klein, which I still feel is a weird fit more than anything else, I am just not seeing the level of coaching and recruiting talent I would have expected for A&M to be bringing in. Elko just doesn't seem to have the connections to build the dynamic level staff a team like A&M should be able to build.
In some ways this parallels to the bad hires Texas made with Herman and Strong and how bad those staffs were. There is no excuse with the resources Texas or A&M have to not have a staff full of guys that people either recognize the name as a solid long-term coach or a major up-and-comer.
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Posted on 12/22/23 at 11:37 am to laxtonto
I disagree. You saw those type of hires under Jimbo, a lot of big name assistants that carried some weight on the recruiting trail, but the game had obviously passed them by.
Klein is a young up and comer, and the OL coach produced top 3 ACC units at Duke with a large talent disadvantage.
Trooper Taylor and the WR (assuming) will be the big recruiters on O.
The defensive staff is filled with guys who all have good recruiting chops. I think the jury is still out on Bateman as a play caller, but he is known as a great recruiter. Spencer and Ish are also good recruiters.
Regardless, the coaching staff Elko has hired will be a massive upgrade over what A&M has had the last 2 seasons. Jimbo's initial hires were pretty good, but every time he had to replace a coach that moved on it was a massive failure.
Klein is a young up and comer, and the OL coach produced top 3 ACC units at Duke with a large talent disadvantage.
Trooper Taylor and the WR (assuming) will be the big recruiters on O.
The defensive staff is filled with guys who all have good recruiting chops. I think the jury is still out on Bateman as a play caller, but he is known as a great recruiter. Spencer and Ish are also good recruiters.
Regardless, the coaching staff Elko has hired will be a massive upgrade over what A&M has had the last 2 seasons. Jimbo's initial hires were pretty good, but every time he had to replace a coach that moved on it was a massive failure.
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