In the NIL era, coaching shouldn't be a priority for head coaches

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coaching shouldn't be a priority

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Cristobal heard you loud and clear

Counterpoint—many programs have created a “general manager” role to delegate the NIL-specific duties.

I think it’s more important than ever for a head coach to know what he’s good at and surround himself with people that complement his strengths and mitigate his weaknesses. If he’s great at working boosters and recruiting, awesome, that’s a big deal in NIL. Get some awesome Xs and Os guys for coordinators and stay out of their way. If he’s a sharp Xs and Os guy himself, cool, make sure the GM is good at working boosters and roster management. The head coach has to do all these things, but he doesn’t do any of them alone. So delegate the weaker areas more and stick to the stronger areas.

You’re 100% right btw. They spend more time fundraising for recruiting and less time directly recruiting guys than before. The GMs handle the payments from collectives and all but anyone telling you the recruiter/ceo is gone/less important is kidding themselves. Can it work everywhere? No. But is it what national champions use? Absolutely. Look at recent National Champions for proof.

Is that you Brian? That resembles what we have now. How’s it working out?

But at some point do you really need continued coaching?

Absolutely. While these kids are getting paid like pros, they are still 18-19 year olds. They are talented but they don’t know everything

That is true for most young NFL players too.

Do NFL vets really need continued coaching? Not really, but that’s not happening with CFB

I think you're way off.

You raise money and keep boosters happy by winning. You win by acquiring talent and coaching them up.

"Recruiting" success is graded by where you rank on the major publications. I'd go further and say that now more than ever, scouting is paramount. You can't pay every signee like a top 25 5 star player. So you have to be really good at spotting the kids that are underrated by the services because they don't cost as much.

Two of Alabama's best freshmen players this year were both 3 stars, Lotzier Brooks and London Simmons. There was minimal competition for their services. The eventual highest rated signee was flipped from SMU when he was rated as a low 4 star. You need to be able to identify talent early and not rely on the websites to do it

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You've got it backwards.

Coaching becomes way more important. The recruiter/CEO head coach is dead.

All of these tasks are getting offloaded to general managers

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Zacktly

I think you need an offensive coach who can call plays. Someone who will keep up with the times and not be too stubborn to adapt. Having your head coach call plays insulates you from issues when you lose an OC.