Post by obattack on Nov 29, 2017 14:20:19 GMT -8
I will admit that I wasn't sure this was the way to go when I originally heard the news but it is growing on me the more I think about it. If we are being realistic, we probably were not going to get a big name coach that hadn't failed at other places already. We went with the big name flashy hire with Andersen and how did that turn out? I have come around to acceptance and a bit of excitement about the hire. JS is already a legend at OSU as a player and has been under the tutelage of a great coach for several years who knows how to build a program the right way. I am expecting JS to build a strong, motivated, young staff with a couple high energy recruiters that will fill the void in personality that JS just doesn't have. I hope he retains Cory Hall which is one of those personalities, but back as the DB coach and not at a coordinator level. Also, I expect him to bring in someone from his past that can continue to offer advice and mentorship for the tough situations that JS hasn't experienced yet. This might be Erickson? This might be Riley? Who knows, but I don't think it will be in a key coaching position, but maybe as a special consultant or some sort of advisory role.
JS isn't going to turn this thing around overnight, but I think he will be able to build a very competitive program over time. Let's be honest, it is going to take 3-5 years at least before we start talking about being top-tier in the Pac-12 but I think JS can get us there. Was there anyone out there that would be able to do it faster? If he succeeds, it will just build upon his status as an OSU legend. JS is a winner, has won everywhere he has been as a player and as a coach and I think he will eventually be one here at OSU.
I hear all the complaining about "why did it take so long? We had 7 weeks and this is what we got?" , etc... but the season just ended on Saturday and we have a coach on Weds. We had to wait until the season was over before we could do face to face interviews in most cases. Sure, there were unemployed or retread coaches out there we could have locked up sooner, but not waiting to speak to sitting coaches would have been a mistake. I am guessing we will eventually hear who else Barnes interviewed (besides Baldwin) and I am guessing he had talked to several people during the 7 weeks before the season ended, but I also feel that JS was sitting towards the top of that list from the beginning. Even if we talked with coaches like Les Miles or other big-name coaches, were they really interested or just getting their name out in the press for a higher profile while they looked for a bigger school. I never saw Miles coming here, I would rather have JS than Neuheisel, I was "Meh" on Graham... There were other coordinators that were mentioned but they also didn't have head coaching experience and were probably not learning from one of the best in Peterson (Stanford DC excluded...) so why not bring back a Legend and give him a shot. I will support him and cheer my but off for him to be a huge success.
JS isn't going to turn this thing around overnight, but I think he will be able to build a very competitive program over time. Let's be honest, it is going to take 3-5 years at least before we start talking about being top-tier in the Pac-12 but I think JS can get us there. Was there anyone out there that would be able to do it faster? If he succeeds, it will just build upon his status as an OSU legend. JS is a winner, has won everywhere he has been as a player and as a coach and I think he will eventually be one here at OSU.
I hear all the complaining about "why did it take so long? We had 7 weeks and this is what we got?" , etc... but the season just ended on Saturday and we have a coach on Weds. We had to wait until the season was over before we could do face to face interviews in most cases. Sure, there were unemployed or retread coaches out there we could have locked up sooner, but not waiting to speak to sitting coaches would have been a mistake. I am guessing we will eventually hear who else Barnes interviewed (besides Baldwin) and I am guessing he had talked to several people during the 7 weeks before the season ended, but I also feel that JS was sitting towards the top of that list from the beginning. Even if we talked with coaches like Les Miles or other big-name coaches, were they really interested or just getting their name out in the press for a higher profile while they looked for a bigger school. I never saw Miles coming here, I would rather have JS than Neuheisel, I was "Meh" on Graham... There were other coordinators that were mentioned but they also didn't have head coaching experience and were probably not learning from one of the best in Peterson (Stanford DC excluded...) so why not bring back a Legend and give him a shot. I will support him and cheer my but off for him to be a huge success.
