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look no further than dawson
second half vs Iowa state and some people were blaming dawson and saying changes were needed lmao. a lot of mouth breathers roaming the internet
Because he left before curt got the job at indiana. He went to Rutgers in 2022
FWIW, I'm a Miami grad but otherwise a lifelong Minnesotan and have season tickets to the Gophers, so I'm as in tune with them as I am the Canes. My thoughts on Heatherman:
He generally runs an attacking, aggressive defense, but not a complicated one. He's stated he doesn't want his players thinking too much and to be more instinctual (we know how much of a concern that has been under multiple different DC's over the past 10-15 years). Players were rarely out of position - most of the time teams had to out-execute the Gophers if they wanted to have success on offense. The times the defense struggled and got out of position, they occurred mostly in games where they got little help from the offense and the defense wore down as the game went on (Iowa game comes to mind here).
I will say his rep was of him being one of the least effective recruiters on the staff, but I'd rather have a tactician than a recruiter at DC, especially at Miami.
Also, I see all the talk already about trying to bring Koi Perich along. That isn't happening. NIL has been a tertiary concern for him. Being close to home matters (seems like half the town of Esko comes down for the games, all wearing Perich jerseys), but what has mattered the most for him for all accounts is wanting to get to the NFL. Between Antoine Winfield and Tyler Nubin (and even turning a walkon in Jordan Howden into an NFL player), safety is the one position that Minnesota can really talk up more than any other and Koi bought into that heavily.
He generally runs an attacking, aggressive defense, but not a complicated one. He's stated he doesn't want his players thinking too much and to be more instinctual (we know how much of a concern that has been under multiple different DC's over the past 10-15 years). Players were rarely out of position - most of the time teams had to out-execute the Gophers if they wanted to have success on offense. The times the defense struggled and got out of position, they occurred mostly in games where they got little help from the offense and the defense wore down as the game went on (Iowa game comes to mind here).
I will say his rep was of him being one of the least effective recruiters on the staff, but I'd rather have a tactician than a recruiter at DC, especially at Miami.
Also, I see all the talk already about trying to bring Koi Perich along. That isn't happening. NIL has been a tertiary concern for him. Being close to home matters (seems like half the town of Esko comes down for the games, all wearing Perich jerseys), but what has mattered the most for him for all accounts is wanting to get to the NFL. Between Antoine Winfield and Tyler Nubin (and even turning a walkon in Jordan Howden into an NFL player), safety is the one position that Minnesota can really talk up more than any other and Koi bought into that heavily.
Two years. 2022 & 2023.
We have been known to turn diamonds into coal.
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And the Iowa game where they gave up 200 yards to Johnson
I’m ready to drink the koolaid again. I don’t know if we will be top 10 in defense, but I feel confident top 40 is the floor
Schiano
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Good stuff, thanks.
As for his recruiting, don’t give a ****. We need coaches. All this recruiting hasn’t gotten us ****. Coach up what we have, which is the most talented group in the conference going on for the 3rd year in a row. Lock him in the lab and let him work, never has to even talk to a kid for all I care. (I know that won’t happen)
Schiano
For those that have a hard time reading Wikipedia, Corey was hired by Cignetti when he took over James Madison in 2019. Corey was the DC for three seasons and won the FCS Assistant Coach of the Year in his last season at JMU. He left for Rutgers for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Cignetti didn’t leave JMU until the 2024 season.
Not really a concern. I don't remember Guidry recruiting for much of **** during his tenure.
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More importantly, will they be exceptional human beings?
Love this. The guy understands that everybody learns a bit differently and you have to approach coaching with that in mind.
Better than Dawson iyo?
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I'm not trying to be negative on this, I'm a glass-half-full kind of guy... Can someone explain to me how this is not Lancy Guidry-esque hire? Both coaches share a similar trajectory: they cut their teeth at lower levels but very limited experience at a power program, enjoyed a few strong seasons at mid-tier programs, are skilled communicators/motivators, had statistically strong defenses before joining Miami, and both seem underwhelming when it comes to recruiting. Figured we'd take a different approach, is what I'm getting at... Just give me some hope.
He doesn’t have any assistants lol. Probably some off field guys
In coaching / football circles this is a better hire than Dawson at the time of both hiring’s.
