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Confirmed Miami (hires) Minnesota Corey Hetherman as DC

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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.
 
Memnon said:
Am I wrong?

Does this fanbase not chew Coaches up & spit'em out for breakfast?

Hethermen could literally be the best DC in America with the #1 ranked Defense & there will be a contingency of fans who will want him fired & blame our season coming up short on him.

Guarantee it.
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We have been known to turn diamonds into coal.
 
JHallCanes said:
It’s tough because the numbers are just different up north. Games just aren’t like watching our games but they held some good teams to low yardage

The anomaly was Maryland but that game was a rout and they gave up a lot of yards and points to the backups
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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

 
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Calinative said:
If you don't know who you are referring to (I don't) this is a wild statement lol
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mtsucalico85 said:
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.
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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)
 
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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.
 
mtsucalico85 said:
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.
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Not really a concern. I don't remember Guidry recruiting for much of **** during his tenure.
 
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Cribby said:
As a Hurricane fan I can say its much easier to roll with the negative on a hire , recruit or the season. The stats show most of this stuff ends badly. Being a mope is the smarter route statistically. But I’ll put my name on this one , I love this hire and I’d be shocked if it flops. This is the best hire Mario has made imo. Which isn’t saying a lot but still.
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Better than Dawson iyo?
 
htownkidd said:
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)
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Is the closer anyway plus a large recruiting department.
 
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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.
 
AbsoluteUnit said:
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.
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I would say that the last 5 or 6 years for Hetherman have really skyrocketed him past Guidry's experiences.

Working with Cignetti at JMU. Working with Schiano at Rutgers. And the year at Minnesota. Each of these three experiences probably beats anything on Guidry's pre-Miami resume.
 
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