Coaching Staff Thoughts

[LetsGoRabbits]

Maybe its just me, but I see a lot of Stig in Lujan. Just overall demeanor, calm, friendly etc. not very outspoken and just plain nice.

without question, he earned a lot of respect and a special place with Stig for the way he handled the competition and outcome of the situation with TC. at the same time, i am sure that he handled all of that in EXACTLY the way that Stig thought he would.

some here have cast doubt on it but there is NO QUESTION that Stig and his coaches place a very high premium on recruiting players with extremely high character. they are not, therefore, surprised when that character shows in the actions of those players

i actually really cannot think of too many stars or players we have ever had who were what anyone would call outspoken. calm and softspoken and let the playing do the talking is kind of the norm

Ranek, Zenner, Weineke, TC, Rozeboom, Backhaus, Pierre, Gardner and lot more all let the play do the talking

i think the most flashy least soft spoken i can think of would be Goedert and he was/ is far from loud. the jankes have a little bit of brashness it appears. one of my VERY ALL TIME favs JeRyan Butler had a little flash but largely i think you described not only Lujan but kind of the typical Stig player in general

[goon]

Maybe its just me, but I see a lot of Stig in Lujan. Just overall demeanor, calm, friendly etc. not very outspoken and just plain nice.

[jakejc795]

i agree with your thoughts and the spirit of your post

i guess i am thinking more about the fact that Lujan just has really minimal time as a coach. but i do agree with you about the remaining connected. again i fully expect all of this to work out very well and i think both of them will have bigger opportunities in the future

While he'd have the least amount of time overall, he has the most working with the prospective QBs, RBs, and WRs, with QB being paramount given two QBs favored to be high on the depth chart returning from injury (assuming Voss hasn't supplanted Gibbs and Mason indeed remains at QB).

Speaking of QBs, I'd also be curious about Lujan's influence in getting Oladokun and Mason to transfer here, because if he had much, that merits reward.

[LetsGoRabbits]

Lujan has the advantage of having remained connected to the program in the years Davis was at Northwestern. Plus, if we ignore Schleusner's post-UND career path, you could also look to Bergstrom's for a more recent/relevant example of how being a coordinator at a lower division (and he was at Augie rather than NAIA) doesn't preclude the person from starting as a position group coach.

Hedberg at NDSU has been a DII head coach and FCS OC, and he's now a QB coach/passing game coordinator. Side note, I looked at UNI's coaching roster and ol' Skeletor's really running a skeleton crew.

i agree with your thoughts and the spirit of your post

i guess i am thinking more about the fact that Lujan just has really minimal time as a coach. but i do agree with you about the remaining connected. again i fully expect all of this to work out very well and i think both of them will have bigger opportunities in the future

[jakejc795]

to begin, i think maybe stigs biggest strength has been hiring and developing assistant coaches and creating unified and synergistic coaching staffs! so i am MORE than willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and trust that this will work out

that said, i feel like if i were doing this, i would have waited to hire a full staff before making decisions on cooridinators, at least on offense. JR on D was kind of a no brainer and i dont know if i can imagine anyone they would have thought about pairing with him to recreate/ continue the co DC setup

it appears to us outsiders that davis as OC and lujan as qb and pass cooridinator would have been a bit more natural, but i have no doubt that they will work together very well and as the program continues to excel there will be plenty of credit and opportunity to go around

it does make me wonder just a little if there was some thought that lujan might go to idaho along with the other two and they felt they needed to give him a carrot to keep him and maintain continuity. i mostly doubt that is what did or would happen. but i am mildly curious

Lujan has the advantage of having remained connected to the program in the years Davis was at Northwestern. Plus, if we ignore Schleusner's post-UND career path, you could also look to Bergstrom's for a more recent/relevant example of how being a coordinator at a lower division (and he was at Augie rather than NAIA) doesn't preclude the person from starting as a position group coach.

Hedberg at NDSU has been a DII head coach and FCS OC, and he's now a QB coach/passing game coordinator. Side note, I looked at UNI's coaching roster and ol' Skeletor's really running a skeleton crew.

[LetsGoRabbits]

to begin, i think maybe stigs biggest strength has been hiring and developing assistant coaches and creating unified and synergistic coaching staffs! so i am MORE than willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and trust that this will work out

that said, i feel like if i were doing this, i would have waited to hire a full staff before making decisions on cooridinators, at least on offense. JR on D was kind of a no brainer and i dont know if i can imagine anyone they would have thought about pairing with him to recreate/ continue the co DC setup

it appears to us outsiders that davis as OC and lujan as qb and pass cooridinator would have been a bit more natural, but i have no doubt that they will work together very well and as the program continues to excel there will be plenty of credit and opportunity to go around

it does make me wonder just a little if there was some thought that lujan might go to idaho along with the other two and they felt they needed to give him a carrot to keep him and maintain continuity. i mostly doubt that is what did or would happen. but i am mildly curious

[jakejc795]

The January 7th press release names Lujan as offensive coordinator.

I wonder if Davis' return was in the works as long as some of us have speculated, and that was one factor that caused nixing of any offensive co-coordinating structure. I never understood why some thought a return to SDSU wasn't in cards for Davis.

Regardless, I'm excited to see how he and Bobbit excel in their new roles.

[jakejc795]

A month or two back Stig had said that there would be co-coordinators between Luajn and Olsen. At that time, Lujan was supposed to be the passing game coordinator while Olsen was the run game coordinator, or at least that was my understanding. That’s why I’m confused about Davis being listed as pass game coordinator.

Zim tweeted a refutation of that weeks ago specifying Lujan was sole OC with Rogers sole DC (salemjack even mentioned it earlier in this thread), and the coaching roster doesn't list any co-coordinators.

[bigticket1]

The January 7th press release names Lujan as offensive coordinator.

[Mr_Tibbs]

Schleusner was an FCS OC prior to having what'll be Davis' new role, so I'm not sure it's as aberrant as one may think. What co-coordinators are you referring to?

A month or two back Stig had said that there would be co-coordinators between Luajn and Olsen. At that time, Lujan was supposed to be the passing game coordinator while Olsen was the run game coordinator, or at least that was my understanding. That’s why I’m confused about Davis being listed as pass game coordinator.

[jakejc795]

I love it when I am right. This is a big move. This is a guy we ca keep around!

Glad you were right, and I'm excited to see what Bobbit brings

[jakejc795]

It’s official now that Davis has been hired as WR Coach and pass game coordinator. Bobbit is also returning to SDSU to coach safeties and oversee recruiting, while coach Meyers is coming from Oklahoma State (most experience with O Line previously) to coach TEs.

I am confused on what exactly is happening with the offensive coordinator role. At one time it seemed like Lujan and Olsen were splitting duties, then it seemed like Lujan was going to be the sole play caller, and now with Davis as passing game Coordinator, I’m not sure.

Is Lujan the OC with the other two under him? That seems weird to me when Davis was an OC previously and was the receivers coach when Lujan was playing here and literally was involved in coaching him. Maybe I’m reading into this too much, but the whole set up seems odd with the co-coordinators and now Davis back on staff, essentially in his old position.

Most of the hires Stig has made have worked out, but I’m not really seeing it with this set up. I hope it works out. The talent will be there for these coaches to work with.

Schleusner was an FCS OC prior to having what'll be Davis' new role, so I'm not sure it's as aberrant as one may think. What co-coordinators are you referring to?

[Jackwagon]

Well.... here is what his twitter bio reads.
Blessed Husband of Britt, Father of Isabel and Reese. Pass Game Coordinator - Wide Receiver's Coach - South Dakota State University

https://twitter.com/Coach_JDavis?ref...Ctwgr%5Eauthor

I love it when I am right. This is a big move. This is a guy we ca keep around!

[Mr_Tibbs]

It’s official now that Davis has been hired as WR Coach and pass game coordinator. Bobbit is also returning to SDSU to coach safeties and oversee recruiting, while coach Meyers is coming from Oklahoma State (most experience with O Line previously) to coach TEs.

I am confused on what exactly is happening with the offensive coordinator role. At one time it seemed like Lujan and Olsen were splitting duties, then it seemed like Lujan was going to be the sole play caller, and now with Davis as passing game Coordinator, I’m not sure.

Is Lujan the OC with the other two under him? That seems weird to me when Davis was an OC previously and was the receivers coach when Lujan was playing here and literally was involved in coaching him. Maybe I’m reading into this too much, but the whole set up seems odd with the co-coordinators and now Davis back on staff, essentially in his old position.

Most of the hires Stig has made have worked out, but I’m not really seeing it with this set up. I hope it works out. The talent will be there for these coaches to work with.

[mnjackrbt]

Just saw a tweet from Josh announcing that he is leaving Northwestern. Doesn't say where he is going, but something to keep an eye on.

Well.... here is what his twitter bio reads.
Blessed Husband of Britt, Father of Isabel and Reese. Pass Game Coordinator - Wide Receiver's Coach - South Dakota State University

https://twitter.com/Coach_JDavis?ref...Ctwgr%5Eauthor