Rogers to WSU - next man up

[LetsGoRabbits]

Awesome news!

Gronowski indicated on The Nate Brown Show that two players he knew of were leaving (not counting Wilde), so we should still gird ourselves a bit

no doubt we are going to lose some players. VERY hard to imagine mr Large returns, but he like Mason has one big reason to stay, especially compared to going to WSU. it is far far easier for family to see him play- not only home games in Brookings, but also away games in verm, fargo, grand forks, and cedar rapids

of course if they go to WSU or other fbs, they likely get a chunk o cash that would help with family travel. IN the case of Chase, however, we are not just talking about mom, pop, and siblings. he also has several aunts and uncles and a bunch of cousins within a couple of hours of Brookings. dont think he is buying plane tickets for 20 or more to go to pullman.

as I began, of course we are going to lose some players. we are gonna lose some players that hurt a LOT!! but plenty of these SD, IA, NE, MN kids are going to want to find a reason to stay

if rumors are true and Jackson is the guy, I suspect if you put these kids in a room with him there will be plenty of them that want to stay. would Bobbit stay to be DC for Jackson? very tough to imagine he does not go with Jimmy, BUT I am guessing that Bobbit may have been recruited by Jackson. there is definitely some relationship. still doubtful, but not impossible.

somebody said Zim says Riggs would take the job if offered. anyone who thinks it is silly to consider Riggs is displaying some ignorance on the topic. he UNQUESTIONABLY knows the game and can coach it!! if he had chose to go into college coaching there is little reason to think he could not have followed a path basically identical to kalen deboer. i would even go so far as to say that if Riggs had wanted to be a college coach, he would have been ahead of Deboer in the line to follow Young at USF
Riggs knows football and he can coach. dont get me wrong, I am not trying to say he is my top choice for our HC. i am just saying, nobody should act dumbfounded that his name has been mentioned. he would be an asset

i can NOT imagine he would do it, but maybe he would like to not have to mess with all the parts of the program a HC has to deal with. could Sell get him to come on as the OC for Jackson? that would be incredible. remember local players have a relationship with Riggs. players on both sides of the ball respect his knowledge and teaching. put him on staff and local kids would have more reason to stay. would Wilde stay for him? in my mind Riggs coaching Mason and Wilde produces more than Olson coaching Gronowski and Wilde. ALL the RBs should want to play in a Riggs offense

again, I imagine no way they can convince him to do it but Jackson HC, Riggs OC makes us a bunch of very very dangerous rabbits

[jakejc795]

no doubt we are going to lose some players. VERY hard to imagine mr Large returns, but he like Mason has one big reason to stay, especially compared to going to WSU. it is far far easier for family to see him play- not only home games in Brookings, but also away games in verm, fargo, grand forks, and cedar rapids

of course if they go to WSU or other fbs, they likely get a chunk o cash that would help with family travel. IN the case of Chase, however, we are not just talking about mom, pop, and siblings. he also has several aunts and uncles and a bunch of cousins within a couple of hours of Brookings. dont think he is buying plane tickets for 20 or more to go to pullman.

as I began, of course we are going to lose some players. we are gonna lose some players that hurt a LOT!! but plenty of these SD, IA, NE, MN kids are going to want to find a reason to stay

if rumors are true and Jackson is the guy, I suspect if you put these kids in a room with him there will be plenty of them that want to stay. would Bobbit stay to be DC for Jackson? very tough to imagine he does not go with Jimmy, BUT I am guessing that Bobbit may have been recruited by Jackson. there is definitely some relationship. still doubtful, but not impossible.

somebody said Zim says Riggs would take the job if offered. anyone who thinks it is silly to consider Riggs is displaying some ignorance on the topic. he UNQUESTIONABLY knows the game and can coach it!! if he had chose to go into college coaching there is little reason to think he could not have followed a path basically identical to kalen deboer. i would even go so far as to say that if Riggs had wanted to be a college coach, he would have been ahead of Deboer in the line to follow Young at USF
Riggs knows football and he can coach. dont get me wrong, I am not trying to say he is my top choice for our HC. i am just saying, nobody should act dumbfounded that his name has been mentioned. he would be an asset

i can NOT imagine he would do it, but maybe he would like to not have to mess with all the parts of the program a HC has to deal with. could Sell get him to come on as the OC for Jackson? that would be incredible. remember local players have a relationship with Riggs. players on both sides of the ball respect his knowledge and teaching. put him on staff and local kids would have more reason to stay. would Wilde stay for him? in my mind Riggs coaching Mason and Wilde produces more than Olson coaching Gronowski and Wilde. ALL the RBs should want to play in a Riggs offense

again, I imagine no way they can convince him to do it but Jackson HC, Riggs OC makes us a bunch of very very dangerous rabbits

Riggs was a topic of conversation during the HH/NLA podcast as well, and Zim indicated Riggs told Zim that Jacks didn't contact him (38min mark), but he also told Gaskins he couldn't be the guest on the pod because he had "something going on" (13min mark). Taken literally, the "Jacks didn't contact him," could mean Riggs contacted the Jacks, but it sounds like best we could hope for would be OC for Riggs at this point.

[peavy]

After listening to the first few minutes of the latest Gaskins podcast, from a personality perspective it seems like Jackson needs to be the guy to lead the program. I took some time to watch the posted Jackson Vandy interviews on youtube, and he goes above and beyond when answering questions. Can't wait to hear his interactions with Tyler in interviews.

some additional things from the podcast. I recommend a listen to this one. I didn't finish the episode.

- Jackson already calling recruits and asking them to stay in the event he gets job
- [whoops misheard item re Lujan see below post for correction - ty jake]
- Many from the Stig tree are earning too much
- Augie coach and SDSU coach shared mutual interest but SDSU said he wasnt going to be #1 candidate

The realist in me thinks this could be used as a pretty significant bargaining chip for Jackson (and Eck's staff) at UNM. I also think Dan Jackson earning less here and winning an FCS title would result in more $$ for him long term than anything he could achieve at UNM. At the end of the day, even if Rogers tanks, what's that saying about the best job? Fired [college football, nba, etc] HC.

[jakejc795]

After listening to the first few minutes of the latest Gaskins podcast, from a personality perspective it seems like Jackson needs to be the guy to lead the program. I took some time to watch the posted Jackson Vandy interviews on youtube, and he goes above and beyond when answering questions. Can't wait to hear his interactions with Tyler in interviews.

some additional things from the podcast. I recommend a listen to this one. I didn't finish the episode.

Jackson already calling recruits and asking them to stay in the event he gets job
Lujan was Sell's #1 choice but was good with Northwestern gig
Many from the Stig tree are earning too much
Augie coach and SDSU coach shared mutual interest but SDSU said he wasnt going to be #1 candidate

The realist in me thinks this could be used as a pretty significant bargaining chip for Jackson (and Eck's staff) at UNM. I also think Dan Jackson earning less here and winning an FCS title would result in more $$ for him long term than anything he could achieve at UNM. At the end of the day, even if Rogers tanks, what's that saying about the best job? Fired [college football, nba, etc] HC.

I'd encourage listening from the approx. 23:56 mark. Zim admits he hadn't spoken with Sell, but he said he "did hear that maybe initially Lujan was the number one target"

[LetsGoRabbits]

Riggs was a topic of conversation during the HH/NLA podcast as well, and Zim indicated Riggs told Zim that Jacks didn't contact him (38min mark), but he also told Gaskins he couldn't be the guest on the pod because he had "something going on" (13min mark). Taken literally, the "Jacks didn't contact him," could mean Riggs contacted the Jacks, but it sounds like best we could hope for would be OC for Riggs at this point.

personally, OC is the perfect position for Riggs in my mind. i just have big doubts he would do it. i want the HC to come from the Stig tree. Riggs likely respects Stig but he has no reason to be loyal to him as the HC. Riggs has elite football knowledge. i believe he would have a chance to be the best OC we have ever had and we have had at least a couple who did fairly well

[salemjack]

HC will be announced today.

[trueblue]

personally, OC is the perfect position for Riggs in my mind. i just have big doubts he would do it. i want the HC to come from the Stig tree. Riggs likely respects Stig but he has no reason to be loyal to him as the HC. Riggs has elite football knowledge. i believe he would have a chance to be the best OC we have ever had and we have had at least a couple who did fairly well

If Riggs truly wants to coach in college I think it is a bit of a stretch to get hired as a head coach immediately into a program at the level SDSU has been with the length of time he has been away from college coaching and with no real ties to the university. Do I think he could do a good job, yes. Do I think his job in convincing current players to stay would be harder, yes.
If someone from the Stig tree is the hire, the OC is my next highest spot of interest on the staff. IF Riggs would be interested in that it could be a great spot. (I have to believe there are a number of similarities between how Stig ran the program and how Bob Young ran the program Riggs played in).
For our offensive players that are upperclassmen and returning this will be their 3rd OC in 3 years.
Any former Jackrabbit offensive assistanst position coaches that come to mind that might want to come back? Any former players that could (and are qualified) to step right into that spot? Anyone from the Rogers staff that would be interested in moving up to OC rather than going to WSU?
How about DC? Would Coach Smith be interested in that if he isn't the hire for the head job?

[jakejc795]

If Riggs truly wants to coach in college I think it is a bit of a stretch to get hired as a head coach immediately into a program at the level SDSU has been with the length of time he has been away from college coaching and with no real ties to the university. Do I think he could do a good job, yes. Do I think his job in convincing current players to stay would be harder, yes.
If someone from the Stig tree is the hire, the OC is my next highest spot of interest on the staff. IF Riggs would be interested in that it could be a great spot. (I have to believe there are a number of similarities between how Stig ran the program and how Bob Young ran the program Riggs played in).
For our offensive players that are upperclassmen and returning this will be their 3rd OC in 3 years.
Any former Jackrabbit offensive assistanst position coaches that come to mind that might want to come back? Any former players that could (and are qualified) to step right into that spot? Anyone from the Rogers staff that would be interested in moving up to OC rather than going to WSU?
How about DC? Would Coach Smith be interested in that if he isn't the hire for the head job?

Not to "spend other people's money," but Zim & Gaskins mentioned that a certain prominent donor whose name we all know never invested in the collective. I can understand that person's reluctance to do so, but maybe donating some "seed money" to highering top tier coordinators might help entice someone like Smith to return.

As for former players, I'd be curious about Vince Benedetto (coach at SF Jefferson)

[jbjack]

Football scoop is reporting that Danny Fruend will be OC at Wizzu. If true, then either Olson is staying put at SDSU, being demoted to OL coach at Wizzu or none of the above.

[jbjack]

I can’t believe you guys want Roehl. That dude sucks at calling plays. And I don’t want some meathead bison running our program.

You guys are also missing the most important fact about Riggs. He runs the largest football academy in the state. He built it from nothing to what it is today. He had relationships with the majority of our current players and has ties to coaches all over the place. Imagine Riggs getting 5 transfers a year from his best friend at Alabama. Now we are cooking.

I've spent way too much time thinking about this, but one thing I'll give Roehl all the credit in the world for is his loyalty even if he is a Bison and even if his play calling is supsect. He and Jimmy had very similar paths at their respective alma maters but those paths diverged when it came to the HC position. Roehl obviously got passed over and Jimmy didn't. To Roehl's credit, he stayed at NDSU, encouraged players to stay at NDSU (those same players that publicly endorsed him for the job) even though he wasn't selected, and only after the portal window closed did he announce his departure. He was very loyal to the program despite getting passed over. Here, we have good authority that even before announcing his departure and even yet, Jimmy and co. are trying to motherf*** SDSU. Sure, maybe it isn't about SDSU and is all about trying to get up and running Wazzu, but that direct and indirect effect is and will be very detrimental to the alma mater of Jimmy and most of his staff. I don't begrudge Jimmy for taking the job. I don't begrudge the staff that leave for taking the job. Sure, there are plenty who will preach that what Jimmy and Co are doing is just the world of college football today. But Jimmy preached to his players here that they didn't need to act like the rest of the college football world when it came to NIL and the portal. Jimmy and Co could have lived their own advice on the way out the door. Tyler Roehl left on different circumstances but even still, he made sure he left his alma mater in as good of shape as he could.

[salemjack]

Football scoop is reporting that Danny Fruend will be OC at Wizzu. If true, then either Olson is staying put at SDSU, being demoted to OL coach at Wizzu or none of the above.

I am guessing that CO-OC bull crap doesn’t fly in the daunted PAC 2. He will probably be the O Line coach or be somewhere else. Not at SDSU I hope.

[bigticket1]

HC will be announced today.

Are they really going to hold off and announce on a holiday ?

[jakejc795]

Are they really going to hold off and announce on a holiday ?

Maybe around halftime of tonight's game?

[bigticket1]

Maybe around halftime of tonight's game?

No need to wait till halftime !

[peavy]

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