UCO Hires Dorrel

[jimbo slice]

He inherited a winning program at NW and was able to maintain the program's success, if not improve it. He failed to build a winner at ACU. I don't know if we are on notice just yet.

regardless, you remember how bad the MIAA sucked this year? this helps.

[Predatory Primates]

He inherited a winning program at NW and was able to maintain the program's success, if not improve it. He failed to build a winner at ACU. I don't know if we are on notice just yet.

Yeah I'm in wait and see mode. He failed in his first try at a rebuild, but I assume he learned from that, and knows more about what it takes now.

Will be fun to see if he turns it around.

I don't think I've seen a coach from the Tjeerdsmas tree, with the exception of Svobodas time in D1, do impressive things once leaving NW.

Svoboda has done ok at UCM, but, the other 2 who attempted MIAA hc spots flopped pretty hard.

[MEAN GREEN MACHINE]

Lots of locals have a good idea why he left NW. The next question is does he bring some assistants with him or poach some from the NW coaching tree?

I doubt he would poach any coaches on the current nw staff. Don't believe he did when he took the ACU job. I've heard from lots of the locals why he left.

[northwest missouri state]

He inherited a winning program at NW and was able to maintain the program's success, if not improve it. He failed to build a winner at ACU. I don't know if we are on notice just yet.

[MEAN GREEN MACHINE]

Yeah I'm in wait and see mode. He failed in his first try at a rebuild, but I assume he learned from that, and knows more about what it takes now.

Will be fun to see if he turns it around.

I don't think I've seen a coach from the Tjeerdsmas tree, with the exception of Svobodas time in D1, do impressive things once leaving NW.

Svoboda has done ok at UCM, but, the other 2 who attempted MIAA hc spots flopped pretty hard.

Guessing a lot easier to turn around a UCO program that has had some limited success rather than starting from scratch at a program new to FBS.

[Alfred33]

[jimbo slice]

if UCO can stop the flow out in state talent jumping the border, they are hella better from day 1. back a few years ago, there were 5 starters on rosters in kansas from the okc metro. 2 of them off the same high school team. those 5 kids starting at UCO make a difference. if they are starters at UCO, they are obviously not starting at emporia and pitt. those are just 5 examples i know of.

1 was starting RB for emporia (UCO had a pretty salty RB rotation at this point but two of those rbs were also DBs in high school)
2 of them starters in the dbackfield for emporia (UCO was a few degrees cooler than a dumpster fire are pass defense at this time frame)
1 was starter on the pitt oline (can always use more olineman)
also had 1 WR go to a GAC team and become an all american.

emporia had 23 oklahoma kids on that roster in 2016
32 currently.

[Predatory Primates]

Guessing a lot easier to turn around a UCO program that has had some limited success rather than starting from scratch at a program new to FBS.

That's a good point.

[Predatory Primates]

if UCO can stop the flow out in state talent jumping the border, they are hella better from day 1. back a few years ago, there were 5 starters on rosters in kansas from the okc metro. 2 of them off the same high school team. those 5 kids starting at UCO make a difference. if they are starters at UCO, they are obviously not starting at emporia and pitt. those are just 5 examples i know of.

Pitt has always recruited a few from down there, and a lot more from Tulsa. That said, Wright's recruiting footprint is much less limited than the previous 2 staff's. I think that will help UCO a little. OTOH, some of the other okie directional d2s are improving, so they'll be sniffing around, too.

[Predatory Primates]

Okc suburb schools are a different story. There is a ridiculous amount of money concentrated in some of those areas.

[jimbo slice]

Pitt has always recruited a few from down there, and a lot more from Tulsa. That said, Wright's recruiting footprint is much less limited than the previous 2 staff's. I think that will help UCO a little. OTOH, some of the other okie directional d2s are improving, so they'll be sniffing around, too.

trust me.....from a facilities standpoint, the MIAA schools have very little to worry about. ECU has an ex nfl player running the show and a few xnfl players working the positions but they have a ways to go towards facilities.

[jimbo slice]

Okc suburb schools are a different story. There is a ridiculous amount of money concentrated in some of those areas.

yeh.. for sure....as a recruit, you go to the directional schools here and then the others....easy to see why they choose MIAA. UCO stands out in the state.

[ZubCat81]

Can-t wait to hear about Dorrel's contract.

[Brandon]

Yeah I'm in wait and see mode. He failed in his first try at a rebuild, but I assume he learned from that, and knows more about what it takes now.

Will be fun to see if he turns it around.

I don't think I've seen a coach from the Tjeerdsmas tree, with the exception of Svobodas time in D1, do impressive things once leaving NW.

Svoboda has done ok at UCM, but, the other 2 who attempted MIAA hc spots flopped pretty hard.

Are you considering Lamberson part of this?

[RollChos]

yeh.. for sure....as a recruit, you go to the directional schools here and then the others....easy to see why they choose MIAA. UCO stands out in the state.

The directional schools are a joke. Just ask BulldogLB. That being said, SEOSU did just embarrass Emporia State yesterday.