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Has a recruit ever mentioned Jonathan Smith as a reason they committed?

GladstoneGladstone Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 16,417
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Or mentioned him in any positive light? Or any light at all? Honest question because I can't recall hearing about him ever.
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    dncdnc Member Posts: 56,614
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    RoadDawg55RoadDawg55 Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,123
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    No, but to my knowledge coordinators typically don't recruit much. They do when players are on campus, but the leg work is done by the position coaches.
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    PurpleJPurpleJ Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 36,510
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    He hasn't been fired yet?
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    HuskyInAZHuskyInAZ Member Posts: 1,732
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    RoadDawg55 said:

    No, but to my knowledge coordinators typically don't recruit much. They do when players are on campus, but the leg work is done by the position coaches.

    Fair point, but when the head coach is talked about by recruits as having a relationship with them infinitely more that the OC........
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    bananasnblondesbananasnblondes Member Posts: 14,904
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    Did any recruit ever mention Eric Kiesau as the reason they committed?
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    HuskyInAZHuskyInAZ Member Posts: 1,732
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    bananasnblondes said:

    Did any recruit ever mention Eric Kiesau as the reason they committed?

    I don't recall who recruits called out as an influence for their commitment 2 years ago. Getting old ain't pretty. But I've heard commits name Coach K as a factor recently.

    As for Kiesau, exactly where is he coaching today?

    Here are a few coordinators that I think are known as good/great recruiters in the P12.....

    Noel Mazzone - OC - UCLA
    Mike Norvell - OC - ASU
    Scott Frost - OC - Oregon
    Don Pellum - DC - Oregon
    Justin Wilcox - DC - USC
    Kalani Sitake - DC - Oregon State

    I'm sure there are more. I just don't pay close enough attention.
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    CokeGreaterThanPepsiCokeGreaterThanPepsi Member Posts: 7,646
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    Smith only recruits QBs
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    FremontTrollFremontTroll Member Posts: 4,708
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    CokeGreaterThanPepsi said:

    Smith only recruits QB

    Well, one anyways.
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    HFNYHFNY Member Posts: 4,520
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    With Keith B, Chris Strausser, and Jordan Papao being the point men for the O ring recruiting, I don't mind that Smith is seen as a below average recruiter.

    The thing that bothers me (beyond the shit sandwich last year) is that I don't know what his offensive philosophy is or what he wants the O's identity to be.

    I'm hoping that will change because the offense didn't really lose much from 2014. Miles was an inefficient QB (low ypa in the passing game and not a good runner) and while good pre-injury, KW couldn't get healthy and Riva went out for the season so they didn't play much anyway.

    So with more of the guys the O staff recruited on the roster now, he needs to have the offense show more consistency and competency.

    And an improved offense would be something he could talk about with recruits, at least when he's not at the farmer's market

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    BallSackedBallSacked Member Posts: 3,279
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    HuskyInAZ said:

    bananasnblondes said:

    Did any recruit ever mention Eric Kiesau as the reason they committed?

    I don't recall who recruits called out as an influence for their commitment 2 years ago. Getting old ain't pretty. But I've heard commits name Coach K as a factor recently.

    As for Kiesau, exactly where is he coaching today?

    Here are a few coordinators that I think are known as good/great recruiters in the P12.....

    Noel Mazzone - OC - UCLA
    Mike Norvell - OC - ASU
    Scott Frost - OC - Oregon
    Don Pellum - DC - Oregon
    Justin Wilcox - DC - USC
    Kalani Sitake - DC - Oregon State

    I'm sure there are more. I just don't pay close enough attention.
    Mazzone is a terrible recruiter. From what I follow I would strike out Norvell and Wilcox too.
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    whatshouldicareaboutwhatshouldicareabout Member Posts: 12,443
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    HuskyInAZ said:

    bananasnblondes said:

    Did any recruit ever mention Eric Kiesau as the reason they committed?

    I don't recall who recruits called out as an influence for their commitment 2 years ago. Getting old ain't pretty. But I've heard commits name Coach K as a factor recently.

    As for Kiesau, exactly where is he coaching today?

    Here are a few coordinators that I think are known as good/great recruiters in the P12.....

    Noel Mazzone - OC - UCLA
    Mike Norvell - OC - ASU
    Scott Frost - OC - Oregon
    Don Pellum - DC - Oregon
    Justin Wilcox - DC - USC
    Kalani Sitake - DC - Oregon State

    I'm sure there are more. I just don't pay close enough attention.
    He isn't. He's an off-the-field assistant for Alabama.

    Kinda funny how Sark didn't bring his OC of 2 years with him down to USC, wasn't retained by Petersen, was a WR coach at Kansas for a year and now doesn't even have coaching duties.
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    MuttzenMuttzen Member Posts: 1,015
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    whatshouldicareabout said:

    HuskyInAZ said:

    bananasnblondes said:

    Did any recruit ever mention Eric Kiesau as the reason they committed?

    I don't recall who recruits called out as an influence for their commitment 2 years ago. Getting old ain't pretty. But I've heard commits name Coach K as a factor recently.

    As for Kiesau, exactly where is he coaching today?

    Here are a few coordinators that I think are known as good/great recruiters in the P12.....

    Noel Mazzone - OC - UCLA
    Mike Norvell - OC - ASU
    Scott Frost - OC - Oregon
    Don Pellum - DC - Oregon
    Justin Wilcox - DC - USC
    Kalani Sitake - DC - Oregon State

    I'm sure there are more. I just don't pay close enough attention.
    He isn't. He's an off-the-field assistant for Alabama.

    Kinda funny how Sark didn't bring his OC of 2 years with him down to USC, wasn't retained by Petersen, was a WR coach at Kansas for a year and now doesn't even have coaching duties.
    Keith price would phone Nuss after he left for Bama to ask for advice instead of listening to Kiesau. just what I remember, don't twist
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    doogsinparadisedoogsinparadise Member Posts: 9,320
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    RoadDawg55 said:

    whatshouldicareabout said:

    HuskyInAZ said:

    bananasnblondes said:

    Did any recruit ever mention Eric Kiesau as the reason they committed?

    I don't recall who recruits called out as an influence for their commitment 2 years ago. Getting old ain't pretty. But I've heard commits name Coach K as a factor recently.

    As for Kiesau, exactly where is he coaching today?

    Here are a few coordinators that I think are known as good/great recruiters in the P12.....

    Noel Mazzone - OC - UCLA
    Mike Norvell - OC - ASU
    Scott Frost - OC - Oregon
    Don Pellum - DC - Oregon
    Justin Wilcox - DC - USC
    Kalani Sitake - DC - Oregon State

    I'm sure there are more. I just don't pay close enough attention.
    He isn't. He's an off-the-field assistant for Alabama.

    Kinda funny how Sark didn't bring his OC of 2 years with him down to USC, wasn't retained by Petersen, was a WR coach at Kansas for a year and now doesn't even have coaching duties.
    I don't know how good of a coach Kiesau is, but he got caught in no man's land. Sark had a lot of pressure to retain Helton and Tee Martin (WR coach) is considered a great recruiter and also coached Marquis Lee and Robert Woods.

    A year ago, poasters here mocked Tosh for being an off the field assistant for Alabama. Now, he's the LB coach. Kiffin was an off the field assistant as well and is now the OC. I wouldn't be surprised if that is what Kiesau is doing. Maybe it's not such a bad gig?
    I thought Tosh did things the wrong way, or at least that's just what I was hearing. Sounds like Nick Saban is imploding, don't twist. #doogtalk
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    Dennis_DeYoungDennis_DeYoung Member Posts: 14,754
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    The only real answer to the original question is:

    Of course not.
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    DugtheDoogDugtheDoog Member Posts: 3,180
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    HuskyInAZ said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    No, but to my knowledge coordinators typically don't recruit much. They do when players are on campus, but the leg work is done by the position coaches.

    Fair point, but when the head coach is talked about by recruits as having a relationship with them infinitely more that the OC........
    I remember Nussmeier being mentioned quite a bit by recruits, actually. Kiesau I heard mentioned a few times but mostly by lower-level guys or QBs talking about what they did on their visit which obviously would include meeting with their OC. Before that, Tim Lappano was just a lights-out recruiter. Everybody wanted to play for him. Same with John Pettas. Ace recruiter and quarterback whisperer, is what I heard. But Lappano and Pettas never had to deal with a quarterback who had trust issues either.
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