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

Gladstone
Gladstone Member Posts: 16,425
in The Fisching Hole (Recruiting)
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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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,413 Standard Supporter
    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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  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,773
    He hasn't been fired yet?
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  • HuskyInAZ
    HuskyInAZ Member Posts: 1,733
    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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  • bananasnblondes
    bananasnblondes Member Posts: 15,587
    Did any recruit ever mention Eric Kiesau as the reason they committed?
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  • HuskyInAZ
    HuskyInAZ Member Posts: 1,733
    edited August 2015
    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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  • CokeGreaterThanPepsi
    CokeGreaterThanPepsi Member Posts: 7,646
    Smith only recruits QBs
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  • FremontTroll
    FremontTroll Member Posts: 4,744
    CokeGreaterThanPepsi said:

    Smith only recruits QB

    Well, one anyways.
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  • HFNY
    HFNY Member Posts: 5,515
    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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