I know this has been a hot topic lately and I just wanted to stop in quick and say that Mike Sanford was a fantastic hire. He's a fantastic recruiter and an awesome, energetic, young coach, who will relate well to ND's staff and their quarterbacks. He'll be on a fast track for a head coaching job, however, much like Diaco.
Here would be my ideal (and realistic) staff for the Irish in 2015. I'll include the regions I think they should recruit...
Head Coach: Brian Kelly (National Recruiter)
Recruiting Coordinator-Assistant head coach / WR Coach: Mike Denbrock (Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Midwest)
Offensive Coordinator / QB coach: Mike Sanford (California, Texas, Washington)
Offensive Line Coach: Harry Hiestand (Indiana, Illinois, national recruiter for OL)
TE Coach / Special Teams coach: Scott Booker (Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia)
RB Coach: Deland McCullough: (Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Florida)
Defensive Coordinator / LB Coach: Brian Van Gorder (national recruiter. JUST DO SOMETHING)
DL Coach: Mike Elston (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland)
Safeties Coach: Bob Elliot (Midwest / Northwest)
CB Coach: Todd Lyght (California. Arizona, Oregon, Texas)
The first thing you'll notice is that I have multiple coaches in Ohio, Florida, Texas, California and in the Mid-West. It's important that ND attack those regions the hardest, with their best recruiters. A top class for ND will be rooted with 7-10 prospects from the Midwest. Between Denbrock, Van Gorder, Elliot, Kelly and McCullough, who is a specialist in Ohio, ND would have plenty of resources in the region. Booker, McCoullough, Sanford, Denbrock and Lyght will all be good / great recruiters, hence the reason I have them in the most competitive areas, and areas they are most tied to. Inespecially look forward to them competing with USC, UCLA, Stanford and Oregon on the West Coast.
JMO.
Here would be my ideal (and realistic) staff for the Irish in 2015. I'll include the regions I think they should recruit...
Head Coach: Brian Kelly (National Recruiter)
Recruiting Coordinator-Assistant head coach / WR Coach: Mike Denbrock (Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Midwest)
Offensive Coordinator / QB coach: Mike Sanford (California, Texas, Washington)
Offensive Line Coach: Harry Hiestand (Indiana, Illinois, national recruiter for OL)
TE Coach / Special Teams coach: Scott Booker (Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia)
RB Coach: Deland McCullough: (Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Florida)
Defensive Coordinator / LB Coach: Brian Van Gorder (national recruiter. JUST DO SOMETHING)
DL Coach: Mike Elston (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland)
Safeties Coach: Bob Elliot (Midwest / Northwest)
CB Coach: Todd Lyght (California. Arizona, Oregon, Texas)
The first thing you'll notice is that I have multiple coaches in Ohio, Florida, Texas, California and in the Mid-West. It's important that ND attack those regions the hardest, with their best recruiters. A top class for ND will be rooted with 7-10 prospects from the Midwest. Between Denbrock, Van Gorder, Elliot, Kelly and McCullough, who is a specialist in Ohio, ND would have plenty of resources in the region. Booker, McCoullough, Sanford, Denbrock and Lyght will all be good / great recruiters, hence the reason I have them in the most competitive areas, and areas they are most tied to. Inespecially look forward to them competing with USC, UCLA, Stanford and Oregon on the West Coast.
JMO.