On another popular ND site (that uses composite gazing) you'll find an article that covers your inquiry. Moorehead and another coach, mentioned here in a thread, were the top three candidates; and yes they were all interviewed.
Rees named OC
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Great question! We know Rees was garnering interest from Oregon and Northwestern but all I can find is that BK said he did an "extensive search."
I have a feeling he did a search similar to OJ's search for the "real killer."
Question is, was Rees first choice or did Moorhead turn it down or withdraw for some reason, e.g. Money, not the right fit, etc?
This is both a safe move and a risky move by BK. On one hand, he has someone in TR that has been around the program and is extremely familiar with the offense. On the other hand, he has someone lacking experience. It’s like giving a teenage kid who just got his license, a brand new $100k Maserati.
Personally, I like the move. I think what TR lacked in talent as a player, he definitely makes up for as a coach. I think there’s a huge upside, but this can also go sideways. Wish TR all the best.
Personally, I like the move. I think what TR lacked in talent as a player, he definitely makes up for as a coach. I think there’s a huge upside, but this can also go sideways. Wish TR all the best.
Let this sink in as well, Rees doesn't have to fill Chip Long's shoes as OC, as if that isn't bad enough.
He has to fill his recruiting shoes. They have to look like Bozo the Clown's shoes. Not even close.
He not only has to make up his lack of coaching experience which is huge, he has to nmake up for his lack of recruiting experience. This coaching position for power teams is traditionally a powerful national recruiter. We have 27 year old Rees with zero experience. And it's not like ND wouldn't attract a coach who can recruit and who has experience.
If you know Brian Kelly the best guess is that this was his plan all along and being the politician he is, he withheld this info knowing the firestorm it would draw if he dubbed him right away.
Do you mean like:
Jordan Johnson #3 WR
Javon McKinley #11 WR
Kevin Austin #15 WR
Brock Wright #1 TE
Chris Tyree #2 APB
Michael Mayer #3 TE
Kevin Bauman #5 TE
(and so far next year)
Lorenzo Styles #5 WR
Deion Colzie #3 Ath
Cane Berong #8 TE
All ranked higher than three most recent playmakers:
Will Fuller #18 WR
Chase Claypool #22 WR
Kevin Stephenson #66 WR
And some even equal or higher than our next NFL star:
Cole Kmet #3 TE
(F/P+++ - = FP times infinity)
Yet Young Tom Rees has already recruited:
#7 Drew Pyne who just killed it at his all star game (he was by far the best) and Drew was also recruited by Alabama, Oklahoma, Auburn, Michigan.
#2 (and RISING) Tyler Buchner -- recruited by the world.
That is a pretty damn good start AND now Rees can work with Lance, and Quinn and Alexander and Kelly to add to the top-notch WR, OL and RB haul!
and who else out there could be more familiar and comfortable with the offensive philosophy that Kelly chooses to utilize ? as usual here lots of hand wringing and sky falling mentality. i've seen some pretty good endorsements of the hire on social media.
been in the program three years. obviously his superiors felt he's earned a promotion.
why would you bring in someone who doesn't share the offensive philosophy the head coach chooses to utilize ? that makes no sense.
coach o hired Matt Canada first and then fired him because it was a bad fit . sound familiar ?
i can tell you for a fact that is the opinion inside the coaching fraternity. i've heard it many times over from many different coaches.
Chase, I disagree with you here about the impact of coordinators, even though I agree that the buck ultimately stops with Kelly. Maybe you meant specifically offensive coordinator but since you didn’t say that, obviously our defensive coordinators have had a huge impact on the team over the years. The difference between BVG and Elko/Lea was massive. As far as offensive coordinators, they are surely limited by BK’s system, but at the same time who have we had that has went on to be very successful somewhere else? I guess we’ll see where Long lands and how he does, but to this point I’d argue that we haven’t had a good enough offensive coordinator to be able to tell if they can make an impact.
It seems like this is considered a positive move by many former players and people who cover Notre Dame.
"Disappointment aside, I’ll reserve judgement until we see how well Rees recruits, plans and calls the games, and makes in game adjustments. Hope like hell he turns out like The Lea promotion."
I agree -- I just hope that Kelly lets Tommy (and Lance) run the offense and keep his mitts out. Yes, he is the HC and has the ultimate responsibility, but, be the CEO and let TR and LA cut it loose. Also, would like to see one of them (or both) light a fire under Quinn's ass and get the O-Line to be physical at the point of attack (relative to the running game). And, we as fans need to also realize that there WILL BE GROWING PAINS as TR develops and matures.
After reading through some of the posts on this thread, I must say that I was amused by this statement appearing in the "What They're Saying: Notre Dame Promotes Tom Rees, Lance Taylor" article on the BGI home page:
"Rees' hiring should be received rather well by fans of the Irish."
Apparently BGI didn't read through its own message board. LOL!
"Rees' hiring should be received rather well by fans of the Irish."
Apparently BGI didn't read through its own message board. LOL!
Maybe you should find out how recruiting works because Chip Long was lead recruiter for these guys. Just like Kelly. People like to give credit for others work.
Not to mention the guys are committing to a program where Chip Long is the OC …. not Rees the former Northwestern Grad asst.
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Like Clark Lea right ?
Oh wait a minute-----Lea was your choice .
The difference being that BK was forced to bring in Lea with Elko …. BK did the Rees thing all on his own …. Like VanGorder was his doing by choioce and not forced
We can talk about this for the next 8 months, but the decision has been made. This is going to end in one of 3 ways
1. The offense takes a step forward.
2. We see little to no improvement or little to no regression
3. Offensively the team takes a step back.
We just have to wait and see.
1. The offense takes a step forward.
2. We see little to no improvement or little to no regression
3. Offensively the team takes a step back.
We just have to wait and see.
Lea was part of the Elko deal or he wouldn't be here …. period …. then it only made sense to keep him to run the defense that Elko brought which he knew. Bringing in a new DC with a new scheme would've potentially been a mess.
Because we had been running the Elko defense for so long and were committed to it?
Lea has done a great job. LIke Ive said numerous times it didn't matter who bk chose for OC, hes pulling the strings.Like Clark Lea right ?
Oh wait a minute-----Lea was your choice .
Here we go again. I know everything and BK never makes a bad decision. No coach wants to be the OC at ND. Its nauseating.
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