Nebraska is bringing in former Houston and WV coach Dana Holgorsen as an offensive consultant.
Interesting. Not sure what he was doing as our special offensive consultant, but we can’t run the ball inside the 5 yard line but can move it at will between the 20s.
I am not against adding Holgorson. But, why aren’t the coaches we have capable of getting things straitened out? What can an outside person add something the current coaches can’t? Can football really be that complicated?
I don’t think I have ever heard of any college team needing a consultant either offenseively or defensively. Maybe I am being overly critical but to me it says the coaches we already have aren’t capable of adjusting. I am not saying it has never happened. I am just saying I have no recollection of the situation before.
John Papenhagen
A recent NCAA regulation change means consultants can work directly with players both in practices and on game day. So it isn’t surprising that teams are adding consultants to staff, it gives them extra eyes on the action. It may also free the assistant coaches to do more recruiting work, especially off-campus visits, as the consultants aren’t permitted to contact recruits.
Is football complicated? Far more so that fans appreciate and understand. In one of his books, John Madden talked about attending a coaching clinic taught by Vince Lombardi. Lombardi spent the entire time breaking down the variations of just ONE play.
John,
A couple of things. First off, in this day-and-age it is not at all uncommon for programs (particularly bigger ones) to have consultants. I know that Alabama is particularly well known for them.
Second, and this is just opinion obviously, collage football these days IS that complicated. Long gone are the days where it’s just student body left, student body right, etc. The sheer blocking options on ONE run play alone could fill your typical high school playbook.
I applaud Rhule for looking for more eyes to take a fresh look at his program to see where we can get better.