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"It's hard to point fingers because a Martinez or Skov hasn't appeared in the ILB pipeline."

What? 

Why the hell can't you point a finger at the ILB coach who is supposed to recruit ILB's? Or, the head coach who basically is in charge of all assistant coaches, which includes recruiting as one of their primary efforts? Or, the head coach who needs to work more hours on the phone and/or traveling, in order to "close" the [recruiting] deals? Read this: https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recr...id=6403943

For the umpteenth time, the ILB coach is not responsible for recruiting ILBs. An assistant coach may have input on recruits brought in at his position, but recruiting responsibilities are primarily based on geography.

Apologies if my tone seems harsh. It's just frustrating to me to see assistants inaccurately lauded with extra praise (e.g. Bloomgren) or unfairly criticized (e.g. Hansen) for recruiting results.

That is not exactly right.  The position coach is still responsible for the overall recruitment strategy, identifying players to go after and prioritizing amongst them, and is jointly responsible for their individual recruitment.  And although the coach responsible for geography has administrative responsibility for particular recruits, and is the primary point of contact, it would be illogical for the position coach not to be heavily involved.  If you ever read recruits' twitter feeds when they commit, you will see that they typically thank Coach Shaw, their future position coach, and the primary recruiter for their region.

I think if a position coach is having recruitment issues, it is fair to question the position coach's ability to identify, pursue, and close on recruits.

BC

[BostonCard]

"It's hard to point fingers because a Martinez or Skov hasn't appeared in the ILB pipeline."

What? 

Why the hell can't you point a finger at the ILB coach who is supposed to recruit ILB's? Or, the head coach who basically is in charge of all assistant coaches, which includes recruiting as one of their primary efforts? Or, the head coach who needs to work more hours on the phone and/or traveling, in order to "close" the [recruiting] deals? Read this: https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recr...id=6403943

For the umpteenth time, the ILB coach is not responsible for recruiting ILBs. An assistant coach may have input on recruits brought in at his position, but recruiting responsibilities are primarily based on geography.

Apologies if my tone seems harsh. It's just frustrating to me to see assistants inaccurately lauded with extra praise (e.g. Bloomgren) or unfairly criticized (e.g. Hansen) for recruiting results.

That is not exactly right.  The position coach is still responsible for the overall recruitment strategy, identifying players to go after and prioritizing amongst them, and is jointly responsible for their individual recruitment.  And although the coach responsible for geography has administrative responsibility for particular recruits, and is the primary point of contact, it would be illogical for the position coach not to be heavily involved.  If you ever read recruits' twitter feeds when they commit, you will see that they typically thank Coach Shaw, their future position coach, and the primary recruiter for their region.

I think if a position coach is having recruitment issues, it is fair to question the position coach's ability to identify, pursue, and close on recruits.

BC