03-31-2025, 07:24 AM
Can’t be worse than TT.
(03-31-2025, 07:24 AM)BrevinsBest Wrote: Can’t be worse than TT.
(03-31-2025, 07:24 AM)BrevinsBest Wrote: Can’t be worse than TT.
Quote:Reich is joining the Cardinal on a one-year deal with Stanford expected to launch a national search following the 2025 season.
Quote:The hiring is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.
Quote:Reich is joining the Cardinal on a one-year deal with Stanford expected to launch a national search following the 2025 season.
Quote:The hiring is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.
(03-31-2025, 08:50 AM)PVTree Wrote: I think the fact that it is a1-year interim contact will hurt recruiting a lot. It is very important for players to know who will be coaching them and the style of offense/defense they will be utilizing.
(03-31-2025, 08:50 AM)PVTree Wrote: I think the fact that it is a1-year interim contact will hurt recruiting a lot. It is very important for players to know who will be coaching them and the style of offense/defense they will be utilizing.
(03-31-2025, 09:01 AM)BostonCard Wrote:(03-31-2025, 08:50 AM)PVTree Wrote: I think the fact that it is a1-year interim contact will hurt recruiting a lot. It is very important for players to know who will be coaching them and the style of offense/defense they will be utilizing.
With the portal, is that even true? Based on the number of times I have heard “so-and-so, formerly Texas Tech recruit by way of North Carolina…” I would guess that fewer than half of players spend all four years at a school.
BC
(03-31-2025, 09:01 AM)BostonCard Wrote:(03-31-2025, 08:50 AM)PVTree Wrote: I think the fact that it is a1-year interim contact will hurt recruiting a lot. It is very important for players to know who will be coaching them and the style of offense/defense they will be utilizing.
With the portal, is that even true? Based on the number of times I have heard “so-and-so, formerly Texas Tech recruit by way of North Carolina…” I would guess that fewer than half of players spend all four years at a school.
BC
(03-31-2025, 09:01 AM)BostonCard Wrote:(03-31-2025, 08:50 AM)PVTree Wrote: I think the fact that it is a1-year interim contact will hurt recruiting a lot. It is very important for players to know who will be coaching them and the style of offense/defense they will be utilizing.
With the portal, is that even true? Based on the number of times I have heard “so-and-so, formerly Texas Tech recruit by way of North Carolina…” I would guess that fewer than half of players spend all four years at a school.
BC
(03-31-2025, 09:01 AM)BostonCard Wrote:(03-31-2025, 08:50 AM)PVTree Wrote: I think the fact that it is a1-year interim contact will hurt recruiting a lot. It is very important for players to know who will be coaching them and the style of offense/defense they will be utilizing.
With the portal, is that even true? Based on the number of times I have heard “so-and-so, formerly Texas Tech recruit by way of North Carolina…” I would guess that fewer than half of players spend all four years at a school.
BC
(03-31-2025, 07:43 AM)Mick Wrote:(03-31-2025, 07:24 AM)BrevinsBest Wrote: Can’t be worse than TT.
Luck knows him from his days coaching Indianapolis where he was 40-33-1 and went to the playoffs twice in five seasons, once with Luck as his QB. It'll be interesting to see if the NFL discipline translates at Stanford. Reich was an NFL quarterback and a longtime OC/offensive assistant, and was Philly's OC during their 2017 Super Bowl winning season. He helped Carson Wentz go 11-2 and transformed Nick Foles into the Super Bowl MVP. He also worked extensively with Philip Rivers.
Good story on Reich. Coach Levy, fellow QB Jim Kelly, GM Bill Polian, teammate Boomer Esiason all speak extremely highly of him: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2973...-comebacks
BTW, Reich was the quarterback who led the comeback wild card playoff win for the Bills after being down 35-3. He also led UMaryland from a 31-0 halftime deficit to beat UMiami 42-40, at the time the largest deficit in NCAA D1 history. He served as Jim Kelly's backup for years. And he's a man of faith, which probably fits the program's needs after Taylor's scandal: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/3771...hers-coach
For one season, in the straits that Stanford football is in, I really like this hire. Stanford needs a new football culture, and I think Reich can deliver. If he works out, he stays. I realize that he may have the NFL as a goal, but at age 63 coming off of a 1-10 record in his last stint, I don't see it. That was the fourth shortest HC stint in NFL history and he's the first HC since the NFL/AFL merger to be fired in back-to-back seasons. I realize recruiting is a question, but it's a big part of the job, and Reich strikes me as the kind of guy who doesn't neglect the important aspects of his roles. Worst case, he hires an excellent recruiting staff.
https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/19067081...49294.html
Tight ends coach Nate Byham has been promoted to offensive coordinator.
(03-31-2025, 07:43 AM)Mick Wrote:(03-31-2025, 07:24 AM)BrevinsBest Wrote: Can’t be worse than TT.
Luck knows him from his days coaching Indianapolis where he was 40-33-1 and went to the playoffs twice in five seasons, once with Luck as his QB. It'll be interesting to see if the NFL discipline translates at Stanford. Reich was an NFL quarterback and a longtime OC/offensive assistant, and was Philly's OC during their 2017 Super Bowl winning season. He helped Carson Wentz go 11-2 and transformed Nick Foles into the Super Bowl MVP. He also worked extensively with Philip Rivers.
Good story on Reich. Coach Levy, fellow QB Jim Kelly, GM Bill Polian, teammate Boomer Esiason all speak extremely highly of him: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2973...-comebacks
BTW, Reich was the quarterback who led the comeback wild card playoff win for the Bills after being down 35-3. He also led UMaryland from a 31-0 halftime deficit to beat UMiami 42-40, at the time the largest deficit in NCAA D1 history. He served as Jim Kelly's backup for years. And he's a man of faith, which probably fits the program's needs after Taylor's scandal: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/3771...hers-coach
For one season, in the straits that Stanford football is in, I really like this hire. Stanford needs a new football culture, and I think Reich can deliver. If he works out, he stays. I realize that he may have the NFL as a goal, but at age 63 coming off of a 1-10 record in his last stint, I don't see it. That was the fourth shortest HC stint in NFL history and he's the first HC since the NFL/AFL merger to be fired in back-to-back seasons. I realize recruiting is a question, but it's a big part of the job, and Reich strikes me as the kind of guy who doesn't neglect the important aspects of his roles. Worst case, he hires an excellent recruiting staff.
https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/19067081...49294.html
Tight ends coach Nate Byham has been promoted to offensive coordinator.
(03-31-2025, 10:51 AM)BostonCard Wrote: I won’t know how I feel about this hire until I read Matt Squeri’s missive dissecting it in five dimensions (seriously, though, I’m looking forward to his analysis).Same. This is not my lane. But one thing Nneka said when she made her guest appearance at Tara's class really stuck with me: unlike her college experience, in the pros you never know how long your coach will be your coach, so it's a very different kind of relationship (and note that six of twelve head coaches were fired in the W at the end of last season).
BC
(03-31-2025, 10:51 AM)BostonCard Wrote: I won’t know how I feel about this hire until I read Matt Squeri’s missive dissecting it in five dimensions (seriously, though, I’m looking forward to his analysis).Same. This is not my lane. But one thing Nneka said when she made her guest appearance at Tara's class really stuck with me: unlike her college experience, in the pros you never know how long your coach will be your coach, so it's a very different kind of relationship (and note that six of twelve head coaches were fired in the W at the end of last season).
BC