Any word on a running back coach hire?

[jerbob36]

Need a guy that can connect with players #1. Nobody is ever happy with the # of carries in any RB room. Betts did a great job of smoothing things over with guys who were frustrated.. Wait your turn, keep working, etc.

 

[ICHawk2440]

Albert young would be a previous player with some time in NFL and coaching.(not saying it has to be a previous player but he has ties to the program) I always thought he was a likable guy…

 

[herkhatescy2]

He wasn’t a RB. I believe the general consensus on this board is, that eliminates you from consideration for a position coach.

You’re supposed to pick someone who was a good RB, specifically at Iowa. Nothing else matters.

Jon Bud wasn't a receiver.

 

[Bearhawk0505]

Manson would be great. He would be a great recruiter. RB is the easiest position to coach. Just keep the room full of talent like Betts did.

 

[Birky]

Jon Bud wasn't a receiver.

Half the staff wasn’t the position they currently coach.

Here is how good head coaches operate. They hire other good coaches to coach. They don’t give a sh1t how good they were as players.

Reese Morgan was great at coaching every position he coached. I have no idea what he played himself, but I know he didn’t play every position he coached at Iowa.

 

[Scott559]

Looks like Kirk has his guy.

Iowa football expected to hire Omar Young as Hawkeyes' running backs coach

The Iowa football team needed less than three weeks to find a replacement for Ladell Betts, who left the Hawkeyes for the New York Giants.

www.hawkcentral.com

 

[hawk224]

Looks like a solid hire

 

[DogBoyRy]

Looks like a solid hire

FWIW.
I listened to him on an interview in Chicago when he was there and thought he should be the next Bears head coach.

 

[ichawk24]

As Norm Parker would say, you get the good people on the bus and you figure out where they sit later.

 

[Ripcord280]

As Norm Parker would say, you get the good people on the bus and you figure out where they sit later.

interesting quote. but it sounds more like Fry-esque. are you sure he did not borrow that from Hayden? just curious.

 

[DogBoyRy]

interesting quote. but it sounds more like Fry-esque. are you sure he did not borrow that from Hayden? just curious.

He borrowed it from doyle who took it from the business book Good to Great.