[NU Sports] New OC - Mick McCall?

[DPENDERG at aol.com]

Sure, it could turn out to be a great hire, but that's pure  speculation.  He 
and Fitz do not have a lot of slack or the luxury  that maybe in a few years 
things will be better.  I think the Cats need a  winning season in 2008 (and a 
bowl game) or we may see even more change in the  NU football program.  
Another mediocre year and you'll end up with the  band and cheerleaders 
outnumbering the fans in the stadium.  Messrs Bienen  and Ryan up there above Sec 228 
will not be amused.  
 
 
 
In a message dated 1/11/2008 4:46:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jeff.beamsley at hilgraeve.com writes:

The key  to all of this is that we and he are in good alignment.  He is  going
to be looking to make his mark quickly and either move on or  renegotiate his
deal.  He isn't going to get a HC job here, but he  will have the chance to
move upward and onward to bigger programs if he  performs here.  That will
also give him some leverage if he wants to  stay.  We are looking for someone
who is going to start quickly and  bring some consistency to the offense.  If
he turns out to be a good  hire, hopefully he can get a better deal to stay.
If not, he'll quickly  leave and we'll try another.

The big hope is that he has some big fast  smart HS QB's that he has been
keeping his eye on who might be interested  in playing for NU.

Jeff


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I know many want to rationalize the choice of  McCall and we all hope  that it
turns out well.  But he still  only has one year of offensive  coordinator
experience at a non-BCS  conference school and has a huge  responsibility
because the head  coach himself is not a offense  guy.  There is no time  for
"on-the-job" training or the luxury  of  "growing into the  position" over
several seasons.  He  (and Fitz's decision) will  be judged by what unfolds
next fall,  so 
stay tuned.    The jury is out.






In a message dated 1/11/2008  12:42:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jeff.beamsley at hilgraeve.com  writes:

MAC  teams regularly play BT teams, so he DOES have the  experience of going
up against them.

Over the past couple of years,  BG played MSU,  Minny, OSU, Wisky, Purdue, and
NU and has better  record in the league over  that period of time than we do.

They  also have done a somewhat less  successful tour of Oklahoma  getting
killed by Oklahoma and  Tulsa.

All things considered,  it looks like a good fit.  He proven  he can win.
He's a guy  looking to move up.  He comes from a  background of coaching  QB's
in an offense the depends very heavily on that  position.   Don't know what
his role was in recruiting the two stud  QB's that BG  had, but I suspect it
was
significant.    

Jeff



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I hate to be a skeptic, but couldn't we do  better than  someone with just
one year of experience as OC from the  MAC?  Is  he ready for the Big  Ten?
Or, do we have to wait  until he gets  some experience going up against  UM,
OSU and  
Illinois a few  times?   And, I don't want to hear   about McGee's lack of  
experience because he was hired and mentored  by Walker, a   strong,
experienced offensive coach.  Now  we'll have a young head  coach  without any
offensive experience  and an OC with just one season  in a mid-level   D-IA
conference.  I think a good Big Ten program  would find  someone  more
seasoned and ready for the big  time.


In  a message dated 1/11/2008 8:47:43 A.M. Eastern Standard   Time,
s.fridley at comcast.net writes:

Sporting  News is  reporting  the new OC will apparently be Bowling Green's
Mick  McCall,  who was  promoted to OC there last season after four years  as
QB coach.

He  also spent some time as an assistant at Oregon  State, among    others.

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