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Greg Schiano (HC Rutgers Scarlet Knights)

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pnuts34 said:
I've heard that he pushes players and that has rubbed GM's and possibly ADs the wrong way. His style suits college more than NFL, IMO. We'll certainly see a hard playing team, some schools don't like their players pushed to the degree he wants. This is conjecture that I've heard BTW
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I wouldn't say it's pushing players so much as being a hands on micro-manager -- one writer used the term "uncompromising control freak." Some people simply aren't wired to be managed that way.

Schiano developed a reputation for treating NFL scouts like dirt when they would visit. He was single-minded in making Rutgers a better team on the field so viewed the NFL glad-handing obligations as a distraction and a colossal time waster. When Rutgers started to win some games and he finally had the epiphany that solid NFL connections could be leveraged in recruiting, he found a lot of resistance trying to rehabilitate his reputation with the league.

To his credit he's acknowledged where things kind of went off the rails and how he'd unwittingly sown those seeds in his years at RU that virtually guaranteed his failure upon arrival in the NFL. There was a pretty candid story/interview by Pete Thamel last Nov that detailed much of his NFL stint and year off.

http://mmqb.si.com/2014/11/04/nfl-greg-schiano-year-off

If Schiano returns to college, one of the most drastic adjustments he’ll make is how he treats NFL scouts and personnel. Rutgers developed the worst reputation of any college program in how it treated NFL scouts evaluating its players, something Schiano looks back on and regrets. There were plenty of general managers around the NFL quietly chuckling when Schiano’s tenure in Tampa melted down, as he was infamous for limiting access and the amount of practice that scouts could watch at Rutgers. Schiano was mimicking the model of Paterno, who was notoriously difficult with NFL scouts. Again, by the time Schiano adjusted late in his tenure, it was too late to outdistance the reputation. “I didn’t see how that would help Rutgers, which was dumb,” Schiano says. “We were putting so many kids in the league even though it wasn’t a good visit. We could’ve put more in, probably.”

It’s nearly unanimous in NFL scouting circles that Alabama is the best place for scouts to visit, as Saban has an intricate set-up that includes catered meals to make scouts feel welcome. This isn’t an accident; Saban did two stints in the NFL. Schiano says he’s more in tune to a scout’s thankless grind, and he plans to flip his reputation through better access to his team and himself. “It wasn’t disrespect,” he says. “It was just ambivalence. I didn’t care. I was focused on one thing, and that was our team. I didn’t have aspirations to go the NFL, so it wasn’t like I was going to kiss your ass to hopefully get to the league someday. All I cared about was turning Rutgers around.”
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As others have stated, grand slam hire. Great coach & provides a huge boost to Mid-Atlantic recruiting. LOVE it.
 
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Buckeye86 said:
I'm curious if Schiano is interested in restarting his career and jumping back to HC or if he wants to have the relative security and reduced stress of being Urban's right hand man long term.

The latter would be great for stability at OSU, which would be great for the longevity of Urban's tenure.
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Dream scenario he stays past Urbs departure and into early years of Hermans.
 
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