Per Laurinaitis on the radio just now: Freeman was offered the LB job and declined because he wasn't leaving Luke for a role that was demotion in title.
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7 years as a coach all with linebackers. Only 2 years as a DC both at UC under FickellSomeone refresh me... How long has Freeman been a coach & how long has he been DC
I guess my question mark with him and at UCwith Fickell is how much of that D, gameplan,design, play calling is his vs Fickell...
In this particular case you could argue it would still be a move up for his career and it would be a lot more money.That's perfectly understandable. Not many coaches want to move from a coordinator position back to a positional coach.
In this particular case you could argue it would still be a move up for his career and it would be a lot more money.
It is still understandable; a strong loyalty to Fickell is also a strong factor I’m sure.
this is my thought as well. Freeman has a lot of loyalty to Fickell. the first call Luke made was to Freeman when he took the UC job. He was at Luke’s intro press conference with him even before the announcement was made.Also, if Fickell continues to be successful, they probably both move on to a bigger job within a couple of years, maybe even scUM (perish the thought) or MSU if Dantonio stubbornly clings to his defective offensive staff.
forgot Yurcich on O side...Wouldnt Wilson immediately step into the OL duties since that's his background until we find a suitable replacement?
I still think ST needs someone dedicated to it and of course, we need Safety/Corner help. Otherwise I think the staff looks pretty good right now.
Offense
Day
Wilson
Alford
Hartline
(Studwara) tentative
Defense
Johnson
Mattison
Washington
Hafley
??
Lot of experience on Defensive side and there's some great ideas on that Offensive side. It's odd as all hell to see these names but I like it overall.
I thought that I read somewhere that Washington did a little ST work while at ttun. So perhaps he and one of the other staff members could cover ST.I still think ST needs someone dedicated to it and of course, we need Safety/Corner help. Otherwise I think the staff looks pretty good right now.