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Perry Eliano (Official Thread)

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osuvictory1 said:
Well, Meyer put recruiting first as well. I think Day, got caught sleeping at the wheel on the defense, and recruiting could have been better.

I think on paper, when Coombs took the DC job, it seemed like a can't miss. Proven recruiter and success as a position coach.

I think recruiting needs to be important. Look at TSUN, even if you bring in a better coach the talent level wil get exposed.

I am actually excited about the new coaching hires. I think they bring a fresh look, but they must recruit at a high level. I am sure they know the expectations.
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Remember when Urban Meyer promoted Ed Warinner to OC and brought Tim Beck on board and the offense was fucking awful in ‘15 and ‘16 and cost Ohio State a national championship in at least ‘15 if not both years?

Day made a bad DC hire and he lost two years of national title aspirations because of it.

Even the great Urban Meyer made that mistake… hell, he made it twice because bad handling of the defensive staff resulted in missing national title shots in ‘17 and ‘18 as well.
 
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Buckeye86 said:
Remember when Urban Meyer promoted Ed Warinner to OC and brought Tim Beck on board and the offense was fucking awful in ‘15 and ‘16 and cost Ohio State a national championship in at least ‘15 if not both years?

Day made a bad DC hire and he lost two years of national title aspirations because of it.

Even the great Urban Meyer made that mistake… hell, he made it twice because bad handling of the defensive staff resulted in missing national title shots in ‘17 and ‘18 as well.
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I agree with your entire premise. But I think 2017 was mostly on the offense, IMO. If you look back at the scores, the offense struggled mightily against a competent team. They averaged 41 for the year, but against Oklahoma, Penn State, Wisconsin, TTUN, and USC they only averaged 27 points.

The defense was really only bad in one game.
 
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pnuts34 said:
I hear your issue with the hires, and ob the surface it makes a little sense. But a lot of your concern has been answered in other threads.
A lot of coaches coming from the NFL offer a different aspect, as they can provide insight on the next level and what it takes. Like I said, Hafley was primarily an NFL coach before coming to OSU. Mike McDonald was primarily an NFL coach before going to scUM this season. Doug Marrone just led an OL to the NC with Bama after being in the NFL for years, and same with Bill O'Brien. Ryan Day was plucked from the NFL, etc etc
And I honestly could care less if Knowles can recruit well, if he can get the defense to tackle effectively and generate a good scheme and not be afraid to change on the fly. For the positivity that you spoke about Coombs, he did none of those things, and cost us a CFP appearance.

If Eliano can turn 2 former 3stars into the best CB tandem in CFB, imagine what he can do with the former 4 and 5stars on our roster like: Brown, Burke, Hancock, Johnson, Martinez, Cavazos, Brown and Turner
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Trust the coaches, not the jock-sniffers.
 
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Perry Eliano will be paid $450,000

11W got a copy of his contract.

Eliano, meanwhile, spent the last two seasons at Cincinnati, where he was responsible for one of the nation’s past defenses. He’ll make more than twice as much as he did with the Bearcats ($215,000), though not as much as former secondary coach Matt Barnes did in 2021 ($600,000).
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Eliano on Ransom's big night: 'It didn't surprise me' | Proctor handles benching well

On the first play from scrimmage in Ohio State's game against visiting Notre Dame last Saturday, safety Josh Proctor whiffed on a tackle which led to a 54-yard gain from wide receiver Lorenzo Styles Jr. Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles and safeties coach Perry Eliano promptly benched Proctor and inserted Lathan Ransom in his place. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Ransom ended up having the game of his young career as he was second on the team in tackles with seven, including six solo stops.

"It didn't surprise me," Eliano said. "Lathan's had a great fall camp. He practices well, he loves what he does, he prepares well. So what you saw on Saturday did not surprise me.

Knowles talks a lot about about Ransom's "fast trigger" and Eliano was asked to expound on that.

"That's very instinctive," he said. "And so, when he goes, he goes, and obviously he has a great impact when he makes plays on the ball and stuff like that."

Ransom's biggest play of the night was when he dropped Notre Dame All-American tight end Michael Mayer short of the first down markers, getting right up in his grill as soon as he hauled in the pass. Eliano was asked if that was a good snapshot of the type of safety that Ransom is.

"Absolutely," he said. "You know, first foremost, it was the money down. So they had already had a tendency, that's where they wanted to get the ball to, so we knew that going into the game. And so for us, for Lathan to do that. It's just more than anything we talked about being BIA (best in America) so every day you wake up, every day, we come in this building or outside, every time we take the field, there's a representation of all the great DBs that have come through here.

"So, when we say best in America, that's that's a walk of life. That's who we are. And that's what we believe. And that's how we have to be each and every day. And so, like I said, it doesn't surprise me because of all the hard work, the preparation, that Lathan and his teammates have put in each and every day that nobody sees. And so, we talk about it all the time. We live it. It's not something that we just say, but we actually live. Every day."
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Proctor dealt with benching well

Eliano gave Proctor a vote of confidence despite the benching and how well Ransom played.

"Proctor is a phenomenal player, great young man, and he's got a huge role on this football team," Eliano said. "And I love him, I trust him and so it wasn't planned accordingly like that. But what I wanted to do is just calm Josh down, you know, and Lathan ended up playing quite a bit because he got in rhythm. But by all means, we are going to need both of them. We need both of them to do what we need to do.

To his credit, Proctor handled the benching well.

Entire article: https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...e-me-Proctor-handles-benching-well-192869032/
 
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  • Asked when he knew Malik Hartford could contribute this year, Eliano said Hartford “showed flashes in the spring.” He continued to improve in the summer, “and then really in fall camp, he was able to get his hands on balls, he was always around the ball, and just was able to handle the workload and handle the pressure of, ‘Hey, you got to step up and play.’
  • Eliano said it has been difficult for Lathan Ransom to watch from the sideline “because he’s the ultra competitor, he’s fierce,” but said Ransom has been “a great leader” for the safety room even though he can’t play right now.
  • Eliano said he’s not surprised by how well Josh Proctor has played this season because “it was never an ability thing with Proctor, it was moreso of a mindset thing.” He says Proctor has taken his preparation more seriously this year, which Eliano thinks has led to his improved play.
  • Eliano said he thinks Kye Stokes’ development has been “good” despite his lack of playing time. “Obviously, you come in as a freshman and you want to play right away, and sometimes that doesn’t happen. And then you come back the next year, and it may start off slow, but you just got to stick with it. We always talk about competitive excellence and that’s being ready when your number’s called and he’s done that to this point.”
  • On Jordan Hancock’s transition to nickel: “It’s been awesome. He takes the game serious. He puts in the time, he puts in the effort. He puts in the preparation. And so what you see from him on game day is not a shocker because we see what he does in the Woody each and every day.”
  • On walk-on safety Brenten “Inky” Jones being Ohio State’s Burlsworth Trophy nominee this year: “Inky’s awesome. He just comes to work every day with a smile on his face, whatever we’re asking him to do, whether it’s on special teams, whether it’s on defense, whether it’s on scout team, he just comes to work. And I’ve seen him grow by leaps and bounds from when I got here last year to this year. So great young man, awesome family, and I’m just happy that he’s got that opportunity.” Eliano said he thinks Jones “can contribute in a major way” in the future.
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Perry before Parker? Wow.

Sucks to see Perry go, but it makes room for JL and Walton should be able to handle safeties and DBs. Or maybe they bring Matt Guerreri up?

For additional clarity, it sounds like he was let go as opposed to leaving per Clay Halls wording:

 
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