Posted February 1, 201510 yr Being reported on other sites that he's a leading candidate and going to be announced next week. Apparently McKinneys camp said Oklahoma reached out and told him that to sway him to commit to Oklahoma.
February 1, 201510 yr Loy says there are rumors on Sooner fan sites so we'll have to keep an eye on this.
February 1, 201510 yr Don't like this one bit if true. Cooks is a good recruiter especially in TX area. Just curious to know why he'd leave. It better not be money as we should have paid the man. Possibly to go from cornerbacks to entire secondary? Maybe a higher career vector? Will wait and see but it sounds legit. http://thefootballbrainiacs.com/ou-oklahoma-sooners-football-kerry-cooks-bob-stoops-coaching-search-defensive-backs
February 1, 201510 yr confirmed according to Tom Loy http://notredame.247sports.com/Article/Confirmed-Cooks-Headed-To-Oklahoma-35264824
February 1, 201510 yr makes sense. Demoted a bit after Diaco Left.. Co-DC to just secondary coach Probably wants to be closer to home with more money and easier recruiting. Darn it. Couple options. take booker over to DB. hire Quinn Give bob Elliot more responsibility. bump up McCarthy Hire a DB guy that Knows ST.
February 1, 201510 yr Why does this stuff always happen right before NSD? I hope this doesn't impact anyone.
February 2, 201510 yr confirmed according to Tom Loy http://notredame.247sports.com/Article/Confirmed-Cooks-Headed-To-Oklahoma-35264824 I would go with Alford over Cooks.
February 2, 201510 yr Why does this stuff always happen right before NSD? I hope this doesn't impact anyone. According to Tom Loy he said all recruits are all in for ND.
February 2, 201510 yr I would go with Alford over Cooks. Yeah that's like comparing a steak dinner to a sandwich at Subway...
February 2, 201510 yr Good news. Now there is an opening for Quinn if Kelly so chooses. Ok. I'm not as well versed with Quinn as some here obviously are. What is it with Quinn that not only some here but on other ND sites are so enamored with? Is he that good? And what is he good at? Can some that believe in Quinn help me understand their love that he's being shown on multiple ND sites. Just asking. I don't know too much about him. I do know that he was with BK at Cincy. But man. He seems to be the guy that A Lot of ND fans want. And if Quinn does come on. What make some think that things will be any better? TIA. Edited February 2, 201510 yr by nico7980
February 2, 201510 yr Ok. I'm not as well versed with Quinn as some here obviously are. What is it with Quinn that not only some here but on other ND sites are so enamored with? Is he that good? And what is he good at? Can some that believe in Quinn help me understand their love that he's being shown on multiple ND sites. Just asking. I don't know too much about him. I do know that he was with BK at Cincy. But man. He seems to be the guy that A Lot of ND fans want. And if Quinn does come on. What make some think that things will be any better? TIA. Brotha I am with you.
February 2, 201510 yr I would go with Alford over Cooks. I won't say definitively that Cooks is a better recruiter then Alford. But Tony is stuck recruiting (being wasted IMO) in Florida which is like trying to convince a shark to move to the desert. Cook on the other hand has gotten us a solid foot hold in Texas and Louisiana which is probably why he is in demand at schools down there. Sucks that he feels OU is a step up.
February 2, 201510 yr I won't say definitively that Cooks is a better recruiter then Alford. But Tony is stuck recruiting (being wasted IMO) in Florida which is like trying to convince a shark to move to the desert. Cook on the other hand has gotten us a solid foot hold in Texas and Louisiana which is probably why he is in demand at schools down there. Sucks that he feels OU is a step up. And Michigan just hired the head coach of Paramus Catholic High School, a North Jersey powerhouse where Peppers played, to direct recruiting hoping to gain a foothold in this talent rich area
February 2, 201510 yr Ok. I'm not as well versed with Quinn as some here obviously are. What is it with Quinn that not only some here but on other ND sites are so enamored with? Is he that good? And what is he good at? Can some that believe in Quinn help me understand their love that he's being shown on multiple ND sites. Just asking. I don't know too much about him. I do know that he was with BK at Cincy. But man. He seems to be the guy that A Lot of ND fans want. And if Quinn does come on. What make some think that things will be any better? TIA. Well, Quinnis about the only OC that Kelly has completely trusted to run an offense, and was with Kelly when he had too notch offenses. That's the love affair for him...the belief that he'd allow Kelly to truly run the program and coordinate the offense. Now, how he comes into play wih a defensive opening? I don't know. If Booker is so flexible to throw defensively at just a position, and not a coordinator or such, why do we even have him coaching a position? Quinn is an OC, specifically offensive line coach. Unless we see someone move from those spots, I'm not sure how Quinn fits.
February 2, 201510 yr And Michigan just hired the head coach of Paramus Catholic High School, a North Jersey powerhouse where Peppers played, to direct recruiting hoping to gain a foothold in this talent rich area There's an interesting story there. Rutgers was hiring him this year as a positional coach and recruiting coordinator, but he was so despised by other NJ coaches due to his recruiting of their players to flip to his private school, that Rutgers had to tank the hiring. I don't think this will truly help Mochigan in the state of NJ, but maybe solely Paramus for the next year or two. The other coaches will make it a point that their kids CANNOT go to Michigan as long as he is there.
February 2, 201510 yr There's an interesting story there. Rutgers was hiring him this year as a positional coach and recruiting coordinator, but he was so despised by other NJ coaches due to his recruiting of their players to flip to his private school, that Rutgers had to tank the hiring. I don't think this will truly help Mochigan in the state of NJ, but maybe solely Paramus for the next year or two. The other coaches will make it a point that their kids CANNOT go to Michigan as long as he is there. If he was stealing high school players and the other HS coaches couldn't stop him. I doubt they can stop him from getting them to go to UM. PS. Out of curiosity, what happen to that coach that was on the staff that got sick on the plane. I don't remember his name but he was sorta thought of as a coach in waiting . Edited February 2, 201510 yr by davislove
Being reported on other sites that he's a leading candidate and going to be announced next week. Apparently McKinneys camp said Oklahoma reached out and told him that to sway him to commit to Oklahoma.