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2025 End Of Season Coaching Changes

I'm betting the OC and DC are staying, but in modified roles. Fran is loyal to a fault. Hope it does not undermine him at some point.
 
javadoc said:
On the cuse.com site, I only see 4 coaches listed for defense: ERob (DC, AHC), Wright (LB, Co-DC), Schaefer (DB), Williams (Edge). Who is coaching the DT's? Is Fran technically a 50% DB coach? My guess, ERob will become (Co-DC, AHC, DT) and the new "Co-DC", who will be the primary behind the scenes, will coach one of the positions.
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ERob coaches the DTs.
 
BrooklynCuse said:
How with a straight face does Fran tell his boss that the guy that we pay a DC CO salary isn’t a good CO(actually last) but we want to keep paying him that salary but give him a lower job?
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Pay cut.
 
Blanko97 said:
Which isnt worth crap if you cant coach the talent. He has made it very obvious why he was never made a coordinator before
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Yes, it is worth something, especially when we're trying to upgrade the roster. The DC sets the defense and calls plays. Position coaches coach up the talent.

Edit: i just saw that ERob is the DL coach.
 
javadoc said:
Pay cut.
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Didn’t we hire him away from Texas AM, and they matched what we offered? Wouldn’t he be able to make more as a DL coach if he took a cut?

I guess if he were to leave problem solved lol
 
richmondcuse03 said:
It’s a delicate situation. We will end up with an upgrade at DC, which is all that matters.
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PhatOrange said:
An SEC school will hire him to coach DL and recruit
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Can't tell yet what Fran's take is on the team's failures. Is it top coordinator level - scheme, play call, big picture stuff? Is it the middlemen, translating the plan to the players and developing their individual skills? Is it the players and an insurmountable lack of talent? Or some combination? Until a coordinator gets the ax in some manner, we won't get any hint that the problem was the top-level stuff.

The DT's weren't awesome this year, but is that talent? Scheme? Position coaching? ERob is kinda responsible for all 3 of those things with that unit, so not sure who is going to be in a hurry to hire him for coaching reasons.
 
If ERob is on the staff to recruit and focus on a position group but not call the plays, I think I am totally fine with that. Seems like we're trending that way. If he gets a chance to be a DC or big time offer from a SEC school I wish him luck. Seems like a great guy but you can't stand pat at DC after this year. I think Fran knows that.
 
Fran firing the guys that don't need to be fired but keeping ERob around. Laughable. ERob is the #1 guy that needs to go. At least if you're going to keep him, as a recruiter, don't make him a DC but a line coach or something.
 
Aqua2050 said:
Fran firing the guys that don't need to be fired but keeping ERob around. Laughable. ERob is the #1 guy that needs to go. At least if you're going to keep him, as a recruiter, don't make him a DC but a line coach or something.
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Again, its Monday. A few posters who are usually in the know and typically correct have given subtle indications that changes are coming. Just because its not public yet doesn't mean things are staying status quo.
 
Based on what some of the insiders are suggesting, it seems to me that there is going to be a change for Erob but its not going to happen in the papers. If Fran and ERob are as "tight " as stated, I could see a scenario where Fran is not humiliating the guy by firing him but tells him to have his agent start back channel some messages. Just a guess here. The other option perhaps is maybe let ERob AH/Dline but bring in an old school DC that has the chops to strategize and call a good game AND still handle power dynamics of Fran and ERob in a realigning role. Just spitballing here.
 
Cusefan69 said:
Based on what some of the insiders are suggesting, it seems to me that there is going to be a change for Erob but its not going to happen in the papers. If Fran and ERob are as "tight " as stated, I could see a scenario where Fran is not humiliating the guy by firing him but tells him to have his agent start back channel some messages. Just a guess here. The other option perhaps is maybe let ERob AH/Dline but bring in an old school DC that has the chops to strategize and call a good game AND still handle power dynamics of Fran and ERob in a realigning role. Just spitballing here.
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Frozen said:
My pick for ST coordinator since he was available when Fran was originally hired two years ago. New Jersey guy. Might not want to make the move to Westwood.

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Eric Mele - Assistant Special Teams Coach - Staff Directory - James Madison University Athletics

Eric Mele is in his first season with the James Madison football program in 2025, as he serves as the assistant special teams coach. Mele brings over two dec...
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That's a strong biography for an Asst Special Teams Coach. Coached under Mike Leach and did some work on the offense too.
 

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