Minnesota hiring Nick Monroe

[qdawgg]

I have a pretty good source that told me Monroe was a bit nervous about taking the DC reigns here at SU. Perhaps the comfort of being just a "co" DC at MN coupled with the pay bump and MN being his home state were too much to pass up. With all that being said, I think it was still a tough decision.

I’m in no way doubting your post or source. Just seems strange to me because Long is our DC not Monroe. Even if the goal was to groom him to the position he could always decline it down the road once Long leaves and keep his position.

My guess is this will go along with….. the grass isn’t always greener. Minnesota is probably promising him the same family time he’s accustomed to, with DB he knows he’s going to get that, in Minnesota who knows. Doesn’t matter now though anyway.

 

[FasterCuse]

This gives some idea what Minnesota pays. It's from Jan 2022 so it gives an idea what they made this past season.

Gophers football assistant salaries increase nearly $200,000 for 2022

Jan. 27—The Gophers football program has signed 10 assistant coaches to contracts for the 2022 season, with the six retained coaches receiving raises, according to a Pioneer Press records request met by the U on Wednesday. Defensive coordinator Joe Rossi, who oversaw a top-10 defense in 2021...

sports.yahoo.com

Just assuming Nick gets what the old DB coach at Minny got (380k), plus the article alludes to another 178k being available for assistants, I'm guess he is getting somewhere in the 450k - 475k range, plus a nice title. I have no idea how much he was making at SU, but not a bad salary seeing how he was only making 95k 8 years ago at Bowling Green.

 

[dollarbill44]

IMO - worst news of the year. We better be out looking for the best recruiter we have, because now, we don’t have any.

I would have given Nick the DC role if I knew there was an inkling of this.

Wait, not naming him DC was your call?

 

[JKinPhilly]

Monroe wants to go row the boat...strange since I always figured he was a motorboating kind of guy

 

[FrancoPizza]

No it closes on 1/18...six more days. Then it opens back up in May.

6 days is too long. In 1953, the martians almost conquered the earth in 6 days.

 

[kcsu]

Go on. Who would be a huge win from his tree? Asking sincerely, I really don't know all of his offshoots. Thoughts on names?

Please no so cal or Arizona guys that cant find their way around FL or Jersey

 

[orangepassion]

This is more about the gulf between B1G and the ACC than it is about Dino. Monroe and White sting - but left for more money. This is the story almost every time a coach leaves for a new job. Anae's departure prob was in the issue with Dino camp - or vice versa. And we got the guy we wanted.

Dino's made some very good hires recently. This is a chance to do so again.

(He prob interviewed guys at the coaching convention that happened last weekend?)

This is the same Minnesota who just lost their OC to Rutgers. While I'm sure the money was nice, I don't think that was the main reason for the move (Obviously, none of us know for sure).
Almost every position coach wants to be a coordinator and almost every coordinator wants to be a HC. Being a Co-DC is a step up towards becoming a DC. You add that to being offered that position from a different HC instead of the one who passed you up multiple times after you've been loyal to him for many years and whose job is also on shaky ground, it's hard to say no to that. It stinks, but I get it.
The worst part is losing him the same year as losing White, probably our 2 most personable assistants and best recruiters. The big question now becomes is who can Dino get to replace him and could be tough with his current contract status.

 

[kcsu]

This is the same Minnesota who just lost their OC to Rutgers. While I'm sure the money was nice, I don't think that was the main reason for the move (Obviously, none of us know for sure).
Almost every position coach wants to be a coordinator and almost every coordinator wants to be a HC. Being a Co-DC is a step up towards becoming a DC. You add that to being offered that position from a different HC instead of the one who passed you up multiple times after you've been loyal to him for many years and whose job is also on shaky ground, it's hard to say no to that. It stinks, but I get it.
The worst part is losing him the same year as losing White, probably our 2 most personable assistants and best recruiters. The big question now becomes is who can Dino get to replace him and could be tough with his current contract status.

He crushes it in the bowl game with a bunch of subs and im sure opened some eyes on the Minnesota side.
Dino should have named him CO Dc or DC and brought Rocky in as assistant head coach or some other title.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[cali315phan]

Ouch. This offseason has been brutal to be a fan. I try not to get emotional about sports. But I'm emotional about sports. I have no faith that we'll be consistently decent.

 

[Cuse181]

Ouch. This offseason has been brutal to be a fan. I try not to get emotional about sports. But I'm emotional about sports. I have no faith that we'll be consistently decent.

Plenty of schools are consistently decent and deal with similar Nick Monroe level of assistant turnover. That’s just sports, losing two coordinators is a rough one, but you’d rather they get hired away like White and Anae then fired like Gilbert because 1 situation = success while the other = failure

 

[GoSU96]

Assistants aren’t lifetime jobs. No net change at minimum with the coordinators. Do the same here

 

[orangepassion]

Ouch indeed. I would point out that his post was very different when Duce and Jahad put their name in the portal. Am thrilled he and many of our other core players are returning.

 

[dollarbill44]

I've seen enough movies to know you never ask how much worse something can get. Pretty sure thats when the zombie horde shows up or the killer calls from inside the house.

 

[PhatOrange]

Don't let it jade you Oke. We all have choices in life and Loyalty > Business if we choose.

 

[llandz]

Not a good sign...

 

[SUforme]

It's Minnesota. Good job SU...

 

[OrangeXtreme]

It's Minnesota. Good job SU...

$80-$100 million in TV money buys a lot of coaches and players.

Big Ten completes $7B deal with Fox, CBS, NBC

The Big Ten has completed a new seven-year media rights agreement with Fox, CBS and NBC that is set to bring in more than $7 billion to one of the nation's most powerful athletic conferences.

www.espn.com

 

[David321]

Not a good sign...

The players are hurt and I don’t blame them. The entire thing has become a mess.

 

[dollarbill44]

How can we get Syracuse in the Big Ten?

I think we just show up there in September and say, "hey, we noticed there was an open spot and , well, we're here so why not let us just fill it for a while and see how it goes?"

 

[SUforme]

Star recruiter gone this is so awesome...

 

[OrangeXtreme]

I think we just show up there in September and say, "hey, we noticed there was an open spot and , well, we're here so why not let us just fill it for a while and see how it goes?"

Maybe if we sent Rutgers some "Gas Station Sushi"?

 

[CIL]

This sucks. He’s a great recruiter and great person. It could also be a great opportunity for him and his family.

That written, before anyone posts sky is falling. Let’s judge this when the new coach(es) are in place.

Who thought we would be able to grab Beck as a QB coach last year, when we clearly thought he could be the OC? We have some money, let’s see who becomes available.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Monroe has been pretty damn loyal to Dino, at the end of the day he got an opportunity to move home, get paid more $ and also more stability. Nobody in their right mind would turn that down. At least I would not

up to Dino to go hire some new assistants and get us to a bowl game next year. Expectations are still the same.

 

[Grbac]

So yeah it sucks to lose Mr. Daddy.

But maybe a little nugget for reassurance that everything may be ok.

At one point or another Rocky Long had Tony White, Zach Arnett, Danny Gonzalez, Bronco Mendenhall among others on his coaching staff.

I’m saying he has an eye for good assistants. So we may end up with someone even better than Swag.