New OL Coach: Mike Schmidt from SDSU

[IthacaBarrel]

So I'm of the belief that the best recruiter isn't the best strategy for us anymore. At some point you have to face your limitations head on and build your program around them. Identify the right players and develop them. Which is why I think staff choices like this make a lot of sense.

Agree 100%.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

When the OL jumps offsides, will we call it the "Aztec Two-step"?

 

[Geode]

Our O-Line is gonna kill it with infield play now.

I am extremely disappointed it has taken 2 pages and I had to make the baseball reference...

 

[money3189]

Good hire. He has been at SDST for a decade ... he also has coached a OL that has been ranked in the top 20 in rushing for several years. Many of his lineman have earned individual awards or honors. People should be happy. His resume seems to be better than the guys that people wanted. I’m just curious as to how his players have developed in the pass blocking area

 

[Chip]

Our O-Line is gonna kill it with infield play now.

I am extremely disappointed it has taken 2 pages and I had to make the baseball reference...

Well, OX did post a picture of that magical mustache.

 

[Bayside44]

I cannot believe this took to two pages:

 

[721Comstock]

Good hire. People should be happy. His resume seems to be better than the guys that people wanted.

Yeah, SDSU isn’t going to out-recruit a lot of teams, but they are clearly great at coaching up of the guys they do get.

Which is exactly what we need.

Our OL pass the eye test, but not so much on the field. Too many missed assignments, etc.

This guy seems like he can fix that.

 

[SuFTW]

Our O-Line is gonna kill it with infield play now.

I am extremely disappointed it has taken 2 pages and I had to make the baseball reference...

Yeah, this hire is a home run.

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

Our O-Line is gonna kill it with infield play now.

I am extremely disappointed it has taken 2 pages and I had to make the baseball reference...

Seriously. If our linemen all start hitting 30-35 home runs a year, we know we made a good hire.

 

[Chip]

I cannot believe this took to two pages:

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Xtreme must have deleted his original post, I know it was there earlier.

I think he scrapped it for the neckless profile pic.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Well, OX did post a picture of that magical mustache.

Sometimes you have to share the spotlight.

Besides, that was the first pic that came up on the search.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[ForCuseSake]

https://youtu.be/ToPJso2qVHM

“If you can walk, you can play offensive line.”

Did we find our very own Patches O’Houlihan?

Kidding aside, he sounds like a coach who keeps it simple and isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel.

Pretty much what I’d want from a college OL coach given the limited time they have to work with talent.

 

[OrangeinBoston]

Perhaps he brings some current OL and recruits with him?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Perhaps he brings some current OL and recruits with him?

He's offered the same Hawaiians that Dino has...

Laakea Kapoi, San Diego State Aztecs, Offensive Tackle

Laakea Kapoi is a 6-4, 305-pound Offensive Tackle from Makakilo, HI.

247sports.com

Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona Wildcats, Offensive Line

Jonah Savaiinaea is a 6-3, 330-pound Offensive Guard from Honolulu, HI.

247sports.com

EDIT: looks like both players were offered by the SDSU TE coach, Savai'i Eselu.

 

[Alsacs]

OL coach I really don’t care if they recruit well as long as they can teach the scheme and keep the guys in shape.

We can pay for recruiters we can’t survive for bad OL coaching.

This guy has enough of a resume and the program results to satisfy what we should expect.

 

[syrBossHogg]

Gotta think Tony White played a role here, nice hire

 

[Orijinal]

Good hire. He has been at SDST for a decade ... he also has coached a OL that has been ranked in the top 20 in rushing for several years. Many of his lineman have earned individual awards or honors. People should be happy. His resume seems to be better than the guys that people wanted. I’m just curious as to how his players have developed in the pass blocking area

Yes. This.

2 big question marks for me:
How was his offensive line's pass protection?

Can he coach the run game at the same level in a Power 5 conference?

 

[PhatOrange]

So I'm of the belief that the best recruiter isn't the best strategy for us anymore. At some point you have to face your limitations head on and build your program around them. Identify the right players and develop them. Which is why I think staff choices like this make a lot of sense.

If you're a good coach, (and can back it with all-league and getting players drafted) kids will want to play for you.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Nick44]

Ugh. He just was spotted boarding a plane for Starksville, MS.

 

[AngryOtto]

Interesting a name no one expected. Clearly DB sees running the ball is a priority to get the passing game going. Went outside his coaching tree. I agree with other posts not to concerned about his recruiting as long as he can coach.
Now the big question does he get hired by MissSt in the next two days before moving to SU.

 

[PhatOrange]

for all the San Diego is the greatest place on earth talk Dino must have done a heck of a sell job to get a San Diego lifer to move to Syracuse.

 

[upperdeck]

in the last 5 yrs against the pac-12 S they ran for

152 vs cal
334 vs cal
280 vs Ariz St
171 vs St
280 vs Ariz St

even the worse game was about 4 yds a carry.. we would kill for running that much in our bad games

 

[RandomGuy]

This checks some boxes.