Bill Bleil OC

**dukeebear** · 12-22-2008, 04:49 PM

http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.db...&Q_SEASON=2008

Two pretty good sources telling me this is the case. No I am not Marty Terell

**dustinal** · 12-22-2008, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by dukeebear

http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.db...&Q_SEASON=2008

Two pretty good sources telling me this is the case. No I am not Marty Terell

Ah, so you're Ken Miller.

**cybsball20** · 12-22-2008, 04:52 PM

I heard that too, quite a jump from a MAC position coach... Maybe it's as OL coach? Even that would be a big promotion...

**Aclone** · 12-22-2008, 04:52 PM

That doesn't make sense, going from tackles/te coach at Akron...

**Palmer** · 12-22-2008, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by Aclone

That doesn't make sense, going from tackles/te coach at Akron...

he's the assistant head coach as well?

**bawbie** · 12-22-2008, 04:53 PM

He would have worked with Rhoads at Pitt in 2004.

He would make sense to me as a position coach, but not as OC.

**sclotz** · 12-22-2008, 04:54 PM

Don't know him. From reading his bio sounds like he has a lot of experience...they must know each other from Pitt??? Time will tell.
Go Cyclones!

**cybsball20** · 12-22-2008, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by Palmer

he's the assistant head coach as well?

Every team normally has 2-4 assistant head coaches... It doesn't really mean anything...

**4429 mcc** · 12-22-2008, 04:55 PM

After overseeing the running backs in his first two seasons, Bleil now coaches the tackles and tight ends.

**Palmer** · 12-22-2008, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by sclotz

Don't know him. From reading his bio sounds like he has a lot of experience...they must know each other from Pitt??? Time will tell.
Go Cyclones!

looks like they were also together at Pacific

**aeroclone08** · 12-22-2008, 04:55 PM

The 48-year-old Bleil spent the 2004 season as the offensive tackles/tight ends coach under Walt Harris at Pittsburgh as the Panthers went to their first-ever BCS bowl game when they took part in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl versus Utah.

He served the 2003 season under Joe Novak at Northern Illinois, knocking off traditional powers Alabama and Maryland en route to posting a school-record 10-2 mark, and one year (2002) at South Dakota.

Bleil also has head-coaching experience, having led the Western Carolina program for five years (1997-01). During that span, he was named 2001 Southern Conference Coach of the Year and led the Catamounts to their first winning season since 1994 with a 6-5 mark in 1998. Also during his time there, he coached current Carolina Panthers running back Brad Hoover.

Prior to that stint in Cullowhee, N.C., Bleil served four seasons at Pacific (1992-95) and two years at Northwestern (1990-91). He was the offensive line coach at both stops before being elevated to offensive coordinator for the final three years with Pacific.

Looks like PR would have worked with him both at Pitt in 2004 as well as very closely at Pacific when PR was pass game coordinator in 1994

**A-town Cy** · 12-22-2008, 04:57 PM

I have a feeling Ohio is going to become a pipeline state for us under Rhoads, he recruited a lot from that state at Pitt, Bleil could recruit there too.

**4429 mcc** · 12-22-2008, 04:57 PM

He's an Iowa native

**Palmer** · 12-22-2008, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by A-town Cy

I have a feeling Ohio is going to become a pipeline state for us under Rhoads, he recruited a lot from that state at Pitt, Bleil could recruit there too.

not a bad thing for sure...