Bobby Elliott hired to coach defensive backs

**Tre4ISU** · 02-17-2010, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by RustShack

You must me a pretty damn good positional coach to get sniffs as a coordinator. This is Iowa State, we might be on the rise but we aren't there yet. You really can't be disappointed with this hire or realistically expect better. I'm sure the young up and comer will come after him and when we have an established team on the rise to make his job even easier. At this point in time we need guys who know what they are doing.

I agree. I wouldn't even care if a guy failed as a coordinator. That is not what he was hired for. If you were looked at to be a coordinator, you were doing a pretty damn good job as a position coach so I think this is about as good of a hire as we could make.

**cyclone1975** · 02-17-2010, 11:01 PM

Great hire!

**Madclone1** · 02-18-2010, 08:05 AM

I just have a hard time believing he's changed. I don't appreciate how he seems to use ISU as an "in between job" sort of gig. He didn't show Danny Mac any sort of loyalty for sure.

Notwithstanding his previous track record with ISU . . . if ISU gets two loyal years out of him, I'd be surprised and happy.

**jay moe** · 02-18-2010, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisMWilliams

It is now official.

ISU football: Bob Elliott to coach Cyclones' defensive backs | desmoinesregister.com | The Des Moines Register

Excellent hire.

**Clonebydesign** · 02-18-2010, 08:10 AM

Welcome back, nice hire

**DaddyMac** · 02-18-2010, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by Madclone1

I just have a hard time believing he's changed. I don't appreciate how he seems to use ISU as an "in between job" sort of gig. He didn't show Danny Mac any sort of loyalty for sure.

Notwithstanding his previous track record with ISU . . . if ISU gets two loyal years out of him, I'd be surprised and happy.

Changed?

He wasn't the DC at ISU. He was a secondary and special teams coach here. He left to take that job at KSU. Most anyone would consider that a promotion and opportunity

Can you blame him? Not much different than what Ash just did.

Now if he said he was "firmly entrenched in Ames" before leaving, you got a point...

**jburke** · 02-18-2010, 08:15 AM

More happy with the hire after seeing his full resume, he coached some good K-State teams. To me he will be a good secondary coach but I question the recruiting coordinator position, IMO Ash was way better then him in that respect....

**cyhiphopp** · 02-18-2010, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by Madclone1

I just have a hard time believing he's changed. I don't appreciate how he seems to use ISU as an "in between job" sort of gig. He didn't show Danny Mac any sort of loyalty for sure.

Notwithstanding his previous track record with ISU . . . if ISU gets two loyal years out of him, I'd be surprised and happy.

I believe last time Bobby was at ISU he was the Secondary/Special Teams coach and he lef to be the DC at Kansas State. That is not a question of loyalty. If you get that opportunity, you take it.

A lot of people are also bashing him because of his lack of success at SDSU. I didn't follow his time there, was his failure a product of poor coaching or lack of talent? I don't think a lot of guys have been that successfull at SDSU in the past.

**acgclone** · 02-18-2010, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by Madclone1

I just have a hard time believing he's changed. I don't appreciate how he seems to use ISU as an "in between job" sort of gig. He didn't show Danny Mac any sort of loyalty for sure.

Notwithstanding his previous track record with ISU . . . if ISU gets two loyal years out of him, I'd be surprised and happy.

He might be at a different point in his career this time around. I wouldn't be shocked to see him retire after ISU. Hopefully he and Paul will be around a long time.

**trajanJ** · 02-18-2010, 08:49 AM

It's a good hire. With all that experience he should be able to teach really good techniques to your secondary. As a KU fan I watched probably the worst d-back coaching in history the last couple of years and I can tell you that position is very important. Seems like a great hire to me.

**isufbcurt** · 02-18-2010, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by TheCaptain

I was long gone when Coach Elliott first came in but I do remember 2000 or 2001 when Coach Elliott was undergoing chemotherapy while continuing to coach the Cyclones’ defensive backs. He was a great coach then and showed an incredible amount of heart and commitment.
I expect nothing but the same from him again.
Great hire.

True, I remember him taking some kind of medicine shot on the bus after a game in Texas A&M. First class guy BE is.

**CycloneErik** · 02-18-2010, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by DaddyMac

Changed?

He wasn't the DC at ISU. He was a secondary and special teams coach here. He left to take that job at KSU. Most anyone would consider that a promotion and opportunity

Can you blame him? Not much different than what Ash just did.

Now if he said he was "firmly entrenched in Ames" before leaving, you got a point...

Trenches have ladders so guys can climb out of them, so it's really not that big a deal.

**VeloClone** · 02-18-2010, 08:54 AM

This hire is better than I had hoped for. If I remember right our ST went from abysmal to a half step short of outstanding almost overnight last time he came in...

Edit: Before someone chimes in, I know ST coach is not his title now, I just mean it speaks to his ability to coach the most out of guys.

**VeloClone** · 02-18-2010, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by DaddyMac

Changed?

He wasn't the DC at ISU. He was a secondary and special teams coach here. He left to take that job at KSU. Most anyone would consider that a promotion and opportunity

Can you blame him? Not much different than what Ash just did.

Now if he said he was "firmly entrenched in Ames" before leaving, you got a point...

Originally Posted by CycloneErik

Trenches have ladders so guys can climb out of them, so it's really not that big a deal.

If you fill a trench in on top of someone, is it still a trench?