Re: From Rhodes Himself
I don't know how not getting a DC in place can be considered "no big deal". I know that we has to focus on recuiting, but wouldn't most kids want to know not only what style of defense we are going to run, but who will be runing it? Filling out the staff could only help recuiting as that gives us more guys to beat the bushes for talent.
Hi, BugDoc. I'm one fan to whom it's "no big deal." Why? Because Rhoads says it's no big deal.
I assume PR knows what he needs to do, and I assume he will prioritize those needs as he believes necessary. I believe these things because Rhoads is a professional, and because I have no professional standing by which to critique his decisions.
Evidently, Rhoads decided - with six coaches on hand (including himself) - it's a better use of his time to spend it recruiting than to split off a good part of the time available to him vetting coaching candidates and making hires.
Who am I to dispute Rhoads's decision? No one. A peon fan. A nobody. I will judge Rhoads' ISU program by what we see on the field, but I'm in no position to evaluate what is the best use of Coach's time as he sees fit when operating out of public view and going about his daily business.
The clock is ticking. The recruiting deadline approaches, 10 days, 9 days, 8 days. . . . Completing staff hires? It can wait, if Rhoads says it can wait. If the idea is to get the best people, players and coaches, and one group has a deadline attached to it and the other doesn't. . . .
JMHO.