Pelini's defense seems to require talent across the board but any hole can be exploited thoroughly.I have not followed college football very closely this year, but some of the articles I read this a.m. suggested that their defense was improving based on the last four or so games of the season and that they had been absolutely decimated by the NFL draft last year plus COVID opt-outs.
That all may be true, but based on the talent they do have, I don't see any way to justify how that defense turned out. Just abysmal.
I think he could be a good assistant coach or co-defensive coordinator. Not sure which spot or position he would coach though. I thing a g6 or FCS job is right up his alley where he could do good. ULM just hired a new coach and he is old, I could see him landing somewhere like that where it is not a big time gig where there is minimal pressure.Does anybody know how much Pelini has been paid over the last 10 years to not coach vs how much to actually coach? Sorry I’m too lazy to look it up myself but I’m guessing it has to be at least a 5:1 ratio. That is maybe a pretty good indication the guy should adapt and modify what he’s doing. Or not....getting paid to not coach has been a very lucrative deal for him.