Yeah I like the sound of all that. Idk if he would leave Utah but I feel like Whittingham fits that mold. I def agree that recruiting is not easy here but not as hard as some people act like. Frost has been getting decent enough classes with no results at all. As long as a coach is willing to put in effort and the Admin isn't handcuffing them in that regard we should be pulling in the top classes in the west at least.
We're easily the most talented roster in the West per 247, but the big ten is going to pod scheduling once USC/UCLA/Etc join so we need to really commit to locking down the area and developing if we want a shot to compete when that happens.
I love Whit and wish we'd hired him when he wanted the job in 2013, but a couple guys that would fit his mold are Jim Leonhard, Levar Woods, Matt Campbell, and Jeff Monken. Whit and these five guys fit my criteria and Trevs (per his comments in the last year)
- Power, Complementary football that plays well in the big ten.
- Emphasis on teaching and capitalizing on mistakes, not making them.
- Recruit to develop and develop well.
- Pro-Style offense that attracts NFL talent.
- Experience running a professional organization (or unit) and executes objectives. Consistency
Yes, Monken runs the triple but it's pretty well understood in coaching circles that he wouldn't do it at another job. It's just the optimal system at an academy where he's hamstrung by practice and academic rules. His
brother cousin Todd doesn't run the triple at Georgia as OC. The job he's done in all other phases (D, ST, recruiting to ARMY, program-building) is really solid. He'd be too hard a sell so he'd never get hired here but I still think he'd do well anywhere in the big ten.