Paul Rhoads
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Re: Paul Rhodes
You said it was a good hire? Why do you think that. I am curious and not sure what he brings that you like
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Re: Paul Rhodes
Rhoads. Not Rhodes.
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Like the hire. Let’s see what happens now
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I obsessively watched Iowa football during the end of his tenure at ISU (I had a family member on the team), and I was very much less than impressed with Rhoads when they played. Maybe he's a better coordinator than head coach. We'll see.
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Re: Paul Rhoads
Good catch.Woodcat wrote:Rhoads. Not Rhodes.
I corrected the thread title for the poster.
It's long past time to bring this back to the court, let's do it with a small update:
Re: Paul Rhodes
[quote="azcat49"]You said it was a good hire? Why do you think that. I am curious and not sure what he brings that you like[/quot
I don't know what his reasons are but I can give you mine. Sumlin is on the hot seat and because of that we aren't going to attract a big name defensive coordinator. We just aren't and that's life. We have to go with the best we can get and we want someone stable without a lot of personal off the field baggage like Yates brought who was in debt of to his neck. You want someone with a lot of experience and Rhoads brings that. Not just as a position coach but as a coordinator. His stint as head coach at Iowa St doesn't concern me much because of the general state of that program for years and constantly up and down and mostly down. He actually took them to I think two bowl games but like many coaches before him he couldn't sustain it. We also need someone with California recruiting ties and he has those as well as Arizona recruiting ties. At UCLA he recruited Arizona heavily. He checks a lot of boxes as to what we need. No he's not a well known name but I think he's good enough to give him a chance.
I don't know what his reasons are but I can give you mine. Sumlin is on the hot seat and because of that we aren't going to attract a big name defensive coordinator. We just aren't and that's life. We have to go with the best we can get and we want someone stable without a lot of personal off the field baggage like Yates brought who was in debt of to his neck. You want someone with a lot of experience and Rhoads brings that. Not just as a position coach but as a coordinator. His stint as head coach at Iowa St doesn't concern me much because of the general state of that program for years and constantly up and down and mostly down. He actually took them to I think two bowl games but like many coaches before him he couldn't sustain it. We also need someone with California recruiting ties and he has those as well as Arizona recruiting ties. At UCLA he recruited Arizona heavily. He checks a lot of boxes as to what we need. No he's not a well known name but I think he's good enough to give him a chance.
Re: Paul Rhoads
Paul Rhodes wont make a difference on how good of a DC he his. It do or die.