Football Staff Changes

meganeck · Mon Mar 06, 2023 5:35 pm

dogwhisper wrote: Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:45 pm 8 staff changes in the last year including the most recent with Kirkwood to UND. I get the feeling that nobody wants to work with Hendrickson from his previous staff or the staff that he just hired, the only original hire on offense that is left is the QB coach and his dad if that counts.

Not sure what is going with the assistant coaches, but it could money, I'm sure WIU pays their assistant coaches less than any other MVC program. So they might be leaving to just to get a salary bump.

rocki · Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:16 pm

Anyone have a take on this? https://goleathernecks.com/news/2023/3/ ... NMCgL2aR_4

Mon Mar 13, 2023 3:15 pm

rocki wrote:Anyone have a take on this? https://goleathernecks.com/news/2023/3/ ... NMCgL2aR_4

I know EWU has had some pretty spectacular passing/receiving teams in the past, but I think it’s been a couple of years. I know they had a pretty rough year last year, but I can check later too see how their performances line up with his time there.

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rocki · Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:59 pm

Anything new going on as far as coaching news?

rocki · Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:11 pm

I get the fact that they can't update the team roster this early, but why haven't they at least updated the coaching staff?

Leatherneck57 · Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:57 pm

rocki wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:59 pm Anything new going on as far as coaching news?

Our new DB coach Shane Dowty. Has already purchased a house and closes on April 19. He has coached with coach Drury for 5 of the last 7 years. Coming from Missouri Western as the DB and Special Teams coach.

https://twitter.com/shanedowty?s=21&t=2UIcwe8jWqW2E7-FOuo_Vw

Leatherneck57 · Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:08 pm

Our new Tight End coach…Tommy Crayton. On campus now. Coming from Presbyterian College as the O-Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator.

https://twitter.com/coach_crayton?s=21&t=2UIcwe8jWqW2E7-FOuo_Vw

https://fb.watch/jq3gi-oM8G/?mibextid=v7YzmG

rocki · Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:17 pm

I thought I read somewhere (maybe even here) some rumblings about Reggie Gray for one of the open positions. Did anything come of that?

Leatherneck57 · Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:42 pm

rocki wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:17 pm I thought I read somewhere (maybe even here) some rumblings about Reggie Gray for one of the open positions. Did anything come of that?

Not sure if he even applied. He told me he was going to but never confirmed with me. Greg Hardin is our new WR coach.

Thu Mar 30, 2023 4:08 pm

rocki wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:16 pm Anyone have a take on this? https://goleathernecks.com/news/2023/3/ ... NMCgL2aR_4

He was only at EWU for a year (last year). In 2021, EWU had 400.54 passing/receiving yards per game with 47 TDs. In 2022, EWU had 253.55 yards per game and 25 TDs. That being said, 2021 was the senior year of QB Eric Barriere, who was a 2x conference player of the year, the Payton Award winner in 2022, and who you may remember, put up 542 yards and 6 TDs against us in mostly the first half of our game against them in 2021.
EWU was 31st in the FCS in passing offense last year, while we were 86th.

I'd say that at this point, it seems...fine. I'm not ecstatic about it, but I don't think it's a downgrade from where we were.