Finally, the
coaching staff is complete with Toby Neinas being tabbed as special teams
coordinator. While this is a little bit
of a “good ol’ boys network” hire, the son of Chuck Neinas (coaching/AD search
guru), Toby brings knowledge of Boulder (native), a wealth of experience in his
short career, and recruiting ties in all the right places. He has coached all over the defense,
including last year at Montana with the secondary, 2011 as New Mexico’s DC, plus
previously also at LBs, special teams and even some offense with RBs and TEs
also on the resume, so he can assist all over the field as well. He has
recruited California, Texas and Colorado, the three biggest areas for CU. I
really like having someone designated specifically and only for ST.
Rifle athlete
Ryan Moeller, who was the 3A player of the year, has accepted a slot as a
preferred walk-on to CU choosing the Buffs (duh?!) over the lambies (and some
FCS schools). I have never exactly
understood what this means, but he will be in Boulder, not Fort Collins.
Coach MikeMac
was on CBS4 with Vic Lombardi last Monday night and reiterated much of what he
has been saying since he got here. He
did say they will likely move some players around in the spring and try people
out at some different positions.
He also said
without qualm that true frosh QB Sefo Liufau will be given the chance to win
the job. They hope to narrow the field
to two or three guys during the spring from the six they already have, so at
least one of Hirschman, Wood or Webb will be done playing as a Buff by the end
of spring ball.
As for the
offensive approach: We will run the pistol formation. I like being able to run
downhill, have play-action pass, also be able to get the ball out of your
quarterback’s hands quick for the spread-type offense…(it will) depend on how
well out quarterback can run with how much running we’ll do with it.” If Sefo ends up winning the job, they run a
decent amount, if its Webb hardly at all.
It doesn’t sound
like there are any academic worries with the new recruits. I like the way MacIntyre talks about and
emphasizes academics. He and his staff
did an amazing job of turning around San Jose State’s APR by completely
changing the attitude around that program.
Rumors coming to
fruition on jobs for former Colorado coaches: Bobby Kennedy was officially
named WR coach at Iowa and dan hawkins will indeed become the coach of the
Montreal Alouettes. We still haven’t
heard anything on DL coaches Tuiasasopo or Kanavis McGhee, not o-line “coach”
Steve Marshall.
Seriously?: According to the Rivals’ USC site (http://usc.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1471049), Eric Bienemy is supposedly a candidate
for the Trojan Offensive Coordinator job?!
“Kiffin made a run at Bieniemy before, so
there is no reason he wouldn't again. It would give Bieniemy a chance to call
plays with legitimate offensive talent, a much different situation than he had
in Boulder.” I can’t imagine that SC
fans and boosters would settle for an inexperienced OC who has had so little
success.
And,
yes, seriously, the offensive Positional Outlook post is coming soon, later
today or tomorrow, really.
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