That long-range prognosis is … deflating. How much difference would it make to spend a big salary to get someone new as O-Line coach who could attract good recruits?
It would make the development of the current young OL guys on the roster more of a promise! But Hiller hasn't done a terrible job of recruiting in recent classes actually. There's just not much optimism that he can develop them. Throwing money at a new OL coach could increase those chances, but even he would need to recruit guys and develop them, which just takes time. Maybe a new OL coach could attract transfers that he could quickly develop in ways IU hasn't in recent seasons, but that would take a pretty damn good OL coach.
That long-range prognosis is … deflating. How much difference would it make to spend a big salary to get someone new as O-Line coach who could attract good recruits?
It would make the development of the current young OL guys on the roster more of a promise! But Hiller hasn't done a terrible job of recruiting in recent classes actually. There's just not much optimism that he can develop them. Throwing money at a new OL coach could increase those chances, but even he would need to recruit guys and develop them, which just takes time. Maybe a new OL coach could attract transfers that he could quickly develop in ways IU hasn't in recent seasons, but that would take a pretty damn good OL coach.