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Well, that's one way to see if we can't create some positive change.
Happy for Cushing. It's good for the program to have guys move up in the ranks. He's served here a long time but it's also an opportunity to make something of the position group that's had the hardest go here for a while.
Good luck Cush, and goodbye!
Very few, if any - unless they’re a position coach getting promoted to a coordinator role. EIU is in a rough spot and there’s no guarantee of a role there leading to anything.we will see how many NU staff he takes with him
Good luck Cush, and goodbye!
Wonder if Fitz will just hire Anderson as his full-time OL coach, give Heffner a shot, or look external.
Very few, if any - unless they’re a position coach getting promoted to a coordinator role. EIU is in a rough spot and there’s no guarantee of a role there leading to anything.
Sounds great to me. Although he played for Michigan, his father was a NU Wildcat. He should be a great fit.i’d put money on Anderson getting promoted to OL coach. I bet he has had a lot of input on the OL offers that were made for the 2020 class. His presence always has seemed just too convenient in my view.
He was a great recruiter for NU... but didn’t one of his former starters go on the Rock and repeatedly blast him? How come no players or players’ parents came on this forum to defend him if they were so loyal?Best of luck to Cush! He’s been the whipping boy around here for the last few years, like Jerry Brown before him. But he was always gracious with his time with me, and his players were loyal to him. He was also an outstanding recruiter. He’s a great guy and will be missed in Evanston.
He was a great recruiter for NU... but didn’t one of his former starters go on the Rock and repeatedly blast him? How come no players or players’ parents came on this forum to defend him if they were so loyal?
With all due respect, Cush is no Jerry Brown...
He was a great recruiter for NU... but didn’t one of his former starters go on the Rock and repeatedly blast him? How come no players or players’ parents came on this forum to defend him if they were so loyal?
With all due respect, Cush is no Jerry Brown...
It's done. Let's move on and drop this discussion now, especially on the free board.
Well if I can’t use my own words on this forum, I may as well use Whoopee’s:It's done. Let's move on and drop this discussion now, especially on the free board.
I’ll share more on the Rock if that’s what will keep the peace on here. Good luck to Cushing, I mean it, but this is the best case scenario for all involved.Perhaps because they have class, and don't want to come on here and get into the fray. I personally know of at least one lineman and his family who have very high regard for Coach Cushing. Not going to say more.
why would anyone go from a power 5 to a low conference and the worst program of that conference? I guess you were joking?we will see how many NU staff he takes with him
Eastern Michigan doesn't count. And neither do Div 3 schools (Colby) or High School teams. That said, this is exciting news and I wish him the best with the Mustangs.Wow, I guess they don't read all the posts on here. Congrats to him, and about all those posters who claim Fitz staff stability is because nobody ever wants to hire NU assistants....hmm, that's two years in a row...hmmm
+1 Definitely the best case for all involved!I’ll share more on the Rock if that’s what will keep the peace on here. Good luck to Cushing, I mean it, but this is the best case scenario for all involved.
Eastern Michigan doesn't count. And neither do Div 3 schools (Colby) or High School teams. That said, this is exciting news and I wish him the best with the Mustangs.
Seem like a no brainer. Kurt is solid and coached in the NFL under Ryan and has solid Big10 roots.i’d put money on Anderson getting promoted to OL coach. I bet he has had a lot of input on the OL offers that were made for the 2020 class. His presence always has seemed just too convenient in my view.
Clueless about what? I'm legitimately excited. Are you sad that he is leaving? I doubt it affects our recruiting so this benefits everyone.You’re either clueless or trolling, likely both.
Clueless about what? I'm legitimately excited. Are you sad that he is leaving? I doubt it affects our recruiting so this benefits everyone.
I'm happy for him. This is exactly what we should want to happen here at Northwestern.
It's nice to see Fitz's coaching tree growing as guys get promotions elsewhere; if we're as successful as we want this program to be, coaches will be leaving the program more often to be promoted elsewhere.
And I have no doubt guys like Ayeni and McGarigle will leave eventually too. Those are the types of guys you envision someday heading programs of their own.
Whenever a coach leaves to pursue a promotion that we can't offer or don't have space for, that's always a good thing. We should want our coaches to be coveted like this.
My guess is he looks to take some of our recent GAs who may want to make coaching a career. Maybe a guy like Deonte Gibson. Also could look to some former players who are coaching elsewhere. Maybe a guy like Austin King as OC.
I will take this opportunity to point out that Bret Ingalls...OL coach before Cushing until he left to go coach the O-line with the Saints and picked up a Super Bowl ring in the process...is currently an analyst at Vandy...if Fitz wants to make a boring, no-effort hire...for the love of god grab him out of Nashville right now...
I will take this opportunity to point out that Bret Ingalls...OL coach before Cushing until he left to go coach the O-line with the Saints and picked up a Super Bowl ring in the process...is currently an analyst at Vandy...if Fitz wants to make a boring, no-effort hire...for the love of god grab him out of Nashville right now...
I think Anderson is the better fit for where the program is right now.
Interesting. I agree with Corbi that Anderson seems like the leading candidate at this point, but no one really knows at this point except Fitz and his inner circle.
CongratsGood luck to Cush. One sign of a strong program is assistant coaches moving on to become HC’s at quality programs. Eastern Illinois has a great tradition, will be cheering for Cush’s success.