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I think you paid off Fitz to hire this guy just for that jokeForgot, did you hear what his mom said when he told her was leaving to take the NU job?
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David Braun Year-By-Year Coaching History | ||
Year | School | Position |
2008 | Winona State | Graduate Assistant |
2009 | Winona State | Graduate Assistant |
2010 | Culver-Stockton | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
2011 | Winona State | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
2012 | Winona State | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
2013 | Winona State | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
2014 | Winona State | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
2015 | UC Davis | Defensive Line |
2016 | UC Davis | Defensive Line |
2017 | Northern Iowa | Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line |
2018 | Northern Iowa | Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers |
2019 | North Dakota State | Defensive Coordinator/Safeties |
2020-21 | North Dakota State | Defensive Coordinator/Safeties |
2021 | North Dakota State | Defensive Coordinator/Safeties |
Should now give us the edge over SIUVery interesting. Was not expecting FCS but NDSU is kind of the Alabama of FCS. Strong coaching track record.
Arghhh! NFL experience often leads to coaches with overly-complicated schemes because their expectations of college athletes are unrealistic. Plus colleges often run offenses that are never seen in the NFL. And what do NFL coaches know about recruiting? Two different games.We will have to have some knowledgeable folks break down his defensive philosophy and whatnot. I like that he is a successful DC but still young. However he has neither FBS or NFL experience. In addition at NDSU, likely he is used to having superior talent to his FCS opponents, whereas here he will be more often be at a disadvantage. Will have to see how that all translates to the B1G.
Arghhh! NFL experience often leads to coaches with overly-complicated schemes because their expectations of college athletes are unrealistic. Plus colleges often run offenses that are never seen in the NFL. And what do NFL coaches know about recruiting? Two different games.
This is scary AFThe comments on Braun from NDSU fans on Twitter and their football Message Boards have been less than positive:
"Good luck lol if that was his defense this year at NDSU and not the HC's, you will regret this decision. Defense has gotten worse. If he wasn't hired, he'd potentially be fired this season."
"His defense gave up over 500 yards and 45 points in the National Championship game yesterday."
"As a NDSU fan, I hope it works out for you. Even though we aren't exactly shedding tears to see him leave after how bad the defense was this year."
"David Braun is a D2 Coordinator I said it at the time he was hired and you all made fun of me. But Seriously. I think we've seen enough. NDSU IS A DEFENSIVE TEAM!!! ALWAYS HAS BEEN!!! DEFENSE WINS TITLES. Time to Change D Coordinators. I Know him and Entz drank beer at Winona together, but GO get us a BISON DEFENSIVE COACH."
Seriously.... it scares me that he was only the DC there for a couple of years. Was he riding coattails for the first year?This is scary AF
Holy shit. He was a buddy hire at NDSU... that doesn't sound promising.This is scary AF
That's it! We hate him already!!Holy shit. He was a buddy hire at NDSU... that doesn't sound promising.
Not all that knowledgeable but this I found interesting (and very happy to see it):We will have to have some knowledgeable folks break down his defensive philosophy and whatnot. I like that he is a successful DC but still young. However he has neither FBS or NFL experience. In addition at NDSU, likely he is used to having superior talent to his FCS opponents, whereas here he will be more often be at a disadvantage. Will have to see how that all translates to the B1G.
Yeah I pointed this out on the other board. However, everything is relative. Out of 126 FCS programs, Braun’s defenses finished 1st in scoring defense in 2019 and 2021 (when they won the national championship both years) and finished 20th in 2020 and 9th this year (when they reached the championship game final but lost). He also won the equivalent of the Broyles award as the best coordinator in FCS last year when his unit set a conference record for the lowest ppg. Both of those championship years they gave less ppg than Hank did in his best (last) year at Northwestern.This is scary AF
I guess Fitz learned that lesson with JON the hard way and was determined to avoid making the same mistake. Good to see him grow and learnArghhh! NFL experience often leads to coaches with overly-complicated schemes because their expectations of college athletes are unrealistic. Plus colleges often run offenses that are never seen in the NFL. And what do NFL coaches know about recruiting? Two different games.
Seriously.... it scares me that he was only the DC there for a couple of years. Was he riding coattails for the first year?
Of course, this could also be ignorant fans who were used to winning it all every year and were upset they lost in the final.
On edit: Although, if he was riding coattails, at least he sustained a strong D for two years. JON couldn't even make it 1 play!
I'd even be ok if we gave up 45 points to Illinois and lost, as long as it was in the National Championship GameYeah I pointed this out on the other board. However, everything is relative. Out of 126 FCS programs, Braun’s defenses finished 1st in scoring defense in 2019 and 2021 (when they won the national championship both years) and finished 20th in 2020 and 9th this year (when they reached the championship game final but lost). He also won the equivalent of the Broyles award as the best coordinator in FCS last year when his unit set a conference record for the lowest ppg. Both of those championship years they gave less ppg than Hank did in his best (last) year at Northwestern.
We caught their fans on the heels of a loss to their hated rivals and so might not be the most balanced and measured comments at the moment. They are also used to having top 5 defenses perennially so anything that falls outside of that is a failure I guess in their eyes. I don’t know about you but I’d be happy if our D (and our O) were good enough regardless of ranking to get us to the National Championship game 3/4 years and win it two of those years.
Interesting argument. I can see merit in both the NFL vs non-NFL views. At least in a good FCS program fundamentals are seen as important. We know from the Hank era how much upside there is in the fundamentals. When we took that for granted, JON came in and showed us the downside of ignoring the fundamentals. JON's very first public statements after taking the job screamed 'poser' - big NFL man talking big, talking about "Up" in the league versus "down" in the college game. We all get that the NFL is the apex. But the way he talked about it it screamed poser and status seeker, rather than a "start at the beginning" mindset. Count me happy that we seem to have hired for fundamentals, merit, and results on the field, rather than unsubstantiated hype, unproven schemes, and buddies.Arghhh! NFL experience often leads to coaches with overly-complicated schemes because their expectations of college athletes are unrealistic. Plus colleges often run offenses that are never seen in the NFL. And what do NFL coaches know about recruiting? Two different games.
Let’s have some tacklesFitz is a class act
Known for inspired hires
Of small school coaches
I saw Georgia smash mouth TCU into oblivion. Michigan smash mouthed OSU. I didn't see anything newfangled in most games. Innovation in football amounts to old schemes for new times. It's like the fashion industryFitz stuck in the past
Out-dated smash mouth football
Old school not small school
I watched NU smash mouth its way to 1-11 this season.I saw Georgia smash mouth TCU into oblivion. Michigan smash mouthed OSU. I didn't see anything newfangled in most games. Innovation in football amounts to old schemes for new times. It's like the fashion industry
I could not have said it better myself. The more football changes, the more it stays the same.I saw Georgia smash mouth TCU into oblivion. Michigan smash mouthed OSU. I didn't see anything newfangled in most games. Innovation in football amounts to old schemes for new times. It's like the fashion industry
Stetson Bennett threw for 6 touchdowns and a bazillion yards but sure. Also scored 65 pts.I saw Georgia smash mouth TCU into oblivion. Michigan smash mouthed OSU. I didn't see anything newfangled in most games. Innovation in football amounts to old schemes for new times. It's like the fashion industry
They won that game on the line of srlcrimmage, which is impressive because I thought TCU’s DL was really good after watching them against Michigan.I saw within five minutes Georgia's offensive line bulldozing everyone and everything in sight and switched channels. They could have had the running back put on a blindfold and gained five yards
Bennett is all hat and no cattleStetson Bennett threw for 6 touchdowns and a bazillion yards but sure. Also scored 65 pts.
If you think what Georgia did is some ball control conservative play calling and anything other than explosive, I don’t know what to tell you.