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per ESPN:
Two of the brightest defensive minds in the Big Ten the past couple of years belonged to Dave Aranda and Bob Shoop. Both guys consistently fielded elite defenses despite having some obstacles.
Next season, both Aranda and Shoop will be working their mastery in the SEC. And that's rough news for the Big Ten.
During Aranda's three-year run as defensive coordinator at Wisconsin, the Badgers led the nation in total defense and were second in points allowed. He did that despite not having a plethora of five-star recruits. He helped turn a former walk-on linebacker, Joe Schobert, into an All-American this past season.
Shoop did similar great work as defensive coordinator at Penn State, where his Nittany Lions ranked second in total defense in 2014 and 15th in 2015. He did that despite depth problems that lingered from the NCAA sanctions and an offense that often put the defense in tough positions. A former walk-on, defensive end Carl Nassib, won several major awards this past season.
As far as assistant coaches go, Shoop and Aranda were two of the most invaluable around. Yet neither of their programs could keep them when the SEC raiders came calling.
Aranda nearly tripled his salary by going to LSU, where he reportedly received a three-year guaranteed contract with a starting salary of $1.3 million, and he'll get to work with unlimited blue-chippers. Shoop agreed in principle over the weekend to join Butch Jones at Tennessee for a reported $1.15 million.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post...aid-shows-why-big-ten-still-looking-up-to-sec
Go Gophers!!
Two of the brightest defensive minds in the Big Ten the past couple of years belonged to Dave Aranda and Bob Shoop. Both guys consistently fielded elite defenses despite having some obstacles.
Next season, both Aranda and Shoop will be working their mastery in the SEC. And that's rough news for the Big Ten.
During Aranda's three-year run as defensive coordinator at Wisconsin, the Badgers led the nation in total defense and were second in points allowed. He did that despite not having a plethora of five-star recruits. He helped turn a former walk-on linebacker, Joe Schobert, into an All-American this past season.
Shoop did similar great work as defensive coordinator at Penn State, where his Nittany Lions ranked second in total defense in 2014 and 15th in 2015. He did that despite depth problems that lingered from the NCAA sanctions and an offense that often put the defense in tough positions. A former walk-on, defensive end Carl Nassib, won several major awards this past season.
As far as assistant coaches go, Shoop and Aranda were two of the most invaluable around. Yet neither of their programs could keep them when the SEC raiders came calling.
Aranda nearly tripled his salary by going to LSU, where he reportedly received a three-year guaranteed contract with a starting salary of $1.3 million, and he'll get to work with unlimited blue-chippers. Shoop agreed in principle over the weekend to join Butch Jones at Tennessee for a reported $1.15 million.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post...aid-shows-why-big-ten-still-looking-up-to-sec
Go Gophers!!
