Former Brewster asst George McDonald joins Bielema staff

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Did 2007 and 2008 with Brew as WR coach before leaving for Browns job.

Coached Eric Decker to some very good seasons. Illini alum.

Will be asst hc/wrs coach in Champaign...joins other former Gopher coaches Bart Miller and Tony Peterson on Illini staff.

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Sources: Bret Bielema seeking to hire assistant away from NC State staff

Sources tell FootballScoop Bret Bielema is seeking to hire NC State receivers / passing game coordinator George McDonald. McDonald played at Illinois '95-98.
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Assistant HC and WR coach, that's kinda an interesting combo.
 


The Detroit Lions just signed a guy from New Orleans that was a TE coach and assistant head coach.

It definitely means more than very little. Being a head coach has a lot of duties that have little to do with coaching a position group or coordinating a game plan.
 

MplsGopher said:
The Detroit Lions just signed a guy from New Orleans that was a TE coach and assistant head coach.

It definitely means more than very little. Being a head coach has a lot of duties that have little to do with coaching a position group or coordinating a game plan.
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I think that you are correct that it sometimes has significance. Other times, it is a way to give the appearance of a promotion or justify a salary increase. Rules have changed over the years, but there have been times when an NFL team could block a coach under contract from making a lateral move, but couldn't block a promotion. So you could block your RB coach from taking a position coaching job elsewhere, but not block a promotion to an OC position or a RB coach/assistant head coach position.
 


2nd Degree Gopher said:
I think that you are correct that it sometimes has significance. Other times, it is a way to give the appearance of a promotion or justify a salary increase.
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correct
sometimes it means something
Often times it doesn’t mean much
 

Yeah, assistant head coach is typically just a way to get guys more money as assistants. I like McDonald when he was here, hopefully works out well for him.
 

McDonald played for Illinois, so a bit of a homecoming.
 

McDonald...... He's the undercover Tennessee bag man. Blimpy is already cheating!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joking.
 



Who would have thought that Brewster had more class than Jerry kill.
 


Spaulding!No! said:
Who would have thought that Brewster had more class than Jerry kill.
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That was always true. Never had a bad interaction with Brewster right up until and after the end. Very nice man. Had the HC ego, not the right experience. Never blamed others for his problems.
 




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