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http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_28792773/lubick-stays-big-d-mand-and-its-shows
When Lubick was let go at CSU, Jerry Kill was rumored to be a replacement. Kill, who left Southern Illinois and went to Northern Illinois, then to Minnesota in 2010, said he was never offered the CSU job. But he did make an offer to Lubick.
"Sonny came out and visited with us — I don't know what it was, you'd have to ask Sonny — a couple of years ago," Kill said this week. "He met with the defensive side of the ball and spent some time with us, so I hope he doesn't remember too much."
This summer, after Mike Bobo and his staff became settled at CSU, Lubick talked defense with Rams defensive coordinator Tyson Summers. When it comes to Lubick, Bobo said an open-door policy always exists.
"He's been great. He was one of the first guys I reached out to when I got the job here," Bobo said. "I didn't want to put a lot of pressure on him; just say, 'Hey, open door, I want you around.' He's going to be an honorary captain for us this year and speak to the team. I'm excited about that."
Those offers are appreciated, no matter where the request comes from.
"It's always an honor and a humbling experience when a coach flies you out for two days to talk football with them, and I love doing that," Lubick said.
At Minnesota, Lubick said he met with the Gophers defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys and his staff and talked football for nine hours a day for two consecutive days.
"We just talked to them about what we did here, the entire thing," said Lubick, whose CSU teams were 108-74 and won or shared six conference championships. "We talked about every position. You get in a room there for nine hours, it's 'Here's our basic thoughts and our basic schemes, here's what we did and how we evolved over several years.'
"I always tell anybody when I go out and talk, my expertise is not the front. I know the overall picture, but I do get into detail with the secondary, because I coached that for over 30 years, so we go over more detail with that."
When Lubick was let go at CSU, Jerry Kill was rumored to be a replacement. Kill, who left Southern Illinois and went to Northern Illinois, then to Minnesota in 2010, said he was never offered the CSU job. But he did make an offer to Lubick.
"Sonny came out and visited with us — I don't know what it was, you'd have to ask Sonny — a couple of years ago," Kill said this week. "He met with the defensive side of the ball and spent some time with us, so I hope he doesn't remember too much."
This summer, after Mike Bobo and his staff became settled at CSU, Lubick talked defense with Rams defensive coordinator Tyson Summers. When it comes to Lubick, Bobo said an open-door policy always exists.
"He's been great. He was one of the first guys I reached out to when I got the job here," Bobo said. "I didn't want to put a lot of pressure on him; just say, 'Hey, open door, I want you around.' He's going to be an honorary captain for us this year and speak to the team. I'm excited about that."
Those offers are appreciated, no matter where the request comes from.
"It's always an honor and a humbling experience when a coach flies you out for two days to talk football with them, and I love doing that," Lubick said.
At Minnesota, Lubick said he met with the Gophers defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys and his staff and talked football for nine hours a day for two consecutive days.
"We just talked to them about what we did here, the entire thing," said Lubick, whose CSU teams were 108-74 and won or shared six conference championships. "We talked about every position. You get in a room there for nine hours, it's 'Here's our basic thoughts and our basic schemes, here's what we did and how we evolved over several years.'
"I always tell anybody when I go out and talk, my expertise is not the front. I know the overall picture, but I do get into detail with the secondary, because I coached that for over 30 years, so we go over more detail with that."