Gophers Announce Additional Assistant Position Coaches

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Faus brings necessary toughness and I think true football fans know what we’re getting with Hendy and Pawola.
 



Both Faus and Pawola are known quantities, both have spent time on PJ's staffs in the past. Faus came back from a stint at Kent State, Pawola left with Rossi (I'm assuming) to Michigan State, after several years at Minnesota and was recently promoted there (last month) before coming back.

Hendy spent time at Pittsburgh State as a coach, and is early in his career as a coach.

I don't know that true football fans would know of this trio offhand (maybe people who spend a lot of time on the coaching staff at MN?), but there is nothing shocking about these hires at this point.
 


UpAndUnder43 said:
Wow. That’s a troublesome comment.
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Why? Is there something I'm missing here?

This is the role of assistant position coaches, analysts, and grad assistants. Watch film, run drills in practice, help out in recruiting. Pawola was a student at the U as recently as 2020. He's doing quite well so far in his coaching career for not being a college player.

Hendy graduated college in 2021 and is also a new coach getting his first FBS chance.

It's no different from corporate life where the junior bankers or engineers or officers or whatever do the behind the scenes grunt work until it's their time to lead.
 

fmlizard said:
Why? Is there something I'm missing here?

This is the role of assistant position coaches, analysts, and grad assistants. Watch film, run drills in practice, help out in recruiting. Pawola was a student at the U as recently as 2020. He's doing quite well so far in his coaching career for not being a college player.

Hendy graduated college in 2021 and is also a new coach getting his first FBS chance.

It's no different from corporate life where the junior bankers or engineers or officers or whatever do the behind the scenes grunt work until it's their time to lead.
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Or you could just relax and roll with the joke...
 

When you look at our staff from top to bottom there isn’t enough hair on our fellas’ nuts for us to be more than average, most likely. Even if the coaches are super talented, our overall lack of experience will get overwhelmed by more experienced staffs; for a couple of years at least while our guys fail and learn.
 

Gopherchase said:
When you look at our staff from top to bottom there isn’t enough hair on our fellas’ nuts for us to be more than average, most likely. Even if the coaches are super talented, our overall lack of experience will get overwhelmed by more experienced staffs; for a couple of years at least while our guys fail and learn.
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If we don't have a major drop-off in performance at QB, I don't think have a major drop-off in performance overall. Fleck has been here a long time, there's a blueprint for day to day and week to week operations, and I don't think an inexperienced position coach is going to screw it up. The coordinator level is the most important. Harbaugh showed the problem was AK, not him, based on last season, and Collins has been around for a long time and has run our most successful defensive position group as well as our defensive pass game, which we've been wildly successful with.

Next season is set up really nicely for us to have some fun. If Drake can manage the offense well and we don't force him into 3rd and 8+ constantly (I'm looking at you, O line), look out!
 



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