SI Floats Ciarrocca to Nebraska

[matt]

Pernell lists four main candidates and lists Ciarrocca as someone else that should be considered. The four main candidates are Tom Herman and the current OCs at Wake Forest, Miami, and Arkansas…

“How about Kirk Ciarrocca? He was a longtime assistant for PJ Fleck, dating back to their time at Western Michigan. He orchestrated a balanced attack with the Gophers and was a semifinalist for the Broyles Award in 2019. He left to join James Franklin's staff at Penn State in 2020 but was fired after the Nittany Lions underperformed during the abbreviated COVID season. He's currently an offensive analyst at West Virginia and has received a lot of praise for his work with the Mountaineers. There's some scuttlebutt Neal Brown plans to promoted him to coordinator.”

https://www.si.com/college/nebraska...st-in-his-search-for-an-offensive-coordinator

 

[Great Plains Gopher]

"Balanced attack." Please come back.

 

[hungan1]

That will be a major bummer.

 

[Some Day...Maybe]

If PJ let’s him go to Nebraska that would be shocking, and so stupid.

 

[Bulldog13tv]

Is there bad blood between PJ and Ciarrocca? Him leaving has really set PJ and gopher football back.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

There is not a chance that he gets the Nebraska job.

 

[boofbonser]

I thought he was interested in the WV OC job and took the Penn State OC job because he wanted to be closer to family? Wouldn’t make sense to then take a job at Nebraska.

 

[TurfGopher]

I thought he was interested in the WV OC job and took the Penn State OC job because he wanted to be closer to family? Wouldn’t make sense to then take a job at Nebraska.

it would if the $$$ is good

 

[boofbonser]

it would if the $$$ is good

I would consider money to be a bigger driving force if there was more stability at the proposed position. Essentially the OC would be hitching their wagon to Frost and that is a big risk. Could just be a 1 year gig.

 

[HitMeAgainIAmStillMoving]

Wow the entire time I thought this thread was for the Head Coaching job at Nebraska. I am not a great football mind.

 

[MplsGopher]

I thought the whole thing was that he wanted to get back out East, closer to family in Pennsylvania?

(Morgantown, ie the U of WV, is very close to Pittsburgh)


Wouldn't make sense for him to go to an even more isolated part of the West.

 

[hungan1]

Give Ciarrocca whatever he wants. I am sure there are boosters who give him access to their private jets to go home on some weekends if that is allowed.

 

[upnorthkid]

why any coach would want to hitch to a potential dead man walking coach is beyond me

 

[fmlizard]

I think he comes to Minnesota. The rare message board idea that comes true. Makes a lot of sense for both parties.

 

[btowngopher]

Warren Ruggiero, the WF OC will be in very high demand I would imagine.

 

[MplsGopher]

I think he comes to Minnesota.

... Fleck is not in the market for an OC.

 

[goldengophers]

... Fleck is not in the market for an OC.

That's as terrifying as the thought of going on the OT board today.

 

[matt]

Warren Ruggiero, the WF OC will be in very high demand I would imagine.

I can’t imagine someone in his position would consider Nebraska for more than a second given how hot Frost’s seat is.

 

[matt]

I think he comes to Minnesota. The rare message board idea that comes true. Makes a lot of sense for both parties.

Can we make Sanford to Nebraska a message board idea that comes true? Nebraska could say they poached an OC from a P5 program, and Minnesota fans would be mostly happy. That’s a win-win if I’ve ever heard one. Plus, I would like to see what Adrian Martinez looks like with a year of Sanford’s esteemed coaching under his belt…

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Ciarrocca ain't going to Nebraska. Neither is Tom Herman who will end up as a head coach somewhere next season.

 

[KoolAid]

I love Kirk Ciarrocca

My favorite memory of him is when PJ talked about him after the Penn State game. Skip to 5:30

 

[btowngopher]

I can’t imagine someone in his position would consider Nebraska for more than a second given how hot Frost’s seat is.

Yeah, he’s been with Clawson for a long time and is older than him. So might be lifer. Impressive job he had done though.

 

[GopherGod]

why any coach would want to hitch to a potential dead man walking coach is beyond me

Any coach that takes that job will get a minimum of a 2 and more likely a 3 year guarantee at or close to 1 million per year. Even if it doesn’t work out you have a nice nest egg to rely on while looking for another gig.

 

[GopherJack]

Give Ciarrocca whatever he wants. I am sure there are boosters who give him access to their private jets to go home on some weekends if that is allowed.

We have boosters?

 

[laazrakit]

We have boosters?

Well, thankfully, not Denny Sanford...

T. Denny Sanford Alleged Child Porn Probe Documents Ordered Unsealed by South Dakota Supreme Court

The richest man in the state has not been charged with any crimes, but just suffered a major legal setback.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[GopherGod]

We have boosters?

Ones without deep pockets.

 

[Some guy]

Any coach that takes that job will get a minimum of a 2 and more likely a 3 year guarantee at or close to 1 million per year. Even if it doesn’t work out you have a nice nest egg to rely on while looking for another gig.

Yeah. 2-3 years of salary for one year of work might be real appealing tbh

 

[SkiUMah'ed]

why any coach would want to hitch to a potential dead man walking coach is beyond me

Exactly why the vikings have a nepotism problem on the coaching staff. Nobody wants to attach themselves to Zimmer (track record of throwin coordinators under the bus) and they hire Mike and Gary's sons.

 

[MplsGopher]

We have boosters?

The Norwegian!

 

[matt]

Any coach that takes that job will get a minimum of a 2 and more likely a 3 year guarantee at or close to 1 million per year. Even if it doesn’t work out you have a nice nest egg to rely on while looking for another gig.

We’ll see. I don’t think the AD lowered Frost’s buyout just so he can pay a buyout to an OC instead.