Greg Schiano Will Now Do His Wood Chopping In The NFL
by Mike Rutherford on Jan 26, 2012 2:02 PM EST
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PrintSo Charlie Strong is now the longest tenured coach in the Big East. Unbelievable.
Schiano agreed to a five-year deal with the Buccaneers, said the person, who requested anonymity because they not authorized to speak for Schiano or the Buccaneers.
The move could have a devastating effect on the best recruiting class in school history, with 17 players having given non-binding commitments to Rutgers and Schiano. National letter of intent signing day is Wednesday, Feb. 1.
"It will absolutely destroy recruiting this close to signing day," said CBS Sports recruiting expert Tom Lemming. "I only remember two other coaches -- Jimmy Johnson and Butch Davis -- leaving this close to signing day and both left Miami right after signing day, so the recruits were locked in.
"For him to leave a couple of days before signing day you will see the vultures circle quickly and Rutgers could end up with a recruiting class like Penn State's."
Schiano cancelled his plans today to attend the funeral of Penn State coach Joe Paterno to deal with Tampa Bay's offer, though he did visit with Sue Paterno, Joe's wife, earlier this week.
Schiano, 45, was an assistant at Penn State from 1990-96. His only NFL experience came as a defensive assistant with the Chicago Bears in 1996 and 1997.
Couldn't be happier that the last time we saw him he was waling off the field at PJCS with an L.
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Waling off the field?
Walking or wailing? Leaving it up to our imagination?
by CardinalDude on Jan 26, 2012 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
whaling
"I am willing to donate to the charity that is working on the prevention of whatever the hell Dick Vitale has." - noobmaster
we don't count the cuse anymore
they’re in the acc ;-)
Story of the Future
Doug Marrone to be Schiano’s OC
The rats are fleeing the stinking heap called the Big East. Joe Schad said the uncertainty of the Big East dumpster fire played a role in his decision.
No way it can last
Four factions:
basketball only schools
basketball and football schools
football only schools
asshole I want everything my way Notre Dame (and no I will not share)
If you can’t get everyone in a single faction to agree and work together how can you expect this assortment to last over the long haul. The icebergs are circling the ship.
Ironically, I wouldn't be surprised to see Rutgers in the Big Ten soon
They’re an AAU school, in the New York market, and their addition would mean that league would have members in (drumroll) 10 states. Package them with Notre Dame (who will finally be forced into that league once the Big East implodes) and the Big 10 is set for a good long while, with a cable network that stretches to every major northern TV market from Chicago to the Big Apple.
Of course, the side effect of this move making Louisville and UConn the top two candidates for ACC expansion is probably clouding my predictive powers, but I still say this happens in the next 3 years, at the latest.
that's up to ND
Your idea makes perfect sense, but it won’t happen until Notre Dame gets their thumb out of their butt and pick a conference. Honestly, i don’t know if that will ever happen.
If (when) ND wakes up and joins the rest of the world in the reality of college sports in the 21st century, i’m sure the B10 wouldn’t hesitate to grab ND and one other. More than likely RU would be the lucky “+1 partner” to join.
do you have a problem with BYU?
Or what about Navy joining BE as football only?
problem with BYU?
I don’t have a problem with BYU going independent, but the fact that they would rather be independent than in a major conference makes them look like they know they don’t belong in the national championship discussion.
Wouldn’t we laugh if Alabama said they were going to break away from the SEC and go independent? If they were serious and did quit the SEC, how would they show they were worthy of making it to a BCS bowl?
The lineup I'm suggesting
BIG TEN
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Rutgers
ACC
Boston College
Clemson
Connecticut
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Maryland
Miami
North Carolina
NC State
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Cincy and South Florida, along with all the recent additions, get left our in the cold, unless the Big 12 gets desperate.
Wisconsin
Where's Wisconsin? ...Oh, I see it!
It fell to the bottom of your comment. Fans of boring athletics were about to get really upset.
by sarasota-card on Jan 26, 2012 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
Wisconsin is not leaving Big 10.
Nor getting the boot.
by ville 606 on Jan 26, 2012 3:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Off topic, but I told you so
the Big 12 is once again considering expanding the conference. While nothing is imminent, two sources told the paper that the Big 12 adding at least one new member is “very possible.”
That new member would likely be Louisville
"The good news is there's 17 million people who care about Texas football. The bad news is there's 17 million people who care about Texas football." DKR
Tell us something we don't know.
Same story, different day. Until they’re beyond “considering” there’s nothing for you to brag that you told us.
"I am willing to donate to the charity that is working on the prevention of whatever the hell Dick Vitale has." - noobmaster
LOL - YOU are going to fit right in - the Big 12 cynics are gonna love you
"The good news is there's 17 million people who care about Texas football. The bad news is there's 17 million people who care about Texas football." DKR
I warned you that we can hold our own. Rick here is the choirboy of the group. We call him "Bashful"
by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 26, 2012 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
Ha, ha - I actually like Louie and it makes sense to bring 'em in.
WVU is sorta out in left field and Louie would make a natural rival and geographical sense.
"The good news is there's 17 million people who care about Texas football. The bad news is there's 17 million people who care about Texas football." DKR
Just because we might not get to see it again for a long time.....
You’re welcome.
by Peter McSheisty on Jan 26, 2012 3:02 PM EST reply actions
this is such a horrible hire
Greg Schiano? For an NFL team?
I feel very confident in saying that Greg Schiano will not be coaching the bucs at the start of the 2014 NFL season.
Possibly the Blinn Bucs.
Maybe you’ve heard of them; 2009 Juco champs. Yeah, I thought so.
by Peter McSheisty on Jan 26, 2012 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
+1
I dont get it either, doesn’t the NFL usually hire the hottest assistant?
by Chip Constant on Jan 26, 2012 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Completely agree
The first thought in my head after reading the headline was “huh”? What has Schiano done that is NFL worthy? Oh well-won’t miss the stupid chopping wood crap. Could CCS snags a recruit or two from the fallout?
by twistedwedge on Jan 27, 2012 6:20 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
RU assistants had no clue this was coming
ESPN is reporting that Schiano and assistant coaches were to meet with recruits at 8 AM today, but obviously never showed. They thought he was caught in traffic or something, but then reports started to surface that he was headed to the NFL. Making the RU assistants looking lost and stupid.
The school where all of this went down? Don Bosco Prep (the football equivilant of Oak Hill Academy)
classless
from somebody I typically considered classy especially given his handling of the Anthony Conner injury
Better than Todd Graham, at least.
He just held a meeting with his players.
by CardinalDude on Jan 26, 2012 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
What is up with coaches having no balls?
I mean this is becoming the norm for coaches to leave there team high and dry. It’s no wonder why athletes don’t feel like a verbal commit means anything. There are only a handful of coaches I think that I would trust, one being HCCS.
-Dustin
POLL QUESTION
Which is more tacky?
A. quiting just before signing day
B. waiting til the day after signing day to quit
B is more tacky but A is better for the school
(if he was dead set on going) Schiano had to screw over someone…but he could have told his asst. coaches, maybe lined up one of them to be his replacement and signed a good class so the new guy would have something to go with. by leaving now, Rutgers is in serious jeopardy of losing their entire class (at least the meat of it).
My question is: What does Rutgers do now?
do they hire an assistant immediately (who might not be that good for RU long-term) just to try to hold on to this years recruiting class or do they take their time and hire the best person they can find (eventhough they know it will cost them this year’s recruiting class)? in a way it seems like they are damned if they do, and damned if they don’t.
Screw your program or screw your recruits?
I’d wait til after signing day. Why burn the staff and fans who’ve been signing your checks and filling your stadium? Trust that they’ll hire a suitable replacement
Aren't we already pretty close to 25 this year?
Wonder if we have any room to pick up any of their recruits. Would be nice to add a few top guys, if we do have room for them
by CardinalFanaticus on Jan 26, 2012 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
Greg Schiano will get what he deserves in the NFL,
and I don’t mean that will be a good thing. This is the same jerk who ordered his team to continue kicking into a formation of Naval Academy players while they were pausing in prayer to remember THEIR WAR DEAD, including some former teammates killed in Iraq.
And what did he say afterward? “We didn’t come to honor anybody; we came to kick their ass.”
I’m glad the classless bum is out of our league.
theoldman
From the Rutgers SB Nation blog:
I’m Muller’s brother
This is a devastating turn of events. Schiano was just over our house recruiting last week telling my family about how much family means to him and how proud he was of the Rutgers team that he has built. Our whole family is devastated now. He looked us right in the eye and told us how he was so excited for the upcoming season. Now, I honestly have no idea where my brother is going to go, he loved Rutgers, but after this, who knows.
by Doug_M on Jan 26, 2012 1:33 PM EST
I believe Chris Mullen was something of a linchpin in that class, too. This can only be bad news for the best recruiting class Rutgers would ever have had.
by CardinalFanaticus on Jan 26, 2012 4:15 PM EST reply actions
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