Comments on: Coach Oliver Fired Resigns

By: John Hickey

John Hickey — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:38:13 +0000

Thank goodness Jappy is gone. Where did you have to look when the Irish let it go to Syracuse, etc. and could not stop anyone in the second half. He was not a quality coach. Just look at Justin Tuck! You had one of the best DL and it took a N.Y. Giant Coach to get it out of him!

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By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:50:36 +0000

Latina next please.

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By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:32:33 +0000

Depends on the coach. Brown leaving would probably have an impact.
what I understand is that he was not highly thought of by prospects. His geography may not have been high yield locations, but the buzz is that in other areas, he was not an incentve to recruits. Don’t know.
I’m not concerned on the order of replacing assistants. It doesn’t have to be in order of priority. With any change there are other factors that are considered. ie contract dissolution/restructuring, availability of replacements etc…

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By: san diego irish

san diego irish — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:38:48 +0000

I don’t get the impression that the assistant coaches leaving have too big an impact on incoming players. When Haywood left, none of the offensive recruits seemed concerned–at least not publicly–I guess we won’t know for sure until signing day. Having said that, it’s probably smart to wait just in case.

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By: domer.mq

domer.mq — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:36:21 +0000

Isn’t it pronounced “yappy?” I figured it was more insulting to small dogs.

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By: The Biscuit

The Biscuit — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:29:20 +0000

my guess on the order is that he’s not a big recruiter. little danger of losing anyone because of the move. other changes, if/when they occur, will likely be made post-signing day. charlie’s desire to wait until after signing day last year to make any moves at all points to his concern for continuity in the recruiting process. i actually like it as it helps keep the class intact, although it may make any moves later more difficult as good candidates take other jobs. but my guess is that he’s lining things up in the background, and will make the changes official post-signing. or, i could be totally wrong. likely 50/50 there.

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By: Bad Kermit

Bad Kermit — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:26:54 +0000

Dang. We’re missing out on the Asian football player market?

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By: trey

trey — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:16:05 +0000

Perhaps this is just the beginning of it, more to follow.

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By: DeepTeaKup

DeepTeaKup — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:26:39 +0000

ND has a coach named Jappy on staff? How am I just hearing about this now? Certainly could not have helped efforts in recruing kids with any type of Asian background.

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