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Potential Head Coaches

E-Wu Tang Clan said:
About that, Chad Germer comes from an NAIA school after coaching oline at Montana from 2015-23 which probably indicates he was fired. Why are we hiring Montana's failed coaches.
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Actually, Chad Germer might not be a bad hire after all. He has been a coach on some teams that have excelled at times. He does have a ton of experience and maybe AB can learn from his guy.
The other coaches that he is promoting could be for variety of reasons. Maybe money, etc. I agree overall that promoting young guys with no experience as a coaches is not very smart.

COACHING has a lot to do with success. Players can develop under the right coaching. Boise State has developed players and the winning culture without getting 4-5 star recruits. I was talking with a friend of mine who used to coach JC football in california. He said that a lot of these 4-5 star recruits are a little tough to coach. Sometimes they would drop down to JC football to get a second chance . He said sometimes these guys would get outworked by less heralded football players and they would get weeded out even at the JC level .
One of his former players would up at Boise and played for Chris Petersen at the time. He said that the year that they beat Oklahoma on the statue of Liberty play. ,that team had six players drafted in the NFL. Only one player on that team was a 3 star recruit. He said that Chris Petersen was after four things at the time when evaluating a player. 1. character on and off the field . 2. Good student, ( he said that if a kid had talent but was not smart in the class room at the high school , it was a waste of time because he would not be able to compete academically in the college level. It also meant that he could not absorb a playbook. 3. Can the kid work like a dog and if was willing to pay the price to be exceptional . 4. Did the kid want to get to the next level, if the kid has those aspirations it meant that he had to excel at the college level to get to the next level. Mind you these players did have talent but CP took these less heralded players to another dimension. Also, Boise state competes against football programs that have deeper pockets, higher academic reputations etc, They still compete, why? Coaching and the AD have high standards.



EWU had that type of culture at one time under Beau Baldwin. we had and let it slip away. That's even worse because squandering hard earned opportunities is a football program killer. We are basically at square one again. We did a lot with very little under BB>
 
1988eagle said:
Actually, Chad Germer might not be a bad hire after all. He has been a coach on some teams that have excelled at times. He does have a ton of experience and maybe AB can learn from his guy.
The other coaches that he is promoting could be for variety of reasons. Maybe money, etc. I agree overall that promoting young guys with no experience as a coaches is not very smart.

COACHING has a lot to do with success. Players can develop under the right coaching. Boise State has developed players and the winning culture without getting 4-5 star recruits. I was talking with a friend of mine who used to coach JC football in california. He said that a lot of these 4-5 star recruits are a little tough to coach. Sometimes they would drop down to JC football to get a second chance . He said sometimes these guys would get outworked by less heralded football players and they would get weeded out even at the JC level .
One of his former players would up at Boise and played for Chris Petersen at the time. He said that the year that they beat Oklahoma on the statue of Liberty play. ,that team had six players drafted in the NFL. Only one player on that team was a 3 star recruit. He said that Chris Petersen was after four things at the time when evaluating a player. 1. character on and off the field . 2. Good student, ( he said that if a kid had talent but was not smart in the class room at the high school , it was a waste of time because he would not be able to compete academically in the college level. It also meant that he could not absorb a playbook. 3. Can the kid work like a dog and if was willing to pay the price to be exceptional . 4. Did the kid want to get to the next level, if the kid has those aspirations it meant that he had to excel at the college level to get to the next level. Mind you these players did have talent but CP took these less heralded players to another dimension. Also, Boise state competes against football programs that have deeper pockets, higher academic reputations etc, They still compete, why? Coaching and the AD have high standards.



EWU had that type of culture at one time under Beau Baldwin. we had and let it slip away. That's even worse because squandering hard earned opportunities is a football program killer. We are basically at square one again. We did a lot with very little under BB>
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Best sucks at really feeling out talent I think, in both coaches and players. I think he pays attention to resumes too much. Our last DC had experience coordinating in the FBS. Look how that worked out. Our current DC has NFL experience, and has yet to improve the defense save for a few stand out players. That Chad Germer dude has a great resume but football is a job where you have to say current with the the trends and schemes. Coaches get old and think they know everything there is to know about football. Look at Pete Carroll.

Everyone is getting wrapped up in fundraising for better facilities to attract better recruits. Paying too much attention on star ratings and whatnot. Eastern gained a reputation for finding under recruited and late developing players like Boise State. I feel like Eastern could have totally followed Boise State's trajectory. Now that's all shot to hell.

Funny you mention Chris Petersen. Best basically copied Petersen's "OKG" or "Our kind of guy" with his "EKG" or "Eagle kind of guy." Sucks that's basically all he copied from Petersen. He really hasn't found any diamonds in the rough except for Chism.
 
E-Wu Tang Clan said:
Best sucks at really feeling out talent I think, in both coaches and players. I think he pays attention to resumes too much. Our last DC had experience coordinating in the FBS. Look how that worked out. Our current DC has NFL experience, and has yet to improve the defense save for a few stand out players. That Chad Germer dude has a great resume but football is a job where you have to say current with the the trends and schemes. Coaches get old and think they know everything there is to know about football. Look at Pete Carroll.

Everyone is getting wrapped up in fundraising for better facilities to attract better recruits. Paying too much attention on star ratings and whatnot. Eastern gained a reputation for finding under recruited and late developing players like Boise State. I feel like Eastern could have totally followed Boise State's trajectory. Now that's all shot to hell.

Funny you mention Chris Petersen. Best basically copied Petersen's "OKG" or "Our kind of guy" with his "EKG" or "Eagle kind of guy." Sucks that's basically all he copied from Petersen. He really hasn't found any diamonds in the rough except for Chism.
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E-wu Tang Clan You are spot on brother.
 
Caleb Padilla who is currently a defensive assistant at Pitt is more than likely going to be the new LB coach. Padilla is formerly a HC at Luther College (DIII) as well as Co-DC at Lenoir Rhyne. Padilla has a lot of experience at the Division II and III level, serving as the outside linebackers coach/defensive ends coach at Colorado School of Mines (2008-10), defensive backs coach and then defensive coordinator at Albion College (2010-13) and defensive coordinator at Notre Dame (Oh.) (2014-15). Prior to his tenure at Lenoir-Rhyne, he spent six seasons as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Luther College (D-III) before being elevated to head coach in 2017.

Additionally, Miles FIshback current Asst QB's coach at Univ. of Arkansas will be the new WR coach.
 
Bl4ckH4wk said:
Welp Fishback took a different job. Casey Brink is the new WR coach

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Here's Casey Brink's bio from what I could find

Recruiting Areas for EWU: Olympic Peninsula, Orange County and San Diego

Casey Brink joined the Augustana (D2) football staff in 2020 as the wide receivers coach. He joined Jerry Olszewski’s staff after spending the 2019 season as the running backs coach at Carleton College.

2024 Augustana threw for 228.50 yards per game finishing with a record of 8-3.

Brink was a part of the 2023 NSIC Champion team that threw for nearly 3,000 yards. He helped develop Devon Jones into an All-NSIC talent with 41 receptions for 587 yards and eight touchdowns. Jack Fisher was also an All-NSIC performer after catching 32 passes for 549 yards and four touchdowns.

The 2022 season saw Brink take over pass game coordinator duties while also serve as the recruiting coordinator. He oversaw the development of Jack Fisher into an All-NSIC performer with 37 receptions for 556 yards and seven touchdowns.

With the 2020 season canceled, he coached his first game action as part of the 2021 NSIC Championship team. He tutored First Team All-NSIC South Division honoree Sean Engel and second team selection Logan Uttecht as part of the wide receiver corps.

While at Carleton College, Brink’s running back’s group tallied the most touchdowns in three seasons while the Knights posted the most wins in the past six seasons.

A graduate of Washington State, Brink was a member of the Cougars football program and played under two-time national coach of the year, Mike Leach. He was the football representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and also a peer academic counselor.

During the spring of 2019, Brink served as the WSU football offensive analyst intern where he operated the football film software and created play cards and play scripts.

Brink earned his bachelor of arts in sport management from Washington State in 2019.
 
I recently talked with a former EWU player I work with about head coach Aaron Best. He played for Best from his first year through 2022, and he’s still very connected to the program. Despite playing under Best for four years, he believes Best should absolutely be fired.


Here are the main points he raised, along with some outside observations I think support them:


1. Recruiting priorities are off
Best seems to recruit players who are strong students first, athletes second. He focuses heavily on grades and academics rather than finding tough, competitive players with a “dog” mentality. By comparison, players recruited under Beau Baldwin’s staff often seemed tougher. This may be tied to Best’s “EKG” model, borrowed from Chris Petersen—except Petersen actually won games with it.


2. Poor locker room culture
Best often makes mean-spirited jokes at players’ expense. This isn’t good-natured ribbing—it’s unprofessional and crosses the line into disrespect.


3. Surrounds himself with “Yes Men”
Best only hires assistants who will follow orders without question. A prime example is Marc Anderson, who’s the associate HC, OC, and QBs coach despite no college playing experience and no coaching background outside of Eastern. Coaching turnover has been high—possibly due to disagreements with Best. For instance, Ian Shoemaker quit midseason, and other coaches have left under questionable circumstances.


4. Alienated former players—especially NFL alumni
Current and former NFL players don’t donate to EWU because they dislike Best. It’s been said Cooper Kupp has donated more to Pacific Lutheran (where his brother coaches) than to EWU. The program appears to be missing out on significant donations from alumni whose pro careers started at Eastern.


5. Drives players away
Players leave early under Best, partly because he ignores their input. This season alone, two DBs with remaining eligibility walked away. In one case, after Derek Ganter left, Best tried to get one of those DBs back and was reportedly told to “f*** off.”


6. Losing fan support
Season ticket holders are fed up. Some have said they won’t renew if there’s another losing season. One person even had their season tickets automatically renewed without being asked.


Bottom line:
Wins and losses are the ultimate metric, but these issues point to deeper problems in the program. Under Best, EWU has gone from a national contender to struggling for winning seasons. On top of that, strained relationships with alumni and fans may be costing the university millions in potential donations.
 
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