Can someone post some deets? Plz, thanks.
~ Doesn’t know if he’s a candidate ~ has had convos with administrators about state of program, what needs to happen, positive momentum
~ If KSU interested, he’d be thrilled to propose unique idea for program.
~ He would surround self with staff that covers obvious holes ~ former head coaches, dynamic recruiter, etc.
~He has studied how to transform on-air personality into recruiting personality
~A competition he enjoyed as a kid ~ Who could determine what offense being run quickest
~ Believes he has the right mixture of timing, luck, support, cast
~ Restates he thinks it’s a hell of a job
~ Confident the right guy will benefit from the returning core team
~ Would take a different approach to get through to kids than yelling like Frank
~ Discipline oriented program with a different spin
~ Like giving a kid sugar instead of spice, would equip positive reinforcement
~He’s a fan of Frank, but thinks the good timing would mix well with a positive attitude to build off what Frank left, softer message to players
~On recruiting vs the established coaches:
~Would sell the chance to play, style of play, relationship with coach, chance to get to league, etc.
~Faster paced secondary break style, similar to Ok State w/ Gottlieb ~ up and down, fun transition, pressure D, rebound
~ Tinker with offense, keep core defense intact
~ Why come play?: ~ Player-coach relationship ~ connection with kid ~ other great recruiters aboard ~ salesman
~He acknowledges the inexperience argument, but says “either you can do it or you can’t.”
~Towards the middle of the year would do individual based practices ~ break down and walk through things/aspects/tactics
~Talks about falling into broadcasting ~ Analyst job just happened, opportunity appeared before him ~ has always aspired to become a player, analyst, and coach.
~Believes that anybody else we hire ~ will be disadvantaged introducing being unknown to recruit until first meeting ~ Gottlieb doesn’t need to introduce w/ name recognition. ~ Lavin and Gottfried as examples.
~Doug’s already picked up the phone and called the guys he wants to join as staff
~Supports Underwood, but aware the guy is not known outside of KState.
~Thinks he’d bring an immediate buzz, but there’d also be substance behind buzz
~Would know where, how, who to recruit ~ supporting cast to fill in blanks
~Says good teams have great staffs ~ an undervalued aspect
~“You can do special things if given the resources and given the planning … yes, I’ve already done the legwork.”
~Process for KSU entails getting a hiring firm, vetting, interviews, vote of confidence from “godfather”
~Wants to sit down with Currie and explain exactly what his plan is with KSU
~ All for player-coach boundaries and accountability
~ One name that would be on his staff ~ Woljick (sp?) from Tulsa
~ Doug’s dad thinks the K-State idea is great
~ Nobody’s ever won without players, but nobody else was ever given the “pen” for playmaking freedom from Sutton like Gott did.
~ Thinks it’s a good job because of the big time facilities, league is stable and competitive, ESPN deal, well regarded job. Better job than before Huggy came along
