DesMoinesHawki
Well-Known Member
Okay ... not a shocker that Kirk hired from within. I think the majority of us knew deep down it was going to happen. And I know this past week we were teased a bit in thinking Kirk might hire from outside the program.
I am just curious if we hired the best available? Or did we simply shuffle people around out of loyalty? If Phil Parker's resume jumped to the top of the stack then kudos and no complaints. I just find it hard to believe that we didn't get some pretty interesting resumes submitted. Let's face it, landing a gig as defensive coordinator at a Big 10 school is pretty inviting. Kirk himself even said the program was in such a state that there would be interest from outside the program.
With all of the coaching changes that take place in the college and pro ranks there have to be pretty some pretty attractive candidates out there.
One obvious question I think a lot of people have is if our current staff is so well versed then why have other schools not been knocking on their doors? Yes, I know they enjoy coaching with Kirk. But if Michigan State came calling a few years ago for Phil Parker to become its defensive coordinator I am guessing he would have jumped at the chance.
I know this is a topic where people have their pretty strong opinions and my post is not to disagree with the hires but simply raise the question if these were the best possible candidates out there. In Kirk's eyes ... well, we have our answer.
I think Phil Parker is a great guy. Have had the pleasure of meeting him on three occasions. Same goes for Coach Morgan. I think our coaches are class act people.
I think we become short-sighted however, to immediately assume Phil Parker is going to make a great defensive coordinator simply because he has "paid his dues" to Kirk. I hope he does become a great coordinator. I just think it would have been interesting to allow someone a chance who HAS been a defensive coordinator at another program, or possibly someone who has been a head coach at another school.
I was not completely convinced we needed to hire from outside but I think some would admit it would have been interesting to see what other coaches were interested in the positions.
Let's face it, there are a lot of talented people out there in their respective fields, and that goes for the corporate world and in the coaching world.
I work for a large Fortune 100 company and I know when positions are posted we get some awfully good candidates submitting their resumes. I can't imagine if we simply took the approach of promoting within just because "Margaret" has been loyal to us for 13 years. The reason we are successful and continue to grow is because we bring in the best people. People with different perspectives with different experiences ... who offer new ways of looking at things ... I hope we did not miss that opportunity.
I am just curious if we hired the best available? Or did we simply shuffle people around out of loyalty? If Phil Parker's resume jumped to the top of the stack then kudos and no complaints. I just find it hard to believe that we didn't get some pretty interesting resumes submitted. Let's face it, landing a gig as defensive coordinator at a Big 10 school is pretty inviting. Kirk himself even said the program was in such a state that there would be interest from outside the program.
With all of the coaching changes that take place in the college and pro ranks there have to be pretty some pretty attractive candidates out there.
One obvious question I think a lot of people have is if our current staff is so well versed then why have other schools not been knocking on their doors? Yes, I know they enjoy coaching with Kirk. But if Michigan State came calling a few years ago for Phil Parker to become its defensive coordinator I am guessing he would have jumped at the chance.
I know this is a topic where people have their pretty strong opinions and my post is not to disagree with the hires but simply raise the question if these were the best possible candidates out there. In Kirk's eyes ... well, we have our answer.
I think Phil Parker is a great guy. Have had the pleasure of meeting him on three occasions. Same goes for Coach Morgan. I think our coaches are class act people.
I think we become short-sighted however, to immediately assume Phil Parker is going to make a great defensive coordinator simply because he has "paid his dues" to Kirk. I hope he does become a great coordinator. I just think it would have been interesting to allow someone a chance who HAS been a defensive coordinator at another program, or possibly someone who has been a head coach at another school.
I was not completely convinced we needed to hire from outside but I think some would admit it would have been interesting to see what other coaches were interested in the positions.
Let's face it, there are a lot of talented people out there in their respective fields, and that goes for the corporate world and in the coaching world.
I work for a large Fortune 100 company and I know when positions are posted we get some awfully good candidates submitting their resumes. I can't imagine if we simply took the approach of promoting within just because "Margaret" has been loyal to us for 13 years. The reason we are successful and continue to grow is because we bring in the best people. People with different perspectives with different experiences ... who offer new ways of looking at things ... I hope we did not miss that opportunity.
