Kevin Wilson introduced as Indiana's football coach.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Dec 7, 2010 5:04 PM EST
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PrintNot much time to talk about it right now, but I did watch the introductory press conference (links to video here). My initial thoughts:
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Very intense, solid persona, and I think he comes across well. He's not the polished public speaker that Hep was, but when he transitioned from his initial speech at the podium to answering questions while sitting at the table, he seemed much more comfortable.
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He reminded me of Bill Mallory in his demeanor and speaking style--different accents, of course (Wilson originally is from North Carolina), but similar style.
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Much had been made of his connections to Terry Hoeppner, having worked with him at Miami, but I had forgotten that Wilson's boss at Miami and Northwestern, the late Randy Walker, had played for Bill Mallory when Mal was the coach at Miami in the 1970s.
Overall, I thought he made a good impression. Your thoughts?
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I thought he crushed it. Really, we have learned nothing more about our likelihood of success on the field now than we knew yesterday, but step one is standing in front of the microphone, addressing an anxious audience with confidence, and at least making us FEEL like he’s our guy, just as Glass went to great lengths to point out in his intro. We need a no-nonsense persona in charge, and we’ve certainly got one. Agreed—the Nebraska comment was fantastic.
A key issue with this coaching change
is that IU football is not totally in the sewer right now. When Hep took over we had nothing. When Cam took over, same deal. We have new facilities, some decent talent, and a couple of years of decent (for IU) recruiting classes. Bill Lynch got fired in part because of his success – the IU fan base thought we were better than 1-7 in the B10 this year. Now, there are significant departures due to graduation, and not everyone may stay on-board to play for Coach Wilson, but right now things are about as positive as they could possibly be for the football program.
jtesooner, if that’s from behind a paywall I can’t leave the post up, but thanks for the insight. If you can show me that it’s available for free or is used with permission, I’ll be glad to restore the comment.
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