Brian Jenkins

[RaginDave]

Just heard that formed UL assistant and current Bethune Cookman HC, is stepping down to become the new HC at Alabama State.

Seems like a lateral move to me, but anyone have some insight?

[GeauxCajuns]

yea,
he wasnt a very good coach.

[CrazyCajun]

yea,
he wasnt a very good coach.

he went 46-14 at bethune cookman, so he must not be a terrible coach

[GeauxCajuns]

i played for the guy while he was here. he isnt a very good coach. not very knowledgeable of the game.

[ulXrunner]

yea,
he wasnt a very good coach.

Haha. The guy was great was Bethune Cookman. You gotta at least do ya homework.

[GeauxCajuns]

see above post.

i played for the man directly

[ulXrunner]

Not sure of his football knowledge but his record as a HC is enough to say he is a good head coach. Being a head coach is more than X's and O's. Barry Switzer admittedly won championships without coaching, he managed his assistants.

[CrazyCajun]

i played for the guy while he was here. he isnt a very good coach. not very knowledgeable of the game.

Or he is a better HC than position coach and is smart enough to surround himself with good assistants and let them do their job. I understand your direct perspective but 46-14... He is doing something right. Maybe his gig at BC was the perfect fit and he might fall flat on his face at alabana state but I think 2nd was the worst he ever finished.

[RaginDave]

and he is not going into a bad situation, ASU was 7-5 overall and 5-4 in connference this season, so the cupboard is not bare.

That was good enough to be 2nd in the SWAC East.

[Geaux]

Bethune is a private HBCU with limited money. Its tough to get money for coaches and athletes there. They also do not have a home staduim. They play in a high school stadium that belongs to the county.

At Alabama St which is in Montgomery has a better recruiting base, more money to spend on players and coaches and new 30k seat stadium and the SWAC is a step above MEAC football.

[pathfinder]

Bethune is a private HBCU with limited money. Its tough to get money for coaches and athletes there. They also do not have a home staduim. They play in a high school stadium that belongs to the county.

At Alabama St which is in Montgomery has a better recruiting base, more money to spend on players and coaches and new 30k seat stadium and the SWAC is a step above MEAC football.

That is correct, the pay was also better for his assistants. The word was Jenkins was Southern's #1 target to fill their vacancy two years ago, but they hit a snag in negotiations at some point and they hired Dawson Odums. Contrary to previous post Jenkins is a very good football coach and a hell of a recruiter, keep in mind he was hired away from UL by Greg Schiano to go to Rutgers when they were pretty good a few years back.

[GeauxCajuns]

you are correct he was hired away, right off the coat tails of fenroy's 4 1,000 yard seasons.

i stand by my opinion. the guy did not have football knowledge. he was helped by those around him.