Everything you need to know about Greg Schiano, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach

The worst BCS conferenct in all of Minor League Football.

This hire is a big upgrade.

Also, why is he just now taking an upgrade jobe after having presumably proved his value seasons ago? Is it a loyalty thing or something else?

In 2000 they lost to Va Tech & Miami by a combined score of 113-6. In ’99 they lost every game except for a 3 point win over Syracuse. In 2001, the year Schiano took over, the team lost to Miami, Va Tech, & Pittsburgh by a combined score of 153-0. Needless to say, Schiano took over an absolutely abhorred team.

I think it’s also worth noting that Schiano has turned down Michigan and U Miami head coaching gigs over the past few years.

Which would partly explain his high praise of Schiano. Regardless, it’s a great hire and hopefully he can bring some discipline to this young team.

I am excited to see what he does with the team. I actually kind of like him over chip kelly. He took rutgers from down in the dirt to bowl games just about every year. He probably doesnt get the five star athletes like big time schools so it shows that he knows how to coach the game of football. Chip kelly was recruiting some of the best athletes in the country all he had to do was put them out there and let them run. Im not saying kelly is a bad coach but he is blessed with alot at oregon im sure schiano didnt have his resources at rutgers

From one of the ex-players (I can’t remember which one). He said since the guy (unlike Harbaugh, who played for 12 years or so) has almost no NFL experience, he’d better win right away or the players won’t buy in. That ‘the way we did it at Rutgers’ will fall like a lead balloon.

Puts big pressure on getting experienced coordinators who have credibility. Interestingly, the WR coach from AZ was his OC at Rutgers until 2008.

While Schiano’s in-game coaching decisions have been criticized

Are there any more details about this? This is a potentially huge issue.

This is a good pick up.

I still hope would like to see us get Tom Clements as OC and Jim Tomsula as DC.

What he did at Rutgers was nothing short of a miracle. As far as coordinators are concerned, I personally would like an innovative OC that can customize an offense for Freeman; sorta like what Chud did for Cam. As far as DC, I’d like an old salty mean SOB. Someone who can like a fire in the a**es of a defense that has looked pretty bad for a few years now. I did like the suggestion I read earlier of having Marty as a DC/asst. HC. Marty probably wont except that role but if he wants to get back into the NFL that may be the only way; I really thought he coulda helped this defense; sorta like what Dick Labeau has done for Mike Tomlin and the Steelers.

I quit reading on here yesterday, just to get a break from the coaching search drama. I get on here this evening & see this. Spent the past 3 hours reading on this guy & still don’t know what to think. I will reserve any “pre-season” judgement until I see the coordinators. Quik thought though, if the Glazers opt to let this guy be the head coach & DC. I will be converted into thinking they are truly being cheap (which I have been opposed to thinking for a wile now). Overall, with a solid OC & DC hiring I will remain opitmistic.

I was shocked that he is the person hired. That said I’ve always admired his work at Rutgers. I’m a Buc fan first but became a Rutgers fan after I watched them play the 2005 Insight Bowl. I was impressed that he took a perennial laughing stock like Rutgers and got them to play physical aggressive football. His defenses were good but his offensive line was also quite tough.

The biggest liability Greg had at Rutgers was poor QB play. He does not know how to coach QB’s so the offensive coordinator will be just as critical.