Karl Hobbs to Howard U. Rumor

MADHAT1

Heisman
Apr 1, 2003
32,193
16,997
113
A loss, but he was a HC before (10 years as George Washington's HC) and might want to get back to it.
Would be a loss, especially with Young just leaving , but with the way RU MBB is starting to look and the support its getting from Hobbs, replacements for both Hobbs and Young should be good ones.
I had expected Knight be the first to get a HC position, now he's probably the #1 assistant
 

NewJerseyHawk

Heisman
Jan 11, 2007
24,926
40,058
113
Hobbs could really free things up for recruiting to take off and i know being a HC is always priority for all coaches.
 
  • Like
Reactions: dkostus

MADHAT1

Heisman
Apr 1, 2003
32,193
16,997
113
Let's get crazy.
what do you think of having a recruiter like
Barry "Slice" Rohrssen brought in.
Or does Shoes fill RU's recruiter needs , like Slice would be doing, where he's at now on Pike's staff without taking up an assistant position.
 

dpwhite

All-American
Jan 21, 2003
3,012
7,323
103
what do you think of having a recruiter like
Barry "Slice" Rohrssen brought in.
Or does Shoes fill RU's recruiter needs , like Slice would be doing, where he's at now on Pike's staff without taking up an assistant position.

I mean, I have a feeling Slice hasn't worked as an assistant since 2016 for a while, but if Hobbs leaves, I think there's a chance to really "upgrade" the recruiting part of the staff.
 
  • Like
Reactions: dkostus

MADHAT1

Heisman
Apr 1, 2003
32,193
16,997
113
I mean, I have a feeling Slice hasn't worked as an assistant since 2016 for a while, but if Hobbs leaves, I think there's a chance to really "upgrade" the recruiting part of the staff.
thanks, think Slice might just be out of coaching, but he was a great recruiter.
Don't know if he added much else or why Mullin let him go ( or if Barry just left on his own)
 

dkostus

All-Conference
Feb 10, 2002
6,144
1,552
0
thanks, think Slice might just be out of coaching, but he was a great recruiter.
Don't know if he added much else or why Mullin let him go ( or if Barry just left on his own)
I think in all the SJU ******** it sounded like their admins ran him out of town without Mullin wanting it
 
  • Like
Reactions: RU82

dpwhite

All-American
Jan 21, 2003
3,012
7,323
103
thanks, think Slice might just be out of coaching, but he was a great recruiter.
Don't know if he added much else or why Mullin let him go ( or if Barry just left on his own)

If I remember correctly, Slice was hired and he thought he'd be more than just a recruiter and would help advise and coach for Mullin. When that didn't happen, he left on his own.
 
  • Like
Reactions: MADHAT1

RU-Choppin-Ohio

Heisman
Jul 31, 2011
33,110
38,113
113
Slice and Shoes...the All-Cool Nickname Coach Team.

No chance at Slice....he was one.of those Assistants in the $600k+ per year range. Like Book Richardson and Norm Roberts at Kansas.
 
Last edited:

BigEastPhil

Heisman
Nov 25, 2007
19,387
13,687
66
My opinion is Hobbs is the weakest link on the staff and it would be very difficult for Pike to makena change given their relationship if possibly pressed to do so or if necessary to do so. In this manner, if Hobbs departs, it frees up a lot of money for a top assistant to bring on board such as a recruiting guru or an experienced top notch assistant and Pike doesn’t have to make a very difficult choice if pressed to do so. I don’t see Hobbs as having any strong recruiting prowess ability and or exceptional coaching talent and thus we can allocate his salary to say a recruiting guru or up and comer coach who can. In fact one thing that sort of surprised me at a court club meeting was Hobbs stating that he was designated the offensive coordinator “whatever that means”. I was stunned when he said “Whatever that means”? Very strange comment. Just an opinion and I’m sure others will think otherwise
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: kcg88

kcg88

Heisman
Aug 11, 2017
10,862
17,230
0
My opinion is Hobbs is the weakest link on the staff and it would be very difficult for Pike to makena change given their relationship if possibly pressed to do so or if necessary to do so. In this manner, if Hobbs departs, it frees up a lot of money for a top assistant to bring on board such as a recruiting guru or an experienced top notch assistant and Pike doesn’t have to make a very difficult choice if pressed to do so. I don’t see Hobbs as having any strong recruiting prowess ability and or exceptional coaching talent and thus we can allocate his salary to say a recruiting guru or up and comer coach who can. In fact one thing that sort of surprised me at a court club meeting was Hobbs stating that he was designated the offensive coordinator “whatever that means”. I was stunned when he said “Whatever that means”? Very strange comment. Just an opinion and I’m sure others will think otherwise

I would love to run some more modern offensive sets than we do currently.
 

AshCatchEm

Heisman
Jan 8, 2016
13,896
19,972
113
Not worried..the first time around we had no success to speak of. Pikiell has a LOT to offer an assistant this time around
 

MADHAT1

Heisman
Apr 1, 2003
32,193
16,997
113
Wish Karl all the success in the world, except against Rutgers, ASU & Loyola of Chicago
 
  • Like
Reactions: dkostus

rufeelinit

All-Conference
May 16, 2010
12,647
4,351
0
If this happens the amount of turnover on the staff could really be significant. Isn't Young thought to be taking our DOBO as an asst as well?
 

AshCatchEm

Heisman
Jan 8, 2016
13,896
19,972
113
what are people worried about? Pikiell attracted our best assistant coaching staff in years when all he had to offer was a hope and a prayer and a lot of tough work ahead of him. He now has SI's #1 most improved team, a nearly ready-made tournament team next year oozing with talent, and a pretty decently bumped salary to offer the incoming assistants. This is going to be awesome.
 

RU-Choppin-Ohio

Heisman
Jul 31, 2011
33,110
38,113
113
Tough to turn down this kind of money....doubles his salary. Even if this is inflated and it's only 500 to $600K...that is still a B1G raise


 
Last edited:

ScarletDave

Heisman
Oct 7, 2010
34,763
15,670
85
I had feared this would happen after Pike’s first year, that we would get gold again but not quite make the NCAAs yet but good enough that our assistants would get hired away. I wish we could have at least made the tourney while Young was here. That said, these guys were here because of their relationship with Pike, not necessarily because of super strengths (although Young was of course a good Defence coach)... now that we’re on the map and legit again, Pike can hire real strong assistants that will help put us over the topZ
 

Degaz-RU

Heisman
Dec 19, 2002
23,013
28,267
88

Well that changes things. Guess Hobbs has to decide if becoming a head coach outweighs his current higher salary.
 

RUJMM78

Heisman
Jul 25, 2001
26,355
12,655
113
Actually very good if two leave at once because it frees the head coach to coordinate one hire with
the other rather than incrementally.
The only bad part is filling the coaching positions might impact recruiting especially for the two scholarships for next season.
 

BigEastPhil

Heisman
Nov 25, 2007
19,387
13,687
66
Even with a lower salary, Hobbs can still make a comparable amount of compensation to his current salary via basketball camps, and other promotional things that he can do as a HC. Plus I think he’s from the DC area.
 
  • Like
Reactions: kcg88

NewJerseyHawk

Heisman
Jan 11, 2007
24,926
40,058
113
I have heard from 2 places and nothing close to 200K (more like 3x that amount)....Hobbs would not have had a conversation at that low of a number and Howard could not have made an offer without him meeting or discussing the job.
 
The Knight Report

Latest

  1. 01 The Knight Report Rutgers Football star wideout KJ Duff ruled out for rest of season
  2. 02 The Knight Report Basketball Rutgers vs. Monmouth: How to Watch, Starting Lineups, Rankings & More
  3. 03 The Knight Report The Knight Report - Ask The Experts Chat: November 11th Edition
  4. 04 The Knight Report Football Recruiting Rutgers Football recruits react to news of Greg Schiano's return in 2027
  5. 05 The Knight Report Rutgers Basketball HC Brandin Knight's NJIT Postgame Press Conference