Kuligowski Hire in relation to DC

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I have seen some worry that if Aranda were to be hired his style of defense is too similar to folden's and Dorito, however with the Kuligowski hire it should be pretty evident we are getting a DC that knows his ****.

A savage such as Kuligowski wouldn't come to Miami if he didn't know who the DC was and knowing his style of aggressive-upfield play (what Miami has been lacking). Moreover, he wouldn't take a job where his scheme and teachings on the DLine wouldn't be seen in game, especially knowing his track record on the Defensive Front at Mizz and being one of the most prolific DLines coaches in the country he must have had a ton of offers. Kool must have seen the potential of our team and most likely has been in contact with our new DC.

Kuligowski is known for his aggressive protostype style DLine players and I don't think he would sacrifice his coaching method to fit a passive style of play. Even though Aranda is known for having a consistent top 15 D at a P5 program his statistics for making plays behind the line of scrimmage haven't been great, however coupled with Kuligowski's knowledge and skills Miami's defense could be one of the best in the country in regards to our talent and the fact we are actually getting REAL professionals at their respective job positions.

We have been shafted as fans witnessing the 3-4 style defense we witnessed these past couple of years at the U, especially knowing how dominant we were running the 4-3. However, a competent coach won't have LB's covering the slot and the 3-4 can be just as effective using an aggressive "get after it" style of play. At the end of the day it all comes down to defensive packages and using them in the right situations, for instance not having 4 LB's on the field on 3rd and long or on 3rd and short having the LB's 6 yards of the LOS. I think as fans we are in for a treat this upcoming season especially knowing how balls to the wall Richt is going with his staff. IMO this is his final Job and is looking to cement his legacy here at the U.

I think the most important thing to mention is the amount of pure talent we have in our own backyard here in South Florida. Kuligowski and any other coach who comes in is salivating at the chance to work with these kids.


TLDR: Kuligowski knows who the DC is when he accepted the hire and his savage style of play in making plays behind the line of scrimmage will be in full effect. Miami is trending up.
 
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I have seen some worry that if Aranda were to be hired his style of defense is too similar to folden's and Dorito, however with the Kuligowski hire it should be pretty evident we are getting a DC that knows his ****.

A savage such as Kuligowski wouldn't come to Miami if he didn't know who the DC was and knowing his style of aggressive-upfield play (what Miami has been lacking) he wouldn't take a job where his scheme and teachings on the DLine wouldn't be seen in game with the bend don't break defense that Dorito has been playing.

Kuligowski is known for his aggressive protostype style DLine players and I don't think he would sacrifice his coaching method to fit a passive style of play. Even though Aranda is known for having a consistent top 15 D at a P5 program his statistics for making plays behind the line of scrimmage haven't been great, however coupled with Kuligowski's knowledge and skills Miami's defense could be one of the best in the country in regards to our talent and the fact we are actually getting REAL professionals at their respective job positions.

TLDR: Kuligowski knows who the DC is when he accepted the hire and his savage style of play in making plays behind the line of scrimmage will be in full effect. Miami is trending up.

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Now I'm no defensive expert and I haven't watched Wisconsin much so everything I'm Saying is based on a coaches corner video that someone posted with Aranda explaining his defense and showing film

From the tape he showed, Aranda d is nothing like dorito in my opinion. I cant post the video at work but his whole philosophy is the offensive line has no idea who's rushing. He'll stand up 5 or 6 and only have one or two down in stance or vice versa and rush certain ones in order to create one on one matchups. it confuses the **** out of the offensive line an creates one on one matchups that any talented line could exploit..
I guess the similarity would be that it technically is a 3-4 becuase of the stand-up linebacker but I think the execution and philosophy seems to be completely different which is why Aranda is so successful and dorito is unemployed
 
richt wants a 4-3 has said so from day 1 no way does he hire a 3-4 dc. nothing against aranada but richt really wants to play a 4-3 base.

i think his dc will be a 4-3 coach. weather thats willie martinez, corey raymond. or co/dc's with raymond and kuglowski having title who knows but i don't see aranada leaving wisconsin for one.

he is well liked and respected there and wisconsin can pay him just as much as miami. he is also a northern coach. i think richt will find his dc in the south, probably from an sec school.
 
Now I'm no defensive expert and I haven't watched Wisconsin much so everything I'm Saying is based on a coaches corner video that someone posted with Aranda explaining his defense and showing film

From the tape he showed, Aranda d is nothing like dorito in my opinion. I cant post the video at work but his whole philosophy is the offensive line has no idea who's rushing. He'll stand up 5 or 6 and only have one or two down in stance or vice versa and rush certain ones in order to create one on one matchups. it confuses the **** out of the offensive line an creates one on one matchups that any talented line could exploit..
I guess the similarity would be that it technically is a 3-4 becuase of the stand-up linebacker but I think the execution and philosophy seems to be completely different which is why Aranda is so successful and dorito is unemployed

That sounds gimmicky as F**k, but if it works, it works.
 
richt wants a 4-3 has said so from day 1 no way does he hire a 3-4 dc. nothing against aranada but richt really wants to play a 4-3 base.

i think his dc will be a 4-3 coach. weather thats willie martinez, corey raymond. or co/dc's with raymond and kuglowski having title who knows but i don't see aranada leaving wisconsin for one.

he is well liked and respected there and wisconsin can pay him just as much as miami. he is also a northern coach. i think richt will find his dc in the south, probably from an sec school.

Not saying that Aranda is a for sure hire, just making my case that a 3-4 style of defense does not have to be passive like we have seen these past couple of years. There are plenty of teams who run the 3-4 and get after it.

I am all for the 4-3 and am more in favor of it, but in all honesty does it really matter what style of defense we run as long as we stop the other team from scoring ?
 
richt wants a 4-3 has said so from day 1 no way does he hire a 3-4 dc. nothing against aranada but richt really wants to play a 4-3 base.

i think his dc will be a 4-3 coach. weather thats willie martinez, corey raymond. or co/dc's with raymond and kuglowski having title who knows but i don't see aranada leaving wisconsin for one.

he is well liked and respected there and wisconsin can pay him just as much as miami. he is also a northern coach. i think richt will find his dc in the south, probably from an sec school.

Not saying that Aranda is a for sure hire, just making my case that a 3-4 style of defense does not have to be passive like we have seen these past couple of years. There are plenty of teams who run the 3-4 and get after it.

I am all for the 4-3 and am more in favor of it, but in all honesty does it really matter what style of defense we run as long as we stop the other team from scoring ?

as a denver broncos fan i know this. wade phillips plays a 3-4 1 gap attack d. he has 5 rushing it seems all the time. i just don't see aranada one leaving wisconsin. and 2 i don't know if he fits what richt wants. i expect richt to hire his dc from a sec school or at least a guy with southern ties.
 
IMO Kuligowski has been offered at least the Co-DC as a minimum and maybe the DC title as well.
 
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I have seen some worry that if Aranda were to be hired his style of defense is too similar to folden's and Dorito, however with the Kuligowski hire it should be pretty evident we are getting a DC that knows his ****.

A savage such as Kuligowski wouldn't come to Miami if he didn't know who the DC was and knowing his style of aggressive-upfield play (what Miami has been lacking). Moreover, he wouldn't take a job where his scheme and teachings on the DLine wouldn't be seen in game, especially knowing his track record on the Defensive Front at Mizz and being one of the most prolific DLines coaches in the country he must have had a ton of offers. Kool must have seen the potential of our team and most likely has been in contact with our new DC.

Kuligowski is known for his aggressive protostype style DLine players and I don't think he would sacrifice his coaching method to fit a passive style of play. Even though Aranda is known for having a consistent top 15 D at a P5 program his statistics for making plays behind the line of scrimmage haven't been great, however coupled with Kuligowski's knowledge and skills Miami's defense could be one of the best in the country in regards to our talent and the fact we are actually getting REAL professionals at their respective job positions.

We have been shafted as fans witnessing the 3-4 style defense we witnessed these past couple of years at the U, especially knowing how dominant we were running the 4-3. However, a competent coach won't have LB's covering the slot and the 3-4 can be just as effective using an aggressive "get after it" style of play. At the end of the day it all comes down to defensive packages and using them in the right situations, for instance not having 4 LB's on the field on 3rd and long or on 3rd and short having the LB's 6 yards of the LOS. I think as fans we are in for a treat this upcoming season especially knowing how balls to the wall Richt is going with his staff. IMO this is his final Job and is looking to cement his legacy here at the U.

I think the most important thing to mention is the amount of pure talent we have in our own backyard here in South Florida. Kuligowski and any other coach who comes in is salivating at the chance to work with these kids.


TLDR: Kuligowski knows who the DC is when he accepted the hire and his savage style of play in making plays behind the line of scrimmage will be in full effect. Miami is trending up.

I think the only reason Aranda is being brought up is that coach Kool followed him along with our DL commits. Maybe Kool was down to here or USCw and Aranda is going to USC as the rumor. Maybe coach Kool chose us because Aranda will be running a 3-4 and he knows the DC coming here will be running a 4-3
 
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