Bob Shoop joins the 2006 UMass Coaching Staff

Joining the UMass Coaching staff for 2006 is Bob Shoop .

Shoop brings extensive I-A and I-AA experience to the UMass football program.

Shoop:

• Played for Brown at Yale
• Was defensive coordinator for Villanova during their 12-1 1997 season
• Was a highly regarded defensive defensive secondary coach for Boston College.
• Also coached at Army
• Was head coach at Columbia the previous three years.

This is a nice pickup for the UMass staff. Shoop has excelled in all his positions except for Columbia. Note that Columbia has a collective record of 67-242-6 since 1978. No one has won at Columbia since the Lions joined I-AA. Many people would conclude that the problems at Columbia are institutional not coaching.

Welcome to UMass Coach Shoop! The UMass Football Blog believes the UMass secondary is in good hands.

UPDATE: 07/04/06

One of the UMass Football Blog's friends has sent an e-mail pointing out that Coach Shoop has excellent recruiting connections in talent-rich South Florida. Shoop was involved in the I-A recruiting press for Christian Koegal .