SCOOP: @Husker_Baseball has made a huge hire, adding former @AggieBaseball head coach Rob Childress as its Director of Player Development. Childress is such a cool and terrific addition for Will Bolt and the #Huskers. #GBR #B1G

— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) July 11, 2021

Head scratcher

the ol' Nebraska nepotism

kind of strange though

Rob had free time. Bolt had a need. They figured it out. Not surprised at all. Especially not that Nebraska acts like a family. Unless your name is Bo and it's football.

Good luck, Coach!

Very glad for Coach Childress!

I believe he still has family up there.

Sorta surprising but sorta not.

Makes perfect sense to me. Didn't want to just hang out for a year and pick up the job search next year, let's him stay active among coaches he's familiar with. I'd be surprised if it lasts more than one year.

While the "player development" tag may be a head scratcher, there is no doubt IMO that Childress knows how to work w/pitchers. There is no doubt that most of the former A&M pitchers in MLB owe Coach Childress a thanks.

Good luck Coach!

I really like Childress a lot...even though I agree it was time for a coaching change at A&M...but isn't it a little bit telling that he didn't get a head coaching gig? Or a top assistant gig? Or a pitching coach at a major program gig? Maybe he needed a year away from the grind, but this does seem strange to me and seems like a tremendous step backwards, career path-wise.

Luke The Drifter said:

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I really like Childress a lot...even though I agree it was time for a coaching change at A&M...but isn't it a little bit telling that he didn't get a head coaching gig? Or a top assistant gig? Or a pitching coach at a major program gig? Maybe he needed a year away from the grind, but this does seem strange to me and seems like a tremendous step backwards, career path-wise.

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I feel like he's trying to just keep somewhat busy for a year while his son graduates without having the responsibilities of a head coaching position. And then in a year or two he'll pursue a head coaching spot. If nothing else, he'd make a great pitching coach at a school.

Aggies2009 said:

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Luke The Drifter said:

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I really like Childress a lot...even though I agree it was time for a coaching change at A&M...but isn't it a little bit telling that he didn't get a head coaching gig? Or a top assistant gig? Or a pitching coach at a major program gig? Maybe he needed a year away from the grind, but this does seem strange to me and seems like a tremendous step backwards, career path-wise.

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I feel like he's trying to just keep somewhat busy for a year while his son graduates without having the responsibilities of a head coaching position. And then in a year or two he'll pursue a head coaching spot. If nothing else, he'd make a great pitching coach at a school.

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Agreed...and with his daughter, son-in-law, and new grandchild in Nebraska, makes sense for him and his family!

Mark Fairchild said:

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I am a xenophobic Native Texan about Texas, I cannot now, will not ever understand, in the future will not get what anyone sees in Nebraska! What is up with frickin' Nebraska????? It is not that I do not wish him well, just glad he is gone, but to Nebraska?????

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It's not like he has a daughter up there or anything.

Good luck RC