By all accounts, Paul Rhoads is a hard-working, good guy who loves coaching and has the support system at home to be successful.
By all accounts, the exact same thing could be said about Robb Smith, Arkansas' recently departed defensive coordinator who now has the same job at Minnesota. That's not a promotion.
Smith was the guy who suggested Rhoads be hired to coach the defensive backs after his firing as the head coach at Iowa State.
Rhoads started out great, at least apparently by Iowa State standards, before hitting a wall in his seven-year run.