Has anyone heard whether a search for a new coach has been initiated or are they going to stick with the interim for the whole season? Getting a new head coach that's currently a head coach is highly unlikely (and would you want one who would do that?) so it's only going to be an assistant or unemployed coach. It may be better to get through this season
The players had a relationship with Young. Until there’s some sort of clarity as to what exactly happened and why —- I can’t help but think someone terribly misjudged the situation. Why put so much effort into selling season tickets and flex plans if you felt you had the wrong person in the head coach position?
Rumor mill swirling about Costa Rica being the root of all the issues.
Acknowledging you’re discussing a rumor, but can you state some details —- from what you’ve written it’s impossible to know what the rumor mill is claiming. It’s like saying the rumor mill is swirling that the King of England is the root of the issues with the American Revolution in the 1770s. Too broad a statement to really be informative.
eh went to far even posting anything so im going to let this play out on its own/
Don’t think appropriate to go into details even if known on a public site.
Jay was a nice guy and we wanted to see him succeed, but I am sure pressure was mounting. Very bad timing. But, a former MAAC head coach going to be the interim, let’s move forward. He probably needs to find an assistant, which in itself will be tricky with season about to start and being an interim. Might have to pull someone out of retirement. Highly doubt they do a search for a head coach now (but, I guess who knows).
Post by dannynoonan on Oct 16, 2023 15:13:40 GMT -5
Posted by @coachingchanges on X a few minutes ago; I don't claim to know whether any of this is true or not:
“One of the assistants messed with a prostitute on the Costa Rica trip, players saw him. Head Coach was trying to fire him. Assistant had stuff on Head Coach and an investigation was opened. Both got let go.”
any chance Sydney Johnson comes back for a lot less $$$?
I wouldn't mind it at this rate. Jay Young is the epitome example we can't hire from non academic schools. Syds fault was his first staff we all knew it. But he was too smart for his own good. Atleast he produced arguably the best player in program history.
We need to be looking at the next Hire from an academic school or a top tier program that has true ties to the NEPSAC
My Shortlist already:
Matt Kingsley- Yale Kimani Young-UCONN Mike Sotsky- Havard Brett MacConnell- Princeton Darren Savino-UCLA
All great options if we want to make this A-10 Run
Is the pressure heating up on Schlickmann and/or Nemec? If so, from who?
Paul has 3 big hires at FU - 2 haven’t worked out. CTD is a lottery ticket type hire (before her time) - she seems great but i would expect her to jump to a higher level job in next year or two - we had a shot a Fabbri and didn’t take it - TSF would have brought sustainable success to FU
I don’t think PS should choose the next coach and because of that, I think he’s gotta go too. Let the next AD handle the search. Clean house.