Best COACH In Your Program's History?

[gymman1031]

For some, there is an obvious answer. However, for others, there are multiple ones to consider.

[10stone5]

I was going to post this elsewhere,

those 1970s coaches were outstanding, Ciccarone at Hopkins, Beardmore at Maryland, Moran at Cornell, Simmons Jr was starting to build that Syracuse dynamo.

Interesting that two succumbed to the non-stop pressure, in my view, where you almost had to be perfect to win a title during that decade - with Ciccarone and Beardmore moving on from coaching.

[OCanada]

I was going to post this elsewhere,

those 1970s coaches were outstanding, Ciccarone at Hopkins, Beardmore at Maryland, Moran at Cornell, Simmons Jr was starting to build that Syracuse dynamo.

Interesting that two succumbed to the non-stop pressure, in my view, where you almost had to be perfect to win a title during that decade - with Ciccarone and Beardmore moving on from coaching.

Chic was Hopkins best. 7 consecutive title games. Chic didn’t exactly move on from Coaching. He had very serious health issues he had to deal with

[gymman1031]

I was going to post this elsewhere,

those 1970s coaches were outstanding, Ciccarone at Hopkins, Beardmore at Maryland, Moran at Cornell, Simmons Jr was starting to build that Syracuse dynamo.

Interesting that two succumbed to the non-stop pressure, in my view, where you almost had to be perfect to win a title during that decade - with Ciccarone and Beardmore moving on from coaching.

Chic was Hopkins best. 7 consecutive title games. Chic didn’t exactly move on from Coaching. He had very serious gealth issues he had to deal with

Yep! AND, he left the program in incredible shape for Zimmerman. In Zim's fourth season(1987), in which Hopkins won the title, several of the players were still Chic's.

[molo]

Lars Tiffany for UVA. He took over a declining program and missed the NCAAT his first year. Second year took them back to the tournament but lost to Loyola in the first round. Next season opened with at Loyola and finished as NC, beating the defending NC. Covid wiped out the next year. Won the NC again in 2021. Lost in QFs to NC Maryland in 2022. Lost in OT to NC ND in semis.
Starsia amassed a slew of wins along with four NCs but also presided over a period of decline. Prior to hhs arrival, the school had its share of exceptional teams but a bit of a history of inconsistency occasional underachievement.
I don’t know Tiffany and I graduated quite a while ago, but it seems that there has been a shift in the “culture,” to use a term that i associated with the arts but has become a catchall term for behavior among athletes. My sense is that he has transformed a program that at times has placed “fun” over discipline into a somewhat more focused entity, no easy feat.

[Farfromgeneva]

Lars Tiffany for UVA. He took over a declining program and missed the NCAAT his first year. Second year took them back to the tournament but lost to Loyola in the first round. Next season opened with at Loyola and finished as NC, beating the defending NC. Covid wiped out the next year. Won the NC again in 2021. Lost in QFs to NC Maryland in 2022. Lost in OT to NC ND in semis.
Starsia amassed a slew of wins along with four NCs but also presided over a period of decline. Prior to hhs arrival, the school had its share of exceptional teams but a bit of a history of inconsistency occasional underachievement.
I don’t know Tiffany and I graduated quite a while ago, but it seems that there has been a shift in the “culture,” to use a term that i associated with the arts but has become a catchall term for behavior among athletes. My sense is that he has transformed a program that at times has placed “fun” over discipline into a somewhat more focused entity, no easy feat.

Game ain’t over for Lars. Way too early to make that call IMO

[wrapcheque]

And how many coaches can be named/considered for more than one Division I program besides Tierney?
Emmer, Army/W&L?

[gymman1031]

And how many coaches can be named/considered for more than one Division I program besides Tierney?
Emmer, Army/W&L?

Good call. Starsia at Brown and Virginia. And maybe Pressler at Duke and Bryant.

[wgdsr]

Lars Tiffany for UVA. He took over a declining program and missed the NCAAT his first year. Second year took them back to the tournament but lost to Loyola in the first round. Next season opened with at Loyola and finished as NC, beating the defending NC. Covid wiped out the next year. Won the NC again in 2021. Lost in QFs to NC Maryland in 2022. Lost in OT to NC ND in semis.
Starsia amassed a slew of wins along with four NCs but also presided over a period of decline. Prior to hhs arrival, the school had its share of exceptional teams but a bit of a history of inconsistency occasional underachievement.
I don’t know Tiffany and I graduated quite a while ago, but it seems that there has been a shift in the “culture,” to use a term that i associated with the arts but has become a catchall term for behavior among athletes. My sense is that he has transformed a program that at times has placed “fun” over discipline into a somewhat more focused entity, no easy feat.

just writing about it doesn't make it so. starsia not only won 4 championships but lost 2 or 3 in overtime. they were constantly in the hunt, save several years until the end, which... if things didn't end badly, they wouldn't end. starsia had teams that bought in to winning. tiffany has taken his opportunity and, hopefully, it's a long reign.

[a fan]

And how many coaches can be named/considered for more than one Division I program besides Tierney?
Emmer, Army/W&L?

Good call. Starsia at Brown and Virginia. And maybe Pressler at Duke and Bryant.

Urick.....both for Hobart, and for G'town.

[gymman1031]

And how many coaches can be named/considered for more than one Division I program besides Tierney?
Emmer, Army/W&L?

Good call. Starsia at Brown and Virginia. And maybe Pressler at Duke and Bryant.

Urick.....both for Hobart, and for G'town.

If he stays at Rutgers awhile longer and does well, maybe Brian Brecht at both Siena and Rutgers?

[OSVAlacrosse]

And how many coaches can be named/considered for more than one Division I program besides Tierney?
Emmer, Army/W&L?

McMinn

[gymman1031]

And how many coaches can be named/considered for more than one Division I program besides Tierney?
Emmer, Army/W&L?

McMinn

Good call! Another one!

[faircornell]

Cornell has had several great coaches, many of whom are still active. I've listed them by the number of wins for coaches over.500:

Richie Moran: 257-121 (.680)
Jeff Tambroni: 109-39 (.736)
Jim Smith: 75-56-2 (.571)
Ben DeLuca: 37-11 (.771)
Ned Harkness: 35-1 (.972)
Matt Kerwick: 32-26 (.552)
Pete Milliman: 28-10 (.736)
Connor Buczek: 25-9 (.7325)
Dave Pietramala23-17 (.576)

Aside from Coach Moran, I'd rate Coaches Harkness and Tambroni as true "greats" at Cornell. I'd rank Coaches DeLuca, Milliman and Buczek as possible greats with added time. Coach Pietramala was obviously great as a player and coach at JHU.

[10stone5]

Ned Harkness

35 wins, one loss !!!

Sheesh !

In 1965, tragedy struck when two Big Red assistant lacrosse coaches were killed when their plane crashed on the way home from a recruiting trip. Harkness was called upon to assist head lacrosse coach Bob Cullen, and the next year, after Cullen stepped down, Harkness was made the new head coach of Big Red lacrosse at the request of his players. Over his three years leading the lacrosse team, he posted a 35-1 record and won a pair of Ivy League titles that were sandwiched around a runner-up finish.

[OCanada]

Petro started the rebuild of the Cornell lax program

[10stone5]

Cornell has had several great coaches, many of whom are still active. I've listed them by the number of wins for coaches over.500:

Richie Moran: 257-121 (.680)
Jeff Tambroni: 109-39 (.736)
Jim Smith: 75-56-2 (.571)
Ben DeLuca: 37-11 (.771)
Ned Harkness: 35-1 (.972)
Matt Kerwick: 32-26 (.552)
Pete Milliman: 28-10 (.736)
Connor Buczek: 25-9 (.7325)
Dave Pietramala23-17 (.576)

Aside from Coach Moran, I'd rate Coaches Harkness and Tambroni as true "greats" at Cornell. I'd rank Coaches DeLuca, Milliman and Buczek as possible greats with added time. Coach Pietramala was obviously great as a player and coach at JHU.

I’m reposting this tremendous SI article on Ned Harkness, a very good read,

JANUARY 02, 1967
THE POISON IVY IN THE IVY LEAGUE
HIS METHODS AND THEIR MANNERS MAY BE ANATHEMA TO THE BUTTON-DOWN-COLLAR CROWD, BUT CORNELL'S NED HARKNESS

https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/01/02/t ... ivy-league

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[laxfan1313]

Petro started the rebuild of the Cornell lax program

And when he was hired, he promised he wouldn't jump to JHU if an opening arose. An opening arose & he jumped.

[Farfromgeneva]

And how many coaches can be named/considered for more than one Division I program besides Tierney?
Emmer, Army/W&L?

Good call. Starsia at Brown and Virginia. And maybe Pressler at Duke and Bryant.

Urick.....both for Hobart, and for G'town.

Love Dave but I wondered w Bart him or Jerry Schmidt. Hard to argue w 12 straight titles but Schmidt has almost the same win % and a hard to compare different landscape / field.

[SCLaxAttack]

Ned Harkness

35 wins, one loss !!!

Sheesh !

In 1965, tragedy struck when two Big Red assistant lacrosse coaches were killed when their plane crashed on the way home from a recruiting trip. Harkness was called upon to assist head lacrosse coach Bob Cullen, and the next year, after Cullen stepped down, Harkness was made the new head coach of Big Red lacrosse at the request of his players. Over his three years leading the lacrosse team, he posted a 35-1 record and won a pair of Ivy League titles that were sandwiched around a runner-up finish.

Harkness would be considered RPI’s greatest lax coach, too. Started their program, took that college team to the London Olympics (exhibition sport) as the US representative and tied the British as the two best teams, and won a Wingate with RPI in the early 50’s.

Then he went on to his Cornell lax success.

Wasn’t a bad hockey coach, either, and btw basically ran the show leading up to and during the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Then ran the Winter Olympics training facility there until it was moved to CO. He ran Lake Placid before George Leveille! Lol