Coaching Carousel 2024

[bearlaxfan]

Mike Daley is undoubtedly the worst coach in division one Lacrosse. He has very limited knowledge of the game and relies on his assistant coaches. It is a complete fluke that he became a division one coach in the first place and for the good of Brown lacrosse, he needs to go!

Nick Meyers is a complete jerk and he ruins the experience for his players. Very few of his former players likes him or respects him.

WOW! Tell us how you really feel!! Daly won a natty or 2 while at Tufts, I guess he was just lucky? Can’t speak to OSU situation, but I’m sure the AD has an idea.

Brown ranks last or near last with the worst shooting percentage in D1. They rank near the bottom with 6 on 6 goals, man up offense and assists. They have terrible ball movement and run the most predictable offense I've ever seen. I don't care what Daly did at a d3 school because coaching D1 requires a much bigger emphasis on skill, personal, recruiting and IQ. The guy never played lacrosse and it shows in his coaching or lack of if. Maybe he could hide how bad of a coach he is, if he had an OC that knew what he was doing.

I think you could make the argument coaching the D3 level requires you to be a better tactician because you are doing it with less talent? I watch some of these D1 games and it seems like a few coaches are rolling the ball out and letting their future PLL stars run the show. Obviously, I am being hyperbolic on both accounts. But you understand the point. Saying he is the worst coach in D1 because it requires more than D3 is just elitism at is worst. You realize that Sean Kirwan played AND coached with him at Tufts? If Daly is so bad, how was Kirwan developed?

Bottom line: Brown’s had a couple down years and Daly is deservedly in the crosshairs as the HC. But arguing they are down because he can’t coach his way out of a brown paper bag is just wrong on many levels. By your logic, Milliman at Hopkins is clueless (he played D3 and coached D2). Fire him.

If coach X is a good coach but coach X's team is performing poorly (excepting injury reasons), then should we consider coach X a poor recruiter? That too is a major part of the job. More complicated than that of course: admissions, facilities, institutional rep are involved in recruiting. Only admissions is really a black box for those on the outside, and the coaching staff has ways of making issues with the admissions dept/admissions process known. Not really scrupulous, but it does happen.

[ICGrad]

But arguing they are down because he can’t coach his way out of a brown paper bag is just wrong on many levels.

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[Laxnation]

Mike Daley is undoubtedly the worst coach in division one Lacrosse. He has very limited knowledge of the game and relies on his assistant coaches. It is a complete fluke that he became a division one coach in the first place and for the good of Brown lacrosse, he needs to go!

Nick Meyers is a complete jerk and he ruins the experience for his players. Very few of his former players likes him or respects him.

Corrigan is not retiring anytime soon. He is excellent at fundraising and is having too much fun.

I think it’s time for Duke and NC to hire a new coaches. They can do better!

Is this a burner account? Or a bot? If not, would love to hear detailed reasoning why this is your opinion. These are opinions shared by about generally nobody who have actual knowledge of the various situations (maybe outside of UNC), so would love to hear the reasoning. Also, no one who actually is familiar with the sport would say that about Daly. He may be having a bad year, but his career is overall decently successful

I thought it was fairly common knowledge about Nick Meyers. Don't take my word for it, ask one of his former players. In terms of Daly, he was handed a Cadillac from Lars Tiffany and Daly turned it into a Pinto. Daly is 46-51 and had one of the worst offenses in D1 this year. Daly's players also had several off the field issues over the years that effected the teams reputation and performance. Keep in mind Ryan Aughavin was a Lars Tiffany recruit and without him, his record would be even worse. Everyone knows that all Daly does is chew gum and yell at the refs.

[statesmen2018]

Any word on where Peter Ashmore is going to land? I have heard rumblings of Hobart but have heard ACC and Big Ten schools are in the mix as well

[camskidamski]

Glad someone started this thread before I did this year, sorry for my tardiness.

From what I have gathered, there are a few notable names who we can discuss with being on the hot seat this summer and for the '24-'25 season:

Let's Talk About Them
Mike Daly, Brown
Nick Meyers, Ohio State
Randy Mearns, St. Bonaventure

Daly - he has been average to slightly below average in his time at Brown, though I feel like he will be afforded another year to get things back on track. The IVY league is interesting and Brown feels that they should be a perennial top 4 team in the conference but it will have to improve quickly for the Brown Bears. Check the Brown lacrosse page on this site for all of the fun stuff they are saying

Meyers - he has done a great job at OSU and the BIG 10 is loaded every year. Tough to win games in that league but maybe OSU feels that they need to be more competitive with the resources they have. Moving on from a coach of his tenure would surely shake things up.

Mearns - I hesitate including him here due to his track record but these last two seasons have been abysmal and it might be time for a new and (younger) perspective for the Bonnies. Regardless, something has to change up there after winning only two games in the last two seasons combined.

Keep an eye on
Justin Turri, St. Johns
John Danowski, Duke
Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame
Joe Breschi, North Carolina
Joe Amplo, Navy

Turri - obviously he is not similar to any of the other guys on this list but the Johnnies have been really bad since he got there. With only a couple seasons under his belt, nothing should be imminent yet, but keep an eye on it going forward. Also, wonder how the team dynamic is with his brother as an assistant coach...don't think it's a bad thing just curious.

Danowski - any opinions on when the legend will hang up the whistle? If O'Neill and Duke can win it all in May, I would not be surprised in the slightest if the 2024 season is all for Dino.

Corrigan - same with Corrigan...would going back to back be too good of an opportunity to pass on for calling it a career? I think he has a couple more good years in South Bend, especially with Chris Kav still there.

Breschi - wonder if the last win against Duke could be a ride into the sunset moment, albeit coming off a not so great season. UNC is still a young team with a lot of production coming back next season. With a recently restructured and extended contract, I think he has another year or two to make it back to a final four.

Amplo - the Navy thread on this page was coming for his throat after that Towson loss but Navy has had a steady year. He does have a couple of wins against Army (not to be ignored at all) and Hopkins, though their Patriot League tournament performances have been tough. I do not expect to see him leave but Navy Lax "Old Goats" seem to have the ability to make things change when they want to, so keep an eye out soon.

[gymman1031]

Glad someone started this thread before I did this year, sorry for my tardiness.

From what I have gathered, there are a few notable names who we can discuss with being on the hot seat this summer and for the '24-'25 season:

Let's Talk About Them
Mike Daly, Brown
Nick Meyers, Ohio State
Randy Mearns, St. Bonaventure

Daly - he has been average to slightly below average in his time at Brown, though I feel like he will be afforded another year to get things back on track. The IVY league is interesting and Brown feels that they should be a perennial top 4 team in the conference but it will have to improve quickly for the Brown Bears. Check the Brown lacrosse page on this site for all of the fun stuff they are saying

Meyers - he has done a great job at OSU and the BIG 10 is loaded every year. Tough to win games in that league but maybe OSU feels that they need to be more competitive with the resources they have. Moving on from a coach of his tenure would surely shake things up.

Mearns - I hesitate including him here due to his track record but these last two seasons have been abysmal and it might be time for a new and (younger) perspective for the Bonnies. Regardless, something has to change up there after winning only two games in the last two seasons combined.

Keep an eye on
Justin Turri, St. Johns
John Danowski, Duke
Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame
Joe Breschi, North Carolina
Joe Amplo, Navy

Turri - obviously he is not similar to any of the other guys on this list but the Johnnies have been really bad since he got there. With only a couple seasons under his belt, nothing should be imminent yet, but keep an eye on it going forward. Also, wonder how the team dynamic is with his brother as an assistant coach...don't think it's a bad thing just curious.

Danowski - any opinions on when the legend will hang up the whistle? If O'Neill and Duke can win it all in May, I would not be surprised in the slightest if the 2024 season is all for Dino.

Corrigan - same with Corrigan...would going back to back be too good of an opportunity to pass on for calling it a career? I think he has a couple more good years in South Bend, especially with Chris Kav still there.

Breschi - wonder if the last win against Duke could be a ride into the sunset moment, albeit coming off a not so great season. UNC is still a young team with a lot of production coming back next season. With a recently restructured and extended contract, I think he has another year or two to make it back to a final four.

Amplo - the Navy thread on this page was coming for his throat after that Towson loss but Navy has had a steady year. He does have a couple of wins against Army (not to be ignored at all) and Hopkins, though their Patriot League tournament performances have been tough. I do not expect to see him leave but Navy Lax "Old Goats" seem to have the ability to make things change when they want to, so keep an eye out soon.

I apologize for starting this thread. You are the expert with this discussion and, as always, just made some great points. I agree with most of them. However, I think that, while they couldn't have been much worse in the beginning, Turri may have things headed in a decent direction at St. John's. After not winning a game last year, they won four this year, including having their first Big East victory in ages. They also looked much tougher with better chemistry. As Turri's system gets even more in-place and more of the talent is his, might we see things continue to get better?

[EasyRider]

...However, I think that, while they couldn't have been much worse in the beginning, Turri may have things headed in a decent direction at St. John's. After not winning a game last year, they won four this year, including having their first Big East victory in ages. They also looked much tougher with better chemistry. As Turri's system gets even more in-place and more of the talent is his, might we see things continue to get better?

Agreed entirely.

[bearlaxfan]

How many of you think the covid effect gives the hot-seaters some cover for an extra year or two? I think it's an argument they can make, and it's up to their admins, who know the situations, and as such each school was different in its covid response, to weigh that argument in their decisions.

[gymman1031]

How many of you think the covid effect gives the hot-seaters some cover for an extra year or two? I think it's an argument they can make, and it's up to their admins, who know the situations, and as such each school was different in its covid response, to weigh that argument in their decisions.

Amen to that! 100%!

[ICGrad]

How many of you think the covid effect gives the hot-seaters some cover for an extra year or two? I think it's an argument they can make, and it's up to their admins, who know the situations, and as such each school was different in its covid response, to weigh that argument in their decisions.

I think that's especially true for the Ivies, who not only took off an entire additional Spring over the other conferences, but also have seen their strict regulations regarding playing time/extra seasons result in some of their best talent playing their make-up "Covid" seasons in other conferences.

[gymman1031]

Amplo, whether by bye or winning a first round tournament game, has not led Navy to an appearance yet in the Patriot League Semifinals. How they do against Loyola Tuesday night could very well factor huge in the amount of heat on his seat going forward. Especially since Loyola's Coach Toomey has really had his number.

[Farfromgeneva]

What's the small college environment looking like across NY? Seems like Hobart will be just fine given their endowment and continuing to turn a "profit" (according to their 990). My guess is over the next decade a lot of these smaller schools will not be so lucky....Already starting to happen in other places...

Falling apart. Hartwick has been in the ropes. Elmira hurting. Couple like Sarah Lawrence closed. Same as MA.

Trust me our opex has nearly a $20mm structural deficit as we shrink enrollment and our endowment barley grew between 2000 and last year and we had the forth largest endowment decline in the country in 23. Too many tenured profs who need to go hanging in there for a school 25% smaller than its 25yr avf. Jut got $100mm from two alums one of which has to be motorist stingy ABigail Johnson of fidelity dough but still well below $350mm which I peg as the min to survive (throwing off 5%-$15-$20mm for operating budget each year)

Sarah Lawrence closed?

Are you familiar with wells college? Not anymore.

https://www.wells.edu/closure/

[Farfromgeneva]

What's the small college environment looking like across NY? Seems like Hobart will be just fine given their endowment and continuing to turn a "profit" (according to their 990). My guess is over the next decade a lot of these smaller schools will not be so lucky....Already starting to happen in other places...

Falling apart. Hartwick has been in the ropes. Elmira hurting. Couple like Sarah Lawrence closed. Same as MA.

Trust me our opex has nearly a $20mm structural deficit as we shrink enrollment and our endowment barley grew between 2000 and last year and we had the forth largest endowment decline in the country in 23. Too many tenured profs who need to go hanging in there for a school 25% smaller than its 25yr avf. Jut got $100mm from two alums one of which has to be motorist stingy ABigail Johnson of fidelity dough but still well below $350mm which I peg as the min to survive (throwing off 5%-$15-$20mm for operating budget each year)

I honestly don't see why Hobart doesn't bite the bullet and go back down to d3. I understand their reasonings for transitioning up (it made perfect sense at the time), but the NCAA hogtied them and effectively prevented them from competing at the d1 level for over 3 decades, and I'm not sure I see them establishing the kind of foundation at this late date that lets them regularly compete in the NCAAs.

If they dropped down to d3, they would be competing in one of the two most elite conferences in the country when it comes to lacrosse. They would instantly be competitive on the national stage (after the transition period required to move down), they would have a dozen teams in easy driving distance, many of them regular top 10 and top 20 programs. I know there was outrage and protest when they announced the possibility of such a move several years ago, but I am not sure why.

This isn’t taking a shot but the majority of alums believe in competing. Believe in fighting and punching above their weight. It’s such a fascinating incongruity between the famous culture which was boarding school fall back for kids who didn’t get into Bowdoin or Bucknell or such or could hut wanted to do an 8 ball and bottle of wild turkey on their parents credit card 4 days a week. The teams have been different mostly. Like an iteration of Atlanta finest Ludacris lyric “I want a lady in the streets and a freak the sheets” male version of that just shy of American Psycho. (And maybe we had a couple of those in the 80s and 90s… I can’t make a dope bar out of it but a gentleman in public and a psychopath on the
Field.

It’s just been that way for a long time but the titles and success didnt make that cukture so why have we lost it as we’ve struggled a bit in D1? Makes no sense.

Think Hobart finally gets more scholarship slots next year? Viewing it as a very big deal to finally be on equal footing as the competition when it comes to dangling offers to recruits. I don't know what it really changes but to them its a key to D1 success.

Depth won’t matter with schillings bc fin aid was always as helpful as it could be. Exchange rate makes our ability to grab Canadians subject to macroeconomic conditions so for example we would’ve had a terrific Canadian named Adam jones who went to Canisius but could’ve played anywhere he we had the scholarship and combined him with Alex love and cam stone. So winning the marginal higher end kid in a beauty contest will help in the margin as long as the money is spent well. We spent money and resources on two fifth what’s who had four year histories of injuries and were never healthy and sure enough they got hurt and gave nothing and those resources were completely wasted.

I don’t know if it matters to be honest hut we will
Wins a few better players and let’s so how that shakes out. It might just lead to a higher attrition rate.

[Farfromgeneva]

Glad someone started this thread before I did this year, sorry for my tardiness.

From what I have gathered, there are a few notable names who we can discuss with being on the hot seat this summer and for the '24-'25 season:

Let's Talk About Them
Mike Daly, Brown
Nick Meyers, Ohio State
Randy Mearns, St. Bonaventure

Daly - he has been average to slightly below average in his time at Brown, though I feel like he will be afforded another year to get things back on track. The IVY league is interesting and Brown feels that they should be a perennial top 4 team in the conference but it will have to improve quickly for the Brown Bears. Check the Brown lacrosse page on this site for all of the fun stuff they are saying

Meyers - he has done a great job at OSU and the BIG 10 is loaded every year. Tough to win games in that league but maybe OSU feels that they need to be more competitive with the resources they have. Moving on from a coach of his tenure would surely shake things up.

Mearns - I hesitate including him here due to his track record but these last two seasons have been abysmal and it might be time for a new and (younger) perspective for the Bonnies. Regardless, something has to change up there after winning only two games in the last two seasons combined.

Keep an eye on
Justin Turri, St. Johns
John Danowski, Duke
Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame
Joe Breschi, North Carolina
Joe Amplo, Navy

Turri - obviously he is not similar to any of the other guys on this list but the Johnnies have been really bad since he got there. With only a couple seasons under his belt, nothing should be imminent yet, but keep an eye on it going forward. Also, wonder how the team dynamic is with his brother as an assistant coach...don't think it's a bad thing just curious.

Danowski - any opinions on when the legend will hang up the whistle? If O'Neill and Duke can win it all in May, I would not be surprised in the slightest if the 2024 season is all for Dino.

Corrigan - same with Corrigan...would going back to back be too good of an opportunity to pass on for calling it a career? I think he has a couple more good years in South Bend, especially with Chris Kav still there.

Breschi - wonder if the last win against Duke could be a ride into the sunset moment, albeit coming off a not so great season. UNC is still a young team with a lot of production coming back next season. With a recently restructured and extended contract, I think he has another year or two to make it back to a final four.

Amplo - the Navy thread on this page was coming for his throat after that Towson loss but Navy has had a steady year. He does have a couple of wins against Army (not to be ignored at all) and Hopkins, though their Patriot League tournament performances have been tough. I do not expect to see him leave but Navy Lax "Old Goats" seem to have the ability to make things change when they want to, so keep an eye out soon.

Mearns is retiring there

[gymman1031]

Glad someone started this thread before I did this year, sorry for my tardiness.

From what I have gathered, there are a few notable names who we can discuss with being on the hot seat this summer and for the '24-'25 season:

Let's Talk About Them
Mike Daly, Brown
Nick Meyers, Ohio State
Randy Mearns, St. Bonaventure

Daly - he has been average to slightly below average in his time at Brown, though I feel like he will be afforded another year to get things back on track. The IVY league is interesting and Brown feels that they should be a perennial top 4 team in the conference but it will have to improve quickly for the Brown Bears. Check the Brown lacrosse page on this site for all of the fun stuff they are saying

Meyers - he has done a great job at OSU and the BIG 10 is loaded every year. Tough to win games in that league but maybe OSU feels that they need to be more competitive with the resources they have. Moving on from a coach of his tenure would surely shake things up.

Mearns - I hesitate including him here due to his track record but these last two seasons have been abysmal and it might be time for a new and (younger) perspective for the Bonnies. Regardless, something has to change up there after winning only two games in the last two seasons combined.

Keep an eye on
Justin Turri, St. Johns
John Danowski, Duke
Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame
Joe Breschi, North Carolina
Joe Amplo, Navy

Turri - obviously he is not similar to any of the other guys on this list but the Johnnies have been really bad since he got there. With only a couple seasons under his belt, nothing should be imminent yet, but keep an eye on it going forward. Also, wonder how the team dynamic is with his brother as an assistant coach...don't think it's a bad thing just curious.

Danowski - any opinions on when the legend will hang up the whistle? If O'Neill and Duke can win it all in May, I would not be surprised in the slightest if the 2024 season is all for Dino.

Corrigan - same with Corrigan...would going back to back be too good of an opportunity to pass on for calling it a career? I think he has a couple more good years in South Bend, especially with Chris Kav still there.

Breschi - wonder if the last win against Duke could be a ride into the sunset moment, albeit coming off a not so great season. UNC is still a young team with a lot of production coming back next season. With a recently restructured and extended contract, I think he has another year or two to make it back to a final four.

Amplo - the Navy thread on this page was coming for his throat after that Towson loss but Navy has had a steady year. He does have a couple of wins against Army (not to be ignored at all) and Hopkins, though their Patriot League tournament performances have been tough. I do not expect to see him leave but Navy Lax "Old Goats" seem to have the ability to make things change when they want to, so keep an eye out soon.

Mearns is retiring there

He probably will. However, as much as people may love him there for getting the program going in DI and his hard work, how much longer can he go without a conference win?

[ICGrad]

Are you familiar with wells college? Not anymore.

https://www.wells.edu/closure/

I just saw that.

My parents had friends who taught up there. We went up there a number of times when I was younger. Absolutely beautiful campus, right on the lake.

Iirc, Milliman's wife was lacrosse coach of their women's team while he was coach at Cornell. I think she quit after his first season?

Very sad to hear this, but I know that they've been struggling for years, and really got hit hard by COVID. I think a lot of smaller liberal arts schools - 1000 or fewer students - have been devastated by COVID. I can think of a handful more in Upstate NY that I fully expect to close.

This will have a profound impact on Aurora, as well. Again, beautiful little college town on the east shore of the lake. I imagine it will be a veritable ghost town 5 years from now.

[GaitsRightHand]

Glad someone started this thread before I did this year, sorry for my tardiness.

From what I have gathered, there are a few notable names who we can discuss with being on the hot seat this summer and for the '24-'25 season:

Let's Talk About Them
Mike Daly, Brown
Nick Meyers, Ohio State
Randy Mearns, St. Bonaventure

Daly - he has been average to slightly below average in his time at Brown, though I feel like he will be afforded another year to get things back on track. The IVY league is interesting and Brown feels that they should be a perennial top 4 team in the conference but it will have to improve quickly for the Brown Bears. Check the Brown lacrosse page on this site for all of the fun stuff they are saying

Meyers - he has done a great job at OSU and the BIG 10 is loaded every year. Tough to win games in that league but maybe OSU feels that they need to be more competitive with the resources they have. Moving on from a coach of his tenure would surely shake things up.

Mearns - I hesitate including him here due to his track record but these last two seasons have been abysmal and it might be time for a new and (younger) perspective for the Bonnies. Regardless, something has to change up there after winning only two games in the last two seasons combined.

Keep an eye on
Justin Turri, St. Johns
John Danowski, Duke
Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame
Joe Breschi, North Carolina
Joe Amplo, Navy

Turri - obviously he is not similar to any of the other guys on this list but the Johnnies have been really bad since he got there. With only a couple seasons under his belt, nothing should be imminent yet, but keep an eye on it going forward. Also, wonder how the team dynamic is with his brother as an assistant coach...don't think it's a bad thing just curious.

Danowski - any opinions on when the legend will hang up the whistle? If O'Neill and Duke can win it all in May, I would not be surprised in the slightest if the 2024 season is all for Dino.

Corrigan - same with Corrigan...would going back to back be too good of an opportunity to pass on for calling it a career? I think he has a couple more good years in South Bend, especially with Chris Kav still there.

Breschi - wonder if the last win against Duke could be a ride into the sunset moment, albeit coming off a not so great season. UNC is still a young team with a lot of production coming back next season. With a recently restructured and extended contract, I think he has another year or two to make it back to a final four.

Amplo - the Navy thread on this page was coming for his throat after that Towson loss but Navy has had a steady year. He does have a couple of wins against Army (not to be ignored at all) and Hopkins, though their Patriot League tournament performances have been tough. I do not expect to see him leave but Navy Lax "Old Goats" seem to have the ability to make things change when they want to, so keep an eye out soon.

Mearns is retiring there

Ehhh. Not sure about this one. If he were to "retire," I don't think it'd be by choice.

Bonnies just got a new AD so I'm not sure if he'll be thrilled with the 0-5 (x2) conference record. Or the 2-24 combined record after the past two seasons.

[gymman1031]

Glad someone started this thread before I did this year, sorry for my tardiness.

From what I have gathered, there are a few notable names who we can discuss with being on the hot seat this summer and for the '24-'25 season:

Let's Talk About Them
Mike Daly, Brown
Nick Meyers, Ohio State
Randy Mearns, St. Bonaventure

Daly - he has been average to slightly below average in his time at Brown, though I feel like he will be afforded another year to get things back on track. The IVY league is interesting and Brown feels that they should be a perennial top 4 team in the conference but it will have to improve quickly for the Brown Bears. Check the Brown lacrosse page on this site for all of the fun stuff they are saying

Meyers - he has done a great job at OSU and the BIG 10 is loaded every year. Tough to win games in that league but maybe OSU feels that they need to be more competitive with the resources they have. Moving on from a coach of his tenure would surely shake things up.

Mearns - I hesitate including him here due to his track record but these last two seasons have been abysmal and it might be time for a new and (younger) perspective for the Bonnies. Regardless, something has to change up there after winning only two games in the last two seasons combined.

Keep an eye on
Justin Turri, St. Johns
John Danowski, Duke
Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame
Joe Breschi, North Carolina
Joe Amplo, Navy

Turri - obviously he is not similar to any of the other guys on this list but the Johnnies have been really bad since he got there. With only a couple seasons under his belt, nothing should be imminent yet, but keep an eye on it going forward. Also, wonder how the team dynamic is with his brother as an assistant coach...don't think it's a bad thing just curious.

Danowski - any opinions on when the legend will hang up the whistle? If O'Neill and Duke can win it all in May, I would not be surprised in the slightest if the 2024 season is all for Dino.

Corrigan - same with Corrigan...would going back to back be too good of an opportunity to pass on for calling it a career? I think he has a couple more good years in South Bend, especially with Chris Kav still there.

Breschi - wonder if the last win against Duke could be a ride into the sunset moment, albeit coming off a not so great season. UNC is still a young team with a lot of production coming back next season. With a recently restructured and extended contract, I think he has another year or two to make it back to a final four.

Amplo - the Navy thread on this page was coming for his throat after that Towson loss but Navy has had a steady year. He does have a couple of wins against Army (not to be ignored at all) and Hopkins, though their Patriot League tournament performances have been tough. I do not expect to see him leave but Navy Lax "Old Goats" seem to have the ability to make things change when they want to, so keep an eye out soon.

Mearns is retiring there

Ehhh. Not sure about this one. If he were to "retire," I don't think it'd be by choice.

Bonnies just got a new AD so I'm not sure if he'll be thrilled with the 0-5 (x2) conference record. Or the 2-24 combined record after the past two seasons.

Yep. If they don't get a conference win soon, I don't know if the decision will be his. In addition, they need to soon at least become more competitive in several conference games that they may end up losing.

[Abr2016]

Glad someone started this thread before I did this year, sorry for my tardiness.

From what I have gathered, there are a few notable names who we can discuss with being on the hot seat this summer and for the '24-'25 season:

Let's Talk About Them
Mike Daly, Brown
Nick Meyers, Ohio State
Randy Mearns, St. Bonaventure

Daly - he has been average to slightly below average in his time at Brown, though I feel like he will be afforded another year to get things back on track. The IVY league is interesting and Brown feels that they should be a perennial top 4 team in the conference but it will have to improve quickly for the Brown Bears. Check the Brown lacrosse page on this site for all of the fun stuff they are saying

Meyers - he has done a great job at OSU and the BIG 10 is loaded every year. Tough to win games in that league but maybe OSU feels that they need to be more competitive with the resources they have. Moving on from a coach of his tenure would surely shake things up.

Mearns - I hesitate including him here due to his track record but these last two seasons have been abysmal and it might be time for a new and (younger) perspective for the Bonnies. Regardless, something has to change up there after winning only two games in the last two seasons combined.

Keep an eye on
Justin Turri, St. Johns
John Danowski, Duke
Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame
Joe Breschi, North Carolina
Joe Amplo, Navy

Turri - obviously he is not similar to any of the other guys on this list but the Johnnies have been really bad since he got there. With only a couple seasons under his belt, nothing should be imminent yet, but keep an eye on it going forward. Also, wonder how the team dynamic is with his brother as an assistant coach...don't think it's a bad thing just curious.

Danowski - any opinions on when the legend will hang up the whistle? If O'Neill and Duke can win it all in May, I would not be surprised in the slightest if the 2024 season is all for Dino.

Corrigan - same with Corrigan...would going back to back be too good of an opportunity to pass on for calling it a career? I think he has a couple more good years in South Bend, especially with Chris Kav still there.

Breschi - wonder if the last win against Duke could be a ride into the sunset moment, albeit coming off a not so great season. UNC is still a young team with a lot of production coming back next season. With a recently restructured and extended contract, I think he has another year or two to make it back to a final four.

Amplo - the Navy thread on this page was coming for his throat after that Towson loss but Navy has had a steady year. He does have a couple of wins against Army (not to be ignored at all) and Hopkins, though their Patriot League tournament performances have been tough. I do not expect to see him leave but Navy Lax "Old Goats" seem to have the ability to make things change when they want to, so keep an eye out soon.

First time I’ve seen Amplo’s name mentioned in these. To put in perspective - Rick Sowell won the Patriot league twice and made it to the Quarterfinals and was let go. Navy hasn’t sniffed that level of success since.

But I do think they got a decent draw to get to the PL final.

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Glad someone started this thread before I did this year, sorry for my tardiness.

From what I have gathered, there are a few notable names who we can discuss with being on the hot seat this summer and for the '24-'25 season:

Let's Talk About Them
Mike Daly, Brown
Nick Meyers, Ohio State
Randy Mearns, St. Bonaventure

Daly - he has been average to slightly below average in his time at Brown, though I feel like he will be afforded another year to get things back on track. The IVY league is interesting and Brown feels that they should be a perennial top 4 team in the conference but it will have to improve quickly for the Brown Bears. Check the Brown lacrosse page on this site for all of the fun stuff they are saying

Meyers - he has done a great job at OSU and the BIG 10 is loaded every year. Tough to win games in that league but maybe OSU feels that they need to be more competitive with the resources they have. Moving on from a coach of his tenure would surely shake things up.

Mearns - I hesitate including him here due to his track record but these last two seasons have been abysmal and it might be time for a new and (younger) perspective for the Bonnies. Regardless, something has to change up there after winning only two games in the last two seasons combined.

Keep an eye on
Justin Turri, St. Johns
John Danowski, Duke
Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame
Joe Breschi, North Carolina
Joe Amplo, Navy

Turri - obviously he is not similar to any of the other guys on this list but the Johnnies have been really bad since he got there. With only a couple seasons under his belt, nothing should be imminent yet, but keep an eye on it going forward. Also, wonder how the team dynamic is with his brother as an assistant coach...don't think it's a bad thing just curious.

Danowski - any opinions on when the legend will hang up the whistle? If O'Neill and Duke can win it all in May, I would not be surprised in the slightest if the 2024 season is all for Dino.

Corrigan - same with Corrigan...would going back to back be too good of an opportunity to pass on for calling it a career? I think he has a couple more good years in South Bend, especially with Chris Kav still there.

Breschi - wonder if the last win against Duke could be a ride into the sunset moment, albeit coming off a not so great season. UNC is still a young team with a lot of production coming back next season. With a recently restructured and extended contract, I think he has another year or two to make it back to a final four.

Amplo - the Navy thread on this page was coming for his throat after that Towson loss but Navy has had a steady year. He does have a couple of wins against Army (not to be ignored at all) and Hopkins, though their Patriot League tournament performances have been tough. I do not expect to see him leave but Navy Lax "Old Goats" seem to have the ability to make things change when they want to, so keep an eye out soon.

First time I’ve seen Amplo’s name mentioned in these. To put in perspective - Rick Sowell won the Patriot league twice and made it to the Quarterfinals and was let go. Navy hasn’t sniffed that level of success since.

But I do think they got a decent draw to get to the PL final.

Yep, that is true. Sowell led Navy to Patriot League regular season titles. Which meant appearances in the tournament's semifinals. Amplo, by either bye or first round win, has yet to get that far in the tournament. Beating Loyola, which wouldn't just get them that far, but also mean a win over a program that has really had his number, could be huge for him.