Coaching Carousel Pre-2020 Season

[The Orfling]

Rick Sowell is out and a significant job comes open. Did the Navy brass act quickly because they have someone in mind? Will they go for an existing head coach and spark a game of coaching musical chairs? Will the former Navy Head coach land another head job for 2020? Could he end up back in the Ivy League?

Lots of questions come out of this move.

[The Orfling]

And now Harvard is moving on from HC Chris Wojcik: https://twitter.com/Inside_Lacrosse/sta ... 38432?s=20

[DocBarrister]

And now Harvard is moving on from HC Chris Wojcik: https://twitter.com/Inside_Lacrosse/sta ... 38432?s=20

Is Harvard finally making lacrosse a priority? Did Yale’s triumph last season finally awaken this long-sleeping lacrosse giant? Will the Crimson finally party like it’s 1912 again?!?!?

Best wishes to Coach Wojcik.

DocBarrister

[10stone5]

Rick Sowell is out and a significant job comes open. Did the Navy brass act quickly because they have someone in mind? Will they go for an existing head coach and spark a game of coaching musical chairs? Will the former Navy Head coach land another head job for 2020? Could he end up back in the Ivy League?

Lots of questions come out of this move.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/col ... story.html

[Tdemling6]

Rick Sowell fired at Navy
https://lacrossebucket.com/2019/05/03/r ... r-at-navy/

Chris Wojcik out at Harvard
https://lacrossebucket.com/2019/05/03/c ... t-harvard/

[Tdemling6]

Early Potential Coaching Candidates

Navy:

Ryan Moran - Head Coach, UMBC

J.L. Reppert - Offensive Coordinator, Maryland

Harvard:

Ben DeLuca - Head Coach, Delaware

Rick Sowell - Fired at Navy

[Tdemling6]

Early Potential Coaching Candidates

Navy:

Ryan Moran - Head Coach, UMBC

J.L. Reppert - Offensive Coordinator, Maryland

Harvard:

Ben DeLuca - Head Coach, Delaware

Rick Sowell - Fired at Navy

Obviously some more but these are the first few that might actually be legit

[The Orfling]

Early Potential Coaching Candidates

Navy:

Ryan Moran - Head Coach, UMBC

J.L. Reppert - Offensive Coordinator, Maryland

Harvard:

Ben DeLuca - Head Coach, Delaware

Rick Sowell - Fired at Navy

I’d be surprised if DeLuca ended up back at Harvard—his appointment as Associate Head Coach of the Crimson didn’t seem to change the trajectory much — but who knows. Ryan Moran is an interesting name for Navy, wonder if he would be interested.

[jerzyjoe81]

I’m going to list those that I listed on another thread:

Wellner, Navy
Reppert, MD
Gilardi, Towson
Ross, Ohio State
Byrne, Notre Dame


Current HC
Torpey, High Point
Feifs, Vermont
Moran, Ryan

[ABV 8.3%]

Tillman to Annapolis make sense on so many levels.

[The Orfling]

I’m going to list those that I listed on another thread:

Wellner, Navy
Reppert, MD
Gilardi, Towson
Ross, Ohio State
Byrne, Notre Dame


Current HC
Torpey, High Point
Feifs, Vermont
Moran, Ryan

Very good list, Joe. For the Harvard job in particular, I wonder if either of Yale’s assistants (D coordinator Baxter or O coordinator Stimmel) might get a look? Familiarity with Ivy League recruiting etc. could be a plus.

[The Orfling]

Tillman to Annapolis make sense on so many levels.

I know Tillman loves Navy, but I don’t see leaving a program with which you have had so much success so recently, and have so much support from the University. Among other things, the universe of recruits Maryland can get (including via transfer) is wider than the universe of recruits available to Navy.

But who knows.

[Homer]

Would not be at all surprised to see Harvard take a hard look at some D3 names, Jon Thompson being maybe the most obvious potential fit.

[ABV 8.3%]

Would not be at all surprised to see Harvard take a hard look at some D3 names, Jon Thompson being maybe the most obvious potential fit.

Is Harvard caught up in the practice of hiring alums only?

[kramerica.inc]

Tillman to Annapolis make sense on so many levels.

Not sure Tillman leaves unless asked. I thought that was impossible last week, but with the way the terps have played twice in a row against a middling Hopkins team. If the terps continue their slide and implode in the ncaas It’s not outside the realm of possibilities It’s now about a .0001 percent chance now. Unless Tillman just wants a change of scenery.

[DocBarrister]

Tillman to Annapolis make sense on so many levels.
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Not sure Tillman leaves unless asked. I thought that was impossible last week, but with the way the terps have played twice in a row against a middling Hopkins team. If the terps continue their slide and implode in the ncaas It’s not outside the realm of possibilities It’s now about a .0001 percent chance now. Unless Tillman just wants a change of scenery.

Can’t imagine Tillman leaving Maryland for any other program. Don’t think Maryland would ever let him go without a fight. Perfect fit ... doubt he is going anywhere but stranger things have happened.

DocBarrister

[MDlaxfan76]

Early Potential Coaching Candidates

Navy:

Ryan Moran - Head Coach, UMBC

J.L. Reppert - Offensive Coordinator, Maryland

Harvard:

Ben DeLuca - Head Coach, Delaware

Rick Sowell - Fired at Navy

Just to be clear, DeLuca will Very likely not be asked to return to Harvard. The AD had that experience already.

DeLuca is in a good environment for his success.

[MDlaxfan76]

Would not be at all surprised to see Harvard take a hard look at some D3 names, Jon Thompson being maybe the most obvious potential fit.

Is Harvard caught up in the practice of hiring alums only?

Jon Thompson is a Brown alum, really wanted the Brown job but Daly was tapped instead. Scalise is himself a Brown alum, knows Thompson well.

I think he's had his eye on BU HC for awhile too.

But it could be someone totally different.

[faircornell]

Would not be at all surprised to see Harvard take a hard look at some D3 names, Jon Thompson being maybe the most obvious potential fit.

Is Harvard caught up in the practice of hiring alums only?

Every HC since 1974 has been an Ivy grad (Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell, Harvard). Not always Harvard.

[MDlaxfan76]

Would not be at all surprised to see Harvard take a hard look at some D3 names, Jon Thompson being maybe the most obvious potential fit.

Is Harvard caught up in the practice of hiring alums only?

What other head coaches of Harvard men's lax have there been who were alums - of Harvard ?