Coaching Carousel Pre-2020 Season

[10stone5]

https://gobobcats.com/news/2019/5/10/ma ... ?path=mlax

I’m a big fan of Poli.
He won a PA state title on that great Downingtown East team.
Al American at Bryant, great scoring D.
First ChesMont alum that I’m aware of to take over a Division I program, so obviously I wish them well.

[Typical Lax Dad]

What about Dwan or Benson from Hopkins? Never see their names mentioned for openings.

The Inside Lacrosse article mentions Benson as a possibility for Harvard. He was also a candidate for the UMBC job when it opened up a few years ago.

I don't think Dwan has any intention of leading a program himself.

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/ ... ates/54477

Benson would be a good choice for Harvard.

[flyerfan17]

Quinnipiac sticking with Poli proves that the incident in the fall was not severe, which was pretty widely known, but that it was severe enough when there was basically a zero tolerance for any further incidents under Fekete's watch. Good luck to Poli and the Cats going forward. His post game interview after the Marist game sounded like a coach that knew he was coming back

[HooDat]

No one mentioning Feifs as a candidate for new spots? I know it is only a few years, but he has certainly put UVM on the map pretty quickly....

[Farfromgeneva]

Any chance Bates comes back at a place like Fairfield?

I’d kind of like to see what basti does the next two years. Not to offend any SHU games but have this sense that miyashita was bey instrumental part of this and last years class. Tuttle was surely a function of his Colorado connections.

[Tdemling6]

No one mentioning Feifs as a candidate for new spots? I know it is only a few years, but he has certainly put UVM on the map pretty quickly....

I can't see Feifs leaving Vermont now with the success he has had thus far. He's done a very good job indeed but I think it will be a few more years before we see his name pop up. Could be sooner, but who knows?

[steel_hop]

There has to be some pressure at Homewood for a change

[DougELax]

There has to be some pressure at Homewood for a change

I don't see any evidence that anyone in charge cares about change. A year left on contract, I doubt that Daniel's would like to buy that out (hurts his endowment )

[johnnyonthegunpowder]

I agree, no one at Hopkins cares. But beyond that, Petro is incredibly loyal and as much as that loyalty stretches down the ladder, I imagine it also stretches up. Loyalty is no small virtue, especially for the man as competitive as Pietramala. That's the irony with the guy, the yin and yang, and that's why the kids love him. It's pretty incredible really. It's about more than winning for him and as frustrating as that can be, I applaud him.

I'd also love to see Benson get a shot at head coaching.

[jhu72]

There has to be some pressure at Homewood for a change

I don't see any evidence that anyone in charge cares about change. A year left on contract, I doubt that Daniel's would like to buy that out (hurts his endowment )

I have said it before, but it bears repeating, if all you change is the coach and staff, you will be back where you are in relatively short order. What is going on with this program is not happening in a vacuum.

[DocBarrister]

There has to be some pressure at Homewood for a change

I don't see any evidence that anyone in charge cares about change. A year left on contract, I doubt that Daniel's would like to buy that out (hurts his endowment )

I have said it before, but it bears repeating, if all you change is the coach and staff, you will be back where you are in relatively short order. Bring back Bill Brody! What is going on with this program is not happening in a vacuum.

I don’t understand this at all. It’s not as if Daniel’s administration hasn’t shown great support for the program. That endowment fundraising program had to have his sign off, and he has only helped to make Johns Hopkins a more attractive place to go to college. Plus the Lacrosse Center was built on his watch.

No one has ever been specific about what precisely Daniels is alleged to be doing wrong.

DocBarrister

[jhu72]

There has to be some pressure at Homewood for a change

I don't see any evidence that anyone in charge cares about change. A year left on contract, I doubt that Daniel's would like to buy that out (hurts his endowment )

I have said it before, but it bears repeating, if all you change is the coach and staff, you will be back where you are in relatively short order. Bring back Bill Brody! What is going on with this program is not happening in a vacuum.

I don’t understand this at all. It’s not as if Daniel’s administration hasn’t shown great support for the program. That endowment fundraising program had to have his sign off, and he has only helped to make Johns Hopkins a more attractive place to go to college. Plus the Lacrosse Center was built on his watch.

No one has ever been specific about what precisely Daniels is alleged to be doing wrong.

DocBarrister

The problem is bigger than Daniels. The problem is Hopkins has never really considered all the ramifications of being successful at the D1 level. It has always taken the easy decision. It has always been made easy for the institution, because of the program alumni support. There is no real commitment, because what has been asked has always been easy! That has changed! Daniels and the board does not give a rats ass about the program. Daniels and the board did not build the Cordish center. They approved it, when approval was easy to give! The campus was not made beautiful because of the lacrosse program, it was made beautiful by a gift of a donor who specifically does not support the athletic department.

Daniels and the board need to decide if they want to be a non-ivy, ivy, or they want to be a unique institution.

[HooDat]

the desire to be a "non-Ivy Ivy" is a fools game. I think that instinct has and does threaten a lot of very good colleges.

Be what you are. Harvard is Harvard - no one needs to be "the Harvard of the South" or any other non-sense.....

[DocBarrister]

There has to be some pressure at Homewood for a change

I don't see any evidence that anyone in charge cares about change. A year left on contract, I doubt that Daniel's would like to buy that out (hurts his endowment )

I have said it before, but it bears repeating, if all you change is the coach and staff, you will be back where you are in relatively short order. Bring back Bill Brody! What is going on with this program is not happening in a vacuum.

I don’t understand this at all. It’s not as if Daniel’s administration hasn’t shown great support for the program. That endowment fundraising program had to have his sign off, and he has only helped to make Johns Hopkins a more attractive place to go to college. Plus the Lacrosse Center was built on his watch.

No one has ever been specific about what precisely Daniels is alleged to be doing wrong.

DocBarrister

The problem is bigger than Daniels. The problem is Hopkins has never really considered all the ramifications of being successful at the D1 level. It has always taken the easy decision. It has always been made easy for the institution, because of the program alumni support. There is no real commitment, because what has been asked has always been easy! That has changed! Daniels and the board does not give a rats ass about the program. Daniels and the board did not build the Cordish center. They approved it, when approval was easy to give! The campus was not made beautiful because of the lacrosse program, it was made beautiful by a gift of a donor who specifically does not support the athletic department.

Daniels and the board need to decide if they want to be a non-ivy, ivy, or they want to be a unique institution.

That’s all very vague and non-specific.

What is it that you want Daniels and the board to do?

Build a better stadium? Homewood is already better than most lacrosse venues.

Program is fully funded with athletic scholarships.

No one attending Hopkins has to take out loans anymore.

Cordish is as good a lacrosse facility as any.

Petro, despite the criticism, is still a legendary coach and former player.

Campus is beautiful. Student population is diverse with more female students than ever. Undergraduate lifestyle and school amenities have never been better.

And few if any lacrosse programs will have more endowment funding once the current campaign is done.

What more can you ask for? It’s not as if Daniels can suit up and play. Plus, the President of The Johns Hopkins University has more important things to do than micromanage the lacrosse program.

DocBarrister

[DocBarrister]

the desire to be a "non-Ivy Ivy" is a fools game. I think that instinct has and does threaten a lot of very good colleges.

Be what you are. Harvard is Harvard - no one needs to be "the Harvard of the South" or any other non-sense.....

Hopkins is doing fine.

Actually, I have never seen Hopkins as an institution in better shape than it is in now. Was never a big fan of Steven Muller, but I think Hopkins has had an outstanding series of presidents since, plus some extremely generous donors (and one in particular).

DocBarrister

[Homer]

What more can you ask for? It’s not as if Daniels can suit up and play. Plus, the President of The Johns Hopkins University has more important things to do than micromanage the lacrosse program.

DocBarrister

I think this is probably a discussion better continued over on the Hopkins thread.

[seacoaster]

What more can you ask for? It’s not as if Daniels can suit up and play. Plus, the President of The Johns Hopkins University has more important things to do than micromanage the lacrosse program.

DocBarrister

I think this is probably a discussion better continued over on the Hopkins thread.

Agreed; and it'll be good for four or five pages in the 2019 page count.

[DocBarrister]

What more can you ask for? It’s not as if Daniels can suit up and play. Plus, the President of The Johns Hopkins University has more important things to do than micromanage the lacrosse program.

DocBarrister

I think this is probably a discussion better continued over on the Hopkins thread.

Agreed; and it'll be good for four or five pages in the 2019 page count.

We’re trying to boost this thread’s page count.

DocBarrister

[HooDat]

the desire to be a "non-Ivy Ivy" is a fools game. I think that instinct has and does threaten a lot of very good colleges.

Be what you are. Harvard is Harvard - no one needs to be "the Harvard of the South" or any other non-sense.....

Hopkins is doing fine.

Actually, I have never seen Hopkins as an institution in better shape than it is in now. Was never a big fan of Steven Muller, but I think Hopkins has had an outstanding series of presidents since, plus some extremely generous donors (and one in particular).

DocBarrister

Indeed - my post was in support of Hop just being Hop..... They are pretty good at it

[Big Dog]

the desire to be a "non-Ivy Ivy" is a fools game. I think that instinct has and does threaten a lot of very good colleges.

What exactly does this mean? Hopkins is already ranked higher than several Ivies. Hopkins has academic programs ranked with Harvard.

In reality, Hopkins' biggest problem for is it location: it's the least attractive urban city of all the top 20 Unis. Least attractive to students and to trailing spouses (for faculty recruitment). For example, Columbia and NYU gets thousands of apps just bcos of the bright lights of Manhattan. Even GW, with a large contingent of PT/adjunct faculty, gets mega apps from the Poli Sci wannabes bcos of its connection to DC. Boston, Philly, Chicago, LA, & SF are all much more attractive as placse to live. From a social standpoint, you have to want to be in Bawlamer, or at least put up with it for period of time.

(Sure, New Haven is not an exactly an oasis, but its tiny so much easier for Y to get changes thru the City.)