I think it is over. They made him fire coordinators last year. The extension was for recruiting purposes. UNC was pretty aggressive recruiting. I think that was for the next coach, if this season went as expected. Another year and recruiting will be difficult
While Breschi has his back against the wall, UNC isn’t done yet. The conversation about his and the team’s future could change radically if they upset a few conference rivals even if the odds are against it. They certainly have the personnel to do so. Let’s see how it plays out.getitdone wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:54 am Let's be clear on one thing. The Admin did not make Joe fire the OC and demote the DC. That was an attempt by Joe to save his job- PERIOD. There was a trustee that wanted no part of Joe keeping his job. He sacrificed others to keep his job and was willing to take a 3 year contract as an act of contrition. He is getting what he deserves this year. It is a shame the players get this by correlation. The players deserve better.
Ditto, no quit yesterday when they could have easily tanked it down 12-10. If you didn't care who won, it was an awesome day, Black Knights, flyover, big crowd, etc. We were just a few plays short (how many pipes have we hit this yr?!? Duffy taken down by THE NECK just before half/no call, etc).CloutierPoutine wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 5:45 pm Double on the assist man for Army’s game winner was text book. Stick check seemed perfect. Have no idea how 24 maintained possession. Super unfortunate but very proud of the fight today. Need to be better between the boxes but awesome day of lacrosse!
I agree with some of this, but not all. Incorporating youth is an important part of growth -- especially if the season is lost. But not just for the sake of it and not at the expense of players who aren't struggling. Taking your most productive offensive player for the past two seasons off the field because he won't be around for your next chance at the postseason is not something any team that wants to build a winning culture should do. You already have Dom and Duffy out there; having a productive player who takes fewer shots, turns the ball over less, and is the best feeder on the team is also arguably far more conducive to developing those two than just putting another young guy out there.Laxfan016 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:07 pm I know UNC is not happy with how the season is going, and by no means is it over. With ACC matchups coming I would say UNC has nothing to lose because let me be honest this year was a rebuild/reorganize year. When you have a new OC and DC there are growing pains, on top of that you have two freshmen leading the charge at attack. I think UNC is feeling the effects of taking COVID year transfers. They reaped the rewards with guys like Gray and McCarthy a few years back. But now you're starting to see a log jam of having a lot of young players but not enough stops to put them at. Don't get me wrong Mcgovern is a great player, but hypothetically let's say UNC loses the next few games and the writing is on the wall of how the season will end why not start the chemistry of Matan, Duffy, and Dom for next year- Midfield start bumping more of the younger players. Would like to see more Egan on the field and others. Unc i think has a high ceiling if they can mesh together, it seems like the last few years that it has been more of a hero ball-style offense where you have one guy or two who you rely on too much. Like obviously Metz is gone but the best UNC offensively I have watched was his first year there where it was a free-flowing offensive where you Sankey, bitter, and Goldstock and then the midfield had plenty of guys contribute. Teams are gonna focus on the attack unit so the midfield has to open up if opp teams' schemes are gonna be focused on Dom and Duffy
Fair enough. Makes sense. Still find it interesting they chose to have Trippi play 2nd midfield.getitdone wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:02 pm They tried hard to keep all three- Trippi, Kelly and Solomon. Some parents would not pay for a UNC Grad year when Gtown had a more appealing business grad option. Trippi was highly respected and was a bit of a gut punch even if understandable. That is not meant to cast shade on Kelly or Solomon at all. All three are simply very good players. Stats are nice but getting stats in Gtown conference is simply easier against some of their teams versus ACC. I feel that the ACC is the best lacrosse conference. Big Ten will howl at that, but that is the fun part of internet debate.
I think that is fair, but people forget how big of a bright spot he was last season. Also, I think people don't realize how going from attack to midfield or playing midfield when you're a natural attackman can have on a player's ability to be "productive". I'm not saying its an excuse or anything because if a coach puts you in that position there must be some rapport or trust that they can adapt and play either at mid or attack. But I always found it interesting that converted attackmen playing midfield in hopes of gaining a match-up don't always pan out as some think. Like Egan and Matan are wing or x-dodgers- not downhill dodgers and shoot down the alley. This is an extreme example but if Chris Gray played midfield would he be as good? it things like that people do not realize how a simple change in position can either positively affect development or cause a lack of development or regression in production. Again im not a HC, DC, or OC at the D1 level lol.. so i might be talking out of my ass lolrandom observer wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:15 pmI agree with some of this, but not all. Incorporating youth is an important part of growth -- especially if the season is lost. But not just for the sake of it and not at the expense of players who aren't struggling. Taking your most productive offensive player for the past two seasons off the field because he won't be around for your next chance at the postseason is not something any team that wants to build a winning culture should do. You already have Dom and Duffy out there; having a productive player who takes fewer shots, turns the ball over less, and is the best feeder on the team is also arguably far more conducive to developing those two than just putting another young guy out there.Laxfan016 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:07 pm I know UNC is not happy with how the season is going, and by no means is it over. With ACC matchups coming I would say UNC has nothing to lose because let me be honest this year was a rebuild/reorganize year. When you have a new OC and DC there are growing pains, on top of that you have two freshmen leading the charge at attack. I think UNC is feeling the effects of taking COVID year transfers. They reaped the rewards with guys like Gray and McCarthy a few years back. But now you're starting to see a log jam of having a lot of young players but not enough stops to put them at. Don't get me wrong Mcgovern is a great player, but hypothetically let's say UNC loses the next few games and the writing is on the wall of how the season will end why not start the chemistry of Matan, Duffy, and Dom for next year- Midfield start bumping more of the younger players. Would like to see more Egan on the field and others. Unc i think has a high ceiling if they can mesh together, it seems like the last few years that it has been more of a hero ball-style offense where you have one guy or two who you rely on too much. Like obviously Metz is gone but the best UNC offensively I have watched was his first year there where it was a free-flowing offensive where you Sankey, bitter, and Goldstock and then the midfield had plenty of guys contribute. Teams are gonna focus on the attack unit so the midfield has to open up if opp teams' schemes are gonna be focused on Dom and Duffy
Even when McGovern leaves next year, Matan hasn't done enough with his ample opportunities thus far to warrant being locked into that third spot. Frankly, I'd like to see Matt Wrede get more run and consideration; after all he is also a sophomore and he's produced in his limited opportunities.