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Post by gofaster88 on Oct 12, 2024 8:41:52 GMT -5
Hawks was the worst assistant coach in UCLA history! He never played collegiate VB and never got a degree in any discipline. The kids on the team hated him because he was a total jerk with zero knowledge or experience. Worst possible hire for UCLA and an insult to the legacy of legendary coach Al Scates. Brad Keller, Stein Metzger or Nick Vogel would all have been better. I feel sorry for the kids on the team - Hawks is a LOSER!!! Last time I checked Kelly Sheffield at Wisconsin is proving the point of you never need to play college volleyball to be a successful coach. But nice attempt. Don't forget John Dunning at Stanford 888-185 career record and 5 National Championships, 3 with Stanford and 2 with Pacific. I've seen interviews where he stated he never ever played volleyball. Just started coaching HS level to get extra income and read books on it. |
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Post by strikestwice on Oct 12, 2024 9:55:50 GMT -5
So what’s the over/under on Lindsay Brown moving to her 4th team in 4 years. I am actually really interested in this. From what I have seen and heard - she has great relationships with recruits and is respected by the players. I'd love to see her do really well. Yes it will be interesting to see what Loyola does as well. Do they go the interim route with Ali`i (reason I say him is because he has the Associate title and Lindsay doesn’t). Do they name him the coach without a search, or do they do a search of their own? If they decide to just keep Ali`i and Lindsay for now, do they hire a third person to fill the staff? |
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Post by jeff1 on Oct 12, 2024 12:47:32 GMT -5
Dunning is the exception to the rule. Hawks is a major loser based on his performance, or lack thereof. The only teams he beat in his 2 years at Loyola were minor league, with 1 exception of barely squeaking by Hawaii in 1 match.
At UCLA, he had no idea as to what he was doing and was mistrusted by the team because of his lack of experience or the vaguest sign of intelligence. UCLA should man up, admit that it made a mistake, buy out his contract, which can’t be very substantial based on his very limited and unsuccessful resume, and hire the great coach that UCLA needs and deserves. Hawks is an insult to the program and a waste of the kids time on the team. If he stays, they’ll have a few losing seasons and have to fire him anyway. Why waste everyone’s time? The selection of Hawks is so unbelievably bad, that it also calls into question the judgment of the AD. I assume he was just looking for a cheap option, but it’s a very bad move for the historically #1 program in the nation.
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Post by volleyguy on Oct 12, 2024 12:50:40 GMT -5
Dunning is the exception to the rule. Hawks is a major loser based on his performance, or lack thereof. The only teams he beat in his 2 years at Loyola were minor league, with 1 exception of barely squeaking by Hawaii in 1 match. At UCLA, he had no idea as to what he was doing and was mistrusted by the team because of his lack of experience or the vaguest sign of intelligence. UCLA should man up, admit that it made a mistake, buy out his contract, which can’t be very substantial based on his very limited and unsuccessful resume, and hire the great coach that UCLA needs and deserves. Hawks is an insult to the program and a waste of the kids time on the team. If he stays, they’ll have a few losing seasons and have to fire him anyway. Why waste everyone’s time? The selection of Hawks is so unbelievably bad, that it also calls into question the judgment of the AD. I assume he was just looking for a cheap option, but it’s a very bad move for the historically #1 program in the nation. lol That's a bit much. |
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Post by MVBFAN on Oct 12, 2024 13:24:29 GMT -5
Dunning is the exception to the rule. Hawks is a major loser based on his performance, or lack thereof. The only teams he beat in his 2 years at Loyola were minor league, with 1 exception of barely squeaking by Hawaii in 1 match. At UCLA, he had no idea as to what he was doing and was mistrusted by the team because of his lack of experience or the vaguest sign of intelligence. UCLA should man up, admit that it made a mistake, buy out his contract, which can’t be very substantial based on his very limited and unsuccessful resume, and hire the great coach that UCLA needs and deserves. Hawks is an insult to the program and a waste of the kids time on the team. If he stays, they’ll have a few losing seasons and have to fire him anyway. Why waste everyone’s time? The selection of Hawks is so unbelievably bad, that it also calls into question the judgment of the AD. I assume he was just looking for a cheap option, but it’s a very bad move for the historically #1 program in the nation. Sounds like he didn’t recruit your kid because he wasn’t good enough. Bitter men are gross |
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Post by vinnielopes on Oct 12, 2024 13:30:46 GMT -5
Was doing some research and want to bring up two very important points not mentioned yet:
— It will take a Hawk six days, at best, to travel from Chicago to LA.
— Hawks is already in the top three for best head coaches in UCLA men’s volleyball history during the NCAA era.
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Post by ilprepsvb on Oct 12, 2024 13:43:37 GMT -5
Dunning is the exception to the rule. Hawks is a major loser based on his performance, or lack thereof. The only teams he beat in his 2 years at Loyola were minor league, with 1 exception of barely squeaking by Hawaii in 1 match. At UCLA, he had no idea as to what he was doing and was mistrusted by the team because of his lack of experience or the vaguest sign of intelligence. UCLA should man up, admit that it made a mistake, buy out his contract, which can’t be very substantial based on his very limited and unsuccessful resume, and hire the great coach that UCLA needs and deserves. Hawks is an insult to the program and a waste of the kids time on the team. If he stays, they’ll have a few losing seasons and have to fire him anyway. Why waste everyone’s time? The selection of Hawks is so unbelievably bad, that it also calls into question the judgment of the AD. I assume he was just looking for a cheap option, but it’s a very bad move for the historically #1 program in the nation. You know Speraw probably reached out personally to Hawks once he knew he was leaving right? So if you support and trust Speraw, then you should supports Hawks, because I bet you anything that he had a say or at least a shortlist. But ya know, keep on being bitter I guess. |
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Post by jeff1 on Oct 12, 2024 14:14:00 GMT -5
Speraw was a lousy coach who had 10 losing seasons before getting 2 championships. Those wins were in spite of Speraw, not because of him. The Bruins won because they had great players like Alex Knight. Same deal at UCI - great players got him 3 championships - not his coaching ability. Speraw is intelligent, experienced and knowledgeable, but a lousy coach and hiring Hawks as Ass’t Coach and now pushing Hawks for the Head Coaching job just proves his bad judgement. UCLA Men’s Volleyball hasn’t had a good coach since legendary coach Al Scates was forced to retire because of his age. The sooner Hawks goes, the better off the team will be.
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Post by vbintheblood on Oct 12, 2024 15:20:26 GMT -5
Speraw was a lousy coach who had 10 losing seasons before getting 2 championships. Those wins were in spite of Speraw, not because of him. The Bruins won because they had great players like Alex Knight. Same deal at UCI - great players got him 3 championships - not his coaching ability. Speraw is intelligent, experienced and knowledgeable, but a lousy coach and hiring Hawks as Ass’t Coach and now pushing Hawks for the Head Coaching job just proves his bad judgement. UCLA Men’s Volleyball hasn’t had a good coach since legendary coach Al Scates was forced to retire because of his age. The sooner Hawks goes, the better off the team will be. The sooner you go, the better off the Bruins will be as we cheer for Hawks. Go Coach Hawks! |
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Post by GrowingTheGame14 on Oct 12, 2024 15:21:13 GMT -5
A lot of hate for Hawks… Ohio State should dominate the MIVA 9 out of 10 times because of the resources provided in that program compared to every where else. What Shane did at Loyola was remarkable. But again Shane didn’t have to deal with the new resources OSU has.
UCLA has a rich tradition in Olympic sports, on top of being a power 5 school, then add the west coast feeder into it. Loyola isn’t that.
I think Hawks did what people expected to happen at Loyola. Have winning seasons, compete against the best, and pull some upsets. But to win at the highest level in that short amount of time? Give me a break..
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Post by samvb on Oct 12, 2024 23:05:33 GMT -5
Was doing some research and want to bring up two very important points not mentioned yet: — It will take a Hawk six days, at best, to travel from Chicago to LA. — Hawks is already in the top three for best head coaches in UCLA men’s volleyball history during the NCAA era. Jeff1 has now declared that Hawks and Speraw both stink so thank you, Vinnie, for actually making me laugh out loud. |
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Post by CoastalVB on Oct 13, 2024 0:04:53 GMT -5
Speraw was a lousy coach who had 10 losing seasons before getting 2 championships. Those wins were in spite of Speraw, not because of him. The Bruins won because they had great players like Alex Knight. Same deal at UCI - great players got him 3 championships - not his coaching ability. Speraw is intelligent, experienced and knowledgeable, but a lousy coach and hiring Hawks as Ass’t Coach and now pushing Hawks for the Head Coaching job just proves his bad judgement. UCLA Men’s Volleyball hasn’t had a good coach since legendary coach Al Scates was forced to retire because of his age. The sooner Hawks goes, the better off the team will be. Wow! This is just plain _________. I can't even say the word. You fill in the blank. My son won two titles with Speraw and was recruited and coached by Hawks at multiple levels. It worked out pretty well. Go Hawks. Thank you Speraw. |
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Post by onyourhead on Oct 13, 2024 15:46:50 GMT -5
Speraw was a lousy coach who had 10 losing seasons before getting 2 championships. Those wins were in spite of Speraw, not because of him. The Bruins won because they had great players like Alex Knight. Same deal at UCI - great players got him 3 championships - not his coaching ability. Speraw is intelligent, experienced and knowledgeable, but a lousy coach and hiring Hawks as Ass’t Coach and now pushing Hawks for the Head Coaching job just proves his bad judgement. UCLA Men’s Volleyball hasn’t had a good coach since legendary coach Al Scates was forced to retire because of his age. The sooner Hawks goes, the better off the team will be. Wow! This is just plain _________. I can't even say the word. You fill in the blank. My son won two titles with Speraw and was recruited and coached by Hawks at multiple levels. It worked out pretty well. Go Hawks. Thank you Speraw. Hawks from my interactions seems like a good guy. From what I know he had a very large role in the success of UCLA. He had really strong recruiting ties with California, especially Schobel and a lot of the other new california kids. To be honest, I think this was a great hire and Hawks has been in LA and it is a good family choice for him. Like this hire a lot more than Vogel as at least from what I know operates way less personable and friendly too recruits |
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Post by jeff1 on Oct 14, 2024 3:56:25 GMT -5
Vogel has great relationships with the team and would be a WAY better coach than Hawks. And, yes, the team won 2 championships under Speraw, but in spite of him, not because of him. They won because of great players. How many times did Speraw choke in the final game of the NCAA’s before finally winning on the strength of Alex Knight and other top players? 10 losing seasons before finalky winning. Any other coach would have been fired long before 11 years. And consider our AD’s other recent disasters, like dragging UCLA into the Big 10 just to bail out the department’s financial losses and hiring Deshaun Foster so that the football team has one of the worst records in campus history. This was another cheap hire, like Hawks.
Hawks needs to go and it’s time to reevaluate our AD, as well. The UCLA volleyball team deserves the best coach, and that sure as hell isn’t Johnnie the Hawks!
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Post by babybacksets on Oct 14, 2024 4:14:53 GMT -5
Vogel has great relationships with the team and would be a WAY better coach than Hawks. And, yes, the team won 2 championships under Speraw, but in spite of him, not because of him. They won because of great players. How many times did Speraw choke in the final game of the NCAA’s before finally winning on the strength of Alex Knight and other top players? 10 losing seasons before finalky winning. Any other coach would have been fired long before 11 years. And consider our AD’s other recent disasters, like dragging UCLA into the Big 10 just to bail out the department’s financial losses and hiring Deshaun Foster so that the football team has one of the worst records in campus history. This was another cheap hire, like Hawks. Hawks needs to go and it’s time to reevaluate our AD, as well. The UCLA volleyball team deserves the best coach, and that sure as hell isn’t Johnnie the Hawks! You are an embarrassingly unserious person and no one in their right mind should consider anything you have to say to be worth paying attention to. You are a loser and a troll, please F all the way OFF |
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