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Post by IdahoBoy on Sept 24, 2006 18:09:03 GMT -5
Personally, I think that Dave Shoji has the most fan pressure to win, mostly because he has the largest group of fans, by far. Nebraska _is_ winning right now, so John Cook has a mild reprieve, but he still gets a lot of pressure.
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Post by IdahoBoy on Sept 24, 2006 18:09:43 GMT -5
Yeah, I forgot the Big Ten... guess I don't see any pressure situations there...
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Post by Gorf on Sept 24, 2006 18:19:46 GMT -5
Define win?
Obtain / Maintain a winning record?
Make the NCAA tournament?
Win conference championship(s)?
Win national championship(s)?
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Post by rockstar on Sept 24, 2006 18:23:23 GMT -5
Is the Penn State coach feeling a little pressure? Obviously not pressure for his job, but it seems like the legends like Rose - and others - expect to finish higher than the past few NCAA's. It looks like he has all the tools this year. Wow, do the outsides beat the ball.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2006 18:29:25 GMT -5
I think Shoji has a lot of pressure to win. He knows that comes with the territory and I think he enjoys it though, I don't think anyone wants to win anymore than the coach himself. He even said before that he receives a lot of e-mails and letters from fans giving "suggestions". Mike Sealy was shocked by all of this since something like this never happened while he was at UCLA.
I just hope that the next coach after Shoji retires will be able to deal with all the media scrutiny that comes with the job. It seems that anything and everything about the team is covered in some fashion by the local media. Mike Wilton had trouble dealing with it when he first came to Hawaii, although he has gotten better at it. I remember John Dunning said in an interview once that he would never want Dave Shoji's job since he is recognized wherever he goes, and he admitted he may have trouble dealing with that and he prefers his anonymity.
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Post by IdahoBoy on Sept 24, 2006 18:35:13 GMT -5
Define win? Obtain / Maintain a winning record? Make the NCAA tournament? Win conference championship(s)? Win national championship(s)? I could've set this up better. I omitted Big 11 and the WCC and I didn't define the level of winning. The teams I chose all have been in the Elite 8 within the last 6-years or so OR have had a lot of pressure put on them for various reasons.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2006 18:35:27 GMT -5
Define "pressure" and "to", too.
Shoji's gotta go.
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Post by Gorf on Sept 24, 2006 18:36:41 GMT -5
Tutu?
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Post by roofed! on Sept 24, 2006 18:37:54 GMT -5
While Shoji definitely feels some pressure from the fans to win, I do think that the Hawaiian fans are realistic due to the rash of injuries affecting the players.
I think the coach that faces the greatest pressure to "win it all" is John Cook. With all the talents he amassed in the last few years, Nebraska is the team most people and fans of the sports expect to win the NCAA championship, especially after heartbreaking losses in the last 2 seasons.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2006 18:38:23 GMT -5
Define "tutu", too. Toodles.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2006 18:39:42 GMT -5
John Dunning _should_ feel the most pressure. I doubt there's much, however, other than what he puts on himself.
And he's gotta go.
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Post by FreeBall on Sept 24, 2006 18:55:49 GMT -5
Personally, I think that Dave Shoji has the most fan pressure to win, mostly because he has the largest group of fans, by far. Is the second part of this statement based on anything objective and quantifiable?
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Post by cbrown1709 on Sept 24, 2006 19:00:49 GMT -5
John Dunning _should_ feel the most pressure. I doubt there's much, however, other than what he puts on himself. And he's gotta go. Wait, the school that wins the sears cup every year? You don't think they pressure their coaches to win championships? Come on...
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Post by roofed! on Sept 24, 2006 19:22:23 GMT -5
I think Dunning's job is safe. All he needs to do win get all the top recruits, which isn't hard since Stanford's academic reputation is top draw. That is half the battle won. He could do with less coaching than some other coaches who have to settle for lesser recruited players and then really try to make it up through coaching.
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Post by roy on Sept 24, 2006 19:52:37 GMT -5
In certain ways, Shoji has less pressure than other coaches. He built the Wahine program from the start and unless the program completely falls apart, no one from the AD is going to dare try to remove him from his position. He has the most successful program at the university. Until he decides that he wants to retire, the athletic department isn't going to let him go. Other coaches at other universities may feel the pressure. For other coaches in other programs, missing the mark just a little could be put their jobs on the line. For Shoji, as long as his team continues to win the WAC and perform decently in the NCAA tournament, his job is safe.
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