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Post by goGopherBill on Feb 1, 2011 14:20:01 GMT -5
yes ..game over. 2 years is 1/2 of a recruitments career.
The new coach should have a couple of recruiting classes and record..before being judged.
MIKE brought stability to the U of M
Something that is needed now.
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Post by simplycurious on Feb 1, 2011 14:21:25 GMT -5
Phaedrus makes good points, so along those same lines, I'll add this to the conversation...
Everyone is spending a lot of time talking about who'll fill the interim head coaching position until Hugh arrives, but no one is talking about who would serve as the assistants during this time. If you think it's tough to be the interim head coach for a couple of years (due to the uncertainty of your future), what about being an assistant coach under those same circumstances?
At least if you spent time as the interim head coach (and did a good job), you could parlay that into another job. If you're an assistant under those conditions, it's almost a 'lose-lose' situation because if the team does well you don't get much (if any) credit (as is typically the case when you're an assistant), but if the team doesn't do well, then it spills over onto you and could hurt your chances getting another job (because rarely do assistants 'escape criticism' simply because they 'weren't in charge'). Plus, any assistants hired under these circumstances are even less likely to have a job when Hugh comes on board.
So yes, I agree that we're all focused on the head coaching position with good reason. However, now that we're talking about an interim as a possibility, I believe we should consider how difficult it may be to get a staff together to coach under those conditions!
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Post by NotKingOfAnything on Feb 1, 2011 14:21:54 GMT -5
Far In ! (out) More animal noises. Has anybody wondered why the conversation has turned sour? Think that future kids are not watching. The temporary coach deal is bogus. Who would want to play for that ..?? It is all about requiting. Say it in any animal noise U choose. Not some national coach who has the power to leave off someone for anything not team.. It is about getting players to come play for you of free will. Hire the proveN coach from Louisville..and be done. See who then jumps ship to come here.. The wasteland of the tundra. seems English may not be your first language, right comrad?
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Post by spalding on Feb 1, 2011 14:22:07 GMT -5
Why are people counting 2 years? Even if Hugh stayed with the NT, wouldn't he be able to devote full-time to MN in the fall of 2012? Won't the games be over? A better question is, why is Minnesota bowing down to Hugh? He has never coached college women, recruited high school girls or run a NCAA program. Minnesota needs to hire a dynamic college experienced coach asap or their program is going to be set back a couple of years. Nobody likes the word Interim.
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Post by lawnmowerfan on Feb 1, 2011 14:25:16 GMT -5
Scott will get the keys.
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Post by inforthelonghaul on Feb 1, 2011 14:33:21 GMT -5
Supposedly the team is to find out who their new coach will be today.
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Post by lonewolf on Feb 1, 2011 14:33:52 GMT -5
Why are people counting 2 years? Even if Hugh stayed with the NT, wouldn't he be able to devote full-time to MN in the fall of 2012? Won't the games be over? Volleyball is scheduled to run through the 12th...include travel, and he would at the least miss the first week of training. Not to mention with the # of international tournaments up to that point he would have no time to prep for the fall.
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Post by ugopher on Feb 1, 2011 14:36:33 GMT -5
Supposedly the team is to find out who their new coach will be today. I wonder if that was before the Sullivan decision.
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Post by spikerthemovie on Feb 1, 2011 15:04:31 GMT -5
If this is, indeed, the direction, I'm hoping against hope for the best interim coach possible, although it would require a change of plans: Mike Hebert. Come back!
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Post by lawnmowerfan on Feb 1, 2011 15:05:54 GMT -5
Supposedly the team is to find out who their new coach will be today. Super. Here's how I predict that meeting will go down. Athletic Director: Ladies, I'd like to thank you for your patience during this difficult time for all of us. Coach Hebert was one-of-a-kind and is hard to replace, but I think I've hired a dandy that will take us to the top. RAH! Student-Athlete: Wow, that's great! Who is it? AD: I'm proud to say that the current coach of the National Team, Hugh McCutcheon, will be our next head coach. He will pick up where Coach Hebert left off. RAH! SA: Wow! That's great! But isn't he with the NT until 2012 or so? Can he do both? AD: Well, no. But we have a plan to counter that. Hugh will be the head coach after his committment with the NT is finished. SA: So, who is our coach? AD: I'd like to thank you for your patience during this difficult ti... SA: (Interupting) We don't have a coach yet do we? AD: We're working on it and will let you know soon! RAH!
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Post by itsallrelative on Feb 1, 2011 15:21:59 GMT -5
I would think that Hugh's best bet for a interim (if this is really the case) would be someone in semi-retirement in the GM2 clan....Bill Neville, Jim Stone, Ron Larson(although he's at UCR)....
trying to get an up and coming coach to commit to an interim spot, with all of the openings this year, is going to be tough.
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Post by vbnerd on Feb 1, 2011 15:39:48 GMT -5
I would think that Hugh's best bet for a interim (if this is really the case) would be someone in semi-retirement in the GM2 clan....Bill Neville, Jim Stone, Ron Larson(although he's at UCR).... trying to get an up and coming coach to commit to an interim spot, with all of the openings this year, is going to be tough. I made almost the exact same point with the same list in an off-the-board conversation the other day... and got laughed at. I think you are on the right track, but apparently others think its going to be an up and comer.
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Post by Keystonekid on Feb 1, 2011 15:44:47 GMT -5
Supposedly the team is to find out who their new coach will be today. Not sure today, but the next couple for certain. I think sullys decision has Hugh coming now.
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Post by badgerbill on Feb 1, 2011 15:46:46 GMT -5
Stop the madness! Has Hugh actually been offered the job? Is there any concrete evidence out there that this is the case? I find it hard to believe that Hebert's retirement was a surprise and that there was something in the works before he announced his retirement. In which case I suspect Hugh would have been contacted way before this. I could easily be wrong, but I find it hard to believe that it is taking this long if indeed Hugh was going to indeed be the next coach. Granted, trying to find an interim coach may be made more difficult knowing that it is only for a temporary time. It would seem that the interim coach would be somebody whom Hugh himself hand picks and then takes on as an assistant when he came on board after 2012. Too much speculation and not enough concrete facts make me think that the national search is not going the way the Athletic Department has planned.
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Post by Phaedrus on Feb 1, 2011 16:06:59 GMT -5
Too much speculation and not enough concrete facts make me think that the national search is not going the way the Athletic Department has planned. Facts? We don't need no stinkin' facts!
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