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Post by itsallrelative on Sept 29, 2021 14:33:34 GMT -5
Oregon State Northwestern Arizona State Notre Dame Iowa Seems like you need to add Missouri and Alabama to this list. I don't think Iowa is in the hot seat. They will give Brown more time given what she took over.
Mizzou isn't favored in a match for the rest of the season per Pablo(closest match is 40%ish chance to win)...3-28, 4-27, 5-26 may be hard for the admin to accept. Especially if they shed more players...
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Post by ballvolley on Sept 29, 2021 15:57:04 GMT -5
Great points. To address you point but the AD issue. Northwestern's AD was hired in June of 2021. The previous AD left February 2021 to be the new Commissioner for the ACC. In the interim they had promoted an associate AD from within, but he resigned in May of 2021 after 10 days because of the some controversy. So the athletic department was rudderless for five months. The point is: - There was no one in a position to make the call on the accusations against Davis, they wanted to leave that decision for the new AD.
- I don't know for sure HOW the team trained during the interim, or even if they trained when the coaching staff was sidelined.
- New AD is on board and he made the call on Davis. I don't know what he decided but the proof of the pudding is that Davis is there, he is coaching.
- I would think that if the AD was unhappy with Davis or his situation he might have gone another direction, as they say.
- I do know that Northwestern was not able to retain some of the fifth year players who were eligible to transfer because of COVID, which didn't help their team. Who knows how many recruits they lost because of this five month CF.
Assuming that nothing substantial came of the Northwestern investigation into the team controversy, and the problems created by the administration's inaction during those five months, it wouldn't be inconceivable to imagine that they gave Davis several mulligans. Yep, agree that the AD shuffle has been less than ideal. Jim Phillips brought Davis in and I'm sure had high hopes. I'm also pretty sure he had a "not my problem anymore" attitude during his lame duck tenure pre-ACC move as Davis's spring season turned south quickly. As I understand it, Gragg was in consideration initially, but opted out. After everything went down with Polisky they went back to Gragg, and he ended up taking the job. So, who knows what his agenda is with respect to making tough decisions, or he's going to just allow himself time to settle in before making any big calls. But just like any CEO, I would look at the numbers of my exec team and if they have been woefully underperforming for years, I would unload quickly. But Tulsa isn't a juggernaut of champions in any sport, so we could see more mediocrity in Evanston.
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Post by ballvolley on Sept 29, 2021 15:58:15 GMT -5
Seems like you need to add Missouri and Alabama to this list. I don't think Iowa is in the hot seat. They will give Brown more time given what she took over.
Mizzou isn't favored in a match for the rest of the season per Pablo(closest match is 40%ish chance to win)...3-28, 4-27, 5-26 may be hard for the admin to accept. Especially if they shed more players... Given all the transfers and all the negative buzz that came with the transfers – and season so dismal it's like Mizzou of the 90s – the AD should make a move before the season is up. No sense letting this go on any further.
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Post by Friday on Sept 30, 2021 9:27:23 GMT -5
Mizzou isn't favored in a match for the rest of the season per Pablo(closest match is 40%ish chance to win)...3-28, 4-27, 5-26 may be hard for the admin to accept. Especially if they shed more players... Given all the transfers and all the negative buzz that came with the transfers – and season so dismal it's like Mizzou of the 90s – the AD should make a move before the season is up. No sense letting this go on any further. That is risky. Mizzou has some good recruits coming in. You let the coach go, do the recruits change their mind too?
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Post by volleyheels10 on Sept 30, 2021 9:30:36 GMT -5
Oregon State Northwestern Arizona State Notre Dame Iowa Notre dame is a head scratcher....ND has had good finishes the past 3 years and recruited very well....but this year have failed to put it together.
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Post by n00b on Sept 30, 2021 9:49:41 GMT -5
Oregon State Northwestern Arizona State Notre Dame Iowa Notre dame is a head scratcher....ND has had good finishes the past 3 years and recruited very well....but this year have failed to put it together. Eh. I don't think a perennial bubble team should be the bar for Notre Dame volleyball. That's one of the biggest brand names in college sports and there is a LOT of talent on Catholic high school volleyball teams across the country.
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Post by Logan Tom Fan on Sept 30, 2021 9:52:23 GMT -5
Oregon State Northwestern Arizona State Notre Dame Iowa Notre dame is a head scratcher....ND has had good finishes the past 3 years and recruited very well....but this year have failed to put it together. Agreed, it's like they're having a slump this year
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Post by stats1st on Sept 30, 2021 10:29:40 GMT -5
Given all the transfers and all the negative buzz that came with the transfers – and season so dismal it's like Mizzou of the 90s – the AD should make a move before the season is up. No sense letting this go on any further. That is risky. Mizzou has some good recruits coming in. You let the coach go, do the recruits change their mind too? doubtful, its happened many places before. Although we like to think a COACH is the reason a kid picks a school, its very seldom a front-line school (like Notre Dame) would lose kids unless the next coach doesn't want them.
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Post by Phaedrus on Sept 30, 2021 10:47:39 GMT -5
Given all the transfers and all the negative buzz that came with the transfers – and season so dismal it's like Mizzou of the 90s – the AD should make a move before the season is up. No sense letting this go on any further. That is risky. Mizzou has some good recruits coming in. You let the coach go, do the recruits change their mind too? It is always a risky proposition. Whether the good recruits will stay once they are in the program or not.
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Post by vbjustice on Sept 30, 2021 10:56:20 GMT -5
Oregon State Northwestern Arizona State Notre Dame Iowa Notre dame is a head scratcher....ND has had good finishes the past 3 years and recruited very well....but this year have failed to put it together. hot seat for Notre Dame? No. May need to rethink recruiting options and strategy if anything.
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Post by VB2021 on Sept 30, 2021 11:03:33 GMT -5
That is risky. Mizzou has some good recruits coming in. You let the coach go, do the recruits change their mind too? It is always a risky proposition. Whether the good recruits will stay once they are in the program or not. There is risk either way. Why would good recruits want to play for a coach that isn't winning? And why would good players want to stay? Missouri has consistently lost their matches in 3 sets this year, doing the same thing and expecting different results. Or maybe these coaches don't care about winning?
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Post by vbstan123 on Sept 30, 2021 11:12:34 GMT -5
Notre dame is a head scratcher....ND has had good finishes the past 3 years and recruited very well....but this year have failed to put it together. hot seat for Notre Dame? No. May need to rethink recruiting options and strategy if anything. Strategy yes but their recruiting is already pretty good.
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Post by Friday on Sept 30, 2021 11:36:00 GMT -5
It is always a risky proposition. Whether the good recruits will stay once they are in the program or not. There is risk either way. Why would good recruits want to play for a coach that isn't winning? And why would good players want to stay? Missouri has consistently lost their matches in 3 sets this year, doing the same thing and expecting different results. Or maybe these coaches don't care about winning? I think there are several programs with really good 2022 recruiting classes coming in that are underperforming this season. But with the ability to transfer with ease now, I guess the players will take a chance and if you don't like it, just switch schools.
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Post by getbusy on Sept 30, 2021 13:42:24 GMT -5
With all that's changed and the one time transfer rule. Teams will be more cohesive and bad coaches will get weeded out pretty quick. They won't be able to rely on transfers. Cream rises to the top.
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Post by Phaedrus on Sept 30, 2021 14:24:41 GMT -5
It is always a risky proposition. Whether the good recruits will stay once they are in the program or not. There is risk either way. Why would good recruits want to play for a coach that isn't winning? And why would good players want to stay? Missouri has consistently lost their matches in 3 sets this year, doing the same thing and expecting different results. Or maybe these coaches don't care about winning? Some coaches who are in rebuilding programs sell the recruits on being a part of a change, being a part of building a better program. Some kids want to do that. Many of those players are ones that aren't recruited by the alpha programs. No one who has ever coached don't care about winning.
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