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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2021 19:04:06 GMT -5
I would happily get on the Fawcett bus. Not sure if she has enough experience as a coach yet, but I'd still love to see this happen. The more I look back and listen to her videos and being from Ohio she has said Penn state just always felt like it was where she was suppose to be. It’s making me think more and more this to could be the legitimate choice. She has always had a close relationship with rose also and I’m sure he’s gonna get to have some input on his replacement |
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Post by jaleehel90 on Dec 19, 2021 10:21:06 GMT -5
I think it's really, really hard to sell people on a thing, jump ship, and then try to sell recruits on the exact same thing again. Aird had something brewing in Maryland -- Milana, Dreschel, Pritchard, Meyers, Jones... that's an extremely solid team. I remember reading very mixed reviews when he left so quickly for Indiana. Some folks saying "Yes, MD is much better now... but what did he really accomplish?" and other people saying "He's taking a formula that's proven into a much hotter recruiting bed. It makes sense." Personally, I was in the first camp. He just didn't have enough to point to from his time at Maryland, IMO, to prove to recruits that he'd be able to build something at Indiana. It was telling that Milana went to Baylor and Dreschsel went home to Washington. It showed me they had been sold on building Maryland into a power and having the chance to build a program from the ground up... but what exactly do you do if halfway through college your coach leaves to go try to build somewhere else up? Imagine taking a job as an Executive with a very specific goal in mind, hiring a team of A-players, and then halfway through the major project you jump ship to take another job elsewhere. Are those people really going to go along with you? Are new top performers going to flock to you when you didn't finish what you started the last time? It’s been said Dreschels experience with Aird was horrible. I haven’t heard this first hand but with all of the negative surrounding Indiana currently I believe it. I think in the next few weeks the volleyball world will see the real Aird. Don’t be surprised to see alumni former players and possibly the Athletic Department speak out on this. We want him gone. |
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Post by gibbyb1 on Dec 19, 2021 10:35:20 GMT -5
I would happily get on the Fawcett bus. Not sure if she has enough experience as a coach yet, but I'd still love to see this happen. I’m certain she does not, not even close. I’m not sure she would want it either. I love Nic, but she’s be way out of her depth |
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Post by badgerbill on Dec 19, 2021 19:45:59 GMT -5
I believe what you are saying. These defections aren't happening in a vacuum. Maybe there's an arrogance in this man that is impenetrable.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2021 20:31:03 GMT -5
I think her and her partner run an extremely successful company together. Like millionaire status from what I understand. Didn’t know that great for her. If that’s the case means they are very intelligent. Makes me want her more now thanks. Lol Also if they are going smart with high vb IQS I be keeping a eye on Megan Courtney on staff. I understand she is still playing put heard her game IQ is off charts. I want it to stay in psu family If these rose rumors are true then every former psu player in coaching positions is gonna want that job but I think only a handful have any chance at all. Rockwell fawcett and glass have to be at top. Blair brown had some experience as head coach but unsure about that one the. Alum like carp, Gonzalez , McClendon ect I’m just not seeing at this current moment in time It’s funny that for years every open job people mentioned Alyssa D’Errico (joking or not) and now no one is mentioning her when mentioning every other alumni |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2021 20:36:05 GMT -5
Didn’t know that great for her. If that’s the case means they are very intelligent. Makes me want her more now thanks. Lol Also if they are going smart with high vb IQS I be keeping a eye on Megan Courtney on staff. I understand she is still playing put heard her game IQ is off charts. I want it to stay in psu family If these rose rumors are true then every former psu player in coaching positions is gonna want that job but I think only a handful have any chance at all. Rockwell fawcett and glass have to be at top. Blair brown had some experience as head coach but unsure about that one the. Alum like carp, Gonzalez , McClendon ect I’m just not seeing at this current moment in time It’s funny that for years every open job people mentioned Alyssa D’Errico (joking or not) and now no one is mentioning her when mentioning every other alumni She was a great player and I’d be fine with it but her name isn’t as flashy as fawcett and glass |
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Post by airracehater1 on Dec 19, 2021 21:11:57 GMT -5
Aird hasn't won anywhere aka been to the NCAA's yet as a head coach. There isn't a chance he will takeover at PSU. He can sell/recruit but no product. Having even been in the Big 10 for this long as a head coachis baffllng.
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Post by wonkaman on Dec 20, 2021 11:04:20 GMT -5
Not that I have any insider information, but it is my understanding that the girls who played for him at Maryland liked him. He had some top recruiting classes in 2016 and 2017. Gia Milana (2016) and Sam Drechsel (2017) are the biggest names and they left Maryland soon after his departure. Katie Myers and Erica Pritchard hung around for awhile but eventually left.
Sometimes you have to wonder how long you give a coach to turn a program around. He never did win at Maryland and he has yet to win at Indiana.
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Post by gibbyb1 on Dec 20, 2021 11:08:31 GMT -5
Not that I have any insider information, but it is my understanding that the girls who played for him at Maryland liked him. He had some top recruiting classes in 2016 and 2017. Gia Milana (2016) and Sam Drechsel (2017) are the biggest names and they left Maryland soon after his departure. Katie Myers and Erica Pritchard hung around for awhile but eventually left. Sometimes you have to wonder how long you give a coach to turn a program around. He never did win at Maryland and he has yet to win at Indiana. While he didn’t “win” at Maryland, they were better and had some momentum and good energy moving forward that they didn’t have. I wouldn’t say he failed at Maryland at all. |
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Post by gibbyb1 on Dec 20, 2021 11:11:59 GMT -5
Not that I have any insider information, but it is my understanding that the girls who played for him at Maryland liked him. He had some top recruiting classes in 2016 and 2017. Gia Milana (2016) and Sam Drechsel (2017) are the biggest names and they left Maryland soon after his departure. Katie Myers and Erica Pritchard hung around for awhile but eventually left. Sometimes you have to wonder how long you give a coach to turn a program around. He never did win at Maryland and he has yet to win at Indiana. 100%. If you’re an AD and have a program that’s struggling to win, you stay the course if the program has good energy, vibes, players are buying in, recruiting is going well, people are happy. I don’t know if those things are in place at IU or not. I’m sure others close to the program would have a better sense. I do know when you increase salaries and open a new facility the fair expectation is that the program should get better. |
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Post by pepperbrooks on Dec 20, 2021 11:43:10 GMT -5
And meanwhile poor Indiana is still struggling, a school that has every reason in the world to be a very, very competitive BIG10 team. There's no reason for them not to be.
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Post by gibbyb1 on Dec 20, 2021 11:44:39 GMT -5
And meanwhile poor Indiana is still struggling, a school that has every reason in the world to be a very, very competitive BIG10 team. There's no reason for them not to be. Yup. Purdue is a better than great example of what IU could be. |
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Post by b1gnetwerth on Dec 20, 2021 12:06:05 GMT -5
IU just needs to get some solid players. Not great but good and be able to at least be in the discussion for tournament appearances. Bringing in stud freshmen and promising a glorious rebuild is for the birds. It will leave the freshman discontent with the performance (see transfers… including at Maryland) and the program in the same or worse situation. A little reality and honesty goes a long way.
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Post by gogophers on Dec 20, 2021 12:51:24 GMT -5
It’s been said Dreschels experience with Aird was horrible. [/quote] Said by whom? Dreschel? Someone close to Dreschel? If not, isn't the decent thing to refrain from purporting to have specific knowledge of a specific situation/player when the purported knowledge is so disparaging and damaging to a man's professional reputation? |
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Post by greatlakesvballer on Jan 21, 2022 14:08:43 GMT -5
It was just posted in another thread that IU is losing its 2nd assistant coach - this one to Penn State.
Vansant to Illinois, Gwitt to Penn State, Aird to...?
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