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Post by slxpress on Oct 11, 2022 4:51:05 GMT -5
As someone who vouched for him and disparaged others for being incessant about his dismissal, but this season had a lot of promise, was returning great talent even with losing one of 2021's Top Offensive players. Now it just looks like poor management overall. The players I know on the team don't post about much and aren't showing the same excitement that they had before the season started. Unfortunately, I just don't think this job can go to just anyone. It really has to be an attention drawing, revival hire or don't even bother. And until Karch decides to pull a Hugh and head an NCAA program, I don't know how many coaches out there will have the type of pull that is needed to get the program back to National relevance. Schools I follow with TONS less resources are right there with them competitively and with even more deflating things having happen to their programs. I gave Sealy the benefit of the doubt, but now I just don't see how you take this guy another couple seasons to the head the program going into the top Volleyball conference in the country. if the season doesn't have a DRAMATIC uptick, I think this is as best of time as any to give him the boot. If it becomes clear the head person isn’t the right fit, I don’t think the right answer is to twiddle the thumbs until an obvious answer becomes available. I feel like you roll the dice and see what happens. At the end of the day it’s still UCLA, one of the most storied volleyball programs in collegiate sports history, especially when you combine the men’s and women’s programs together. There’s no telling who would want that job, especially if the pay is elite. I think people can be appreciative of what Sealy accomplished during his tenure, especially the national championship, while still recognizing it’s time to move on. Same thing happened with Ben Howland in a different sport at a different point in time. Then if the next person doesn’t work out you move on from them until you find the right person. Waiting for Karch Kiraly feels like a pipe dream. That guy has built a fiefdom in ways McCutcheon didn’t have. Kiraly IS USA volleyball. There’s not anyone more prominent than him in the sport, thanks to his Olympic experience as a player and now as a coach. Hire the right person, even if they’re not a big name hire, and UCLA could be right back in national prominence in short order, especially with the transfer portal and NIL. Plus IMO I bet some really big names would be thrilled to have a crack at that job. I don’t know that he’s a “big name” per se, but I bet UT’s assistant David Hunt would leap at that opportunity. If Texas does well in the tournament this year he’d be a name to consider for sure. |
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Post by SayonaraTachikara on Oct 11, 2022 7:03:58 GMT -5
Unpopular opinion....my guess is Jaylen Reyes will be coaching at UCLA very very soon... I have no insight on this, but it's just a guess. I suspect he won't be at Nebraska at the end of this season for obvious reasons and UCLA fits the bill. He is young, high energy and from the west coast. UCLA needs a shot in the arm, he is a fantastic recruiter and can teach the tricks of the trade.
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Post by gibbyb1 on Oct 11, 2022 7:15:59 GMT -5
As someone who vouched for him and disparaged others for being incessant about his dismissal, but this season had a lot of promise, was returning great talent even with losing one of 2021's Top Offensive players. Now it just looks like poor management overall. The players I know on the team don't post about much and aren't showing the same excitement that they had before the season started. Unfortunately, I just don't think this job can go to just anyone. It really has to be an attention drawing, revival hire or don't even bother. And until Karch decides to pull a Hugh and head an NCAA program, I don't know how many coaches out there will have the type of pull that is needed to get the program back to National relevance. Schools I follow with TONS less resources are right there with them competitively and with even more deflating things having happen to their programs. I gave Sealy the benefit of the doubt, but now I just don't see how you take this guy another couple seasons to the head the program going into the top Volleyball conference in the country. if the season doesn't have a DRAMATIC uptick, I think this is as best of time as any to give him the boot. If it becomes clear the head person isn’t the right fit, I don’t think the right answer is to twiddle the thumbs until an obvious answer becomes available. I feel like you roll the dice and see what happens. At the end of the day it’s still UCLA, one of the most storied volleyball programs in collegiate sports history, especially when you combine the men’s and women’s programs together. There’s no telling who would want that job, especially if the pay is elite. I think people can be appreciative of what Sealy accomplished during his tenure, especially the national championship, while still recognizing it’s time to move on. Same thing happened with Ben Howland in a different sport at a different point in time. Then if the next person doesn’t work out you move on from them until you find the right person. Waiting for Karch Kiraly feels like a pipe dream. That guy has built a fiefdom in ways McCutcheon didn’t have. Kiraly IS USA volleyball. There’s not anyone more prominent than him in the sport, thanks to his Olympic experience as a player and now as a coach. Hire the right person, even if they’re not a big name hire, and UCLA could be right back in national prominence in short order, especially with the transfer portal and NIL. Plus IMO I bet some really big names would be thrilled to have a crack at that job. I don’t know that he’s a “big name” per se, but I bet UT’s assistant David Hunt would leap at that opportunity. If Texas does well in the tournament this year he’d be a name to consider for sure. If Texas does well in the tournament this year? |
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Post by dunninla3 on Oct 11, 2022 7:33:28 GMT -5
UCLA did not make the Final Four in 2009. fixed that, thanks. |
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Post by pull3 on Oct 11, 2022 7:35:57 GMT -5
Don't worry. UCLA will be relevant again in 2024.
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Post by slxpress on Oct 11, 2022 7:37:46 GMT -5
If it becomes clear the head person isn’t the right fit, I don’t think the right answer is to twiddle the thumbs until an obvious answer becomes available. I feel like you roll the dice and see what happens. At the end of the day it’s still UCLA, one of the most storied volleyball programs in collegiate sports history, especially when you combine the men’s and women’s programs together. There’s no telling who would want that job, especially if the pay is elite. I think people can be appreciative of what Sealy accomplished during his tenure, especially the national championship, while still recognizing it’s time to move on. Same thing happened with Ben Howland in a different sport at a different point in time. Then if the next person doesn’t work out you move on from them until you find the right person. Waiting for Karch Kiraly feels like a pipe dream. That guy has built a fiefdom in ways McCutcheon didn’t have. Kiraly IS USA volleyball. There’s not anyone more prominent than him in the sport, thanks to his Olympic experience as a player and now as a coach. Hire the right person, even if they’re not a big name hire, and UCLA could be right back in national prominence in short order, especially with the transfer portal and NIL. Plus IMO I bet some really big names would be thrilled to have a crack at that job. I don’t know that he’s a “big name” per se, but I bet UT’s assistant David Hunt would leap at that opportunity. If Texas does well in the tournament this year he’d be a name to consider for sure. If Texas does well in the tournament this year? Well, let's just say last year's ending at the hands of your Husker team would have been fine for nearly any other program in the country, but ended up being a disappointing result. I'd say the same this year. Tbh, this really is pretty much a national championship or bust type of season. I hate to say that. I'd like to say a year like 2021 with a national championship match against an opponent playing at their peak would be a satisfying result, like it was then, but that's probably not going to be the case. But saying "if Texas does well in the tournament" sounds a lot less arrogant than "if Texas wins the championship" even if they mean similar things in my mind. |
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Post by volleyguy on Oct 11, 2022 7:46:52 GMT -5
As someone who vouched for him and disparaged others for being incessant about his dismissal, but this season had a lot of promise, was returning great talent even with losing one of 2021's Top Offensive players. Now it just looks like poor management overall. The players I know on the team don't post about much and aren't showing the same excitement that they had before the season started. Unfortunately, I just don't think this job can go to just anyone. It really has to be an attention drawing, revival hire or don't even bother. And until Karch decides to pull a Hugh and head an NCAA program, I don't know how many coaches out there will have the type of pull that is needed to get the program back to National relevance. Schools I follow with TONS less resources are right there with them competitively and with even more deflating things having happen to their programs. I gave Sealy the benefit of the doubt, but now I just don't see how you take this guy another couple seasons to the head the program going into the top Volleyball conference in the country. if the season doesn't have a DRAMATIC uptick, I think this is as best of time as any to give him the boot. If it becomes clear the head person isn’t the right fit, I don’t think the right answer is to twiddle the thumbs until an obvious answer becomes available. I feel like you roll the dice and see what happens. At the end of the day it’s still UCLA, one of the most storied volleyball programs in collegiate sports history, especially when you combine the men’s and women’s programs together. There’s no telling who would want that job, especially if the pay is elite. I think people can be appreciative of what Sealy accomplished during his tenure, especially the national championship, while still recognizing it’s time to move on. Same thing happened with Ben Howland in a different sport at a different point in time. Then if the next person doesn’t work out you move on from them until you find the right person. Waiting for Karch Kiraly feels like a pipe dream. That guy has built a fiefdom in ways McCutcheon didn’t have. Kiraly IS USA volleyball. There’s not anyone more prominent than him in the sport, thanks to his Olympic experience as a player and now as a coach. Hire the right person, even if they’re not a big name hire, and UCLA could be right back in national prominence in short order, especially with the transfer portal and NIL. Plus IMO I bet some really big names would be thrilled to have a crack at that job. I don’t know that he’s a “big name” per se, but I bet UT’s assistant David Hunt would leap at that opportunity. If Texas does well in the tournament this year he’d be a name to consider for sure. You were doing so well until you threw Hunt’s name out there. UCLA is a legacy program; it doesn’t need a promoter or showboat. It needs a coach that knows and trains good volleyball. This is especially true as it enters into the BIG, and Hunt is definitely not it, nor is Karch. |
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Post by mervinswerved on Oct 11, 2022 8:00:18 GMT -5
I don't know what the staffing or facilities look like at UCLA, but they could easily make someone the highest paid coach in the country if they wanted to.
(this is true for most B1G teams, granted, but *if* UCLA ends up looking it can afford an established winner)
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Post by slxpress on Oct 11, 2022 8:25:37 GMT -5
If it becomes clear the head person isn’t the right fit, I don’t think the right answer is to twiddle the thumbs until an obvious answer becomes available. I feel like you roll the dice and see what happens. At the end of the day it’s still UCLA, one of the most storied volleyball programs in collegiate sports history, especially when you combine the men’s and women’s programs together. There’s no telling who would want that job, especially if the pay is elite. I think people can be appreciative of what Sealy accomplished during his tenure, especially the national championship, while still recognizing it’s time to move on. Same thing happened with Ben Howland in a different sport at a different point in time. Then if the next person doesn’t work out you move on from them until you find the right person. Waiting for Karch Kiraly feels like a pipe dream. That guy has built a fiefdom in ways McCutcheon didn’t have. Kiraly IS USA volleyball. There’s not anyone more prominent than him in the sport, thanks to his Olympic experience as a player and now as a coach. Hire the right person, even if they’re not a big name hire, and UCLA could be right back in national prominence in short order, especially with the transfer portal and NIL. Plus IMO I bet some really big names would be thrilled to have a crack at that job. I don’t know that he’s a “big name” per se, but I bet UT’s assistant David Hunt would leap at that opportunity. If Texas does well in the tournament this year he’d be a name to consider for sure. You were doing so well until you threw Hunt’s name out there. UCLA is a legacy program; it doesn’t need a promoter or showboat. It needs a coach that knows and trains good volleyball. This is especially true as it enters into the BIG, and Hunt is definitely not it, nor is Karch. Lol. I don’t really care who UCLA hires. If I mention some of the big names who are head coaches at other places I upset those fan bases, while having no idea who would or wouldn’t actually seriously consider the job, or under what circumstances. I certainly have no idea what YOUR criteria is, or who YOU would consider a good fit. I know if Texas does really well, there will be at least some interest in Hunt, and based on the criteria he laid out for what he’d be interested in for a head coaching job, he sounds awfully picky, but UCLA would tick pretty much every box if/when they make it into the B1G. There was no intent to upset you. I just know there will be a lot of interest in the position. |
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Post by volleyguy on Oct 11, 2022 9:18:21 GMT -5
You were doing so well until you threw Hunt’s name out there. UCLA is a legacy program; it doesn’t need a promoter or showboat. It needs a coach that knows and trains good volleyball. This is especially true as it enters into the BIG, and Hunt is definitely not it, nor is Karch. Lol. I don’t really care who UCLA hires. If I mention some of the big names who are head coaches at other places I upset those fan bases, while having no idea who would or wouldn’t actually seriously consider the job, or under what circumstances. I certainly have no idea what YOUR criteria is, or who YOU would consider a good fit. I know if Texas does really well, there will be at least some interest in Hunt, and based on the criteria he laid out for what he’d be interested in for a head coaching job, he sounds awfully picky, but UCLA would tick pretty much every box if/when they make it into the B1G. There was no intent to upset you. I just know there will be a lot of interest in the position. lol. What makes you think I’m upset at you or what you said. Both Karch and Hunt are alums, so they have that going for them, but this is UCLA, not USC. |
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Post by slxpress on Oct 11, 2022 9:21:13 GMT -5
Lol. I don’t really care who UCLA hires. If I mention some of the big names who are head coaches at other places I upset those fan bases, while having no idea who would or wouldn’t actually seriously consider the job, or under what circumstances. I certainly have no idea what YOUR criteria is, or who YOU would consider a good fit. I know if Texas does really well, there will be at least some interest in Hunt, and based on the criteria he laid out for what he’d be interested in for a head coaching job, he sounds awfully picky, but UCLA would tick pretty much every box if/when they make it into the B1G. There was no intent to upset you. I just know there will be a lot of interest in the position. lol. What makes you think I’m upset at you or what you said. Both Karch and Hunt are alums, so they have that going for them, but this is UCLA, not USC. I don't care. Throw out any names you want. The position has to open up first, but when it does there won't be any lack of interest. That was the point. |
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Post by jcvball22 on Oct 11, 2022 9:23:10 GMT -5
As someone who vouched for him and disparaged others for being incessant about his dismissal, but this season had a lot of promise, was returning great talent even with losing one of 2021's Top Offensive players. Now it just looks like poor management overall. The players I know on the team don't post about much and aren't showing the same excitement that they had before the season started. Unfortunately, I just don't think this job can go to just anyone. It really has to be an attention drawing, revival hire or don't even bother. And until Karch decides to pull a Hugh and head an NCAA program, I don't know how many coaches out there will have the type of pull that is needed to get the program back to National relevance. Schools I follow with TONS less resources are right there with them competitively and with even more deflating things having happen to their programs. I gave Sealy the benefit of the doubt, but now I just don't see how you take this guy another couple seasons to the head the program going into the top Volleyball conference in the country. if the season doesn't have a DRAMATIC uptick, I think this is as best of time as any to give him the boot. If it becomes clear the head person isn’t the right fit, I don’t think the right answer is to twiddle the thumbs until an obvious answer becomes available. I feel like you roll the dice and see what happens. At the end of the day it’s still UCLA, one of the most storied volleyball programs in collegiate sports history, especially when you combine the men’s and women’s programs together. There’s no telling who would want that job, especially if the pay is elite. I think people can be appreciative of what Sealy accomplished during his tenure, especially the national championship, while still recognizing it’s time to move on. Same thing happened with Ben Howland in a different sport at a different point in time. Then if the next person doesn’t work out you move on from them until you find the right person. Waiting for Karch Kiraly feels like a pipe dream. That guy has built a fiefdom in ways McCutcheon didn’t have. Kiraly IS USA volleyball. There’s not anyone more prominent than him in the sport, thanks to his Olympic experience as a player and now as a coach. Hire the right person, even if they’re not a big name hire, and UCLA could be right back in national prominence in short order, especially with the transfer portal and NIL. Plus IMO I bet some really big names would be thrilled to have a crack at that job. I don’t know that he’s a “big name” per se, but I bet UT’s assistant David Hunt would leap at that opportunity. If Texas does well in the tournament this year he’d be a name to consider for sure. Please, for the love, do NOT send Hunt back to LA. We just got rid of him. |
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Post by volleyguy on Oct 11, 2022 9:28:54 GMT -5
lol. What makes you think I’m upset at you or what you said. Both Karch and Hunt are alums, so they have that going for them, but this is UCLA, not USC. I don't care. Throw out any names you want. The position has to open up first, but when it does there won't be any lack of interest. That was the point. I don’t disagree. |
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Oct 11, 2022 9:31:19 GMT -5
How do you rank the SoCal teams?
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Post by oldnewbie on Oct 11, 2022 10:19:46 GMT -5
If Texas does well in the tournament this year? For clarity, I'm pretty sure you meant: "IF" Texas does well in the tournament this year??? 🙄 |
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