Yes, as another poster commented, this is interesting. Stafford’s standing at Cincinnati wasn’t helped when he brought his friend, Anagnost, on board. While Cincinnati should be commended for not wasting time in bringing in a new staff, this almost seems like a budget move. Cincinnati also made a budget move with the football staff this week by hiring the Louisville coach after Luke Fickell left for Wisconsin. I’m not sure that is what the school should be doing as it is preparing to go to the Big 12. Even with Texas & Oklahoma going to the SEC, the Big 12 is going to be a step up in the level of competition over the AAC.
Cinci went after NL and Xavier matched the offer. As I stated before, good for him as it is well deserved. ED from UAB made just shy of what Neil was making at Cinci, so surely they raised the salary significantly to where UAB just let her leave.
I am glad that Nate was able to leverage that. He's done a great job with Xavier. Definitely deserved. He has built Xavier into a perennial Big East power. Miami has more than likely wished many times that they were able to retain Lie to take over after the Kramig years. It does look like Courtney Sirmans is slowly but surely rebuilding the program, though. I always thought that Lie would end up at Miami after playing men's soccer there (FWIW, Miami men's soccer was another casualty on the men's soccer landscape and no longer exists) and coaching the women under Kramig.
Pretty good list here; not sure how he comes up with the numbers and coaches have to be at a program for 3 years before they can appear. NCAA WoSo Coach Rank, updated through the 2022 season.1. Coaches must have completed three full seasons at current school to be eligible.2. This is an average of at least three seasons, up to five seasons.3. Read the first two points again. pic.twitter.com/mzv8Dl1jmd— Chris Henderson (@chris_awk) December 6, 2022
These are always the most interesting / intriguing situations - I think I read he was coach of the year the previous season and his team did well, but now poor season and let go. Always wonder why someone is let go after being coach of the year the season before, there has to be more than just results.
Why can't you just give credit where credit is due? She's now one of what...14, 15 coaches to win a women's D1 national championship? And all you can do is basically be in denial about all the hate she was receiving? I think there's another word for this.... JEALOUSY.
Congratulations to UCLA and their first year head coach, amazing accomplishment! As I recall, same thing happened with UCLA the last time they changed coaches but Cromwell could never quite get there again, though always had a good team. Will be interesting to watch and see how Aozasa does over the next few years as she brings in her own players and how that affects their style of play and results. Wonder if anyone has any stats on how new coaches have faired when taking over top level teams in their first year. Is there consistently a bump, steady in terms of results, or is there no real correlation? You'd have to think that's what ADs are banking on when they make their hires. Congratulations again to UCLA.
Tremendous accomplishment! And I agree, how many coaches can say they've won a National Championship - not many. Especially as the parity in the women's game has become greater. People always rave about how Swanson is such a great coach - which I'm sure he has, but even though he's been at a top school in the top conference, how many national titles has he won? However, a couple of questions: noting the parity and UCLA aside, how many D1 women's programs have a legitimate shot at winning a national title - ten, or perhaps fifteen on the outside? And how did Ali do after winning a National Championship at USC? The next 3 years will be telling for UCLA. Regardless - I admired her poise during the game and in interviews the fact she made sure to say "the team I inherited"...shows humility and class
SC State interim tag removed Interim Tag Removed Brown Named Next Head Women’s Soccer Coach https://t.co/NNvh3jBcSl— SC State Athletics (@SCStateAthletic) December 6, 2022
Another interim removed: https://www.gocsucougars.com/news/2...ulani-fernandez-head-womens-soccer-coach.aspx
OPEN: UMBC (10/17) Jacksonville State (10/24) Richmond (10/27) Toledo (10/28) Coastal Carolina (10/28) Troy (10/31) Abilene Christian (10/31) UTEP (11/1) St. Bonaventure (11/1) Dartmouth (11/6) Belmont (11/11) Cincinnati (11/14) Alabama A&M (12/2) Indiana State (12/2) Marist (12/2) Northern Arizona (10/7 - admin leave; 11/18 - posted) Louisiana Monroe (11/22) UIW (8/1 - interim) FILLED: Delaware - Kelly Lawrence (Penn State assistant; 10/24-11/14) Tulsa - Jim Rhein (Tulsa interim for 2 years!) Nevada - Vanessa Valentine (Cal assistant;11/7-11/22) South Carolina State - Liz-Amanda Brown (interim; 9/24-12/6) Chicago State - Aulani Fernandez (interim; 7/1-12/6) Questions: Southern Illinois (10/18 - admin leave)
That’s nice of you to jump on another person’s misfortunes. And players don’t win championships by themselves. If they did, there would be no need for a coach. Beyond that, recruiting is 75-80% of the college game. To not acknowledge that Cromwell and her staff put that team together is silly. Good coaches win with talent. Good coaches can recruit talent. Great coaches can do both. Let’s see where UCLA is in a few years. Might be right at the top. Might not be, but I wouldn’t take a victory lap prematurely.
Cincy filled: 𝘼 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙚𝙧𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙬.Welcome to the family, Head Coach @EcaJD12!📝: https://t.co/ger9KPw9Ss#Bearcats pic.twitter.com/UCF8bFawED— Cincinnati Women's Soccer (@GoBearcatsWSOC) December 7, 2022
OPEN: UMBC (10/17) Jacksonville State (10/24) Richmond (10/27) Toledo (10/28) Coastal Carolina (10/28) Troy (10/31) Abilene Christian (10/31) UTEP (11/1) St. Bonaventure (11/1) Dartmouth (11/6) Belmont (11/11) Louisiana Monroe (11/22) Alabama A&M (12/2) Indiana State (12/2) Marist (12/2) UAB (12/7) Northern Arizona (10/7 - admin leave; 11/18 - posted) UIW (8/1 - interim) FILLED: Delaware - Kelly Lawrence (Penn State assistant; 10/24-11/14) Tulsa - Jim Rhein (Tulsa interim for 2 years!) Nevada - Vanessa Valentine (Cal assistant;11/7-11/22) South Carolina State - Liz-Amanda Brown (interim; 9/24-12/6) Chicago State - Aulani Fernandez (interim; 7/1-12/6) Cincinnati - Erica Demers (UAB head; 11/14-12/7) Questions: Southern Illinois (10/18 - admin leave)
Coaching is about creating an environment that gets the most out of the team. the schools under discussion largely recruit themselves. All of them win. All of these teams have talent. on any given day, the likes of USC,UCLA,Stanford,FSU,Duke,UVA,UNC can all beat each other. The games are usually decided by moments. UCLA fans are entitled to take their victory lap. They earned it. I can do without the other stuff, but thats how internet forums tend to work.
NAU interim tag removed “It is an absolute honor to be named the next head coach at Northern Arizona” 👏You earned it coach, let’s get back to work! #RaiseTheFlag | #BigSkySoccer https://t.co/O3dhIP9ayQ— NAU Soccer (@NAUWomensSoccer) December 7, 2022
I would say the "moment" of that national championship was a goal that never should have been. The Goalkeeper was fouled pretty clearly. The need to take 1 side or the other is silly. She did a good job. She inherited a good team. There was a lot of luck involved. The real litmus test (like any coach) will be where they are in 5 years. Ali won a National Championship in year 1 with the team he inherited and how did that go long term?
Who are the coaches who have been at programs for 3+ years could not crack the top 60 on this list? Should they be on the "Hot Seat"? Especially ones in the Power5 conferences?
Waldrum doesn't crack the top 60 on this list. I'm sure it's because of his first 2 years at Pitt but he has been pretty good the last 3 and was really good this year
There are moments throughout the season, but yes, that was a big call that could have gone the other way. I don't beleive that winning championships is the only measure of great coaching. All the teams I mentioned are competitive with each other. The transfer rules and Covid has created some unique opportunities. I think they will be exactly where they have been for as long as I can remember. In the upper echelon of programs. A very desirable place to play and in contention every year to win a lot of games, no matter who coaches. If the ball bounces the right way for them, then they may add a few Pac-12 or NCAA titles.
Big day for hires. UTEP: https://utepminers.com/news/2022/12...eton-appointed-head-coach-of-utep-soccer.aspx Good hire
OPEN: UMBC (10/17) Jacksonville State (10/24) Richmond (10/27) Toledo (10/28) Coastal Carolina (10/28) Troy (10/31) Abilene Christian (10/31) St. Bonaventure (11/1) Dartmouth (11/6) Belmont (11/11) Louisiana Monroe (11/22) Alabama A&M (12/2) Indiana State (12/2) Marist (12/2) UAB (12/7) UIW (8/1 - interim) FILLED: Delaware - Kelly Lawrence (Penn State assistant; 10/24-11/14) Tulsa - Jim Rhein (Tulsa interim for 2 years!) Nevada - Vanessa Valentine (Cal assistant;11/7-11/22) South Carolina State - Liz-Amanda Brown (interim; 9/24-12/6) Chicago State - Aulani Fernandez (interim; 7/1-12/6) Cincinnati - Erica Demers (UAB head; 11/14-12/7) Northern Arizona - Alan Berrios (NAU associate head; 10/7 - admin leave; 11/18-12/7) UTEP - Gibbs Keeton (Texas Tech associate head; 11/1-12/7) Questions: Southern Illinois (10/18 - admin leave)