Coach O' did a great job St. Francis. Another tough place to win but was able to be pretty good. You look at the jobs open for now and most of them are probably poorly funded or among the tougher gigs out there. High expectations but without the resources to match.
OPEN: Cal Poly (10/18 - retirement) Rider (11/1 - retirement) Jacksonville (11/3) Georgia Southern (11/4) Bryant (11/8) Gardner-Webb (11/8) Robert Morris (11/11) Temple (11/13) St. Francis (11/18) Detroit Mercy (11/29) FILLED: TBD
Not exactly the high end of the Division I food chain but there are only 210 jobs so I would think some top assistants or guys moving up from D2.
OPEN: Cal Poly (10/18 - retirement) Rider (11/1 - retirement) Jacksonville (11/3) Georgia Southern (11/4) Bryant (11/8) Gardner-Webb (11/8) Robert Morris (11/11) Temple (11/13) St. Francis (11/18) Detroit Mercy (11/29) Lindenwood (12/5) FILLED: TBD
Bryant got their guy. https://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sports/msoc/2022-23/releases/20221207kxz8sg This one was pretty obvious for anyone with knowledge of the region/situation. Just had to wait for the DII tournament to end to announce it.
The last time I looked at FP's roster it was absolutely loaded with Esp Nationals. I don't know if that's possible at Div1 BryantU but the new HC will probably give it a try.
OPEN: Cal Poly (10/18 - retirement) Rider (11/1 - retirement) Jacksonville (11/3) Georgia Southern (11/4) Gardner-Webb (11/8) Robert Morris (11/11) Temple (11/13) St. Francis (11/18) Detroit Mercy (11/29) Lindenwood (12/5) FILLED: Bryant - Ruben Resendes (Franklin Pierce head; 11/8-12/7)
Because most D2s players and coaches are internationals and successful mid-majors are now mostly internationals. It makes sense to find someone experienced in recruiting internationals.
https://gopoly.com/news/2022/12/7/m...ce-mens-soccer-head-coach-friday-morning.aspx Anyone want to take a guess?
20 out of 33 players who made All-America were internationals. Take out the high-level academic schools Duke, Penn, Georgetown, Cornell, and Stanford and you have just 6 players out of 33 that made All-America. One from IU, MD, Akron, Vermont, Creighton, and 2 from Washington.
OPEN: Rider (11/1 - retirement) Jacksonville (11/3) Georgia Southern (11/4) Gardner-Webb (11/8) Robert Morris (11/11) Temple (11/13) St. Francis (11/18) Detroit Mercy (11/29) Lindenwood (12/5) FILLED: Bryant - Ruben Resendes (Franklin Pierce head; 11/8-12/7) Cal Poly - Oige Kennedy (Stanford associate head; 10/18-12/8)
Georgia Southern has their guy https://gseagles.com/news/2022/12/1...rn-tabs-lee-squires-as-mens-soccer-coach.aspx
OPEN: Rider (11/1 - retirement) Jacksonville (11/3) Gardner-Webb (11/8) Robert Morris (11/11) Temple (11/13) St. Francis (11/18) Detroit Mercy (11/29) Lindenwood (12/5) FILLED: Bryant - Ruben Resendes (Franklin Pierce head; 11/8-12/7) Cal Poly - Oige Kennedy (Stanford associate head; 10/18-12/8) Georgia Southern - Lee Squires (Lander head; 11/4-12/14)
Kennedy has won two NCAA titles as a head coach at the D-II level and two NCAA titles as an assistant coach at the D-I level. That's about as good a resume as almost any program, particularly won that hasn't ever done much nationally, can realistically expect.
OPEN: Rider (11/1 - retirement) Jacksonville (11/3) Gardner-Webb (11/8) Robert Morris (11/11) Temple (11/13) Detroit Mercy (11/29) Lindenwood (12/5) FILLED: Bryant - Ruben Resendes (Franklin Pierce head; 11/8-12/7) Cal Poly - Oige Kennedy (Stanford associate head; 10/18-12/8) St. Francis - Mads Kaiser (St. Francis assistant; 11/18-12/12) Georgia Southern - Lee Squires (Lander head; 11/4-12/14)
Jacksonville have hired! NEWS | We are ecstatic to welcome Ali Simmons as our new head coach!#JUPhinsUphttps://t.co/S0tH24FNTh— Jacksonville Men’s Soccer ⚽️ (@JAX_MSOC) December 19, 2022
OPEN: Rider (11/1 - retirement) Gardner-Webb (11/8) Robert Morris (11/11) Temple (11/13) Detroit Mercy (11/29) Lindenwood (12/5) FILLED: Bryant - Ruben Resendes (Franklin Pierce head; 11/8-12/7) Cal Poly - Oige Kennedy (Stanford associate head; 10/18-12/8) St. Francis - Mads Kaiser (St. Francis assistant; 11/18-12/12) Georgia Southern - Lee Squires (Lander head; 11/4-12/14) Jacksonville - Ali Simmons (Elon associate head; 11/3-12/20)
Robert Morris is filled but Presbyterian is now open https://rmucolonials.com/news/2022/12/20/mens-soccer-potter-named-head-coach-of-colonials.aspx
OPEN: Rider (11/1 - retirement) Gardner-Webb (11/8) Temple (11/13) Detroit Mercy (11/29) Lindenwood (12/5) Presbyterian (12/20) FILLED: Bryant - Ruben Resendes (Franklin Pierce head; 11/8-12/7) Cal Poly - Oige Kennedy (Stanford associate head; 10/18-12/8) St. Francis - Mads Kaiser (St. Francis assistant; 11/18-12/12) Georgia Southern - Lee Squires (Lander head; 11/4-12/14) Jacksonville - Ali Simmons (Elon associate head; 11/3-12/20) Robert Morris - Jonathan Potter (Presbyterian head; 11/11-12/20)