Coach Crozier has had an illustrious career. It also is worth noting that Cal Poly is one of those teams that the RPI simply cannot rank correctly, on average under-ranking them by 40 to 50 positions per year.
Yea congratulations to this guy a great career and leaving in his own terms which is something that seems to be harder and harder to do these days.
This is now a sad world where the athletes can do whatever they like to get a coach fired. Maybe Tom Anagnost will be their next coach then they will really be reconsidering what they did.
I have heard from a current coaching staff member that some players went to the administration as a group (I don’t know how many) and claimed abuse by the coach. I will also add that this person said they never saw anything that seemed abusive in nature whatsoever.
I sincerely apologize about my post. I did not read the whole message sent to me. It is the Longwood Baseball Coach thats Leaving. I apologize for this, and to everyone.
Third source saying the same, players at Oregon State went in to complain about coach and abuse and got her fired. Second head coach in a row the players have run off in short time. Who would want to work there that is experienced when the players have that much power to fire you when they don't like you. Hell, I'd be fired every month.
Any more specifics? Seem if the Oregon coach still has a job, you can get away with quite a lot. She must have done more than just been hard on the players.
OPEN: Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1/12) Oregon State (6/5) FILLED: Stephen F. Austin - Ben Williams (UTSA associate head; 10/3-11/14) Creighton - Jimmy Walker (Bowling Green head; 10/30-11/21) South Florida - Chris Brown (USF associate head; 8/14-11/28) Purdue - Richard Moodie (South Alabama head; 10/27-11/28) UNC Greensboro - Stefani Workman (UNCG associate head; 11/29-11/??)*** Kansas - Nate Lie (Xavier head; 10/24-12/4) Miami Florida - Ken Masuhr (Vanderbilt associate head; 11/2-12/5) Eastern Michigan - Taylor Clarke (Carroll [WI] head; 10/27-12/12) Illinois State - Raleigh DeRose (Brown associate head; 10/31-12/13) Boston College - Chris Watkins (Gonzaga head; 10/31-12/14) South Alabama - Chris Hennessey (Lee head; 11/28-12/15) Gonzaga - Katie Benz (Gonzaga assistant; 12/14-12/15) Jacksonville - Ryan Moon (Florida Tech head; 10/31-12/19) Xavier - Dean Ward (Lenoir-Rhyne head; 12/4-12/20) George Mason - Aaron Brunner (Florida State assistant; [interim; 9/15] 11/10-12/20) Stetson - Jamie Souza (Florida Gulf Coast assistant; 11/2-12/20) Bowling Green - Chris Fox (Morehead State head; 11/21-12/20) San Diego - Greg LaPorte (UC San Diego assistant; 11/9-12/21) George Washington - Jeremy Williams (former Miami FL assistant; 10/25-12/22) Presbyterian - Matt Smith (Kansas State assistant; 11/2-12/27) Marshall - Rafa Simoes (Marshall men’s assistant; 10/30-12/29) West Georgia - Mallory Sayre (Georgia Southern assistant; 2024 DI, interim; 5/8-1/3) Temple - Chris Shaw (Robert Morris head; 11/1-1/4) Cleveland State - Mark Sappington (Morehead State assistant; 11/3-1/5) Hampton - Scot Vorwold (Harris Stowe State head; 8/3?-1/8) Texas Southern - Kendall Ayers (Louisiana Christian head; 12/1-1/9) Portland State - Maureen Whitney (Portland State associate head; Co-Head Coach)~ Gardner-Webb - Erik Solberg (UAPB head; 11/8-1/12) Marquette - Chris Allen (St. Louis associate head; 12/16-1/18) Morehead State - Paul Cox (Murray State associate head; 12/20-1/30) Robert Morris - Michelle Rick (Findlay head; 1/4-2/8) Cal State Northridge - Gina Brewer (UCLA assistant; 12/20-2/21) Kennesaw State - Chris Cahill (Kennesaw State assistant; 12/8-2/28) Texas A&M Corpus Christi - Daniel Clitnovici (Ursinius head; 1/31-3/6) Bellarmine - Callie McKinney (Bellarmine assistant; 3/13-3/13) Wyoming - Josh Purdum (Colorado State assistant; 3/5-4/10) Houston Christian - Nick Whiting (Western Carolina associate head; 2/20-4/16) Tennessee Tech - Corey Boyd (Tenn Tech associate head; 4/21-4/21) Alcorn State - Brett Sarsfield (interim - Alcorn associate head; 5/9) Nicholls State - Kristy Helmers (Friends assistant; 3/4-5/10) Oakland - Devin Zvosec (former Miami FL assistant; 2/12-5/10) Delaware State - Natasha Ademakinwa (Shawnee State head; 2/1-5/15) Long Island - Tom Giovatto (Fordham men's assistant; 12/1-6/3) Saint Francis - Brian Diaz (former Oakland assistant; 5/1-6/17) ***added due to the coaching bio information. In December, it still was not “official” who would be head coach. The bio change will serve as confirmation. Officially announced that “interim” tag is removed (4/11). ~added due to the promotion, no coaching vacancy. Program now has “co-head coaches.” Program (Mississippi Valley State) removed from open after a public posting for vacancy, coach retained. Just a reminder, I don’t list any until officially announced. Posted another school incorrectly after given incorrect information, sorry.
These days it isn’t difficult for athletes with an axe to grind to use the buzzwords to get a coach fired. It’s pretty pathetic.
No commentary on this one? They needed a coach and this guy was available? That's it? Why wasn't he kept on at Oakland? How weak was the applicant pool at SFU given time of year and resources? He has a lot of work to do. Another small private with big budget problems.
I don"t disagree on the lack on commentary. Is it the best they could do on such short notice? My thought would be the candidate pool was very low for this job.
There is nothing really to comment, not sure what more you could get - surely it is a better hire than most that have been heavily criticized in the past. Wasn’t kept in Oakland for the same reason lots of assistants aren’t kept on - new head coach comes in that means new staff, regadless. And most likely wasn’t offered the Oakland job as Juan Pablo Fevero isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, they wanted fresh start. He has won as an assistant and has been a head coach with a decent record, in Iowa no less. Plus A licensed and worked in MLS Academy, which isn’t an easy place to go. Looks a pretty solid hire on paper, results will speak.
What kind of commentary do you want? Standard at SFU is low. The last hire had only a few years of experience yet won a handful of games. This late of the game, to get a coach that experienced in the college game and multiple coaching titles throughout his career. Solid hire for a gig where the bar is low.
That was okay. C- post. I just happen to know family of someone at SFU. Curious if he was given the Interim tag then not hired at Oakland if there was a reason. Always interesting when there are multiple quotes in the release almost justifying the hire. Resume seems fine I guess but might be a short stay. The previous coach Butler left to literally become the 4th coach at UMD. Interesting... Like a lot of small privates, I suspect there's a big budget problem there that just isn't too public....yet. Pennsylvania is loaded with too many colleges and there is going to be a reckoning of some kind at lots of places. Penn State announcing nearly 100M in structural budget cuts starting next year...
Supposedly Oregon State tens of millions in budget cuts next few years and WSU. Since losing big TV revenue with no Pac 12 anymore, having to trim down looking ahead to less revenue in future. Can anyone confirm the exact amounts? A coach told me lots of cut backs.
Rumor is OSU had a MW HC on campus today. Will this job create a chain reaction? Timing is going to make it interesting.
With it being 4 weeks from season start (hard to move family in 3 weeks and be prepared), and how they've run off the past 2 head coaches in short time, it doesn't seem like an appealing job at the moment. On top of that, reduced pay since revenue cuts. All negative. I wonder how many qualified candidates actually applied.
This may be when we see the transition from a Power5/4 program to a mid-major. It's going to be painful in the short term and there will be a learning curve for sure. We're in a time of massive transition in college sports and it's only just beginning. We had a consultant come in to speak with our staff at a school I used to work at 10 years ago talking about the various scenarios of how college sports are going to change.
They asked Citowicki at Montana on campus earlier this week. That would be a splash hire but I think that would be a tough get for OSU. Also heard a MWC coach was on campus either Utah State or Boise.
Looks like Utah State’s coach is on the move to Corvallis. If true, it’s an Interesting move. Is Utah State a good enough job to attract a sitting head coach?