So the Associate Head Coach leaving not the Head Coach? That wouldn't constitute to movement at UNC Charlotte.
Indiana, Michigan, Charlotte All 3 have good men's programs. Does that make them more attractive to recruits and coaches?
They also just hired another assistant 2 days ago. Seems like weird timing unless she’s taking one of current openings?
Charlotte has been far from what it was under Cullen. 2023 being their best year since, yet very far from the conference challenger side it once was. One of the assistants left throughout the season, and now an unjustifiable promotion in a program that doesn’t win. If true, any movement to a better job would just prove the lack of substantial qualified candidates that fit in on what some universities are looking for. Indiana as mentioned is one. Props to Oregon for finding a good and respected one.
Was told there was movement, however looks as if it is just the associate head coach moving on. She came with Head Coach from from Wake Forest. Quick to jump the gun on this one, will own that.
The next chapter ‼️ Welcome to the VMI WoSoc family, Coach Jim Robbins!⚽️#RahVaMil | #WoSoc pic.twitter.com/blz38HL6wO— VMI Women's Soccer (@VMI_WoSoc) February 3, 2025 Jim Robbins, NDSU assistant.
OPEN: VCU (11/7) Cal State Bakersfield (12/19) Mercyhurst (1/1) Indiana (1/13) South Carolina State (1/17) FIU (1/23) Houston (1/23) Mount Saint Mary’s (1/27) Alabama State (retirement 1/30) FILLED: Mississippi Valley State - Alexandra Roberts (HS coach; 8/25-8/?) Duke - Kieran Hall (Duke associate head; filled after Fall 2024 season retirement) San Francisco - Pinder Nijjar (interim; 9/17) Oregon State - Caroline Kelly (OSU interim; 11/13) Wisconsin Green Bay - Matt Kagan (Washington State assistant; 11/4-11/29) Oregon - Tracy Joyner (UC Davis head; 10/29-12/2) Kansas State - Colleen Corbin (SLU associate head; 10/28-12/2) Auburn - James Armstrong (Miss St head; retirement 11/26-12/3) Mississippi State - Nick Zimmerman (Miss St associate head; 12/3-12/3) Niagara - Donny George (St. Bonaventure head - 8/27-12/4) Weber State - Kyle Christensen (Utah Valley associate head; 11/5-12/6) IU Indianapolis - Angela Berry White (high school coach; 11/7-12/9) North Carolina - Damon Nahas (UNC interim; retirement 8/9-12/9) Illinois - Katie Hultin (Grand Valley State head; retirement 10/30-12/10) Maryland - Michael Marchiano (Maryland assistant/interim; 10/10-12/11) NC State - Gary Higgins (East Carolina head; 11/8-12/12) East Carolina - Emily Buccilla (East Carolina assistant; 12/12-12/17) Loyola Chicago - Jon Sandoval (Northern Michigan head; interim-12/20) Duquesne - Jessica Giegucz (Slippery Rock head; 11/15-12/20) Cal Poly - Bernardo Silva (CSUB head; retirement 6/9-12/21) Pacific - Jeff Freeman (Illinois associate head; 11/12-12/27) Youngstown State - Rich Wall (Mercyhurst head; retirement 11/8-1/2) North Dakota - Henrik Sohn (North Dakota associate head; 11/25-1/3) Southeast Missouri State - John Klein (Columbia College head; retirement 12/6-1/21) UC Davis - Kat Mertz (MSU Denver head; 12/2-1/22) Wofford - Kevin Dempsey (Loyola MD assistant; 11/24-1/23) Portland State - Maureen Whitney (Portland State co-head; 1/23)~ Chicago State - Kevin Larry (Jackson State assistant; 11/14-1/27) St. Bonaventure - Melissa Sherwood (former Mount St. Mary head; 12/4-1/29) Boston - Megan Burke (Boston assistant; 12/13-1/30) UC Riverside - Mike Dibbini (former Kansas State head; Fall interim-1/30) Western Illinois - Ross Henderson (Clayton State head; 10/31-1/31) VMI - Jim Robbins (NDSU assistant; 11/8-2/3) ~No vacancy here. Portland State transitioned one co-head coach (Katie Burton) into an administrative role and Maureen Whitney takes full leadership of the program.
This guy was at NDSU years ago under the previous coach. Wonder what he's been doing for the last 5 years? Maybe a press release will say so...
First - What is that? An amateur 6 week summer league right? I mean VMI is what it is, they should be in D3. Not knocking the guy but it looks like he's taking the VMI job maybe for the health insurance.
I'm still trying to understand how FIU are offering a starting salary of 50K on their job listing for the Head Women's Soccer Coach?? The Men's coach earns 115K.
As opposed to an amateur 10-12 week season?? Success is success… But I agree with you, VMI is certainly one of the most difficult jobs in the country surely would be in the top 2,3 if you made a list of hardest places to win in ncaa D1…so yes mostly likely took the job for the health insurance.
Yeah, that's my bad. I googled him after I saw the tweet and that's the first thing that popped up; should have looked a little harder. Looks like he's been an HC at two spots before.
The job posting is to the 'Head Coach pool' so I very much doubt that is the salary. The job is a lot more attractive after the last coach turned the program around and assuming it will get quite a lot of interest. If FIU want to continue to build the program moving forward, they won't be able to attract a good coach for that salary.
It was a tough job and it will be an even tougher job now with the changing landscape. Massive financial issues within the athletic department has demolished budgets. Would not be shocked if 50k was the real salary. Why do you think the whole staff got out while they could? I would stay away from this one unless you just want a cushy retirement job that has no expectations for winning.
“Turned the program around” is quite the statement. Yes he did win more, and yes he has nothing to do with C-USA conference realignment, but that conference became considerably weaker since Garbar first took the job. Rice, UNT, UTSA, UAB, ODU, Charlotte, FAU all left the conference. Credit where it’s due, winning games is important, but those wins would arguably not have happened against most of the schools mentioned The same applies to SFA joining a weaker Southland Conference and winning it all. Meanwhile, a tremendous job for A&M CC in that same league. On the opposite side of that, Arizona and Arizona State underperformed in the Big12 given the strength of the former PAC-12.
Why are you ruining a perfectly subjective illogical argument with facts and trends?? Outrageous! I did hear a coach tell me she was going to work with Brandi at UNC Charlotte. Not sure if that is in place of the Assoc HC or if the new hire didn't work out. But HC not going anywhere at this time. And VCU just did a presser and social media about their new recruits without having a Head Coach in place? Makes you wonder what those players are thinking right now? And the Mt St Mary's salary stinks. I would bet anyone right now that the D3 Gettysburg hire up the street will make more than the 66K the Mount is offering...