PSAC WEST

[IUPTrackMan]

Re: PSAC WEST

BigIndian,
I agree with everything you said.

Bloom being terrible speaks to a very typical D2 attitude. Counting this year Sanow has had 3 seasons out of 13 where his PSAC record was over .500 (his overall record follows a similar trend). SRU performed even worse for many years before KR showed up.

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https://rockathletics.com/sports/201...04.aspx?id=505

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Re: PSAC WEST

Bloom is awful this year. Keep that in mind.

KR also still isn't terminated so they can't move on anything yet.

[IUPTrackMan]

Re: PSAC WEST

I highly doubt Grady will be a front runner for the job. A lot of you will be shocked at the possible hire when it happens.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Re: PSAC WEST

Don't know if he would be interested but I'll throw out Jordan Fee from Nova Southeastern. Three years as part of the Crutchfield "coaching tree" {two at Nova and one at WLU). Former four year starter at Grove City, played D1 at Detroit Mercy and then his last two at WLU. Has local Western PA cred so that would probably help recruiting.

Of course you'd have to convince him to leave sunny, warm Fort Lauderdale to come to snowy, gray Slippery Rock!!! YIKES!!!!

Visit that campus one time and you'd never want to leave. Crutch will build an empire there. If you get a kid to visit ... done deal.

[Chuck Norris]

Re: PSAC WEST

YSU was a total rebuild job and Joe was probably not up to the challenge. They brought in 10 freshmen last year and another four this year...10 players have earned starts this year with four earning 10+ starts (two true freshmen and two sophomores)...SIXTEEN players have played this year!

Who knows if Calhoun can truly turn YSU basketball around but he is a young, energetic and GOOD so if it can be done, he's probably the guy who can do it.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Re: PSAC WEST

I wouldn't rule out some PSAC East head coaches. Just sayin'

[boatcapt]

Re: PSAC WEST

Who is getting the job then?

Don't know if he would be interested but I'll throw out Jordan Fee from Nova Southeastern. Three years as part of the Crutchfield "coaching tree" {two at Nova and one at WLU). Former four year starter at Grove City, played D1 at Detroit Mercy and then his last two at WLU. Has local Western PA cred so that would probably help recruiting.

Of course you'd have to convince him to leave sunny, warm Fort Lauderdale to come to snowy, gray Slippery Rock!!! YIKES!!!!

[boatcapt]

Re: PSAC WEST

He was the first choice at his alma mater (Youngstown State) two years ago but didn't pursue the job. They then hired Calhoun out of Fairmont State.

That wasn't the right job. YSU has terrible facilities, no fan support, no tradition and would be a total rebuild. If it can even be done ...

In Calhoun's second year right now they wouldn't even be a Top 25 D2 team. Basketball there gets the treatment it does at SRU. Football is king.

Joe's name will keep coming up every offseason. We forget he was Jamie Dixon's top assistant for many years at Pitt so he does have that D1 experience. However, he isn't getting any younger, either.

IUP has the support and facilities to be a national program every year. They have huge financial support from the community. It's a real sweet gig at this level. It maybe one of the best jobs in D2. I'm not saying that as a fan but just looking at it from above.

YSU was a total rebuild job and Joe was probably not up to the challenge. They brought in 10 freshmen last year and another four this year...10 players have earned starts this year with four earning 10+ starts (two true freshmen and two sophomores)...SIXTEEN players have played this year!

Who knows if Calhoun can truly turn YSU basketball around but he is a young, energetic and GOOD so if it can be done, he's probably the guy who can do it.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Re: PSAC WEST

They will get a ton of good candidates. The job pays six figures and you get in the PASSHE with good benefits, etc. Morrow is a decent facility and SRU is growing quickly.

[PSAC76]

Re: PSAC WEST

I highly doubt Grady will be a front runner for the job. A lot of you will be shocked at the possible hire when it happens.

Who is getting the job then?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Re: PSAC WEST

He was the first choice at his alma mater (Youngstown State) two years ago but didn't pursue the job. They then hired Calhoun out of Fairmont State.

That wasn't the right job. YSU has terrible facilities, no fan support, no tradition and would be a total rebuild. If it can even be done ...

In Calhoun's second year right now they wouldn't even be a Top 25 D2 team. Basketball there gets the treatment it does at SRU. Football is king.

Joe's name will keep coming up every offseason. We forget he was Jamie Dixon's top assistant for many years at Pitt so he does have that D1 experience. However, he isn't getting any younger, either.

IUP has the support and facilities to be a national program every year. They have huge financial support from the community. It's a real sweet gig at this level. It maybe one of the best jobs in D2. I'm not saying that as a fan but just looking at it from above.

[IUPTrackMan]

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He has some intensity. You're right, though, he is usually pretty level-headed.

That was a tough game for the players. They know Clarion is a total mismatch and it's the last game before vacation. It's a tough one to coach.

Every time Fite comes up around here it's always ... "yeah, he's the next coach at IUP." That story can be put to bed. Joe's going to coach another 5-10 years in my opinion. It's far too sweet of a gig.

I do think Fite should be a serious target of a lower-level D1 program.

[IUPalum]

Re: PSAC WEST

I highly doubt Grady will be a front runner for the job. A lot of you will be shocked at the possible hire when it happens.

[IUPTrackMan]

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WOW...That's a BAD play not a good one!!! Passing up not one but two SURE dunks to give the ball to a player further from the basket? Not a wise play no matter how "unselfish" it might appear.

Sorry. I meant 6 feet away from him (other side of the bucket) not 6 feet further away from basket. I will say that neither time was the player ready for the pass but they both finished it fine since there was no one near them.

[IUPTrackMan]

Re: PSAC WEST

I don't think there is any chance Grady gets that job moving forward. Which, likely will mean another mass turnover this offseason.

It's hard to promote an assistant who was there for 8 of of the 10 years and worked directly for the guy you just ran out of town. They kept him this year beacause they had to at that point in the season.

I know Grady is nothing like KR. But, guilt by association is a real thing. It's hard to fire a guy for a list of items and then think his top assistant wasn't involved in any of them, too.

SRU will get a lot of good applicants for that job. It would be a great gig for the older-type coach looking for a last stop. It would also be appealing to finding the next Chris Fite type.