Coaching Carousel 2025

[Stanger86]

Two openings already within the NSIC

Northern State - Saul Phillips out
University of Mary - Jack Nelson out

[Stanger86]

The record isn't anything to write home about this year, but teams would be wise to give Darren Tighe a look. He's at Dakota State right now, and also had a good run at basketball coaching factory Mayville State. Probably isn't a big enough name for the Northern alumni base, but I think he could be a good fit in Bismarck.

[NSU4LIFE]

The record isn't anything to write home about this year, but teams would be wise to give Darren Tighe a look. He's at Dakota State right now, and also had a good run at basketball coaching factory Mayville State. Probably isn't a big enough name for the Northern alumni base, but I think he could be a good fit in Bismarck.

Name doesn't matter, just needs to be a fit.

[Stanger86]

Name doesn't matter, just needs to be a fit.

In general though, people seem to want "a Northern guy". Saw a tweet from Logan Doyle echoing it, and I'm sure he's not alone. Which is a little funny to me, since Meyer wasn't a Northern guy until he got to Aberdeen.

[Augieholic]

In general though, people seem to want "a Northern guy". Saw a tweet from Logan Doyle echoing it, and I'm sure he's not alone. Which is a little funny to me, since Meyer wasn't a Northern guy until he got to Aberdeen.

We need to know what Carter Evans thinks, he was always better than Logan Doyle.

[NSU4LIFE]

In general though, people seem to want "a Northern guy". Saw a tweet from Logan Doyle echoing it, and I'm sure he's not alone. Which is a little funny to me, since Meyer wasn't a Northern guy until he got to Aberdeen.

Meyer fit the mold, that's what matters. Just simply being a Northern guy doesn't necessarily mean that it's a good hire. That's silly.

[Stanger86]

Meyer fit the mold, that's what matters. Just simply being a Northern guy doesn't necessarily mean that it's a good hire. That's silly.

Agreed. I'm just helping push the narrative I've seen often....like how Q was a bad hire in ST CLOUD (not Sioux Falls) because he wasn't a St Cloud guy!

[simple as a $3 bill]

Agreed. I'm just helping push the narrative I've seen often....like how Q was a bad hire in ST CLOUD (not Sioux Falls) because he wasn't a St Cloud guy!

Thats just one guys opinion, mine. There are a lot of people trying to change my mind, but not going to happen. I would always support hiring an alum, especially one who has had success, over hiring an outsider.

[Thunder]

In general though, people seem to want "a Northern guy". Saw a tweet from Logan Doyle echoing it, and I'm sure he's not alone. Which is a little funny to me, since Meyer wasn't a Northern guy until he got to Aberdeen.

You do hear people say that, and quite frankly I think it would be foolish to limit the coaching search to that pool. Northern has been fortunate to go from Wachs to Olson to Meyer to Sather over 60+ years. But that is not where the new hire will likely come from.

[Stanger86]

Thats just one guys opinion, mine. There are a lot of people trying to change my mind, but not going to happen. I would always support hiring an alum, especially one who has had success, over hiring an outsider.

For the record, I usually agree as long as the candidates are relatively equal (I tend to believe they were, though Putz coming from JUCO level could possibly have been a ding against him at the time. Now he's in the A-10 as a recruiting coordinator, if people were wondering).

[Stanger86]

You do hear people say that, and quite frankly I think it would be foolish to limit the coaching search to that pool. Northern has been fortunate to go from Wachs to Olson to Meyer to Sather over 60+ years. But that is not where the new hire will likely come from.

Am I crazy to wonder if they look at Ryan Thompson from BHSU?

[Stanger86]

An indirect tie to Northern: Pat Monaghan? (an assistant under Sundance at Wyoming)

[simple as a $3 bill]

For the record, I usually agree as long as the candidates are relatively equal (I tend to believe they were, though Putz coming from JUCO level could possibly have been a ding against him at the time. Now he's in the A-10 as a recruiting coordinator, if people were wondering).

I'm biased but I don't really believe that they were that equal. Putz won the national DII JUCO title in 2021 and they finished 3rd in 2022 as the head coach both years and coach q was the 3rd chair at west texas. Kind of a different level of leadership.

[D2Hoopster]

Anyone hearing anything about the HC openings in the NSIC?

[NSU4LIFE]

Anyone hearing anything about the HC openings in the NSIC?

I submitted my application