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Originally posted by iupgroundhog View PostHow many black head coaches are there in the PSAC?
Originally posted by iupgroundhog View PostWhile a lot of schools offer those kinds of programs, LHU's are really highly rated and they would do well to exploit that in their recruiting.
Like when IUP's financial problems became public, I heard some people suggest the university could save money if it discontinued the football program. What they don't realize is that enrollment would immediately dip by ~100 students because the entire football roster would hit the transfer portal.
Originally posted by Cavalier 1 View PostNo PSAC experience, just like the last two coaches.
Originally posted by CALUPA69 View PostBest (only) options are keeping the interim or finding a +40 LHU ALUM whose working as a OC/DC somewhere and hope he's willing take one for the old school.
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I posted this the last time LHU was searching for a new coach. I'll stand by it.
Originally posted by Matt Burglund View PostI don't know anything about anything, but if I was Lock Haven, this is what I'd do:- Hire someone who has been a head coach before and who has a defensive background.
- Have him hire an OC who has a background in the Triple Option or something of that nature.
- Have your HC be your DC.
- Take your limited scholarship money and put it into the best QB you can find who ran your offense in high school. If he's out of state, get him anyway. Money shouldn't be a consideration on this.
- Put a few dollars into a serviceable backup because your QB is going to take a beating.
- Put the rest of your money into linemen on both sides of the ball. You can get all the 5-10, 180-pound RBs and 5-11, 200-pound LBs you need locally.
- On defense, don't do anything risky. Play a simple base and try to keep things in front of you. Be competitive on the line of scrimmage. Stress fundamentals like tackling and leverage.
- Basic philosophy should be to run the ball and eat the clock on offense and limit the big plays on defense. Don't let games get out of hand.
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Originally posted by Matt Burglund View PostI posted this the last time LHU was searching for a new coach. I'll stand by it.
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Originally posted by Matt Burglund View Post
That's a great point. The answer is not enough. Outside of Cheyney, the only two I can think of in the 71-year history of the PSAC are Isaac Collins (Seton Hill) and JC Morgan (Millersville).
That's a nice sentiment, but over my career, if I had a nickel for every PSAC player who has told me that they picked their school because of the reputation of a certain academic program, I'd have about 20 cents.
Like when IUP's financial problems became public, I heard some people suggest the university could save money if it discontinued the football program. What they don't realize is that enrollment would immediately dip by ~100 students because the entire football roster would hit the transfer portal.
That's only relevant if the entire staff is the same way.
They tried that with John Klacik from 2005 to 2010. Of the 107 men who have coached at least 45 games in the entire history of the PSAC, only one has a worse career-winning percentage than Klacik (.093).
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Originally posted by Matt Burglund View Post
That's a great point. The answer is not enough. Outside of Cheyney, the only two I can think of in the 71-year history of the PSAC are Isaac Collins (Seton Hill) and JC Morgan (Millersville).
Collins at Seton Hill - 13 and 53 for .197 winning percentage
Morgan so far at Millersville - 6 and 27 for .182 winning percentage
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Originally posted by Horror Child View PostSo how many is "enough"?
Collins at Seton Hill - 13 and 53 for .197 winning percentage
Morgan so far at Millersville - 6 and 27 for .182 winning percentage
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Originally posted by jrshooter View Post
I understand, and I don't necessarily disagree. Are we saying there should be a quota?
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Originally posted by iupgroundhog View Post
No. Nobody said anything about a quota. I simply mentioned that if LHU did choose to hire the interim coach permanently that being a minority hire would be a positive thing. Another poster (who I understand might not want to react further to this) answered my question of "how many" by providing a number that represents less than 3% of the Head Coaches in football over the life of the PSAC. So, yeah, <3% is probably not enough to be considered representative in any way, especially when a large number of PSAC players are African-American.
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Originally posted by CALUPA69 View PostOf the 4 PASSHE/PSAC bottom dwellers in the last ten years LHU and MILL are the two most hopeless. Average record for both is 2-9 with zero winning seasons. Given the traditional contract constraints, not to say the current fiscal crisis, I cannot imagine what amount of money could possibly inspire a coach worthy of the title to consider the job. Best (only) options are keeping the interim or finding a +40 LHU ALUM whose working as a OC/DC somewhere and hope he's willing take one for the old school. CALU was very lucky that Gary Dunn was a former VULCAN, 43 and had realized he wasn't likely to move beyond the coordinator level in FCS. Now at 48 I can see him hanging around another 10-15 years. That is assuming FB is still being played in the Valley.
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Originally posted by Matt Burglund View PostI posted this the last time LHU was searching for a new coach. I'll stand by it.Last edited by EyeoftheHawk; 12-19-2021, 07:37 PM.
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