The Portal, 2025 Style

[IUPNation]

Gonna post this here because it seems like it fits. Dan Mulrooney goes to Brown as their new Defensive Coordinator. He used the Transfer Portal to get himself a D-1 coaching position! good luck Coach Mulrooney.

https://x.com/BrownU_Football/status...96038126342399

Well Lock Haven sucks again!

Ms. Taylor is laughing somewhere.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Well Lock Haven sucks again!

Ms. Taylor is laughing somewhere.

They'll (players) bounce outta there like bugs starting Monday.

Cute story while it lasted.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Gonna post this here because it seems like it fits. Dan Mulrooney goes to Brown as their new Defensive Coordinator. He used the Transfer Portal to get himself a D-1 coaching position! good luck Coach Mulrooney.

https://x.com/BrownU_Football/status...96038126342399

That's what young(ish) coaches mostly do.

We're a stepping stone league for them. It happens constantly. Keep angling for the big coin. He was making peanuts at Lock Haven.

[Fightingscot82]

Minot State has more one-win seasons than winning seasons since moving up from NAIA. Hopefully they’re getting some serious scholly money to transfer to an abysmal program.

They have a nice stadium. But two guys from Florida trading Edinboro, PA for Minot, ND is a little comical. I'm really surprised that Diaz wasn't scooped up by a quality program or FCS team.

[EyeoftheHawk]

They have a nice stadium. But two guys from Florida trading Edinboro, PA for Minot, ND is a little comical. I'm really surprised that Diaz wasn't scooped up by a quality program or FCS team.

That’s like moving to a different planet. For a short time I lived in Bismarck, ND and have been in Minot, ND several times. Why anyone would go there on purpose is beyond me.

[TheBigCat2192]

They have a nice stadium. But two guys from Florida trading Edinboro, PA for Minot, ND is a little comical. I'm really surprised that Diaz wasn't scooped up by a quality program or FCS team.

A family member of mine once visited Minot to see her then-BF who was stationed at the AFB up there. Said it was a very dreary place in October. I can only imagine those late-season Saturdays are going to be rough for a pair of dudes from the Sun Belt. And agreed on Diaz especially with the potential increase in the scholarship cap. You’d think that one of the crap tier FCS teams in this state at least would have given them a call even if none of the big FCS teams wanted him.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

A family member of mine once visited Minot to see her then-BF who was stationed at the AFB up there. Said it was a very dreary place in October. I can only imagine those late-season Saturdays are going to be rough for a pair of dudes from the Sun Belt. And agreed on Diaz especially with the potential increase in the scholarship cap. You’d think that one of the crap tier FCS teams in this state at least would have given them a call even if none of the big FCS teams wanted him.

Coaches get too enamored with height and weight. The LB is small (despite being a tackling machine). The DL is on the smaller side, too (by DL standards).

That's the only thing I can think of ... both are tough players. I was hoping Tort was going to grab both.

[iupgroundhog]

They'll (players) bounce outta there like bugs starting Monday.

Cute story while it lasted.

Maybe. Maybe not. QB Ostrowsky is on the Spring Roster. So is RB Damir Green. Should be interesting to see what happens. It's not like Mulrooney is taking these guys to Brown with him. They will do an authentic national search. We'll see what comes out of it. Mulrooney had strong coordinators. I think the DC who came with him from New England probably has the same connections to recruit in NE and NY.

It could go either way. I wouldn't write them off just yet.

[iupgroundhog]

Excerpt from The Express article from LH:

"Now, the attention turns to who will fill the shoes Mulrooney has left, and while there are some outside options that make sense, all signs point to Lock Haven keeping the hiring in house and promoting a current member of the staff. Current offensive coordinator Joe Battaglia is the obvious replacement candidate, but there are numerous other names on the current staff that make sense as well.

The problem with losing a coach at this point in the recruiting cycle is that Lock Haven now has to re-pitch to every recruit that has already verbally committed, and they risk losing them if they can’t sell it well enough. The question becomes who did they commit to, Lock Haven? Or coach Mulrooney?

Current interim athletic director Albert Jones has an impossible task ahead of him, as he not only has to hire the right successor for the program, but also do it as fast as possible to attempt to save their recruiting class and keep the positive momentum rolling.

The coming weeks for Lock Haven football will be a critical turning point for the future of the program, will they fall back into the losing ways of old? Or can they steady the ship, and continue their upward rise to 2025 and beyond?"

Pretty much says it all.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Excerpt from The Express article from LH:

"Now, the attention turns to who will fill the shoes Mulrooney has left, and while there are some outside options that make sense, all signs point to Lock Haven keeping the hiring in house and promoting a current member of the staff. Current offensive coordinator Joe Battaglia is the obvious replacement candidate, but there are numerous other names on the current staff that make sense as well.

The problem with losing a coach at this point in the recruiting cycle is that Lock Haven now has to re-pitch to every recruit that has already verbally committed, and they risk losing them if they can’t sell it well enough. The question becomes who did they commit to, Lock Haven? Or coach Mulrooney?

Current interim athletic director Albert Jones has an impossible task ahead of him, as he not only has to hire the right successor for the program, but also do it as fast as possible to attempt to save their recruiting class and keep the positive momentum rolling.

The coming weeks for Lock Haven football will be a critical turning point for the future of the program, will they fall back into the losing ways of old? Or can they steady the ship, and continue their upward rise to 2025 and beyond?"

Pretty much says it all.

The b!tch in our system is if you go outside you're probably looking at 6 weeks (following all the Union regulations).

You have to be a great salesman to get kids in to that program. Mulrooney certainly was.

[iupgroundhog]

The b!tch in our system is if you go outside you're probably looking at 6 weeks (following all the Union regulations).

You have to be a great salesman to get kids in to that program. Mulrooney certainly was.

So, they will have to name an interim HC, right?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

So, they will have to name an interim HC, right?

I believe if they are staying in-house they could name whomever it is as early as tomorrow.

FS82 can clarify the logistics.

I remember when Curt left I think IUP promoted Tort within 2-3 days.

If they go outside, yes, they'll put somebody in charge as interim.

[WarriorVoice]

That's what young(ish) coaches mostly do.

We're a stepping stone league for them. It happens constantly. Keep angling for the big coin. He was making peanuts at Lock Haven.

He takes over the worst defense in the Ivy League. Nowhere to go but up!

[Fightingscot82]

I believe if they are staying in-house they could name whomever it is as early as tomorrow.

FS82 can clarify the logistics.

I remember when Curt left I think IUP promoted Tort within 2-3 days.

If they go outside, yes, they'll put somebody in charge as interim.

From an internal management structure, football is a department and the head coach is the department director (supervisor), so *somebody* has to be in charge whether they have the interim head coach tag or not. They can promote from within with several approvals, so the OC or whomever better be on the good side of the AD and whomever the Lock Haven AD reports to at Commonwealth. But the internal hire is the *only* way to keep the momentum going. As IUPbigINDIANS stated, the coaches union contract makes hiring slow and tedious. Its nothing like what we see in FBS. You're still hiring for a state job that's under a union contract as if it were a maintenance worker (different union contract lol). There are a million approvals needed just to post the job online and each step of the way must have approvals from HR including who is on the committee and what questions you ask in interviews. I was just part of a search for a PASSHE school and because of the time of year, we pushed like hell to move the process along. The search started on November 1 and we got approval for the manager to make a verbal offer on December 20. I think we could have maybe saved a few days but when that one person in HR takes a day or two off, nothing gets approved.

For me, what I wouldn't like if I were a Lock Haven fan/supporter is that now you're primed to have an interim AD and an interim football coach during what is still a transitional time for Lock Haven & the Commonwealth setup. That doesn't sound like stability.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

From an internal management structure, football is a department and the head coach is the department director (supervisor), so *somebody* has to be in charge whether they have the interim head coach tag or not. They can promote from within with several approvals, so the OC or whomever better be on the good side of the AD and whomever the Lock Haven AD reports to at Commonwealth. But the internal hire is the *only* way to keep the momentum going. As IUPbigINDIANS stated, the coaches union contract makes hiring slow and tedious. Its nothing like what we see in FBS. You're still hiring for a state job that's under a union contract as if it were a maintenance worker (different union contract lol). There are a million approvals needed just to post the job online and each step of the way must have approvals from HR including who is on the committee and what questions you ask in interviews. I was just part of a search for a PASSHE school and because of the time of year, we pushed like hell to move the process along. The search started on November 1 and we got approval for the manager to make a verbal offer on December 20. I think we could have maybe saved a few days but when that one person in HR takes a day or two off, nothing gets approved.

For me, what I wouldn't like if I were a Lock Haven fan/supporter is that now you're primed to have an interim AD and an interim football coach during what is still a transitional time for Lock Haven & the Commonwealth setup. That doesn't sound like stability.

Mulrooney had an a very strong high school class verbally committed. Unlike most of our programs, he was getting a big jump on high school recruiting.

What many don't realize is some of our perceived top programs rarely extend high school offers prior to January. They'll have kids up to games all Fall, but most wait until January to actually extend any real invitations.

IUP, for instance, is rather infamous in recruiting circles for coming in at the last second (with more money) and stealing players.

Anyway, Mulrooney had several very strong PA high school players with verbals. Most schools will still recruit kids who have given a verbal, but now the blood is really in the water.