MSSU Coaching Candidates

[Gridiron Bobby]

John Roderique, Webb City High School. No chance, but you might consider the phone call if you're MSSU. MSSU in damage control after the disaster hire of Sims. Lucas Lueders would be another but he's the new OC at UCM. Again, not likely, but he's young and if he took OC job at UCM after being OC at Morningside, it would be worth the call to see if any interest. All they can do is say no.

[TheTrain]

John McMenamin at Wayne State

[Brandon]

I don't think that matters much. Mel Tjeerdsma had only coached in the NAIA when he arrived at Northwest.

[Brandon]

John McMenamin at Wayne State

I think he will have a greater chance for success at Wayne State.

[Gridiron Bobby]

I don't think that matters much. Mel Tjeerdsma had only coached in the NAIA when he arrived at Northwest.

[Wallst]

FBS
Although he was a head coach I think Lance Leipold probably fits this criteria. He jumped from HC at a D3 school up to HC in the MAC
Kalen DeBoer went from being an assistant coach in high school to the OC of Sioux Falls then the HC at Sioux Falls

FCS
Ed McCaffrey went from HS HC coach to head coach of Northern Colorado
Rod Milstead HS to Delaware State
Chris Merritt HS to Bryant
Bryan Collins went straight to HC at LIU/ CW Post...never a coach in any other capacity anywhere in any position
Vic Shealy OC at Kansas now HC at Houston Baptist....just seeing if anyone is paying attention
Deion Sanders OC at trinity hs now HC Jackson State

D2
Kermit Blount now at Johnson C Smith went straight to HC at WSSU

D2 coaches don't have easy wiki links and I'm not going to go through every one of them. Judging from the above, I would bet there are multiple D3 coordinatiors or HS HC who went straight to HC at the D2 level.

[CatFan88]

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Ask and ye shall receive (per Wallst)...

FBS
Although he was a head coach I think Lance Leipold probably fits this criteria. He jumped from HC at a D3 school up to HC in the MAC
Kalen DeBoer went from being an assistant coach in high school to the OC of Sioux Falls then the HC at Sioux Falls

FCS
Ed McCaffrey went from HS HC coach to head coach of Northern Colorado
Rod Milstead HS to Delaware State
Chris Merritt HS to Bryant
Bryan Collins went straight to HC at LIU/ CW Post...never a coach in any other capacity anywhere in any position
Vic Shealy OC at Kansas now HC at Houston Baptist....just seeing if anyone is paying attention
Deion Sanders OC at trinity hs now HC Jackson State

D2
Kermit Blount now at Johnson C Smith went straight to HC at WSSU

D2 coaches don't have easy wiki links and I'm not going to go through every one of them. Judging from the above, I would bet there are multiple D3 coordinatiors or HS HC who went straight to HC at the D2 level.

Thanks Wallst

[CatFan88]

Does it really matter what level he is at now or his experience? D2 at the level MSSU is now isn't a leap above good NAIA like Morningside or D3. Lueders will be a collegiate HC somewhere, someday. And I'm betting it will be sooner than later. Sheesh, look at what Matt Campbell has done at Iowa St. in 5 years. He's never coached a down in the NFL but he's getting looks.

[Gridiron Bobby]

Ask and ye shall receive (per Wallst)...

FBS
Although he was a head coach I think Lance Leipold probably fits this criteria. He jumped from HC at a D3 school up to HC in the MAC
Kalen DeBoer went from being an assistant coach in high school to the OC of Sioux Falls then the HC at Sioux Falls

FCS
Ed McCaffrey went from HS HC coach to head coach of Northern Colorado
Rod Milstead HS to Delaware State
Chris Merritt HS to Bryant
Bryan Collins went straight to HC at LIU/ CW Post...never a coach in any other capacity anywhere in any position
Vic Shealy OC at Kansas now HC at Houston Baptist....just seeing if anyone is paying attention
Deion Sanders OC at trinity hs now HC Jackson State

D2
Kermit Blount now at Johnson C Smith went straight to HC at WSSU

D2 coaches don't have easy wiki links and I'm not going to go through every one of them. Judging from the above, I would bet there are multiple D3 coordinatiors or HS HC who went straight to HC at the D2 level.

Thanks Wallst

[Brandon]

He graduated from Sterling in 2008. If he were 22 at the time of graduation, he would be 34 now.

MSSU is not a good situation right now. The program at Southern is only "MIAA" in so much as they are a part of the football conference. They have gone in all sorts of directions and failed. Have they ever given the job to a young up and comer? Looking back, the answer is no.

These are the coaches that have been there since I have been following D2.

Lantz 51-35-1 (.592)
Gregory 8-13 (.381)
Cooke 15-33 (.313)
Ware 7-9 (.438)
Tatum 25-39 (.399)
Daye 17-15 (.531)
Johnson 3-36 (.083)
Sims 2-9 (.222)

Maybe there is no answer at Southern, but I don't think they're going to find the right fit that meets the qualifications that you'd like.

[Gridiron Bobby]

He graduated from Sterling in 2008. If he were 22 at the time of graduation, he would be 34 now.

MSSU is not a good situation right now. The program at Southern is only "MIAA" in so much as they are a part of the football conference. They have gone in all sorts of directions and failed. Have they ever given the job to a young up and comer? Looking back, the answer is no.

These are the coaches that have been there since I have been following D2.

Lantz 51-35-1 (.592)
Gregory 8-13 (.381)
Cooke 15-33 (.313)
Ware 7-9 (.438)
Tatum 25-39 (.399)
Daye 17-15 (.531)
Johnson 3-36 (.083)
Sims 2-9 (.222)

Maybe there is no answer at Southern, but I don't think they're going to find the right fit that meets the qualifications that you'd like.

[Brandon]

The reason Lueders was mentioned was that a lot of Northwest guys wanted him hired at NW when a change was made at OC there. We all end up talking about what we know.

Who has relatable experience that will take that job? Do you have any names you think should be candidates?

[Gridiron Bobby]

The reason Lueders was mentioned was that a lot of Northwest guys wanted him hired at NW when a change was made at OC there. We all end up talking about what we know.

Who has relatable experience that will take that job? Do you have any names you think should be candidates?

[GreenwoodBearcat]

They just need to drop football. They're no good at it anyway.......

Maybe just combine two craphole programs such as Pitt and MOSO to make one big craphole football program. Neither one is very good.

[Brandon]

Jerry might consider it because he seems to be a person that doesn't mind a challenge. He has a good job in a good FCS conference in a nice place to live.

I don't have a gut feeling about what Beck would do.

Flohr is much closer to his family at SDMT and he is a much better fit for that area than he is for Joplin.

I think Ryan might consider the Southern situation a step down from his current job, even though D2 is obviously better than the NAIA.

Where is Salem now?

No gut feeling about Stitt.