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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 15, 2022 19:54:12 GMT -5
Yall are the same cats who are perfectly content with not having the online roster & coaching staff updated.
One breaking news story per week is all you guys deserve right now.
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Post by DECKS on Mar 15, 2022 20:00:24 GMT -5
Good programs routinely lose good coaches. It should be expected. Almost seemed like we were the exception. Change isn't necessarily a bad thing.
If our assistants are moving on to better opportunities then others will take notice and perhaps our openings will attract equally talented coaches. All is not lost and the sky certainly isn't falling. I'm betting on Washington and Hilton.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 15, 2022 20:05:53 GMT -5
I'm betting on Washington and Hilton. Are you confident they are even one the same page at this point? I am not sensing a great deal of synergy between the athletic department and the football program.
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Post by aggie2039 on Mar 15, 2022 20:08:53 GMT -5
I'm betting on Washington and Hilton. Are you confident they are even one the same page at this point? I am not sensing a great deal of synergy between the athletic department and the football program. No synergy in the football program period
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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 15, 2022 20:11:17 GMT -5
So Hilton is just going to stand by and let football crash and burn?
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Post by VA's Finest on Mar 15, 2022 20:11:54 GMT -5
Good programs routinely lose good coaches. It should be expected. Almost seemed like we were the exception. Change isn't necessarily a bad thing. If our assistants are moving on to better opportunities then others will take notice and perhaps our openings will attract equally talented coaches. All is not lost and the sky certainly isn't falling. I'm betting on Washington and Hilton. To yoir argunment, does anybody find it weird, during our recent dominance 2017-2019, all coaches remained on staff (except Hester accepting D2 HC position). It was even mentioned on this board "why aren't our coaches getting poached?" It wasn't until we had a mediocre performance this past season when there has been a lot of turnover on staff. Just curious as to the status or perceived direction of our program to those with first hand knowledge (coaches that just bounced). Why leave now, it's almost like a pro team when it's close to the trade deadline and you have to determine if you're buyers or sellers.
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Post by aggie2039 on Mar 15, 2022 20:12:19 GMT -5
So Hilton is just going to stand by and let football crash and burn? Coach has one year left on his contract... why pay out $700k next year?
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Post by pj on Mar 15, 2022 20:12:20 GMT -5
Good story Thrilla. Solid...
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Mar 15, 2022 20:40:54 GMT -5
coaches are leaving cuz our leadership is playing "jerry jones" with our football program. these guys ain't "stupid", they know what lies ahead in the caa and they're cutting bait "now" while their resume' still looks good rather than later after going thru a "brutal" caa schedule.
like i said, these guys ain't "stupid". there's a reason they're "bouncing" at the same time...
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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 15, 2022 20:45:16 GMT -5
Another question is what kind of coaches can we expect to attract this offseason if Washington is entering his final year as a lame duck?
Who would knowingly want to be a part of that situation?
If Hilton and Martin are trying to burn this football program to the ground and start over in 2023, this is a good way to do it.
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Post by A&T-roy on Mar 15, 2022 20:46:09 GMT -5
coaches are leaving cuz our leadership is playing "jerry jones" with our football program. these guys ain't "stupid", they know what lies ahead in the caa and they're cutting bait "now" while their resume' still looks good rather than later after going thru a "brutal" caa schedule. like i said, these guys ain't "stupid". there's a reason they're "bouncing" at the same time... Yep, that could be a reason. I'd probably do the same. Gotta get while the getting is good. Another reason might be that they want to stay in the HBCU world. Another reason could be they want to move up in their careers as all 3 of them have. Another reason could be that they'll be making more money. Etc.
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Post by A&T-roy on Mar 15, 2022 20:51:58 GMT -5
Another question is what kind of coaches can we expect to attract this offseason if Washington is entering his final year as a lame duck? Who would knowingly want to be a part of that situation? If Hilton and Martin are trying to burn this football program to the ground and start over in 2023, this is a good way to do it. I don't expect they're trying to burn the program to the ground since I don't believe they're firing or putting the writing on the wall for the coaches that are leaving. That said, I expect there are some good coaches out there willing to take a bet on themselves to come in, do a good job and be able to stay with a new coach, if it happens. Don't mean they'll be easy to find.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Mar 15, 2022 20:52:07 GMT -5
coaches are leaving cuz our leadership is playing "jerry jones" with our football program. these guys ain't "stupid", they know what lies ahead in the caa and they're cutting bait "now" while their resume' still looks good rather than later after going thru a "brutal" caa schedule. like i said, these guys ain't "stupid". there's a reason they're "bouncing" at the same time... Yep, that could be a reason. I'd probably do the same. Gotta get while the getting is good. Another reason might be that they want to stay in the HBCU world. Another reason could be they want to move up in their careers as all 3 of them have. Another reason could be that they'll be making more money. Etc. this ain't the first year since they've been coaching at a&t that these kind of opportunities have been within their grasp. in other words, it is not a "coincidence" that multiple coaches are bolting our program "this year" rather than previous years. gotta repeat myself, these guys ain't "stupid"...
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Post by aggiestats on Mar 15, 2022 22:08:25 GMT -5
I don't think the departures have anything to do with the move to the CAA. All of the coaches have left to go places with more responsibility. To me, this is an example of the respect our program garners.
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Post by outsidethinker on Mar 15, 2022 22:23:20 GMT -5
Yall are the same cats who are perfectly content with not having the online roster & coaching staff updated. One breaking news story per week is all you guys deserve right now. For what it's worth Martin and Hilton had us change conferences twice without much if any prior information being released publicly. I figure at this point whatever we don't know is always going to be something big in the forward direction hopefully 🙏.
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