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Post by Aggie Monster on Dec 4, 2011 11:14:41 GMT -5
I will not pay my money to watch an Eaves coached team play awful. Now someone will get on here and argue that we need to go to the game to support the kids. Well the kids deserve a decent coach so they have a chance to win. And Eaves is a lousy coach. I totally agree. i felt the same way watching our Coach Lee offense in football. I thought the kids were being cheated out of there abilities and refused to go watch that trash anymore. Only went to the NCCU game live Lee's last year. The rest I watched online or didn't bother at all cause the team's execution was so horrible. Basketball is looking that way now.
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Post by aggiejazz on Dec 4, 2011 11:25:03 GMT -5
Very good college athletic programs are the ones that fill their home place through good and bad. Fully supported programs have the flexibility to recruit athletics during bad times and replace head coaches. Empty stadiums and gyms just put a strain on our black colleges.
When Eaves were winning just 6 games, A&T was getting good publicity for having a raucous crowd. This is a plus. I think the new marketing lady has reached out the students to get more of them at the game. I just wish she could come up with better prizes and more contests during.
Staying at home gets you nowhere but further away from your alma mater.
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Post by aggiebred09 on Dec 4, 2011 13:36:21 GMT -5
Has anybody thought to email Hilton?
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Dec 4, 2011 15:04:18 GMT -5
Has anybody thought to email Hilton? all hilton needs to do is read this message board and i think the message is loud and clear. hilton should be doing his research "right now" and should be doing it "thoroughly". by the end of the season, if he does a good job of doing his homework, he should have a very viable list of promising mbb coaching prospects to go after. reassign eaves to another department for one year and hire a new coach early before we've lost ground on the recruiting trail...
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Post by noexcuses on Dec 4, 2011 18:52:11 GMT -5
coach IN WAITING...TERRELL ROBINSON( ex-Aggie player--2 yr starter; now a SUCCESSFUL asst HEAD women's coach@Va Commonwealth Univ.) is the MAN.
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Post by aggiebred09 on Dec 5, 2011 10:24:31 GMT -5
We need to start a thread for our suggestions to a short list.
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Post by Aggie One on Dec 5, 2011 10:54:16 GMT -5
I would suggest that discussions among the fans over a short list is good conversation but I for one would never presume to tell any AD who he needs to hire based on personal preference of fans.
If fans would have been taken seriously when Lee was let go, then Rod Broadway wouldn't have become the head football coach from the opinion poll held on this very web site. Hilton's four major hires thus far, football, volleyball, baseball, and track have been spot on.
No offense guys, it makes for good conversation and nice little debates on a message board but let's leave the decision up to the guy who does this for a living when and if that time comes.
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Dec 5, 2011 11:05:44 GMT -5
I agree totaly; Aggie One do you feel that there are viable canidates out there ?
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Post by Aggie One on Dec 5, 2011 12:01:45 GMT -5
Yes there are viable candidates out there and I have three names in mind that would fit. Knowing now how Dr. Martin seriously influences the direction of A&T athletics but not the vetting per se, I have an pretty good idea of what type of coach he and Hilton would be coveting if a change were to be made.
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Post by marchingband1969 on Dec 5, 2011 17:30:42 GMT -5
Hey, I agree it's not our job to recommend a replacement for Eaves. It's our job to raise hell about the sorry job Eaves is doing and request a new coach. Hopefully that message will get to the AD soon.
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Post by Aggie One on Dec 5, 2011 18:11:42 GMT -5
Duly noted.
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Post by aggiebred09 on Dec 6, 2011 10:23:29 GMT -5
Its our job to express our concerns in totality, from execution to suggestion. I think no person should tell Hilton these are the folks you should hire and I think Hilton would never make a hire based solely on the ramblings of this site. However we garner a large spectrum of views and through discussion we do make some suggestions that prove worth wild for A&T Athletics.
But as major stakeholders we should voice our opinions and realize the the administration is competent enough to use our suggestions as consideration. Hilton has personally mentioned his frequency of this site and the insight it provides in some regards to his decision making. While this isnt his first reference, I do think we provide more a service than just nice lil debates.
That being said does anyone have any idea of criteria for selection of the next MBB Head Coach. With Bibbs we have a raised level of quality that transfers automatically to the Men's program. we should utilize the leverage of the Women' s program as a challenge to the next coach.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Dec 6, 2011 12:10:53 GMT -5
i don't have a list of names, but i have some qualities that i'd like to see in our next mbb coach.
first and foremost, i'd like to find a candidate who has proven to be a "phenomenal" recruiter. one who can overcome the disadvantage of below average d1 basketball facilities like coach bibbs or nccu's levelle moton or howard's kevin nickelberry. they should be extremely well connected to the national aau and high school basketball circuits.
secondly, they "must" be thoroughly knowledgeable of the game of basketball and "must" be an excellent teacher of fundamentals. as a preference, must have experience playing and/or coaching at the college level. "must" have the ability to significantly develop talent and constantly improve his players. must be an excellent strategist. must be a "firm" leader of men.
must be able to overcome budgetary constraints. should preferably be a younger guy (though not mandatory) who can identify with and influence the young adults of today. must have people skills, should be energetic, and must have a "relentless" unyielding desire to be "the best" and not settle for anything less. prefer someone who has previously won "championships" at any level (national aau, high school, and/or college) and a person who won't accept any disadvantages as an excuse not to when championships.
these are not all of the attributes i'd look for in a coach, but to me they're the most important. if hilton can hire someone who meets these requirements, we'd have ourselves an meac championship caliber coach. and notice that i didn't mention college head coaching experience as a prerequisite, but its a plus if they have it...
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Post by ohsixrain on Dec 6, 2011 15:40:47 GMT -5
Well, oleschool, it looks like I'm your man! I have all those attributes you mention except coaching on the high school, aau and college level. But when I coached little league, I was the man. Can you say...Phil Jackson! Just Playing! LOL...
No but seriously, what does that coach you describe look like? And will he break the bank to come and coach at A&T? Those are the questions we have to ask ourselves...sure there are plenty of qualified, young energentic coaches that are good. And could have us winning in a year or two...but at what expense? I'm sure he will come with a nice price tag and will our APR suffer? We must consider those issues.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Dec 6, 2011 16:12:54 GMT -5
Well, oleschool, it looks like I'm your man! I have all those attributes you mention except coaching on the high school, aau and college level. But when I coached little league, I was the man. Can you say...Phil Jackson! Just Playing! LOL... No but seriously, what does that coach you describe look like? And will he break the bank to come and coach at A&T? Those are the questions we have to ask ourselves...sure there are plenty of qualified, young energentic coaches that are good. And could have us winning in a year or two...but at what expense? I'm sure he will come with a nice price tag and will our APR suffer? We must consider those issues. oops! my bad, you're right! i forgot the apr criteria. that "definitely" needs to be a high priority too. but i don't think we have to pay a ton of money for someone who meets my criteria. it doesn't even require the candidate to have experience as a college head coach. its basically the same criteria that moton and david six met before being hired at nccu/hampton. i'm sure there's plenty of college assistants, d2 head coaches, or high school head coaches out there who meets the criteria and will knock our doors down to get our job for what eaves makes or less. i doubt seriously if six makes as much money as eaves. but moton (according to someone's post) makes about 5k more per year than eaves, however i'm sure that's because xavier aggressively went after moton last summer which probably forced nccu to pay him more than he would've otherwise accepted. but yes, maintaining a good apr must definitely be met by the next mbb head coach. i agree, that's very important...
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