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Who did you expect to take this job when 60k was being offered?
Oh I'm sorry, you're right. 60k is way below the poverty level. This poor man will have to live on food stamps. Should we start a gofundme so he can afford to heat his house in the cold new hampshire winter?.
Excellent reply!
The IV league schools (yes I know that there are more than 4 now) make strange hiring decisions, if the objective of mind-body-spirit in balance is to be achieved. The coaches in the IV league are not at the same level as the academics, IMO.
At least one post referenced a much better candidate for this position at Dartmouth not getting the job.
If anyone knows the answer, I would like to read their post.
Hypotheses:
1. When the ASU asst coach was fired in 1977, after just leading the team to the NCAA Ititle, some great candidates applied, but the one who was willing to accept the lowest salary was hired. He was not good enough, got fired a couple of years later, put in charge of the women's team, and fired again after 2 more years.
1a. So maybe IV league schools don't think they can attract top talent?
Perhaps it is noteworthy that this hire at Dartmouth was already working with the level of athletes that are expected to be recruited, even though the academic standards of the athletes the new coach was working with were fall below that of Dartmouth.
I know this is an issue in football and basketball, so that the best coaches gravitate toward the big programs, and the IV league is an afterthought.
What about Judy Pendergast, who was so highly rated coming out of HS, only to have substandard coaching experiences? Even at Oregon, despite her early successes in running a fast 5K, she ends up running the 3K steeple. She does have the IV league degree now, and that is a big deal in the job hunt, but her running career has stalled.