Just checked out new assistant staff hires at New Mexico. Their experience - 1 year, less than 1 year, 2 years, 4 years. They can't be paying much to get that level of inexperience can they? Or am I missing something.
Just checked out new assistant staff hires at New Mexico. Their experience - 1 year, less than 1 year, 2 years, 4 years. They can't be paying much to get that level of inexperience can they? Or am I missing something.
Seriously though, name any other industry where the least qualified and experienced are regularly hired over the most qualified and experienced? I'm not even sure it happens like this in any other sport. Crazy!
People can hire who they want. A number of coaches rather deal with the less experience than with the headache of the experience. I've found more snakes in that pool of individuals.
Having experienced success at several levels of Division I, Bryan Jackson was appointed as Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Seriously though, name any other industry where the least qualified and experienced are regularly hired over the most qualified and experienced? I'm not even sure it happens like this in any other sport. Crazy!
People can hire who they want. A number of coaches rather deal with the less experience than with the headache of the experience. I've found more snakes in that pool of individuals.
It wasn't a comment on whether they can or cannot hire low/no experience and low/no qualified over highly experienced and highly qualified. Obviously they CAN, because they do. It was a question of what other industry, or even sport, does this happen in?
It doesn't happen because it is stupid. Nobody that is trying to be the absolute best at what they do hires the low qualified and less/not experienced.
So that must mean that our sport has such low standards and expectations that it is allowed to regularly hire the least qualified and least experienced. In other words, those above do not care. Which is horrible for our sport, our respect, or the entire spirit of athletics.
As for your comment, think of that in the context of a business that is out to make money. They don't want the headache of the experience? That's funny.
Also, there are also just as many snakes in the young know it all group as any other group. However, maybe at first they are easier to control, so you might have a point there. What you are really saying, in my opinion, is that head coaches in our sport are highly insecure and do not have the basic leadership skills needed to lead a staff successfully.
Seriously though, name any other industry where the least qualified and experienced are regularly hired over the most qualified and experienced? I'm not even sure it happens like this in any other sport. Crazy!
People can hire who they want. A number of coaches rather deal with the less experience than with the headache of the experience. I've found more snakes in that pool of individuals.
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You don't know these people who were hired. They could be highly competent. Just because you don't agree on paper doesn't mean you know better than the coaches doing the hiring. There's highly experienced coaches who are horrible fits for mentoring college athletes yet they continually get new positions and nobody bats an eye.
You don't know these people who were hired. They could be highly competent. Just because you don't agree on paper doesn't mean you know better than the coaches doing the hiring. There's highly experienced coaches who are horrible fits for mentoring college athletes yet they continually get new positions and nobody bats an eye.
I learned a long time ago to stop fighting that battle of “hiring based on merit” or experience that is a losing battle you will NEVER win. I’ve been a Division 1 HC for 7 years and I can tell you guys one thing I’ve noticed through my 11 years of college coaching, the cream ALWAYS rises to the top. What’s meant to be will eventually happen if you want it bad enough. Those that aren’t deserving mostly do not last or stay below the radar and get enough done to stay afloat. We are starting to see less of the latter point you made which Is a good thing. I say give the young guns a shot and see what they can do.
You guys think someone like say Mark Wetmore just had it figured out from day 1 and just lucked out. No, I know Mark. He was doing handyman and landscaping work to make ends meet while he was starting out as a college coach. Everyone’s road is different, follow your path and stay focused.
Just checked out new assistant staff hires at New Mexico. Their experience - 1 year, less than 1 year, 2 years, 4 years. They can't be paying much to get that level of inexperience can they? Or am I missing something.
Seriously though, name any other industry where the least qualified and experienced are regularly hired over the most qualified and experienced? I'm not even sure it happens like this in any other sport. Crazy!
Didn’t get the job huh? Maybe they wanted to hire people who don’t spend their time whining on these boards
Read the bios of the New Mexico assistants. Two of them were with him at Bradley and the the other was a coach from their conference. He must have felt the guys from his previous staff were good at their jobs and took a successful jumps coach from another school in conference.
Read the bios of the New Mexico assistants. Two of them were with him at Bradley and the the other was a coach from their conference. He must have felt the guys from his previous staff were good at their jobs and took a successful jumps coach from another school in conference.
These are “YES” assistants. They just do what the director says with no questions asked. Plain and simple. Some directors just want that…..not my cup of tea but time will tell…..The bar is set very high after what Joe Franklin did for New Mexico. Gonna be an uphill battle for them!
You guys think someone like say Mark Wetmore just had it figured out from day 1 and just lucked out. No, I know Mark. He was doing handyman and landscaping work to make ends meet while he was starting out as a college coach. Everyone’s road is different, follow your path and stay focused.
Read the bios of the New Mexico assistants. Two of them were with him at Bradley and the the other was a coach from their conference. He must have felt the guys from his previous staff were good at their jobs and took a successful jumps coach from another school in conference.
These are “YES” assistants. They just do what the director says with no questions asked. Plain and simple. Some directors just want that…..not my cup of tea but time will tell…..The bar is set very high after what Joe Franklin did for New Mexico. Gonna be an uphill battle for them!
People don't get it. Unless your title or relationship with head coach offers an opinion, Assistants follow the direction of their lead. Too many folks out here questioning and undermining leadership. If the man can do it at Bradley, I'm quite sure he can sustain a program in New Mexico. This sport is simply full of haters.
Seriously though, name any other industry where the least qualified and experienced are regularly hired over the most qualified and experienced? I'm not even sure it happens like this in any other sport. Crazy!
People can hire who they want. A number of coaches rather deal with the less experience than with the headache of the experience. I've found more snakes in that pool of individuals.
It wasn't a comment on whether they can or cannot hire low/no experience and low/no qualified over highly experienced and highly qualified. Obviously they CAN, because they do. It was a question of what other industry, or even sport, does this happen in?
It doesn't happen because it is stupid. Nobody that is trying to be the absolute best at what they do hires the low qualified and less/not experienced.
So that must mean that our sport has such low standards and expectations that it is allowed to regularly hire the least qualified and least experienced. In other words, those above do not care. Which is horrible for our sport, our respect, or the entire spirit of athletics.
As for your comment, think of that in the context of a business that is out to make money. They don't want the headache of the experience? That's funny.
Also, there are also just as many snakes in the young know it all group as any other group. However, maybe at first they are easier to control, so you might have a point there. What you are really saying, in my opinion, is that head coaches in our sport are highly insecure and do not have the basic leadership skills needed to lead a staff successfully.
I totally get your point and I think it is silly to hire very green people to lead, especially when you could have hired much more proven experienced coaches. However there are few times when the professional sports leagues hire totally inexperienced people. The Indianapolis Colts hired Jeff Saturday as their head coach last year. The guy had zero coaching experience in the NFL or college. The owner hired him strictly because he knew him and he played for the Colts. The guy won one game. Terrible decision.
It wasn't a comment on whether they can or cannot hire low/no experience and low/no qualified over highly experienced and highly qualified. Obviously they CAN, because they do. It was a question of what other industry, or even sport, does this happen in?
It doesn't happen because it is stupid. Nobody that is trying to be the absolute best at what they do hires the low qualified and less/not experienced.
So that must mean that our sport has such low standards and expectations that it is allowed to regularly hire the least qualified and least experienced. In other words, those above do not care. Which is horrible for our sport, our respect, or the entire spirit of athletics.
As for your comment, think of that in the context of a business that is out to make money. They don't want the headache of the experience? That's funny.
Also, there are also just as many snakes in the young know it all group as any other group. However, maybe at first they are easier to control, so you might have a point there. What you are really saying, in my opinion, is that head coaches in our sport are highly insecure and do not have the basic leadership skills needed to lead a staff successfully.
I totally get your point and I think it is silly to hire very green people to lead, especially when you could have hired much more proven experienced coaches. However there are few times when the professional sports leagues hire totally inexperienced people. The Indianapolis Colts hired Jeff Saturday as their head coach last year. The guy had zero coaching experience in the NFL or college. The owner hired him strictly because he knew him and he played for the Colts. The guy won one game. Terrible decision.
The Colts hire last year was strictly a business decision. They had many injuries and wanted a top draft pick and Saturday was cheap. Last time I checked Irsay is the owner and can spend his money as he decides. The same for schools if they want to hire someone cheap they can.
