First off, please explain how world-class athletic talent alone makes one a great Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach. The majority of excellent coaches did not have world or national class athletic careers. Secondly, Huffins couldn't of been too impressive a candidate if the job was re-posted.
mike wrote:
First off, please explain how world-class athletic talent alone makes one a great Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach. The majority of excellent coaches did not have world or national class athletic careers. Secondly, Huffins couldn't of been too impressive a candidate if the job was re-posted.
Actually, I saw the re-posting as more indicative of the lack of decision making capability in the administration.
I believe people on this board have mentioned that Huffins has demonstrated coaching ability in other jobs in the ACC, and is not relying on his athletic prowess as qualification. He may have gotten his first job on the basis of his athletic experience, but he didn't start with the Cal job.
It'll be interesting to see how he does, in any event. The previous discussions, to me,have muddled just what exactly the job description is for the position, anyway.
The real reason Cal had to repost the job is that Huffins does not have a degree. That's right, no BA. He never finished up at Cal.
The first posting required a BA, the second one did not. That is the reason they respoted the job.
It was Huffins job all along and they had to make sure he met the posted minimum requirements, or some of the other applicants could cause a stink.
All the other reasons posted on here and other boards as to why the job was reposted are just rumor.
No degree and it looks like he'll get the job, what a joke! It's unfathomable that one of the finest academic institutions in the world would hire someone without at least a bachelors. How can one without a degree possible be a great role model for a STUDENT-athlete?
best recruiter in the land.... cant describe his coaching quite the same way
Ok, I'll bite how many D1 head coaches don't have a BA? Can anyone name one? Level 1 or 2 instruction?
Harvey Glance was hired at Auburn w/o a Bachelor's. He eventually obatained it, however.
Harvey was a undergraduate assistant while completing his degree. He was named the head coach only after he finished his degree. It is my opinion that a head coach at a university, and particularly one with the academic reputation of Cal should at least have earned an undergraduate degree. Why would Huffins not have finished the few courses during his time at Wake Forest or Georgia Tech? If he had done that he would officially be the head coach for the Bears. Being a great recruiter or having the ability to develop talent are important, but as a role model for the student-athletes you should be able to stress academics and in order to do that you must have completed your education. Huffins needs to finish his degree in the event that he does not get the job and wants to apply for other jobs in the future. I am curious if Georgia Tech was aware of his status when they hired him. Another academically strong school with a coach who has not completed his undergraduate requirements. I guess only time will tell what the future holds for Huffins and the Cal Bears.