That doesn't solve the problem filling Jones' role with the sprints so don't see that happening.
Not going to the promote the XC coach to director either....just took over XC so still needs to prove himself in a position of responsibility, and if they were that impressed with him they would have made him interim HC at the start. And I can't believe that being closely associated with a disgraced coach is helpful in the eyes of admin.
You think they’d name XC HC the interim TF coach at the end of the season with nationals coming up? Because I absolutely don’t. More believable to think they’d put an assistant in to focus on TF while he wraps up XC.
Loras promotes assistants whenever possible. Their current wrestling HC was there a year before the previous coach was canned, leading to his promotion. I see the same happening here, except the XC HC has been at the school for 5 years.
Uh yes. If admin is high on the person and someone they want in the role, they'd name them right away. That way they can move forward with finding a sprints coach before the season gets into form.
In your scenario you're putting the interim in charge of finding a sprints coach? You don't think the XC coach would want to get "his" staff implemented right away? You think admin would want to drag this out till after Thanksgiving, start applications for a sprints coach in December hoping to get someone interviewed, hired, and on-campus ready to work when students move back in January?
Finally, why do you think they wouldn't promote the women named interim? She's been there 2+ years, got admin experience, and more actual coaching experience than the XC coach who's only in his 2nd year in charge. If it's anyone internal, it'll be her. But either way, if their plan is go internal, they're really screwing up by dragging it out and not naming someone already.
You think they’d name XC HC the interim TF coach at the end of the season with nationals coming up? Because I absolutely don’t. More believable to think they’d put an assistant in to focus on TF while he wraps up XC.
Loras promotes assistants whenever possible. Their current wrestling HC was there a year before the previous coach was canned, leading to his promotion. I see the same happening here, except the XC HC has been at the school for 5 years.
Uh yes. If admin is high on the person and someone they want in the role, they'd name them right away. That way they can move forward with finding a sprints coach before the season gets into form.
In your scenario you're putting the interim in charge of finding a sprints coach? You don't think the XC coach would want to get "his" staff implemented right away? You think admin would want to drag this out till after Thanksgiving, start applications for a sprints coach in December hoping to get someone interviewed, hired, and on-campus ready to work when students move back in January?
Finally, why do you think they wouldn't promote the women named interim? She's been there 2+ years, got admin experience, and more actual coaching experience than the XC coach who's only in his 2nd year in charge. If it's anyone internal, it'll be her. But either way, if their plan is go internal, they're really screwing up by dragging it out and not naming someone already.
I hear you on many of those points, but what I know about the school firsthand is that they OFTEN will take the easy route to get a fast “fix”. And maybe the interim tag is a trial run for them to see how she does with leading the team in the present, but I’m a little skeptical to be honest.
As far as the importance to them on admin experience, I truly don’t believe that’s even a factor they look at with HC positions. Tons of that falls back on assistants there. Writ large the mentality for XCTF there has been “let me recruit, let me coach and leave me alone”. They just happen to also win, though that’s hardly a prerequisite to keeping your job there, which in DIII I guess if you can fill a roster and then some while you’re losing, they cancel out.