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Manny Martins hired as women's soccer coach
Manny Martins hired as women's soccer coach
This feels like a really solid hire, it would be fun to see the soccer program have some new success after sticking with its last coach for 18 seasons. He was the top assistant at Oregon, and has experience working with the US Women's National Team as well.
It's also great to have the first minority head coach in any sport in USU history! I was surprised to learn that.
https://utahstateaggies.com/news/2021/5 ... state.aspx
It's also great to have the first minority head coach in any sport in USU history! I was surprised to learn that.
https://utahstateaggies.com/news/2021/5 ... state.aspx
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First minority coach in USU history in any sport? Dang, maybe seldomseensmith isn't as nutty as I thought.
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I don't give a damn about who any coach happens to be as long as they have a chance to succeed. I'm not a proper minority numbers type, but just another human being that seems to get along without mounting the diversity wagon.
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Hmmmm. Wrong. Marlon Sano was Asain. He was the volleyball coach.stang wrote:This feels like a really solid hire, it would be fun to see the soccer program have some new success after sticking with its last coach for 18 seasons. He was the top assistant at Oregon, and has experience working with the US Women's National Team as well.
It's also great to have the first minority head coach in any sport in USU history! I was surprised to learn that.
https://utahstateaggies.com/news/2021/5 ... state.aspx
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Good catch. When I read the article yesterday it said he was the first, but looks like they’ve realized and updated that. I’m certainly not trying to make this sandbox-y, I just found that tidbit interesting.Donman wrote:Hmmmm. Wrong. Marlon Sano was Asain. He was the volleyball coach.stang wrote:This feels like a really solid hire, it would be fun to see the soccer program have some new success after sticking with its last coach for 18 seasons. He was the top assistant at Oregon, and has experience working with the US Women's National Team as well.
It's also great to have the first minority head coach in any sport in USU history! I was surprised to learn that.
https://utahstateaggies.com/news/2021/5 ... state.aspx
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Anyways, I feel strongly that Utah State has some of the best facilities and resources for Olympic sports in the Mountain West, and there aren’t many excuses to not be competitive in those. I’m glad to see that the AD is trying to make moves (volleyball and WBB also have new coaches) to make that happen. Martins feels like a great hire!
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Baseball.
Wrestling.
But that's another topic. Along with Title IX.
Wrestling.
But that's another topic. Along with Title IX.
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You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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Well since USU has only had 1 minority HC in history before this hire, it is fair to say we haven't given a damn about diversity either. And it isn't about hiring someone just because they are a minority. It is about having a thorough search and hiring fairly to guarantee we have gotten the right person for the job. I believe we have done that under Hartwell. Have we always done that? We have certainly had our share of bad coaching hires over the years that wouldn't point to that conclusion.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 9:59 pmI don't give a damn about who any coach happens to be as long as they have a chance to succeed. I'm not a proper minority numbers type, but just another human being that seems to get along without mounting the diversity wagon.
Congrats to Coach Martins. Hope he brings a MW Soccer championship to Logan.
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My world doesn't revolve around Identity Politics and social quotas. Performance, no matter how the individual physically appears is what works for me. Anyone, any color, any ethnic background is welcome in my world. That's how it really has been in my world from my youth onward.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 10:52 pmWell since USU has only had 1 minority HC in history before this hire, it is fair to say we haven't given a damn about diversity either. And it isn't about hiring someone just because they are a minority. It is about having a thorough search and hiring fairly to guarantee we have gotten the right person for the job. I believe we have done that under Hartwell. Have we always done that? We have certainly had our share of bad coaching hires over the years that wouldn't point to that conclusion.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 9:59 pmI don't give a damn about who any coach happens to be as long as they have a chance to succeed. I'm not a proper minority numbers type, but just another human being that seems to get along without mounting the diversity wagon.
Congrats to Coach Martins. Hope he brings a MW Soccer championship to Logan.
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You didn't read what I said and are just saying buzz words. Yes we should always hire the best man for the job. Nobody is arguing that. We have not always done that, that is the point. When in your entire history, you have hired 1 minority coach before 2021, you aren't hiring the best guys unless you believe only 1 minority coach in the history of USU athletics equals the best guys. Fortunately now we have an AD who while sometimes annoys people with how long his coaching searches last, is committed to finding the best man for the job. I haven't always had that faith in past AD's.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 6:29 amMy world doesn't revolve around Identity Politics and social quotas. Performance, no matter how the individual physically appears is what works for me. Anyone, any color, any ethnic background is welcome in my world. That's how it really has been in my world from my youth onward.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 10:52 pmWell since USU has only had 1 minority HC in history before this hire, it is fair to say we haven't given a damn about diversity either. And it isn't about hiring someone just because they are a minority. It is about having a thorough search and hiring fairly to guarantee we have gotten the right person for the job. I believe we have done that under Hartwell. Have we always done that? We have certainly had our share of bad coaching hires over the years that wouldn't point to that conclusion.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 9:59 pmI don't give a damn about who any coach happens to be as long as they have a chance to succeed. I'm not a proper minority numbers type, but just another human being that seems to get along without mounting the diversity wagon.
Congrats to Coach Martins. Hope he brings a MW Soccer championship to Logan.
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Why you hate women?Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 8:35 am
You didn't read what I said and are just saying buzz words. Yes we should always hire the best man for the job. Nobody is arguing that. We have not always done that, that is the point. When in your entire history, you have hired 1 minority coach before 2021, you aren't hiring the best guys unless you believe only 1 minority coach in the history of USU athletics equals the best guys. Fortunately now we have an AD who while sometimes annoys people with how long his coaching searches last, is committed to finding the best man for the job. I haven't always had that faith in past AD's.
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It isn't really "hate", I just believe they do their best work in the kitchen and in the bedroom, not on the sideline.sam tingey wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 9:07 amWhy you hate women?Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 8:35 am
You didn't read what I said and are just saying buzz words. Yes we should always hire the best man for the job. Nobody is arguing that. We have not always done that, that is the point. When in your entire history, you have hired 1 minority coach before 2021, you aren't hiring the best guys unless you believe only 1 minority coach in the history of USU athletics equals the best guys. Fortunately now we have an AD who while sometimes annoys people with how long his coaching searches last, is committed to finding the best man for the job. I haven't always had that faith in past AD's.
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"Best Available" is the only standard the likes of USU can worry about. You can't make black folks come there. All you can do is invite them. And the black guy isn't necessarily the best guy.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 8:35 amYou didn't read what I said and are just saying buzz words. Yes we should always hire the best man for the job. Nobody is arguing that. We have not always done that, that is the point. When in your entire history, you have hired 1 minority coach before 2021, you aren't hiring the best guys unless you believe only 1 minority coach in the history of USU athletics equals the best guys. Fortunately now we have an AD who while sometimes annoys people with how long his coaching searches last, is committed to finding the best man for the job. I haven't always had that faith in past AD's.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 6:29 amMy world doesn't revolve around Identity Politics and social quotas. Performance, no matter how the individual physically appears is what works for me. Anyone, any color, any ethnic background is welcome in my world. That's how it really has been in my world from my youth onward.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 10:52 pmWell since USU has only had 1 minority HC in history before this hire, it is fair to say we haven't given a damn about diversity either. And it isn't about hiring someone just because they are a minority. It is about having a thorough search and hiring fairly to guarantee we have gotten the right person for the job. I believe we have done that under Hartwell. Have we always done that? We have certainly had our share of bad coaching hires over the years that wouldn't point to that conclusion.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 9:59 pmI don't give a damn about who any coach happens to be as long as they have a chance to succeed. I'm not a proper minority numbers type, but just another human being that seems to get along without mounting the diversity wagon.
Congrats to Coach Martins. Hope he brings a MW Soccer championship to Logan.
Moreover, bad guy competitors create a lot of mischief regarding USU, both in staffing and recruiting on race, religion, culture, economics, and more. Kicking the victim is poor sport, like tripping Gimli. What's the friggin point?
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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We haven't always hired the best available unless you think Arslanian, Dennehy, Guy, Gary 2.0 just to go by football are the "best available" lol. You have a national search and you hire the best qualified coach for the position as Hartwell does. Had we always done that, sorry we wouldn't have just 1 minority coach in over 100 years before Manny Martins.USU78 wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 9:40 am"Best Available" is the only standard the likes of USU can worry about. You can't make black folks come there. All you can do is invite them. And the black guy isn't necessarily the best guy.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 8:35 amYou didn't read what I said and are just saying buzz words. Yes we should always hire the best man for the job. Nobody is arguing that. We have not always done that, that is the point. When in your entire history, you have hired 1 minority coach before 2021, you aren't hiring the best guys unless you believe only 1 minority coach in the history of USU athletics equals the best guys. Fortunately now we have an AD who while sometimes annoys people with how long his coaching searches last, is committed to finding the best man for the job. I haven't always had that faith in past AD's.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 6:29 amMy world doesn't revolve around Identity Politics and social quotas. Performance, no matter how the individual physically appears is what works for me. Anyone, any color, any ethnic background is welcome in my world. That's how it really has been in my world from my youth onward.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 10:52 pmWell since USU has only had 1 minority HC in history before this hire, it is fair to say we haven't given a damn about diversity either. And it isn't about hiring someone just because they are a minority. It is about having a thorough search and hiring fairly to guarantee we have gotten the right person for the job. I believe we have done that under Hartwell. Have we always done that? We have certainly had our share of bad coaching hires over the years that wouldn't point to that conclusion.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 9:59 pmI don't give a damn about who any coach happens to be as long as they have a chance to succeed. I'm not a proper minority numbers type, but just another human being that seems to get along without mounting the diversity wagon.
Congrats to Coach Martins. Hope he brings a MW Soccer championship to Logan.
Moreover, bad guy competitors create a lot of mischief regarding USU, both in staffing and recruiting on race, religion, culture, economics, and more. Kicking the victim is poor sport, like tripping Gimli. What's the friggin point?
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I very intentionally stay out of the hellhole which is known as the Sandbox, please kindly consider returning there. I didn't think it was a controversial statement to say that I'm excited to see USU hire a minority head coach, but apparently I was wrong.USU78 wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 9:40 am"Best Available" is the only standard the likes of USU can worry about. You can't make black folks come there. All you can do is invite them. And the black guy isn't necessarily the best guy.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 8:35 amYou didn't read what I said and are just saying buzz words. Yes we should always hire the best man for the job. Nobody is arguing that. We have not always done that, that is the point. When in your entire history, you have hired 1 minority coach before 2021, you aren't hiring the best guys unless you believe only 1 minority coach in the history of USU athletics equals the best guys. Fortunately now we have an AD who while sometimes annoys people with how long his coaching searches last, is committed to finding the best man for the job. I haven't always had that faith in past AD's.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 6:29 amMy world doesn't revolve around Identity Politics and social quotas. Performance, no matter how the individual physically appears is what works for me. Anyone, any color, any ethnic background is welcome in my world. That's how it really has been in my world from my youth onward.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 10:52 pmWell since USU has only had 1 minority HC in history before this hire, it is fair to say we haven't given a damn about diversity either. And it isn't about hiring someone just because they are a minority. It is about having a thorough search and hiring fairly to guarantee we have gotten the right person for the job. I believe we have done that under Hartwell. Have we always done that? We have certainly had our share of bad coaching hires over the years that wouldn't point to that conclusion.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 9:59 pmI don't give a damn about who any coach happens to be as long as they have a chance to succeed. I'm not a proper minority numbers type, but just another human being that seems to get along without mounting the diversity wagon.
Congrats to Coach Martins. Hope he brings a MW Soccer championship to Logan.
Moreover, bad guy competitors create a lot of mischief regarding USU, both in staffing and recruiting on race, religion, culture, economics, and more. Kicking the victim is poor sport, like tripping Gimli. What's the friggin point?
Now, if anybody would like to discuss soccer or Manny Martins or the future of the USU program, let's do that! Between Nelson, Martins, Ard and hopefully a new softball coach in the near future, I feel like Aggie olympic sports should be in pretty good hands.
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Congrats! You tripped a dwarf! Feel better now?Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 10:18 amWe haven't always hired the best available unless you think Arslanian, Dennehy, Guy, Gary 2.0 just to go by football are the "best available" lol. You have a national search and you hire the best qualified coach for the position as Hartwell does. Had we always done that, sorry we wouldn't have just 1 minority coach in over 100 years before Manny Martins.USU78 wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 9:40 am"Best Available" is the only standard the likes of USU can worry about. You can't make black folks come there. All you can do is invite them. And the black guy isn't necessarily the best guy.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 8:35 amYou didn't read what I said and are just saying buzz words. Yes we should always hire the best man for the job. Nobody is arguing that. We have not always done that, that is the point. When in your entire history, you have hired 1 minority coach before 2021, you aren't hiring the best guys unless you believe only 1 minority coach in the history of USU athletics equals the best guys. Fortunately now we have an AD who while sometimes annoys people with how long his coaching searches last, is committed to finding the best man for the job. I haven't always had that faith in past AD's.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 6:29 amMy world doesn't revolve around Identity Politics and social quotas. Performance, no matter how the individual physically appears is what works for me. Anyone, any color, any ethnic background is welcome in my world. That's how it really has been in my world from my youth onward.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 10:52 pmWell since USU has only had 1 minority HC in history before this hire, it is fair to say we haven't given a damn about diversity either. And it isn't about hiring someone just because they are a minority. It is about having a thorough search and hiring fairly to guarantee we have gotten the right person for the job. I believe we have done that under Hartwell. Have we always done that? We have certainly had our share of bad coaching hires over the years that wouldn't point to that conclusion.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 9:59 pmI don't give a damn about who any coach happens to be as long as they have a chance to succeed. I'm not a proper minority numbers type, but just another human being that seems to get along without mounting the diversity wagon.
Congrats to Coach Martins. Hope he brings a MW Soccer championship to Logan.
Moreover, bad guy competitors create a lot of mischief regarding USU, both in staffing and recruiting on race, religion, culture, economics, and more. Kicking the victim is poor sport, like tripping Gimli. What's the friggin point?
As for Guy, there was nothing wrong with the process or the hire. He had the right credentials (P-5 coordinator with considerable success). Sometimes the hire doesn't work out through no fault of the hiring committee. Happens every day in America. As for Ars, Denn, and 2.0, I agree that the process failed. I don't think anybody'd disagree on that. But that's beside the point I make.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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You get what you ask for. "Diversity hire" is a stink on the university. Tokenism has no place in hiring decisions.stang wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 11:09 amI very intentionally stay out of the hellhole which is known as the Sandbox, please kindly consider returning there. I didn't think it was a controversial statement to say that I'm excited to see USU hire a minority head coach, but apparently I was wrong.USU78 wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 9:40 am"Best Available" is the only standard the likes of USU can worry about. You can't make black folks come there. All you can do is invite them. And the black guy isn't necessarily the best guy.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 8:35 amYou didn't read what I said and are just saying buzz words. Yes we should always hire the best man for the job. Nobody is arguing that. We have not always done that, that is the point. When in your entire history, you have hired 1 minority coach before 2021, you aren't hiring the best guys unless you believe only 1 minority coach in the history of USU athletics equals the best guys. Fortunately now we have an AD who while sometimes annoys people with how long his coaching searches last, is committed to finding the best man for the job. I haven't always had that faith in past AD's.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 6:29 amMy world doesn't revolve around Identity Politics and social quotas. Performance, no matter how the individual physically appears is what works for me. Anyone, any color, any ethnic background is welcome in my world. That's how it really has been in my world from my youth onward.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 10:52 pmWell since USU has only had 1 minority HC in history before this hire, it is fair to say we haven't given a damn about diversity either. And it isn't about hiring someone just because they are a minority. It is about having a thorough search and hiring fairly to guarantee we have gotten the right person for the job. I believe we have done that under Hartwell. Have we always done that? We have certainly had our share of bad coaching hires over the years that wouldn't point to that conclusion.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 9:59 pmI don't give a damn about who any coach happens to be as long as they have a chance to succeed. I'm not a proper minority numbers type, but just another human being that seems to get along without mounting the diversity wagon.
Congrats to Coach Martins. Hope he brings a MW Soccer championship to Logan.
Moreover, bad guy competitors create a lot of mischief regarding USU, both in staffing and recruiting on race, religion, culture, economics, and more. Kicking the victim is poor sport, like tripping Gimli. What's the friggin point?
Now, if anybody would like to discuss soccer or Manny Martins or the future of the USU program, let's do that! Between Nelson, Martins, Ard and hopefully a new softball coach in the near future, I feel like Aggie olympic sports should be in pretty good hands.
As for this particular hire, I don't have the remotest problem with it. Don't care how he folds his socks or anything else about the guy that's not job related. I'm happy to trust the AD and the process unless we find out the process was tainted, as happened with Pella, Ars, Denn, and 2.0.
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“I don’t see why diversity is such a big deal.”NavyBlueAggie wrote:I don't give a damn about who any coach happens to be as long as they have a chance to succeed. I'm not a proper minority numbers type, but just another human being that seems to get along without mounting the diversity wagon.
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Welcome aboard Coach Martins! Utah State HEY Aggies all the way!
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Those were obvious examples of "the best coach" not being hired. If your point is USU has always made the best hirings in athletics, you are just wrong. There is nothing "tokenism" about having an expanded search to get the best coach available. Had we always done that, we wouldn't have 1 minority hire in 100 years before this year.USU78 wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 12:15 pmCongrats! You tripped a dwarf! Feel better now?Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 10:18 amWe haven't always hired the best available unless you think Arslanian, Dennehy, Guy, Gary 2.0 just to go by football are the "best available" lol. You have a national search and you hire the best qualified coach for the position as Hartwell does. Had we always done that, sorry we wouldn't have just 1 minority coach in over 100 years before Manny Martins.USU78 wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 9:40 am"Best Available" is the only standard the likes of USU can worry about. You can't make black folks come there. All you can do is invite them. And the black guy isn't necessarily the best guy.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 8:35 amYou didn't read what I said and are just saying buzz words. Yes we should always hire the best man for the job. Nobody is arguing that. We have not always done that, that is the point. When in your entire history, you have hired 1 minority coach before 2021, you aren't hiring the best guys unless you believe only 1 minority coach in the history of USU athletics equals the best guys. Fortunately now we have an AD who while sometimes annoys people with how long his coaching searches last, is committed to finding the best man for the job. I haven't always had that faith in past AD's.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 6:29 amMy world doesn't revolve around Identity Politics and social quotas. Performance, no matter how the individual physically appears is what works for me. Anyone, any color, any ethnic background is welcome in my world. That's how it really has been in my world from my youth onward.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 10:52 pmWell since USU has only had 1 minority HC in history before this hire, it is fair to say we haven't given a damn about diversity either. And it isn't about hiring someone just because they are a minority. It is about having a thorough search and hiring fairly to guarantee we have gotten the right person for the job. I believe we have done that under Hartwell. Have we always done that? We have certainly had our share of bad coaching hires over the years that wouldn't point to that conclusion.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑May 25th, 2021, 9:59 pmI don't give a damn about who any coach happens to be as long as they have a chance to succeed. I'm not a proper minority numbers type, but just another human being that seems to get along without mounting the diversity wagon.
Congrats to Coach Martins. Hope he brings a MW Soccer championship to Logan.
Moreover, bad guy competitors create a lot of mischief regarding USU, both in staffing and recruiting on race, religion, culture, economics, and more. Kicking the victim is poor sport, like tripping Gimli. What's the friggin point?
As for Guy, there was nothing wrong with the process or the hire. He had the right credentials (P-5 coordinator with considerable success). Sometimes the hire doesn't work out through no fault of the hiring committee. Happens every day in America. As for Ars, Denn, and 2.0, I agree that the process failed. I don't think anybody'd disagree on that. But that's beside the point I make.
You are always in a better situation when you don't limit yourself whether in business, athletics or in life. That is why we are in a better situation now with Hartwell. I used to go back and forth with StanfordAggie, a poster who doesn't post on here anymore. He would always argue against USU basically saying we should know our place and that we weren't capable of hiring proven winners. He defended the Duryea hire as the best we could do. Different discussion, but you remind me of him in this thread.
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You are making some big leaps when I doubt you even know what options were available to USU during each coaching vacancy. I'm not saying you are wrong, but without more evidence, you can't really say that USU has shunned minorities from head coaching vacancies. If you have more details, I would love to hear what you have.
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Many of our coaching hires seemed like good hires at the time. Of the list of available candidates they seemed like good options . Dennehy had a national championship. Guy was a coordinator at a P5 school. While Gary's was questionable, people thought he could take us back to the glory days.
Do we have evidence we passed over a qualified minority candidate for any of these hires?
The only one I know of was Cannales (and while I favored him there were rumors he didn't like the offer but these are rumors).
With the hiring of Odom, rumors were an African-American coach turned us down.
It takes two to tango. If we have proof a good coach of a minority background was passed over, then let's have a discussion. But let's stop trying to make issues were no issues may exist.
Heck even with this hire, I could make an argument we should have picked a female candidate.
Let's see how he does. I hope he has huge success.
Do we have evidence we passed over a qualified minority candidate for any of these hires?
The only one I know of was Cannales (and while I favored him there were rumors he didn't like the offer but these are rumors).
With the hiring of Odom, rumors were an African-American coach turned us down.
It takes two to tango. If we have proof a good coach of a minority background was passed over, then let's have a discussion. But let's stop trying to make issues were no issues may exist.
Heck even with this hire, I could make an argument we should have picked a female candidate.
Let's see how he does. I hope he has huge success.
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The only people making leaps are the people defending over a century of mediocre and bad coaches being hired. Obviously if you are making the best hires you aren't only going to have 1 minority coach in 100 years. I'm for hiring the best coaches, not limiting ourselves into a box. We aren't byu. We are talking a century, not a few hires.NVAggie wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 7:54 amYou are making some big leaps when I doubt you even know what options were available to USU during each coaching vacancy. I'm not saying you are wrong, but without more evidence, you can't really say that USU has shunned minorities from head coaching vacancies. If you have more details, I would love to hear what you have.
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So you have nothing more than your very base argument. There are so many other factors that could figure into this, but it is obvious that you aren't interested in anything other than. How many minority coaches were available over the last century? How many head coaching hires have we made over the last century? Which minority coaching candidates were available at the time we were making the hire? How many were interested when we were making the hire? Your argument is shallow. I would be happy to hear of any evidence that we didn't hire a qualified minority coach in the past. Otherwise, you are making a shallow argument for the purpose of slamming your schools poor performance over the last century. I think we all get it, we haven't been very good in athletics in our lifetimes.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 8:29 amThe only people making leaps are the people defending over a century of mediocre and bad coaches being hired. Obviously if you are making the best hires you aren't only going to have 1 minority coach in 100 years. I'm for hiring the best coaches, not limiting ourselves into a box. We aren't byu. We are talking a century, not a few hires.NVAggie wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 7:54 amYou are making some big leaps when I doubt you even know what options were available to USU during each coaching vacancy. I'm not saying you are wrong, but without more evidence, you can't really say that USU has shunned minorities from head coaching vacancies. If you have more details, I would love to hear what you have.
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You are right I don't have specific data on who was trying to be the volleyball coach in 1968 and who was turned down for what reason or who were the finalists for the tennis coach in 1972 and what went into the hiring.NVAggie wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 8:59 amSo you have nothing more than your very base argument. There are so many other factors that could figure into this, but it is obvious that you aren't interested in anything other than. How many minority coaches were available over the last century? How many head coaching hires have we made over the last century? Which minority coaching candidates were available at the time we were making the hire? How many were interested when we were making the hire? Your argument is shallow. I would be happy to hear of any evidence that we didn't hire a qualified minority coach in the past. Otherwise, you are making a shallow argument for the purpose of slamming your schools poor performance over the last century. I think we all get it, we haven't been very good in athletics in our lifetimes.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 8:29 amThe only people making leaps are the people defending over a century of mediocre and bad coaches being hired. Obviously if you are making the best hires you aren't only going to have 1 minority coach in 100 years. I'm for hiring the best coaches, not limiting ourselves into a box. We aren't byu. We are talking a century, not a few hires.NVAggie wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 7:54 amYou are making some big leaps when I doubt you even know what options were available to USU during each coaching vacancy. I'm not saying you are wrong, but without more evidence, you can't really say that USU has shunned minorities from head coaching vacancies. If you have more details, I would love to hear what you have.
My point stands that we have had limited searches in the past. We are talking 100+ years. I don't know if there should be a rooney rule equivalent, but if you expand your coaching search, you are naturally going to bring in a more diverse group of candidates and actually hire the best person for the job which I don't believe we have always done. If our poor record on hiring minorities over the last century is fine with you, we'll just have to disagree respectfully and leave it at that.
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I don't believe I ever said I am against hiring minorities. It is obvious to everyone, including you, that you have a very shallow argument here. That is why everyone has disputed your posts. Instead of offering better supporting information, you just throw out slights towards others that have no merit. I think we all agree that USU should have a robust and expanded search for head coach hires. If that brings more minority coaches then that is great.
Let's be honest, your point won't stand because it is shallow and will be blown over rather easily. Let me help you out a little bit. Lack of diversity is a problem throughout the country when it comes to hiring head coaches. Here is one article from Dec 2020 talking about African American coaches currently employed in college football. With the amount of money and focus on college football, one would assume this would be a good place to start when considering a look into college coaching diversity. USU is not alone in this issue. USU has improved, but still needs improvement.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... excuses-it
Let's be honest, your point won't stand because it is shallow and will be blown over rather easily. Let me help you out a little bit. Lack of diversity is a problem throughout the country when it comes to hiring head coaches. Here is one article from Dec 2020 talking about African American coaches currently employed in college football. With the amount of money and focus on college football, one would assume this would be a good place to start when considering a look into college coaching diversity. USU is not alone in this issue. USU has improved, but still needs improvement.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... excuses-it
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That doesn't hurt my point at all or blow it out of anything. It is exactly my point. I never said "USU was the only school that had issues with hiring minorities." I actually was going to post a similar argument and expand the point to athletics beyond USU, but I thought this thread had run its course. There is nothing shallow about wanting the best person hired for the job. Yes, the problem is far bigger than USU, nobody would argue differently.NVAggie wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 9:45 amI don't believe I ever said I am against hiring minorities. It is obvious to everyone, including you, that you have a very shallow argument here. That is why everyone has disputed your posts. Instead of offering better supporting information, you just throw out slights towards others that have no merit. I think we all agree that USU should have a robust and expanded search for head coach hires. If that brings more minority coaches then that is great.
Let's be honest, your point won't stand because it is shallow and will be blown over rather easily. Let me help you out a little bit. Lack of diversity is a problem throughout the country when it comes to hiring head coaches. Here is one article from Dec 2020 talking about African American coaches currently employed in college football. With the amount of money and focus on college football, one would assume this would be a good place to start when considering a look into college coaching diversity. USU is not alone in this issue. USU has improved, but still needs improvement.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... excuses-it
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Exactly. So much badmouthing of USU hiring and recruiting demographics involves nothing more than argument by assertion or reference to decades old anecdotes justifying the assertions.NVAggie wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 7:54 amYou are making some big leaps when I doubt you even know what options were available to USU during each coaching vacancy. I'm not saying you are wrong, but without more evidence, you can't really say that USU has shunned minorities from head coaching vacancies. If you have more details, I would love to hear what you have.
If a black coach that might be a great fit doesn't apply or, if he does, turns down an offer, for whatever reason, that's not USU's AD's fault.
The OP wouldn't have generated much commentary at all but for the ex- and implicit slam on USU on matters racial .
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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It isn't badmouthing USU to have this discussion. It has probably been done internally and is a bigger problem than just USU.USU78 wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 10:05 amExactly. So much badmouthing of USU hiring and recruiting demographics involves nothing more than argument by assertion or reference to decades old anecdotes justifying the assertions.NVAggie wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 7:54 amYou are making some big leaps when I doubt you even know what options were available to USU during each coaching vacancy. I'm not saying you are wrong, but without more evidence, you can't really say that USU has shunned minorities from head coaching vacancies. If you have more details, I would love to hear what you have.
If a black coach that might be a great fit doesn't apply or, if he does, turns down an offer, for whatever reason, that's not USU's AD's fault.
The OP wouldn't have generated much commentary at all but for the ex- and implicit slam on USU on matters racial .
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I just hope he plays with 2 strikers and is more offense oriented. Nothing kills excitement in soccer like packing the back line and hunkering down on defense. I hope he has some plan to win the midfield. it is amazing how that is where the game usually is won or lost.
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Prolly is done all the time when postmorteming hiring/recruiting searches. Whole lotta negative recruiting and hiring practices out there. With USU dancing on the edge of zoob/taterzoob success levels in both major sports these days, there's more reason to go negative. We're a target because we've made big stridesAggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 10:08 amIt isn't badmouthing USU to have this discussion. It has probably been done internally and is a bigger problem than just USU.USU78 wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 10:05 amExactly. So much badmouthing of USU hiring and recruiting demographics involves nothing more than argument by assertion or reference to decades old anecdotes justifying the assertions.NVAggie wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 7:54 amYou are making some big leaps when I doubt you even know what options were available to USU during each coaching vacancy. I'm not saying you are wrong, but without more evidence, you can't really say that USU has shunned minorities from head coaching vacancies. If you have more details, I would love to hear what you have.
If a black coach that might be a great fit doesn't apply or, if he does, turns down an offer, for whatever reason, that's not USU's AD's fault.
The OP wouldn't have generated much commentary at all but for the ex- and implicit slam on USU on matters racial .
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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The guy did great at UO. I'm reasonably confident he will do well here.sam tingey wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 10:12 amI just hope he plays with 2 strikers and is more offense oriented. Nothing kills excitement in soccer like packing the back line and hunkering down on defense. I hope he has some plan to win the midfield. it is amazing how that is where the game usually is won or lost.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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I literally just said that I was surprised to learn he was the first minority head coach in USU history (which was then corrected, as he's the second). I don't quite see how that's a "slam", quit being so dramatic and return to your hole.USU78 wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 10:05 amExactly. So much badmouthing of USU hiring and recruiting demographics involves nothing more than argument by assertion or reference to decades old anecdotes justifying the assertions.NVAggie wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 7:54 amYou are making some big leaps when I doubt you even know what options were available to USU during each coaching vacancy. I'm not saying you are wrong, but without more evidence, you can't really say that USU has shunned minorities from head coaching vacancies. If you have more details, I would love to hear what you have.
If a black coach that might be a great fit doesn't apply or, if he does, turns down an offer, for whatever reason, that's not USU's AD's fault.
The OP wouldn't have generated much commentary at all but for the ex- and implicit slam on USU on matters racial .
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To be fair I played a part in this thread going south with my joke about Seldomseensmith that triggered a bunch of the "I don't see color and how dare anyone question why we've only had white coaches for 100 years" crowd.stang wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 1:25 pmI literally just said that I was surprised to learn he was the first minority head coach in USU history (which was then corrected, as he's the second). I don't quite see how that's a "slam", quit being so dramatic and return to your hole.USU78 wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 10:05 amExactly. So much badmouthing of USU hiring and recruiting demographics involves nothing more than argument by assertion or reference to decades old anecdotes justifying the assertions.NVAggie wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 7:54 amYou are making some big leaps when I doubt you even know what options were available to USU during each coaching vacancy. I'm not saying you are wrong, but without more evidence, you can't really say that USU has shunned minorities from head coaching vacancies. If you have more details, I would love to hear what you have.
If a black coach that might be a great fit doesn't apply or, if he does, turns down an offer, for whatever reason, that's not USU's AD's fault.
The OP wouldn't have generated much commentary at all but for the ex- and implicit slam on USU on matters racial .
I do believe a serious discussion should be had on the topic of our abysmal hiring history and it is crazy anyone could defend it, but this thread shouldn't have been where it took place. This thread should stayed focused on Manny Martins and the Soccer program.
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Ain’t nobody playing with two strikers, what is this, the80’s?!? Hell the champions league final is being played with no strikers.sam tingey wrote:I just hope he plays with 2 strikers and is more offense oriented. Nothing kills excitement in soccer like packing the back line and hunkering down on defense. I hope he has some plan to win the midfield. it is amazing how that is where the game usually is won or lost.
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