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Post by ExcelHSports on Mar 26, 2010 14:15:27 GMT -5
The ad released the name of the top four candidates for the job yesterday. Here is the link: www.gosycamores.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15200&ATCLID=204915832With the exception of Weddle all the rest have been around for awhile. With the exception of Weddle, I personally would have liked to have seen some newer faces among the candidates. It's okay to get new blood in the game. Steven Stremming Excel High School Sports
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Post by dcdad on Mar 26, 2010 15:03:08 GMT -5
Clint Weddle would be an excellent choice. He recruited all of the players currently there and the incoming players through the 2012 class. The players respect him and, under very difficult circumstances, he had the team playing it's best ball of the conference season.
Not to mention he has instant credibility with the fans and media in Terre Haute.
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Post by goblueuofm on Mar 26, 2010 20:20:55 GMT -5
dcdad you are so right! Clint Weddle would be the logical and best choice for ISU. All 3 other finalists are excellent coaches, but Clint Weddle is one of the best young coaches in the state of Indiana and quite possibly the country. His recruiting is second to none ----- look at the kids that he helped secure at OCU, U of I, and now Indiana State (Anna Munn, the first recruit ever from Florida to come to ISU for the women's program, and others --- not to mention the past few years classes). He is a top notch recruiter and with the opportunity would make an excellent coach for ISU. I hope that Ron Prettyman gives this young man a chance to coach these young ladies ---- many of whom he was instrumental in recruiting to ISU.
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Post by dcdad on Mar 27, 2010 9:58:53 GMT -5
goblueuofm- You should e-mail Mr. Prettyman and let him know your thoughts. I did and he puts all of those notes and e-mails in the file for Weddle so he can show the search committee the support for Weddle. It certainly wouldn't hurt.
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Post by goblueuofm on Mar 28, 2010 16:30:59 GMT -5
dcdad: I have already done so! I hope it helps! Take care!
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Post by hoosierhound on Mar 31, 2010 14:35:24 GMT -5
Not taking anything away from Clint, as I agree, he is a great recruiter. However, it takes a lot more than recruiting to put the entire package together. Personally, I think Clint is way too "green" yet for this position. Teri Moren has proven she can build a program from the ground up and instill in each player than the NCAA tournament should be and will be a goal year in and year out. She has the competitive and winning mentality and her players have great respect for her. Clint has yet to help any team get to the NCAA tourney, which again, is why I think he is still a little raw. Many will argue with me in saying Brad Stevens was only in his low 30's when hired on at Butler, however Butler has already had much success. Brad had been part of that prior success for many seasons. I believe the ideal situation would be hiring Teri Moren, with Clint being her right hand man. The two make a great pair, and I think with Moren's experience and Weddle's recruiting, that would be a pretty tough tandem.
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Post by dcdad on Mar 31, 2010 15:04:22 GMT -5
Didn't Weddle coach with Moren at UIndy? And, would she be willing to keep him on staff if she took the job?
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Post by hoosierhound on Mar 31, 2010 15:22:07 GMT -5
Yes, he was with Teri for the last season prior to Teri going to Georgia Tech. I obviously can't speak for her, but I believe she would like him to stay if he wanted to.
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Post by dcdad on Mar 31, 2010 15:24:49 GMT -5
Thanks, that's good to know. As an associate head-coach at Ga Tech, did she have much in the way of actual coaching and game prep? Some head coaches give that kind of responsibility, and others don't. I know Jensen at Iowa has a lot of responsibility for Bluder.
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Post by hoosierhound on Mar 31, 2010 15:37:42 GMT -5
I am sure she did. She and Coach Joseph are good friends who go all the way back to being teammates at Purdue. There is a lot of trust there. Not to mention Teri was a head coach at Indianapolis for seven or so years, so I imagine that Coach Joseph gave Teri quite a bit of responsibility.
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Post by goblueuofm on Mar 31, 2010 19:09:30 GMT -5
hoosierhound:
I don't disagree that Teri is a excellent coach and a worthy candidate, but I think that Clint Weddle is ready right now for this position. Clint has been coaching since his graduation from college. He was so highly thought of at Oakland City University that they were willing to take a young man who had no experience and hire him as their new head coach. Talk about confidence in a person ----- this shows that the people who really knew Clint Weddle realized that he was ready to be a head coach and his lack of experience meant nothing. He was the right choice at that time despite the fact that he had just finished his degree. He also has been an assistant at a high level DII school (where he assumed many roles beyond recruiting) and don't forget he took over (with the other assistants) at ISU in a very difficult situation and did very well. Ask those who know him and they will tell you that Clint Weddle is more than a recruiter ---- he is an excellent coach. In my opinion, "experience" is all to often overrated when choosing a position ---- no matter what field it is in. ISU should hire the best person for the job right now ---- not the person who has the most experience ---- and in my opinion that person appears to be Clint Weddle.
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Post by observer06 on Mar 31, 2010 21:03:40 GMT -5
I'm not familiar with Coach Norton but have followed the other three quite closely...if I were doing the hiring, Teri Moren is clearly the best candidate. Great mentors in Donna Sullivan (high school) and Lin Dunn (college), individual success as a player at both levels. Valuable coaching experience starting off at Butler, helping them to their first NCAA Tournament berth. Big Ten coaching experience at Northwestern. Built a strong program at Indianapolis with three trips to the NCAA Tournament along with leaving a strong foundation that talent-wise has carried the Greyhounds the three years since her departure. Three trips to the NCAAs at Georgia Tech since leaving Indy. If you're stacking resumes up against each other, I don't think there should be any question as to who the right call is.
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Post by observer06 on Mar 31, 2010 21:09:28 GMT -5
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Post by dcdad on Apr 1, 2010 7:15:58 GMT -5
I very much agree with goblueuofm. Observer06 may possibly be right if you are stacking resumes against each other. But anyone who runs a business or an athletic program knows you have to hire the best fit. And, as one who has hired the best resume knows, that doesn't always work. It's the fit within the current environment that is most important.
Weddle has handled the dismissal of Coach Wiedie and the instant responsibility for the program with a maturity that is beyond his years. And, nobody should ignore the influence he has with the community. It's home for him and everyone knows Clint. He is one of "theirs" and they respect him. Clint would be a win-win for Mr. Prettyman. He (Prettyman) would win extra support from the community and Clint would allow for an almost seamless transition to a new coach.
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Post by goblueuofm on Apr 1, 2010 8:33:04 GMT -5
I wonder if anyone has any insight as to what the players desire is? Will the players have any say in the matter?
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Post by dcdad on Apr 1, 2010 8:52:18 GMT -5
Mr. Prettyman has spoken to the players and gotten their input. But, don't know how much weight that carries. Watching how the players responded after Wiedie's dismissal, it was obvious they wanted to play for the current coaches and play well for them. The enthusiasm was better under Weddle than it had previously been.
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