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Mark Carr to OKLAHOMA
Mark Carr to OKLAHOMA
Great news for OSU as I believe this is not a good hire. He was a lost a lot of games while at USF. It’s easy to recruit and win for US Soccer.Great news for Oklahoma State
Great news for OSU as I believe this is not a good hire. He was a lost a lot of games while at USF. It’s easy to recruit and win for US Soccer.![]()
Is that a good or bad hire?![]()
Graeme Abel Named Head Women’s Soccer Coach at University of Oregon
Abel Served as U.S. WNT Goalkeeper Coach for Five Years and Two World Cup Championship Teamswww.ussoccer.com
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Graeme Abel - Women's Soccer Coach - University of Oregon Athletics
In five seasons at the helm, Graeme Abel had a 24-44-23 record. The fourth women's soccer head coach in the modern era coached the Ducks to consecutive winni...goducks.com
Is that a good or bad hire?
I think he's a good hire.
Care to elaborate? He has all of zero wins as a head coach.
Yup and beggers can't be choosers. It is not like any program can ask for the established, winning track record, head coaches to up and leave. "Hey, Paul! Hey, Anson! Hey, Amanda! Come and coach up here!" Obviously it does not work like that and it is one reason why successful head coaches tend to stay put for a good while.
In this case, if you take a close look at Oregon's scores over the last two years, you see something that is pretty consistent. Most losses are one-goal, many of those goals (and tying goals in 4 of their 5 ties this year) came on late (70+ min) goals. Despite a poor record, the roster is competitive. Can it win? Can a coach make a difference? Can a new GK make a difference? Can a year of experience for a very good freshman class make a difference? Can a coach create a buzz that helps with recruiting? If they follow up with wins, yes.
I look at the "coaching hotseat" discussion really differently than most b/c the criticisms are usually logically sound but practically unrealistic. The criticisms assume that each vacancy has an abundance of candidates, that the right coach can recruit in Stockton or Moraga or anywhere else and compete, that the resources and interest of the athletic department are fungible among sports (maybe there is some acknowledgment that football and men's hoops are different), etc. I look at it more practically - what type of coach can Program X attract. And I think Oregon has done a really good job in getting someone who knows the game, has worked in college and has coached the most important position on the field. Those are ingredients to make a big change in a year and that can create momentum. So, yeah. I think it is a good hire.
perhaps he was the best candidate that accepted the job.
I think that is the part that is often overlooked when people discuss these coaching openings. I, for one, will be rooting hard for him to succeed in Eugene.
Problem with Oregon is they are in a conference with:If you're looking for the big time college experience, Oregon doesn't get much better than that. State of the art facilities, good sport culture and the college scene is great. Not sure why they haven't been able to turn the tide. While he has good NT credentials, not sure how well he'll do in the X's and O's category...will probably hire a great assistant to help in that area.