I wonder where the money will come from? These enrollment documents -found on LSSU website - show declining enrollment. All recent press releases say enrollment is at 3,000, but this isn't true. These enrollment sheets also include Petoskey and Escanaba students in the total, plus double majors are counted twice!
http://www.lssu.edu/ir/documents/fallenrlbymajorcollegeschooldept.pdf
When the majority of your student base is CJ and Fire Science, you will never have wealthy alum with great ability to give back! Lake State has 1,900 students on the Sault campus this current year. The spike you see in 2011 was statewide for all universities because of the recession and funding made available for the unemployed to go back to school.
Some Roque apologists are still lurking but believe me, we've all moved on (the real fans anyway).
Just want to point out that only seniors and award winners are invited to the banquet. Are people seriously concerned about the athletic banquet? 2 seniors attended and the freshman who won an award attended. Multiple other seniors are not on campus due to professional contracts.
Also, there were many athletes that have class and were unable to attend. I don't think a few of the seniors not attending is in anyway a "protest".
I'm guessing that part of the deal will be to keep the same assistants..........certainly at least one. It appears that the new coach will be paid more than JR and two new assistants might be pushing the budget. I remember that many CCHA assistants made near or close to JR. Not sure about the new WCHA, though.
I think it's KEY that the assistants be FULL TIME!!
AD and Coates had a meeting with the team this afternoon to discuss the candidates. Let's just say that Shawhan didn't get consideration because AD and Coates don't want someone who is more popular than them. Plus they wouldn't be able to control him!
All recent press releases say enrollment is at 3,000, but this isn't true.
When Roque was coach, he made all the players go. 'Nuff said!
I think it's KEY that the assistants be FULL TIME!!
My feeling is this is why he shouldn't be our coach. Trying to break through is not good enough. He has never been a head coach and never been part of a winning program. i can understand Rick Comley pushing hard for him because Whitten was probably in his corner when they were running him out at MSU but don't forget they were failing at MSU. Fogarty is our guy out of the group. He's the only credible candidate in my eyes.Damon Whitten has a real shot.
He also has been at two schools similar to LSSU trying to break through.
Who could he bring as assistants, my thought is some former MSU teammates?
Could you provide a link to a recent press release that says this? Thanks.
My feeling is this is why he shouldn't be our coach. Trying to break through is not good enough. He has never been a head coach and never been part of a winning program. i can understand Rick Comley pushing hard for him because Whitten was probably in his corner when they were running him out at MSU but don't forget they were failing at MSU. Fogarty is our guy out of the group. He's the only credible candidate in my eyes.
I admire you fighting for your guy. I saw that Jamie Russel just resigned his position at PC. Maybe he is coming to us with Whitten to reclaim their magical touch from MTU "or" maybe Russel is coming with Barr from PC....or maybe Whitten, Barr and Russell are coming.If you want Div 3 go with Adrian's Fogarty, if you want someone with relevant experience go with Whitten.
If you want Div 3 go with Adrian's Fogarty, if you want someone with relevant experience go with Whitten.
Ron Fogarty has 10 years of D-1 assistant coaching experience with Clarkson, Colgate and Bowling Green, plus seven years as a head coach with a program he built from the ground up and has done nothing but win. How does Whitten's 8 years as an assistant top that?
While I don't know much about Whitten. I believe Fogarty's background is what is needed to bring the program back to respectability. Particularly what he has done at Adrian.
I wonder where the money will come from? These enrollment documents -found on LSSU website - show declining enrollment. All recent press releases say enrollment is at 3,000, but this isn't true. These enrollment sheets also include Petoskey and Escanaba students in the total, plus double majors are counted twice!
http://www.lssu.edu/ir/documents/fallenrlbymajorcollegeschooldept.pdf
When the majority of your student base is CJ and Fire Science, you will never have wealthy alum with great ability to give back! Lake State has 1,900 students on the Sault campus this current year. The spike you see in 2011 was statewide for all universities because of the recession and funding made available for the unemployed to go back to school.
With those numbers we need to see others at the university dismissed starting with enrollment. Good article i just wonder why everyone keeps saying 3k
When Roque was coach, he made all the players go. 'Nuff said!
