Ronk.

How are you? I apologize I am just getting back to you, last week was pretty hectic. Anyways, I am glad you were able to read the links.

It doesn't surprise me you have encountered Coach Todd on the recruiting trail. He is a dedicated recruiter and brought a number of talented players to LVC. My daughter was a senior when he brought in his first recruiting class and she was a starter that season along with 4 freshmen from that class. Seems like yesterday! The time flies. The freshman point guard on that great team had her jersey retired by the school last year. Have you ever been to a game at the LVC gym?

I hope I'm not spilling the beans on his personal life, but I believe Coach Todd just got engaged and then resigned his assistant coach post at Cornell to move back to Pennsylvania to live with his fiancée. I did see that Cornell had its first winning season in 7 years and that doesn't surprise me a bit.

I do know that, Coach Todd is very interested and has reached out to Scranton. Have you heard anything on that? Scranton has been a great program over the years, with many NCAA appearances. He would be a very nice hire for the U and maintain that success.

I can remember the tragedy for the family of the local Scranton player you referred to. I know Todd admired the strength of that family a great deal. It's my understanding Todd requested from the AD a bus for teammates and classmates to attend the funeral. The AD denied his request and Todd ended up personally paying for it himself. He still speaks very highly of her and I seem to recall him saying she was an exceptional student and off to graduate school.

It will be interesting to follow round two of the process at Scranton. Do you think they will fill the open AD spot before their hire a coach?

Dan

Ronk,

How are you? My name is Dan Gambino and I have been reading the message board with respect to the situation with the WBB program at Scranton and I wanted to weigh in on your conversations. I agree that the former LVC coach would be an excellent choice for Scranton. My daughter, Jenna was one of his first captains.  Coach Todd made it very clear to her that academic success and community service were the program's top priorities. He also put LVC on the national map on the court.
Scranton needs an experienced D3 head coach who has had success in NCAAs and can recruit the region. He would be a very good fit there.
I wrote a letter to the editor at the time of his departure.  Here is the link: http://www.ldnews.com/letters/ci_26307616/letters-editor-ex-lvc-womens-hoops-coach-fondly
I have followed the program closely over the years -- there is no hidden reason for him moving on.  In my view, he was navigating around an AD that was hostile to him and his program.  In fact, a very successful field hockey coach resigned from LVC a few years prior due to the work environment.  I believe there was an investigation of the AD at that time as well.
The link to her resignation is here: http://www.ldnews.com/ci_18003265
If Coach Todd has applied, I hope they interview him. He'd be a great hire for them.