FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[ADAWGISADAWG4LIFE]

Any word on the Lakeland Head Coach search?

[Fartcus Smellwood]

Let's get some names on this board. Who, at any position is looking like an outstanding player or players for each team? Don't just start naming WR, RB and QB...I am talking about all positions, lets get some opinions.

[FatalImpact]

Yeah "Coach Z" kinda made it rough there uhhhh.......i think that moves lakeland down a few pegs just because I dont think whoever will replace him will do as good of a job, Its possible but as a first year coach I doubt he will

[Fartcus Smellwood]

Coach Z made Lakeland who they were and when he was there, thats all Lakeland talked about. Lakeland will still be a good team but they will not be who they were with Coach Z. I agree with Fatal as this does bring Lakeland down a few pegs.

[NCC_alum62]

I think it will depend on what the school does.  Will they hire from within? Will they keep the O and D coordinators. Was Coach Z the play caller?   Answer those questions and we'll have a better idea what the possible let down will be. Lakeland has some players, we know this, but being familiar with a system, muscle memory, and repitiion.  A new system is going to mess with that.

Lakeland can still be a dangerous team, we will see how the administration and the players react to the change.

[madfrog]

I think it will depend on what the school does.  Will they hire from within? Will they keep the O and D coordinators. Was Coach Z the play caller?   Answer those questions and we'll have a better idea what the possible let down will be. Lakeland has some players, we know this, but being familiar with a system, muscle memory, and repitiion.  A new system is going to mess with that.

Lakeland can still be a dangerous team, we will see how the administration and the players react to the change.

Lakeland has nothing to hire from within from... about 2 months before this basically the other 2 full time coaches on the coaching staff accepted job offers from else where. Leaving basically only coach Z and a graduate assistant coach left on the football coaching staff, it was a joke among many of the football players that they only had a coaching staff of 2 when normally they have around 7-11coaches. Now if I am correct they are down to 0 unless you count the graduate assistant coach. Who I doubt is still there or even in contentsion for the job.

[Fartcus Smellwood]

So, Lakeland is down to a grad assistant for the off-season right now? That is no good news at all, especially since it is the summer and these guys are going to have to adjust to a whole new offense and defense or am I reading this last post wrong? Yeah, Lakeland has some good guys on the team but you cant even take a bunch of guys and expect them to learn an offense in now..ummm, less than 2 months and counting.

[madfrog]

That is correct marcus. Lakeland has at best 1 coach on staff right now and that is a assistant graduate coach. Unless Coach Z hired someone recently before he left. Middle of April the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach both took jobs else where. Which put lakeland down to 1 head coach a assistant graduate coach and a defensive backs coach who future was uncertain because of family issues. Eaither way this leave lakeland starting all over and with 2month to go it will be very hard to get a coaching staff in place to win.

I will give lakeland this tho, from what I seen they do have a good amount of talent left and should not be overlooked. I still believe they finish top 3 in the conferance.

[footballfan413]

That is correct marcus. Lakeland has at best 1 coach on staff right now and that is a assistant graduate coach. Unless Coach Z hired someone recently before he left. Middle of April the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach both took jobs else where. Which put lakeland down to 1 head coach a assistant graduate coach and a defensive backs coach who future was uncertain because of family issues. Eaither way this leave lakeland starting all over and with 2month to go it will be very hard to get a coaching staff in place to win.

I will give lakeland this tho, from what I seen they do have a good amount of talent left and should not be overlooked. I still believe they finish top 3 in the conferance.

This was painful to read.  Replacing an entire coaching staff in this time frame is a massive feat.  But it could be a terrific opportunity for some young and talented coaches to get a shot earlier than the normal career path usually allows. My sincere best wishes to the Lakeland program and players. Their attitude will be crucial to minimizing the damage. 

[NCC_alum62]

Given the above statements, this is going to be a bad situation for Lakeland.  I guess the head coach is doing what is best for him, but you would think there would have been some attempt to keep other coaches around or someone to promote from within.  To leave with 2 months to go is not the classiest thing I've seen.

[FatalImpact]

Given the team and the coaching staff.....doing something not classy is expected.......Coach Z effectively screwed the muskies

[PIROLLO9]

Best of luck to Coach Z.........He was the only thing from lakeland that i liked and he definitley will have success anywhere he goes as a coach or as an individual!!! If your reading this Coach....Good Luck and I personally Wish you the best!!!     

As for the stuff about me being dirty....i cant stand when people who dont knwo me as an indivdual or as a player form there opinions off of what they might of heard or seen from there point of view!!! I will say that i player every game like my last and i played with a competitive edge every time i steped on the field!!! I would appreciate if peopel would stop taking hacks at me bc quite frankley....You all dont know me and where i come from!!!!! Just know i was considered by coaches as a 1st team all conference linebacker 2 straight years.....everything after that is all irrelevant!!!! So....ONCE AGAIN....Please leave myself out of conversation....my playing days are over!!! SORRY!!!! 

As for MAC.....Good luck to you all!!! ATWAN JONES IS GOING TO BE A BEAST NEXT YEAR!!! I left school late and i saw him still there lifting his butt off so watch out for him!!!   

Good luck to all though, in the conference!! You all send this conference out with a BANG!!!

[Pat Coleman]

Coach Z effectively screwed the muskies

Ehh, I don't know about that. He gave Lakeland four years. Took them from 20-20 the previous four seasons to 28-13 in his tenure.

And this shouldn't be a surprise. He was on the American Football Monthly hot coaches list in '05, etc.

I think that's a little Aurora-biased spin there -- not buying it.

[NCC_alum62]

Coach Z effectively screwed the muskies

Ehh, I don't know about that. He gave Lakeland four years. Took them from 20-20 the previous four seasons to 28-13 in his tenure.

And this shouldn't be a surprise. He was on the American Football Monthly hot coaches list in '05, etc.

I think that's a little Aurora-biased spin there -- not buying it.

I gotta agree with the fact that this is a guy who was going to get lured away from Lakeland, I'm not trying to put them (Lakeland) down, but Whitewater is definetly on a different level and it could be a stepping stone for him to a better job.  I see it as a slightly upward/slightly lateral move.  He's at a better place, but not the top guy.

I feel bad for the school...how do you let your entire staff get snatched away?  Thats rough on a program that was doing well.

[madfrog]

Well, there were many rumors from within the program for a very long time that Coach Z and the other coaches were all looking and trying to get out of Lakeland.  I hardly doubt 1 player on the team is surpised by his move or any of the other coaches.