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[PaulNewman]

Any Tufts' affiliates able to confirm (or refute) that Shapiro is headed to Harvard?

Assuming that the chatter on Talking Soccer (http://talking-soccer.com/TS4/showthread.php?t=160275) is true, who might be candidates for the Tufts opening?  Does AD John Morris attempt to make lightning strike twice with a D1 assistant or go for someone with a more established D3 resume?  I imagine that the position might attract a different pool of applicants than in 2009, when Tufts hired, in succession, Carl Junot (who bolted for Harvard shortly after accepting the job) and Josh Shapiro.

A very different kind of pressure.  The cupboard is full at Tufts and coming off 4 national titles including the most recent back to back.  That cuts both ways.  How does one possibly live up to that?

Is there any history of NESCAC coaches moving around?  Would the Bowdoin or Bates coaches want the job?  Margolis?  Adam Clinton?  One of the UAA coaches? 

The Tufts hire may be far more interesting than the apparent Harvard hire.

[Mr.Right]

Any Tufts' affiliates able to confirm (or refute) that Shapiro is headed to Harvard?

Assuming that the chatter on Talking Soccer (http://talking-soccer.com/TS4/showthread.php?t=160275) is true, who might be candidates for the Tufts opening?  Does AD John Morris attempt to make lightning strike twice with a D1 assistant or go for someone with a more established D3 resume?  I imagine that the position might attract a different pool of applicants than in 2009, when Tufts hired, in succession, Carl Junot (who bolted for Harvard shortly after accepting the job) and Josh Shapiro.

A very different kind of pressure.  The cupboard is full at Tufts and coming off 4 national titles including the most recent back to back.  That cuts both ways.  How does one possibly live up to that?

Is there any history of NESCAC coaches moving around?  Would the Bowdoin or Bates coaches want the job?  Margolis?  Adam Clinton?  One of the UAA coaches? 

The Tufts hire may be far more interesting than the apparent Harvard hire.

This is like the worst kept secret...I AGREE PN that the Tufts hire will be way more interesting

[Ejay]

I'm going to start the rumor mill on new Tufts coach... And I say this with no confidence, and zero first-, second-, or third-hand knowledge... Brian Kelley from WPI or Tommy Crabill from Springfield.

[NEsoccerfan]

Any Tufts' affiliates able to confirm (or refute) that Shapiro is headed to Harvard?

Assuming that the chatter on Talking Soccer (http://talking-soccer.com/TS4/showthread.php?t=160275) is true, who might be candidates for the Tufts opening?  Does AD John Morris attempt to make lightning strike twice with a D1 assistant or go for someone with a more established D3 resume?  I imagine that the position might attract a different pool of applicants than in 2009, when Tufts hired, in succession, Carl Junot (who bolted for Harvard shortly after accepting the job) and Josh Shapiro.

A very different kind of pressure.  The cupboard is full at Tufts and coming off 4 national titles including the most recent back to back.  That cuts both ways.  How does one possibly live up to that?

Is there any history of NESCAC coaches moving around?  Would the Bowdoin or Bates coaches want the job?  Margolis?  Adam Clinton?  One of the UAA coaches? 

The Tufts hire may be far more interesting than the apparent Harvard hire.

Another conversation point: do any of his top players follow him?

[PaulNewman]

I'm going to start the rumor mill on new Tufts coach... And I say this with no confidence, and zero first-, second-, or third-hand knowledge... Brian Kelley from WPI or Tommy Crabill from Springfield.

I would be shocked if Tufts hired anyone who doesn't have a NESCAC (or other top LAC/UAA) and/or Ivy background.

[Ejay]

Crabill was a 3 year assistant at Williams and Kelley, while not having NESCAC experience, has done a great job at a very strong institution and is originally from Nedham, MA.  And again, I'm just throwing names out there for fun.

[PaulNewman]

Crabill was a 3 year assistant at Williams and Kelley, while not having NESCAC experience, has done a great job at a very strong institution and is originally from Nedham, MA.  And again, I'm just throwing names out there for fun.

Not saying those wouldn't be good hires.  Just opining that I would bet their preference is someone who is a top LAC/UAA/Ivy type graduate rather than someone who has had some coaching experience at one of those.

Someone with a profile similar to Singleton at W&L is what I would think they'll look for.

[PaulNewman]

And speaking of Singleton, if there was any chance I could get him I would.

[Flying Weasel]

Anybody have any isight to the coaching situation at Wheaton (Ill.)?  On their coaching staff webpage Jake DeClute is still shown as the head coach, but Marcelo Galvão is shown as the Acting Head Coach.  The bio pages for both of them have not been updated since the start of the 2019 season.  In the program for the 2019 CCIW Tournament, Galvão is listed as the Interim Head Coach for Wheaton with no mention of DeClute.  On the US Soccer Development Academy (DA) website, Galvão was listed as Head Coach in the list of coaches registered for the DA Winter Cup.

Galvão started the 2019 season as an assistant coach which is what is still shown on the 2019 roster webpage.  The earliest mention of him as acting head coach that I can find on the Wheaton Thunder website is the 10/25 article about Wheaton's prospect day camp the first Saturday in November.  The webpage for the camp mentions Galvão as acting head coach with no mention of DeClute. 

Looking through the archive of game broadcasts, DeClute is announced as coach through the October 1 game vs. North Central and then in the October 4 game vs. Illinois Wesleyan, Galvão is announced as the acting head coach and in subsequent games it was simply "Wheaton is coached by Marcelo Galvão."

The fact that DeClute is still shown on the coaching staff webpage makes this very curious as if he is expected to return to head coaching duties.  Anybody (Gregory Sager?) have any information?

[Gregory Sager]

Anybody have any isight to the coaching situation at Wheaton (Ill.)?  On their coaching staff webpage Jake DeClute is still shown as the head coach, but Marcelo Galvão is shown as the Acting Head Coach.  The bio pages for both of them have not been updated since the start of the 2019 season.  In the program for the 2019 CCIW Tournament, Galvão is listed as the Interim Head Coach for Wheaton with no mention of DeClute.  On the US Soccer Development Academy (DA) website, Galvão was listed as Head Coach in the list of coaches registered for the DA Winter Cup.

Galvão started the 2019 season as an assistant coach which is what is still shown on the 2019 roster webpage.  The earliest mention of him as acting head coach that I can find on the Wheaton Thunder website is the 10/25 article about Wheaton's prospect day camp the first Saturday in November.  The webpage for the camp mentions Galvão as acting head coach with no mention of DeClute. 

Looking through the archive of game broadcasts, DeClute is announced as coach through the October 1 game vs. North Central and then in the October 4 game vs. Illinois Wesleyan, Galvão is announced as the acting head coach and in subsequent games it was simply "Wheaton is coached by Marcelo Galvão."

The fact that DeClute is still shown on the coaching staff webpage makes this very curious as if he is expected to return to head coaching duties.  Anybody (Gregory Sager?) have any information?

I've been asking that question for the past two months now without a response. As soon as I know something, I'll post it.

[jknezek]

And speaking of Singleton, if there was any chance I could get him I would.

Apparently I need to start spreading rumors to make sure this doesn't happen...

[Ommadawn]

Would the Bowdoin or Bates coaches want the job? 

I imagine that Coach Wiercinski would come highly recommended by his old Middlebury teammate if he were interested in the position.  And Coach Sheikh is certainly doing a great job in his reboot of the Bates program. 

[Ommadawn]

I'm going to start the rumor mill on new Tufts coach... And I say this with no confidence, and zero first-, second-, or third-hand knowledge... Brian Kelley from WPI or Tommy Crabill from Springfield.

John Morris saw firsthand what Coach Kelley can do in the round of 32 this past season.  Coach Crabill's first year at Springfield was excellent, taking the previous coach's recruits to the NCAA tournament, but his second year was an unmitigated disaster (4-13-1), which might send up a red flag or two.

[Ommadawn]

And speaking of Singleton, if there was any chance I could get him I would.

As with Coach Kelley, John Morris saw firsthand what Coach Singleton can do in the 2019 NCAA tournament.  If Coach Singleton is interested, I suspect that his Penn/MIT/W&L pedigree would serve him well in the application process.  Would he want to move back to the frozen North?

[jknezek]

And speaking of Singleton, if there was any chance I could get him I would.

As with Coach Kelley, John Morris saw firsthand what Coach Singleton can do in the 2019 NCAA tournament.  If Coach Singleton is interested, I suspect that his Penn/MIT/W&L pedigree would serve him well in the application process.  Would he want to move back to the frozen North?

I sure hope not. I hope W&L is paying him well. I'm still scarred from losing our transcendent football coach, though at least he left for FCS. I suspect Coach Singleton will have interest, sadly for us. He's 42 or so years old, so if he wants to take a shot at DI, this job would be a better stepping stone than W&L. A few years with success and he'd be in line for the next Ivy opening. We will see. I don't know his family situation. W&L has a good history of retaining coaches with families, but singles tend to pass through. Not a big scene in Lexington VA.