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Post by mavsman53 on May 22, 2018 10:51:52 GMT -6
I definitely think we will look at several assistant coaches from Texas universities. Assistants from TCU, DBU, Tech and Houston come to mind. All 4 have really solid programs.
Not saying this is going to happen, but I would love for us to go after the Sam Houston St HC, Deggs. His press conference last year when his team lost told the world what he is about. It would probably cost a pretty penny to buy him out from there, but he would do great things here.
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Post by OscarWildeCat, Admin on May 22, 2018 11:06:45 GMT -6
I definitely think we will look at several assistant coaches from Texas universities. Assistants from TCU, DBU, Tech and Houston come to mind. All 4 have really solid programs. Not saying this is going to happen, but I would love for us to go after the Sam Houston St HC, Deggs. His press conference last year when his team lost told the world what he is about. It would probably cost a pretty penny to buy him out from there, but he would do great things here. Salaries at state universities are public information. Deggs makes 300k. I imagine that is way out of our league. www.shsu.edu/~sms049/FY%202018.XLSX
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Post by Cat_A_holic on May 22, 2018 11:49:30 GMT -6
I've been pretty close to the baseball program for several years. What Thomas made as an assistant is a tad bit more than our recent assistants we've had here. Also, our HC salary is nothing compared to what others even in our conference make. And, our program is severely underfunded (both scholarships as well as operations). To attract an established coach would probably be impossible. We need to find a very young, perhaps still green but oozing with potential coach that we can get for not too much. Unless our AD is prepared to pour new money into baseball, I am afraid that is likely where we stand. Given the current budget situation, I doubt there is any extra monies to add to the pot like we did when we went after Dorrell.
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Post by acutrackfan on May 22, 2018 11:59:09 GMT -6
We were able to get more added to the pot for Dorrel because of some donor money. It is nothing like the donor money that allowed SMU to hire June Jones (20 donors committed $100k a year for 5 years to pay Jones' $2 million base salary -- although it ended up being money poured down a toilet). The University is pouring more money into football and basketball, partially because of increased giving to those sports, but also because of the potential for high-profile marketing if either sport is successful. I don't see ACU breaking the bank for baseball.
Obviously, the money paid to Deggs by SHSU puts him out of reach immediately. J-Bob Thomas is really interesting, as an ACU grad and as the recruiting coordinator for a Texas Tech that is one of the best teams in the country (plus, the bonus of getting a coach who has worked under Tim Tadlock, one of the top 5 D-I baseball coaches in the country). I imagine that Thomas gets paid 6 figures, but not terribly far into the 6 figures.
I do think that Cat_a_holic makes a good point. ACU will have to get very creative to find someone chomping at the bit to get a D-I head baseball job (and might take a cut in pay from a larger D-I baseball program) or one who really wants the opportunity of coaching at a Christ-centered university.
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Post by Cat_A_holic on May 22, 2018 12:27:45 GMT -6
Yes, I agree. And, those people are out there, mind you. I'm not pessimistic, only reminding all of us to chasten our expectations as we watch this search unfold. There is a coach for us, somewhere, who will be what we need. Thomas is certainly a possibility. But, yes, it will need "creativity" and someone who is prepared to build a program financially and not just the player side. That is one thing we really loose with Bonneau, i.e., the extra outside funding that he consistently brought in. I think that many (most?) of those were Britt-Bonneau focussed and it would surprise me if those funding sources don't now dry up. Need to dig new wells.
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Post by Cat_A_holic on May 22, 2018 12:31:58 GMT -6
It is remarkable that Deggs makes that much. Information I had (a couple years old) is that Bonneau's salary didn't even begin to approach $100k. I know that his assistants were making in the low $10k range. Don't know what assistants made.
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Post by wildcats0075 on May 22, 2018 16:09:43 GMT -6
It is remarkable that Deggs makes that much. Information I had (a couple years old) is that Bonneau's salary didn't even begin to approach $100k. I know that his assistants were making in the low $10k range. Don't know what assistants made. Wait, we had non student assistants making in the low 10K range? When I was a Graduate Assistant under coach Gary Gaines, I was not paid squat (and that was a lot more work than it was supposed to be when they pitched me the idea). Do we have non GA assistants making 10K?
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Post by Cat_A_holic on May 22, 2018 16:22:49 GMT -6
My understanding was that, for example, some of the more recent assistants (Brad Flanders, Elliot Cribby) were making in the low $10k. These were full-time assistant coaches (in these two examples, pitching coaches). The actual assistants I think don't really make anything. They do it for experience and networking possibilities.
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Post by bogeyman on May 22, 2018 17:59:18 GMT -6
From coach Bonneau--He plans to stay active at ACU and raise funds. Is it too farfetched to think he might do a great job as AD or at least an active fund raiser in that realm for Wildcat sports. By the way, I'm super impressed with what I hear from Coach Bonneau. He needs to be the face of ACU athletics in some arena.
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Post by Cat_A_holic on May 22, 2018 20:01:42 GMT -6
If he were to be a fund raiser for the AD, that would be fantastic!
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Post by Cap'n Cattitude on May 22, 2018 22:13:21 GMT -6
From coach Bonneau--He plans to stay active at ACU and raise funds. Is it too farfetched to think he might do a great job as AD or at least an active fund raiser in that realm for Wildcat sports. By the way, I'm super impressed with what I hear from Coach Bonneau. He needs to be the face of ACU athletics in some arena. This is good news.
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Post by texas48 on May 24, 2018 9:41:31 GMT -6
I wouldn't mind giving this guy a nudge to see if he'd be interested: tarletonsports.com/staff.aspx?staff=37Bryan Conger has D1 coaching experience, has turned around a Tarleton baseball program, played minor league ball for a couple of years and his son is a pitcher at Vanderbilt. Will miss my friend Bonneau though.
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Post by acumedic on May 24, 2018 10:09:17 GMT -6
If DeLeon had stayed I wouldn't have been surprised if he brought back Stover but now... Now this makes a lot more sense...
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Post by acutrackfan on May 29, 2018 18:04:00 GMT -6
On Red Raider Sports, it is reported that J-Bob Thomas has already been offered the ACU job and has turned it down to stay at Tech. On RRS, it is also reported that ACU is also looking hard at Jason Marshall, the UTSA head coach. Marshall has a long Abilene history and from what I have heard is also a very committed Christian.
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Post by wildcat1997 on May 29, 2018 18:49:39 GMT -6
That sucks about Thomas. Marhsall would be a nice pickup though.
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