Jason Shay To Northwest Florida?

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hatvol96

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Multiple outlets are reporting that Shay has interviewed for a spot on Steve Forbes' staff and will be hired if the AD signs off on it.
 
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In this job market any job is a good one, but what is the attraction of the juco route? Is it less academic headaches and lower job stress or are you just able to do nuts and bolts coaching without all the rubber chicken dinners and press responsibilities?

Is an assistant job at Northwest Florida better than say, Mars Hill or Carson Newman?

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volfanjo said:
In this job market any job is a good one, but what is the attraction of the juco route? Is it less academic headaches and lower job stress or are you just able to do nuts and bolts coaching without all the rubber chicken dinners and press responsibilities?

Is an assistant job at Northwest Florida better than say, Mars Hill or Carson Newman?

Take it away people that know this stuff...
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You're going to coach high D-I level players at a good junior college. Thus, you're going to interact with high D-I level coaches when they come to recruit said players. It's great networking. That doesn't happen at a SAC-8 school.
 
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hatvol96 said:
You're going to coach high D-I level players at a good junior college. Thus, you're going to interact with high D-I level coaches when they come to recruit said players. It's great networking. That doesn't happen at a SAC-8 school.
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That makes sense. (I know more about baseball than hoops, but if you look at the skill level of a baseball player at Walters State compared to say Tusculum, the gap is astounding).
 
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hatvol96 said:
You're going to coach high D-I level players at a good junior college. Thus, you're going to interact with high D-I level coaches when they come to recruit said players. It's great networking. That doesn't happen at a SAC-8 school.
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good points.

Are there any current D1 head coaches that have gone this route? Seems like this could be used as a landing/jumping spot for a D1 assistant job, but I can't imagine anyone getting a head job out of one of these JUCOs.
 
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I think Shay has the most basketball smarts of that entire staff. He'll end up somewhere decent
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hatvol96 said:
You're going to coach high D-I level players at a good junior college. Thus, you're going to interact with high D-I level coaches when they come to recruit said players. It's great networking. That doesn't happen at a SAC-8 school.
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Exactly. Not that Shay is "up and coming" but this is the perfect networking situation for any coach looking to build relationships.
 
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GoBigOrangeVols said:
good points.

Are there any current D1 head coaches that have gone this route? Seems like this could be used as a landing/jumping spot for a D1 assistant job, but I can't imagine anyone getting a head job out of one of these JUCOs.
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Kevin O'Neill started in the JUCO ranks, but didn't go directly from JUCO to D-1 HC if that is what you are asking.
 
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volfanjo said:
That makes sense. (I know more about baseball than hoops, but if you look at the skill level of a baseball player at Walters State compared to say Tusculum, the gap is astounding).
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In order to be successful at NWF, they will be recruiting D-1 players that can't qualify, don't like their offer list and the staff can convince them their offer list will be better in two years or transfers.
 
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GoBigOrangeVols said:
good points.

Are there any current D1 head coaches that have gone this route? Seems like this could be used as a landing/jumping spot for a D1 assistant job, but I can't imagine anyone getting a head job out of one of these JUCOs.
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Doc Sadler is the first active coach that comes to mind. Eddie Sutton and Jerry Tarkanian both started in the JC ranks.
 
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