Captain Kangaroo Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Meet Coach Pfau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Meet Coach PfauWOW! A great get. Is this the first new coach hired by Mack for a team sport (other than the golf coach)?The new facility coming on line (but when?) had to make an impression to the coaching fraternity, and of course the ability of the women's team to piggyback on the success of the men. Coach Phau coming from Evansville -- a very similar situation, where the men's program is a national power and the women not nearly as strong -- makes him a good fit for Akron. AND, probably most importantly -- it looks like they had to offer him a real package, with $$ that must have far exceeded what Coach Byrne received.I've said this before, but like so many others, UA entered D1 and the MAC without the financial commitment to excel or even to compete at this level. And we entered women's football/soccer in the same way. I hope that when additional sports are added, that they will not be done without a firm decision to budget for success. There's no reason to compete if you can't compete.I know one family whose kids play Football/soccer at Princeton and were recruited by Phau, and may have further info to add to what we already know about our new coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zip Watcher Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Meet Coach PfauWOW! A great get. Is this the first new coach hired by Mack for a team sport (other than the golf coach)?Didn't Mack hire Jody Kest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziptrumpet87 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Softball, both golf coaches, tennis, swimming... many of the "minor" team coaches actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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