In the article, "Is Changing the Coach Really the Answer?," the author references studies that were conducted across several leagues that suggest coaching changes that are made for bad teams typically leave them bad while coaching changes for average teams tend to make them worse. One of the studies even suggests NBA teams may have the same results with no coach. The theory is "essentially, coaches appear to receive similar training, face similar information sets, and ultimately make similar decisions. The results, perhaps not surprising when you consider these similarities, are that outcomes with different coaches are quite similar."
As many of you know, I wasn't in favor of changing coaches at KSU and felt that Doug Martin deserved to stay longer at Kent. However after seeing the success of Darrell Hazell, I realize it would seem difficult to defend such a position. But no one will ever know what Martin could have done with the talent he had coming back after his last year. It is clear to me that Dri Archer would more than likely maintained his academic eligibility last year and the offensive line would not have taken eight weeks to coalesce and play as a cohesive unit. Certainly I'm willing to give Coach Hazell a lot of credit for changing the culture at Kent State but I also want to point out he did it with Martin's players. Now that Hazell is moving on to Purdue, we will not know how well he would have recruited had he stayed since he only had one recruiting class. The one skill that Hazell seemed to have over Martin was his ability to motivate his players to play up to their potential. I believe emotion plays a major role in winning and Hazell was able to use emotion to help his team win games.
The success of Paul Haynes, in my opinion, will be predicated on his level of intensity and ability to use emotion to motivate players. In order to sustain the success of Hazell, he will also have to recruit well because once the last recruiting class of Martin is gone, Haynes will have to rely on his players to win games. So far I like what I have seen of Paul Haynes and am confident that he will be able to continue what Coach Hazell has started. It will be interesting to see how well Hazell does at Purdue, a place where so many coaches before him have struggled. To many KSU fans, changing the coach was really the answer. In September, we will see whether changing the coach at Purdue is the answer for Boilermaker fans.
This post was edited on 1/5 11:16 AM by nashvillegoldenflash
Is Changing the Coach Really the Answer?
As many of you know, I wasn't in favor of changing coaches at KSU and felt that Doug Martin deserved to stay longer at Kent. However after seeing the success of Darrell Hazell, I realize it would seem difficult to defend such a position. But no one will ever know what Martin could have done with the talent he had coming back after his last year. It is clear to me that Dri Archer would more than likely maintained his academic eligibility last year and the offensive line would not have taken eight weeks to coalesce and play as a cohesive unit. Certainly I'm willing to give Coach Hazell a lot of credit for changing the culture at Kent State but I also want to point out he did it with Martin's players. Now that Hazell is moving on to Purdue, we will not know how well he would have recruited had he stayed since he only had one recruiting class. The one skill that Hazell seemed to have over Martin was his ability to motivate his players to play up to their potential. I believe emotion plays a major role in winning and Hazell was able to use emotion to help his team win games.
The success of Paul Haynes, in my opinion, will be predicated on his level of intensity and ability to use emotion to motivate players. In order to sustain the success of Hazell, he will also have to recruit well because once the last recruiting class of Martin is gone, Haynes will have to rely on his players to win games. So far I like what I have seen of Paul Haynes and am confident that he will be able to continue what Coach Hazell has started. It will be interesting to see how well Hazell does at Purdue, a place where so many coaches before him have struggled. To many KSU fans, changing the coach was really the answer. In September, we will see whether changing the coach at Purdue is the answer for Boilermaker fans.
This post was edited on 1/5 11:16 AM by nashvillegoldenflash
Is Changing the Coach Really the Answer?
