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Re: RIP Don Meyer
I may have to read that book...I've heard it's good.
I wondering if someone knows why he left Lipscomb. Here's what I recall but I cannot verify whether my memory is accurate. Coach Meyer was very successful at Lipscomb...won the NAIA national tourney in 1986. His last season at Lipscomb was 1998-1999. He sought out the job at Northern State -- Bob Olson had just become the athletic director at NSU and it was late in the school year when out of the blue Coach Meyer called about the job. I know that 1998-1999 was Lipscomb's last year in NAIA and the school jumped all the way to NCAA Division 1 for the following season. The Lipscomb page on Wikipedia notes that the NCAA allowed Lipscomb to be in NCAA while playing what was essentially an NAIA schedule that first year. Their big rival is Belmont...both schools are in Nashville and play in the Atlantic Sun. Lipscomb has a win-loss advantage over Belmont.
Now, it's my recollection that Meyer left Lipscomb because he disagreed with the school leaving NAIA and moving up to NCAA Division I. I have a faint memory of when he landed at NSU and I read a little about him: wondered how the heck that guy came to Aberdeen, SD. He had a great reputation as a teacher of coaches. Anyone know the fact (maybe that's covered in Olney's book) about why he left Lipscomb? I know that when SDSU moved to Division I, he made contact with Coach Nagy and offered support and kind words ('hang in there, it'll get better').
Coach Meyer and his family obviously have a great relationship with Lipscomb. His family has endowed a scholarship and Lipscomb University is having a memorial service. By all accounts, a good guy. Wish I had known him personally.
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Re: RIP Don Meyer
Originally posted by JackJD View PostI may have to read that book...I've heard it's good.
I wondering if someone knows why he left Lipscomb. Here's what I recall but I cannot verify whether my memory is accurate. Coach Meyer was very successful at Lipscomb...won the NAIA national tourney in 1986. His last season at Lipscomb was 1998-1999. He sought out the job at Northern State -- Bob Olson had just become the athletic director at NSU and it was late in the school year when out of the blue Coach Meyer called about the job. I know that 1998-1999 was Lipscomb's last year in NAIA and the school jumped all the way to NCAA Division 1 for the following season. The Lipscomb page on Wikipedia notes that the NCAA allowed Lipscomb to be in NCAA while playing what was essentially an NAIA schedule that first year. Their big rival is Belmont...both schools are in Nashville and play in the Atlantic Sun. Lipscomb has a win-loss advantage over Belmont.
Now, it's my recollection that Meyer left Lipscomb because he disagreed with the school leaving NAIA and moving up to NCAA Division I. I have a faint memory of when he landed at NSU and I read a little about him: wondered how the heck that guy came to Aberdeen, SD. He had a great reputation as a teacher of coaches. Anyone know the fact (maybe that's covered in Olney's book) about why he left Lipscomb? I know that when SDSU moved to Division I, he made contact with Coach Nagy and offered support and kind words ('hang in there, it'll get better').
all accounts, a good guy. Wish I had known him personally.
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Re: RIP Don Meyer
I think this article sheds some light to why he left.Particularly intresting to me from the article was when Duke's Coach called (Krzyzewski) and asked `What the hell is going on? The response was, " Lipscomb was basketball, now they're just going to be like everyone else." This says it all about a coach who loved team basketball so much,he was willing to pass up a great opportunity to continue to coach at a higher level ,instead chose to continue to coach his own way and his own style of basketball.
The article says it better.From archives of the Argus......http://www.argusleader.com/story/spo...egend/9045303/
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Re: RIP Don Meyer
Originally posted by da_coach View PostIf you ever had the opportunity to hear Coach Meyer speak, you'd understand in a minute why he was so respected.
Just a real open and engaging person. He'll be missed.
Great speach,great man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwEiv3k5jlU
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Re: RIP Don Meyer
Originally posted by GoJacks View PostLipscomb and Northern should schedule a game. I think that would a great basketball tribute to him."I think we'll be OK"
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