Austin Hansen resigns

[jackmd]

Re: Austin Hansen resigns

At this point in his career he probably isn't and may not get there by staying at SDSU and working under Nagy.

It certainly won't hurt for him to gain experience in a different program that recruits a different area, uses different techniques for recruiting, different systems, etc. I'm guessing he is positioning himself to be a viable head coaching candidate.

Still think he will be towards the top of the list when we need a new head coach although I'm not saying he will get the job.

I agree with you. I'm honestly asking why others think he would be one of the favorites. I'm not saying he wouldn't be I just know there were several other names mentioned and people contacted when Nagy was headed to Ball State.

[Nidaros]

Re: Austin Hansen resigns

Austin is a good guy and a good coach, much like Bob Sunvold another SDSU grad, who apparently once had long hair, but now wears a dome like AH. Bob is guy we could have considered if Nagy left and may have been on a short list, but Sunvold has been around and knows the Midwest quite well. Just throwing my two cents in.

Good luck to Austin Hansen.

[goon]

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I agree with you. I'm honestly asking why others think he would be one of the favorites. I'm not saying he wouldn't be I just know there were several other names mentioned and people contacted when Nagy was headed to Ball State.

I am pretty sure SDSU would do its due diligence when we need to get a new head coach by doing a full national search to find the best possible candidate. I could see after maybe a 10 year run that your top assistant would be assumed to get the team if he wanted with out doing a national search, which is what i assumed was going to happen with austin if he stayed, but to me, Austin would make the short list not matter who else was interested. I will trust SDSU in what ever its choices are, but I think it would be a mistake to dismis Austin from being a front runner if the position opened anytime soon. (which i am not saying you or anyone else is implying that).

Put it this way, He can coach, he can recruit, he knows the dynamics of SDSU and the state and region. He has a lot going for him except being a head coach and running his own program I think tahts why people think he would be at the top of the list or near the top.

[jackmd]

Re: Austin Hansen resigns

I am pretty sure SDSU would do its due diligence when we need to get a new head coach by doing a full national search to find the best possible candidate. I could see after maybe a 10 year run that your top assistant would be assumed to get the team if he wanted with out doing a national search, which is what i assumed was going to happen with austin if he stayed, but to me, Austin would make the short list not matter who else was interested. I will trust SDSU in what ever its choices are, but I think it would be a mistake to dismis Austin from being a front runner if the position opened anytime soon. (which i am not saying you or anyone else is implying that).

Put it this way, He can coach, he can recruit, he knows the dynamics of SDSU and the state and region. He has a lot going for him except being a head coach and running his own program I think tahts why people think he would be at the top of the list or near the top.

Seems logical to me as well but when you look at most DI programs I think its fairly rare that as assistant coach gets the head job when the long time coach leaves for another position. It happens but much more often a head coach is hired outside the program and he brings in his own staff. I don't know if Austin would have left with Coach Nagy or not, my hunch is that he would have. I'm pretty sure he would not be in the top 3 to replace Nagy, pretty sure.

[goon]

Re: Austin Hansen resigns

I'm pretty sure he would not be in the top 3 to replace Nagy, pretty sure.

Maybe not right now today if Nagy left, but after 5 years or more and Nagy retires or moves on, I would be willing to bet if Austin wanted it, would make the cut down to the final 3.

[91jack]

Re: Austin Hansen resigns

I think that it's good that Austin moves on and expands his recruiting footprint but I wont say that he couldn't be the next coach at SDSU. Nate Tibbits coached at USF for several years before he moved to the Skyforce. He moved up from there and now he's had a couple of interviews with NBA teams. I know that he grew up with a great coach(his dad) but if a local yokal can get NBA interviews, why can't one coach at SDSU? How good would SDSU have been the last couple of years without Nate? Isn't that part of Austin's legacy?
I'm not saying that he is or isn't the best man for the job but he should be given a chance. I'm not saying that Austin and Nate are at the same spot in their coaching careers but I just wanted to point out he could get there.

[Jacked_Up]

Re: Austin Hansen resigns

The more immediate issue is replacing Austin as an assistant coach. I'm sure that there will be many candidates. One possibility might be Brian Norberg, a former Jack and the head coach at Watertown High School. I don't know if he has any college coaching experience. Or how about Mike Schott, a former Jack and the associate head coach at Minnesota State - Mankato? I'm just throwing out names. I don't know if they are interested or will apply.

[jackmd]

Re: Austin Hansen resigns

The more immediate issue is replacing Austin as an assistant coach. I'm sure that there will be many candidates. One possibility might be Brian Norberg, a former Jack and the head coach at Watertown High School. I don't know if he has any college coaching experience. Or how about Mike Schott, a former Jack and the associate head coach at Minnesota State - Mankato? I'm just throwing out names. I don't know if they are interested or will apply.

I am hopeful it is someone with DI experience that has recruited areas that are not traditional to SD State and that might have some influence in other regions.

[OldHare]

Re: Austin Hansen resigns

I am hopeful it is someone with DI experience that has recruited areas that are not traditional to SD State and that might have some influence in other regions.

I can see the desire to recruit a larger region, but currently the staff has done a decent job of getting that local yokel talent that perform at good level. Also, we have seen a few slip out of the local market to other areas. I enjoy watching some the Midwest talent stay at home and play DI ball. Although, I would believe that AH had been going out to many destinations in the country to watch and talk to the young players-it is another story to lure the Florida kids into the northern plains. It may even be a reach to bring Denver youth to the Dakotas. A new coach may bring the ability to get some youngsters from nontraditional regions and I am ready for the pipeline to open. I do not think it is fair to think that the staff has not looked outside of the local yokel county lines.

[jackmd]

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I can see the desire to recruit a larger region, but currently the staff has done a decent job of getting that local yokel talent that perform at good level. Also, we have seen a few slip out of the local market to other areas. I enjoy watching some the Midwest talent stay at home and play DI ball. Although, I would believe that AH had been going out to many destinations in the country to watch and talk to the young players-it is another story to lure the Florida kids into the northern plains. It may even be a reach to bring Denver youth to the Dakotas. A new coach may bring the ability to get some youngsters from nontraditional regions and I am ready for the pipeline to open. I do not think it is fair to think that the staff has not looked outside of the local yokel county lines.

Did not mean to suggest that the current staff hasn't recruited a wider area, they have, much wider than when we were DII. What I am looking for is someone with connections in areas outside of the regions our current staff has connections. Getting a kid to even consider coming to SD State is much easier if someone that kid has trusted knows someone they trust in the program. The trade-off? You lose a great guy like Austin Hansen and you don't know what you are going to get.

For me it has nothing to do with not signing regional, midwest, SD kids. It has much more to do with an option to consider other recruits that SD State hasn't even had a chance to see previously.

[MontanaRabbit]

Re: Austin Hansen resigns

We need to keep the best of the best at home and fill in the gaps with non-local kids. I keep hearing that we can't get kids from big areas to come to Brookings (cold weather, small, etc.). I'm not buying that. University of Montana only had a couple MT kids on their roster and they didn't see the floor. There roster was mostly non-local talent.

Winter is not exactly fun in Missoula.

[joeboo22]

Re: Austin Hansen resigns

The best guy for the job whether he is local or not. I do think D-I experience should be considered and at least NCAA experience just because of the compliance issues involved with recruiting within the NCAA.

[OldHare]

Re: Austin Hansen resigns

I would guess that the next basketball assistant would carry the same geographical search that the football team may have done for replacing Bubak. It was a national search. There can be a great value in other regional contacts. I do not see any backward steps being made for a replacement. Coach Hansen has made a decision that he feels is best for him at this time. If the Jackrabbits are not paying the asst. coach enough, we will see a larger number next to the name for 2013-14 reports to make a step forward or lateral.

[joeboo22]

Re: Austin Hansen resigns

I would guess that the next basketball assistant would carry the same geographical search that the football team may have done for replacing Bubak. It was a national search. There can be a great value in other regional contacts. I do not see any backward steps being made for a replacement. Coach Hansen has made a decision that he feels is best for him at this time. If the Jackrabbits are not paying the asst. coach enough, we will see a larger number next to the name for 2013-14 reports to make a step forward or lateral.

salary needs to go up, but from the #'s I've found SDSU pays assistants pretty well, similar to Big Sky, Summit and Horizon schools. This has very little to do with money and more of just getting out of Nagy's shadow

[22jack]

Re: Austin Hansen resigns

Nagy is in his 40's. He could be here another 20 years. Why is everyone trying to name his replacement.