The Coaching Carousel
Ron Haun, huh?
The story goes that Greg Croshaw was fired (ahem, let go) due to academic standards that were not addressed and the College felt that they needed to go a different direction. Then Dexter Irvin goes out and hires Haun. A good fit? I'm not sure.
Haun is a Dixie alumnus and will be dedicated to the College and the community. That much I feel comfortable in saying. He knows the ropes when it comes to recruiting in this state and in this area. That is attested to by his success at Ricks/BYU-Idaho. He can coach at a junior college level. Again, that is attested to by his record at Ricks.
My question is whether he can coach at this level and whether the hire was motivated by the College's desire to distance itself from any impropriety. Try this on for size. Following the defection by Jeff Kidder (I am glad he's gone to be honest), the College goes and hires a good guy in Coach Judkins. He's about as milquetoast as they get. Then they go and hire an ex-Ricks coach to replace Croshaw. I'm not saying Haun is milquetoast, but he was on Ron McBride's staff last year. Need I say more?
I am hoping for the best with Haun, but I hope they keep Jeff Schroeder and the other coaches that have worked this spring with the kids, because otherwise the transition is going to be a long and hard one, both for the College and the athletes.
On a totally unrelated topic. Would the Dixie Athletic Department please publish a schedule on their website for next year. Please.
The story goes that Greg Croshaw was fired (ahem, let go) due to academic standards that were not addressed and the College felt that they needed to go a different direction. Then Dexter Irvin goes out and hires Haun. A good fit? I'm not sure.
Haun is a Dixie alumnus and will be dedicated to the College and the community. That much I feel comfortable in saying. He knows the ropes when it comes to recruiting in this state and in this area. That is attested to by his success at Ricks/BYU-Idaho. He can coach at a junior college level. Again, that is attested to by his record at Ricks.
My question is whether he can coach at this level and whether the hire was motivated by the College's desire to distance itself from any impropriety. Try this on for size. Following the defection by Jeff Kidder (I am glad he's gone to be honest), the College goes and hires a good guy in Coach Judkins. He's about as milquetoast as they get. Then they go and hire an ex-Ricks coach to replace Croshaw. I'm not saying Haun is milquetoast, but he was on Ron McBride's staff last year. Need I say more?
I am hoping for the best with Haun, but I hope they keep Jeff Schroeder and the other coaches that have worked this spring with the kids, because otherwise the transition is going to be a long and hard one, both for the College and the athletes.
On a totally unrelated topic. Would the Dixie Athletic Department please publish a schedule on their website for next year. Please.
posted by Cool Dad at 7:41 PM
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