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  1. DRC: Baker says he has no interest in potential opening at OSU

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    47 minutes ago, Aquila_Viridis said:

    In other news, I just want to make it clear that I also have no interest, despite all the reports to the contrary and my name coming up so much in discussions of the opening and the fact that I have been to Oklahoma several times and am even willing to admit that here publicly. So you can see I have strong connections to the area, but nope no interest on my part, well except that I'm interested. Could some of you repost this to some news sites and maybe email it to the powers that be at OSU just to let them know about my lack of interest?

    Whew!

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  4. Coach Candidate

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    Posted · Edited by djohnnie

    How about this candidate? Baker was at Northwest Missouri state from 11-13. He has a pretty salty record. Seems like a coach we could afford to get with experience.

     

    2016-17 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

    COACHES 
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    		Ben McCollum
    Head Coach

    Phone: (660) 562-1309
    Email: benmac@nwmissouri.edu
     
    •  Named head coach prior to the 2009-10 season
    •  2012 Clarence "Big House" Gaines National Coach of the Year
    •  Led team to back-to-back-toback NCAA Regional Tournament Championship games (2014, 15 & 16)
    •  Has won four MIAA regular season titles including the last three straight.
    • 2015-16 MIAA Tournament Champions
    •  Beginning eighth (8th) season in 2016-17 with 141-70 career record.
    • Three-time MIAA Coach of the Year (2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16)

    Head Coach
    No stranger to Northwest Missouri State or hard work, Ben McCollum has helped return that mentality back into Bearcat men’s basketball. McCollum was tabbed the 20th head coach in Northwest men’s basketball history prior to the start of the 2009-10 season.

    The Bearcats captured the program's third-straight MIAA regular season title in 2015-16, going 27-6. Northwest won the MIAA Tournament for the first time under McCollum and advanced to the NCAA's Regional Championship game for the third consecutive year. Justin Pitts was named MIAA Player of the Year, averaging 21.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

    McCollum's Bearcats accomplished something in 2014-15 that no Northwest team had achieved since 1986-87. An outright MIAA regular season title after going 15-4 in conference action and 25-7 overall, marking a fourth-straight 20+win season. To cap it off, Northwest entered the NCAA Regional Championship tournament as a No. 4 seed and knocked off No. 5 Minnesota State (59-56) and host and No. 1 seed Augustana (66-65) to make a second-consecutive appearance in the Sweet 16. Pitts was tabbed a First Team All-MIAA performer and earned MIAA Freshman of the Year accolades. Matt Wallace was named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year. McCollum won his 100th career game with an 83-59 victory over Northeastern State on Jan. 5, 2015, in Tahlequah, Okla.
     
    The 2013-14 Bearcats reached the NCAA Sweet 16, going 24-9 overall. The regular-season MIAA co-champions went 16-3 in conference play to earn McCollum his second MIAA title. It was also the team’s third consecutive 20-plus win season, a feat that had not been accomplished since the 2007-08 season, prior to McCollum’s arrival. DeShaun Cooper was named the MIAA Player of the Year and was an All-America honoree by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
     
    His teams led the league in defense in 2011-12 and 2012-13 and finished as one of the top defensive units in the nation. Northwest advanced to the MIAA Tournament Championship game in 2013 knocking of top seed Fort Hays State before falling in overtime of a thrilling championship game to Central Missouri.
     
    In 2011-12, the Bearcats captured its 12th MIAA regular season championship in after finishing 15-5. Northwest also earned a berth in the NCAA tournament where the Bearcats fell in the first round, completing a 22-7 season. McCollum was named MIAA Coach of the Year and the Clarence “Big House” Gaines National Coach of the Year along with three Bearcats earning All-MIAA accolades.
     
    The Bearcats showed improvement in McCollum’s second season in 2010-11, despite a 10-16 overall record. Northwest finished the season by winning six of the year’s final nine games. During his first season, McCollum was the second-youngest active head coach in NCAA Division II as the team finished 12-15 and one win shy of qualifying for the MIAA tournament.
     
    Assistant Coach
    Before returning to Northwest, McCollum served four years as an assistant coach under David Moe at Emporia State.
     
    McCollum got his start in college coaching as a graduate assistant at Northwest under head coach Steve Tappmeyer, who he would eventually replace. During his two seasons as a graduate assistant, Northwest went 58-8 and returned to the Elite Eight for the second time in program history.
     
    Personal
    As a player, McCollum helped lead the Bearcats to a 51-12 record, including a 29-3 mark during the 2001-02 campaign that culminated with the first Elite Eight appearance in Northwest history. It also marked the first time the Bearcats swept the MIAA regular season and tournament titles as they lost a heartbreaker to Southern Indiana in the Elite Eight.
     
    A native of Storm Lake, Iowa, McCollum began his college career at North Iowa Area Community College where he was a two-time all-region performer before transferring to Northwest.
     
    McCollum earned his bachelor’s degree in finance before earning a master’s degree in athletic administration, both from Northwest. He and his wife, Michelle, are the parents of two sons, Peyton and Tate, and a daughter, Grace Ann.
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  6. Villarreal to open sushi restaurant

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    Posted · Edited by djohnnie

    Cant we just let the past be the past? I was not a fan of many of his decisions as well, but I still believe he lives in the 

    region. Isn't it better to make a friend than an enemy? He seems to be a man of some means  If he comes to some games and better yet supports the program through donorship, is this not better? We have to uplift the program over our petty feelings toward him. This seems to be the better course. We should try and let go of the past and focus on growing the program. One at a time,

    GMG

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  8. Coach Candidate

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    Posted · Edited by djohnnie

    Head CoaSh

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    Fifth Season
    Sam Houston State University (2006, M.A. 2008)
    Overall: 97-30
    (281) 476-1849
    Email

    After spending a season as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, Sam Houston State University, Scott R. Gernander returned to San Jacinto College in 2008 to the school where his collegiate playing days began to serve as an assistant coach under his legendary father, Scott Gernander. After serving the 2012-2013 season as Interim Head Coach, the younger Gernander was promoted to the top spot in the Summer of 2013.

    During Gernander’s fourth season, San Jac men’s basketball team finished the 2015-2016 season with a 22-10 overall record, 12-7 in Region XIV play, advancing to the semifinals of the Region XIV tournament in Lufkin, Texas. Corey Davis earned a spot on the all-region second team and Region XIV South Zone second team, while Jorden Duffy, Ilker Er, and Candido Sa were each named Region XIV South Zone Honorable Mention.

    The “third time’s a charm” proved to be true for Gernander, as he guided his 2014- 2015 team back to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national tournament in just his third season as head coach. The return trip was the first for San Jacinto College since 2006, and the 20th overall appearance in the national tournament. San Jac opened the 2014-2105 season winning six straight before hitting a snag in a trip to Florida. It then won 11 out of the next 12 games before falling to Tyler in the Region XIV tournament. However, the NJCAA selection committee recognized the team’s success, and awarded them one of four at-large bids to the national tournament. Four players averaged double- digit points for the year, and five grabbed postseason honors. Willie Mangum was an all-region first- teamer, and Donte Thomas a second-teamer. All-South Zone honorable mention selections included Jevonlean Jedgeman, Naiel Smith, and Michael Hunter. Gernander was the Region XIV Coach of the Year with a 28-6 overall record.

    In his second season at the helm of the San Jac program, Gernander’s team went 23-8 overall record, and was the number three seed in the regional tournament. Anthony Livingston, Carrington Ward, and Richard Benedyth all earned postseason honors. Livingston was named to the Region XIV South Zone all-conference team and was an all-region selection, while Ward and Benedyth were named to the all-conference South Zone second team, with Ward taking home all-region honorable mention honors. The 2013-2014 squad averaged 87.3 points and 44.6 rebounds per game, finishing with a 14-5 conference mark.

    In 2012-2013, Gernander guided San Jacinto College to a 24-6 record and the semifinals of the Region XIV tournament. Under his tutelege, Mohammad Lee was named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) all-American and all-Region player, while Danny Lawhorn and Zach Lofton were also named to the all-Region squad. The 2012-2013 San Jac team averaged nearly 91 points per game, and won the Region XIV South Zone, finishing with a 14-5 conference record.

    As a graduate assistant at Sam Houston State from 2005-2008, Gernander coached on teams that recorded a combined 66-27 record, and had three 20-win seasons in the Southland Conference.

    The 31-year-old Gernander played as a guard at Sam Houston State University from 2003 to 2005, where the Bearkats were 31-27 during his time on the court. Prior to playing at Sam Houston, Gernander was a member of the San Jacinto College men’s basketball team, where he played on teams that went a combined 57-12, won two conference titles, and were national junior college runners-up. He averaged 8.1 points per game while at San Jacinto College.

    Before playing at San Jac for his father, Gernander was a first team all-district and second team all-region guard for Coach Boyce Paxton at Sam Rayburn High School in Pasadena. He averaged 17.8 points as a senior.

    Gernander received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Sam Houston State in 2006 and a Master of Arts in Kinesiology in 2008. He married Amanda Crabtree in June of 2008.

    The Gernander Coaching File

    Season Record
    2015-2016 22-10
    2014-2015 28-6
    2013-2014 23-8
    2012-2013 24-6
    Overall 75-20

     

     

    He may be a bit young at 31, but he does have head coaching experience with good results. San Jac jc is currently #3 in the Jc rankings at 25-1.

    Your thougts on this up and comer?

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  15. I need to be talked off the ledge....

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    7 minutes ago, forevereagle said:

    Why do we need action for the sake of action? I like that Wren seems to be thoughtful in his approach. He is taking the time to evaluate the situation and identify the problems. Not based on a report, but based on what he sees. From there, he has to determine the right solution and the cost and then prioritize it against solving every other problem. That takes time. If we want the job done right, we need to be patient. Change for the sake of change is not the best approach if you want long term success. I believe that there have been many changes already made, but they aren't the kind that you are likely to see. If all you want is to see some changes so you can feel good, you are likely to be disappointed.

    I would have to agree with the assessment above. Many of you want quick fixes that take time to unfold. I understand our recent history of losing in the major sports. I also

    understand the patience we have already shown. We have to give Wren the ample time to right the ship. RV did some good and a lot of damage to the program that happened over time. I hope we will be even more patient to give Wren the ample time to get the program where it has to be. If what I read is correct, it is not just the programs he has to correct. He has to change the whole structure of the administration from top to bottom. I don't think we all realize how out of whack our program was under RV. This takes times, so give Wren the latitude and time to get us on a level playing field. Many changes we don't even see from a spectator position. The program is now in capable hands. 

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  18. I need to be talked off the ledge....

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    2 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

    At the men's game on Thursday I was approached by the head of concessions.  He introduced himself and, unsolicited, asked me to notify him if there was anything that could be improved...food or service.  

    That isn't big like breaking ground on a baseball stadium, but it's a clear indication that this new regime wants to listen.  I have seen multiple small steps just like this.  I truly believe that Wren understands the things that RV never could, namely that athletic events are an EXPERIENCE.  Winning and losing makes all the difference in the world to the die hards, but everyone who buys a ticket wants a good experience.  It's why people like Mark Cuban (even when Dallas wasn't very good) pumped games full of giveaways, contests and entertainment...until you're winning sell the experience, after you're winning sell the team.

    This

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  23. Will there be consequences?

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    3 hours ago, NorthTexan95 said:

    Geez ... overreacting a bit?  The "holding people accountable" really gets old.  You don't throw people out after one year - that's how bad programs are run.  No one outside of a few folks will remember the recruiting ranking 11 months from now if we're 7-5 and going to another bowl.  If Littrell can't recruit then we'll know that in time.  If changes need to be made then hopefully they'll make them.  But if no changes are made that does not mean no one is being held accountable.  

    R-e-l-a-x.  There's not way to adequately judge how good a class is until several years at least have passed.  Remember that when Littrell was hired EVERYTHING started over and it will take time.  

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