Rob Vaughn - Assistant at Maryland for 4 years
Rob Vaughn first season as Maryland HC: 24-30 overall; 9-14 in conference (easier conference)
Rob Vaughn second season at Maryland as HC: 29-29 overall; 12-12 in conference (easier conference)
also, I'm imagining Rob Vaughn didn't have to hire his assistants in a horrible window timing well into the summer.
You could make an argument that if Earley gets to 6-7 SEC wins in some ways it's comparable to Vaughns first season.
I know all the talent yada yada, but we've already seen how Sorrell has injected life into the lineup. So we know the injuries have had an affect.
I don't know how smart Earley is as a coach, I think there's clearly been some holes in his coaching so far. But the expectation for a first year HC in the SEC should have been much more realistic.
I think there's a real argument for a second year just to see if there's significant improvement overall if Earley can get some kind of momentum towards the end of the year and show improvement as a coach.
I'm just wondering if he really understands where he needs to improve and has a plan on how to improve.
For example, I don't think he's been a great emotional anchor for the team. He says, "we're devastated" after losses. I think that's bad. Say "we're frustrated but optimistic and we know we have to improve and we believe we will and we have a plan for how to get better at [example]" Coaches need to keep things emotionally neutral-ish but slightly on the optimistic upbeat side. "It's a blessing to coach and to play a game at the level and we're happy to be here." A positive mindset is so important for a team.
Fan crap just comes with the territory.
Then there's been other stuff that's more technical/strategic that I think he needs to clean up.
I just don't know that you fire Earley if he can show improvement unless you have a homerun coach ready to join.
Rob Vaughn first season as Maryland HC: 24-30 overall; 9-14 in conference (easier conference)
Rob Vaughn second season at Maryland as HC: 29-29 overall; 12-12 in conference (easier conference)
also, I'm imagining Rob Vaughn didn't have to hire his assistants in a horrible window timing well into the summer.
You could make an argument that if Earley gets to 6-7 SEC wins in some ways it's comparable to Vaughns first season.
I know all the talent yada yada, but we've already seen how Sorrell has injected life into the lineup. So we know the injuries have had an affect.
I don't know how smart Earley is as a coach, I think there's clearly been some holes in his coaching so far. But the expectation for a first year HC in the SEC should have been much more realistic.
I think there's a real argument for a second year just to see if there's significant improvement overall if Earley can get some kind of momentum towards the end of the year and show improvement as a coach.
I'm just wondering if he really understands where he needs to improve and has a plan on how to improve.
For example, I don't think he's been a great emotional anchor for the team. He says, "we're devastated" after losses. I think that's bad. Say "we're frustrated but optimistic and we know we have to improve and we believe we will and we have a plan for how to get better at [example]" Coaches need to keep things emotionally neutral-ish but slightly on the optimistic upbeat side. "It's a blessing to coach and to play a game at the level and we're happy to be here." A positive mindset is so important for a team.
Fan crap just comes with the territory.
Then there's been other stuff that's more technical/strategic that I think he needs to clean up.
I just don't know that you fire Earley if he can show improvement unless you have a homerun coach ready to join.
