Here's my #1: https://vmikeydets.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/scott-wachenheim/1067
Who else should we be considering?
Who else should we be considering?
UR Head Coach Candidates
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Would love to grab a young QB coach from any program that runs a pro style offense. Think that is what can win at Richmond. We’re not going to be able to “out athlete” most teams but we can win with strong line play.
I would prefer we hire someone with head coaching experience that will bring a pro style offense (and coordinator) here. No more gimmicks. Bring back the fullback.
How about Chesney at Holy Cross? Handsome dude, would get the wives back in the stands.
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Bob Chesney spent six seasons as the head coach of the Holy Cross football team from 2018-2023, leading the Crusaders to a 44-21 record overall, including a 28-4
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I understand the concept of an experienced HC and hiring from Patriot League or SoCon makes some sense. Heck, it’s worked before.
as long as we have a pro style offensive mind. Think that’s our best bet. Would prefer a coach that is younger and “more fun”…we need to make ourselves relevant again and something people want to go see.
as long as we have a pro style offensive mind. Think that’s our best bet. Would prefer a coach that is younger and “more fun”…we need to make ourselves relevant again and something people want to go see.
Rich Rodriguez. Offensive Genius. Outstanding record at West Virginia (60-26) and Big Five Experience as Head Coach at Michigan and Arizona. Currently the Associate Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator at Louisiana - Monroe of the Sun Belt Conference. Only 58 years old. Could recruit Nationally.
I wouldn’t be upset if we took a risk and went for Loren Johnson at Highland Springs if we don’t find a sexy hire at the collegiate level.
Joe Harasymiac, the co-DC at Minnesota. He was the guy responsible for Maine's Final 4 run a few years ago, makes 342k at Minnesota and is only 35. He would get more than a 25% raise to come here.
Highland Springs has something like 49 guys active in college football right now. Nothing short of incredible what he's done there.
Looks like he makes 200k.
Russ is in the high 300s? Do we have any idea what his contract looks like?
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Russ is in the high 300s? Do we have any idea what his contract looks like?
VMI rewards Scott Wachenheim with contract extension
Scott Wachenheim’s contract is no longer about to expire.
RH is well into the 4's.Looks like he makes 200k.
Russ is in the high 300s? Do we have any idea what his contract looks like?
VMI rewards Scott Wachenheim with contract extension
Scott Wachenheim’s contract is no longer about to expire.
Scott Abell is a really good coach imo. He runs that gun triple option. Granted I’d like to get back to pro style but Paul Johnson was underrated too & put up big offensive numbers regardless. Just saying Abell can coach. His son played at U of R but way more than that our admin would do backflips over his W&L and Davidson pedigree.
I’d take the former Maine coach in a sec but I’m skeptical he’d return to FCS at his stage of career. It’s hard to leave the FBS power conf track when the $ is so big just for assistants.
what concerns me is Hardt running the search.
I’d take the former Maine coach in a sec but I’m skeptical he’d return to FCS at his stage of career. It’s hard to leave the FBS power conf track when the $ is so big just for assistants.
what concerns me is Hardt running the search.
Kevin Higgins is still interesting at Wake Forest. Heard that he left us at the alter once; but maybe we could work out something this time. Doggone impressive resume. Assuming a change is made.
Of course, for a quicker fix, I would like to see Wes Satterfield call the plays for the next month. Things may change for the better. At least we wouldn't be stagnant offensively. And a few plays for the freshman Jackson Walker here and there wouldn't hurt.
Of course, for a quicker fix, I would like to see Wes Satterfield call the plays for the next month. Things may change for the better. At least we wouldn't be stagnant offensively. And a few plays for the freshman Jackson Walker here and there wouldn't hurt.
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yes Higgins was in mix after London left. Then we landed on Latrell Scott instead. Idk if Higgins jilted us but we were definitely interested & it did feel like Latrell was a backup candidate.
but he’s 65 now & that’s a huge obstacle.
The next coach (coaching staff) must be an epic recruiter. In five years, we have yet to identify an adequate heir for the last of Danny Rocco's recruits, Joe Mancuso (maybe Wickersham will emerge). Our wide receiver positions have become functions of the Transfer Portal (always in flux) and we have yet to bring in a mule (big running back) to help us close out games.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. After UVA and VT cherry pick the area for the elite talent, we are left to pick over the bones with a host of other FCS schools (chief among them, perennial power JMU). We have to greatly expand our recruiting beyond a three hour drive from Richmond if we want to be relevant.
In conjunction with this, the next guy has got to establish a 'Walk-On Program' that is second to none in the nation. We have a product (an UR Education) that is already among the elite in the country. We have to make that work for us. Every private high school in America (schools where parents value education and are willing to pay for it) needs to be contacted and our 'Walk-On Program" needs to be marketed.
Finally, the next assembled coaching staff has to have connections to the hotbeds of high school football (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, Louisiana).
Right now our treasured $250,000+++ scholarships simply are not being used wisely. The ROI is simply not translating on Saturday Afternoons.
UR have spent a treasure trove on up-grading our facilities, but fancy brick and mortar do not win football games...talent does. We have stuck our toe on the water, now it's time to dive in.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. After UVA and VT cherry pick the area for the elite talent, we are left to pick over the bones with a host of other FCS schools (chief among them, perennial power JMU). We have to greatly expand our recruiting beyond a three hour drive from Richmond if we want to be relevant.
In conjunction with this, the next guy has got to establish a 'Walk-On Program' that is second to none in the nation. We have a product (an UR Education) that is already among the elite in the country. We have to make that work for us. Every private high school in America (schools where parents value education and are willing to pay for it) needs to be contacted and our 'Walk-On Program" needs to be marketed.
Finally, the next assembled coaching staff has to have connections to the hotbeds of high school football (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, Louisiana).
Right now our treasured $250,000+++ scholarships simply are not being used wisely. The ROI is simply not translating on Saturday Afternoons.
UR have spent a treasure trove on up-grading our facilities, but fancy brick and mortar do not win football games...talent does. We have stuck our toe on the water, now it's time to dive in.
Just to pile on…we have had some truly great success with walk-ons. Clawson used them to great advantage. In recent times it has been few & far between, but I believe, if I’m not mistaken, Koby Turner is a walk-on. That’s all the proof you should need around how it can be successful.
This all assumes that the powers that be have the guts & willingness to make a move. Look no further than our .500 + pct basketball coach for life. He's stayed beyond reason & practicality. Is RH going to be treated any differently than Mooney? Are we going to give Russ incremental extensions, or will we actually put a premium on performance and cut ties?
The is a very legitimate concern that firing Huesman does nothing for us if Hardt is the AD selecting the new coach. Spend $100k on a consultant to select Bucknell’s coach.
I don’t see Hardt going anywhere for another year or so…really unless basketball implodes more than it has. Starting to get into an ugly dark internal debate as to whether it’s better to wait until a new AD so we can make a good hire vs just making a bad hire. Although…maybe I shouldn’t kid myself…Hardt may be a decade
I don’t see Hardt going anywhere for another year or so…really unless basketball implodes more than it has. Starting to get into an ugly dark internal debate as to whether it’s better to wait until a new AD so we can make a good hire vs just making a bad hire. Although…maybe I shouldn’t kid myself…Hardt may be a decade
It's almost an impossible task to rely on only 63 Scholarships to produce a Top Flight FCS Program. In any given year 13 to 18 are true freshman, so before you start, you are already down to about 45 scholarship athletes who can contribute from day one. Then, when injuries occur, you are where we find ourselves today.
If I'm not mistaken, there are five scholarship students on our roster right now who are quarterbacks (candidly, I have no idea who has been given a full ride)...................
Mancuso, English, Hughes, Hardy and Wickersham (and that's not even counting Walker who was recruited as a QB). That leaves about 57 scholarships to outfit the rest of the team
My point, of course, is that Walk-Ons are imperative just to compete. I want us to nurture it...embrace it...make it a selling point....market it.
In Summary: This is why "how a coach uses the $250,000+++ scholarships he is entrusted with" is so important.
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i have no ill will towards coach russ, or his staff , no doubt they hate losing, but we are in the , at least we completed stage, to say the qb cant throw with accuracy , but to give no thought of a change, says alot about his qb recruits, i am not a ur insider , but surely there has to be a change in staff. question how many people will show up on saturdays to watch this .
They (the staff) have been here a long time - we should be able to get a QB. Between HS recruit or transfers, there’s no excuse. Well, no valid excuse. I’m sure Philly Bob could come up with a half dozen.
The 63 scholarships can be divided any way the coaches see fit, as long as no more than 85 total players are on scholarship. So we should be able to build plenty of depth, say with 45 on full rides and the other 18 scholarships split among 25-30 players. With the academic aid available to all UR students, they would essentially be on a full ride too.
It's obvious it's time for a change. RH has been given ample opportunity to build a competitive program, and has failed.
It's obvious it's time for a change. RH has been given ample opportunity to build a competitive program, and has failed.
First, I think it’s been covered severl times before, but the expense of coming to Richmond limits the number
of walk-ons that will want to attend here.
My suggestion for a head coach, with national recruiting experience is Ivan Jasper at the Naval Academy.
He is the quarterback coach, and was the offensive coordinator, until the A.D., Gladchuk tried to fire him.
They brought him back when it looked like the entire team and fan base were going for Gladchuk’s scalp.
He’s been at the Academy for 22 years. But it’s probably time for him to move on.
of walk-ons that will want to attend here.
My suggestion for a head coach, with national recruiting experience is Ivan Jasper at the Naval Academy.
He is the quarterback coach, and was the offensive coordinator, until the A.D., Gladchuk tried to fire him.
They brought him back when it looked like the entire team and fan base were going for Gladchuk’s scalp.
He’s been at the Academy for 22 years. But it’s probably time for him to move on.
With all due respect, I wouldn't run from the expense; rather, I'd accentuate the REAL educational value of the Richmond Experience (again, I would concentrate on marketing to Private Schools where parents already have a vested interest in their children's education). Also, as mentioned earlier, there are other avenues for financial aid available to all students at Richmond.
Call me a snob or an elitist if you wish, but a Richmond Educational can be transformational for a young man seeking to find his way when compared to what other institutions typically offer.
I don’t totally disagree with you, though the NCAA seems to be collapsing they aren’t going to look favorably at financial
aid to a football player.
Someone may correct me, but pretty sure you cannot give half football and half academic unless it counts as full football.
I don't think so. Baseball, track, soccer, swim, other athletes all can receive academic financial aid and they are almost exclusively on half or less scholarships. That's how expensive private schools like Vandy, Rice and Stanford can be competitive in baseball.
Perhaps you are right (it wouldn't surprise me if you are). But, to deny a student athlete Financial Aid that is available to the rest of the student body simply because he has earned a partial athletic ride seems discriminatory (exclusionary) to say the least.
They don't look at all sports the same.
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Different types of offers | Athletic scholarships
One of the first surprises for many student-athletes and their families is the many different types of offers they can actually receive from a school. Learn more about scholarship offers.
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Academic aid does not count toward athletic limits, as long as the student athlete meets certain criteria and it’s clear they are awarded the aid not on the basis of their athletic prowess.
The difficulty is that with UR’s strong academics, it’s a very high bar to qualify for academic aid.
The difficulty is that with UR’s strong academics, it’s a very high bar to qualify for academic aid.
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