Perhaps it went unnoticed as late additions to the Huskies @ Sycamore rematch thread, but DeKalb 222 noted that Monty's contract was extended to 2020-21.
After asking why on earth that contract was extended and how come it wasn't made public, DeKalb 222's response was: I guess it wasnt announced because of the state budget crisis but I'm sure it's public knowledge. It was said at one of the Mondays with Monty lunches. The 21 wins last year probably had something to do with a extension. I don't think anyone was surprised that there was a extension.

Which brings up the following questions:
No. 1, curious how many consider Monty's extension to be public knowledge?
No. 2, what does the state budget crisis has to do with not announcing this in some sort of press release -- what does this current media relations staff actually do besides standard note packages?
No. 3, asked if DeKalb 222 -- or anyone else -- knows the actual status of any other Huskie coaches going into the 2016-17 season; any others extended or broken?
No. 4, exactly how many more years does Carey's contract include?

(12-05-2016 05:51 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  Perhaps it went unnoticed as late additions to the Huskies @ Sycamore rematch thread, but DeKalb 222 noted that Monty's contract was extended to 2020-21.
After asking why on earth that contract was extended and how come it wasn't made public, DeKalb 222's response was: I guess it wasnt announced because of the state budget crisis but I'm sure it's public knowledge. It was said at one of the Mondays with Monty lunches. The 21 wins last year probably had something to do with a extension. I don't think anyone was surprised that there was a extension.

Which brings up the following questions:
No. 1, curious how many consider Monty's extension to be public knowledge?
No. 2, what does the state budget crisis has to do with not announcing this in some sort of press release -- what does this current media relations staff actually do besides standard note packages?
No. 3, asked if DeKalb 222 -- or anyone else -- knows the actual status of any other Huskie coaches going into the 2016-17 season; any others extended or broken?
No. 4, exactly how many more years does Carey's contract include?

Someone wrote that Carey's salary was $400,000, it is closer to $600,000 according to coaches hot seat. I think Carey has at least 2 years left, maybe 3.

(12-06-2016 08:45 AM)thetachihuskie Wrote:  

(12-05-2016 05:51 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  Perhaps it went unnoticed as late additions to the Huskies @ Sycamore rematch thread, but DeKalb 222 noted that Monty's contract was extended to 2020-21.
After asking why on earth that contract was extended and how come it wasn't made public, DeKalb 222's response was: I guess it wasnt announced because of the state budget crisis but I'm sure it's public knowledge. It was said at one of the Mondays with Monty lunches. The 21 wins last year probably had something to do with a extension. I don't think anyone was surprised that there was a extension.

Which brings up the following questions:
No. 1, curious how many consider Monty's extension to be public knowledge?
No. 2, what does the state budget crisis has to do with not announcing this in some sort of press release -- what does this current media relations staff actually do besides standard note packages?
No. 3, asked if DeKalb 222 -- or anyone else -- knows the actual status of any other Huskie coaches going into the 2016-17 season; any others extended or broken?
No. 4, exactly how many more years does Carey's contract include?

Someone wrote Carey's salary was $400,000, it is closer to $600,000 according to coaches hot seat. I think Carey has at least 2 years left, maybe 3.

Carey's deal goes through the 2018 season

(12-06-2016 08:52 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(12-06-2016 08:45 AM)thetachihuskie Wrote:  

(12-05-2016 05:51 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  Perhaps it went unnoticed as late additions to the Huskies @ Sycamore rematch thread, but DeKalb 222 noted that Monty's contract was extended to 2020-21.
After asking why on earth that contract was extended and how come it wasn't made public, DeKalb 222's response was: I guess it wasnt announced because of the state budget crisis but I'm sure it's public knowledge. It was said at one of the Mondays with Monty lunches. The 21 wins last year probably had something to do with a extension. I don't think anyone was surprised that there was a extension.

Which brings up the following questions:
No. 1, curious how many consider Monty's extension to be public knowledge?
No. 2, what does the state budget crisis has to do with not announcing this in some sort of press release -- what does this current media relations staff actually do besides standard note packages?
No. 3, asked if DeKalb 222 -- or anyone else -- knows the actual status of any other Huskie coaches going into the 2016-17 season; any others extended or broken?
No. 4, exactly how many more years does Carey's contract include?

Someone wrote Carey's salary was $400,000, it is closer to $600,000 according to coaches hot seat. I think Carey has at least 2 years left, maybe 3.

Carey's deal goes through the 2018 season

At least until STF extends it.

I am glad it is 2 years, not 3 for Carey. I think 4 more years of Monty is very generous. If i have a complaint about STF, it is these crazy extensions, which leaves us hogtied to coaches that are not in play for other jobs. I think he has an extension of his own. This is not fiscally prudent at all. Actually it is gross mismanagement. JMHO.

(12-06-2016 09:01 AM)thetachihuskie Wrote:  I am glad it is 2 years, not 3 for Carey. I think 4 more years of Monty is very generous. If i have a complaint about STF, it is these crazy extensions, which leaves us hogtied to coaches that are not in play for other jobs. I think he has an extension of his own. This is not fiscally prudent at all. Actually it is gross mismanagement. JMHO.

We extended Carey to increase the buyout, not knowing he would ruin the program instead of keeping it the same. No idea behind the Monty extension.

Former soccer player saw this thread and wondered why it hasn't been made known that Eric Luzzi is out as NIU men's soccer coach. In his words, even as a mutual parting of the ways, an obvious step in getting others interested in this job is to do an announcement. To this date, he says he has yet to see the opening mentioned in any soccer publication, NCAA listings, etc. Granted, there is no time crunch, but ideally getting a new head guy and staff in place before the early February (NLI) signing period is a necessity. As an alum and product of the program, he appreciated that Luzzi took over after Steve Simmons got the Huskies into the NCAA tourney (which resulted in Simmons being hired back at Oregon State), and got the Huskies back into the NCAA tourney two seasons later. He wanted to give Luzzi credit for that and for handling his departure professionally via the following e-mail which Luzzi apparently sent to alums and supporters back on Nov. 8. Hard to understand why STF and the administration seem unwilling to handle transitions in an up front and honest manner.
E-mail from Luzzi:
I wanted to reach out to you with a few updates on NIU Soccer. First, I wanted to let you know that in our final game of the season on Saturday, we beat West Virginia in double OT. They had a top 30 ranking in the RPI, and were in line to receive an at large bid to the NCAA tournament (before we beat them, of course!). Our guys played really well, competed really hard, and represented NIU soccer to the highest degree.
Unfortunately, however, our team did not have enough of those moments over the last couple years. So, it is with a heavy heart, that I need to let you know that I met with our administrators yesterday, and we mutually agreed that it is time for a change in leadership for our men's soccer program. We have some very good pieces with our current team, but the reality is that I had not been able to get the most out of them. Our record this year was simply not good enough, and our lack of success in the MAC over the last few years was simply not good enough. Ultimately, my main desire is to see our program competing at the highest level of the MAC and the highest levels nationally, and my hope is that a change at this time will be the best chance for that to happen.
I want to thank you for your constant support of our program. As an alumni group, you are the envy of every other sport program on campus. It has been an amazing part of my life's journey to get to know many of you, and it is my hope that your awesome support of NIU soccer will continue with the next head coach of the program.
For those of you that I had the chance to directly coach, I want to thank you for trusting in me and our staff and for your commitment to us and our program. I enjoyed the process of building teams each year with each of you, and it is my sincere hope that you look back at your time at NIU with nothing but positive memories.
Go Huskies!
Coach Luzzi

NIU Men's soccer used to be a top 30 program and it went downhill.

It really seems like STF has done very little over the last year or so outside of the football game at US Cellular. I honestly can't think of many other accomplishments besides brushing these coaching extensions/terminations under the rug. I'm tired of nothing positive happening. Between the typical mediocre or sub par scheduling for basketball/football and absolutely zero developments on the "master plan", I'm really not sure what is going on over there.

(12-06-2016 05:02 PM)armour248 Wrote:  It really seems like STF has done very little over the last year or so outside of the football game at US Cellular. I honestly can't think of many other accomplishments besides brushing these coaching extensions/terminations under the rug. I'm tired of nothing positive happening. Between the typical mediocre or sub par scheduling for basketball/football and absolutely zero developments on the "master plan", I'm really not sure what is going on over there.

Lot's of NCAA AA meetings......

I think the Frazier concerns are reasonable

Wait... so the Soccer coach got canned & there hasn't been an announcement?


That seems fishy

In regards to extensions, can only assume that extensions = higher buyouts

(12-06-2016 08:05 PM)HuskieRak Wrote:  In regards to extensions, can only assume that extensions = higher buyouts

That would only apply if someone would want to hire any of our coaches. I still think we have an absurd amount of extensions throughout the Ath. Dept, regardless of any reason.

Looks like Sean is busy networking here:

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Confe...6/IAF.aspx

(12-07-2016 12:23 PM)the_instigator Wrote:  Looks like Sean is busy networking here:

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Confe...6/IAF.aspx

Or he could stay holed up in his office like Jif....

(12-06-2016 08:52 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(12-06-2016 08:45 AM)thetachihuskie Wrote:  

(12-05-2016 05:51 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  Perhaps it went unnoticed as late additions to the Huskies @ Sycamore rematch thread, but DeKalb 222 noted that Monty's contract was extended to 2020-21.
After asking why on earth that contract was extended and how come it wasn't made public, DeKalb 222's response was: I guess it wasnt announced because of the state budget crisis but I'm sure it's public knowledge. It was said at one of the Mondays with Monty lunches. The 21 wins last year probably had something to do with a extension. I don't think anyone was surprised that there was a extension.

Which brings up the following questions:
No. 1, curious how many consider Monty's extension to be public knowledge?
No. 2, what does the state budget crisis has to do with not announcing this in some sort of press release -- what does this current media relations staff actually do besides standard note packages?
No. 3, asked if DeKalb 222 -- or anyone else -- knows the actual status of any other Huskie coaches going into the 2016-17 season; any others extended or broken?
No. 4, exactly how many more years does Carey's contract include?

Someone wrote Carey's salary was $400,000, it is closer to $600,000 according to coaches hot seat. I think Carey has at least 2 years left, maybe 3.

Carey's deal goes through the 2018 season

That is fantastic news!

(12-08-2016 07:57 AM)Stpetebeachrocketfan Wrote:  

(12-06-2016 08:52 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  Carey's deal goes through the 2018 season

That is fantastic news!

Maybe in your book.