(02-21-2018 10:58 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  

(02-21-2018 01:31 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  Where to start.
Lee Corso - Never wanted to be here from Day 1.
Charlie Sadler - Was he the guy who focused on Canadian players?
Ricardo Patton - Did start 4-0 in the MAC one year, rumor was he never coached a practice. Many players left.
Rob Judson - Technical foul for too many players on the floor after a timeout.
Women's Soccer Coach hired by Phillips who trained for the Olympics and had her husband as an assistant then left before really trying to turn the program around.
Montgomery - Eight years and counting under .500 in the MAC
There are many more I am sure.
Please fill me in.

Absolutely wrong on women's soccer coach, not that anyone on here cares about anything other than football and basketball.
Marci Miller --- part of legendary St. Charles soccer family -- took over after six straight years with six or fewer wins and went 5-11-2 in 2005, 8-11-2 in 2006 but reached MAC tourney championship, and 10-5-5 in 2007 with a third-place MAC season record and reaching semifinals of MAC tourney. Was clearly revitalizing program and succeeding in recruiting. Wasn't just "training", but was a member of the U.S. Women's National Team, however Phillips refused to boost budget at the same time Baylor came offering big money. No different than Kill or Doeren being hired away
In second year (2009), Miller got Baylor to the Big 12 tourney championship. BU made second round of NCAA in 2011, won Big 12 tourney and reached Sweet 16 in 2012. Had first child and became co-head coach with husband Paul Jobson; initially shifted to assistant coach and volunteer coach until they had their fourth son. Her record at Baylor (2008-2014) is 78-43-24; add three NIU seasons and career record for 10 years as head coach is 101-70-29 (.680). Paul's record going into his fourth season at top is 36-19-8. While revitalizing Baylor soccer, a $1.5 million gift became part of $3.3 million soccer center opened in 2015 --- new field plus 14,500-square-foot building including a coaches suite and locker and training rooms dedicated to the soccer program, encompassing approximately 2,300 square feet and including 35 player lockers. The facility also provides the team and other sports housed in the Turner Complex with a 5,000-square-foot weight room and visiting team locker rooms, as well as public restrooms and areas for concessions and laundry. Clearly not a "bad coach."

Neither Corso or Sadler had any intention to stay at NIU, but Charlie recruited Canadians and several juco thugs.

Definitely add Emory Luck to the list considering he took over from arguably the best men's basketball coach NIU ever had in Tom Jorgensen. Huskies went from best (38-12) back-to-back years (71-72 and 72-73) to Luck going 8-17, 8-15, and 5-21.