I hope so but I am concerned that the recruiting success at DU was due more to asst coach Tom Hogan than to HC Mahoney. Hogan used to be an asst at CU and was largely responsible for the last best CU recruits not named Simpson ... the class of Edelman, Austin etc. Since Hogan moved to DU, DU has actually had better recruiting classes than CU. Hogan is taking over as HC at DU I believe.This is strong evidence that RG believes that CU can build a championship contender in volleyball. Got a coach who is recruiting way above where he should be able to at DU (Top 20 class) and used one of the few multi-year contracts in order to get Mahoney here.
Kritza had a multi-year contract when she was first hired also. It certainly helped for her with the huge re-build job she face. Fortunately, if no one leaves the current team and the current commits stay, Mahoney has a lot more to build on than Kritza did.I do think it helps that he has a multi-year contract. Time will tell, but I hope it goes well.
Wouldn't this actually be a US 36 pipeline this time?I-25 coaching pipeline delivers again!
I hope so but I am concerned that the recruiting success at DU was due more to asst coach Tom Hogan than to HC Mahoney. Hogan used to be an asst at CU and was largely responsible for the last best CU recruits not named Simpson ... the class of Edelman, Austin etc. Since Hogan moved to DU, DU has actually had better recruiting classes than CU. Hogan is taking over as HC at DU I believe.
I'm also concerned that Mahoney has no experience in the top level of NCAA VB. The only reason DU got into the NCAA tourney these past 2 seasons was that DU got the automatic invite for winning their weaker conference. And his time as an asst at CSU was with a far stronger team than DU but again an automatic bid winner that has not done well when they faced top teams.
I hope he's up to the task. I'm taking a wait-and-see on this hire.
DU is right next to I-25. Visible from it.Wouldn't this actually be a US 36 pipeline this time?
We cannot lose Gabby.I know nothing about Mahoney's coaching or recruiting abilities, but even with the loss of Edelman and Austin CU should have enough talent to get an at large bid to the NCAA tourney. And yes, I felt they were hosed this season regardless of what the RPI indicated.
I know nothing about Mahoney's coaching or recruiting abilities, but even with the loss of Edelman and Austin CU should have enough talent to get an at large bid to the NCAA tourney. And yes, I felt they were hosed this season regardless of what the RPI indicated.