Saw this on brandx. Greeny to WVU?
https://wvusports.com/news/2023/12/20/baker-names-jen-greeny-to-lead-wvu-volleyball.aspx
https://wvusports.com/news/2023/12/20/baker-names-jen-greeny-to-lead-wvu-volleyball.aspx
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Seems like a lateral move. I could see a B1G or SEC.Saw this on brandx. Greeny to WVU?
https://wvusports.com/news/2023/12/20/baker-names-jen-greeny-to-lead-wvu-volleyball.aspx
Not if the Cougs are heading to G5 territory.Seems like a lateral move. I could see a B1G or SEC.
Yeah, I wondered about Greeny this year. With most of the roster in their last year and potential budget impacts, I wondered whether she would stick it out. Surprised the landing spot is somewhere like WVU. I don't know whether they have much of a history.Not if the Cougs are heading to G5 territory.
Chun better open up the checkbook or Kami and Kyle are next.
Shit, Davenport WA to Morgantown WV?Yeah, I wondered about Greeny this year. With most of the roster in their last year and potential budget impacts, I wondered whether she would stick it out. Surprised the landing spot is somewhere like WVU. I don't know whether they have much of a history.
Yeah, maybe she was “offered” a pay cut to stay at WSU.🙁Not if the Cougs are heading to G5 territory.
Chun better open up the checkbook or Kami and Kyle are next.
Why would volleyball give a shit about G5 status? G5 vs Power 5 is all about football. I'm just perplexed. She has her hubby as assistant coach, is worshipped at WSU. We gave her her shot at the bigtime - we snagged her from Lewis-Clark State for Gawdsakes!WVU is not an upgrade from a school perspective. Concern that we may end up G5 (and concern is probably the right word; nobody can see how this will play out over the next 2-3 years) may be part of the reason. Still, unless big budget cuts are anticipated, this is a bit of a head scratcher.
We're a quasi-independent/MWC school, facing budget cuts.Seems like a lateral move. I could see a B1G or SEC.
You're perplexed, or do you need attention?Why would volleyball give a shit about G5 status? G5 vs Power 5 is all about football. I'm just perplexed. She has her hubby as assistant coach, is worshipped at WSU. We gave her her shot at the bigtime - we snagged her from Lewis-Clark State for Gawdsakes!
No f-ing way would we consider cutting her salary. She needed a raise after her success. I don't know how many kids she has or their ages, but at what point does your family take precedence? Safe Pullman with a great school system vs a bunch of toothless hillbillies? Move 3,000 miles from what I assume is still existing family up in Davenport? Why? Why?
They must have offered her a buttload more money. But how much do you need? If Chun f-ed this up somehow, I will be so much more pissed than I am right now. He just needs to go regardless. Although I suppose he has some ridiculous long-term contract.
Looked her up. 2 daughters, oldest one playing golf at Montana State. Not sure how old the younger one is. Her and Hubby are alums, he played baseball for us. Gawd this just kills me.
I get that. It just seems like a panic move. There must be 2B1G and SEC schools looking also.We're a quasi-independent/MWC school, facing budget cuts.
Fair.I get that. It just seems like a panic move. There must be 2B1G and SEC schools looking also.
big budget cuts ARE expected, per Schulz.WVU is not an upgrade from a school perspective. Concern that we may end up G5 (and concern is probably the right word; nobody can see how this will play out over the next 2-3 years) may be part of the reason. Still, unless big budget cuts are anticipated, this is a bit of a head scratcher.
What? Attention? WTF does that mean?You're perplexed, or do you need attention?
Budget. Plain and simple. There is no money to do anything.
Well, the last coach who was successful at WSU, left for Iowa and bombed, "resigning" after 4 years going 1-19 in conference in year 4, most recently canned by UNLV too. We'll see if UWV gives Greeny 6 years to turn the program around, like WSU did.
The 2023 team was our most talented, by far. Beat the eventual national champs Texas, in Austin in 4 sets, but lost that "final 4" potential mojo down the stretch, losing to the lowly Beavs at home at one point, during a stretch where we went 1-4. They rebounded a bit, but were never the same high end team that smoked BYU, Baylor, Texas and Oregon in successive weeks (3 ranked in the top 10, the other #18). That would screw with any coach's mind, and make them think that a change in scenery might be in order.
You may be right, I don’t think he’s the easiest cat to get along with.Greeny didn't have a great working relationship with her boss. One of the top many reasons many people leave.
I seriously doubt it. In AD terms, it was a successful season. In coaching, success is more relative and personal. Sometime you have to coach the hell out of kids just to attain a winning record. That last win is a Kool Aid bath moment. Other times a deep tournament run is underachieving! I think this team was eyeing a regional final or final four from the get go. 5 of 6 starters returning, a 1st team AA, a 1st team all conference and you add a former 1st team all conference to the fold. The 1996 and 2002 Cougs, under Fredrick, made regional finals. This team, though making it to the sweet 16, fell short of that. It had to hurt, especially knowing you beat the nation champs on their floor.SoCal, do you think Greeny lost some backing from the AD after the late-season skid?
I've heard Chun prides himself on being uber-competitive
How good is the WCC in Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Softball and the other sports for girls?Playing a WCC Volleyball schedule next season amidst all of the future uncertainty was probably the final push out the door.
LOL no one is hiring KyleNot if the Cougs are heading to G5 territory.
Chun better open up the checkbook or Kami and Kyle are next.
It's not a level that is going to sell the current types of recruits that WSU has been signing for VB, soccer, and basketball.How good is the WCC in Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Softball and the other sports for girls?
If Gonzaga can overcome the poor conference reputation, then Washington State can too.It's not a level that is going to sell the current types of recruits that WSU has been signing for VB, soccer, and basketball.
What the F. What did Charlie Chan do to piss her off? That little F-er needs to be fired yesterday.According to Brand X, Coach Greeny and Mr. Chun weren't the best of terms: "It's no secret around Pullman that she and (the)_ athletic director, for reasons publicly unclear, aren't atop each others' Christmas card list."
Always tough to see a successful coach leave, but maybe Chun. has an equally good replacement in mind if/when this day arrived?
He’s 8-2 right now. Finishing in the top half of the Pac 12 puts him on the radar for other openings.LOL no one is hiring Kyle
He can open up the check book but he’s going to have to post date the check. Greeny was the one coach who I thought might give us the home team discount. Assuming Kyle and Kami have power conference options it’s going to be real hard to keep them.Not if the Cougs are heading to G5 territory.
Chun better open up the checkbook or Kami and Kyle are next.
And he was blasted in the two games played against teams with a pulse.He’s 8-2 right now. Finishing in the top half of the Pac 12 puts him on the radar for other openings.
A better bet is Chun himself bailing.