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IAA Fan:
It is just that he seemed to start at a small college court-level assistant, then HC at a JUCO in John Jay, then moved up (in division) to an operations job at Florida State, then a court-level assistant at Stoneybrook, then back down to DIII where he is now. His moves down in division seem to be for HC positions, which is a positive.
ysuguins4:
4 games left for Jerry.
IAA Fan:
I do not see YSU simply dismissing him and finalizing it with an open-palmed "that's that" after he leaves. Coach Slocum knows what he has had to do and he has done it. We all should know by now that Jerry Slocum is part of YSU's culture ...most all of you have said so. He is a senior coach & confidant to the program and the university would be absolutely foolish to abruptly end something that would tarnish the university's image of themselves, the local community, and the athletic community. Having Jerry Slocum leave his post after many faithful years of service is a major event. If for resilience alone, he needs to be honored ...he is what in his mid-60's? Failing to honor coach Slocum would be like YSU slapping themselves, the next coach (and all of us) in the face.
With that being said, as in the game itself, transition (if there is going to be any) is important. I have been a businessman for some years now and employees leave for 2 reasons ...1) on their own initiative and 2) because they have been asked to do so. Now when an employee leaves on their own, it is either because they found something else, or they retire. Jerry Slocum has forgotten more about sports and sports administration than any of us will ever know and we could use him to insure a proper successor. We made the mistake of not doing that with DiGregorio and it cost us a couple bad years that Ed might have guided us away from. I am not saying the funds are there to pay coach Slocum and a HC; but at least see if he will stay until everything is stable. He becomes especially valuable should we dig down into the lower divisions for an upstart. I am not sure of his relationship with the administration, perhaps a couple year contract as an assistant AD?
ytownchief22:
What has Slocum done for us to honor and give a crap ? Sports is a business. A tough business. You don't win ? Goodbye.
I'm tired of him talking about how his teams don't play defense and throwing players under the bus...
It's HIS team. He recruits these kids, he coaches them every single day.
Fun note: There are 347 DI basketball teams. YSU is 336th in scoring defense allowing 83 points a game.
Time to go Jerry. Thanks for mediocrity.
Penguin Nation:
I wouldn't describe Jerry as mediocre, since "mediocre" implies being average. Unless Jerry wins another game in the few that remain, he will actually have an HL record below 0.300. Well below average. The only exceptional thing about the last 12 years is that he stayed 12 years.....due to an equally inept AD.
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