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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU to Name Ethan Faulkner MBB Coach!

« on: May 15, 2024, 03:06:42 PM »

He plans on doing both.  Good luck greenbay

It almost seems like a joke. I can't imagine what Green Bay fans are thinking.  Got things turned around last year and your coach leaves and now this.  Seems like it could be circus. 

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU to Name Ethan Faulkner MBB Coach!

« on: May 15, 2024, 01:52:06 PM »

Dan Patrick interview with Green Bay's new head coach Doug Gottlieb https://x.com/dpshow/status/1790797762633551994

Very weird. Hard to imagine that's going to work.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU to Name Ethan Faulkner MBB Coach!

« on: May 13, 2024, 02:04:28 PM »

Green Bay's coach Sundance Wicks is moving on to Wyoming after just 1 year. That's a big loss for that program after what he accomplished last year.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU to Name Ethan Faulkner MBB Coach!

« on: April 23, 2024, 08:44:31 AM »

I missed the Canisius transfer from all the garbage posts.  Was starting to get little worried & still a bit am from the lack of signings.  Is Elijah Guillory still committed?

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU to Name Ethan Faulkner MBB Coach!

« on: April 17, 2024, 08:36:14 AM »

Anyone know anything about who we are recruiting?

Have been wondering this myself...haven't heard anything

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU to Name Ethan Faulkner MBB Coach!

« on: April 11, 2024, 09:54:08 AM »

I'm glad it appears to be a seamless transition and Coach Faulkner will carry on with Coach Calhoun had established.  It's good to hear that apparently everyone else is staying...wish we could have retained Lovelace.

I did think the press conference though was pretty lackluster...just 10 mins including questions.  Can't believe there weren't more questions from the media.  And nothing from Strollo. 

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU to Name Ethan Faulkner MBB Coach!

« on: April 10, 2024, 02:34:23 PM »

Per a Tweet by Dana Balash, Coach Faulker's contract is 5 years at $275,000 base salary a year.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU to Name Ethan Faulkner MBB Coach!

« on: April 09, 2024, 07:19:47 PM »

This appears on YouTube posted prior to his Utah State U. Job.

Has anyone seen it?

The link is shown below:

https://youtu.be/v-QCTazSMZU?feature=shared

Hadn't seen that other than the interviews with the players at the end

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU to Name Ethan Faulkner MBB Coach!

« on: April 09, 2024, 12:55:02 PM »

Ironically just saw this on YSU Basketball Facebook:

Head Coach Ethan Faulkner will be introduced at a press conference tomorrow that we’ll stream on our Instagram at 3:30 PM. It will also be on the YSU Sports YouTube channel. #goguins🐧

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU to Name Ethan Faulkner MBB Coach!

« on: April 09, 2024, 12:38:47 PM »

I was under the impression of last Wednesday as well. Now everything has been pretty quiet on that front.

Pretty sure it was to be last Wednesday. 

Robb Schmidt did a quick 2 part interview on Twitter. 

Other than a couple articles I've seen, it's been pretty quiet

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU to Name Ethan Faulkner MBB Coach!

« on: April 09, 2024, 08:41:23 AM »

Has there been a press conference yet with Coach Faulkner? I had thought I read where there was supposed to be one last Wednesday, but I haven't seen it posted anywhere and there's been nothing from any local media.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Horizon League Coaches/Portal

« on: April 03, 2024, 07:56:50 PM »

Interesting to note that Great Osobor of Utah State, who was the Mountain West player of the year, has entered the portal. 

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Report: Coach to Utah State?

« on: April 03, 2024, 09:11:54 AM »

Interview with Coach Calhoun on a Utah State sport radio show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sQpKLABYFU

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Report: Coach to Utah State?

« on: April 02, 2024, 03:01:16 PM »

@21WFMJSports
  Per public records request, Jerrod Calhoun gets a 5 year contract worth a base salary of $625,000 plus an additional $300,000 in media rights compensation at Utah State.
He’ll also get annual increase of $25,000, every April 1.
He can also earn $350,000 in bonuses

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@21WFMJSports
  Calhoun has an assistants salary pool of $750,000 & $150,000 for men’s basketball operations & administrative positions.

Congrats Coach Calhoun - what a tremendous contract - almost double what he was making at YSU.

His base contract at YSU was $300,000.  He's in essence making $925,000 which is more than triple. Pretty unreal.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU to Name Ethan Faulkner MBB Coach!

« on: April 02, 2024, 08:47:43 AM »

If you ask me this is a lot like the Phillips hire.  On the job training with limited resources for assistant coaches.  Also, I would think Faulkner has to be one of the youngest coaches in D1.  Hopefully his enthusiasm and hunger make up for his inexperience.

He definitely has enthusiasm!

From a February 20 article: "Tevon Saddler, the youngest coach in Division I men’s basketball, has Nicholls State in its accustomed position near the top of the Southland Conference heading into his 29th birthday on Wednesday."

Faulkner is 33