Tennis_monster21
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I know for sure at least 3 of the players are leaving Albama.. Maybe more. Plus they had a senior that graduated. Anyone know what is going on there? Isn't the coach fairly new?
Alabama men's tennis
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Nacho
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Whoa, haven't heard anything but I don't keep up with that team much. They have gone through a bunch of changes the last few years and had people transfer in and out.
If you are unaware of it check this page its a good reference for these kind of happenings: http://collegetennistoday.blogspot.com
Who do you know thats leaving?
If you are unaware of it check this page its a good reference for these kind of happenings: http://collegetennistoday.blogspot.com
Who do you know thats leaving?
Tennis_monster21
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Kerznerman, Lovett and I believe Edwards. And O'shaunessy graduated.
Tennis_monster21
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Also Goldin is leaving. Going to South Florida.
Nacho
Hall of Fame
so every player on the team....yikes, hadn't heard
marco forehand
Semi-Pro
And the women's team just lost an incoming freshman. Maybe going 0 and 13 in the SEC scared her off ?
SEC_Scrong
New User
Recruits are obviously going to come in and replace some of the transfers. Also, who's to say it was the players' decision and not Husack's?
Nacho
Hall of Fame
Clearly, and yes, could be him cleaning house although he has been there long enough not to have to do that....
Southerncharm
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It's been obvious for a while if you have been following the program Husack has been a disaster. You don't have this many transfers especially starters that leave because you are a good coach. No one is improving when they get there and it's clear Husack doesn't relate to the players. Husack is a solid assistant and seems over his head when it comes to being a head coach. People need to quit apologizing for him. These are all HIS recruits! Alabama needs to move on because they are slowly becoming a laughing stock. Let's not forget Husack was the one who brought forth the idea of playing Jackson State for 4 easy wins in one day. That embarrassment alone should have gotten him fired. It's time for Alabama to move on.
Talent that's leaving was legitimate when they came there. Just a guess but discipline MIGHT be an issue. The coach has a lot of that responsibility if that is indeed the case. I know some don't like all the guessing around the program, but man they've had many really good freshman come in over the last 5 years. Some even had good results early then tailed off.
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tennis7777777
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Husack should not be fired, we need to keep him there and keep these results up, go gators
Nacho
Hall of Fame
Yes a lot of ifs. I am a UGA fan, so I don't care to much for Bama, but like to see them competitive. Plus, hate to see any program in turmoil. Lots of potential there.
Tenniscoach85
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Looks like they signed 3 players to fill a few of these departures.
http://www.rolltide.com/news/2016/7/5/alabama-mens-tennis-signs-three-to-its-2016-class.aspx
http://www.rolltide.com/news/2016/7/5/alabama-mens-tennis-signs-three-to-its-2016-class.aspx
chris-swede
Hall of Fame
at least to good Players coming in there, 5 stars or bluechips in american Standards of recruiting also international
SEC_Scrong
New User
If you look at it closely, only 1 of the players transferring won a significant number of matches last year for the tide. The others struggled/didn't even play. Could be good for them or could be bad, but no one can tell for sure before the season starts.
Oddyssey
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Multiple transfers and assistant coach going to Florida State. It all ends up to one thing. Bama needs to have a heck of a year otherwise head coaches seat would feel as hot as a lava erupting volcano. Roll Tide
RobFL
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I'm just making a guess since I know the University very well, but I don't follow the tennis program.
The school is doing very well financially and is intent on upgrading minor (non-football) sports. Saban and the football program is a magnet for quality. Look at what they paid to bring Avery Johnson in to upgrade basketball.
So my guess is, they may be about to throw money at upgrading men's tennis which could include a coaching upgrade.
Women's has been pretty good. I've hit with one of their recent all-americans. Roll Tide.
The school is doing very well financially and is intent on upgrading minor (non-football) sports. Saban and the football program is a magnet for quality. Look at what they paid to bring Avery Johnson in to upgrade basketball.
So my guess is, they may be about to throw money at upgrading men's tennis which could include a coaching upgrade.
Women's has been pretty good. I've hit with one of their recent all-americans. Roll Tide.
Nacho
Hall of Fame
It will be interesting to see if they do, usually the athletic directors just care about the revenue sports like Basketball and Football. They then address sports they feel are popular with students like soccer, baseball, maybe add in a lacrosse team. Tennis usually falls last on the list and the tennis teams struggle to get funds. The Georgia's, TCU's and Virginia's of the world have coaches that fight for money and donors, which is how they build big programs and grab attention. Only then do the athletic departments show interest.....we'll see if someone does that at Alabama, you may be right they could be priming for change
I wonder if academics could have had anything to do with all of the transfers. I notice on the "news" section of Alabama website in article on 3 new incoming kids, they
mention that 1 of them got a perfect 800 on the math section of the SAT. I have never seen anyone ever talk about test scores of an incoming recruit.
mention that 1 of them got a perfect 800 on the math section of the SAT. I have never seen anyone ever talk about test scores of an incoming recruit.
jcgatennismom
Hall of Fame
I dont think the guys transferred because of weak grades; UCF probably has as good or better academic reputation as Alabama. If teams don't have the best win record, coaches will try to find something to spin as positive. If a coach talks a lot about having the highest GPA or best scores of any team on campus when the school is not a super academic school, the coach is trying to take the focus off other weaknesses. Coaches of teams that are ranked high both for tennis and academics talk more about balance-how players can keep a 3.0; their teams dont have to have the best GPAs on campus though usually they are still towards the top. If players are transferring, it almost always has to do with the coach or not enough playing time. If the guys who played in the lineup are transferring,e.g. Lovett, it must be the coach.
Southerncharm
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The end has to be near for Husack after the mass exodus this summer. Anyone could make the case he has been worse than Billy Pate. The same Billy Pate that Husack said he was an upgrade over. Next year at this time Husack will be back at a mid major coaching or an assistant at a power 5 school running Nike camps in the summer. I think the later fits his skill set better.
deltapower
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By all accounts Husack is a nice guy. But's he's a terrible head coach.
When he was hired he made a big deal out of saying "I'm used to playing on the last day of the season" (referring to his time at USC). He made the NCAA's his first year at Bama with Pate's recruits. Since then his teams haven't been back to the NCAAs. Every other men's program in the SEC has been to the NCAAs more recently than Alabama. Fully 50% of the recruits he has signed have left the school before completing eligibility. Following this past spring Lovett, Kerznerman, Goldin, Madregallejo and Spencer Richey - all scholarshipped underclassmen - checked out. He's also a disaster at player development. Kerznerman & Madregallejo went backwards under his coaching. Expect these new recruits to do the same. Team only has 7 players heading into fall, so if any injuries occur they are SOL. Barring some major miracle this is his final season in T-town.
When he was hired he made a big deal out of saying "I'm used to playing on the last day of the season" (referring to his time at USC). He made the NCAA's his first year at Bama with Pate's recruits. Since then his teams haven't been back to the NCAAs. Every other men's program in the SEC has been to the NCAAs more recently than Alabama. Fully 50% of the recruits he has signed have left the school before completing eligibility. Following this past spring Lovett, Kerznerman, Goldin, Madregallejo and Spencer Richey - all scholarshipped underclassmen - checked out. He's also a disaster at player development. Kerznerman & Madregallejo went backwards under his coaching. Expect these new recruits to do the same. Team only has 7 players heading into fall, so if any injuries occur they are SOL. Barring some major miracle this is his final season in T-town.
Collegetennisrules
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Ever hear of mid-year guys? Bets are that Bama will bring more guys in for Jan.
deltapower
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Yes, I'm familiar with mid-year transfers. I've followed college tennis very closely since I graduated in 2004. You don't build championship programs with mid-year transfers. And you certainly don't build quality programs when 90% of your recruits leave before completing eligibilty - which has happened under Husack. Heard he's he a nice guy, but purely based on results in his four years the program is going backwards. I hope he turns it around - this year will be his final opportunity to do so.
Mid-year transfers don't play much of a role at all in D-1 tennis. If you are getting any amount of financial aid from a school in the fall, you cannot transfer to another school in January and compete for that new team. He's talking about players who first-time enroll in January in time for the spring season, which often play a crucial role in significantly improving teams.
RobFL
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I wasn't closely following Bill Battle's (AD) illness until recently. That may be providing a reprieve. Battle is the guy personally responsible for upgrading the non-football sports and he is a uniquely outstanding AD. He flew out to Wichita with $5M to try to entice Gregg Marshall to take the basketball job, before he pulled off the Avery Johnson miracle hire. They probably wouldn't make a coaching change while Battle was out of pocket fighting cancer.
Geoff
Hall of Fame
Auburn also hired former Vanderbilt 3x All American, Ryan Lipman as assistant coach. I think both will do a great job at Auburn.
Southerncharm
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Why is Husack wasting Alabama's money hanging out at the the US Open wearing the gear? I was embarrased for him.
Regardless if you like him or not, along with his other college coaching peers who are there, he's recruiting.
Nacho
Hall of Fame
And a lot of coaches were there because of the ACI event
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deltapower
New User
Based on fall results Alabama could easily go winless in the SEC. Unless is there a significant recruit or two who sign and become eligible for the spring season the men's squad will be a disater in conference play.
SEC_Scrong
New User
Pretty big matches for Alabama this weekend in Oklahoma. Any shot of them pulling of an upset?
OU and Okie St are going to be tough outs. OU has experience up top and some very stout FR playing low end
Wait, I'm lost. Talk of how bad their team was and the coach being fired and now mentioning a potential upset over teams teetering on the top 10?? They beat Clemson-- won't finish the year top 75, Purdue- have they made the tournament in the last century?, and Texas Tech-- missing top lineup guy and WAY down this year. Bama is awful, let's be serious. If they beat Okie Lite or OU, the world is coming to an end.
Southerncharm
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Whoever thought Alabama had a shot this past weekend has no clue on what's going on. They had no chance at all. Oklahoma even took one of their top players out and still won handily. Husk might survive another year with the new AD change. After that he has to be gone or it says Bama doesn't care about tennis. Husack needs to go back to being an assistant again, he has no record of success as a head coach.
Nacho
Hall of Fame
Clearly bottom or near bottom of the SEC...Such a shame they have a really nice facility and money to back the program...Players transferring, mediocre recruits....Not looking good
SEC_Scrong
New User
Bottom of the SEC is a bit insulting. Near bottom is probably more accurate. They can compete with every team in the SEC bar GA, FL, and KY. Compete meaning at least a close 4-2 match.
Nacho
Hall of Fame
Not trying to insult; I have no skin in the game, just looking at it objectively. I would only put them higher then Auburn, and Tennessee at this point. If they pull it together they could pull off wins against Vanderbilt and South Carolina, but I wouldn't put them ahead of the others, and they could just as easily lose to those teams.
deltapower
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Good chance that both the men's and women's teams at Bama go o-fer in SEC play this year. Be interesting to see what the new AD does. This will be two years in a row for the women to be winless in league play.
Southerncharm
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I can't see them losing to LSU, they are a new level of terrible. I will say Alabama W Tennis has had success in the past, not sure what the issue is lately. M Tennis I have been on record of trashing. Husack is not a head coach and has no record of being a good head coach at any level. He is what he is, an assistant somewhere. I just hope the new AD is not too overwhelmed with the job to know Husack has already been there 4 years too long.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
The 6-1 loss to Auburn was pretty terrible. Alabama's top 2 is actually not bad, Osama is a goo #1 and Cancel is a solid #2. They just don't have any depth
deltapower
New User
Players plateau when they come to Bama. No excuse whatsoever to lose - get destroyed - by Auburn - who has a first year coach and an entire lineup whose recruiting rankings are below Bama's lineup. Seriously - six years and about to go winless in SEC? Husack nice man, hard worker, all that stuff. It's a bottom line biz. His quote upon hiring "I'm used to playing on the last day of the season". Been to NCAA only once - w/Pate's recruits. Downhill since. Unless there is a 180 in remaining matches it is time for a change.
Southerncharm
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Another day, another loss. I hope the AD cares about tennis. It's obvious George is over his head
Southerncharm
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I am so over Husack! As a Bama fan we continue to be a running joke. I looked at the schedule in January and noticed that once again his team is not winning so he is adding matches against small mid majors to get meaningless wins. It's now beyond embarrassing and I just hope his ass is out in a couple of weeks. Just waiting for the list of guy's looking to transfer out now. He has been a failure.
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