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Jamie Morrison
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In all seriousness, how does Coach Morrison go from an unpaid assistant at Texas to a National Championship coach in 5 years? The man obviously has a ton of talent, but his path to A&M is so much different than what I'ad expect.
Congratulations ladies and you Coach Morrison and staff. I'd probably have to go back to my teenage years to see a team (UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball), dominate the way the Aggie women did.
It's one thing to win a championship...but the way you did it...unbelievable.
Congratulations ladies and you Coach Morrison and staff. I'd probably have to go back to my teenage years to see a team (UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball), dominate the way the Aggie women did.
It's one thing to win a championship...but the way you did it...unbelievable.
Farmer @ Johnsongrass, TX said:ElephantRider said:
I said it on the game thread, he's the best coach we've ever had in any sport. Absolutely unbelievable job he's done in three years. I know him and his family personally, and he's a great dude. I can understand why the team plays so hard for him
Pat Henry, legendary track and field coach at Texas A&M, has won a combined 37 NCAA National Championships (10 with A&M and 27 with LSU)
Yet Jamie is easily still A&Ms best HC. It is more about the type of human being he is and what he stands for.
ToddyHill said:
In all seriousness, how does Coach Morrison go from an unpaid assistant at Texas to a National Championship coach in 5 years? The man obviously has a ton of talent, but his path to A&M is so much different than what I'ad expect.
Congratulations ladies and you Coach Morrison and staff. I'd probably have to go back to my teenage years to see a team (UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball), dominate the way the Aggie women did.
It's one thing to win a championship...but the way you did it...unbelievable.
His foundation is strong with experience in all levels of the sport except being a college head coach.
Through this tournament, I was surprised to hear that he had a hard time finding a college head coaching job but it was never mentioned why? Anyone know?
Only thing I can recall was he was coaching internationally and maybe his tenure did not last long for some reason?
ToddyHill said:
In all seriousness, how does Coach Morrison go from an unpaid assistant at Texas to a National Championship coach in 5 years? The man obviously has a ton of talent, but his path to A&M is so much different than what I'ad expect.
Congratulations ladies and you Coach Morrison and staff. I'd probably have to go back to my teenage years to see a team (UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball), dominate the way the Aggie women did.
It's one thing to win a championship...but the way you did it...unbelievable.
He has a significant amount of International experience including U19 National Head Coach winning several medals.
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flintdragon said:ToddyHill said:
In all seriousness, how does Coach Morrison go from an unpaid assistant at Texas to a National Championship coach in 5 years? The man obviously has a ton of talent, but his path to A&M is so much different than what I'ad expect.
Congratulations ladies and you Coach Morrison and staff. I'd probably have to go back to my teenage years to see a team (UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball), dominate the way the Aggie women did.
It's one thing to win a championship...but the way you did it...unbelievable.
His foundation is strong with experience in all levels of the sport except being a college head coach.
Through this tournament, I was surprised to hear that he had a hard time finding a college head coaching job but it was never mentioned why? Anyone know?
Only thing I can recall was he was coaching internationally and maybe his tenure did not last long for some reason?
Administrators are lazy in nonrevenue sports and usually not willing to take the time or effort to think outside the box. It's easy and traditional to hire a sitting head coach at a lower level or an assistant at a championship program. The hard part for the former is that you never know if they can get it done in the SEC and with the latter how much they actually had to do with their program's success. Like Kuhn, who recruited amazing at Kansas and recruited these seniors but was not up to coaching at this level.
Morrison is obviously a heck of a coach, but it took some outside the box thinking to hire a guy who did not have much of a college resume or at least not enough to be a traditional candidate for this job. If you hire Kansas' assistant or GCU's head coach or whatever the case may be and you whiff, you're just like any other AD but if you hire a club coach and whiff you look bad.
So let's give thanks for Bjork and Kuhn. They didn't always do the Aggies right, but they deserve some credit here.
Bird and her staff did only two memorable things for this program
1. Recruited Camilla Gomez and paired her with a senior Hans for Sweet 16 run
2. Recruited Ifenna who was ready to quit VB before Morrison arrived
Lednicky and Underwood were coming likely anyway
There was no buy in by staff to culture or creating their own successful culture.
No ill will but this is ALL on Morrison and his staff and the Corbelli's before that who had runs of Sweet 16s marred by being in Austin regional way to many times after Elliot arrived at Texas
1. Recruited Camilla Gomez and paired her with a senior Hans for Sweet 16 run
2. Recruited Ifenna who was ready to quit VB before Morrison arrived
Lednicky and Underwood were coming likely anyway
There was no buy in by staff to culture or creating their own successful culture.
No ill will but this is ALL on Morrison and his staff and the Corbelli's before that who had runs of Sweet 16s marred by being in Austin regional way to many times after Elliot arrived at Texas
Wicked Good Ag said:
Lednicky and Underwood were coming likely anyway
Nonetheless, Kuhn recruited them.
Morrison is great, we all agree on that. But there is no need to diminish anyone else's accomplishments, whether it be Aggie HOF coaches like Pat Henry or Gary Blair who you may have subjective opinions or their character and personality vs. Morrison but they are good men and have done a lot to elevate A&M over a long period of time.
Or Kuhn, who was not a great coach but at the very least deserves her flowers for getting us these seniors.
That's it for me. I hope Morrison wins 10 more titles and is truly the combination of John Wooden and Mother Teresa that you all say he is and ends up with his statue right next to E. King Gill.
What seniors did she get ??
Once again no ill will at all but Lednicky and Underwood were likely coming here regardless and both of them obviously major conference D1 talent.
Ifenna the other.
Everyone else LEFT the program except another DS before their eligibility expired
No one stayed under the staff before except Fields for their run
Morrison and staff recruited everyone else on roster either from HS ranks or transfer portal.
We took a major backslide as a program under previous staff
The staff's one good run was with all Corbelli recruits except Gomez who I mentioned.
This staff has girls who left for playing time elsewhere show up to root the team on. And the one other girl who could do elsewhere to get significant playing time STAYED to be a part of this season and postponed a year of actual play to be a part of it. I don't know many that would do that in this day and age.
Once again no ill will at all but Lednicky and Underwood were likely coming here regardless and both of them obviously major conference D1 talent.
Ifenna the other.
Everyone else LEFT the program except another DS before their eligibility expired
No one stayed under the staff before except Fields for their run
Morrison and staff recruited everyone else on roster either from HS ranks or transfer portal.
We took a major backslide as a program under previous staff
The staff's one good run was with all Corbelli recruits except Gomez who I mentioned.
This staff has girls who left for playing time elsewhere show up to root the team on. And the one other girl who could do elsewhere to get significant playing time STAYED to be a part of this season and postponed a year of actual play to be a part of it. I don't know many that would do that in this day and age.
One of the noticeable differences between Morrison and others is that he is up and animated on the sideline. Most head coaches stay seated but Jamie is right there alongside the action celebrating the big plays and encouraging his squad.
I think debating whose the best A&M coach is not productive. Changing times make each generation of coaches and sports almost impossible to compare.
My two bits is that women's NCAA volleyball and soccer have been dominated by a few teams. I just glanced at the volleyball winners since about 2000, and Penn State, Nebraska, and Stanford dominate the list. tu has won three times, two in row 2022-3, but there there just aren't any other contenders.
My point is, like women's soccer, there have the three or four traditional powerhouses and everyone else. To break into that powerhouse group is difficult. Those powerhouse programs also dominate the recruits, who usually are identified by their club programs and commit in their junior year mostly into the few elite programs.
I have no idea how good these seniors were considered coming out of high school relative to the other girls recruited by Nebraska, tu, and KU. But it's clear Jamie improved all of them and developed a team fitting their abilities.
Next season will be a real test, as we lose so much and our talent is so young. But it's hard not to have faith in Jamie's ability to make them winners, even if a Natty next year is really unrealistic.
My two bits is that women's NCAA volleyball and soccer have been dominated by a few teams. I just glanced at the volleyball winners since about 2000, and Penn State, Nebraska, and Stanford dominate the list. tu has won three times, two in row 2022-3, but there there just aren't any other contenders.
My point is, like women's soccer, there have the three or four traditional powerhouses and everyone else. To break into that powerhouse group is difficult. Those powerhouse programs also dominate the recruits, who usually are identified by their club programs and commit in their junior year mostly into the few elite programs.
I have no idea how good these seniors were considered coming out of high school relative to the other girls recruited by Nebraska, tu, and KU. But it's clear Jamie improved all of them and developed a team fitting their abilities.
Next season will be a real test, as we lose so much and our talent is so young. But it's hard not to have faith in Jamie's ability to make them winners, even if a Natty next year is really unrealistic.
How stable is Coach Morrison's contract? His resume and "word of mouth" from some players on other teams he's coached internationally shows he is currently a hot commodity. Just musing.
"It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man," Psalm 118:8.
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"In God we trust...all others pay cash!"
fightintxaggie10 said:
Just don't let those ******s in Austin poach him, because they'd try when the time is right.
What is Morrison making now?
Any incentives?
Hopefully a raise and extension coming soon.
Aston04 said:Harry Dunne said:ElephantRider said:
I said it on the game thread, he's the best coach we've ever had in any sport. Absolutely unbelievable job he's done in three years. I know him and his family personally, and he's a great dude. I can understand why the team plays so hard for him
#1 Someone already mentioned Pat Henry. He is one of one and no one else is close.
I'd rank Gary Blair #2, I don't think I need to list his resume.
#3 Mark Weaver has a national championship and a national runner up in the last 2 seasons. He was also the assistant coach on another runner up team and was a hell of a player for the mens team.
What Morrison has done in 3 years is amazing and I think he is not done winning championships but as far as best ever in any sport, let's tap the brakes and let him earn it
I'd rank Morrison ahead of Blair. Blair was not very good after he won the NC, unfortunately... I find that hard to believe Morrison will let the program go down much. He is just getting started. Morrison is also a lot more recognized at the national level for volleyball than Blair for basketball (team USA development)..
This is true Blair hung around too long and he's the reason our program is trash. Our coach is in Austin. Still irks me he gets a pass on staying around too long and costing us an Aggie who wanted the job. .
phatty26 said:Aston04 said:Harry Dunne said:ElephantRider said:
I said it on the game thread, he's the best coach we've ever had in any sport. Absolutely unbelievable job he's done in three years. I know him and his family personally, and he's a great dude. I can understand why the team plays so hard for him
#1 Someone already mentioned Pat Henry. He is one of one and no one else is close.
I'd rank Gary Blair #2, I don't think I need to list his resume.
#3 Mark Weaver has a national championship and a national runner up in the last 2 seasons. He was also the assistant coach on another runner up team and was a hell of a player for the mens team.
What Morrison has done in 3 years is amazing and I think he is not done winning championships but as far as best ever in any sport, let's tap the brakes and let him earn it
I'd rank Morrison ahead of Blair. Blair was not very good after he won the NC, unfortunately... I find that hard to believe Morrison will let the program go down much. He is just getting started. Morrison is also a lot more recognized at the national level for volleyball than Blair for basketball (team USA development)..
This is true Blair hung around too long and he's the reason our program is trash. Our coach is in Austin. Still irks me he gets a pass on staying around too long and costing us an Aggie who wanted the job. .
he is the reason our program is trash?
you lost all credibility ever it terms of sports
one bad year when everyone knew he was leaving
25-3 the year prior
UNREAL some people's takes in sports
Wicked Good Ag said:phatty26 said:Aston04 said:Harry Dunne said:ElephantRider said:
I said it on the game thread, he's the best coach we've ever had in any sport. Absolutely unbelievable job he's done in three years. I know him and his family personally, and he's a great dude. I can understand why the team plays so hard for him
#1 Someone already mentioned Pat Henry. He is one of one and no one else is close.
I'd rank Gary Blair #2, I don't think I need to list his resume.
#3 Mark Weaver has a national championship and a national runner up in the last 2 seasons. He was also the assistant coach on another runner up team and was a hell of a player for the mens team.
What Morrison has done in 3 years is amazing and I think he is not done winning championships but as far as best ever in any sport, let's tap the brakes and let him earn it
I'd rank Morrison ahead of Blair. Blair was not very good after he won the NC, unfortunately... I find that hard to believe Morrison will let the program go down much. He is just getting started. Morrison is also a lot more recognized at the national level for volleyball than Blair for basketball (team USA development)..
This is true Blair hung around too long and he's the reason our program is trash. Our coach is in Austin. Still irks me he gets a pass on staying around too long and costing us an Aggie who wanted the job. .
he is the reason our program is trash?
you lost all credibility ever it terms of sports
one bad year when everyone knew he was leaving
25-3 the year prior
UNREAL some people's takes in sports
What you say is true. But, Gary wanted a farewell tour so he could be recognized and say good bye. So for 2 recruiting cycles the high school players either knew he was leaving and/or did not know who the new coach would be.
Gary is a great guy who did wonders for A&M but his one selfish act crippled our program. I don't know if he and Vic had a falling out and Gary did not want to succeed him, or Vic just would not wait any longer. But for the betterment of our program Gary & Vic should've had a plan for Vic to take over.
interesting take that the coach that won natty is the reason the program is trash now all because of one final season
I wonder if anyone will say the same for Morrison is he has a bad season and leaves because I hate to see the newly created VB board become the football board so soon after getting started
I wonder if anyone will say the same for Morrison is he has a bad season and leaves because I hate to see the newly created VB board become the football board so soon after getting started
You just don't want to read my post. It wasn't one bad season. It was the way he left. It was a very selfish act, as it is with all coaches who want a farewell tour.
I think coach K did it also, but the Duke brand was so big and strong it could sustain itself. Aggie basketball is not in that same stratosphere.
I think coach K did it also, but the Duke brand was so big and strong it could sustain itself. Aggie basketball is not in that same stratosphere.
Harry Dunne said:Wicked Good Ag said:
Lednicky and Underwood were coming likely anyway
Nonetheless, Kuhn recruited them.
Morrison is great, we all agree on that. But there is no need to diminish anyone else's accomplishments, whether it be Aggie HOF coaches like Pat Henry or Gary Blair who you may have subjective opinions or their character and personality vs. Morrison but they are good men and have done a lot to elevate A&M over a long period of time.
Or Kuhn, who was not a great coach but at the very least deserves her flowers for getting us these seniors.
That's it for me. I hope Morrison wins 10 more titles and is truly the combination of John Wooden and Mother Teresa that you all say he is and ends up with his statue right next to E. King Gill.
This x 1,000.
Waiting on a Natty said:
You just don't want to read my post. It wasn't one bad season. It was the way he left. It was a very selfish act, as it is with all coaches who want a farewell tour.
I think coach K did it also, but the Duke brand was so big and strong it could sustain itself. Aggie basketball is not in that same stratosphere.
For what Coach Blair did for our program and University, I think he earned going out on his own terms without being bashed about it years later. Vic isn't the only coach out there. It's not Blair's fault they did a bad job of hiring to succeed him.
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