Tod Kowalczyk - Announcement on Tuesday

shoresy · Post by **shoresy** » March 28th, 2024, 1:04 pm

Aggiesbleedblue wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 12:58 pm
I thought we wanted someone who would be likely to stay? Diana may have found that and we still find a way to (I can’t express myself without swearing) about it. Impossible to please our fans

I don't give a sh*t if our coaches stay, as long as we continue to win, and win when it matters. I'd rather have 20 coaches in 20 years with winning and success than one coach for 20 years with mediocrity.

BigCountryAG · Post by **BigCountryAG** » March 28th, 2024, 1:06 pm

It’s not just the Utah ties it’s the west coast ties that I liked about Simon. Plus he lived in Utah for 7 years and probably wouldn’t want to bounce after 1-2 years . But hey go Aggies right I will support no matter what.

Aggie84025 · Post by **Aggie84025** » March 28th, 2024, 1:07 pm

Just some context. Stew prior to coming here had a record of 218-138 for win % of 61%. Tod has 409 wins as a head coach and a 58% winning record. We have never hired a coach that has as much prior success as Tod. I wanted Simon and thought he was the best candidate but its not like the Aggies are hiring some chump off the street that is not qualified to coach a college team.

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » March 28th, 2024, 1:09 pm

So we hired the first guy we talked to. The name that was leaked 4 days ago and now this old fart will be a week behind in working the portal. Expect a mass exodus from the team from what I’m told.

Aggiesbleedblue · Post by **Aggiesbleedblue** » March 28th, 2024, 1:12 pm

shoresy wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:04 pm

Aggiesbleedblue wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 12:58 pm
I thought we wanted someone who would be likely to stay? Diana may have found that and we still find a way to (I can’t express myself without swearing) about it. Impossible to please our fans
I don't give a sh*t if our coaches stay, as long as we continue to win, and win when it matters. I'd rather have 20 coaches in 20 years with winning and success than one coach for 20 years with mediocrity.

Nor do I. Many of our fans do, however.

Aggie in Boise · Post by **Aggie in Boise** » March 28th, 2024, 1:14 pm

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:09 pm
So we hired the first guy we talked to. The name that was leaked 4 days ago and now this old fart will be a week behind in working the portal. Expect a mass exodus from the team from what I’m told.

We talked to him last year. Apparently he was high on the list last year and then withdrew his name from consideration at the last minute.

Halloween-Aggie · Post by **Halloween-Aggie** » March 28th, 2024, 1:16 pm

Aggie702 wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 12:51 pm
I wanted Todd's Pizza Cafe, and our AD went Michael Scott and ordered Pizza by Tod.

Underrated comment

Blue Sage · Post by **Blue Sage** » March 28th, 2024, 1:19 pm

I’ll be honest this is the least excited I have been about a hire. I’m usually a homer guys, I’ve never felt so negative about the direction of USU Athletics as I do now, well since the Arslainian power punt. Someone help, what am I not seeing here? Sadly we didn’t choose to invest in our future we didn’t choose to be winners we chose mediocrity. And the excuses, well we don’t have the money to be successful right. We’ll have fun doing this without my money. I think bottoming out as fast as possible is our best bet at this point. Darkness closing in here. To those who disagree please help me see what you see.

BasketballAgg · Post by **BasketballAgg** » March 28th, 2024, 1:23 pm

Blue Sage wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:19 pm
I’ll be honest this is the least excited I have been about a hire. I’m usually a homer guys, I’ve never felt so negative about the direction of USU Athletics as I do now, well since the Arslainian power punt. Someone help, what am I not seeing here? Sadly we didn’t choose to invest in our future we didn’t choose to be winners we chose mediocrity. And the excuses, well we don’t have the money to be successful right. We’ll have fun doing this without my money. I think bottoming out as fast as possible is our best bet at this point. Darkness closing in here. To those who disagree please help me see what you see.

I felt hopefully with the Simon hire, seems like someone who is still trying to make a name for himself and what’s to push a program past where it’s ever been to put his name in the history books.

But Tod k? Very discouraging and I am not hopeful for nah success in March while he is here.

I was hopeful with Smith, Odom, Sprinkle, then Simon, but I just don’t see light at the end of the tunnel with Tod K.

Aggie4L1fe · Post by **Aggie4L1fe** » March 28th, 2024, 1:24 pm

Javan Simmons 6’7 redshirt freshman

12 ppg 5 rpg 1.5 apg

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C20hivCp ... Q2NWhqYw==

Dante Maddox 6’2 Junior (Already in Portal)

15.6 ppg 4.3 rpg 2.8 apg

The most attractive players on who played under TK last year.

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brian5562 · Post by **brian5562** » March 28th, 2024, 1:25 pm

He has much more of a current pool of players to pull from to build his USU roster than Simon does. I am excited for this hire. Hopefully he's already on the phone trying to keep some guys in Logan.

hickaggie · Post by **hickaggie** » March 28th, 2024, 1:28 pm

Halloween-Aggie wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:16 pm

Aggie702 wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 12:51 pm
I wanted Todd's Pizza Cafe, and our AD went Michael Scott and ordered Pizza by Tod.
Underrated comment

There are some odd things about the hire. 22 years and 400 wins in Toledo and he never receives and/or accepts a bigger offer until now in an area 1500 miles from where he's lived in a place and culture he knows nothing about.

That said if the NIL collective donors fork over the cash to buy high level MW players and his regular season success continues he'll get us to the dance in a 3-6 bid MWC and then its just a matter of the matchup and whether the team can get hot/lucky. He has 22 years to get another one anyway before we can complain too much.

hickaggie · Post by **hickaggie** » March 28th, 2024, 1:29 pm

FootballAgg wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:23 pm

Blue Sage wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:19 pm
I’ll be honest this is the least excited I have been about a hire. I’m usually a homer guys, I’ve never felt so negative about the direction of USU Athletics as I do now, well since the Arslainian power punt. Someone help, what am I not seeing here? Sadly we didn’t choose to invest in our future we didn’t choose to be winners we chose mediocrity. And the excuses, well we don’t have the money to be successful right. We’ll have fun doing this without my money. I think bottoming out as fast as possible is our best bet at this point. Darkness closing in here. To those who disagree please help me see what you see.
I felt hopefully with the Simon hire, seems like someone who is still trying to make a name for himself and what’s to push a program past where it’s ever been to put his name in the history books.

But Tod k? Very discouraging and I am not hopeful for nah success in March while he is here.

I was hopeful with Smith, Odom, Sprinkle, then Simon, but I just don’t see light at the end of the tunnel with Tod K.

At least let him coach a game or 2 first...

JFW_AGGIES · Post by **JFW_AGGIES** » March 28th, 2024, 1:37 pm

I'm not liking this hire if true, former coaches around the state are iffy on this hire if true

Rabidchild · Post by **Rabidchild** » March 28th, 2024, 1:45 pm

This hire is a head scratcher, unless they offered Simon but he took another opportunity and we had to fall back on Tod K as our second choice.

BearLakeMonster · Post by **BearLakeMonster** » March 28th, 2024, 1:48 pm

Aggieforlife wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 12:51 pm
How the hell do you say his name?

mcaggie1 · Post by **mcaggie1** » March 28th, 2024, 1:51 pm

BigBlue97 wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 12:49 pm
Oh great another last name that our PA announcer won't be able to pronounce.

Is it Kowal Chick, or Kowal Sick?????

MetsJetsAggies · Post by **MetsJetsAggies** » March 28th, 2024, 1:53 pm

We did only beat Akron by 1 on a neutral floor last season, the competition in the MAC is solid

Get Maddox, Cochran, Simmons and maybe Wilson to come and add some MW level guys from elsewhere and we could be cooking

Toledo has 2 good recruits too but they’re from Michigan so maybe were looking to stay local

Madmartigan · Post by **Madmartigan** » March 28th, 2024, 1:53 pm

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:09 pm
So we hired the first guy we talked to. The name that was leaked 4 days ago and now this old fart will be a week behind in working the portal. Expect a mass exodus from the team from what I’m told.

How do you know he is the first person we talked to?

Madmartigan · Post by **Madmartigan** » March 28th, 2024, 1:54 pm

MetsJetsAggies wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:53 pm
We did only beat Akron by 1 on a neutral floor last season, the competition in the MAC is solid

Get Maddox, Cochran, Simmons and maybe Wilson to come and add some MW level guys from elsewhere and we could be cooking

Toledo has 2 good recruits too but they’re from Michigan so maybe were looking to stay local

Bring the dudes from Toledo.

Keep 2 of the following: Johnson, Falslev, Osobor, Uduje and Martinez

That's a good start IMO.

Post by **aggies22** » March 28th, 2024, 1:58 pm

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:54 pm

MetsJetsAggies wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:53 pm
We did only beat Akron by 1 on a neutral floor last season, the competition in the MAC is solid

Get Maddox, Cochran, Simmons and maybe Wilson to come and add some MW level guys from elsewhere and we could be cooking

Toledo has 2 good recruits too but they’re from Michigan so maybe were looking to stay local
Bring the dudes from Toledo.

Keep 2 of the following: Johnson, Falslev, Osobor, Uduje and Martinez

That's a good start IMO.

I would say nearly zero chance on Osobor and Martinez.

AgTime · Post by **AgTime** » March 28th, 2024, 1:58 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 12:46 pm
I'm confused why people were excited about Simon, who also has zero tournament appearances, and less wins over a shorter career than Kowalcyzk. I, for one, think that this is a fantastic hire.

Agreed.

BigBlueDart · Post by **BigBlueDart** » March 28th, 2024, 1:58 pm

Aggieforlife wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 12:51 pm
How the hell do you say his name?

Madmartigan · Post by **Madmartigan** » March 28th, 2024, 2:00 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:58 pm

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:54 pm

MetsJetsAggies wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:53 pm
We did only beat Akron by 1 on a neutral floor last season, the competition in the MAC is solid

Get Maddox, Cochran, Simmons and maybe Wilson to come and add some MW level guys from elsewhere and we could be cooking

Toledo has 2 good recruits too but they’re from Michigan so maybe were looking to stay local
Bring the dudes from Toledo.

Keep 2 of the following: Johnson, Falslev, Osobor, Uduje and Martinez

That's a good start IMO.
I would say nearly zero chance on Osobor and Martinez.

Of course. Which is why i'm aiming for 2/5 of them.

MetsJetsAggies · Post by **MetsJetsAggies** » March 28th, 2024, 2:00 pm

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:54 pm

MetsJetsAggies wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:53 pm
We did only beat Akron by 1 on a neutral floor last season, the competition in the MAC is solid

Get Maddox, Cochran, Simmons and maybe Wilson to come and add some MW level guys from elsewhere and we could be cooking

Toledo has 2 good recruits too but they’re from Michigan so maybe were looking to stay local
Bring the dudes from Toledo.

Keep 2 of the following: Johnson, Falslev, Osobor, Uduje and Martinez

That's a good start IMO.

The only one I feel will stay is Johnson from the starters.

Maybe Falslev but doubtful, the other 3 are gone

We can keep Templin, Grant but we need a transfer big and a wing with some size

Aggie in Boise · Post by **Aggie in Boise** » March 28th, 2024, 2:01 pm

So, Diana opted to deviate from the successful pattern we've seen with our last three coaches and pursue a more conservative "safe hire" approach?

There are certainly some advantages to bringing TK on board. Hopefully TK's contract spans no more than two years and heavily includes performance-based incentives. Considering TK's probable intent to make this his final coaching position, what kind of buyout should we expect?

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » March 28th, 2024, 2:02 pm

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:54 pm

MetsJetsAggies wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:53 pm
We did only beat Akron by 1 on a neutral floor last season, the competition in the MAC is solid

Get Maddox, Cochran, Simmons and maybe Wilson to come and add some MW level guys from elsewhere and we could be cooking

Toledo has 2 good recruits too but they’re from Michigan so maybe were looking to stay local
Bring the dudes from Toledo.

Keep 2 of the following: Johnson, Falslev, Osobor, Uduje and Martinez

That's a good start IMO.

None of those 5 will stay to play with Toledo Tod.
Also, his players hit the transfer portal before he even had a job somewhere else so how do we know they still want to even play for him?

MetsJetsAggies · Post by **MetsJetsAggies** » March 28th, 2024, 2:03 pm

Aggie in Boise wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 2:01 pm
So, Diana opted to deviate from the successful pattern we've seen with our last three coaches and pursue a more conservative "safe hire" approach?

There are certainly some advantages to bringing TK on board. Hopefully TK's contract spans no more than two years and heavily includes performance-based incentives. Considering TK's probable intent to make this his final coaching position, what kind of buyout should we expect?

There is no reason to have a big buyout honestly

I don’t want this to come off negatively, but it’s way more likely we move on from TK than he jumps to a new job IMO

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » March 28th, 2024, 2:04 pm

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:53 pm

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:09 pm
So we hired the first guy we talked to. The name that was leaked 4 days ago and now this old fart will be a week behind in working the portal. Expect a mass exodus from the team from what I’m told.
How do you know he is the first person we talked to?

First name leaked earlier this week. The rest of the candidates didn't surface until after Monday.

trevordude · Post by **trevordude** » March 28th, 2024, 2:04 pm

MetsJetsAggies wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 1:53 pm
We did only beat Akron by 1 on a neutral floor last season, the competition in the MAC is solid

Get Maddox, Cochran, Simmons and maybe Wilson to come and add some MW level guys from elsewhere and we could be cooking

Toledo has 2 good recruits too but they’re from Michigan so maybe were looking to stay local

As an Ohio alum, I watch maybe 10-15 MAC basketball games a year. There are some fun players, but I'm not sure I'd call the MAC a solid basketball conference

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » March 28th, 2024, 2:04 pm

MetsJetsAggies wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 2:03 pm

Aggie in Boise wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 2:01 pm
So, Diana opted to deviate from the successful pattern we've seen with our last three coaches and pursue a more conservative "safe hire" approach?

There are certainly some advantages to bringing TK on board. Hopefully TK's contract spans no more than two years and heavily includes performance-based incentives. Considering TK's probable intent to make this his final coaching position, what kind of buyout should we expect?
There is no reason to have a big buyout honestly

I don’t want this to come off negatively, but it’s way more likely we move on from TK than he jumps to a new job IMO

This. Sabau went with the "Safe" hire and she'll be gone by the time we'll buying out TK.

travelingagg · Post by **travelingagg** » March 28th, 2024, 2:05 pm

Aggie84025 wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 12:45 pm
Tod is a great coach in the regular season as shown from his regular season titles but not fared well in conference tournaments or NIT. Hopefully at USU he can get over that hump. For sure a different hire than our last 3 as he is on the downward side in terms of how many years he probably has left in coaching. Excited to see how it turns out.

Yeah, it looks like he dominated his conference for four years in a row. But since it's a small conference, he won't get into the NCAA tournament unless he wins his conference tournament. I think the MWC is strong enough now that whoever wins the regular-season title will likely get an NCAA bid.

Aggie in Boise · Post by **Aggie in Boise** » March 28th, 2024, 2:08 pm

MetsJetsAggies wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 2:03 pm

Aggie in Boise wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 2:01 pm
So, Diana opted to deviate from the successful pattern we've seen with our last three coaches and pursue a more conservative "safe hire" approach?

There are certainly some advantages to bringing TK on board. Hopefully TK's contract spans no more than two years and heavily includes performance-based incentives. Considering TK's probable intent to make this his final coaching position, what kind of buyout should we expect?
There is no reason to have a big buyout honestly

I don’t want this to come off negatively, but it’s way more likely we move on from TK than he jumps to a new job IMO

100% agree.

JonnyCienPesos · Post by **JonnyCienPesos** » March 28th, 2024, 2:11 pm

Tod was a finalist last year as well, even before Diana was here.

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ViAggie · Post by **ViAggie** » March 28th, 2024, 2:12 pm

ManitobaAggie wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2024, 12:41 pm
I was hoping for Pope!

Shhhh I'm tired of being trolled by ybu fans

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