So what to make of the departures of Assistant Coaches Omar Lowery and Jack Kennedy after their initial year at San Jose State University?
That's difficult, if not impossible to answer, in the absence of any specific knowledge of the situations for these two.
Regarding Kennedy: at the Dons Central message board (Kennedy previously worked at USF), this was posted: "I heard he's marrying into wealth. Doesn't need to coach anymore."
Message board veracity is strictly buyer beware but the coaching profession is not one that makes for an easy adjustment come marriage vows. But this projected scenario -- his impending wedding, not the bank accounts of his in-laws -- has previously circulated.
As for Lowery, it's a list of maybes. Personality conflict? Cost of living? Not landing recruits? As for his background, he's a Midwest guy (primarily Wisconsin) with some time in Texas and a short stint in New Mexico before the last four years at Cal Poly.
But it is unusual for any coach to depart prior to having another position lined up.
Is any of this tied to not having received a 'yes' from any of the recently visiting recruiting targets Noah Robotham, Denevir Duruisseau and Rokas Gustys? (just saw that Butler is coming in soon to look at Gustys). These are the guys at the top of thew Spartan wish list. There obviously is still time to land any of the three but it's a guarantee that each was pressed for a commitment before they left Washington Square and none stepped up.
How do we know if they none of them said yes?
ReplyDeleteNone have announced their decision on Twitter as yet which is usually the first place prospects hit once they have made a decision.
ReplyDeleteWith Gustys, Butler wouldn't necessarily be coming in to look at him if he had just made his mind up to come to SJSU.