It looks like Rick Nelson has been hired as the head football coach at Ankeny High School. I am a bit surprised by this, honestly I was surprised that Nick his son wasn't hired for the job as he has been on staff there for a couple of years.
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This is a great opportunity for Rick, his son has three years of lower level (9th / 10th grade) coaching experience. Hardly a resume for a CIML Head Coaching job. He will be a great head coach some day but needs to build his resume a little more. Rick is a great leader of young men and will be sorely missed in Cedar Falls. As a football program and community we have been lucky to have him as long as we have.
Best of luck to Coach Nelson, he will do great!Illinois State Fan at a St. Louis White Castle 3:45AM Saturday March 6th:
"White Castle?" "more like Black Castle..."
You stay classy Redbirds.
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Originally posted by Panther'73 View PostHow much of a pay cut will he take? Best of luck to him...
Rick has a Masters degree and Ankeny pays very well. I would guess with coaching and teaching Rick will make very close to if not more than where he is now. Not to mention the only person he has to worry about recruiting against now is Jerry Pezetti lol!Illinois State Fan at a St. Louis White Castle 3:45AM Saturday March 6th:
"White Castle?" "more like Black Castle..."
You stay classy Redbirds.
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Jeg do you anticipate him teaching?
Nevermind the Register article says that he will be a PE instructor.
I would guess that his salary would be very similar if not higher at Ankeny compared to the $71,000 he made at UNI (which isn't that bad for a non P5 offensive line coach) plus he will have much less time on the road and more time with family.Last edited by achrist70; 04-27-2015, 09:07 AM.
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I wish Rick the best as he moves on in his career. Ankeny has shown it can get the athletes to make runs possible, even in the CIML.
Any former players can answer this... How does this impact the program relationship with past players? From what I heard/understood, Rick was the one person who worked to maintain relationships with past players as they moved on with their lives. That could make him nearly impossible to replace.
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Originally posted by FOTY View PostI wish Rick the best as he moves on in his career. Ankeny has shown it can get the athletes to make runs possible, even in the CIML.
Any former players can answer this... How does this impact the program relationship with past players? From what I heard/understood, Rick was the one person who worked to maintain relationships with past players as they moved on with their lives. That could make him nearly impossible to replace.
Wish him the best... but this is a bummer for us."...the Northern Iowa men's basketball team reached the ultimate highs before hitting a devastating low. Unexpected success, followed by unimaginable failure. And they owned it -- all of it -- for the world to see. Like men. Like leaders. Like champions -- in a way no tournament bracket could ever define."
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Good luck to him. I think this is a bit of a tough road, with most of the better athletes going to the new Ankeny school and him getting the leftovers. Is Ankeny big enough to field two top CIML teams? It won't be a garden party.GO PANTHERS!
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Originally posted by GonzoCat View PostGood luck to him. I think this is a bit of a tough road, with most of the better athletes going to the new Ankeny school and him getting the leftovers. Is Ankeny big enough to field two top CIML teams? It won't be a garden party.Illinois State Fan at a St. Louis White Castle 3:45AM Saturday March 6th:
"White Castle?" "more like Black Castle..."
You stay classy Redbirds.
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Within 5 years both schools will have their enrollment close to what it was before the split, they should be back to being truly competitive with Dowling, Valley and the other suburb schools. Really it kind of changes every year, this year Waukee was up there, but in the past it has been someone like SEP.
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Waukee's going to have to split in the very near future as well...population and enrollment is exploding. They'll be in the same boat as Ankeny soon.Give us a yell, HO! The purple and the gold
Victory for U-N-I!
Find out what the other team wants to do, then take it away from them.
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It would be interesting to see what public school head coaches get vs. the privates. I was told back in '08 or so when Simpson College last hired a head football coach that they offered the Valley HC 85k and he turned it down because he was already making more than that as the Valley HC.
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