The official Jake for coach of the year thread

[paMANther]

Re: The official Jake for coach of the year thread

I think jake's recruiting is starting to show up finally.

[UNIinMN]

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I've always felt that Jake is a great recruiter but the players, since Mac left, never developed. It must have just taken a little bit of time for Jake to get in his grove cause the last 11 games he has been flawless. I also think that the Kajoe injury last year killed that team and look how they are doing this year. Jake deserves every ounce of credit he is getting now, especially with what he went through last year.

[UNI Prof]

Re: The official Jake for coach of the year thread

I think everyone will agree that the players are making a huge difference. Last night, the players really did win that game. However, it has also been apparent that they are well-prepared for every game they play and the defensive intensity has been outstanding all year long. Some of the credit should probably go to the coach.

[jegbomb52]

Re: The official Jake for coach of the year thread

I think everyone will agree that the players are making a huge difference. Last night, the players really did win that game. However, it has also been apparent that they are well-prepared for every game they play and the defensive intensity has been outstanding all year long. Some of the credit should probably go to the coach.

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Oh My GOD!!!!!

You give the players credit, how dare you not give any and all credit to Coach Jacobson.

[Da Hog]

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The team has come along way from the first 5-6 games this season. Respect was earned from me.

[williebat]

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Now the real question...

Will the boosters that are helping to pay Farley step up to the plate to get Jake some more money? With how this year has gone and how good things look for next year there are going to be suitors lining up at the door (especially next year, IMO). We will never be able to pay Lowery/Altman like money, but we should be able to get to Les/McKenna/Simmons/Jankovic territory...

Honest question

why can't UNI ever pay a coach SIU/ crieghton type salaries? Not that jake demands that now, but in the future he may.

If we made it to the sweet sixteen and tourney a couple of other times i bet you would be surprised at the kind of money that could flow.

[williebat]

Re: The official Jake for coach of the year thread

I think everyone will agree that the players are making a huge difference. Last night, the players really did win that game. However, it has also been apparent that they are well-prepared for every game they play and the defensive intensity has been outstanding all year long. Some of the credit should probably go to the coach.

the horse is dead

[MnPantherFan]

Re: The official Jake for coach of the year thread

Ya Jake!

Hugs and Juiceboxes!

Actually all the credit should go to the critical fans from earlier this year. Obviously Jake read the comments and changed his ways.

[BCPanther]

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UNI can't pay those salaries because of the fact that we don't produce graduates that typically go into high paying jobs. SIU and CU have big time law schools, we produce teachers...

[UNI Prof]

Re: The official Jake for coach of the year thread

I've always felt that Jake is a great recruiter but the players, since Mac left, never developed. It must have just taken a little bit of time for Jake to get in his grove cause the last 11 games he has been flawless. I also think that the Kajoe injury last year killed that team and look how they are doing this year. Jake deserves every ounce of credit he is getting now, especially with what he went through last year.

It appears that the players are developing just fine.

[Victory_For_UNI]

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UNI can't pay those salaries because of the fact that we don't produce graduates that typically go into high paying jobs. SIU and CU have big time law schools, we produce teachers...

And we average 4000 for home games.

[UNI Prof]

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P.S. I really wish this thread could have been about giving the guy credit, and not about people giving credit to themselves. The guy deserves it.

It's not about credit for right or wrong regarding Jake; it's about not understanding what good it did to make ignorant comments about his coaching abilities.

[williebat]

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UNI can't pay those salaries because of the fact that we don't produce graduates that typically go into high paying jobs. SIU and CU have big time law schools, we produce teachers...

Maybe you are right. I for one do not buy it. We do not only produce teachers. Many of UNI graduates end up with law degrees, become doctors, successful businessmen, work in politics, ect.

I am a UNI grad a lot of my friends are UNI grads and none of us are teachers!

Are you saying that if they only got their undergrad at UNI then they are less willing to donate.
Is an alums allegiance to their grad school or there undergrad?

I have a masters degree and I keep my allegiance with my undergrad: the panthers. My wife has a PHD and her allegiance stays with her undergrad: Texas longhorns.

I think maybe the cedar valley does not have the money or the donors have not been asked in the right way to give.


My point is UNI produces a lot of lawyers and doctors as well. We just don't confer those degrees.

[GoCatz!]

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UNI can't pay those salaries because of the fact that we don't produce graduates that typically go into high paying jobs. SIU and CU have big time law schools, we produce teachers...

We also produce a lot of MBA's, Accountants, CEO's and high level execs. So there are plenty of alumni with deep pockets. The fact is that 3 straight NCAA appearances and a couple of weeks in the top 25 does not warrant $500-$750K a year.

Altman built Creighton into a perennial power and has 15K+ paying to watch every game. SIU had 6 straight NCAA appearances and was forced to pony up or risk a 3rd coach in 5 years to defect to the Big 10.

If UNI gets to that point, I'd be willing to bet the fans/$$$$ would show up.

[williebat]

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And we average 4000 for home games.

You know what. You are right. This is why we can't pay big salary.

good point