Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

[domedays]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

So does Drake have higher academic requirements than other private schools, like Creighton for examples?

[claw]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

Did some looking

Drake has an acceptance rate of 70% with an average HS GPA of 3.70
Creighton has an acceptance rate of 72% with an average GPA of 3.78
UNI is at 77% with an average HS GPA of 3.55

I don't think they have any issues getting 99% of the kids they try to recruit accepted into the university. Their admission standards are pretty much directly in like with Creighton, Marquette, Loyola (IL), Xavier, etc...


Now, a school like Villanova has an acceptance rate of 48%, an average HS gpa of 3.99 and the 25th percentile of ACT scores at Nova is 30. They don't seem to have issues.

I think (know) Drake has a superiority complex and loves to oversell how amazing their university is. It's a fine school with some wonderful programs. To act like their academic requirements are what is keeping them back is exactly the mentality that has led why them to have about 7 winning seasons in the last 5 decades.

[SteinPizza]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

Did some looking

Drake has an acceptance rate of 70% with an average HS GPA of 3.70
Creighton has an acceptance rate of 72% with an average GPA of 3.78
UNI is at 77% with an average HS GPA of 3.55

I don't think they have any issues getting 99% of the kids they try to recruit accepted into the university. Their admission standards are pretty much directly in like with Creighton, Marquette, Loyola (IL), Xavier, etc...


Now, a school like Villanova has an acceptance rate of 48%, an average HS gpa of 3.99 and the 25th percentile of ACT scores at Nova is 30. They don't seem to have issues.


I think (know) Drake has a superiority complex and loves to oversell how amazing their university is. It's a fine school with some wonderful programs. To act like their academic requirements are what is keeping them back is exactly the mentality that has led why them to have about 7 winning seasons in the last 5 decades.

Everything I've heard is around standards for men's basketball. Meaning, they're not lower than the student body as a whole, like 95% of all other Athletic Departments. That where being more flexible comes into play. Not taking a few borderline or below kids makes your recruiting/winning job that much more difficult. It's something people connected with Drake have complained about for years. As to it being a legit complaint...I've heard it enough people who may know to give it some credibility, but I'm also hearing it third hand. Only the AD, President, and coaches know for sure.

[panther1]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

Did some looking

Drake has an acceptance rate of 70% with an average HS GPA of 3.70
Creighton has an acceptance rate of 72% with an average GPA of 3.78
UNI is at 77% with an average HS GPA of 3.55

I don't think they have any issues getting 99% of the kids they try to recruit accepted into the university. Their admission standards are pretty much directly in like with Creighton, Marquette, Loyola (IL), Xavier, etc...


Now, a school like Villanova has an acceptance rate of 48%, an average HS gpa of 3.99 and the 25th percentile of ACT scores at Nova is 30. They don't seem to have issues.

I think (know) Drake has a superiority complex and loves to oversell how amazing their university is. It's a fine school with some wonderful programs. To act like their academic requirements are what is keeping them back is exactly the mentality that has led why them to have about 7 winning seasons in the last 5 decades.

Man, high schools must be handing out 'A's for showing up now. Average UNI GPA is 3.55 out of high school? That's an average A- grade in high school. No wonder we have so many special little snowflakes running around everywhere these days.

[domedays]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

Man, high schools must be handing out 'A's for showing up now. Average UNI GPA is 3.55 out of high school? That's an average A- grade in high school. No wonder we have so many special little snowflakes running around everywhere these days.

Not sure what a "special little snowflake" is, but it made me laugh.

[UNIdad]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

Don't most private schools maintain some special status of admission whereby a certain number of minimally qualified student athletes can be considered ahead of more qualified non-student athletes.

[DJ2TheHall]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

Not sure what a "special little snowflake" is, but it made me laugh.

Politically correct, coddled kids who grew up receiving participation trophies, not working for anything and blaming "the system" for every bad thing that happens to them

[enkamania]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

The article in the Register made it sound like he was the latest in a line of folks trying to get out of the dumpster fire.

[SteinPizza]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

The article in the Register made it sound like he was the latest in a line of folks trying to get out of the dumpster fire.

The Relays Director and Track coach were husband and wife. Both took positions at Missouri, and both were highly thought of from what I could tell. Drake didn't want either to leave. The trainer issue centers around a wrongful termination suit. Not sure what to make of that either way.

It will be interesting to see if Sandy lasts. Their President just was quoted as declaring Drake a "sanctuary campus". How exactly does that work?!?!? Regardless, what does that have to do with running a University? He may be content to focus on inconsequential side issues and let Sandy run things into the ground.

[panther1]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

Politically correct, coddled kids who grew up receiving participation trophies, not working for anything and blaming "the system" for every bad thing that happens to them

Yep and giving them a B or C (what many probably deserve as a grade; I remember when a 'B' was above average and a 'C' was about average...) might 'trigger' them.

[OhNewby]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

I've wondered, if he was interested, whether we'd consider Reed Timmer as a transfer? Doesn't seem like a position we'd need to fill with Spencer here...

[SteinPizza]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

I've wondered, if he was interested, whether we'd consider Reed Timmer as a transfer? Doesn't seem like a position we'd need to fill with Spencer here...

Reed Timmer is a good player, with a good all around game. We'd be dumb not to talk if he was interested. I read where he's a doctoral candidate in pharmacy, so we wouldn't be realistic. I doubt he leaves, but transfers have killed them during Gacoletti's tenure.

[Jonsoup]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

Not a chance.

The list at Drake should look like this:
Andy Woodley- Head Coach Iowa Energy
Darian DeVries- Creighton Assistant
Gary Close- Wisc Asst/Dr Tom disciple
Steve Forbes- East Tennessee St Head Coach

Coach Gary Close is no longer coaching at Wisconsin. He step down shortly after Bo Ryan left the program.

[CincyPanther88]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

Is Emmenecker coaching? Because if he is hiring him would be the Drakiest thing to do.

[Panther AC]

Re: Ray Giacoletti out as Drake head coach

Not sure what his full time job is, but last year he did color commentary on games televised on Mediacom.