Coach of the Year?

[crusaderpride]

To be fair, most HS coaches actually have classroom responsibilities to some extent. Lynch is an "Admissions Associate."

Not like they used to though. Seems like a lot of football and basketball programs know that because of the visibility, it’s sometimes best not having the coach teaching 8th period history.

 

[olderbytheminute]

Look no further then his high school defensive coordinator at Naperville Central Andy Nussbaum.

DC 1999 Football State champs

HC 2003 & 2004 Girls basketball champs, career record 604-272

HC 1989 Softball champs, career record 627-494

 

[PowerI66_]

Not like they used to though. Seems like a lot of football and basketball programs know that because of the visibility, it’s sometimes best not having the coach teaching 8th period history.

Oh, I definitely agree. It's very difficult to pull off in public schools, but not impossible. Any time you can have a coach focus more on coaching than the school activity during the season is generally an advantage.

 

[Gene K.]

Kuska!

 

[Magnum Opus]

McMillen has done a better job in year 2 than Lynch IMO. He went in with almost nothing to work with.

Agreed!

 

[chitownrichie92]

Ryan Wilkens of Glenbard North took and 0 - 9 team from last year to a 6 - 3 record this year in the tough DuKane conference. Only losses were early in the season against teams that all made the playoffs (Neuqua Valley, Warren and Batavia). Advanced to a second round playoff game against Mount Carmel that was anybody's game until the 4th quarter.

That is an amazing turnaround. I'm a St. Charles East fan that didn't give GBN much of a chance of doing anything meaningful this year and I ate some big crow. Hats off to Wilkens and the Panther players.

I agree and I'm a Mount Carmel Alum