OT: Mitchell resigns at Grand View

[TheREALSpooner]

This is at best odd, if not suspect. At dawn of a new season he abruptly resigns to take a job in construction sales? 25 years of working in education and coaching and he is suddenly moving into the business field?

Doesn't pass the sniff test for me. But what do I know?

Mitchell Resigns

 

[Corby2]

This is at best odd, if not suspect. At dawn of a new season he abruptly resigns to take a job in construction sales? 25 years of working in education and coaching and he is suddenly moving into the business field?

Doesn't pass the sniff test for me. But what do I know?

Mitchell Resigns

Believe he wants to be around his family more. Nick likes his staff and now they'll get retained for the year. Had he left in June maybe they hire outside and his staff isn't retained

 

[Rick Honcho]

Coaching at a private college at the NAIA level just keeps getting harder and harder, with resources becoming more and more scarce. Thank you Coach Mitchell, and good luck with your next chapter.

 

[Bogiyev]

This is at best odd, if not suspect. At dawn of a new season he abruptly resigns to take a job in construction sales? 25 years of working in education and coaching and he is suddenly moving into the business field?

Doesn't pass the sniff test for me. But what do I know?

Mitchell Resigns

Watch the interview on Flo... frames it up pretty well. Sorry no link.

 

[WhiteDog125]

Yeah the interview was pretty good. Don’t look too much into it. Coaching is very very exhausting.

 

[Crablegs1]

Yeah the interview was pretty good. Don’t look too much into it. Coaching is very very exhausting.

It is, but don’t you know that in March? I agree with Spooner here. Very strange to bail on a team like the week official practices start.

 

[WhiteDog125]

It is, but don’t you know that in March? I agree with Spooner here. Very strange to bail on a team like the week official practices start.

Is a little odd yes. I think the plan has been this for a while with the current staff Mitchell just finally decided for sure he’s out. Could be wrong though.

 

[TheREALSpooner]

Believe he wants to be around his family more. Nick likes his staff and now they'll get retained for the year. Had he left in June maybe they hire outside and his staff isn't retained

Absolutely zero chance this was a factor. Highly, highly unlikely they would have gone outside the program to replace him in any scenario. Plus, this was affirmed when they named the top assistant (and alum) the permanent head coach a day after he announced he was leaving.

There’s more to this story. Somewhere.

 

[Corby2]

Absolutely zero chance this was a factor. Highly, highly unlikely they would have gone outside the program to replace him in any scenario. Plus, this was affirmed when they named the top assistant (and alum) the permanent head coach a day after he announced he was leaving.

There’s more to this story. Somewhere.

When the season is starting really no other choice but to name an assistant head coach. What makes you think that the timing? And if he knew his assistant was gonna get the job what does the timing have to do with it. Maybe he wanted the recruits to stay so he waited

 

[TheREALSpooner]

When the season is starting really no other choice but to name an assistant head coach. What makes you think that the timing? And if he knew his assistant was gonna get the job what does the timing have to do with it. Maybe he wanted the recruits to stay so he waited

Yes but he was named permanent head coach. Not interim, not just “for the year” as your post said about the potential that it was done for the staff.

As for your comment about timing…exactly the point. A guy at his level bailing this close to the season is suspect at best and the reasons given were flimsy as all get out.

 

[Corby2]

Yes but he was named permanent head coach. Not interim, not just “for the year” as your post said about the potential that it was done for the staff.

As for your comment about timing…exactly the point. A guy at his level bailing this close to the season is suspect at best and the reasons given were flimsy as all get out.

So to retain recruits? What do you think happened?

 

[TheREALSpooner]

So to retain recruits? What do you think happened?

No idea. The public story is just not very plausible. (As I said in the first post.) There’s more to this, IMHO.

 

[Bogiyev]

No idea. The public story is just not very plausible. (As I said in the first post.) There’s more to this, IMHO.

Do you want there to be more to this? Kind seems like it, but maybe I'm missing something. I'd be surprised if there is more to the story, but have been wrong before.

 

[Crablegs1]

Is it normal for a coach to resign after the school year has started and right before the season??

 

[Kinnick 4 Prez]

Seems to be happening more around college athletics.
Bruce Pearl retired from Auburn last month and his son is now the HC.
Virginia basketball HC Tony Bennett retired Oct 18. 21 weeks before the season. Then his right hand man Sanchez took over.

I think the main reason is to help out your staff to keep their jobs for a year and prove themselves.

Sure there could be something fishy but my first thought now is the HC is helping his guys out. Although on the other hand I don't like it for the players. They're thrown a curveball right before a long season.

 

[TheREALSpooner]

Do you want there to be more to this? Kind seems like it, but maybe I'm missing something. I'd be surprised if there is more to the story, but have been wrong before.

Nope. Doesn’t matter to me either way. To be clear, I’m not necessarily saying if something else is afoot that Mitchell did anything wrong. Maybe he’s unhappy with something? Could be a lot of things that aren’t nefarious.

I’d be beyond surprised if the public story was true but we will probably never know.