I’m not an inside-baseball guy, so I can’t really say what’s holding back Stricklin, if anything. He certainly came to Georgia with a record of success, and at Kent State no less. The Golden Flashes went to five NCAA tournaments and one College World Series and won a bunch of MACs in his nine seasons there. So obviously he knows what he’s doing.
This was toward the end of Chip Towers article, which was riddled with, at best, half truths that you can dive deeper into later. But 3 minutes worth of Googling would clearly demonstrate that Stricklin's record at Kent State wasn't particularly impressive either, especially when considered in context. People just hear "he won at Kent State" and assume that proves that he "knows what he's doing" because Kent State is a small conference school (I guess)... It's lazy and it needs to stop.
All time, Kent State is 1768-1266, for a winning percentage of 58%. Subtracting Stricklin's time from their overall record, they are 1418-1078, a win mark of 57%. Stricklin posted a 350-188 record there for a 65% win rate.... So over a 56 game schedule, he's about 4 and a half games better than the average Kent State coach. Not a huge margin, but compared to his predecessors, it's even less.
Stricklin took the job from Mike Rembielak, who went 373-251 in 11 years there, winning at almost a 60% clip. Rembielak succeeded Danny Hall, who coached at Kent State for 6 years and complied a 208-117 mark, good for a 64% win percentage. Together, the two men that coached at Kent State for 17 years prior to Stricklin's arrival went 581-386, winning 61.2% of their games. Over a 56 game season, that's 34.2 wins per year. Stricklin averaged 36.4 wins per year.... So, Scott Stricklin, WHO WON AT KENT STATE, really only won on average two games more per season than Kent State had managed over the past 17 seasons prior to Stricklin's hire.
He had one great year when they went to Omaha.
Let's stop acting like he built some dynasty up there or whatever success he experienced is conclusive of his being a talented, competent coach. He took over a good program and improved it slightly, though I think anyone would tell you that 2 games over 56 is a very nominal figure.
By the way, Kent State made a regional in 2014 and currently sits at 41-12. They don't seem to miss him much either.
This was toward the end of Chip Towers article, which was riddled with, at best, half truths that you can dive deeper into later. But 3 minutes worth of Googling would clearly demonstrate that Stricklin's record at Kent State wasn't particularly impressive either, especially when considered in context. People just hear "he won at Kent State" and assume that proves that he "knows what he's doing" because Kent State is a small conference school (I guess)... It's lazy and it needs to stop.
All time, Kent State is 1768-1266, for a winning percentage of 58%. Subtracting Stricklin's time from their overall record, they are 1418-1078, a win mark of 57%. Stricklin posted a 350-188 record there for a 65% win rate.... So over a 56 game schedule, he's about 4 and a half games better than the average Kent State coach. Not a huge margin, but compared to his predecessors, it's even less.
Stricklin took the job from Mike Rembielak, who went 373-251 in 11 years there, winning at almost a 60% clip. Rembielak succeeded Danny Hall, who coached at Kent State for 6 years and complied a 208-117 mark, good for a 64% win percentage. Together, the two men that coached at Kent State for 17 years prior to Stricklin's arrival went 581-386, winning 61.2% of their games. Over a 56 game season, that's 34.2 wins per year. Stricklin averaged 36.4 wins per year.... So, Scott Stricklin, WHO WON AT KENT STATE, really only won on average two games more per season than Kent State had managed over the past 17 seasons prior to Stricklin's hire.
He had one great year when they went to Omaha.
Let's stop acting like he built some dynasty up there or whatever success he experienced is conclusive of his being a talented, competent coach. He took over a good program and improved it slightly, though I think anyone would tell you that 2 games over 56 is a very nominal figure.
By the way, Kent State made a regional in 2014 and currently sits at 41-12. They don't seem to miss him much either.
