Brown has New Head Coach

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Brown has New Head Coach

Post by whiz wit » Mon Jun 13, 2022 5:10 pm

Jordan Leen. Big on weight cutting.


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Post by gimpeltf » Mon Jun 13, 2022 5:16 pm

whiz wit wrote: Mon Jun 13, 2022 5:10 pm Jordan Leen. Big on weight cutting.
He is Leen!
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Post by drd5748 » Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:45 pm

Excellent choice. Will be interesting to see how long he lasts, after experiencing the vast difference in admin support for wrestling, BU vs. CU.

I lean toward five years.
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Post by Oracle » Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:53 am

Graduate of an Ivy. NCAA champ. Paid his dues as an assistant.
All adds up to a nice hire for Brown.
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Post by jdalu75 » Tue Jun 14, 2022 2:39 pm

I agree that it's a nice hire, but unless Leen gets more to work with than Beckerman ever did, it's not going to make a big difference.
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Post by Oracle » Tue Jun 14, 2022 5:06 pm

Recruiting. Perhaps a more energetic guy will attract better talent? We'll see.
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Post by drd5748 » Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:46 pm

I guess you're both right ....Brown has essentially ranked last in Ivy EIWA places since 2008 -- avg 12th with just 1 place higher than 10, an 8th -- after an extremely solid run from 1988-2004, with avg place of 5.4 after re-joining the league in '85.

Renewed school support has to come from somewhere up high -- trustees or president - but it won't rely solely on Leen's recruiting ability. Key word: recruiting exceptions. Uh ohh: Christina Paxson has served as Brown's 19th president and professor of economics and public policy since July 1, 2012. Came from American U, then Princeton

Unclear about AD: Grace Calhoun, new (actually VP, Athletics) at Brown in April after a successful 7 years as Penn AD graduated from Brown '92; competed in track. Former employers: Loyola U Chicago; Indiana Univ; Dartmouth; U of Florida; St. Francis U.

Not exactly wrestling-rich backgrounds above, like Cornell hiring back-to-back presidents from Iowa U.
Good luck, Jordan; you may need it.
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Post by jdalu75 » Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:08 pm

I spoke with an EIWA head coach (not Lehigh or an Ivy) after Beckerman's departure and we agreed that the incoming coach will be asking for all the stuff that Todd asked for but never got. The bar keeps moving higher; if Lehigh operated the same way as in the good old days, we'd be battling with Brown for 12th every year.
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