Oregon and Oregon State

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Mertz coached at UNLV and St. Louis. 5-9-4 at St. Louis and average at UNLV.

Today without her those schools sit on top of their conference. St. Louis is 14-1 and UNLV is 12-5.

You failed to mention that she also coached at the #10 ranked team (Texas). No school outside of the state of California has ever won the Pac 12. Take the Stanford coach or UCLA coach and place them in Eugene or Corvallis and they still finish at the bottom

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You failed to mention that she also coached at the #10 ranked team (Texas). No school outside of the state of California has ever won the Pac 12. Take the Stanford coach or UCLA coach and place them in Eugene or Corvallis and they still finish at the bottom

Really, nobody cares about women's college soccer. It only exists because of Title IX, no other reason.

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Look it up. Almost all of the women that have played on the USWNT were on losing teams in club and HS soccer. Until you get to the top of the development pyramid, the team is secondary.

I think you are giving your DD some bad advice. Great players make there teams better.

Alex Morgan: With the club team, she won the Coast Soccer League (CSL) under-16 championship and placed third at the under-19 level.

Megan Rapino: She and her family commuted two-and-a-half hours from her hometown to play with the team.[10] During the US Youth Soccer National Championships, she scored an equalizer goal in the 18th minute to tie the game 1–1 against the Peachtree City Lazers. Elk Grove United finished second at the nationals after the Lazers scored a game-winning goal in the second half.[11]

Tobin Heath: She also played for the PDA Wildcats team that won the 2003 Club National Championship.

Christen Press: Press played club soccer for Slammers FC of Newport Beach, California and won the Golden Boot for most goals scored in the US Youth Soccer Association's national championship tournament

Carli Lloyd: During her senior year, she scored 26 goals and served eight assists while captaining her team to an 18–3 record

Julie Ertz: Played with the team from 2004 to 2010 on the U-13 through U-19 teams. She won the state title nine times during her time there and was captain of the team.

Morgan Brian: While with the Storm, Brian won state championships at the U-17 and U-17 levels.[4] In their U-19 year, as the Clay County Soccer Club, the team won the 2012 United States Youth Soccer National Championship.

Kelly O'hara: O'Hara helped lead the Panthers to the 5A state title in 2006 with 20 goals and 16 assists.

Megan Klingenberg: In 2005, she helped lead Pine-Richland to the Pennsylvania state high school championship

Crystal Dunn: At South Side, she was a four-year starter as forward and midfielder and team captain in 2008 and 2009. She lost only two matches in three seasons at South Side and helped lead her team to New York state championships in 2006, 2007 and 2009.

Sydney Leroux: Leroux's prolific goalscoring helped the team win the under-14 national championship in 2003. She secured a bronze medal in helping the team finish third at the under-16 national tournament in 2005.[10][11] Leroux became the youngest player to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the W-League at the age of 15. She also won a championship as part of a British Columbia select team at the Canada Games in 2005. Despite having a challenging time adjusting to life without her family and friends, she helped lead Sereno Soccer Club to state titles in 2007 and 2008

Mallory Pugh: Pugh helped Real Colorado win state titles in 2010 and 2011. In addition, the team made it to the Elite Clubs National League finals in both 2013 and 2014.[6] At the U-16 level, Real Colorado won state and regional titles and became runner-up at nationals. As a freshman, Pugh was named to the All-Colorado Team after leading her team to a state title.

Allie Long: She then played with the Albertson Soccer Club, where she won four consecutive State Open Cup titles. Long attended Northport High School from 2001 to 2005, where she played varsity soccer for four years. Long helped her high school team go undefeated in the regular season for all four years.

Heather O'Reilly: As a junior in 2001, she led the team to the New Jersey state high school title.

Whitney Engen: While with SFC, the team won back-to-back state and regional championships in 2004 and 2005. The team also appeared in national championships during those years, taking second in 2004 and third in 2005

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Concordia, in only their third year in Div. II is ranked 25 in the nation. In their first year, they won second place in the league and had a solid year last year, in spite of losing key players to injury. The team now has their two post season probation years behind them (they were on post season probation due to moving from NAIA to DII - it's a DII rule) and can go into the tournament. I know that D1 is a big move from DII, but so was DII from NAIA. The guy can flat out coach and if Portland, Oregon or Oregon State were smart, they would take a long look at him.

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Concordia, in only their third year in Div. II is ranked 25 in the nation. In their first year, they won second place in the league and had a solid year last year, in spite of losing key players to injury. The team now has their two post season probation years behind them (they were on post season probation due to moving from NAIA to DII - it's a DII rule) and can go into the tournament. I know that D1 is a big move from DII, but so was DII from NAIA. The guy can flat out coach and if Portland, Oregon or Oregon State were smart, they would take a long look at him.

It is an entirely different game with the players you recruit and the teams you play against.

NAIA to D2 is not a very big move in women's soccer.

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You failed to mention that she also coached at the #10 ranked team (Texas). No school outside of the state of California has ever won the Pac 12. Take the Stanford coach or UCLA coach and place them in Eugene or Corvallis and they still finish at the bottom

Asst coach. She was calling the shots at UNLV and St. Louis.

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Asst coach. She was calling the shots at UNLV and St. Louis.

Jim Harbaugh can coach.
Won at FCS an Diego
Won at Stanford
Won with 49ers
Won at Michigan.

A winner is a winner because they change the culture
And are about motivate players to play their best.

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Concordia, in only their third year in Div. II is ranked 25 in the nation. In their first year, they won second place in the league and had a solid year last year, in spite of losing key players to injury. The team now has their two post season probation years behind them (they were on post season probation due to moving from NAIA to DII - it's a DII rule) and can go into the tournament. I know that D1 is a big move from DII, but so was DII from NAIA. The guy can flat out coach and if Portland, Oregon or Oregon State were smart, they would take a long look at him.

He’s a proven winner. He inks a 3 year contract with Portland or OSU.
Oregon will hire Hansen of a top asst.

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Jim Harbaugh can coach.
Won at FCS an Diego
Won at Stanford
Won with 49ers
Won at Michigan.

A winner is a winner because they change the culture
And are about motivate players to play their best.

Harbaugh’s pedigree is a little different than the coaches you are suggesting.

How did Chip Kelly do in the NFL?

Garett was NCAA coach of the year. How are his results now.

I think you have read one too many motivational books

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Concordia, in only their third year in Div. II is ranked 25 in the nation. In their first year, they won second place in the league and had a solid year last year, in spite of losing key players to injury. The team now has their two post season probation years behind them (they were on post season probation due to moving from NAIA to DII - it's a DII rule) and can go into the tournament. I know that D1 is a big move from DII, but so was DII from NAIA. The guy can flat out coach and if Portland, Oregon or Oregon State were smart, they would take a long look at him.

Being able to recruit the best players in the country is the only ingredient needed for a female D1 coach to succeed. Coaching girls to play soccer is easy, the game is played at such a slow pace with so little creativity and fluidity in the attack, it really resembles American football which favors the biggest fastest and strongest and the soccer IQ of a goldfish.

Playing NAIA or D2 soccer in Portland is the perfect fit for the non-D1 level player. you need only focus on recruiting the girls who sit in the middle of the pack at HS from the suburbs of seattle and portland it is not the same as attracting So. Cal and the nation's elite players to Eugene or Corvallis.

If a coach builds a NAIA or D2 team that can beat top D1 schools more than they lose than there is your candidate.

Can they recruit? That's it. Coaching female soccer is not a requisite skill anyone claims as a requirement at D1.

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he was just hired. Has a losing record . Al Davis of the Raiders used to fire his coaches every year!

Exactly, just hired. Meaning current players aren't his recruits. Poster needs to look into his prior jobs. You will see he was very successful.

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If a coach builds a NAIA or D2 team that can beat top D1 schools more than they lose than there is your candidate.

Show us where top D1 schools will schedule an NAIA or D2 team. Sure they have some friendlies and spring games, which are basically friendlies, but those results are meaningless. That alone makes the rest of your post null and void. Should go back to arm chair quarterbacking NFL teams on Sundays, you are much better at that.

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Gonzaga righted the ship overnight with a good coaching hire. Oregon and Oregon State could do the same thing if they got their act together. Portland already has some very promising coaches inquiring about the position. UP is going to get a very good coach.

How did Gonzaga do last night?

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The point being made is that with a new coach a team like Gonzaga is FAR more competitive across the board regardless of whom they've beaten or played to this point. Comparing last year with this year you will see a world of difference. Do the same for Portland and you will understand that they are moving in the WRONG direction.

Nice point you were trying to make.

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How did Gonzaga do last night?

Gonzaga RPI 102, Portland 206. What was your point?

Oh, and Oregon, 99 and Oregon State 167. And UP has beaten OSU. So UP has beaten two teams that are above them in RPI, it shows you how poorly they have performed in all of their other games.