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Post by crazylion on Dec 2, 2009 12:53:08 GMT -5
...but I thought this was quite interesting.
Loyola Marymount University Athletics Director Bill Husak announced on Wednesday morning that head women's volleyball coach Steve Stratos' contract will not be renewed.
"I want to thank Steve Stratos for his years of dedicated service to LMU as a head coach," said Husak. "Steve can be proud of his many individual and team accomplishments over the past 20 years, both on and off the court. However, I felt it was time for the volleyball program to move in a new direction."
Stratos recently completed his 20th season as head coach, as the Lions finished 12-17 overall and 3-11 in the West Coast Conference.
According to Husak, a national search will begin immediately to find a replacement.
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Post by ironlions on Dec 2, 2009 14:19:09 GMT -5
Wow! I never thought this would happen. We have always had a very good program but recently it has been mediocre at best. I have had some friends on the team and know he runs the program with a iron fist. Every aspect of the players lives are closely controlled on and off the court. I think it is time for a new direction.
I like that Husack is not settling for mediocre anymore. Wilhot better have a hell of a year.
Go Lions
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Post by fanblade on Dec 2, 2009 14:51:40 GMT -5
Stratos had his golden years at LMU but I agree the program was spinning its wheels for sometime. Even when we had some serious players we hardly threatened the dominant WCC teams. Not a good spot to be in.
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Post by sullivanfieldfan on Dec 2, 2009 16:33:20 GMT -5
I was surprised to hear this news as well. But as we have seen, Dr Bill doesn't hold off long when he has his finger on the trigger. We probably will never know if there was much more than the generic press release indicated. I was a fan of Coach Stratos and from my limited viewpoint, he was a most loyal and dedicated supporter of the program at LMU. From a coaching standpoint I don't see much room for improvement. I have only watched the team for the last five or six years and his teams were always prepared and competitive. The fact that the team recently hasn't been able to be a dominant force in the WCC is relatively unimportant to me. The current mantra at LMU, though seems to be, if you don't win your head will soon be on the chopping block. By now the coaches at LMU know that, but I'm sure that doesn't help any of them sleep at night.
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Post by dedicatedlionfan on Dec 2, 2009 17:43:44 GMT -5
I am not suprised by this....we had some good players 06-07 season but everything has just gone downhill since then!
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Post by stillalion on Dec 3, 2009 0:06:59 GMT -5
It is always sad to hear about someone losing their job. Stratos has been at LMU for a very long time and deserves our gratitude and respect for the time and effort he has given our university over the years. I can't imagine working at one place for 20 years. Quite impressive.
Good luck to him and as importantly: good luck to the assistant coaches. They get the very short end of the stick in this situation. Thank you for all your commitment!
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Post by sullivanfieldfan on Dec 9, 2009 2:13:53 GMT -5
I too want to express thanks to Coach Stratos and his staff for their dedication and commitment to LMU. Coach Stratos has spent a great part of his life and career devoted to our women's volleyball program. It seems unfortunate to me that it had to end this way. I guess compiling a record of over 370 wins versus 200 or so losses doesn't count much after your first two sub 500 seasons. I want to see our team win and I actually went to the games, but does always winning really mean that much? What have you done for me lately can't be the only thing that matters? What about loyalty? I always thought it was a two way street? What about family? Who gets disowned next? Every coach there must be looking over their shoulder. How long before even the mens basketball coaches feel the heat from unrealistic expectations. Not long, I expect. I didn't realize the margin for error was that critical that a couple of seasonal setbacks could send us off in a national search for a new direction in WVB. The grass may look greener on the other side of the hill but that's not usually the case. I'm not the AD, but I would have stood up and stuck with Stratos.
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