![]() Factoring in the next five seasons, that’s an estimated buyout of $937,500. Should Medved suddenly become engaged by a university with deeper pockets, he’d owe 25% of the remaining base salary on the contract. “There’s only a few, I think, that have the luxury of identifying a highly-talented coach and always being able to keep them engaged.” “That’s the challenge, I think, for a lot of schools,” Parker said. ![]() And only the second time that’s happened, concurrently, since 1970. The Rams, who have work to do starting Thursday at the Mountain West tourney, are 37-17 (.685) since the fall of 2019.įun fact: That’s the first time both the Buffs and Rams have won more than 63% of their games, over the same two-year stretch, since 2011-13. The Buffs are 41-18 (.695) over the last two seasons. Yet another reason why Boyle and his staff deserve more love, especially when your kids start complaining that the Buffs’ ceiling is too low.īoyle and CU (20-7, 14-6 Pac-12) have already punched an at-large ticket to the NCAA Tournament and can spend League Tournament Week sweetening their seed. ![]() League coaches slotted the CU job as only the 10th most attractive in the Pac-12, given similar criteria.Īmong peer schools, that outpaced only Oregon State and Washington State, a pair of absolute coaching graveyards. When Goodman asked the Pac-12’s wingtips the same question, they were even less kind to Boulder. And the only individual categories that rival coaches considered the Rams to be among the best four in the league were “budget/resources” (fourth), and “buy games” (third). Longtime college basketball scribe Jeff Goodman, now with the Stadium network, polled Mountain West basketball coaches two springs ago, pre-coronavirus, and asked them to rank league jobs in eight categories and overall.ĬSU wound up rated as the sixth most attractive gig, squarely in the Mountain West’s middle. “The compensation stayed flat over the life of the extension, so that was a pretty unselfish move on his part … understanding the impact of (where) we’re going, with zero self-generated revenues and some uncertainty the next two fiscal years, looking forward. “(Medved) is such a team player, a selfless guy,” CSU athletic director Joe Parker told me recently. The catch? Medved had been slated to make $775,000 in 2021-22 and $800,000 in 2022-23 under the terms of his original agreement with the school.Īfter his Rams just posted a 17-5 record overall, 14-4 in the Mountain West, can you imagine the kind of scratch Niko could command on the open market now? This past November, the CSU men’s hoops coach signed an extension that pays him $750,000 through the 2025-26 school year. Meanwhile, even in a pandemic, Medved remains Colorado’s best bargain. A year ago, Boyle, CU’s longtime men’s basketball coach, actually gave his $105,000 NCAA tourney bonus back to the athletic department. They’re hoops guys in a football zip code, college guys in the shadow of a pro town. They’ll take on any blue blood program, anywhere. Tad Boyle and Niko Medved are state treasures. Both Tad and Michelle have coached with and are good friends with Adam Schwartz.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu They are eager about the opportunity to combine their skill sets and coach together. They continue to play indoor soccer at Adam Street Rec Center to this day. Tad and Michelle met while playing co-ed indoor soccer at the Rochester Sports Garden. He is highly respected for his soccer knowledge and player assessment. Tad is a dedicated coach and has coached with many of Rochester’s top coaches. Tad is currently coaching his son’s U-17 boys lancer team. He recruited and coached some of Rochester’s best youth talent. He later became involved in coaching at Empire youth academy for 7 years. Primarily focusing on recruiting players. After Aquinas, Tad continued his coaching career at Suny Brockport coaching the men’s team for 3 years. Aquinas went on to win 4 sectional titles and 2 State titles. He began coaching the boys varsity team Aquinas at the age of 20. ![]() Tad played soccer at Aquinas Institute and went on to play collegial soccer for all four years.
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