It's Official: Dave Cottle No Longer Maryland's Men's Lacrosse Coach
by Ben Broman on May 23, 2010 5:22 PM EDT
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Notice that that's resigns, not re-signs; as in, he's done as Maryland lacrosse's head coach.
Was it the right choice? That remains to be seen. Maryland does admittedly have certain disadvantages, namely a lack of academic reputation (though hopefully that will continue to change quickly). But they also have inherent advantages, and quite frankly if Cottle wasn't going to win a national championship, it was time to try to see if (yet) another coach could.
The first report came from Patrick Stevens, who reported that Yow made the decision; the second was from the Sun, which reported that it was a resignation on the part of Cottle. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a mutual parting, or at least Cottle leaving on his own terms after seeing the writing on the wall.
Again, I'm not a lacrosse whiz, but the two names that seemingly always come up in these discussions are Gary Gait and Paul Cantabene. Gait is the Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Pele, and Walter Payton of lacrosse; he's a sort of undisputed GOAT of the sport. He's currently the head coach for Syracuse women's lacrosse team, but he used to be a women's assistant for Maryland and would have more of a "name" than any other possible hire. Obviously money, attainability, and experience come into play, but it's worth watching out for.
Cantabene might be a more pragmatic hire, though he does have a slight issue. Cantabene currently coaches at Stevenson University, a DIII school, but under his tutelage they've become the best DIII team in the country the past few years. He used to coach under Cottle at Maryland before leaving for Stevenson, and he brings a combination of experienced and hard-nosed coaching technique. The only problem would be that he's currently coaching at a DIII level, but he's proven his coaching acumen for some time.
There are a ton of potential candidates, from the two mentioned to Scott Marr to John Tucker. My early guess is Cantabene. It would make sense on a lot of levels. Are you happy that Cottle's out of town, or did you think he was the right man for the job?
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What Cantabene has done at Stevenson is remarkable. Here’s a school that had no real sports a few yrs ago. Heck this is a former women’s college. He is reported to be the best face off man in college lacrosse history. He would be a perfect choice for Maryland. Gait is considered by many to be the greatest lacrosse play ever. Some might say Jimmy Brown of Syracuse. Yes, thee Jimmy Brown who was the greatest running back in NFL history. But why is Gait coaching a women’s team? Cottle did a great job at Maryland but never won the “big one”. Maryland is the hotbed of lacrosse. It’s been 36 years now since the Terps have won an NCAA Lacrosse Championship. Maryland used to draw up to 20,000 at Byrd for big games. It’s time for a change. By the way, horse racing fans will remember Time For A Change as the winner of the FL Derby beating Dr. Carter and Devil’s Bag.
Huh?
Maryland does admittedly have certain disadvantages, namely a lack of academic reputation
What reputation does it lack? It’s one of the best state universities in the country. It has several schools ranked in the top 10 or 20 of their disciplines. The journalism school is Top 11 year after year, the engineering department is well-regarded, and several; other majors are nationally ranked.
How is Maryland lacking in academic reputation?
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
Maryland vs. Princeton, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown?
About 15 years ago, Maryland was really an average college. Now we’re probably one of the top 10 publics, but 1) we’re still behind the Ivys, and 2) we haven’t grown enough in reputation.
And why is Stevenson's coach the hot candidate
and no one is talking about Jim Berkman down at Salisbury?
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
Cantabene coached at Maryland and served as a D1 assistant for 9 years
Berkman has never coached outside of DIII.
That's a pretty good reason.
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
One more question
Cantabene currently coaches at Stevenson University, a DIII school, but under his tutelage they’ve become the best DIII team in the country the past few years.
Help me out here -Salisbury has won 8 championships since 1994. How many has Stevenson won?
There is no factual or reasonable way to support that statement. I’m sure he’s a great coach and Stevenson certainly is ONE of the best DIII teams, but to call them the best is simply to show little knowledge of DIII mens’ lacrosse.
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
Not the label THE BEST
One of the best? Sure. THE Best? Nope, that’s Salisbury, and there simply isn’t room to debate.
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
Won't argue this
Poor phrasing. Salisbury even just beat Stevenson today.
We can agree, however, that Stevenson’s rise is pretty unbelievable.
That it is.
No doubt there. I’d say the guy is coach of the year in DIII.
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
Sad to see Cottle go.
He’s a class act. But we all knew it was coming. I’m sure that when he was hired, he was told in no uncertain terms that nothing less than a national championship was acceptable.
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