CopperGold14
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Idaho -- Zac Claus is in year 3 and now has a sparkling new arena. The Vandal fans are getting tired of losing but the question is how long the AD will give him and his staff to try to recruit to the new facilities. His seat is on fire.
NAU - Shane Burcar is losing at a pace similar to Claus. This year the Lumberjacks have beaten 3 D1 teams and they'll likely win a few more against some of the bottom feeders in the conference. This is his third year as well. Both he and Claus were tagged interim coaches after they replaced a fired coach, which usually doesn't bode well. Burcar's seat is hot to the touch.
Idaho State-- Ryan Looney is the surprise hot seat coach in the conference. Last year in his second year in Pocatello, the Bengals program was on step when they finished 8-6 in the league and had an above .500 record overall. This season with the same players, he is leading them to record shattering lows, as ISU is one of the lowest RPI, Torvik, Kenpom etc. teams in the country. They are 0-11 against Division 1 opponents. The question with his staff is whether the school will give them more time after the breakthrough during the Covid season. Status: Looney's seat is smoking hot.
Weber State--Randy Rahe is probably not on the hot seat, but since he's far and away the highest paid coach in the conference he seems to get scrutiny when you talk about coach job security in this league. This year his team was projected to lead the league and possibly dominate with what they had coming in and coming back. They have settled into what looks more mediocre and disappointing than what was expected. His track record of success likely has his seat insulated well enough to just say it is slightly warm to the touch.
Those are your coaches who might be polishing up their resumes in the BSC. Sac. St and Portland St. are not faring well, but their new guys will likely be given time to build. Riley at EWU has done better than most expected after Leggins and the rest of his staff and most of the top players blew out of Cheney. SUU, Montana, MSU, and UNC are all cruising along on performing well. I could see one of the coaches in this category like Decuire, Sprinkle or Simon getting offers from bigger leagues like the MW, Conf USA, MVC, etc. depending on how their teams perform into March.
NAU - Shane Burcar is losing at a pace similar to Claus. This year the Lumberjacks have beaten 3 D1 teams and they'll likely win a few more against some of the bottom feeders in the conference. This is his third year as well. Both he and Claus were tagged interim coaches after they replaced a fired coach, which usually doesn't bode well. Burcar's seat is hot to the touch.
Idaho State-- Ryan Looney is the surprise hot seat coach in the conference. Last year in his second year in Pocatello, the Bengals program was on step when they finished 8-6 in the league and had an above .500 record overall. This season with the same players, he is leading them to record shattering lows, as ISU is one of the lowest RPI, Torvik, Kenpom etc. teams in the country. They are 0-11 against Division 1 opponents. The question with his staff is whether the school will give them more time after the breakthrough during the Covid season. Status: Looney's seat is smoking hot.
Weber State--Randy Rahe is probably not on the hot seat, but since he's far and away the highest paid coach in the conference he seems to get scrutiny when you talk about coach job security in this league. This year his team was projected to lead the league and possibly dominate with what they had coming in and coming back. They have settled into what looks more mediocre and disappointing than what was expected. His track record of success likely has his seat insulated well enough to just say it is slightly warm to the touch.
Those are your coaches who might be polishing up their resumes in the BSC. Sac. St and Portland St. are not faring well, but their new guys will likely be given time to build. Riley at EWU has done better than most expected after Leggins and the rest of his staff and most of the top players blew out of Cheney. SUU, Montana, MSU, and UNC are all cruising along on performing well. I could see one of the coaches in this category like Decuire, Sprinkle or Simon getting offers from bigger leagues like the MW, Conf USA, MVC, etc. depending on how their teams perform into March.