I believe that Randy Moss’s daughter is the head coach at a D3. Could be a nice staff hire.
Only if Marshall fans can get their ketchup and eat sandwiches on paper plates.
I agree, but if a coach is good they can coach at any level. Stan Parish was 42-3-1 at a D3 school (with one year at Purdue) and he turned out to be a good coach for Marshall.
how did it work for him after Marshall? if you can coach you can coach
He had a long career in coaching and evidently was well respected everywhere he went. Even a very good coach needs the support around him to be successful too. I remember when he left for KSt. No one thought KSt was a program with the desire to actually accomplish anything. Stan took the $$
Parish made a really decision taking the Kansas State job. KSU was one of the worst programs in college football when he took the job. Marshall almost tied their longest losing streak in college football except for Rick Tolley upsetting BGSU at homecoming in 1969. One year KSU lost a home game to a really bad Morehead team. Some jobs are easier than others.
A decision he openly said he regretted, saying he should have stayed at Marshall
Stan couldn’t wait to get out of Marshall. He started looking for his next job the day he arrived at Marshall. Stan really thought he had all the answers
Gosh, that was just so long ago. All I remember is we broke the streak at ETSU in an indoor dome of some kind. And like a fart in the wind, he was gone.
Funny, he must be lying because I have seen numerous interviews of him saying he should have stayed. It's been said as much in the local media from a few outlets.
We rode the bus down to watch that game. Pretty darn sweet and what a party on the bus coming back.
Hindsight is always 20/20. Both can be true He couldn’t wait to leave when he was here, after he got slapped around by the big boys he knew he should have stayed
Stan benefited from the a little softer slate than Sonny played and the fact that Sonny left him some kids that could play. Think we opened with WV State and Fodor and Swisher could play.
that also was the time period that the wvu program elevated a bit (i hate to type that) with the new stadium and Nehlen. that left more instate recruits for us whether they be scholly or walk on.
The NCAA had put a limit on scholarships. The days of Ohio State and Michigan having 500 players on their rosters were over. The Pitt team that won the National Championship had signed 120 players in one class….
yes, I believe that was early 90s and that helped as well. we began getting it together in the FB in mid 80s (Parish coached then) and I think some of that was due to my earlier point, but you are correct as well with the scholly limits.
