Maize Craze

June 15th, 2016 at 3:05 PM ^

Hopefully the interviewing coaches don't bring up the possibility of having matches at night. Manuel would prolly throw them out of his office because it wasn't "Bo-like"



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Dylan

June 15th, 2016 at 3:22 PM ^

"It's an amazing opportunity to get Arizona State tennis off the Ground" from an article on the ASU Athletics site I forgot to copy... But you were just in the middle of doing that here!?

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Quailman

June 15th, 2016 at 3:54 PM ^

What did he say that isnt true?

It is a good opportunity to get that program off the ground. Especially since they are just re-starting it.

Maybe he prefers the warmer weather, and maybe recruting tennis players to ASU is easier than to UM and he sees a better chance of future success? 

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Coldwater

June 15th, 2016 at 3:48 PM ^

As hard as it is to believe, coaching at Michigan is not the end all be all for some people. He probably just thinks the warmer climate is a better environment for tennis. Best of luck to him.

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Quailman

June 15th, 2016 at 4:20 PM ^

Virgina (3X), USC (6X), Georgia (3X), Pepperdine, UCLA, Baylor,  Stanford. 

Those are the other teams who have won a National Title since 2000. Notice a trend?

The dude didnt say you cant win in a northern climate, just that its probably easier where its warm. And the evidence backs it up.

It's cool to be bummed that UM lost a good coach. It's unfortunate. But Steinberg probably had reasons, and ones that made sense to him and his family. And they are probably reasons that make a lot of sense to other people too. 

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Wolvie3758

June 15th, 2016 at 4:01 PM ^

He just got here...and leaves in 2 yrs for greener pastures?    If you are hired to turn things around and leave at the first moment of success It feels like hes burned UM....makes me mad....as mad as tennis can make me (which isnt really very mad) but this stinks..He screwed UM

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tphack

June 15th, 2016 at 4:33 PM ^

This season was not even close to the best season Michigan has had in the last 25 years. OSU & U of I were down this year, the match scoring was a tragedy to the sport of tennis and conditioning to the sport of tennis, and the home schedule for Michigan was soft as butter. If you want to look at some quality tennis teams from the recent past, check out the recruiting classes and teams from 2006-2012. The 2008 team for instance made sweet 16 and beat a top ten Pepperdine team, then led by coach Steinberg, at home with an unreal crowd. This team over achieved this year which was great to see and alum were certainly excited for the direction the program was headed. Steiny is an awesome coach and an even better guy who alum wish him nothing but the best. With that said, Coach Maymi was the guy for this job two years and is still the right guy for this job today. He bleeds Michigan and I cannot think of a better guy to lead a young group of men both on and off the court. He has the support of every single men's tennis alum. Here's to hoping that the athletic department makes the right decision.

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BluCoast

June 15th, 2016 at 5:52 PM ^

That's what I'm saying too. Losing a no name M tennis coach to the land of the Sun (where tennis is played) is EXACTLY the same as losing Harbaugh...a MI alum, all-American, 1st round NFL player coach who happens to be 1 of 3? (Guessing) best coaches of his sport (which generates 90% of AD revenues-again guessing) on the planet. YES...that's exactly what I'm saying. #gyhoya

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1975Blue

June 15th, 2016 at 4:36 PM ^

Disappointing that he is leaving, but perhaps he prefers living in Arizona over Michigan.  A lot of people would make that choice.  Looking forward to the new hire. 

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Wolverine Devotee

June 15th, 2016 at 6:02 PM ^

Unlike some in here that just came to crap on me like they usually do without commenting on the topic, I actually care about this program.

There's no trolling about it. We lost a great coach and now are gonna have our 3rd different coach in 4 years. Right in the middle of when things were getting interesting.

It hurts losing a coach to a school that didn't even have a team this past year.

Michigan is a destination. There aren't many who have left their job as a HC here to go to another school recently. Since 1995, there have been two off the top of my head.

They are Amber Drury-Pinto of water polo and now Steinberg.



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tlo2485

June 15th, 2016 at 6:26 PM ^

Michigan just isn't for everyone. ASU as a program might seem lame, but the Pac12 as a conference is a destination for the sport. I know OSU and Illinois have had their moments, but who knows what he was thinking. To be the best you've got to beat the best, and competing against USC, Stanford, UCLA, etc might be appealing, as well as tapping into all of the California talent he has ties with from his time at Pepperdine. For all we know, he knew this was in the works 2 years ago when he accepted, and ASU wanted him to prove he could manage a program at a big time school. 'Just 2 years' actually makes sense for a timeline he leaves after because he probably doesn't feel tied. 

 

P.s. I do appreciate your fandom, especially for the Olympic sports, because I enjoy a lot of them and follow closely too. But sometimes you have to realize people (adults with families) have far different priorities, agendas, and allegiances. Other schools have just as big supporters as us, although very rare. It might serve you well just saying it didn't work out for us as well as we hoped and wish the opposition well. You have a long life of Michigan ups and downs ahead of you. Be happy we get to experience a lot of ups.

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Amaizing Blue

June 15th, 2016 at 5:21 PM ^

I have coached HS tennis for 30 years, went to M at the same time as Harbaugh, and made the second round (!) Of the walk-on tournament as a freshman.  Should be a shoo-in, I would think.

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tlo2485

June 15th, 2016 at 5:51 PM ^

Arizona State seems to be taking an aggressive approach in their AD. First hockey ($$$) now tennis soon after. From what I've heard the Pac12 Network isn't printing money. Are they just being managed better, or is there something else to this. It seems like we can expect a similar reawakening of sorts at Maryland once they get their B1G finances in order.

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BlueinLansing

June 16th, 2016 at 12:53 AM ^

a quote in another article that I can't link for some reason says its was a great opportunity to start ASU from the ground up, vision for the program blew him away, opportunity to live in an area he and his wife loved was hard to pass up.

 

Funding:  ASU's new contract with Adidas provids $4million of funding in addition to $1 million a donor gave to the program, and ASU will soon build a new tennis center.

Given the funding, my guess would be his pay check received a large and substantial increase over what Michigan probalby pays its tennis coach.

 

As you might imagine Pac12 tennis is super competitive.  Sounds like an amazing opportunity, best of luck to him.

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