Fired Coaches Podcast

We sit down with Brian Miller! Coach Miller most recently spent time as the athletic director and head men's basketball coach at MSOE. He was the head men's basketball coach at MSOE for 19 seasons. Prior to that he was also the head coach at Concordia Chicago and Lakeland. He had a very unique path into college coaching and shares his experience recruiting, coaching and running an athletic department. Take a listen!

We sit down with Coach Matt Airy! Coach Airy most recently spent three seasons as the head men's basketball coach at Aurora University. Prior to that he spent eleven years at his alma mater Whitman College. As an associate head coach he helped lead Whitman to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Sweet Sixteen (2016), Final Four (2017), and Elite Eight (2018)! He also spent time as an assistant coach at Bellevue Community College after his playing career at Whitman.

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We sit down with Coach Ryan Gaynor once again!

Coach Gaynor is currently an assistant coach at George Washington on the baseball staff. He has spent time at Arkansas Pine-Bluff, Santa Barbara City College and Cal. He has also spent time in minor league baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers. He is the current skipper of the Waterloo Bucks (Northwoods League) and in 2020 won a championship with the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders as a pitching coach (Northwoods League). Take a listen!

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We sit down with Coach Kyle Brown once again!

He talks about his Five Play Friday newsletter which just went over 100 issues and has over 500 subscribers! He spoke about what he missed in being out of coaching this year and changing trends in the game of college athletics! Take a listen!

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We sit down once again with Andy Kohel!

Andy talks about his role as the head coach at Concordia-Moorhead (MN). He talks about what he missed in coaching, what has changed and the new opportunity! Take a listen!

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Charlie Averkamp joins the Fired Coaches Podcast to share his experience as a student-athlete at Edgewood College. He also talks about his time as an assistant women's basketball coach and golf coach at Concordia University (WI). His first head coaching opportunity at Benedictine University where he led the Eagles to their best season in program history (20-0 in NACC) and an at-large NCAA Tournament bid. He also talks about his current role as head women's basketball coach at Hillsdale College and jumping to Division II.

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This week on Monday's with Marcus we take a look at the situation involving Memphis Men's Basketball. 

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Steve Boucher joins the Fired Coaches Podcast to share his experience as an athlete and coach at the Division III level. He also talks about his time working in the college admissions world and now his work with Drexel Building Supply as a Running Back!

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This week on Monday's with Marcus we take a look at NIL and the recent changes in college athletics. Take a listen!

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Kyle Jefferson joins the Fired Coaches Podcast to share his experience as a Division I athlete at the University of Wisconsin. He talks about his time on the gridiron playing wide receiver for the Badgers and all the different events he ran on the track and field team. He also discusses his coaching experience and his transition from being a player to a working professional. A great listen!

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This week on Monday's with Marcus we take a look March Madness and what makes it such a special event each year. Take a listen!

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This week on Monday's with Marcus we take a look at coaching turnover specifically within college sports. Our Fired Coaches Podcast intern James Ethington, did the research on the this topic and brought three great questions to the table. Take a listen!

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This week on Monday's with Marcus we take a look at Coach Mike Krzyzewski's succession plan at Duke. Our Fired Coaches Podcast intern James Ethington, did the research on the this topic and brought three great questions to the table. Take a listen!

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Jim Ingman joins the Fired Coaches Podcast to share his experience in the women's hockey world.  He talks about his experiences coaching at UW-Stevens Point, Bemidji State and starting the program from scratch at Concordia University (WI).

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Cooper Petagna joins the Fired Coaches Podcast to share his experience in the recruiting world of Division I College Football.  He talks about his experiences at Alabama, LSU, Cincinnati, Michigan, Washington, Oregon and currently as a National Recruiting Analyst at 247Sports! We greatly appreciate him taking the time to share his expertise and insight to the college football world.

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Josh Washington joins the podcast to talk about his time as a college basketball player who turned into a strength and conditioning/sports performance coach. He talks about his experiences at UW-Milwaukee, Marquette, Stanford, the Sacramento Kings, Auburn Men's Basketball, UMASS Men's Basketball and what he is currently working on. Take a listen!

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Billy Kegler is back on the podcast to talk about his 60Eight Basketball Tournament. The tournament takes place on December 17 and 18 at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin. The tournament will feature DeForest High School, La Crosse Central High School, Madison La Follette, and Yorkville Christian from Illinois. #60EightBasketball

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Coach David Beaty talks about his start coaching high school football in Texas. He also talks about his multiple assistant coaching spots at Rice and Kansas. He was at Texas A&M from 2012-14 and had the opportunity to coach Johnny Manziel and Mike Evans. In addition, he talks about his time leading Kansas as the head coach from 2015-18 and what his last three years have been like.

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Coach Steve Yang talks about his new role as an assistant women's basketball coach at McNeese State. He touches on working summer camps, his career at the Division I level as the Director of Basketball Operations, and being involved with the Asian Coaches Association.

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Coach Champagne tells some of his best stories during his coaching career. He also talks about working with Coach Kelvin Sampson again and his new role at Houston as the Director of Operations and Basketball Strategy.

Coach Champagne spent 15 seasons as the head coach at North Alabama. He also spent many years as a Division I assistant at South Alabama, Washington State, Oklahoma, Louisiana Lafayette, Georgia State, and UTEP.

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A unique episode on the Fired Coaches Podcast. We have the original beat reporter and juice man (breaking news) of the NBA. Peter Vecsey stopped by to talk about his experience playing at Rucker Park, playing Isiah Thomas and Larry Bird in one-on-one, stories of old, faxing out his columns, interviewing Karl Malone after the 1997 NBA Finals, applying for the Denver Nuggets GM job, nicknames he gave out and much more!

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Former Marian University Men's Basketball player, Mark Keller sits down with Marcus Wiegert (creator of Fired Coaches Podcast).

They talk about his first four years returning to the Marian University Men's Basketball program. Talking about the transformation of the program that went 4-21 overall in 2010-11 to 22-7 overall during the 2013-14 season!

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Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

We sit down to talk with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh head men's basketball coach and 2019 NCAA Division III National Champion Matt Lewis!

Coach Lewis talks about his time as the Director of Basketball Operations at Tulane University, how he got his start at UW-Oshkosh, what it was like winning a national championship, and how he gets better as a leader.

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Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

Intern Blake Badtke sits down with Marcus Wiegert (creator of Fired Coaches Podcast).

They talk about his coaching journey, coaching a sport he knew nothing about, balancing multiple roles and the progress of the Fired Coaches Podcast.

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Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

We sit down to talk with Jamison Rusthoven!

Coach Rusthoven talks about his time as head coach at St. Mary's (MN).

He shares stories from his time as a high school coach in Minnesota and his time spent on staff at Hamline, UW-Platteville, Concordia St. Paul and Lindenwood. Also, he touches on his early days as a student assistant for Clem Haskins and the University of Minnesota men's basketball program.

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Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

We sit down to talk with Bobby Champagne!

Coach Champagne talks about his time as a head coach at North Alabama for 15 seasons. He reached four NCAA Tournaments and an Elite 8 in 2007-08.

He also shares stories from his time at South Alabama, Washington State, Oklahoma, Louisiana Lafayette, Georgia State and UTEP.

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Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

We sit down to talk with Andy Kohel!

Andy talks about his time as an assistant soccer coach at UW-Oshkosh and Colorado College. He also explains his head coaching career at Johnson & Wales (CO). The school announced in the summer of 2020 that athletics would be cut and the school would be closing partially due to COVID-19. Take a listen!

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Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

We sit down to talk with our intern Blake Badtke!

Blake talks about how he manages being a student-athlete, working part-time and having a big part in the Fired Coaches Podcast. He has had a large hand in editing, compiling notes and creating graphics so far. Take a listen!

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Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

We sit down to talk with former North Carolina head coach Matt Doherty!  

Coach Doherty talked about his time as a player at North Carolina, being an assistant at Kansas for Roy Williams, taking the head job at Notre Dame and his decision to take over at his alma mater in 2000. Take a listen!  

We also discussed his new book, Rebound: From Pain to Passion.  

Now available for Pre-Order on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Rebound-Passion-Leadership-Lessons-Learned/dp/1734085010 

Website - http://www.rebound-book.com/ 

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Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

We sit down to talk with Coach Greg Polkowski to discuss the 2008-09 basketball season at UW-Superior. That was the first season in college coaching for Greg and myself (Marcus Wiegert) at UWS. We talk about expectations, stories and lessons learned. Take a listen!

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We sit down to talk with Coach Buchanan once again!

Dave was our first guest on the Fired Coaches Podcast back in June. We take a deeper dive into how he ended up securing his first college coaching job at the University of Wisconsin Superior. The process and also how he flipped the culture in such a short amount of time. Take a listen!

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We sit down with Brandon Bodart (Director of Athletic Communications at Marian University) and Kyle Malzhan (Digital Content Producer/Reporter at WFRV Channel 5 in Green Bay). 

Brandon is responsible for the Fired Coaches Podcast logo and Kyle created our "fire" intro to the show. We learn about their backgrounds and roles they currently hold.

Lincoln Nguyen has a wealth of experience from all levels of junior hockey as well as NCAA Division-I and III levels.

• Head Midwest Scout, Waterloo Blackhawks, USHL
  
• Assistant Coach, University of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks, WCHA, NCAA Division-I
  
• Head Coach/Assistant Coach, Marian University Sabres, NCHA, NCAA Division-III
  
• Associate Head Coach, Coulee Region Chill (now the Chippewa Steel), NAHL
  
• Associate Head Coach, Twin Cities Northern Lights, MnJHL
  
• Assistant Coach, El Paso Rhinos, NAHL

Episode 11 FCP - Lincoln Nguyen

-Junior hockey process

-Hawkeye Hockey Services

-Reflection on why he got into coaching

-Connection with Erik Largen at junior level, D3 and D1

-Waking up late

-“Every decision you make has a consequence, whether it is a positive or a negative consequence.”

-Playing juniors did worse for him mentally

-“If you’re in the business of educating, the best ones, in my opinion, are the ones that failed and failed and failed too many times. They know how to build themselves back up or have learned and seen other people do it.”

-Wayne Gretzky Coaching story

-“If you accept crap, you’re going to get crap.”

-Voice in his head saying, “Don’t fail”

-Going back into coaching he would make things simple, let kids make mistakes and teach his players “why”.

-Critical thinking, clear communicator and being open minded

-"Understand that everything is push and pull."

-"Don’t listen to respond, listen to learn."

-"If you think you know enough, you don’t know enough."

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-Moved to Winston-Salem in September to work at Wake Forest

-Relationship with Steve Forbes and their connection

-Lifelong learner

-"These are lonely jobs."

-Growing up in a coaching family with father and brothers

-Impact his father had on his players and now headed into 46th year of coaching

-Working for Terry Carroll at Denver and Kermit Davis at Middle Tennessee State as an assistant in the Sun Belt Conference

-Terry Carroll had a simple approach and gave Matt a ton of responsibility (not a micro-manager)

-Kermit Davis held everybody in the program accountable to their job

-Very good coaches at all levels not just in Power 5 Conferences

-Joined Washington St. staff in 2006 and his experience on the West Coast

-Everything was so organized at Washington St.

-Got his masters basketball 101 working for Coach Bennett

-Golfing with Coach Dick Bennett

-Tony Bennett has such a conviction with the players that he wants and how they fit into a system along with system of play

-Tony Bennett first mentor to him and kind of a little brother/big brother relationship

-Tony Bennett was so consumed with the fundamentals over the scheme

-Daven Harmeling most favorite player

-Dealing with not getting the chance to go with staff to Virginia from Washington St.

-Opportunity to become a head coach at Waukee, learn how to “coach”, make decisions and leading Waukee to state tournament in second season

-Took over at Truman St. (D2) after his two seasons at Waukee

-Used the Washington St. philosophy of finding a group of guys that he could lose with first before they win

-Had two exceptional assistants

-Smart Guys. Tough Guys. Guys that can shoot or that are skilled with high character.

-More evaluating than recruiting and evaluating them not only as a player

-Asked high school coaches…Is he the toughest player you ever coached? How many days has he been out of school? Has he ever had a bad practice?

-Retention and continuity

-Leaving Truman St. to take assistant role with Iowa Energy and then in third year becoming head coach

-Prefers to watch pro basketball over college basketball

-Good friends with new Indiana Pacers head coach Nate Bjorkgren

-Earned PhD coaching in D-League

-Had a chance to learn from Dave Joerger and David Fizdale

-Saw Miami Heat conditioning program in full force

-As head coach of Iowa Energy tried to be someone he wasn’t

-Have to be able to do it your way

-“Don’t be afraid to hire people around you that know more than you.”

-One year move to Pittsburgh where Coach Stallings staff was fired at the end of 2017-18 season

-Coach Stallings treated him better than anyone else he has ever worked for

-“Coaching is a great profession, it is just a terrible business.”

-Returning to where it all began at Drake as an assistant with Coach DeVries

-Nick Norton best leader he has ever seen/coached

-Growth Mindset

-Doug Novak and Lennie Acuff to study basketball from

-Has read everything on Bill Belichick and Nick Saban (4th & Goal Everyday)

-Big listening to podcasts and things specifically with Stan Van Gundy and Jeff Van Gundy

-Big on the ability to share with one another

-“Coaches need to look out for other coaches.”

-Study the great coaches

-“No little detail is too small.” - Dick Bennett

-Talks to a lot of football coaches

-“You can’t get discouraged by things that happen. A lot of times it is out of your control.”

-“The world will get out of the way, for people that know where they want to go.”

-Dad told him to get a job in college and he saw a posting while driving his car for “middle school hiring 8th grade basketball coach”

-Coached varsity basketball the next year with Chris Ferguson and his brother worked at Michigan State

-Opened the door to his graduate assistantship at Michigan State

-Coached Al Horford and Drew Neitzel with Michigan Mustangs

-Masters degree in coaching being under Coach Tom Izzo

-Saw Drew Neitzel grow as a person and player almost as a big brother

-Has held every job on a coaching tree except for head coach

-Landed at Fairfield with Ed Cooley for his first true full-time job in coaching after leaving Michigan State

-Coach Cooley and all other coaches on staff came from a better basketball situation as they headed to Fairfield

-Coach Cooley never let the staff complain, always found the positive in everything

-Never met a better recruiter than Ed Cooley because he was real and genuine

-Brought in 8 guys in the first season

-Interviewed in an all white Jordan Jumpsuit because his luggage got lost

-Loves the east coast after living there

-Moved back to Michigan to take a position at Western Michigan under Steve Hawkins

-Coach Hawkins gave him a ton of freedom, responsibility and a chance to grow

-Had completely different outlook at office hours from Coach Hawkins and made him appreciate another view of coaching

-Coach Hawkins really valued the players lives

-Watching film with Coach Boylen at Maui Classic

-Spent one season at Missouri after leaving Western Michigan

-Met Dave Leitao at Missouri

-In charge of all individual workouts and scouts at Missouri

-Felt like an NBA assistant situation

-Was focused on game that they were playing but also watching film on the next game

-Headed to Xavier to work for Chris Mack after his one season at Missouri

-Xavier did a really good job recruiting kids that didn’t go to Big Ten

-Chris Mack is best organizer of a program that he has been around

-What it was like coaching J.P. Macura who is basically a little brother to him

-Doubled his salary and made him associate head coach in move to DePaul from Xavier

-Role to be head coach at DePaul with Leitao as head figure

-The fall out at DePaul

-Spotter

-Getting back in the game he would appreciate winning more

-Would appreciate the people in my family outside of basketball

-Running a company, there is really no difference between that and building a team