Men Josh MacDonald Candidate At Penn State

[NE Football]

The only head coach BC can get is Mike Glavine. He does not have to move his family and therefore the cost of real estate is not an issue. I can’t believe he is making more than Gambino was at BC.

The other options are all assistant coaches who will take a ACC job and use BC as a stepping stone. BC is not willing to pay their coaches competitively. Their president talks about a “intramural “ model for college athletics. If they will not pay their own alum, they will not pay anyone. They are just collecting a check in the ACC.

 

[huskymedic]

Coach Mac and Kevin Vance mentioned (along w/ Glavine and two others)

Boston College Hot Board: Coaching candidates to watch • D1Baseball

Boston College might have a host of challenges, but it's still an ACC and Power Five job with some potential. Here are some candidates to watch.

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-> Josh MacDonald, Connecticut

MacDonald, the 2022 D1Baseball Assistant of the Year, should be the top or one of the top options for the Eagles as their search for Mike Gambino’s replacement continues. The more important question is would MacDonald take the BC head coaching job? He was a finalist for the Penn State job, but the Nittany Lions are said to be making a much larger financial commitment to its program. BC would need to up the ante financially to hire MacDonald. With that said, he has been one of the premier pitching coaches, evaluators, and recruiters during his 12 seasons with Jim Penders and UConn. It’s not a matter of if for MacDonald — it’s when.

Kevin Vance, Arizona assistant/former BC assistant

Vance is a former UConn pitcher who also earned a master’s degree from Northeastern in Boston. Vance spent the past season as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for the Eagles under Mike Gambino before heading to Arizona earlier this summer in the same role. Before that, Vance spent five seasons as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Rhode Island. Vance is a talented, younger assistant and could fit the mold of hiring a rising coach without breaking the bank so to speak. <-

Updated D1Baseball “Hot Board” for BC opening (last 3 are latest adds) :

1. Josh MacDonald, Connecticut
2. Mike Glavine, Northeastern
3. Scott Loiseau, Southern New Hampshire
4. Kevin Vance, Arizona assistant/former BC assistant
5. Steve Trimper, Stetson
6. Nick Derba, Maine
7. Edwin Thompson, Georgetown
8. Todd Interdonato, Wofford

 

[huskymedic]

Updated D1Baseball “Hot Board” for BC opening (last 3 are latest adds) :

1. Josh MacDonald, Connecticut
2. Mike Glavine, Northeastern
3. Scott Loiseau, Southern New Hampshire
4. Kevin Vance, Arizona assistant/former BC assistant
5. Steve Trimper, Stetson
6. Nick Derba, Maine
7. Edwin Thompson, Georgetown
8. Todd Interdonato, Wofford

Scratch Loiseau off the list:

 

[PASTE04038!]

Scratch Loiseau off the list:

He'll probably make more as an asst. at Penn St.

 

[huskymedic]

Updated D1Baseball “Hot Board” for BC opening (last 3 are latest adds) :

1. Josh MacDonald, Connecticut
2. Mike Glavine, Northeastern
3. Scott Loiseau, Southern New Hampshire
4. Kevin Vance, Arizona assistant/former BC assistant
5. Steve Trimper, Stetson
6. Nick Derba, Maine
7. Edwin Thompson, Georgetown
8. Todd Interdonato, Wofford

 

[hardcorehusky]

Does he have any New England ties?

 

[huskymedic]

Does he have any New England ties?

Not that I can see;

2002	UNC Asheville (asst.)
2003–2004	Gardner–Webb (asst.)
2005	Fort Scott CC (asst.)
2006–2007	Wofford (asst.)
2008–2023	Wofford
2023–present	Boston College

 

[hardcorehusky]

It will take the new BC coach to get back to where the previous coach had ins. Penders and Glavine for that extent need to take advantage. Oh if the Big XII offer came soon, Penders could really make hay here.