Wagner (Mike Deane) RPI #362

[Tugg Speedman]

2 and 12, lost to Princeton

http://statsheet.com/mcb/teams/wagner/rank

making Crean look good!

[ChicosBailBonds]

There are only 347 DI teams so this is a bit strange.  They're ranked 343rd in the rankings I've seen.

[MarquetteDano]

How is a guy that is a good X and O's person (at least while at Marquette) have a team that bad?  I wonder if he is losing his drive or something?  Yes, I know talent is 75% of coaching but there is the other 25%.

[dsfire]

#362 of 347 is indeed impressive.

[GGGG]

There are only 347 DI teams so this is a bit strange.  They're ranked 343rd in the rankings I've seen.

Sometimes I have seen DII teams mixed in with DI. 

[AZWarrior]

#362 of 347 is indeed impressive.

Call it an "over achievement".

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Have we scheduled them yet for next year?

[sailwi]

wagner lost at home to New Jersey IT which has lost almost every game since they went to D 1, would seem to think Deane's days are numbered.  I believe Wagner has a neighborhood campus on Staten Island so at least Mike doesn't have to drive to all the local taverns.

[warthog-driver]

wagner lost at home to New Jersey IT which has lost almost every game since they went to D 1, would seem to think Deane's days are numbered.  I believe Wagner has a neighborhood campus on Staten Island so at least Mike doesn't have to drive to all the local taverns.

Did Deane ever clean up his act? I heard the stories about the drinking and boorish behavior while at MU.  The weirdest stories involved his behavior while drunk - pinching or biting women on the ass, crude "jokes," womanizing, etc...

I will say that when Crean first arrived his deportment and sense of PR savvy were a breath of fresh air. He laid some some discipline with regard to the team, freshened up the image, and began initiating contacts within Milwaukee and the national sports writing ranks. I thought at the time it was fortunate we no longer had Deane representing the MU community. I will say that, as far as I know, Crean wasn't out after games biting women on the butt in bars.

[IrwinFletcher]

In Deane's defense, he has 9 freshman and sophomores, with 7 of them being freshman.  Not an excuse but certainly doesn't help not having a lot of experience.