Lottich's Contract

[crusader05]

I say hiring the AD takes the front seat.

Basketball is still the flagship of the school even if we are in a down period regarding on court success and I can imagine the new AD would want to be at the helm of any decisions to sign a new person to a potential multi year contract for it.

[VU2014]

What is a bigger concern?

Hiring a new AD or hiring a new coach?   

We went 0-1 hiring outside of drews family tree.  We can't afford to go 0-2 and we can't afford to hire a dud AD either.   

Hiring a Coach before hiring the AD, is like trying to buy a house without a real estate agent with no experience.

Yeah you can do it, but it's probably not going work out for you.

It's highly likely Lottich is the Coach next year. Beyond that, I think it depends on his contract status...

[Just Sayin]

https://twitter.com/jonrothstein/status/1288482118306344960



We're screwed.

[VU2014]

https://twitter.com/jonrothstein/status/1288482118306344960



We're screwed.

I had not seen this. Omg 😱.

There better be an out in the contract.

[vok22]

https://twitter.com/jonrothstein/status/1288482118306344960

What in gods name? What was going through MLBs head ? We had one good week of basketball after an underwhelming season...most proven coaches hardly get a 5 year extension. Sorry, we are going to have to buy him out. We can't wait that long or it will be too late b


We're screwed.

I had not seen this. Omg 😱.

There better be an out in the contract.

[wh]

https://mobile.twitter.com/jonrothstein/status/1288482118306344960

Jon Rothstein
@JonRothstein
Sources: VALPO's Matt Lottich has received a multi-year contract extension through the 2024-25 season.

Crusaders were one win away from the NCAA Tournament last March.

So Matt has another 3 years. I'm happy to see that. Next year's team should be much better. It could be the year that pivots the program in a positive direction. As I have said recently, Valpo may have one of the worst university support structures in D-1 athletics. At a minimum, it's 12th of 12 in the Valley. A new coach starting from scratch with a gutted roster and all the recruiting disadvantages that come with a program run on the cheap will get eaten alive on the recruiting trail and on the court. Think Youngstown State with better academics.

[JD24]

A bit schizoid aint we?

[Just Sayin]

A bit schizoid aint we?

Sure looks like we are.

[mj]

Next year's team should be much better

Objection. Assumes facts not in evidence.

[elephtheria47]

Excellent find.

Since we know it's for another 3 years, at least we know:

A) he'll be here next year
B) it's lengthy enough that he can still go recruit
C) we all need to hope like hell that we finish strong and build momentum into next year.

Not sure if I'm happy or sad about that find/contract,  but at least as fans our objectives are clear for another year or two.

[wh]

A bit schizoid aint we?

I think you meant schizophrenic, but I will admit to enjoying my own company over other's at times. lol

[valpopal]

Next year's team should be much better. It could be the year that pivots the program in a positive direction.

How many times have I heard this before? I'm not falling for it this time.

[oklahomamick]

I have realized that WH is really a Butler fan just trying to piss us off and wish us harm.

[IndyEIT777]

Next year's team should be much better. It could be the year that pivots the program in a positive direction.

How many times have I heard this before? I'm not falling for it this time.

I'm with you, I'm done drinking the kool-aid as long as Lottich is the coach. Frankly, I see a slew of players transferring out this offseason and we're probably going to be stuck with a bunch of end of the bench the Big Ten players again (to be fair, Anderson was playing good ball til his injury, but Lottich also knew he had injury problems coming in so I'm not letting him off the hook for that either).

[wh]

Pace yourselves, boys. You have the next 3 years to lambaste.

[humbleopinion]

Frankly, I see a slew of players transferring out this offseason and we're probably going to be stuck with a bunch of end of the bench the Big Ten players again (to be fair, Anderson was playing good ball til his injury, but Lottich also knew he had injury problems coming in so I'm not letting him off the hook for that either).

I don't see as many players transferring this year.  It seems that the core of the team is pretty connected, those out with injuries are not going to be attractive to other schools, and the transfer experience for many players last year was not what they hoped it would be.

Valpo has a history of gambling on players that have had the injury bug reaching far back before Lottich.  Ryan Fazekas comes to mind immediately.  Who was the kid from out west (Stanford, USC, UCLA?) who transferred into Valpo a few years back and was expected to be a star but only played a few games?

[justducky]

Who was the kid from out west (Stanford, USC, UCLA?) who transferred into Valpo a few years back and was expected to be a star but only played a few games?

I'm drawing a complete blank. Has senility set in?

[VUGrad1314]

Who was the kid from out west (Stanford, USC, UCLA?) who transferred into Valpo a few years back and was expected to be a star but only played a few games?

I'm drawing a complete blank. Has senility set in?

Was it Falu? Tony Falu?

[humbleopinion]

I went back to look.  I'm pretty sure I was thinking of Alex Rossi who attended Cal before Valpo.

[justducky]

I went back to look.  I'm pretty sure I was thinking of Alex Rossi who attended Cal before Valpo.

Ahhh.    The year of the hernia hunt. Kurth had to retire from the game. Was it Capo who was severely limited? Then Rossi tried to play elsewhere before he also threw in the towel.  Final score  Uncontrollable Hernia's 2--Crusaders 1

[vu72]

and we're probably going to be stuck with a bunch of end of the bench the Big Ten players again

Not sure what team you are watching but two former BIGS (Thomas and Kobe) are two of the three best on the team.  It's the rest of the guys (certainly not Ben) who are not playing very good.  Why do we have six scholarship players in street closes--basically all season?  Slim's got a broken (damaged) thumb., Cam is redshirting and Trevor is done.  That's three.  When, if ever are Conner or Emil going to be suited up? And then there's Thomas, who hopefully will be back at some point.  That's it folks. We've got eight players and Thomas, if he makes it back. Joe seems destined to ride the pines, at least for this season so expect our guys to be gassed at the end of every game. What a mess...

[vu84v2]

I went back to look.  I'm pretty sure I was thinking of Alex Rossi who attended Cal before Valpo.

Ahhh.    The year of the hernia hunt. Kurth had to retire from the game. Was it Capo who was severely limited? Then Rossi tried to play elsewhere before he also threw in the towel.  Final score  Uncontrollable Hernia's 2--Crusaders 1

The Uncontrollable Hernias would be a good name for a rock band.

[usc4valpo]

I predict Valpo will take a similar approach as what DePaul did two years back - keep Lottich for another year, hire and get the AD to assess the situation, and the result in 2023 will be a new coach.

No way Lottich is out this year with a new AD in transition.

[valpo95]

...Why do we have six scholarship players in street closes--basically all season?  Slim's got a broken (damaged) thumb., Cam is redshirting and Trevor is done.  That's three.  When, if ever are Conner or Emil going to be suited up? And then there's Thomas, who hopefully will be back at some point.  That's it folks...

Could someone provide an injury update on those players who are not out with known injuries/redshirts? Especially Connor Barrett, who seemed pretty promising to me as a freshman last year.

[VU2014]

I predict Valpo will take a similar approach as what DePaul did two years back - keep Lottich for another year, hire and get the AD to assess the situation, and the result in 2023 will be a new coach.

No way Lottich is out this year with a new AD in transition.

But if his contract runs through the 24-25 season, do you really see the University paying him walk away? I don't. Not unless the University has an out clause in his contract. Maybe there is a reduced separation buyout, where they can pay him a $100K to walk away? I still have a hard time seeing the University ponying up that kind of money to pay someone not to work.