Tag: Coach of the Year

Niele Ivey, Maddy Westbeld, Lauren Ebo speak after Notre Dame win

Hear from the winners of the ACC Tournament quarterfinal against NC State.

Despite having the ACC Tournament’s top seed, Notre Dame was dealt a tough hand for its quarterfinal. It had to face an NC State program that had won the last two matchups, and Olivia Miles was sidelined with a knee injury, probably for the entire weekend. Rather than panic, the Irish merely adjusted, and they won, 66-60. That earned them the right to face another tough squad in Louisville in the semifinals.

[autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag] showed why she was named ACC Coach of the Year by keeping her players prepared even though they were missing their best asset. [autotag]Maddy Westbeld[/autotag]’s 3 near the end of the first half gave the Irish a lead they wouldn’t relinquish, and she achieved a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds. [autotag]Lauren Ebo[/autotag] enjoyed a balanced afternoon with eight points, six rebounds, a steal and an assist.

All three women spoke to the media afterwards, and here’s what they had to say:

ACC honors galore for Notre Dame

So many Irish folks won awards that we had to make a listicle out of this story.

When you win the outright ACC regular-season championship, as Notre Dame did, many conference honors are sure to come. That’s exactly what happened when the ACC unveiled its annual honors. The best part is the honors weren’t limited to those who are on the court every game.

All of this is happening ahead of the ACC Tournament, which begins Wednesday in Greensboro, North Carolina. Having earned one of the top four seeds, the Irish received an automatic berth to the quarterfinals, which will take place Friday. As the top seed, they will play the winner of the second-round game between Syracuse and an NC State program that has given them problems over the past year.

Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology has the Irish holding steady as the No. 3 seed in the quadrant featuring undefeated and top-ranked South Carolina. Should the Gamecocks draw the Irish in the Elite Eight in that scenario, they’ll have to deal with these heavy hitters that have made the Irish such a force this season:

Former Alabama OC Brian Daboll named NFL Coach of the Year

Former Crimson Tide OC is the NFL’s Coach of the Year in his first season!

Former Alabama offensive coordinator Brian Daboll has been named the 2022-2023 NFL Coach of the Year in his first season with the New York Giants.

Daboll spent the 2017 season under Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He worked with Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagoaviloa and Mac Jones in the national title run the Crimson Tide made that season.

After the lone season at Alabama, Daboll returned to the NFL as the Buffalo Bills‘ offensive coordinator. His play-calling abilities for an offense headlined by Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs earned him the opportunity to be the New York Giants head coach.

In Daboll’s first year, the Giants not only made the playoffs, but won a playoff game for the first time since winning the Super Bowl over a decade ago in 2012.

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Brian Daboll announced as finalist for NFL 2022 AP Coach of the Year

Brian Daboll one of five finalists for NFL AP Coach of the Year

New York Giants head coach, Brian Daboll, has been named a finalist for the 2022 NFL AP Coach of the Year award.

Daboll was the offensive coordinator for the Crimson Tide in 2017 and was a monumental part of the national title run. During his time in Tuscaloosa, Daboll worked extensively with both Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa to help develop them into the players they are today.

After his year-long stint with coach Saban, Daboll returned to the NFL as the offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills. Daboll’s work with Josh Allen put him on the map as one of the best young offensive minds in football. Daboll inherited a 4-13 Giants roster, and after one year turned them into a playoff team that even got a victory on Wild Card weekend.

The winner will be announced on Thursday, Feb. 9 ahead of Super Bowl weekend.

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Dan Campbell isn’t a finalist for coach of the year and folks are not happy about it

Lions head coach Dan Campbell isn’t a finalist for NFL coach of the year and folks are not happy about it

The NFL revealed the finalists for several season awards on Wednesday and the Detroit Lions were well-represented. Aidan Hutchinson is one of three finalists for defensive rookie of the year, while offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is in the finalist trio for assistant coach of the year.

There’s a notable omission, however. Head coach Dan Campbell is not one of the three finalists for the coach of the year. Campbell didn’t even make the cut to the final five.

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While Campbell himself admitted during the Manning Cast in wild card weekend that he didn’t think he deserved to be the coach of the year, many fans, analysts and players disagree. The outrage over Campbell’s snub spread like wildfire across social media.

‘Pete Carroll is so disrespected’ fans react to Coach of the Year finalists snub

One guy who’s missing is Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, who did not make the league’s list of finalists for Coach of the Year.

The NFL is releasing the finalists for their yearly individual awards today. Geno Smith is among the candidates for Comeback Player of the Year and both Ken Walker and Tariq Woolen are both in the running for their respective Rookie of the Year awards. One guy who’s missing is Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, who did not make the league’s list of finalists for Coach of the Year.

The coaches who did make the cut are Nick Sirianni (Eagles), Kyle Shanahan (49ers), Brian Daboll (Giants), Sean McDermott (Bills) and Doug Pederson (Jaguars).

It sounds like a lot of people were expecting to see Carroll among them. Here’s how NFL Twitter is reacting to the alleged snub.

Andy Reid: ‘Phenomenal’ Doug Pederson should be in Coach of the Year race

Andy Reid had a lot of praise for Doug Pederson’s “phenomenal coaching job.”

Talk of Doug Pederson being named the AP NFL Coach of the Year has ramped up as the Jacksonville Jaguars continue to make an unlikely run from the worst team in the NFL for two straight years into one of eight teams that can win Super Bowl LVII.

One of his supporters will be on the opposite sideline Saturday when the Jaguars play the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round.

“Tremendous coaching job,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said of Pederson on Tuesday, via Chiefs Wire. “Phenomenal coaching job. I’d imagine he’s up for the Coach of the Year by his performance and how he’s resurrected that program there. That’s not an easy thing to do, and he’s done it as well or better than anybody.”

Reid, 64, earned the award in 2002 while he was with the Philadelphia Eagles. While he hasn’t received the honor since joining the Chiefs, he led a similar program resurrection in 2013 when he took over in Kansas City. A year after the Chiefs finished 2-14, Reid led the team to an 11-5 record in his first season.

Last week, Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy revealed that he already voted for Pederson to win Coach of the Year honors.

Voting for the award occurs after the conclusion of the regular season, so Jacksonville’s postseason performance won’t have any impact on Pederson’s chances of winning.

His main competitors for the award are likely Nick Sirianni of the Philadelphia Eagles, Brian Daboll of the New York Giants, and Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions.

Tony Dungy voted for Doug Pederson to be AP Coach of the Year

Doug Pederson already has one vote for AP Coach of the Year.

When the Jacksonville Jaguars host the Los Angeles Chargers in the first prime-time playoff game in TIAA Bank Field history, it’ll be legendary broadcaster Al Michaels with Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy in the booth for NBC.

Dungy, 67, spent six seasons as head coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and seven with the Indianapolis Colts. The two teams reached the postseason a combined 11 times in those 13 seasons, and the Colts won Super Bowl XLI after the 2006 season with Dungy at the wheel.

And according to that extremely accomplished and credentialed former NFL coach, the Jaguars’ Doug Pederson put in the best coaching performance of the 2022 regular season.

“Well, I have to tell you, I have a vote on the AP awards and I voted for Doug for Coach of the Year,” Dungy told Brian Sexton on the Jaguars-produced show, Drive Time. “I knew he would do well and I knew he would transfuse energy into this franchise and get them going, but I thought it would be a couple years to really get it. And they clicked in after about eight weeks. It’s amazing.”

The Jaguars picked first in the 2021 and 2022 NFL drafts after finishing with the worst record in the league in back-to-back seasons. After a 4-8 start to Pederson’s first season, Jacksonville won its last five games to earn the AFC South title and reach the playoffs.

While Dungy thinks Pederson should be the Coach of the Year, oddsmakers have generally considered him an underdog for the award, behind the Eagles’ Nick Sirianni, the 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan and the New York Giants’ Brian Daboll.

Best NFL midseason value bets, including Tyreek Hill for MVP

A little midseason bargain betting.

Week 9 is in the books, which means we’re officially past the halfway mark of the new-ish 17-week NFL season.

That’s enough a sample size of games to have a good idea on which players have the best chances to win different awards, but it leaves just enough time for all of that to change.

If you’re a bettor inclined to throw more money at the favorites and their shorter odds, that’s completely understandable given what they’ve shown already this year. This post isn’t for you.

This is all about the players with longer odds that could potentially make a greater case down the stretch of the season. Let’s get into who those players are.

Odds are from BetMGM

Los Angeles Rams seek nominees for annual Coach of the Year award

Do you know a coach who might be worthy of recognition? The #Rams want to know who they should name Coach of the Year for 2022.

The Los Angeles Rams have made huge commitments to their hometown since moving back to the City of Angels in 2016, and are continuing to involve themselves this year by holding a Coach of the Year competition. The Rams are seeking candidates for the coveted award, which can be submitted directly to the team via a link they posted to Twitter on Tuesday.

Check out the link to the post below, and if you know someone who might be worthy of such an honor, nominate them so that the organization can keep them on its radar:

The only qualifications that a nominee must meet are that they are a head coach for a varsity high school football team in the state of California. Any coaches in the state are eligible to win the award, not only those in the greater Los Angeles area.

This period of open nominations will extend through the end of October but will end on November first. After nominees are properly vetted, the Rams will whittle down their list of candidates to a top-20, and proceed from there to determine which coach truly reigns supreme.

It is unclear what metrics the team will use to decide which coach out of their pool of talent will win the award, though every nominee will have at least through the end of October to make their case for the top 20 with their team’s performance on the gridiron.

In order to submit a nomination, one must submit some basic information about themselves, and the coach whom they wish to nominate and explain why the nominee is deserving of such a prestigious award. There is an option to add a photograph or video clip of the coach in question, which might help support a decision to include the nominee in the initial top 20 before further research by the team determines the final winner.

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