I literally know nothing about the UIC situation, but I had a couple of ex-players who Coach(ed) at the DI level give me a call.

To give background, both these players were "name" players; Bandits/Lightning travel, All-State High School, had All in front of their names in college, 4-year starters in P4/Mid-Major schools, etd.

Both went into coaching immediately and built solid assistant resumes at the Division I level, leaving programs better than they found them. The next step for both is to become a Head Coach.

Both of them are getting completely out of college coaching. When you see an "unqualified" candidate getting these jobs, you need to understand that the applicant pools aren't as deep as they used to be. Being a College Head Coach isn't really about Coaching. It's about putting up with Administrative requirements and dealing with entitled families, who, if they're successful, want money, or if they're not successful, want you fired.

This isn't a blanket statement, but if we're driving away the Umps and potential coaches, maybe we need to look in the mirror.