Roster Management

[Caliknight]

I believe this year is the first year that you can have a max of 45 players. If it's next year don't kill me. Looks like we have 51 players on the roster currently. Perusing a few other schools rosters, there are a number with more than 45. It's going to be interesting to see how that gets managed moving forward.

Lacrosse isn't the only sport. It seems D1 college sports HC's are more General Managers than coaches now. Where and to whom do funds get deployed to and constructing and managing rosters seems more pressing that actual coaching for the HC.

Wouldn't shock me if schools start hiring actual General Managers for football and have head coaches report to them while the rest of the dept is run by an athletic director.

 

[rucoe89]

I believe this year is the first year that you can have a max of 45 players. If it's next year don't kill me. Looks like we have 51 players on the roster currently. Perusing a few other schools rosters, there are a number with more than 45. It's going to be interesting to see how that gets managed moving forward.

Lacrosse isn't the only sport. It seems D1 college sports HC's are more General Managers than coaches now. Where and to whom do funds get deployed to and constructing and managing rosters seems more pressing that actual coaching for the HC.

Wouldn't shock me if schools start hiring actual General Managers for football and have head coaches report to them while the rest of the dept is run by an athletic director.

I think structures may be:

AD - overall business of athletics and economics of departments/programs - allocates dollars to programs accordingly
HC (GM) - Manages the dollars given to them and is final decision maker. They are on field coaches but will work with Director of Player Personnel to execute on who to will be players and what to pay them.
Director of Player Personnel - Analysis of current team and Analysis of Evaluated Players from HS and Portal to recommend to HC (GM)
Director of Recruiting (Scouting) - High School evaluation, Portal evaluation

 

[Caliknight]

That's pretty much the set up now.

If I was in charge of all this, I'd spin the football program out have a very similar set up to pro football. The hierarchy and reporting structure would be the same.

Owner (school)
GM
Head Coach