Hofstra....Finally names HC

[feet2back]

Good to see!

Jamie Franco - Wrestling Coach - Hofstra University Athletics (gohofstra.com)

[Hammerlock3]

hopefully his coaching is better than his acting.

[feet2back]

9 minutes ago, Hammerlock3 said:

hopefully his coaching is better than his acting.

just glad the Program is Alive...Hofstra has been on big decline recently                                                                                                           

[Cowboy08]

Honestly was hoping for a bigger hire than this, doubt he will be able to improve recruiting significantly from where it has been

[GreatDane67]

On 7/4/2024 at 4:43 PM, Cowboy08 said:

Honestly was hoping for a bigger hire than this, doubt he will be able to improve recruiting significantly from where it has been

 They usually pick the best person to run their program!

Edited July 6, 2024 by GreatDane67

[juniorvarsity]

Never heard of him. I would love to know who applied.

Pritzlaff went to Columbia for goodness sake. Columbia and Hofstra are of a similar tier in wrestling and both in NY. Not sure what the Hofstra scholarship situation is and if they are fully funded, but it is more than zero at Ivy league. Obviously you can sell kids on being set up for life with a powerful alumni network if they go to Columbia, but it does feel like a hard job I heard something about Pritzlaff's daughter going to school in NY as a contributing factor to his decision to move. If Hofstra passed on Pritzlaff, their admin are not serious about wrestling.

[Not the Real Scribe]

3 minutes ago, juniorvarsity said:

Never heard of him. I would love to know who applied.

Pritzlaff went to Columbia for goodness sake. Columbia and Hofstra are of a similar tier in wrestling and both in NY. Not sure what the Hofstra scholarship situation is and if they are fully funded, but it is more than zero at Ivy league. Obviously you can sell kids on being set up for life with a powerful alumni network if they go to Columbia, but it does feel like a hard job I heard something about Pritzlaff's daughter going to school in NY as a contributing factor to his decision to move. If Hofstra passed on Pritzlaff, their admin are not serious about wrestling.

Columbia has made some serious strides over the last few years.  I went to their Cornell match either this past year, or the prior year.  I recall Cornell blowing their doors off score-wise, but there were alot of very good, very close matches in the mix.  They are definitely moving in the right direction.  I don't get the same vibe from Hofstra.

[Bulldog]

All true, but Hofstra was once pretty darn good in the not-so-distant past.  One would think there are solid possibilities there.

[juniorvarsity]

16 hours ago, Not the Real Scribe said:

Columbia has made some serious strides over the last few years.  I went to their Cornell match either this past year, or the prior year.  I recall Cornell blowing their doors off score-wise, but there were alot of very good, very close matches in the mix.  They are definitely moving in the right direction.  I don't get the same vibe from Hofstra.

Yes, the trajectory of the programs are essentially the opposite. Hofstra placed top 7th in 2007. They had 2 AAs in 2012, but only one since in 2018.

Hofstra AA's the past 20 years: