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sparman
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Date Posted: 08:12:39 06/27/25 Fri
Brown had a disappointing experience hiring a previously highly successful D3 coach (Mike Daly) from perennial national contender Tufts, a move that I had expected (wrongly, as it turned out) would work out well. On the other hand, Penn had good success with Murphy for most of his tenure, coming from D3 Haverford, and the Tigers' Madalon had previously been at D3 Stevens. So IMO that avenue is a mixed bag.
There are good candidates, but some of them may be reluctant to move at this point in the recruiting cycle, or they may think (especially if they are D1 assistants) they might be in line for some of the glamour positions that will open next year. And as the IL is becoming increasingly competitive, a coach might prefer a place where it is not as hard to get to the NCAAs, which is probably the standard they will be held to. Not to mention, as with any ivy sport, taking on challenge of mastering the ivy admissions process.
Of course Penn's brand is strong, regardless, so I don't expect them to struggle even if the hire is not their first choice. But I think delays will affect recruiting in the short run. Competition for the big guns is intense and every school has already nominally filled its '26 HS grad classes. Recruiting for '27 is probably far along as most summer recruiting camps have already taken place.
As always I'm just a casual observer and Penn fans may have very different, and more accurate, POVs on any of the above.
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