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In the North Bay area Cronin gets flack for "recruiting" or "talent" but its clear to those that actually watch the games, without bias, that his teams are very well coached. Not just X & O's but his lineman possess excellent fundamentals, their special teams are organized and executed well, players are strong and conditioned physically and mentally, they consistently challenge themselves in their schedule and the list goes on. Paul deserves to be applauded, along with his great assistants and admin support, yes he was blessed with some great talent that has a large area to draw from and a strong tradition. This is all from an outsider, never had a relative go to CN.Really shocked here. But he got a state champ and built a tremendous program that is well respected throughout entire state of calif.
Anybody who knows Hs football was well aware of cardinal newman and Cronin. Here’s a coach who could be a major d1 college coach IMO. Hats off to him. Class act and not sure what is going on a newman these days, but he leaves on top. Newman, Marin Catholic, and Rancho seem to be the only real consistently good programs these days north of that GG.
Wish Paul the best. He’s a HOF person.
Windsor immediately goes to the top of the league. Cronin gets size on the line and an extremely proactive AD. Marin Catholic will be bored on their run to the NCS championship.Major coaching news. Curious what Cronin can build at Windsor.
And who Cardinal Newman can hire. I know there has been some athletic admin issues but it seems like a pretty good job.
Coach B was a transition from a quality old school coach to a quality young coach. This is more of a complete disaster.You guys think LSU regrets letting Saban go? First Coach B and now Coach C? I don't get it.
Windsor has historically been hampered by a non supportive athletic admin. They were still somehow able to draw a few quality coaches who had success over the years, but they left either for no teaching position or lack of support. Seems the philosophy has shifted recently and with this hire they are going all in.Windsor immediately goes to the top of the league. Cronin gets size on the line and an extremely proactive AD. Marin Catholic will be bored on their run to the NCS championship.
Major error for CN administration.
I've heard too many variations, wouldn't want to speculate.Does anyone know or remember the story of why Cronin backed out of the Windsor job last time?
I do not know for sure but I think SV might have a few football players from Santa Rosa now, their quarterback was a transfer from Cloverdale (!). Hall is from SW Santa Rosa and went to public schools there, but as so many athletes from the area do they transfer away from Elsie Allen, and Piner to an extent. Hall's mother is the City Council representative for West Santa Rosa and chose to send her son to school out of town. I know for a time SV had students from Novato up to Rohnert Park but I think most Novato choose MC now and RP choose CN. I know SV is about half the size it was a decade ago and CN is continually shrinking as well, maybe COVID changes that course.I’m curious what kind of push Herzog and Daly make. This is a window for SV to make a push and maybe draw some athletes from Santa Rosa, which has historically been Newman territory. Be curious if Hall has any friends at Newman who may want a change in scenery?
At the same time this could be a huge hire for the future of Newman. It has been a premiere job, so I’d think there were be quality coaches applying. But is there something going on with Rutherford and the admin that is pushing coaches out?
Rumor is they may have hired a guy with prior Catholic HS experience in SoCal and a large collegiate resume. Very intriguing and big time hire if true.After losing a great coach, CN must hire a high character coach that can win some football games. They cannot just get any guy out there that might be a good coach.
Who are some of the applicants? CN is still a good job, but they need to move fast.
Tim Walsh?Rumor is they may have hired a guy with prior Catholic HS experience in SoCal and a large collegiate resume. Very intriguing and big time hire if true.
Dang I didn't know Tim was still coaching, I thought he was done after Cal Poly. Good for him.Tim Walsh?
Dang I didn't know Tim was still coaching, I thought he was done after Cal Poly. Good for him.
Complete rumor here so I would rather not out it, I am still not seeing anything official anywhere either so please take it with a huge grain of salt.
This guy's squad won SD Section D2 in 2013 and has recently coached a college team nicknamed the Aztecs.
Well he was at RSMC just a few years ago but stepped down. Just a rando guess, but with his local SSU background and Sera, Moreu and RSMC (catholic schools) background for some dumb reason first thing that popped in my head.Dang I didn't know Tim was still coaching, I thought he was done after Cal Poly. Good for him.
Complete rumor here so I would rather not out it, I am still not seeing anything official anywhere either so please take it with a huge grain of salt.
This guy's squad won SD Section D2 in 2013 and has recently coached a college team nicknamed the Aztecs.
Are you talking about the former ST. Augustine Coach?…. That would be a really good hire!!!….Dang I didn't know Tim was still coaching, I thought he was done after Cal Poly. Good for him.
Complete rumor here so I would rather not out it, I am still not seeing anything official anywhere either so please take it with a huge grain of salt.
This guy's squad won SD Section D2 in 2013 and has recently coached a college team nicknamed the Aztecs.
You connected the dots on that limited brief description ?Are you talking about the former ST. Augustine Coach?…. That would be a really good hire!!!….
Ha!!!…. I was living in SD back in 2013 when ST Augustine won the D2 and I know their Coach eventually joined the SDSU staff…..You connected the dots on that limited brief description ?
Beleive it’s Richard. The youth in me wants to say first of Dirty or Dick! If so quality coach!Ha!!!…. I was living in SD back in 2013 when ST Augustine won the D2 and I know their Coach eventually joined the SDSU staff…..
One of my Good Buddies is a ST Augustine Alum so I did follow them when I lived there and went to a couple of their games…. He is a really good coach and has the most wins in school history I think….
Last name is Sanchez, Blanking on his first name right now…..
It's official. Richard Sanchez new head coach at CNI heard the rumor on Friday, it's now Tuesday and I haven't heard anything official yet. I am a few degrees away from CN so when I get my info it's beyond second hand.
I hope they land Sanchez though, that would be such a great boost to North bay and Bay Area football in general.
Did I get the right Sanchez? Any official announcement?It's official. Richard Sanchez new head coach at CN
Good question. Hard to say, traditionally Newman has done very well in Windsor and attracting Windsor kids. Not sure how much these will change.Well, let the rivalry begin. Will CN Lise kids to Windsor?
Good question. Hard to say, traditionally Newman has done very well in Windsor and attracting Windsor kids. Not sure how much these will change.
I definitely know some kids will follow Cronin there, it will be a matter of on the field success I’m guessing. It’s good for the kids to have choices to play for legitimate programs and coaches.
Windsor is definitely home to many CN families, Cronin is a resident himself. CN is actually located in an unincorporated neighborhood of Santa Rosa (Larkfield/Wikiup/Mark West) that is just south of Windsor. Overall this is great for the local landscape, there should be three great large school programs; CN, Rancho Cotate, and now Windsor. Former powerhouses in the not so distant past like Casa Grande, Analy, and Montgomery probably won't ever get back to that level. Over the hill Vintage runs a great 3 level program and should be in the leave with the Sonoma teams. Napa and American Canyon have potential as well but are not stable now.Well, let the rivalry begin. Will CN Lise kids to Windsor?