Major Pushback And Questions Face UNH Athletics After Football's Chris Pincince Firing
- Dominic Konareski
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On Monday the University of New Haven Chargers “let go” of head coach Chris Pincince, ending his 11-year head coaching tenure with New Haven.
By Tuesday we saw numerous player transfers out of New Haven and outrage from many fans.
It is now Wednesday, and there is still no definitive answer as to why Pincince was booted from the helm of the Chargers.
Chris Pincince is statistically the best head coach that Chargers football have ever had, posting a 76-34 record. Recently, Pincince brought the Chargers back-to-back NE10 championships, along with playoff appearances and even winning NE10 Coach of the Year.
The decision to move on from Pincince was shocking and unexpected to many. The biggest question is why? Why would you move on from the most successful head coach in program history just days after announcing moving up to Division I and after all spring practice activities, including the spring game?
What’s even weirder is that, according to an official source with UNH, Pincince didn’t even find out the school was moving up to the NCAA Division I level until 15 minutes before it was announced.
CT Sideline Sports have obtained news from multiple sources that wish to stay anonymous of a rumor going around about powerful voices who are pushing for Pincince’s reinstatement.
That frankly is not surprising. Also, this is where a little of the opinion part of this article comes: You have a beloved and very successful head coach relieved of his position with absolutely zero context as to why. It’s just not normal.
Much of the football success of UNew Haven is due to Pincince’s coaching abilities. UNH athletics going DI is very much due to how successful the football team is and has been.
The fact that the football program won’t even be DI this upcoming season due to New Haven moving up so late (football schedules are made about a year in advance) makes you wonder what the rush is for moving up to DI so fast.
Not to mention the fact that you would want the person (Pincince) who played a massive part in having the team be competitive enough to move up, to be there and lead the team through the changes and new chapter.
Nonetheless, Chris Pincince is most likely going to be the most sought-after head coach candidate once a position opens up for another team.