"Stephen loves the sport. He cares about the women. He is not strategic or playing to win. His communication with athletes and parents needs improvement. He is a nice person."

"Has admitted to lying to team in communication. This behavior would lead to immediate termination in a corporate job -- however he is still in place. Team is run by favoritism and not performance -- as a result the team does not perform to actual ability. I never thought this would be allowed at a power 5 D1 college team -- however I have since learned that lying and intimidation is acceptable. The opportunity to have a tremendous program is there with both facilities and athlete. Something needs to change and it starts with Clemson's athletic administration. Does not set a good example for student athletes -- the athletes deserve better. "

"It’s time for Ted to be promoted to head coach and Stephen should be fired. Every problem that comes from the coaching staff starts with Stephen. The program will never make it to ncaa’s with him as the head coach. "

"It is time for Clemson Rowing to have a new coach. The environment he creates is absolutely terrible, and he dehumanizes his athletes. On a team with girls that really do care about their academics and the sport, it is never good enough for him. Stephen constantly reminds the team that they are not doing enough and are not working hard enough, when it is him that is the issue. There will be team guidelines for hitting standard and being able to race, but then he decides to pick and choose who has to follow those guidelines. Stephen acts like the girls are robots and doesn't allow for them to be humans. It is quite sad the amount of girls who get told lies during recruitment, then come to Clemson and see the truth of things. I understand that this is a division one sport, and there has to be hard work, but there is a fine line between being a hard/fair coach, and outright being a terrible coach. When girls who are great at the sport and love rowing are quitting the time one after another, it is time to really focus on the main person who is the problem. "

"He continues to expect things to change, while not making any changes. He is entirely unfair in his approach to coaching and refuses to listen to anything his rowers tell him. He does not respect that these are COLLEGE athletes by not putting academics first. He also does not seem to understand that people can grow and develop their skills, one test and that is all you are for your entire college rowing career. When everyone on the entire team thinks what you are doing is wrong, how can you expect to create a good environment? It's time he either step down or take a long look at the way he coaches, because it is extremely ineffective to the point of being detrimental to the rowers mental, emotional, and physical well-being."

"Does not give feedback, encouragement, or praise. Leads by intimidation. Favoritism rather than athletic ability used to establish roster."

"not the best I am jus. "

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"Very open if needed help with anything "

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"Can come across as quiet and reserved at first, but has a great passion for this psort and the team. Great to talk one-on-one."

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"Does not communicate. Is not consistent. Doesn't trust his own judgement. "

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"Plays favorites, talks behind the backs of his rowers to other teammates, literally makes no sense, doesn't communicate with the team. "

"Knowledgeable and good one-on-one. Helpful if you show you're trying to improve. Doesn't have time for people who are just there to mess around"

"Only good in small groups but that's not always. Has told some people that he is uncomfortable being around this many girls. "

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"SFW took over my senior year. Terrible transition and way to end my rowing career of 8 years. No respect for team traditions. Got the sense he was embarrassed by our performance, and thought making the team feel bad about losses was a way to motivate. Relationship with alumni is pitiful. Rowing is a family, insulting to forget about us once we left"

"Though he is knowledgeable about rowing, he doesn't know how to communicate that to the team as a whole. One on one he does a better job of connecting. I personally don't find his leadership or coaching styles to be motivational, so thankfully we have 4 other coaches to go to for that."