Coed Field Hockey

Helen Knull

Coed Field Hockey Head Coach

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Selfish. Angry. Unsupportive.

Date: February 14, 2025

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.8

3.4

3.8

4.4

3.8

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"Is there less than zero for "caring" or "motivational"?? Helen is SELFISH. Ignores the impact a mass shooting would have on a group. She's the leader of a group and says that it doesn't matter how anyone else feels - only her opinion - which is always in delivered in anger. Her assistant coaches even try to point out unfairness and double standards. "

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Coed Field Hockey

Helen Knull

Coed Field Hockey Head Coach

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Continual Emotional And Mental Abuse

Date: February 13, 2025

By Other

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.8

3.4

3.8

4.4

3.8

Tags

Accessible Intense Direct Cool Poor Communication

"Continual Emotional and Mental Abuse - Creates a terrible culture with lack of standards, lack of support, emotional immature system. Only trains small portion of athletes. Spends more time demeaning athletes then developing them. Delusional attempts to reinvent her losing system over and over again by increasing abusive behavior instead of increasing her knowledge of game management, practice management. She is unfair, dishonest, tells athletes that academic are less import. She uses humiliating tactics instead of good communication or training. She has no compassion, invades individuals personal space in poor attempt to "connect", mocks athletes who are working to learn skills. "

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Kim Chavers

Former Rowing Head Coach

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Great Times At Nova Southeastern

Date: September 15, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.2

3.4

Tags

Cares About Academics Believes In You Easy To Get Along With Great Communicator Disorganized

"Brought the program back at Nova, she gave me the opportunity to be a NCAA athlete in a new sport. Was patient with all of as we learned and taught us to be better teammates. Grateful for everything she taught me and love Kim Kiwi, always felt like she cared about me. Without all the things she did this past year, nsu would never have been able to have a team. Sad she left but thankful her and Emily were my coaches. "

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Women's Facilities

Soccer

Michigan State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Love Msu Facilities!!! So Clean And Always Kept Nice, Especially Soccer.

Date: June 24, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Cleanliness

Availability

Up To Date

Cool

5.0

Tags

Intense Accessible Direct Cool Poor Communication

225

Weight room

300

Locker room

300

Practice Facilities

250

Game Day Facilities

125

Training room

125

Film room

"I love playing here because the facilities make you feel like the pro levels. "

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Men's Campus Visit

Baseball

Michigan State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Didn't Like My Visit At All

Date: June 21, 2024

By Other

2.5

Overall

Team Dynamic

Host Interaction

Coaching Staff Interaction

Coach Player Interaction

Got To Know Team

1.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

Tags

Intense Accessible Direct Cool Poor Communication

"Didn't like the visit at all team wasn't welcoming, coaches weren't that interactive"

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Men's Facilities

Baseball

Michigan State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Weird Facilities Very Very Old

Date: June 21, 2024

By Other

2.4

Overall

Cleanliness

Availability

Up To Date

Cool

2.0

3.0

2.0

Tags

Intense Accessible Direct Cool Poor Communication

225

Weight room

300

Locker room

300

Practice Facilities

250

Game Day Facilities

125

Training room

125

Film room

"Got a weird feeling from the facilities, very old"

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Men's Campus Visit

Baseball

Michigan State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Not A Welcoming Team At All

Date: June 21, 2024

By Other

2.5

Overall

Team Dynamic

Host Interaction

Coaching Staff Interaction

Coach Player Interaction

Got To Know Team

3.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

Tags

Intense Accessible Direct Cool Poor Communication

"Team wasn't very welcoming just a weird visit overall"

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Men's Facilities

Baseball

Michigan State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Old Complex, Needs To Be Modernized

Date: June 21, 2024

By Other

2.6

Overall

Cleanliness

Availability

Up To Date

Cool

2.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

Tags

Intense Accessible Direct Cool Poor Communication

225

Weight room

300

Locker room

300

Practice Facilities

250

Game Day Facilities

125

Training room

125

Film room

"It is an old complex for sure and could be modernized "

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Men's Football

Ron Burton

Men's Football Head Coach / Defensive Line

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Intense Coach Who Wanted To Win

Date: June 4, 2024

By Athlete

2.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

2.0

3.0

Tags

Direct Intense Cares About Academics Fair Old School Mentality

"I was a young player but he was very intense and wasn't the best with younger players"

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Coed Crew/Rowing

Egan Berne

Coed Crew/Rowing Assistant Coach / Rowing

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Not A Fit For Collegiate Coaching. Would Not Recommend.

Date: May 14, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

"puts on a "cool tough coach" act, but she's really just a jack a*s. terrible leader, did not improve my skillset while working with her. says obnoxious s**t because she's in a position of authority. undermines other staff and makes it really awk for the athletes. its a shame people keep hiring her, she's not a fit for coaching. "

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Kim Chavers

Former Rowing Head Coach

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Had A Good Experience At Msu.

Date: May 14, 2024

By Other

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.2

3.4

Tags

Cares About Academics Believes In You Easy To Get Along With Great Communicator Disorganized

"good person and coach. got along with well, cared about me outside of practice. enjoyed her sense of humor. workouts were challenging. team culture we joined as freshmen was rough, prolly from covid and coaching change. could tell she tried to make it better, took a lot of time. "

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Kim Chavers

Former Rowing Head Coach

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Good Person & Coach For Our Program

Date: March 24, 2024

By Athlete

4.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.2

3.4

Tags

Cares About Academics Believes In You Easy To Get Along With Great Communicator Disorganized

"She was my coach through a coaching change, covid, the death of a teammate, and a shooting on campus. She was understanding and compassionate in all those situations towards our team and staff, to an extreme. I think people sometimes took advantage of her being a nice person then lost their s**t when she set a boundary. I grew tremendously as an athlete and person because of her, I have nothing but the utmost respect and gratitude for working with her. I felt like she cared about the team and was knowledgeable but never really had the opportunity to coach a normal team due to constant tragedy and crisis management. The biggest issue I had with her was she hired staff who continuously undermined her, created a lot of division that was unnecessary. She should’ve fired most of the staff on numerous occasions - Austin, Kaitlin, Ronnie, Veronika, Farrah, Egan, Maddie - were HORRIBLE staff members. Outright bad at their jobs, seemed like she was constantly doing everyone’s work. It seemed like certain staff members were constantly working against her and trying to get the team to join them. She also kept people on the roster that didn’t belong, you can’t do the workouts but keep complaining? Just stop. The haters are those she was too kind to, they would’ve never been happy and they aren’t happy now either. They just wanted the attention they got from complaining. To say she didn’t care about you or respect you is a lie, there were no investigations or incidents, you’re being petty and posting lies. She deserved better than how many people treated her. "

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Kim Chavers

Former Rowing Head Coach

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Dolores Umbridge Of Rowing

Date: March 15, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.2

3.4

Tags

Cares About Academics Believes In You Easy To Get Along With Great Communicator Disorganized

"MSU made a huge mistake hiring her. Abusive, manipulative, and a liar. Wasn’t even trusted to be with athletes alone by the time she was fired. "

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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field

Lisa Breznau

Director of Track & Field/Cross Country

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

People Who Are Working Hard Don’t Get Sick

Date: February 12, 2024

By Other

2.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.0

1.0

1.5

3.5

1.5

Tags

Poor Communication

"There is an overall good team culture but coaches do not care about anyone unless they are at the top scoring points. They recruit a big group to give you an opportunity and if you struggle at all they stop mentoring you. The coaches are awkward and do not give actionable feedback (ex. Telling me the reason I got sick was because I did not work hard enough). Coach Breznau specifically was poor with communication. I was in therapy and on medication during my time on the team to deal with her borderline emotional abuse and manipulation. However, she does a decent job fighting eating disorder culture and does not promote hyper competition between teammates. Just wanted to share since she keeps winning Big 10 Coach of the Year. She ruined my love of the sport, so I cannot recommend her. "

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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field

Lisa Breznau

Director of Track & Field/Cross Country

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Regretful Choice Running For Msu

Date: September 5, 2023

By Other

1.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.0

1.0

1.5

3.5

1.5

Tags

Poor Communication

"Coach Breznau was cruel, disrespectful, & unprofessional. She also emotionally abusive. My daughter’s experience with this coach was appalling. "

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Women's Crew/Rowing

Matt Weise

Women's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing

California State Polytechnic University (Humboldt)

NCAA DII • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | MEAC

Goes Above And Beyond To Help Us Reach Our Goals. I’ve Never Had A Coach Who Cared So Much About Their Athletes.

Date: September 4, 2023

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.9

3.6

4.0

4.5

4.1

Tags

Direct Intense Accessible Cool Knowledgeable

"Matt’s coaching goes beyond what we do on the erg and on the water. He values communication, nutrition, sleep, academics, personal life, etc. Many coaches I’ve had in the past didn’t preach or even acknowledge the importance of taking care of these things like he does. There are a lot of stressors in the life of a college athlete, and he knows how to read us. Matt is not only an incredible coach, but also, a mentor. "

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Coed Wrestling

Roger Chandler

Coed Wrestling Head Coach

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Great Coach, Better Person

Date: August 24, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Intense Accessible Knowledgeable Great Leader Organized

"I can't say enough about what Roger taught me about life and wrestling. He works hard and is the type of coach everyone should have."

1

Kim Chavers

Former Rowing Head Coach

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Didn’t Know What She Was Doing

Date: July 8, 2023

By Other

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.2

3.4

Tags

Cares About Academics Believes In You Easy To Get Along With Great Communicator Disorganized

"Did not have an open mind, over trained"

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Men's Football

Ben Mathers

Assistant Director of Football Operations

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Runs While His Players Physically Assault Opponents With Weapon.

Date: October 31, 2022

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

Tags

Poor Communication

"Runs while he watches his players assault other team player 10 on 1. Shows no courage, leadership skills, and deserves no respect from players, coaches, fans, administration. "

0

Women's Facilities

Soccer

Michigan State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Could Use Updating

Date: July 22, 2022

By Verified Athlete

2.8

Overall

Cleanliness

Availability

Up To Date

Cool

3.0

2.0

3.0

Tags

Intense Accessible Direct Cool Poor Communication

225

Weight room

300

Locker room

300

Practice Facilities

250

Game Day Facilities

125

Training room

125

Film room

"I was not impressed by the locker-room, it could use an update. Otherwise, the fields and complexes are fairly nice. Everything is just pretty old and out of date. I liked that everything was within walking distance and that most of the facilities are in one place."

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Women's Swimming & Diving

Peter Ward

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

George Mason University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Asshole

Date: July 21, 2022

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.0

2.5

1.5

2.0

2.5

Tags

Accessible Intense

"Racist. Discriminatory. Only favors men and fastest girls. Does not care about mental health or well being. He coaches club teams and other coaches dont like him. "

-1

Men's Basketball

Tom Izzo

Men's Basketball Head Coach

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Big Ten Conference

Greatest Coach Of All Time(Looking At You Coach K)

Date: July 10, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense Believes In You

"He is literally the goat. He helped me in my college experience. "

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Coed Volleyball

Cathy George

Coed Volleyball Head Coach

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Would Not Recommend

Date: November 11, 2021

By Other

2.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.9

4.6

Tags

Intense Accessible Cool Direct Fitness Is Important

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Women's Swimming & Diving

Matt Gianiodis

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Date: June 15, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

4.5

3.3

4.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"easy to approach, funny, knowledgeable, understanding "

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Women's Swimming & Diving

Matt Gianiodis

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Michigan State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Date: May 7, 2020

By Verified Athlete

3.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

4.5

3.3

4.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"He is a really good guy to help you get to where you want to go not only in sports but the real world. "

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