McCutcheon hires preMicheletto

I remember thinking when I scheduled a vacation for this week: "End of June. What possibly could go on at UMass at the end of June? No games. Far too late for a coaching change right?"
Shows what I know as I'm sitting in Central Pennsylvania with limited internet access.
So as John McCutcheon gets set to make his next important hire, I thought it would be worth looking at his previous hires to get a feel for his tendencies. I don't know just how involved he is/was in making decisions in some of the Olympic sports hires, but the buck stops with him.
FALL SPORTS
FOOTBALL:
1. Don Brown - McCutcheon was on the job for about 15 minutes when he made this hire as interim A.D. Thorr Bjorn did most of the work. Still it happened on his watch so it counts on McCutcheon's resume. Brown was a head coach with UMass ties when he was hired. He relatively older and turned out to be a terrific hire as he lead the Minutemen to the national championship game.
2. Kevin Morris - I remain forever curious how much finances were behind this move as it shocked people in the football community and many people in the athletic department. His only head coaching experience had been at a Division III school and he wasn't all that well regarded as an offensive coordinator. Morris was a UMass assistant, the only one McCutcheon has promoted. Youngby football coach standards, but not that young. Charisma and promotion weren't his strong suits. A poor hire by anyone standards including it seems McCutcheon's, as Morris was fired in November.
3. Charley Molnar - Way too early to judge the whole package, but his personality has been a huge asset in energizing the fan base. Molnar had never been a head coach before this but came from a high pedigree program. I wouldn't be surprised if personality plays a big role in the next hockey coach.
FIELD HOCKEY
1. Justine Sowry - No head coaching experience. She was an unusual hire as she was working with the U.S. National Team when she came to UMass. Lots of charisma and clearly a strong tactician, Sowry was a terrific hire, who'd had lots of success before moving on to Louisville.
2. Carla Tagliente - Far too soon to tell, just a year into her tenure as the Minutewomen struggled a bit with a young team. She was relatively young and an assistant at Maryland, an elite progrm when she was hired. Her qualifications mirrored those of Alexis Venechanos (see below) whenshe was hired.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
1. Ed Matz -  The former Northeastern coach is only one season into his tenure in Amherst, but the veteran leader pointed UMass toward it's best recent season and appears to be a solid recruiter with international ties. Unless last year was a fluke, this looks like a good hire so far.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
1. Travis Ford - This was an outside the box hire that proved successful as Ford gave the Minutemen a boost in his brief tenure. He was young but had head coaching experience. Ford's deparature after three years dampened his success as did the poor shape he left the program's roster in.
2. Derek Kellogg - After a tough start to his career, Kellogg has reward McCutcheon's patience and appears to have the program on very solid footing. Kellogg had UMass ties and no coaching experience when he was hired, but had been an assistant at an elite program.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
1. Sharon Dawley - After a tremendous run at Vermont, Dawley will start year trying to rebuild the program that never found footing under Marnie Dacko. SHe still grades and incomplete as of right now, but she was a veteran head coach when she was hired.
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
1. Alexis Venechanos - A standout player and assistant coach at Maryland, Venechanos laid the foundation for making UMass a national presence before being hired at Ohio State.
2. Angela McMahon - McMahon had both played at UMass (before transferring to Northwestern) and coached at UMass (under Venechanos) before becoming the head coach at Connecticut. She's built on Venechanos' success as the Minutewomen have stayed relevant.
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McCutcheon has hired six first time head coaches and five who'd been coaches before. Of those six first-time head coaches, only Morris was a UMass assistant before being hired and only Morris hadn't been at one of his sport's elite progams.
Four of the five hires with head coaching experience were hired away from schools in the New England.
Most people would consider six of the 11 coaches to be  young coaches.