Purdue University
ACHA M3 • ICHC
Date: October 27, 2023
Would Recommend
Tags
Everything that I have read on here could not be more accurate. I would say one of the most alarming things about Drew is that he lies about almost everything and it gets to the point of being so manipulative that you question your own mental sanity and whether or not you are remembering things correctly. So many times and instances that either I experienced or my teammates experienced where he would promise something and completely go back on his word. This makes it incredibly hard to have a functional program because his word means nothing and there is no trust. You don't want to play for someone you don't trust and who constantly screws people over. He also knows NOTHING about his players except a select few. And it's funny, because he really does preach that it's a family and that he knows his players like his kids, but that is straight up false. If you are not a contender to win a major conference award, he will not spend any true time getting to know you, which is completely different than the impression he gives off in the recruiting process. Also, is a complete hypocrite on so many different levels. For example, he always preaches respect, yet would never show it to his players. Examples can be seen in some of my comments above where he lies or shows he does not value who you are, or instances like starting practice more than an hour late (yes, this happened so many times where people who just be sitting in the locker room for an hour + waiting for him to have the decency to start. Therefore, our practice blocks would go from being 2 hours to 4 hours many of the days because he would start late. And if a player even thought about showing up late without a valid reason (test, class, etc) then they would get hell for it and be shamed. Yet, it was okay for Drew to start practices whenever he pleased and disregard everyone else's schedule.....), or times where he would schedule meetings with people and be busy when people showed up...again completely disrespecting people's time. In all, he really is such a poor coach. In the past couple years, about 4-6 people transfer out of his program or stop playing mid season because he is just that bad...that is not normal. The classes that he starts with freshman year are never the ones he ends with senior year. And yes, to address the review before this, there are some also pretty serious things that have taken place that I witnessed that I don't feel comfortable sharing on here. If you are a recruit, parent, etc, stay away from him truly. You will see someone with such a passion for the game go into his program and come out broken. I wish I could tell my younger self to stay away from him.