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Post by timholycross on Jun 25, 2019 11:56:50 GMT -5
By not scrolling to 1:51 I got to see the most hideous baseball uniforms I've seen in a long time. They belong to the Leominster Legion team. Looks like they are wearing sweat pants.
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Post by longsuffering on Jun 25, 2019 12:05:56 GMT -5
Stick around UNH fan. We will need some guidance this fall understanding the FCS football tournament ins and outs. We are a bit rusty (back in '83 some of us were still working)
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Post by longsuffering on Jun 25, 2019 12:16:50 GMT -5
By not scrolling to 1:51 I got to see the most hideous baseball uniforms I've seen in a long time. They belong to the Leominster Legion team. Looks like they are wearing sweat pants. One of the high school basketball players in the Auburn Summer league footage after 1:51 is sub 5' tall. A good candidate for our elongator during his redshirt year.
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Post by bringbackcaro on Jun 25, 2019 12:30:45 GMT -5
Scroll to 1:51. I can't say we learn much, if anything, here. Well, we learned that coaches who desire to either remain at the bottom of the PL or only advance to the middle of the pack will not be considered. Coaches who do not want to win PL championships have also apparently been eliminated from the mix.
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Post by hchoops on Jun 25, 2019 12:48:46 GMT -5
What else could he say ?
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Post by unhfan on Jun 25, 2019 13:01:51 GMT -5
Stick around UNH fan. We will need some guidance this fall understanding the FCS football tournament ins and outs. We are a bit rusty (back in '83 some of us were still working) It will be my pleasure. Unfortunately as we missed the playoffs last year UNH fans are a bit rusty also but hoping to get back to the way things were two years ago. I understand the situation as in 83 I was 6. That being said most of the current UNH fan base like you was working. It’s a huge issue that I believe both of our schools have that a majority of our fan bases have white hair and are retired. With the rise of pro sports in New England I’m not sure how either school changes that.
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Post by hchoops on Jun 25, 2019 13:10:03 GMT -5
Stick around UNH fan. We will need some guidance this fall understanding the FCS football tournament ins and outs. We are a bit rusty (back in '83 some of us were still working) It will be my pleasure. Unfortunately as we missed the playoffs last year UNH fans are a bit rusty also but hoping to get back to the way things were two years ago. I understand the situation as in 83 I was 6. That being said most of the current UNH fan base like you was working. It’s a huge issue that I believe both of our schools have that a majority of our fan bases have white hair and are retired. With the rise of pro sports in New England I’m not sure how either school changes that. WIN
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Post by hc87 on Jun 25, 2019 13:56:01 GMT -5
It will be my pleasure. Unfortunately as we missed the playoffs last year UNH fans are a bit rusty also but hoping to get back to the way things were two years ago. I understand the situation as in 83 I was 6. That being said most of the current UNH fan base like you was working. It’s a huge issue that I believe both of our schools have that a majority of our fan bases have white hair and are retired. With the rise of pro sports in New England I’m not sure how either school changes that. WIN UNH football has done nothing but WIN this Century...off topic but FCS dwindling attendance, in the Northeast particularly, is a troubling trend
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Post by Ray on Jun 25, 2019 14:22:22 GMT -5
UNH football has done nothing but WIN this Century... off topic but FCS dwindling attendance, in the Northeast particularly, is a troubling trend Indeed. Feel free to go over to the football board and repeat yourself ad infinitum over there.
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Post by hc87 on Jun 25, 2019 14:42:48 GMT -5
Rain got you grumpy? Just responding to the previous posts and admitted it was OT...
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Post by bringbackcaro on Jun 26, 2019 7:37:16 GMT -5
“I am excited to hit the ground running on July 1st and am in the process of setting up interviews. We hope to have top candidates on campus within the first 10 days after my official start date.” —— Recruiting was a total disaster under Carmody so losing out on the July recruiting period would be a significant miss. Player development was also a total disaster under Carmody so getting the next coach on campus and involved with workouts ASAP is critical. I am hopeful that Blossom understands the urgency with getting through this process and will not drag his feet like the College did when hiring him or Pine did when hiring Chesney.
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Post by longsuffering on Jun 26, 2019 8:15:24 GMT -5
UNH football has done nothing but WIN this Century... off topic but FCS dwindling attendance, in the Northeast particularly, is a troubling trend Indeed. Feel free to go over to the football board and repeat yourself ad infinitum over there. I'm a double violator, OT and speaking about getting old, I forgot we went to the FCS tourney once since '83 under Gilmore. I will pose a question to UNH fan about UNH FBS possibility in the UConn/Big East thread in General Sports to end this subject hopping here.😁
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Post by JRGNYR on Jun 26, 2019 8:49:43 GMT -5
We should be welcoming to posters and fans of other schools. Helps bring in outside perspectives and fights against institutional myopia.
And if we're being honest with ourselves as HC alums and fans, there is a little bit of self-importance that creeps in here from time to time. Admittedly unavoidable when we think that HC is the greatest place in all of space and time. That happens in a lot of places. It's also good to have an outside voice to help check us on that.
A little snark back and forth is fine and even encouraged if it remains lighthearted.
With all this said, I think unhfan has a point. Since RW left, there has never been unanimous (EDIT: or even overwhelming) support among the board regarding the next hire. And IIRC, 20 years ago before the advent of the board there were undoubtedly naysayers about RW when he was hired.
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Post by Ray on Jun 26, 2019 9:12:27 GMT -5
“I am excited to hit the ground running on July 1st and am in the process of setting up interviews. We hope to have top candidates on campus within the first 10 days after my official start date.” —— Given the interviewed happened on campus, I think the "official start date" is pretty much moot at this point.
And there's no upside to setting an artificial timeline. Remember all the hand-wringing over how long the Chesney search lasted? That turned out ok.
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Post by bringbackcaro on Jun 26, 2019 9:35:47 GMT -5
“I am excited to hit the ground running on July 1st and am in the process of setting up interviews. We hope to have top candidates on campus within the first 10 days after my official start date.” —— Given the interviewed happened on campus, I think the "official start date" is pretty much moot at this point. And there's no upside to setting an artificial timeline. Remember all the hand-wringing over how long the Chesney search lasted? That turned out ok.
1) The question was "what else could he say" and I offered an example of a statement that does not get into specifics about any candidates but shows urgency in getting the task accomplished. A less specific response would have just been, I would have rather had him say just about anything other than "I want a coach who wants to win." 2) The "hand-wringing" over how long the Chesney search lasted was due to Pine going on a networking tour around the country disguised as a coaching search and then dragging his feet on hiring Chesney to a point where he was unable to recruit prior to the early signing period that year. Just because the right guy was hired in the end does not mean that the search was handled correctly/effectively.
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Post by trimster on Jun 26, 2019 9:40:35 GMT -5
Am I correct in assuming a small committee will be involved in the interview process. Might be a good idea to have a former AD and a couple of former players involved.
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Post by longsuffering on Jun 26, 2019 11:52:40 GMT -5
Given the interviewed happened on campus, I think the "official start date" is pretty much moot at this point. And there's no upside to setting an artificial timeline. Remember all the hand-wringing over how long the Chesney search lasted? That turned out ok.
1) The question was "what else could he say" and I offered an example of a statement that does not get into specifics about any candidates but shows urgency in getting the task accomplished. A less specific response would have just been, I would have rather had him say just about anything other than "I want a coach who wants to win." 2) The "hand-wringing" over how long the Chesney search lasted was due to Pine going on a networking tour around the country disguised as a coaching search and then dragging his feet on hiring Chesney to a point where he was unable to recruit prior to the early signing period that year. Just because the right guy was hired in the end does not mean that the search was handled correctly/effectively. Great line: "Pine going on a networking tour around the country disguised as a coaching search" I never had any personal interaction with NP and didn't follow his FB coach search, but that description resonates because I think he took more credit than was due given the w-l record of HC teams under his watch. The nationwide search ended one zip code away.
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Post by trimster on Jun 26, 2019 12:05:32 GMT -5
Am I correct in assuming a small committee will be involved in the interview process. Might be a good idea to have a former AD and a couple of former players involved. I forgot the obvious: two former coaches who were also players at HC back in the day.
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Post by longsuffering on Jun 26, 2019 14:13:46 GMT -5
OK for a tie breaker if needed, I'll throw in a former player who was also AD, as well as a quiz to keep you on your toes: Which one of these three venerable former HC players who became head coach or AD did not have a cup of coffee in the NBA?
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Post by hchoops on Jun 26, 2019 14:53:55 GMT -5
Ron Perry Sr.
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Post by DiMarz on Jun 26, 2019 18:43:36 GMT -5
I though it telling that the first thing mentioned was recruiting student-athletes. Does this point to young coach who can "relate" to the players of today? ?
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Post by hchoops on Jun 26, 2019 18:51:15 GMT -5
Do not all coaches, young, old, middle aged, at Academic schools have to relate to student athletes ?
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Post by timholycross on Jun 27, 2019 7:15:08 GMT -5
Donahue, started at HC in his mid 30s Blaney, was 32 or 33 Raynor, was 42 or 43 Willard, 54 or 55 Kearney, just turned 50 Brown, 39 or 40 Carmody, 64.
Someone Raynor or Brown's age seems like the likely choice. Remember this, when you are in your teens, they all look old. Looking back, can't believe George Blaney was only 32 when I first knew him; and Jack Donahue seemed about 10 years older than he was as well.
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Post by hc6774 on Jun 27, 2019 7:59:32 GMT -5
Donahue, started at HC in his mid 30s Blaney, was 32 or 33 Raynor, was 42 or 43 Willard, 54 or 55 Kearney, just turned 50 Brown, 39 or 40 Carmody, 64. Someone Raynor or Brown's age seems like the likely choice. Remember this, when you are in your teens, they all look old. Looking back, can't believe George Blaney was only 32 when I first knew him; and Jack Donahue seemed about 10 years older than he was as well. I remember an older wasp colleague, Amherst/HLS, who once said to me years ago, '...your people age like hell, but your minds age better than my people'
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Post by hchoops on Jun 27, 2019 8:04:33 GMT -5
Donahue, started at HC in his mid 30s Blaney, was 32 or 33 Raynor, was 42 or 43 Willard, 54 or 55 Kearney, just turned 50 Brown, 39 or 40 Carmody, 64. Someone Raynor or Brown's age seems like the likely choice. Remember this, when you are in your teens, they all look old. Looking back, can't believe George Blaney was only 32 when I first knew him; and Jack Donahue seemed about 10 years older than he was as well. I remember an older wasp colleague, Amherst/HLS, who once said to me years ago, '...your people age like hell, but your minds age better than my people' HLS ??
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