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Post by longsuffering on Nov 25, 2021 1:25:45 GMT -5
Three wins a year for two years then twelve checks a year for thirty. That is a great job.
Let's hope he turns things around for State U.
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Post by bfoley82 on Nov 26, 2021 19:28:54 GMT -5
I hear from my Spencer friends Brown wanted to get back to the Mass region, lots of grand kids, and his wife wasn't happy in Arizona..UMass is a friendly location for them. Brownie (as he is known by his long time friends), still has a lot of fire inside him! He will do a great job there.. Filthiest mouth I have ever heard on a sideline in my 20 plus years working college football sidelines!
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Post by timholycross on Nov 26, 2021 22:08:30 GMT -5
The officiating positions I would want no part of are the head linesman on one side and the side judge on the other. Doesn't matter who made the mistake, you take the abuse from the head coach.
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 26, 2021 22:11:50 GMT -5
The officiating positions I would want no part of are the head linesman on one side and the side judge on the other. Doesn't matter who made the mistake, you take the abuse from the head coach. FB officials seem more patient with coaches than baseball umpires or basketball refs. No?
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Nov 26, 2021 22:53:09 GMT -5
There's only one two word adjective that's guaranteed to get a skipper tossed, and if language is an issue in BB, K at Duke hasn't been 86'd hardly at all, so no.
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Post by bfoley82 on Nov 27, 2021 13:38:39 GMT -5
The officiating positions I would want no part of are the head linesman on one side and the side judge on the other. Doesn't matter who made the mistake, you take the abuse from the head coach. That is why they flip sidelines at halftime.
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Post by purplehaze on Dec 15, 2021 10:58:20 GMT -5
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Dec 15, 2021 11:03:01 GMT -5
Seems like the CAA would be a terrific fit for UMass. Do they have any familiarity with that league?
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Post by bfoley82 on Dec 15, 2021 13:22:19 GMT -5
Seems like the CAA would be a terrific fit for UMass. Do they have any familiarity with that league? Since they are already a member in Mens Lax wouldn't that tough
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Post by hcpride on Dec 15, 2021 13:28:48 GMT -5
It's pretty simple: HC and UMass enter CAA football (and Merrimack backfills us for PL football).
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 15, 2021 13:45:05 GMT -5
It's pretty simple: HC and UMass enter CAA football (and Merrimack backfills us for PL football). Merrimack ain't joining the PL. But Id be down to pair up with UMASS and join the CAA (wont happen).
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Dec 15, 2021 19:01:42 GMT -5
Isn't a 1A conference in the country that will take the worst squad there is as a stand-alone FB member. UMess FB brings absolutely zero value to any conference.
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Post by longsuffering on Dec 15, 2021 20:11:23 GMT -5
I read all the comments which were excellent and the case to join the MAC for all sports is a solid one. If WKU joins with UMass it will upgrade BB.
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Post by rgs318 on Dec 15, 2021 20:14:28 GMT -5
If we are unable to be successful in most PL sports, how will going to better league help HC? Is losing to better league rivals going to make losses less painful?
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Post by longsuffering on Dec 15, 2021 20:18:44 GMT -5
If we are unable to be successful in most PL sports, how will going to better league help HC? Is losing to better league rivals going to make losses less painful? HC MBB is in so much better shape than UMass FB. Because we have a league of like minded peer institutions. All we need now is our coach to click, whether it's BN or a new coach.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 15, 2021 20:24:15 GMT -5
I read all the comments which were excellent and the case to join the MAC for all sports is a solid one. If WKU joins with UMass it will upgrade BB. Looks like MTSU and WKU to the MAC rumor has been completely shut down for now. Both schools announced they will stay committed to CUSA and I believe the MAC said it had no plans to expand. WKU and MTSU would've both raised the MAC hoops profile.
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Post by gks on Dec 15, 2021 20:48:03 GMT -5
If we are unable to be successful in most PL sports, how will going to better league help HC? Is losing to better league rivals going to make losses less painful? HC MBB is in so much better shape than UMass FB. Because we have a league of like minded peer institutions. All we need now is our coach to click, whether it's BN or a new coach. I don't think many on this board realize how irrelevant HC basketball is right now in Worcester. UMass Football is a mess true. But IMO Don Brown will bring relevancy.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 15, 2021 21:00:02 GMT -5
Im not overly impressed with winning the horrid PL the last two years. Last season was just glorified spring practice. We've had a couple of good wins this season but still are not FCS top 25 material. If he were to leave within the next 3 years I would have no respect for him. HC gave him a big break. He owes it to HC to take them as far as he thinks he can. I don't know if you heard but Holy Cross is in the Top 25. We also just went toe-to-toe with #5 Villanova in the Round of 16. I think its more than safe to say that the bar has been raised.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Dec 15, 2021 21:47:19 GMT -5
If we are unable to be successful in most PL sports, how will going to better league help HC? Is losing to better league rivals going to make losses less painful? HC MBB is in so much better shape than UMass FB. Because we have a league of like minded peer institutions. All we need now is our coach to click, whether it's BN or a new coach. HC MBB is a total disaster
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Post by gks on Dec 15, 2021 21:49:17 GMT -5
HC MBB is in so much better shape than UMass FB. Because we have a league of like minded peer institutions. All we need now is our coach to click, whether it's BN or a new coach. HC MBB is a total disaster Irrelevant total disaster.
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Post by longsuffering on Dec 15, 2021 22:01:48 GMT -5
HC MBB is in so much better shape than UMass FB. Because we have a league of like minded peer institutions. All we need now is our coach to click, whether it's BN or a new coach. HC MBB is a total disaster But all dressed up waiting for a coach, either miraculously BN or the next one, who knows what he's doing. And an AD who knows how to hire a good coach, of course. Imagine being an independent, sending letter after letter to different leagues and getting rejected because we have nothing to offer. That's why HC BB is in better shape than Minuteman FB.
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Post by timholycross on Dec 15, 2021 22:53:35 GMT -5
HC MBB is in so much better shape than UMass FB. Because we have a league of like minded peer institutions. All we need now is our coach to click, whether it's BN or a new coach. I don't think many on this board realize how irrelevant HC basketball is right now in Worcester. UMass Football is a mess true. But IMO Don Brown will bring relevancy. At his age, he's most likely a caretaker coach. Good enough to keep them from sinking down any further, but that's about it.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Dec 15, 2021 23:02:36 GMT -5
Any lower? Impossible to get any worse.
And Brown is exactly there as a placeholder. Took the job to pad his state pension for which he'll be vested with two more years of feeding at the public trough while they sort out what they are going to do with the program.
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Post by bfoley82 on Dec 16, 2021 1:11:36 GMT -5
Im not overly impressed with winning the horrid PL the last two years. Last season was just glorified spring practice. We've had a couple of good wins this season but still are not FCS top 25 material. If he were to leave within the next 3 years I would have no respect for him. HC gave him a big break. He owes it to HC to take them as far as he thinks he can. I don't know if you heard but Holy Cross is in the Top 25. We also just went toe-to-toe with #5 Villanova in the Round of 16. I think its more than safe to say that the bar has been raised. Top 25 in the FCS which very few people pay attention to. When you draw 4,163 for a playoff game, it shows you how irrelevant you are. HC only drew 1700 more than Assumption's First round game in 2017 even though HC had a local opponent.
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Post by hc87 on Dec 16, 2021 1:44:56 GMT -5
I don't know if you heard but Holy Cross is in the Top 25. We also just went toe-to-toe with #5 Villanova in the Round of 16. I think its more than safe to say that the bar has been raised. Top 25 in the FCS which very few people pay attention to. When you draw 4,163 for a playoff game, it shows you how irrelevant you are. HC only drew 1700 more than Assumption's First round game in 2017 even though HC had a local opponent. Seriously, why post this and why are you here? Your overdue date here has long expired....get lost.
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