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Post by rickii on Aug 30, 2021 15:13:09 GMT -5
Great article....kid is living out his dream.
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Post by rickii on Aug 30, 2021 14:19:53 GMT -5
What a joke.
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Post by rickii on Aug 11, 2021 9:54:27 GMT -5
EXCELLENT!
Thank You 2020.
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Post by rickii on Aug 11, 2021 8:43:57 GMT -5
So do we have any info on.....
Injuries ?
Who has looked good in the early going ?
Is there any media coverage, twitter feeds or photo galleries....anywhere ?
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Post by rickii on Jul 29, 2021 9:45:27 GMT -5
Okay: "by engaging in self-dealing activities to advance his personal interests at the expense of Holy Cross and using Holy Cross’s resources.” ...then what were the self-dealing activities? "self-dealing" is defined as "engagement in a transaction for the benefit of oneself rather than for the benefits of someone to whom one owes a fiduciary duty". I wouldn't necessarily categorize anything related to sexual misconduct as self-dealing. Maybe just lawyer-speak. While the choice of verbage is unique, I think the inference is clearly that tim.
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Post by rickii on Jul 27, 2021 14:27:40 GMT -5
well, they sure don't think much of Lehigh, eh ?
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Post by rickii on Jun 25, 2021 10:23:33 GMT -5
In 1983 vs BC Holy Cross was missing Fenerty who had 1,039 yards and 14 touchdowns HC was missing Bill Crowley 43 catches for 665 and 8 touchdowns HC was missing 1 AA All American Rob Porter. That’s tough The footage of this game is on YouTube. Yes, the team was missing some of its top talent (also, Quinlan was injured and ended his season during the game) and the Feinstein piece hinted (very strongly) the game v 1-A BC was not particularly important to Carter. Feinstein also notes Carter was a bit fearful of the physical mismatch (I read that as potential for injuries). Carter was a realist. That BC team beat Penn State, Clemson and Alabama that year. They were steamrolling us whether or not we played all of our top guys. And they had much bigger fish to fry in their next game (Alabama). Respectfully, I knew Rick Carter very well and much better than Feinstein ever did. EVERY game was important to Rick and without question so were all the BC games. He loved the challenge and even admonished me for dwelling on the point spread his second season. Feinstein DID NOT quote Rick on the physical mismatch subject in the article! And any such talk to a guy he didn’t know well at all doing an article like this would have been TOTALLY out of character for Rick Carter. And no way was he fearing his players getting hurt. Heck, BC lost TWO starters on defense to injury during the game. So enough with this bunk. Lastly, Feinstein states that Carter was largely unknown prior to HC. Feinstein was clueless....Carter was widely known NATIONALLY in both college and NFL circles as one of the brightest young coaching minds in America. Ed Williams knew that too. Lastly II....NC State Rick was aware of their interest. They contacted Perry/Brooks. This WAS NOT a job that Rick thought of as a plum. However, he was very ticked-off at Brooks not giving him the opportunity to listen to any offer details....and then respectfully decline. Rick felt this decision by Brooks would hurt him with other more attractive suitors. This was the start of Rick and staff’s distrust of Brooks.
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Post by rickii on Jun 16, 2021 8:28:31 GMT -5
One of the stories "floating around" out there is that Bama actually approached HC about a home and home (our home being Schaefer Stadium) series back then but we declined and BC took it up (see Big East membership).....can anyone here confirm this? Yes....got it straight from Rick Carter. Brooks sat next to Paul Bear Bryant at a Heisman luncheon/dinner. Somehow they hit it off in conversation. Bryant was aware of HC's early success under Carter and mentioned a desire to play a game in the Northeast and asked if Brooks would be interested. Brooks returned to campus and consulted with Perry and Carter. Rick told Brooks to give him 2 years to continue to upgrade recruiting and schedule the game. Brooks decided against it and Bama turned to BC.
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Post by rickii on Jun 14, 2021 17:30:39 GMT -5
Clemson’s colors are officially orange and purple.
They have purple jerseys but only wear them once a year.
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Post by rickii on Jun 12, 2021 11:05:45 GMT -5
Have you been in the area of Polar Park recently? It's a short walk up Shrewsbury Street to several fine (and a few less than fine) dining establishemnts and HC16 will tell you that the college had a shuttle to Kelley Square on Thursday nights to ensure HC students had safe transport back to campus following an evening of socializing at several of the bars in the area. I imagine that scene has and will only improve since the Woo Sox came to town. Wait, are you suggesting the students will actually go out drinking post game? Think they know about Ubering back to campus?
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Post by rickii on Jun 12, 2021 10:59:14 GMT -5
Screw the PL teams. We control when we start our games. Bucknell had no problem keeping fans and parents out of their stadium. MB needs to start worrying about his and our school and not other PL teams. HC is not going to draw many fans to a night game in late October - November at Fitton Field. From his standpoint, he wants to see how much Worcester fan support there is for games at Polar Park, and for hoops games at the Hart. He said if they played the Icebreaker games at the DCU, he thought attendance would be several thousand. He also said he wants road games for football to be a more memorable experience for the players. This specifically included spending more time in a city, gaining more from a visit than just playing the game there. He seems to be keen on giving the players experiences they will remember, not just the football game. While he did not say this, one could interpret the idea of memorable location to be a criterion when scheduling OOC opponents. We don’t draw fans for day games in late October-November at Fitton Field either. Worcester fans became disinterested in HC games since before Duffner left. And they haven’t been up to Hart since Willard left. How can Blossom have not done his homework on this? Just spit balling here but doubt Colgate is giving their kids a guided tour of San Francisco or even Palo Alto when they play Stanford next season. Guaranteed the attraction for the team is THE GAME in a 50,000 seat PAC-10 stadium! That’s the experience they will remember. If this is Blossom’s mindset, playing a game in Honolulu, Ireland or New Orleans would fit the bill. Maybe we’ll take the team to see Niagara Falls when we play Buffalo?
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Post by rickii on Jun 12, 2021 10:13:29 GMT -5
Were the ADMB remarks part of a Zoom event or something else? This was a Zoom event. Supposedly arranged as part of reunion weekend. Far fewer actually joined the Zoom than had registered, and he joked about getting in touch with the no shows. _________________ He said that he wants to see more students attending games. They will run buses to Polar Park, and buses back, but he expects that many students will stay in Worcester after the game. He expects students will stay in Worcester doing what exactly???
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Post by rickii on Jun 11, 2021 11:23:15 GMT -5
phreek -
New softball field ?
If there's room, I would hope it would be relocated up top....next to the soccer field maybe ?
Just my opinion but current location has always seemed a lousy set-up.
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Post by rickii on Jun 11, 2021 11:14:31 GMT -5
My guess would be that if anything is done it would be a relatively modest new annex building attached to the existing West wall housing new locker rooms, lounges, offices. The existing walls / roof / seating would be unchanged.
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Post by rickii on Jun 11, 2021 10:49:01 GMT -5
Two of the four sides of the rink are fixed; the north and the east. One could expand to the south where the mechanicals for the ice are located by moving them. The expansion being considered is to the west, into the road that loops around the complex. See: goo.gl/maps/4bFBfGA6R1CcrvH98The house marked 144 is on Kendig St., and is owned by Holy Cross. The Holy Cross property line (the old line; its changed in recent years) is generally marked by the row of trees to the left of the road. If HC expanded the footprint to allow for more seating (which is a main reason for doing this), then the walls would need to be built higher, and a new roof installed on top of the higher walls. That is not a new building.. I understand. The existing roof is flat. If you expand out on that West side, the existing support columes on that side would be demolished and new ones erected in the expanded footprint. As you say, a new roof would be higher to accommodate a higher / expanded grandstand ( more seats ) on that West side. Now, it is likely the existing supports on the East side aren't designed to support a new higher / larger / heavier roof. So maybe they get replaced as well. I'm assuming a new roof would look similar to the peaked roof atop the indoor football building. And finally, the walls on the north and south ends would need to be modified ( added on to ) to meld into a higher roof. To this layman, for all intents and purposes that adds up to a new building.
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Post by rickii on Jun 10, 2021 17:36:41 GMT -5
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Post by rickii on Jun 10, 2021 17:12:59 GMT -5
Haven’t we done this assessment of options to expand the rink previously? I believe this is the first time that an architect is being hired to draw up plans with alternatives, and estimate cost of the alternatives. Clearly, there is no intention of building a new rink, nor is there any intention of having men's hockey play a seasons-full of games at the DCU. Marcus did say if there was an expectation that an opponent would draw a big crowd, that game would be played at the DCU. he said, 'I'm not playing at the DCU on a Thursday night before a thousand fans in a 15,000 seat venue.' Marcus alluded to a need to replace the mechanicals (e.g., cooling) associated with the rink. Some of this may be original. In the context of that, what is the cost trade-off of replacing the mechanicals in-situ, versus moving the ice sheet (with new mechanicals) to facilitate more seating. For the men, the rink is not competitive when compared to peers, and this hampers recruiting. The women have new lockers, so it is the men's part of the facility, on the west side that needs to be upgraded. By moving the road to the west, which he explicitly referenced an an option, HC could expand the building footprint by 25-30 feet. One would know more about the potential scope of any renovation / expansion from the name of the architect. Worcester-based, or a national firm? Expanding any footprint means a whole new roof....which means a whole new building.
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Post by rickii on Jun 10, 2021 11:16:31 GMT -5
Why doesn't the mid line of the video board line up with the mid line of the field?... better for events that have a pavilion on the field?... like commencement? My guess is that the sight-lines are virtually 100% un-obstructed from the Home stands. And ain’t that the way we want it? Believe it dates waaaay back when there was a cinder track ( old baseball field configuration ) that looped into that endzone. Also note that the grandstand portals on the other endzone don't aline with the goalpost either.
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Post by rickii on Jun 2, 2021 14:07:34 GMT -5
I didn't think that federal employees could write book while on the job. ROTFLMAO !!!! Some of our clowns in Congress have had enough time on the public's dime to produce multiple books. Cuomo and Fauci have been so busy with 'fighting Covid' they somehow found time to slap together books as well.
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Post by rickii on Jun 2, 2021 13:57:16 GMT -5
Coach K should be able to rake in a fortune conducting flopping and whining clinics Never been accused of cheating But has come very close the past few seasons. Several shady deals have gone down but so far he's avoided implication. Wonder how many more f-bombs he'll fling....after blessing himself before games.
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Post by rickii on May 28, 2021 13:49:17 GMT -5
Should have added above that my strong impression was South Dakota State was/is a stronger/better club than what we’ll see from UConn.
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Post by rickii on May 28, 2021 13:43:27 GMT -5
I think the AA should make the r/t bus down to East Hartford free to students and get a many as possible to the game - I think the pre-season hype (even among students) will be the most in many years The BC game in Boston had hype. I don’t see much hype for playing UConn on an airport runway. Frankly, I’m pretty confident at this juncture that a win is within reach over a weak program that’s drifting in a sea of irrelevance. UConn just isn’t as attractive an opponent right now as they were several years ago.
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Post by rickii on May 14, 2021 9:10:03 GMT -5
The seating may have been listed as 3,500, but only 2,300 could see the entire court..... From memories of sitting in the upper balcony. Anyone else have the same experience? Of course. AIR, the horseshoe balcony had only 5 maybe 6 rows of very comfy plush fabric seats. You could see the whole floor from behind the basket but a third of the court along each side could only be partly seen if you stood up and leaned forward a bit.
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Post by rickii on May 14, 2021 9:01:07 GMT -5
Great story. I didn't realize the Auditorium sat 3500. I thought it was around 2300. Cowens is a real character. He took a break from the Celtics to drive a cab. 3,500 when full floor seating was added for orchestra / stage performances.
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Post by rickii on May 14, 2021 8:34:58 GMT -5
Couple questions....
What are the distances to the wall from LF to RF ? Based on the photos, would appear a football field would be oriented from just inside the 1B line out to LF.
How will the baseball locker rooms, usually at most 30 stalls each, accomodate 85-90 football players per team ? How was it done at Yankee Stadium or particularly at Fenway ?
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