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Post by HC92 on May 4, 2018 22:00:16 GMT -5
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Post by Xmassader on May 4, 2018 22:35:04 GMT -5
Very impressive interview. His energy and passion is tremendous. There are no guarantees but I’d be very surprised if he doesn’t turn around the HC football fortunes. Much of coaching at any level is communication and “buy in” and you can see from listening to the interview how he was quickly able to get that “buy in” at Salve Regina and Assumption...and how he’s probably already gotten it at HC.
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Post by southernsader on May 4, 2018 23:55:58 GMT -5
Great find! Thanks for posting.
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Post by hcpride on May 5, 2018 5:03:21 GMT -5
Excellent interview. Particularly insightful (and diplomatic) comments by Coach Chesney in his framing of the upcoming BC game as one he is happy is on the schedule but one which has essentially nothing to do with the school's goal to win the Patriot League and make a run to the playoffs enroute to again becoming the best FCS program. As he notes, Colgate the previous week is the far more important game - as Win or Loss v Colgate actually effects the HC goal.
Thank for the link.
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Post by rgs318 on May 5, 2018 6:04:06 GMT -5
I went through this interview a couple of times. I am thrilled we have Coach Chesney preparing our team and I hope we soon have this type of coach in every HC Sport. He really seems to get it when it comes to both the tradition of Holy Cross and to preparing players to take their place in that tradition as it again ramps up!
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Post by bigfan on May 5, 2018 6:26:48 GMT -5
Program seems to be going in the right direction. Coach sounds like a winner.
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Post by sader1970 on May 5, 2018 8:17:46 GMT -5
Well, he's already proven himself to be a "winner." Regardless of what happens at Holy Cross, he was able to turn around two programs previously, Salve Regina and Assumption. As such, he is already a "winner." Whether he has success at Holy Cross or not will depend not just on him but support from the Administration and others on the hill.
I can tell you from two personal conversations with him that what you see on the video is what you get in person. He brings a genuineness and though you hear similar comments from other coaches, you know when you speak to him that he has internalized this philosophy and he is not just spouting platitudes.
He may very well be the right coach at the right place at the right time. Best of luck, Coach Chesney!
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 5, 2018 9:18:40 GMT -5
Chesney comes across very well, particularly from a recruiting standpoint.
For a contrasting style, here is the interview with Al Bagnoli, ex Penn, now at Columbia.
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Post by hchoops on May 5, 2018 9:59:25 GMT -5
Wow ! What energy, commitment and convincing a person ! His knowledge of HC history, ability to express his goals, show how he succeeded in two challenging situations, and most importantly how he intends to bring back HC’s football success are all so, so impressive.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on May 5, 2018 10:14:38 GMT -5
Had the opportunity to meet Coach Chesney at the event in NYC (was hoping that would have been better attended, but it did afford those who went the opportunity to have meaningful conversations with him.).
He is a very impressive guy. Hard not to be excited for this fall.
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Post by Chu Chu on May 5, 2018 10:18:58 GMT -5
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Post by joe on May 5, 2018 12:11:35 GMT -5
First coach I can recall who not only understands the previous heights attained by HC football, but the courage to publically set expectations to return to that level again. Guts.
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Post by hc87 on May 5, 2018 16:47:00 GMT -5
We shall see...nothing against the guy, but he hasn't done a single thing yet at HC to warrant this love-a-thon.
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Post by hchoops on May 5, 2018 19:03:11 GMT -5
Let's hope that Coach Chesney can lead HC to the promised land because if he fails to produce decent teams ( and not necessarily the power house teams over a 10 year period as in the '80's) we can say goodbye to football at HC. There are 95 million reasons why this statement is very doubtful
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on May 5, 2018 19:09:58 GMT -5
We shall see...nothing against the guy, but he hasn't done a single thing yet at HC to warrant this love-a-thon. Have you ever been optimistic about anything? Give it a try, you might like it
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Post by hc87 on May 5, 2018 21:28:50 GMT -5
hc 87 I may be wrong but it appears that you graduated in'87 . Those were wonderful but highly unusual years of f-ball success at HC. Scholarship teams playing mainly against weaker non - scholarship opponents but none the less it was great and unique. We went to many games and I remember telling "the guys" that this was a golden era not likely to be repeated soon. Many alums watched this team closely and were quite aware of everything involved with our success - EBW, coaches and assistants, recruits, the big LSU transfer, et. al. But, I must admit that I never realized how totally terrible things would get in f-ball. I had hoped for a soft landing into the non - scholarship world of college football. Instead, we crashed and have been unable to have consistently decent, winning seasons w/w'out scholarships for it seems like an eternity. Let's hope that Coach Chesney can lead HC to the promised land because if he fails to produce decent teams ( and not necessarily the power house teams over a 10 year period as in the '80's) we can say goodbye to football at HC. I do believe that he will succeed.Obviously, this is just one old alum's opinion. Love HC Not entirely true...those 80s football teams beat many scholarships teams in that era: Army, UMass, Delaware, William&Mary etc...agreed, many opponents for much of that era (1981-1991) were non-scholarship Ivy/Patriot but a lot of schools we beat then were scholarship programs.
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Post by Xmassader on May 5, 2018 22:04:04 GMT -5
RGS said: “...and I hope we soon have this type of coach in every HC sport.” Could not agree more. I’ll go out on a limb and say that if Bob Chesney coached every sport that HC offers in the ‘17-‘18 season, we would have had more than 0 winning teams...and that’s with him probably knowing a minimal amount about the strategies and tactics of 24 of them. But he has a plan/formula (extreme attention to detail, constant positive attitude and a sense of urgency), knows how to convey that plan to his players and has been able to achieve “buy in”.
As a coach, you need to be the “answer man” or “answer woman”. When times are stressful, your players will look to you to have the answers. Once they see that you do (most of the time-nobody’s perfect), they’ll run through the wall for you.
Bob’s approach transcends a particular sport and, IMO, is one that most managers/coaches should adopt. I dare say that, if Brad Ausmus had that approach, my Tigers would have won more than one division crown in the last 4 yrs. and avoided the “sell off” of many of their stars. But he did not have attention to detail and certainly did not have a sense of urgency.
Ask yourselves whether Sean Kearney, Tom Gilmore or Milan Brown articulated a similar approach at the start of their respective tenures and then put it into practice. Perhaps, in one or two of the aspects but not all three.
Please remember too that, while Bob is extremely articulate in expressing his vision, that would not have been enough for me to recommend selecting him if he had not previously had an excellent record as a head coach.
hc87—we all know there are no guarantees. The football team could continue to struggle, but I’d be willing to wager the proverbial buffalo nickel, that in 2-3 yrs. we will see a marked improvement in the program...and this comes from a guy (as several posters can attest) who said after CSK’s first game that he was not the right coach for HC. In short, all I can say is that I feel as strongly positive about Bob Chesney as I felt negatively with FCSK. Time will tell if I’m 2 for 2🙂
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Post by hc87 on May 5, 2018 23:19:58 GMT -5
Again....we shall see...not expecting miracles in the next couple of years...we'll probably suck actually, Gilmore left this program in a shambles.
Great to have a positive attitude...but let's actually see what Chesney's teams look like before we anoint him as the 2nd coming of Eddie Anderson.
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Post by hcpride on May 6, 2018 5:20:14 GMT -5
Again....we shall see...not expecting miracles in the next couple of years...we'll probably suck actually, Gilmore left this program in a shambles. Great to have a positive attitude...but let's actually see what Chesney's teams look like before we anoint him as the 2nd coming of Eddie Anderson. I do hope folks realize that even if he is an excellent and winning coach (and that is certainly his track record) we were hit particularly hard by graduation on the heels of back-to-back 4-7 seasons. And TG's and HC's football program reputation, the timing of the firing, and the subsequently delayed hiring decision (among other reasons) meant we missed out on the earlier quality recruits. We had to back-end our recruiting. All this is notwithstanding the fact that in terms of raw numbers this may have been the largest recruit year in Holy Cross history. One suspects the realists on the board (I predicted last year's 4-7 finish so I guess I am one) know it may take three years (from now) to break the .500 barrier if everything goes well. And this is if he is a great coach (and all indications are that he is)
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Post by sader1970 on May 6, 2018 6:20:36 GMT -5
Nah, I don't want the second coming of Anderson. I want the second coming of Mark Duffner: 1. we are never going to be D-IA, though there was no such distinction in Anderson's days and 2. Duffner had a better record; won a national championship (via poll); and played at the same level we are on now (D-IAA).
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Post by hcpride on May 6, 2018 8:00:13 GMT -5
Nah, I don't want the second coming of Anderson. I want the second coming of Mark Duffner: 1. we are never going to be D-IA, though there was no such distinction in Anderson's days and 2. Duffner had a better record; won a national championship (via poll); and played at the same level we are on now (D-IAA). I'll take the second coming of Rick Carter who took a poor performing program (5-6, and 3-8 two previous years) and turned it into one of the best in the US (1-AA) against the same or similar competition. Duffner inherited and continued that great program. (I think we played a generally stronger [and pre-Patriot] schollie schedule under Carter [v Duffner] but that is just my memory, perhaps)
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Post by rgs318 on May 6, 2018 8:08:07 GMT -5
Again....we shall see...not expecting miracles in the next couple of years...we'll probably suck actually, Gilmore left this program in a shambles. I would point out that Coach Cheney is currently undefeated as HC head coach. Not good enough? Under his leadership, HC may have another year or two with overall losing records, but I do not believe that any team he coaches would ever (to use your word) “suck” We’ll see this fall, won’t we?
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Post by hcpride on May 6, 2018 8:28:24 GMT -5
I'm thinking (FWIW) that a successful season next year would be 4-7.
Following that we'll bring in some hotshot recruits under Chesney who will make an impact in the PL as frosh (that is permitted and quite common at other FCS schools) so we'll see our record start improving. In other words, some of our current early offers to the quality kids (who have nice other offers BTW) will actually come to fruition this year.
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Post by rgs318 on May 6, 2018 9:27:48 GMT -5
Would also say 4-7. However, I feel the coaches can do more with the frosh they brought in this year than we may have seen in recent seasons. There may also be some current players who will blossom under the new staff. It would be nice to see HC in the running for the PL title late in the season, even if a PL title is a bit much at this point
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Post by HC92 on May 6, 2018 9:49:49 GMT -5
Over the last two seasons, we’ve lost 5 games by 25 or more points to FCS opponents. Over the last several years, we have had many games where we snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the 4th quarter. Going forward, I predict we will not get blown out by FCS opponents nearly as frequently and we won’t do boneheaded things to lose close games nearly as frequently. Time will tell.
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