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Post by trimster on Aug 14, 2021 13:09:33 GMT -5
We need to improve our future schedules or we will never get top recruits, the kids now want to play against the best teams. We need Uconn, Umass, BC, Providence every year on our schedule, maybe St. John's, Seton Hall etc. The days of that type of schedule are long gone and have been for basically the last 40 years. I doubt you will ever see it again. If we get a lot better, you may see a sprinkling of the old New England rivals but nothing like it was. Classic case of you don't know what you've got 'til it is gone. When I was growing up in Central Mass., I foolishly assumed HC would always be playing those schools, sometimes home and away every year in the cases of UConn and BC.
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 14, 2021 13:48:31 GMT -5
We need to improve our future schedules or we will never get top recruits, the kids now want to play against the best teams. We need Uconn, Umass, BC, Providence every year on our schedule, maybe St. John's, Seton Hall etc. The days of that type of schedule are long gone and have been for basically the last 40 years. I doubt you will ever see it again. If we get a lot better, you may see a sprinkling of the old New England rivals but nothing like it was. Classic case of you don't know what you've got 'til it is gone. When I was growing up in Central Mass., I foolishly assumed HC would always be playing those schools, sometimes home and away every year in the cases of UConn and BC. What will be very sweet is if Coach Nelson can develop his recruits to win the majority of the OOC schedule we can get, win the PL and then go to the dance while three out of four traditional rivals within an hour away, BC, PC, UConn, UMass all stay home and buy out coaching contracts as they struggle against stronger league competition and try to appease their fan base.
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Post by trimster on Aug 14, 2021 13:53:47 GMT -5
The days of that type of schedule are long gone and have been for basically the last 40 years. I doubt you will ever see it again. If we get a lot better, you may see a sprinkling of the old New England rivals but nothing like it was. Classic case of you don't know what you've got 'til it is gone. When I was growing up in Central Mass., I foolishly assumed HC would always be playing those schools, sometimes home and away every year in the cases of UConn and BC. What will be very sweet is if Coach Nelson can develop his recruits to win the majority of the OOC schedule we can get, win the PL and then go to the dance while three out of four traditional rivals within an hour away, BC, PC, UConn, UMass all stay home and buy out coaching contracts as they struggle against stronger league competition and try to appease their fan base. Don't forget URI. The people in N Kingstown don't sound happy with their coach. They sorely miss Dan Hurley.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Aug 14, 2021 15:25:52 GMT -5
While BC and the public universities are solvent financially, the other schools, PC, St.John’s and Seton Hall are in a less than advantageous position regarding their financial rating. Tremendous monetary overhead to maintain the smoke and mirrors show of large arenas and charter jets for the basketball teams.
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Post by timholycross on Aug 14, 2021 17:39:06 GMT -5
The Mount St. Mary's Vincent game (where the heck is that) and UNH game are over Thanksgiving break. Completely useless in terms of attracting students. Hopefully the UNH game will get moved to a different date or time because we'll have a home football game that afternoon.
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Post by timholycross on Aug 14, 2021 17:44:14 GMT -5
We need to improve our future schedules or we will never get top recruits, the kids now want to play against the best teams. We need Uconn, Umass, BC, Providence every year on our schedule, maybe St. John's, Seton Hall etc. The days of that type of schedule are long gone and have been for basically the last 40 years. I doubt you will ever see it again. If we get a lot better, you may see a sprinkling of the old New England rivals but nothing like it was. Classic case of you don't know what you've got 'til it is gone. When I was growing up in Central Mass., I foolishly assumed HC would always be playing those schools, sometimes home and away every year in the cases of UConn and BC. When we were good under Ralph they wouldn't play us, probably as much to do with the lowly status of the Patriot League as the matchup zone. I'd certainly try to schedule them, but not depend on those games happening.
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Post by hchoops on Aug 14, 2021 18:04:03 GMT -5
The Mount St. Mary's Vincent game (where the heck is that) The Riverdale section of the north Bronx, NYC.
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Post by HC92 on Aug 14, 2021 18:18:10 GMT -5
Best schedule ever. THREE games in the great state of CT. This is a dream schedule. Going back to my pre-Crusader debacle donation levels.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Aug 14, 2021 19:10:16 GMT -5
While BC and the public universities are solvent financially, the other schools, PC, St.John’s and Seton Hall are in a less than advantageous position regarding their financial rating. Tremendous monetary overhead to maintain the smoke and mirrors show of large arenas and charter jets for the basketball teams. Really?? PC, St John’s, and Seton Hall play big time basketball and any number of posters have told us that doing so guarantees a higher profile for the school, increased alumni donations, success on all fronts…
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Post by timholycross on Aug 14, 2021 20:19:57 GMT -5
The Mount St. Mary's Vincent game (where the heck is that) The Riverdale section of the north Bronx, NYC. And there's a school in Riverdale that would have been acceptable. Man-something-or-other.
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Post by CHC8485 on Aug 14, 2021 20:37:24 GMT -5
The Mount St. Mary's Vincent game (where the heck is that) The Riverdale section of the north Bronx, NYC. Two of my sisters graduated from Mount St. Vincent. Small liberal arts college and has something in common with Holy Cross ... its official name begins with "The College of ..." Vaguely recall that there was some kind of formal affiliation with Manhattan College when my sisters were there. Believe it went co-ed (hd been a women's college) just before my older sister enrolled in the Fall of 1975.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Aug 14, 2021 20:54:23 GMT -5
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Post by sader81 on Aug 15, 2021 10:34:23 GMT -5
Best schedule ever. THREE games in the great state of CT. This is a dream schedule. Going back to my pre-Crusader debacle donation levels. Very happy to see 3 games in CT, although Yale and UConn would be better! Those who haven’t been to Quinnipiac, I recommend you make the trip. Their arena is as nice as it gets at this level.
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Post by trimster on Aug 16, 2021 7:39:13 GMT -5
Yale and Harvard should be on the schedule every year, much like football.
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Post by thecrossisback on Aug 16, 2021 8:04:53 GMT -5
Yale and Harvard should be on the schedule every year, much like football. I get Harvard but I think we can get a better game every year instead of Yale.
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Post by trimster on Aug 16, 2021 8:15:05 GMT -5
Yale and Harvard should be on the schedule every year, much like football. I get Harvard but I think we can get a better game every year instead of Yale. I think you are underestimating the Eli. They have been very good lately.
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Post by HC92 on Aug 16, 2021 8:29:25 GMT -5
Games against local teams who are pretty good, have some name recognition and will play home-and-home are always a good thing.
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Post by timholycross on Aug 16, 2021 9:22:23 GMT -5
I get Harvard but I think we can get a better game every year instead of Yale. I think you are underestimating the Eli. They have been very good lately. Yes, they are good and Payne Whitney's a nice place of the vintage variety to watch a ballgame.
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 16, 2021 14:12:48 GMT -5
I think you are underestimating the Eli. They have been very good lately. Yes, they are good and Payne Whitney's a nice place of the vintage variety to watch a ballgame. Boola boola
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Post by bison137 on Aug 16, 2021 14:26:39 GMT -5
Yale and Harvard should be on the schedule every year, much like football. I get Harvard but I think we can get a better game every year instead of Yale. Yale has been better than Harvard the last few years. In fact, over the past seven years they are 72-26 in the Ivy League, They were ranked #58 in the nation (Pomeroy) in the most recent Ivy season.
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Post by efg72 on Aug 16, 2021 17:44:19 GMT -5
Of the Jones brothers, Jim might be the better coach, and it is easier for him to recruit for Yale than it was/is for Joe at Columbia and BU.
Both are class acts and did great home visits with a few of my players. Truly a credit to the profession.
And Joe got one to go to Columbia- he had it down to HC and Columbia It was the right decision at the moment as I didn't think he was tough enough to play for Ralph. He played four years in Europe but not much for the Lions.
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Post by hchoops on Aug 16, 2021 18:31:46 GMT -5
They are very nice people, from Suffolk County, Long Island. I believe the Yale coach prefers “James.”
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Post by efg72 on Aug 16, 2021 19:02:05 GMT -5
They are very nice people, from Suffolk County, Long Island. I believe the Yale coach prefers “James.” He does indeed but my wife called him Jim anyway🏀😱
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 16, 2021 20:48:28 GMT -5
I used to visit a student at Marymount. I recall thinking many of the girls came from well-to-do backgrounds. Unfortunately Marymount had to close before the cycle of women succeeding in the business world and then retiring and being in the position to donate a legacy to Alma Mater was able to go full circle. In the next ten, twenty years many of their alumnae will be in a position to donate decent amounts, buy charitable remainder annuities/trusts, etc. but they won't be able to give to Marymount. Going co-ed when the writing was on the wall and adding in-demand majors like nursing when hospital nursing schools began to close helped save Catholic women's schools like the Elms, Regis, Emanuel, etc. I'm not sure Emanuel has nursing but they partnered with one of the Big Pharma companies who built up the Emanuel campus located in the Longwood Medical area next to Harvard Medical School with buildings used by both the college and the Pharmaceutical Company and includes internships/jobs/shared instruction, etc. The Nuns that run Emanuel cut a sharp deal. They didn't sell out to the Jesuits like the Nuns at Marymount and Newton College of the Sacred Heart did.
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Post by hc6774 on Aug 17, 2021 6:06:08 GMT -5
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