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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Aug 30, 2021 20:37:56 GMT -5
Better shot of hitting the lottery and getting zapped by lightning on the same day than you do of ever seeing HC getting another BE invite.
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Post by efg72 on Aug 30, 2021 21:03:31 GMT -5
As I said most options are off the table but not all. Let’s see how all of the dollars and possible realignment work out in the next 2-3 years. Maybe nothing, likely nothing, but something might pop and not saying Big East
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Post by Ignutz on Aug 30, 2021 21:12:17 GMT -5
Biggest issue would likely be his 67+ years on the planet.
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 30, 2021 21:28:04 GMT -5
A question comes to mind about Gonzaga. They have become consistent winners and a yearly factor in the NCAA yet they have remained in their league, the WCC, which is not a P-6 conference. I wonder what their calculations have been that led them to remain loyal to their league which offers institutional synergy overall like the PL offers to HC, except since the WCC is mostly all Catholic Schools, perhaps even more?
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Aug 30, 2021 22:30:23 GMT -5
To quote a borderline inmortal former poster (he's come back from the dead at least once already):
"Don't let the door hit you in the arse on the way out".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2021 7:56:48 GMT -5
Not sure Creighton or Air Force academy are considered "top athletic schools." No doubt higher than Holy Cross but hardly Notre Dame, Alabama, etc, etc.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2021 8:05:06 GMT -5
Significantly higher. The fact that it wasn't Alabama etc, does not diminish the significance of the jump. He was not hired because of a lack of accomplishments, but because of what he accomplished. I wonder if the Creighton board is moaning because the choice wasn't an alum.
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Post by bringbackcaro on Aug 31, 2021 8:47:56 GMT -5
Better shot of hitting the lottery and getting zapped by lightning on the same day than you do of ever seeing HC getting another BE invite. IIRC, these same odds were given to the PawSox moving to Worcester....
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Post by bfoley82 on Aug 31, 2021 9:05:30 GMT -5
Better shot of hitting the lottery and getting zapped by lightning on the same day than you do of ever seeing HC getting another BE invite. IIRC, these same odds were given to the PawSox moving to Worcester.... I blame Curt Schilling for that!
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Post by sader81 on Aug 31, 2021 9:32:55 GMT -5
I met Blossum several times and he always seemed pleasant. While some here are celebrating his departure, a pal of mine met him shortly after his daughter was seriously hurt in that unfortunate accident in Florida. He said Blossum was terrific - professional, sympathetic, accommodating and he did all he could to help the families and students during the worst time in their lives. Some things are not taught in AD school.
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 31, 2021 10:00:51 GMT -5
Definitely nice and personable and apparently also empathetic. Wish there was an AD school (or is there? wasn't one of the assistant ADs going to one?). I've just not been impressed with the results of any of our ADs for the last few decades. Maybe I just expect too much.
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Post by purplehaze on Aug 31, 2021 10:06:50 GMT -5
Marcus now has to oversee half of the sports that HC has - the Bluejays have only 14 (and only 6 mens sports) - a totally different approach in Omaha
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2021 10:12:40 GMT -5
The man or woman who is hired for this job will be charged with doing what it takes to win in the PL and our other leagues. I would say that success should be defined as league championships in football and basketball and consistent top half of the league finishes in everything else. Hire the person who is ready on Day 1 to lead us in that direction. How about Cheney for AD?
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 31, 2021 10:15:28 GMT -5
Really 3rd year given Covid-imho And really a one division jump because there are only two divisions in hockey.
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 31, 2021 10:17:57 GMT -5
“ How about Cheney for AD?”
Not a chance. See other thread fir why not.
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Post by purplehaze on Aug 31, 2021 10:29:32 GMT -5
From the Creighton release announcing the hire: (a bit of hyperbole) "Holy Cross' on-field success under Blossom's leadership has been equally impressive. Despite a pandemic-shortened season last year, the men's basketball team saw tremendous growth with an incredibly bright future under a new head coach. The Crusader football team won consecutive Patriot League championships, and following several impressive coaching hires, many other women's and men's sports saw ascension up the conference standings during his tenure."
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 31, 2021 10:36:30 GMT -5
Significantly higher. The fact that it wasn't Alabama etc, does not diminish the significance of the jump. He was not hired because of a lack of accomplishments, but because of what he accomplished. I wonder if the Creighton board is moaning because the choice wasn't an alum. All boards moan but Creighton has painted MB as a basketball Savant despite the fact that his MBB hire has delivered two losing seasons and a mass exodus, and in WBB he didn't renew the winning coach he inherited and hired a coach with a losing record who delivered a losing season. Even though I'm rooting for BN to win this year and I think Coach Magarity is great, it really is remarkable how Creighton is selling Marcus (who I also have no reason to dislike) as a real find based on support positions he's had at other schools and the accomplishment of the football team at HC he inherited. The best sports comparison for me is when the Red Sox terminated Manager Joe Morgan, who actually won in the big leagues, to promote Butch Hobson from Pawtucket because he had so much potential they couldn't afford to risk losing him. I can't blame Marcus for moving up but am surprised Creighton would dip into the mid/low majors and not go for someone with a proven track record in their premier sport.
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Post by newfieguy74 on Aug 31, 2021 10:41:23 GMT -5
Although I'm disappointed that Blossom is leaving after such a short tenure but I'm not going to disparage him as a man or a human being. I had no personal contact with him but I thought he came across as thoughtful and polished. It begs the question, often discussed, whether it is impossible to achieve success (even intermittently) with 27 D1 programs at an undergraduate school of 3000.
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Post by bfoley82 on Aug 31, 2021 10:42:11 GMT -5
Significantly higher. The fact that it wasn't Alabama etc, does not diminish the significance of the jump. He was not hired because of a lack of accomplishments, but because of what he accomplished. I wonder if the Creighton board is moaning because the choice wasn't an alum. All boards moan but Creighton has painted MB as a basketball Savant despite the fact that his MBB hire has delivered two losing seasons and a mass exodus, and in WBB he didn't renew the winning coach he inherited and hired a coach with a losing record who delivered a losing season. Even though I'm rooting for BN to win this year and I think Coach Magarity is great, it really is remarkable how Creighton is selling Marcus (who I also have no reason to dislike) as a real find based on support positions he's had at other schools and the accomplishment of the football team at HC he inherited. The best sports comparison for me is when the Red Sox terminated Manager Joe Morgan, who actually won in the big leagues, to promote Butch Hobson from Pawtucket because he had so much potential they couldn't afford to risk losing him. I can't blame Marcus for moving up but am surprised Creighton would dip into the mid/low majors and not go for someone with a proven track record in their premier sport. What makes you think Magarity is "GREAT?" I see comments like that about her and her resume is average at best. Remember there is a racism incident with Creighton basketball....
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Post by bfoley82 on Aug 31, 2021 10:45:52 GMT -5
Although I'm disappointed that Blossom is leaving after such a short tenure but I'm not going to disparage him as a man or a human being. I had no personal contact with him but I thought he came across as thoughtful and polished. It begs the question, often discussed, whether it is impossible to achieve success (even intermittently) with 27 D1 programs at an undergraduate school of 3000. Davidson has 24 percent of their student body playing D-1 sports....
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 31, 2021 10:54:37 GMT -5
All boards moan but Creighton has painted MB as a basketball Savant despite the fact that his MBB hire has delivered two losing seasons and a mass exodus, and in WBB he didn't renew the winning coach he inherited and hired a coach with a losing record who delivered a losing season. Even though I'm rooting for BN to win this year and I think Coach Magarity is great, it really is remarkable how Creighton is selling Marcus (who I also have no reason to dislike) as a real find based on support positions he's had at other schools and the accomplishment of the football team at HC he inherited. The best sports comparison for me is when the Red Sox terminated Manager Joe Morgan, who actually won in the big leagues, to promote Butch Hobson from Pawtucket because he had so much potential they couldn't afford to risk losing him. I can't blame Marcus for moving up but am surprised Creighton would dip into the mid/low majors and not go for someone with a proven track record in their premier sport. What makes you think Magarity is "GREAT?" I see comments like that about her and her resume is average at best. Remember there is a racism incident with Creighton basketball.... I agree. Her average resume and career losing record are not "great" but she came into a program that lost a productive senior class and still was close to .500 without having to blow the team up, and I enjoyed all the sappy first time father-daughter coaching matchup celebrations.
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 31, 2021 11:08:40 GMT -5
Although I'm disappointed that Blossom is leaving after such a short tenure but I'm not going to disparage him as a man or a human being. I had no personal contact with him but I thought he came across as thoughtful and polished. It begs the question, often discussed, whether it is impossible to achieve success (even intermittently) with 27 D1 programs at an undergraduate school of 3000. In the scholarship sports it is possible. Bucknell has done it in M&W BB, Colgate had done it in FB and now MBB. HC has done it in WBB and MBB and FB. I think those other core PL schools have almost as many sports as HC. The minor sports are a real challenge. I agree with how positively MB came across. I didn't pick up on the alleged rift between FB and MB until yesterday, despite some reported grumbling from the FB golf tournament. Phreek has possibly explained the dilemma by describing how spending priorities really come from the Trustees. The new AD should be a good advocate for the various sports to TPTB. He/she is their voice and conduit.
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Post by Tom on Aug 31, 2021 11:24:42 GMT -5
From the Creighton release announcing the hire: (a bit of hyperbole) "Holy Cross' on-field success under Blossom's leadership has been equally impressive. Despite a pandemic-shortened season last year, the men's basketball team saw tremendous growth with an incredibly bright future under a new head coach. The Crusader football team won consecutive Patriot League championships, and following several impressive coaching hires, many other women's and men's sports saw ascension up the conference standings during his tenure." A 200 plus increase in winning percentage in one year (.094 to .312) is kind of tremendous I think there is more to this story than we will ever know. At the time, my baseless speculation was that getting a new head coach (and with her a whole new staff) was a cleaner way to make Coach Parks go away for good
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Post by alum on Aug 31, 2021 11:44:41 GMT -5
The man or woman who is hired for this job will be charged with doing what it takes to win in the PL and our other leagues. I would say that success should be defined as league championships in football and basketball and consistent top half of the league finishes in everything else. Hire the person who is ready on Day 1 to lead us in that direction. How about Cheney for AD? Chesney for AD? One guy shouldn't try to do two full time jobs.
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 31, 2021 12:39:14 GMT -5
From the Creighton release announcing the hire: (a bit of hyperbole) "Holy Cross' on-field success under Blossom's leadership has been equally impressive. Despite a pandemic-shortened season last year, the men's basketball team saw tremendous growth with an incredibly bright future under a new head coach. The Crusader football team won consecutive Patriot League championships, and following several impressive coaching hires, many other women's and men's sports saw ascension up the conference standings during his tenure." A 200 plus increase in winning percentage in one year (.094 to .312) is kind of tremendous I think there is more to this story than we will ever know. At the time, my baseless speculation was that getting a new head coach (and with her a whole new staff) was a cleaner way to make Coach Parks go away for good Insightful. I suspect when other youth were at the pool hall you were learning chess.
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