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Post by beachbound on Mar 30, 2022 13:03:54 GMT -5
Former BU player and assistant coach at HC under Pearl. Pearl’s move to Cushing Academy looks a little better now.
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Post by timholycross on Mar 31, 2022 11:30:47 GMT -5
Didn't win enough? Wasn't there that long, was he?
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Post by bfoley82 on Mar 31, 2022 11:44:15 GMT -5
Didn't win enough? Wasn't there that long, was he? Four seasons and was an assistant before |
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Post by beachbound on Mar 31, 2022 11:45:13 GMT -5
58-49-16 over 4 seasons. 1 Beanpot victory (2022) and 1 NCAA tourney berth (2020-21 season).
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 31, 2022 12:21:30 GMT -5
BU is rolling the dice. What if they end up with an SK or a BN as their next coach? The name on the jersey can only do so much for BU hockey.
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Post by bfoley82 on Mar 31, 2022 14:22:53 GMT -5
BU is rolling the dice. What if they end up with an SK or a BN as their next coach? The name on the jersey can only do so much for BU hockey. They rolled the dice with Albie who had never been a head coach before. |
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 31, 2022 14:44:14 GMT -5
I will give BU a sincere compliment for one thing. Albie was in the final year of his contract which BU did not renew. Some posters feel that is a huge No-No in college athletics due to recruiting uncertainty.
I feel it is the sensible and efficient way for Athletic Directors to shepherd the funds given to them to manage by students through their tuition and fees and alumni through their donations.
Keep us posted if there is evidence of BU suffering more via this coaching change than if the coach had been fired at the end of the season but with year(s) remaining on the contract. Thanks.
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Post by timholycross on Mar 31, 2022 15:50:10 GMT -5
I'm sure there are BU message board posters blaming the Patriot League for the Terriers' hockey woes. Wait? What?
The world is certainly upside down when Harvard and NU made the dance and BU and BC didn't come very close.
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Post by rgs318 on Mar 31, 2022 15:54:42 GMT -5
Might it be time to start a PL hockey league?
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 31, 2022 17:58:43 GMT -5
Might it be time to start a PL hockey league? Colgate and BU ain't walking through that door. Army might consider it but the other PL schools are too smart to add that expense. Navy could afford it, but don't they like to break ice in the artic instead of skate on it? |
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Post by Crucis#1 on Mar 31, 2022 18:28:39 GMT -5
Might it be time to start a PL hockey league? Colgate and BU ain't walking through that door. Army might consider it but the other PL schools are too smart to add that expense. Navy could afford it, but don't they like to break ice in the artic instead of skate on it? Speaking of breaking the ice, maybe the Coast Guard Academy could upgrade to D1, and join the Patriot League. Short trip down or up I395 from Worcester to New London. There would not be a problem with the AI for the Coast Guard Academy. CGA can add hockey and join the AHA. Realistically, this will not happen. But no so than HC scooting off to some conference without legitimate peers. |
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 31, 2022 20:46:42 GMT -5
Colgate and BU ain't walking through that door. Army might consider it but the other PL schools are too smart to add that expense. Navy could afford it, but don't they like to break ice in the artic instead of skate on it? Speaking of breaking the ice, maybe the Coast Guard Academy could upgrade to D1, and join the Patriot League. Short trip down or up I395 from Worcester to New London. There would not be a problem with the AI for the Coast Guard Academy. CGA can add hockey and join the AHA. Realistically, this will not happen. But no so than HC scooting off to some conference without legitimate peers. Agree, but when we try to define peers it gets murky. Holy Cross is truly peerless, and not trying to be funny. It's the only Catholic Liberal Arts, undergraduate only Division One College in the country I can think of. A very special place. |
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Post by bfoley82 on Mar 31, 2022 21:16:16 GMT -5
Speaking of breaking the ice, maybe the Coast Guard Academy could upgrade to D1, and join the Patriot League. Short trip down or up I395 from Worcester to New London. There would not be a problem with the AI for the Coast Guard Academy. CGA can add hockey and join the AHA. Realistically, this will not happen. But no so than HC scooting off to some conference without legitimate peers. Agree, but when we try to define peers it gets murky. Holy Cross is truly peerless, and not trying to be funny. It's the only Catholic Liberal Arts, undergraduate only Division One College in the country I can think of. A very special place. St Mary's is probably the closest but they have some grad students with a total enrollment of 3,700ish students. |
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 1, 2022 0:14:53 GMT -5
Agree, but when we try to define peers it gets murky. Holy Cross is truly peerless, and not trying to be funny. It's the only Catholic Liberal Arts, undergraduate only Division One College in the country I can think of. A very special place. St Mary's is probably the closest but they have some grad students with a total enrollment of 3,700ish students. 3000 miles between campuses and light years between basketball programs. 🤔 |
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 1, 2022 0:38:46 GMT -5
St Mary's is probably the closest but they have some grad students with a total enrollment of 3,700ish students. 3000 miles between campuses and light years between basketball programs. 🤔 Light years between the basketball programs 50 years ago too |
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Apr 1, 2022 5:32:47 GMT -5
3000 miles between campuses and light years between basketball programs. 🤔 Light years between the basketball programs 50 years ago too Definitely not true. |
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 1, 2022 21:11:59 GMT -5
Light years between the basketball programs 50 years ago too Definitely not true. How so? Holy Cross hasn't won a NCAA Game (besides that First Four game) since 1953. St Mary's even has a more recent appearance in the Elite Eight in 1959 and they have three conference regular season titles in the last 11 years in a multi-bid league which includes Gonzaga. |
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Apr 2, 2022 6:24:34 GMT -5
50 years ago was the 1970s. We aren’t talking about the last 20.
Holy Cross was, without question, a better program at that time than St. Mary’s. Look at the records, programs beaten, postseason appearances, etc.
Obviously, SMC has been far better over the past 25 years. They’re a top 50 program during this run. HC is nowhere close.
You’re moving the goalposts in your latest post compared to your initial one.
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Post by mm67 on Apr 2, 2022 23:03:38 GMT -5
St. Mary's is a regional university. Undergrad is divided among 3/4 schools, liberal arts being one of the schools..
College classmate taught there. Loves the place.
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