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Post by newfieguy74 on Jul 18, 2022 9:09:04 GMT -5
Maybe, it's best not to look at everything including the PPAC through the lense of recruitment. It's short-sighted. The school might as well consult USNWR for advice on its strategic master plan. The Arts are an integral part of offering a high quality liberal arts education. It's important to keep looking for the next Jacob Dobbs, but the PPAC might help HC land the next Lin-Manuel Miranda (who went to Wesleyan). |
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 18, 2022 10:18:25 GMT -5
Maybe, it's best not to look at everything including the PPAC through the lense of recruitment. It's short-sighted. The school might as well consult USNWR for advice on its strategic master plan. The Arts are an integral part of offering a high quality liberal arts education. It's important to keep looking for the next Jacob Dobbs, but the PPAC might help HC land the next Lin-Manuel Miranda (who went to Wesleyan). How many people knew that??? I doubt 0.05 percent of people even knew or cared where LMM went to school. |
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Post by newfieguy74 on Jul 18, 2022 11:08:49 GMT -5
It doesn't matter where LMM went to school; that wasn't my point . The point is that it would be great if HC could lure the next Tony-winning, Grammy-winning, Emmy-winning Broadway genius. HC can very proud of what Bart Sher has achieved on Broadway, but the PPAC should help bring in the next generation of talent.
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Post by matunuck on Jul 18, 2022 11:35:56 GMT -5
Continuing the off-topic vibe, HC should invite Conan O'Brien and Stephen Colbert for a PPAC event. No harm in trying. Both their fathers are HC grads.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 18, 2022 13:21:15 GMT -5
It doesn't matter where LMM went to school; that wasn't my point . The point is that it would be great if HC could lure the next Tony-winning, Grammy-winning, Emmy-winning Broadway genius. HC can very proud of what Bart Sher has achieved on Broadway, but the PPAC should help bring in the next generation of talent. More people recognize Bart Simpson from nearby Springfield, but he'd never get into HC with his grades. Agree HC should leverage the PPAC as much as possible with Admissions. If you Google a college or university often there is a Q & A series. One frequent Q is "What is (blank) College/University known for?" The more positive answers the better. |
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Post by matunuck on Jul 18, 2022 13:32:39 GMT -5
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Post by newfieguy74 on Jul 18, 2022 13:34:39 GMT -5
However, Bart Sher has won a Tony (nominated nine times), and Bart Simpson has not.
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Post by timholycross on Jul 18, 2022 16:02:37 GMT -5
Having players who are actors can't hurt....remember Johnny Most describing some of the flops as Stanislavskys!
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 18, 2022 21:09:07 GMT -5
Having players who are actors can't hurt....remember Johnny Most describing some of the flops as Stanislavskys! Yeah on my transistor radio turned down low under the covers. |
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Sept 11, 2022 14:50:48 GMT -5
The chair of the BoT's Athletics Committee is no longer on the BoT. I presume his term expired. He could continue to serve on the Athletics Committee, but simply can't be its chair. I do not know and won't even try a guess at the name of a new chair. IMO, the long-term strategic plan for athletics was completed during his tenure, and that was an important accomplishment.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 11, 2022 15:40:49 GMT -5
You can sense a manifest destiny of sorts as HC expands it's campus westward. But can we rely on "build it and they will come?" MH averaged somewhere around 350 last season with some games under a hundred. WH averaged less. A whale of a lead donor would make spending tens of millions for such slim demand more realistic.
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Post by HC92 on Sept 11, 2022 21:37:04 GMT -5
You can sense a manifest destiny of sorts as HC expands it's campus westward. But can we rely on "build it and they will come?" MH averaged somewhere around 350 last season with some games under a hundred. WH averaged less. A whale of a lead donor would make spending tens of millions for such slim demand more realistic. We know what we can accomplish with the present facilities just as we knew what we could accomplish in football with the old facilities. We spent a ton of money on the Louth and that has been a big part of the renaissance of HC football. Could a big investment in hockey facilities yield similar dividends? Don’t know but you have to be bold if you want to find out and possibly change your fortunes. If we don’t think being potentially really good at hockey is worth the investment, then just scrap hockey because the current program is doing nothing for anyone. |
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 11, 2022 23:02:27 GMT -5
We need the other sports to start proving the Luth's ability to increase winning percentage or there will be a stronger case for Chesney creating the football turnaround more than the Luth.
Other schools are upgrading facilities so the more that factor is close to equal the more success reverts back to coaching. A good first step was HC reaching deep to reward the FB staff for success. When (if) other coaches succeed it will be important to reward them and retain them.
Hockey is a little different. We are behind in facilities so it's harder to judge the coaching but we've given MH the easiest league to succeed in.
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Post by matunuck on Sept 12, 2022 6:05:19 GMT -5
Academic standing + nice facilities + dynamic coaches = sustained success over the long term. Many football recruits noted all three as to why they chose HC, and Cheney has certainly cited the facilities as a big help. Donors often give because they have a vision for the what the program could be, not what it has been. Perhaps a major donor(s) may believe our women’s hockey program, which competes in a high D-1 league, should play in an arena that doesn’t detract from our recruiting. I’ve notice much of the discussion on the topic of hockey revolves around the men’s program.
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Post by bfoley82 on Sept 16, 2022 21:23:57 GMT -5
We need the other sports to start proving the Luth's ability to increase winning percentage or there will be a stronger case for Chesney creating the football turnaround more than the Luth. Other schools are upgrading facilities so the more that factor is close to equal the more success reverts back to coaching. A good first step was HC reaching deep to reward the FB staff for success. When (if) other coaches succeed it will be important to reward them and retain them. Hockey is a little different. We are behind in facilities so it's harder to judge the coaching but we've given MH the easiest league to succeed in. Men's Hockey isn't that far behind in facilities...many of the schools in the conference play in community rinks like RMU, Niagara, Mercyhurst, Canisius, etc....Sacred Heart and Bentley will play in top level on campus rinks |
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Post by HC92 on Sept 28, 2022 6:15:21 GMT -5
FWIW, here’s a pic of the new UConn arena:
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 28, 2022 6:37:41 GMT -5
Crazy camera angle. Makes it look like a kiddie rink with a bunch of Tonka toys left scattered around.
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Post by purplehaze on Sept 28, 2022 7:08:38 GMT -5
Don’t understand why they built this with only 2600 capacity - from what I know, Hockey East has not approved UConn to play all their league games in Storrs - probably a split between campus and Hartford as basketball does
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 28, 2022 11:23:54 GMT -5
Don't understand either but this will be the hottest ticket on campus while the building is new. I do think the league should respect the money UConn paid for it's new facility and let their member schools choose where they play without interference. That was always part of the charm of college athletics, one school plays in a pit another in a cavern.
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Post by bigfan on Sept 28, 2022 11:42:04 GMT -5
If we want to improve the hockey program, the answer is JOIN HOCKEY EAST and we will increase attendance and we will be able to recruit better players.
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Post by bfoley82 on Sept 28, 2022 11:45:43 GMT -5
Don’t understand why they built this with only 2600 capacity - from what I know, Hockey East has not approved UConn to play all their league games in Storrs - probably a split between campus and Hartford as basketball does The final five UConn men's games are scheduled on campus....The rink opens in January uconnhuskies.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/schedule |
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 28, 2022 11:55:27 GMT -5
If we want to improve the hockey program, the answer is JOIN HOCKEY EAST and we will increase attendance and we will be able to recruit better players. What is the case for HE to admit the HC men? |
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Post by alum on Sept 28, 2022 12:48:56 GMT -5
Don’t understand why they built this with only 2600 capacity - from what I know, Hockey East has not approved UConn to play all their league games in Storrs - probably a split between campus and Hartford as basketball does The final five UConn men's games are scheduled on campus....The rink opens in January uconnhuskies.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/schedule UConn women are scheduled to continue to play at Freitas although, strangely, our game against them on 2/11/23 is listed in Storrs with, unlike all of the other games, no designation that it is in the old rink. So, I am guessing that each team is getting its own rink. |
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Post by trimster on Sept 28, 2022 14:20:33 GMT -5
If we want to improve the hockey program, the answer is JOIN HOCKEY EAST and we will increase attendance and we will be able to recruit better players. I would think with the woman's program already in HE, the men's program would have the inside track on HE membership. I guess that would mean renting the DCU Center and that smacks of big-time athletics, something HC has gone out of its way to avoid. |
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 28, 2022 15:02:32 GMT -5
UConn women are scheduled to continue to play at Freitas although, strangely, our game against them on 2/11/23 is listed in Storrs with, unlike all of the other games, no designation that it is in the old rink. So, I am guessing that each team is getting its own rink. What recession? |
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