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Post by thecrossisback on Jan 16, 2023 22:26:52 GMT -5
I've noticed the fellow from Nichols hasn't as of yet duplicated his success at Assumption (6-11 this year or something like that). Don't think our next head coach is coming from the same place as Chesney. The other fellow from Nichols that followed him is 13-3 and 2-1 in NESCAC play at Tufts. The Tufts job is probably better than HC right now. How would you know you haven’t watched an HC game all year. Your comment is a joke D3 is not better than D1. Sorry |
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Post by HC92 on Jan 16, 2023 22:39:46 GMT -5
Miller was sub .500 at both Brown and Penn. I think he’d certainly be an upgrade but probably not the person who is going to give us the Chesney-like turnaround of which we dream.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 16, 2023 23:07:40 GMT -5
The other fellow from Nichols that followed him is 13-3 and 2-1 in NESCAC play at Tufts. The Tufts job is probably better than HC right now. How would you know you haven’t watched an HC game all year. Your comment is a joke D3 is not better than D1. Sorry I said a better job...The last Tufts MBB coach lasted 32 seasons. |
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Post by timholycross on Jan 17, 2023 9:10:47 GMT -5
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Post by Tom on Jan 17, 2023 9:27:18 GMT -5
How would you know you haven’t watched an HC game all year. Your comment is a joke D3 is not better than D1. Sorry I said a better job...The last Tufts MBB coach lasted 32 seasons. Oh. I thought the Tufts job better than HC comment was hyperbole. I suppose if longevity is the requirement you could make that argument. I disagree. I don't follow NESCAC enough to comment about Tufts, but there are plenty of schools (especially in the lower divisions) that do not put emphasis on excelling. Don't get in trouble. Don't embarrass the school and you're set for life. If set for life without excelling is the goal, fine. We should have kept Coach Brown and been happy perennially in the middle of the pack with an early exit from the tournament. In my opinion a good coach has some competitive fire in his belly and wants to win. We all talk about Coach Chesney moving on, even though he could be set for life at HC (or even Assumption). We talk about it because competitive people want to win -- the bigger the stage, the sweeter the victory. A reasonable person from D-II or D-III could shy away from HC thinking it's a career killer. However, anyone thinking that is only worried because they're looking to climb the ladder. For what it's worth, the basketball coach at my high school has been there for over 40 years. While I think it's a great high school job, I wouldn't say it's better than HC either |
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Post by hchoops on Jan 17, 2023 11:23:19 GMT -5
Back to tomorrow’s game
Pomeroy
Colgate- 116-
Can they reach the top 100 ?
HC- 345
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Post by Tom on Jan 17, 2023 12:29:32 GMT -5
Back to tomorrow’s game Pomeroy Colgate- 116- Can they reach the top 100 ? HC- 345 A loss tomorrow night will not help Colgate's quest for the top 100 |
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jan 17, 2023 12:35:49 GMT -5
Really critical game and stretch for HC.
We are still in the thick of things at 3-3 (tied for fifth), but with three of the next five games on the road and one of the home games being against Colgate, certainly wouldn't shock me if we went 1-4 over this stretch.
Will Dorsey play tomorrow? How is Octave's health? Will Nelson be in the building? Louth? News at 11.
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 17, 2023 12:36:41 GMT -5
I suspect neither would a win. We’ve seen wins against very low ranked teams see the rankings go down and this would likely be another of those cases.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 17, 2023 13:03:23 GMT -5
I said a better job...The last Tufts MBB coach lasted 32 seasons. Oh. I thought the Tufts job better than HC comment was hyperbole. I suppose if longevity is the requirement you could make that argument. I disagree. I don't follow NESCAC enough to comment about Tufts, but there are plenty of schools (especially in the lower divisions) that do not put emphasis on excelling. Don't get in trouble. Don't embarrass the school and you're set for life. If set for life without excelling is the goal, fine. We should have kept Coach Brown and been happy perennially in the middle of the pack with an early exit from the tournament. In my opinion a good coach has some competitive fire in his belly and wants to win. We all talk about Coach Chesney moving on, even though he could be set for life at HC (or even Assumption). We talk about it because competitive people want to win -- the bigger the stage, the sweeter the victory. A reasonable person from D-II or D-III could shy away from HC thinking it's a career killer. However, anyone thinking that is only worried because they're looking to climb the ladder. For what it's worth, the basketball coach at my high school has been there for over 40 years. While I think it's a great high school job, I wouldn't say it's better than HC either Previous coach at Tufts went 483-321 and a .601 winning percentage with a NESCAC championship in his 32nd and final season. You do that at HC, you are likely fired. There is a reason the NESCAC jobs rarely open up. What is it? |
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Post by hchoops on Jan 17, 2023 14:15:58 GMT -5
Please make another thread for this.
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Post by DiMarz on Jan 17, 2023 16:44:42 GMT -5
Really critical game and stretch for HC. We are still in the thick of things at 3-3 (tied for fifth), but with three of the next five games on the road and one of the home games being against Colgate, certainly wouldn't shock me if we went 1-4 over this stretch. Will Dorsey play tomorrow? How is Octave's health? Will Nelson be in the building? Louth? News at 11. He was on crutches at the last home game..He sat behind the bench..and he made a great one handed catch of an errant pass! |
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Post by DiMarz on Jan 17, 2023 18:24:22 GMT -5
Somebody in the Athletics Promotion area is doing a good job....Wednesday night's game against Colgate is "Dental Awareness Night!" Gave me a good laugh when I realized this.. It brings me back to the 70's team that had Igor (My avatar) as a "cheerleader". He would dress in costume for each home game, playing on the opponent or the date. Christmas he was Santa, play an Ivy team and he was covered in alligators, Valentines Day he was Cupid...Those were fun times in the Hart Center!
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Post by Crucis#1 on Jan 18, 2023 3:54:52 GMT -5
Igor certainly made the time outs during mens game interesting and enjoyable for HC fans, and a source of intense antagonism to our opposition, especially his dance, apparent incantations to the other team and occasionally to the officiating crew and the fan chants to accommodate Igor.
I still remember Chris Potter stealing and scoring on successive inbound plays under the basket by Lehigh during the Friday night game of January 16, 1976. It was Winter Homecoming. Igor certainly put the whammy on Lehigh that night. 84-60. The following night, which was dedication weekend of the Hart Center, HC beat BC 84-83 to complete a Winter weekend sweep. The following year against Colgate on Feb 4, 1977, Chris Potter again showed increased pressure on Colgate preventing their ability to inbound under the HC basket. The team could use his incantations this evening against Colgate.
Was hoping after Igor graduated in 1978, there would have been a successor to pick up the mantle and the antics. Hope somewhere there is film of his appearances, along with another great entertainment group that appeared several times during that era……The Bud Light Daredevils.
Men’s Basketball games at Hart were entertaining and exciting then, events that must be attended…….now it feels like penance for past transgressions. 🤣
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Jan 18, 2023 5:44:52 GMT -5
The last 12 or so years have been a bit like going to the dentist.  I do hope the little Crest gift packs they're handing out contain some mouth wash, as all the losses over the years have left a bad taste in my mouth. I hope the coaches have been working hard to try to get to the root of the program's problems....maybe they hashed it out over lunch in the Canal District. Big opportunity tonight; an upset would be a crowning achievement in CBN's head coaching career so far. For me, I'm just hoping the boys don't get drilled by the Raiders - if they can keep it close I'll be pleased. Ok, I'll stop before my old 6th grade teacher comes here and dishes out his favorite form of punishment: making me write "I must learn to keep my oral cavity closed" 100 times on the blackboard.  I only have one real question for tonight: the first 200 fans will get the Crest gift packs........will they have any left over? |
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jan 18, 2023 8:32:03 GMT -5
We have scored over 70 points once in six tries in PL games. Colgate is 6/6 eclipsing 70 points.
Difficult to see this one being close, especially with a hobbled Dorsey (should he play) and Octave.
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Post by Tom on Jan 18, 2023 8:34:28 GMT -5
Is it considered taunting to hand out Crest gift packs since Crest is probably the biggest competitor to the corporation Colgate?
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 18, 2023 9:02:29 GMT -5
Yes, it would. Before your time, somehow on campus, there was a large, professional looking box of toothpaste before a Colgate game rally that made its way into a Purple Patcher. Believe it was for a football game though. Can't remember playing Colgate much, if at all, ion basketball in those days but definitely football.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Jan 18, 2023 9:36:58 GMT -5
Hope that Dave starts a chant tonight…..You, You, You…..Brush with Crest, Crest. Then everyone holds up the gift pack. That should throw off Colgate at a critical moment. 😊
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Post by WorcesterGray on Jan 18, 2023 9:41:32 GMT -5
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 18, 2023 9:43:03 GMT -5
Anyone remember this jingle?
"Brush your teeth with colgate, colgate dental cream.
It cleans your breath, what a toothpaste, while it guards your teeth."
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Jan 18, 2023 9:44:40 GMT -5
Feels like Tucker Richardson has been there for a decade.
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Post by timholycross on Jan 18, 2023 9:44:50 GMT -5
Yes, it would. Before your time, somehow on campus, there was a large, professional looking box of toothpaste before a Colgate game rally that made its way into a Purple Patcher. Believe it was for a football game though. Can't remember playing Colgate much, if at all, ion basketball in those days but definitely football. They were part of a 2 game swing every other year in the mid 60s until 1973; game at Syracuse preceded (or followed by) a game at Hamilton. Then, maybe a game every 3 years until we ended up in the PL with them. They were one of Blaney's inaugural season worst losses (Colgate, Dartmouth and UNH were all neck-and-neck for that dubious distinction). |
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jan 18, 2023 9:50:26 GMT -5
Feels like Tucker Richardson has been there for a decade. Nelson did mention at Coach's Night that Colgate had 25 and 26-year olds on their team. |
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Post by Crucis#1 on Jan 18, 2023 9:53:41 GMT -5
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I do hope the little Crest gift packs they're handing out contain some mouth wash, as all the losses over the years have left a bad taste in my mouth.
