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Post by longsuffering on Mar 8, 2023 20:42:50 GMT -5
What does Hughes know about Jared ? More than he wanted to.🙂
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 8, 2023 20:57:15 GMT -5
Does Hughes think that men’s basketball ending the year 8-22 is the same as women’s hockey finishing 7-26-1 in that he can just get away without addressing fans, alumni, and alums from the program? By his silence over the last eight days, he’s actually made a statement that’s very loud and clear: Basketball isn’t important at Holy Cross. Comparatively, men's basketball is weakly supported when it comes to annual giving to athletics. That has been the case since NP began promoting the CAF on his arrival at Mt. St. James.. It's a bit ironic that a member of HC's Cornerstone Society was a key person helping underwrite the cost of Amaker's hiring at Harvard. I've read about 90-wide being adopted by other teams at HC, a testament to its great success in football. I've read and heard nada about 90-wide and men's hoops. Perhaps I missed it.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 8, 2023 21:00:50 GMT -5
Does Hughes think that men’s basketball ending the year 8-22 is the same as women’s hockey finishing 7-26-1 in that he can just get away without addressing fans, alumni, and alums from the program? By his silence over the last eight days, he’s actually made a statement that’s very loud and clear: Basketball isn’t important at Holy Cross. Comparatively, men's basketball is weakly supported when it comes to annual giving to athletics. That has been the case since NP began promoting the CAF on his arrival at Mt. St. James.. It's a bit ironic that a member of HC's Cornerstone Society was a key person helping underwrite the cost of Amaker's hiring at Harvard. I've read about 90-wide being adopted by other teams at HC, a testament to its great success in football. I've read and heard nada about 90-wide and men's hoops. Perhaps I missed it. If so it would be the first thing you've missed in your 39 years on this planet.🙂
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Post by timholycross on Mar 8, 2023 23:23:28 GMT -5
Apparently,Coach Nelson has recruited fine young men, good students and decent fellows. They have given their best to the utmost with no quit in them. True Crusaders! Other than the ones who have transferred and quit in the middle of the season, of course. And other than a team GPA of 2.96, of course. Do you know what a 2.96 is; at least what it was when I was there? Each semester, 12 players take 4 courses each, so 48 courses. 46 of them are Bs, 2 of them are Cs. A few As, take away a few of the Bs and add an equal number of Cs. Avg is 2.958..... I don't have a problem with anyone who has to commit all the time and physical effort these young men (and women on the other team) have to put in. Not in any way close to some player being ineligible or being tossed out.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 8, 2023 23:33:04 GMT -5
Other than the ones who have transferred and quit in the middle of the season, of course. And other than a team GPA of 2.96, of course. Do you know what a 2.96 is; at least what it was when I was there? Each semester, 12 players take 4 courses each, so 48 courses. 46 of them are Bs, 2 of them are Cs. A few As, take away a few of the Bs and add an equal number of Cs. Avg is 2.958..... I don't have a problem with anyone who has to commit all the time and physical effort these young men (and women on the other team) have to put in. Not in any way close to some player being ineligible or being tossed out. Two seniors have interviews with JP Morgan for a management trainee program. One has a 3.5 gpa, and a polite but underwhelming presence. The other one is a basketball player with a 2.96 GPA who worked several hours a day year round on his basketball for four years. The trainee program will require at least 50-60 hours per week of hard work and dedication. Who gets a call back?
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Post by Crosser on Mar 9, 2023 0:09:48 GMT -5
I'm quite comfortable with a team gpa of 2.96. Similarly, I'd be very OK with a team gpa of >2.00 if we were winning the PL championship every year. Everyone at alma mater doesn't have to be a genius.
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Post by crusader12 on Mar 9, 2023 5:15:36 GMT -5
I'm quite comfortable with a team gpa of 2.96. Similarly, I'd be very OK with a team gpa of >2.00 if we were winning the PL championship every year. Everyone at alma mater doesn't have to be a genius. Posting that team GPA on Twitter as some sort of accomplishment when the team has a god awful record is laughable. Also HC Mens Basketball/ Patriot is not Mid Major. We need to stop referring to it as such. We (and the PL) are bottom of the barrel D1 basketball. Especially when you play multiple DIII teams a year.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Mar 9, 2023 5:59:28 GMT -5
Other than the ones who have transferred and quit in the middle of the season, of course. And other than a team GPA of 2.96, of course. Do you know what a 2.96 is; at least what it was when I was there? Each semester, 12 players take 4 courses each, so 48 courses. 46 of them are Bs, 2 of them are Cs. A few As, take away a few of the Bs and add an equal number of Cs. Avg is 2.958..... I don't have a problem with anyone who has to commit all the time and physical effort these young men (and women on the other team) have to put in. Not in any way close to some player being ineligible or being tossed out. And when I was at HC, you got Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for either a 3.2 or 3.25. So a 2.96 team GPA is only .2 or .3 off of that metric as an aggregate. And while I'd opine that a 2.96 is solid for any major at HC (and while playing a sport at that), there was some difference between majors as far as how the curve was drawn up. The sciences, math, econ and accounting courses IIRC all had averages that came out to somewhere between 2.7 and 2.9. In the humanities, the average was somewhere between 3.0 and 3.1. Another reason they are probably boasting about an "OK" GPA for Holy Cross standards: APR score is likely in the toilet with all the transfers out, and possibly still cycling out the expulsions that occurred during the Carmody era.
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Post by jaredcurry on Mar 9, 2023 6:40:29 GMT -5
I'm quite comfortable with a team gpa of 2.96. Similarly, I'd be very OK with a team gpa of >2.00 if we were winning the PL championship every year. Everyone at alma mater doesn't have to be a genius. 2.01 cumulative baby. “D for Degree.”
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 9, 2023 7:41:01 GMT -5
I will open a separate thread to discuss this table from the HC Common Data Set, the Academic Index, and the AI as a major factor when recruiting for men's hoops. This table is for the class of 2025 at Holy Cross, which entered in the fall of 2021. Decisions on admission would have first been made in January 2021 (athletes who had committed) and April 2021. As HC is test-optional, and international students for whom English is not their native tongue take the TOEFL test, the only cohort of applicants who would submit standardized test scores would be recruited athletes, whose scores are filed with the NCAA's clearinghouse.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Mar 9, 2023 8:21:11 GMT -5
Day nine...
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Mar 9, 2023 8:28:09 GMT -5
The amount of activity on these threads vs. the amount of activity (public, at least) coming from the athletic department concerning hoops is incredible.
Now a day behind Army, and a week behind Bucknell. This does no coach (the current or any prospective replacement) any favors.
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Post by thecrossisback on Mar 9, 2023 8:50:56 GMT -5
The amount of activity on these threads vs. the amount of activity (public, at least) coming from the athletic department concerning hoops is incredible. Now a day behind Army, and a week behind Bucknell. This does no coach (the current or any prospective replacement) any favors. It makes me wonder if we are getting somebody that is still coaching in an NCAA tournament maybe D3?
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Post by hc99 on Mar 9, 2023 8:51:46 GMT -5
Was anyone else rooting for Mount St. Mary's to upset Iona last night so we could see if the Pitino rumor is true?
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Post by trimster on Mar 9, 2023 8:51:54 GMT -5
I'm quite comfortable with a team gpa of 2.96. Similarly, I'd be very OK with a team gpa of >2.00 if we were winning the PL championship every year. Everyone at alma mater doesn't have to be a genius. Posting that team GPA on Twitter as some sort of accomplishment when the team has a god awful record is laughable. Also HC Mens Basketball/ Patriot is not Mid Major. We need to stop referring to it as such. We (and the PL) are bottom of the barrel D1 basketball. Especially when you play multiple DIII teams a year. A very sobering thought.
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Post by Ray on Mar 9, 2023 9:08:54 GMT -5
The amount of activity on these threads vs. the amount of activity (public, at least) coming from the athletic department concerning hoops is incredible. Now a day behind Army, and a week behind Bucknell. This does no coach (the current or any prospective replacement) any favors. It makes me wonder if we are getting somebody that is still coaching in an NCAA tournament maybe D3? How can we be out looking for a new coach when we still have a coach?
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Post by HC92 on Mar 9, 2023 9:18:12 GMT -5
The amount of activity on these threads vs. the amount of activity (public, at least) coming from the athletic department concerning hoops is incredible. Now a day behind Army, and a week behind Bucknell. This does no coach (the current or any prospective replacement) any favors. Really starting to fear we may be 366 days behind Army and 372 days behind Bucknell.
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Post by CHC8485 on Mar 9, 2023 9:19:01 GMT -5
It makes me wonder if we are getting somebody that is still coaching in an NCAA tournament maybe D3? How can we be out looking for a new coach when we still have a coach? Maybe we weren't looking but what if the coach came to us looking?? BTW - I know less than nothing about the above happening, but given all the discussion about Pitino's next job, his reported desire to coach at HC either now or in the past and all the Sturm und Drang over Nelson's future, just offering a counterpoint to the question - and maybe stirring the pot a bit.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Mar 9, 2023 9:20:45 GMT -5
It's time to come to reality with the coaching situation. Nelson will be back next year unless somehow he interviews for and gets another head job.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Mar 9, 2023 9:28:10 GMT -5
^
Yeah, I'm sure dozens of schools are currently after him...
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Post by WorcesterGray on Mar 9, 2023 9:28:10 GMT -5
It's time to come to reality with the coaching situation. Nelson will be back next year unless somehow he interviews for and gets another head job.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Mar 9, 2023 9:34:16 GMT -5
^ Yeah, I'm sure dozens of schools are currently after him... Maybe he's a really good soccer coach.
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Post by trimster on Mar 9, 2023 9:37:49 GMT -5
I'm quite comfortable with a team gpa of 2.96. Similarly, I'd be very OK with a team gpa of >2.00 if we were winning the PL championship every year. Everyone at alma mater doesn't have to be a genius. 2.01 cumulative baby. “D for Degree.” What do they call the med student who finished last in his class?
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Post by hc17 on Mar 9, 2023 9:45:05 GMT -5
I just can’t fathom bringing this guy back…has there ever been an easier decision for an AD? Still holding out that we’ll get news soon.
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Post by jaredcurry on Mar 9, 2023 9:48:35 GMT -5
To get me into HC was a monumental task that was only successful because of the efforts of Ron Perry Sr. I am so grateful, it really is the best school in the world…another example of a HC man going to bat for a future HC man. We need more of that now!!!!!!!!
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