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Post by efg72 on Jul 13, 2023 22:08:04 GMT -5
Not only is it remaining, it has been significantly repaired and a great place to watch games
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 13, 2023 23:52:03 GMT -5
Oh, sure, the opponent was always willing, by definition. When I was a very young lad in the late 50s and into the early 70s, St. Bonaventure had a regular set of Washington Generals. There was the Al McGuire coached Belmont Abbey, Villa Madonna (later known as St. Thomas More), Detroit College, and others. Holy Cross had its own set of clay pigeons. But, I don't think anyone got as defensive about it as John Thompson. Would a team of Clay Pigeons beat the Washington Generals? đ
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 14, 2023 8:46:47 GMT -5
Nine of 11 are at home, but that's because of a one-sided agreement with the arena that mandates all non-conference home games at their building. That's a lot of money that has to go to rental payments and can't go to other sports like, well, football. FYI, the last sold out game (in or out of conference) was in 2013. None have really been close since. An example from last season versus Butler. Wow! Even though the Ewing teams stunk, I would have expected that GU was regularly drawing 8-10,000 per game. It looks like this âcrowdâ could have fit into McDonough Gymnasium - if itâs still in existence. The women play there
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Post by timholycross on Jul 14, 2023 10:47:38 GMT -5
JTII(2) is JT3âs dad Cupcake city for OOC games St. Leo was always my favorite and a running joke for almost two decades after the "series" ended. Hawaii Hilo and/or Hawaii Loa say hello.
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Post by timholycross on Jul 14, 2023 10:49:44 GMT -5
Not only is it remaining, it has been significantly repaired and a great place to watch games Nice to hear that a drastically updated version of our old fieldhouse's big brother is still in use.
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Post by res on Jul 15, 2023 13:13:11 GMT -5
I think the renovated facility seats about 2,500. Wasn't the capacity 4,000+ back in the day, or am I misremembering? The only time I was inside was for a Chuck Berry concert.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jul 15, 2023 13:18:21 GMT -5
I think the renovated facility seats about 2,500. Wasn't the capacity 4,000+ back in the day, or am I misremembering? The only time I was inside was for a Chuck Berry concert. It was never renovated--they simply took out seats. One concession stand, one set of bathrooms. Until recently, there was still a pay phone in the lobby. Announced capacity was 4,000. Close to 5,000 showed up in 1982 for a game before they left for Landover, MD for good. (Rumors of up to 7,000 in the building when the Grateful Dead played there in the fall of 1970.)
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Post by trimster on Jul 17, 2023 6:39:55 GMT -5
Assuming the D1 docket is accurate and assuming games will be added to it @siena and @bc, we have no OOC games with 5 dates left to fill.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jul 17, 2023 6:55:02 GMT -5
Assuming the D1 docket is accurate and assuming games will be added to it @siena and @bc, we have no OOC games with 5 dates left to fill. Last I checked D1 Docket, they didnât have several of our OOC games.
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Post by mm67 on Jul 17, 2023 7:25:44 GMT -5
Merely speculative. Maybe, it's time for G-Town to pull out of the BE entirely and drop the wasteful big arena in favor of a smaller, less expensive-to-operate facility. Fold all its teams into the PL and establish a coherent policy with a balance. Hopefully, then they could award scholarships in football & all sports at the same level more in keeping with its academic profile. And, at some point after the great extinction of most of Div1, ,except the power conferences, the PL schools will all turn to a philosophically consistent, purely need based aid policy for all admits-men & women for others , special consideration for those with less money and all that Jesuit/Catholic claptrap. Most on a sports board would never agree. Just speculating...
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Post by sader1970 on Jul 17, 2023 7:28:54 GMT -5
No, no, 67, please donât hold back. Tell us whatâs really on your mind.đ
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jul 17, 2023 8:01:52 GMT -5
âJesuit/Catholic claptrapâ? Wow!!
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Post by hchoops on Jul 17, 2023 8:02:10 GMT -5
How much is Cooleyâs contract ? For how long ?
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Post by efg72 on Jul 17, 2023 8:16:21 GMT -5
Over $5m/ but less than $6m Rumored to be for six years
Assistants range appears to be between $400-$700 k/yr
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Post by mm67 on Jul 17, 2023 8:18:52 GMT -5
âJesuit/Catholic claptrapâ? Wow!! My comment used irony to criticize school policies. Sarcasm? Catholic social teaching is most definitely not claptrap! My bad if my intention was not expressed clearly. Peace.
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Post by mm67 on Jul 17, 2023 8:20:17 GMT -5
No, no, 67, please donât hold back. Tell us whatâs really on your mind.đ Thank you. We both do the same.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 17, 2023 13:09:34 GMT -5
MM67's proposal would definitely lift the PL up a notch. GU with 63 FB scholarships and BB trips to DC playing the Hoyas on Friday night and AU on Sunday afternoon would be a great trip for families who could take the kids on educational tours Friday afternoon and all day on Saturday.
Of course there is little likelihood of that happening and a DC/MD centered eleven team conference might not be a designer league for HC, but it's an interesting proposal. Of course then we would probably be obligated to admit BC to make it a more geographically balanced twelve member conference and nobody would want that, right?
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Post by Ray on Jul 17, 2023 13:31:55 GMT -5
It must be July at Crossports, we've entered fantasy season.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Jul 17, 2023 14:28:16 GMT -5
MM67's proposal would definitely lift the PL up a notch. GU with 63 FB scholarships and BB trips to DC playing the Hoyas on Friday night and AU on Sunday afternoon would be a great trip for families who could take the kids on educational tours Friday afternoon and all day on Saturday. Of course there is little likelihood of that happening and a DC/MD centered eleven team conference might not be a designer league for HC, but it's an interesting proposal. Of course then we would probably be obligated to admit BC to make it a more geographically balanced twelve member conference and nobody would want that, right? Make it a 12 member conference once Fairfield reinstates football. Seems much more likely than BC to the PL. The Fairfield Board constantly alludes to a desire to join the PL. What many of their posters seem to not understand is the lack of football may be the impediment of moving from the MAAC to PL. Thankfully fantasy season is over in 47 days. Countdown underway.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 17, 2023 15:10:33 GMT -5
Merely speculative. Maybe, it's time for G-Town to pull out of the BE entirely and drop the wasteful big arena in favor of a smaller, less expensive-to-operate facility. Fold all its teams into the PL and establish a coherent policy with a balance. Hopefully, then they could award scholarships in football & all sports at the same level more in keeping with its academic profile. And, at some point after the great extinction of most of Div1, ,except the power conferences, the PL schools will all turn to a philosophically consistent, purely need based aid policy for all admits-men & women for others , special consideration for those with less money and all that Jesuit/Catholic claptrap. Most on a sports board would never agree. Just speculating... Georgetown won the Men's Soccer NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP in 2019 and have been a consistent national contender for years. The Women's soccer team went 15-2-5 last year losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Men's Lacrosse team lost in the NCAA Quarters this past season. In 2022, they were the second seed in the NCAA Tournament but lost in the first round. They really should just drop football and focus on the other sports.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 17, 2023 16:17:28 GMT -5
MM67's proposal would definitely lift the PL up a notch. GU with 63 FB scholarships and BB trips to DC playing the Hoyas on Friday night and AU on Sunday afternoon would be a great trip for families who could take the kids on educational tours Friday afternoon and all day on Saturday. Of course there is little likelihood of that happening and a DC/MD centered eleven team conference might not be a designer league for HC, but it's an interesting proposal. Of course then we would probably be obligated to admit BC to make it a more geographically balanced twelve member conference and nobody would want that, right? Make it a 12 member conference once Fairfield reinstates football. Seems much more likely than BC. Â The Fairfield Board constantly alludes to a desire to join the PL. Â What many of their posters seem to not understand is the lack of football may be the impediment of moving from the MAAC to PL. Thankfully fantasy season is over in 47 days. Countdown underway. An eighth FB member would provide protection against GU leaving, but if the Hoyas stay, HC would lose one OOC game and replace it with ... Fairfield. The NEC is down to eight teams but they all play football except for FDU, which is replaced by Duchesne for FB to make them an eight team conference which allows for four OOC games. Whoever is responsible for the HC FB schedule really massaged it well this year, giving us Harvard, Fordham and Army in the fifth, eighth and tenth games. That breaks up a potential competitive desert in the second half of the season and keeps HC tested for a potential play-off run.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Jul 17, 2023 17:02:24 GMT -5
At the turn of the 21st Century Fairfield was developing a very competitive team. They erroneously cut both football and ice hockey at the same time. Their board was manipulated by a President who lacked strategic vision.
The school's first football team was fielded in 1996. Fairfield participated in football from 1996 to 2002, compiling an all-time record of 44â28.[2] The Fairfield football program was discontinued at the conclusion of the 2002 season.
All in all, the vibe of playing on campus at Fairfield would be significantly better that either Harvard or Yale.
Both schools have uncomfortable venues with bad sight lines, and to add insult to injury, they rip you off regarding parking. đĄ However there is a high degree of satisfaction with the results that were achieved last fall. Beating them both in the same season was enjoyable, looking forward to repeating in 2023.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 17, 2023 17:45:02 GMT -5
At the turn of the 21st Century Fairfield was developing a very competitive team. They erroneously cut both football and ice hockey at the same time. Their board was manipulated by a President who lacked strategic vision. The school's first football team was fielded in 1996. Fairfield participated in football from 1996 to 2002, compiling an all-time record of 44â28.[2] The Fairfield football program was discontinued at the conclusion of the 2002 season. All in all, the vibe of playing on campus at Fairfield would be significantly better that either Harvard or Yale. Both schools have uncomfortable venues with bad sight lines, and to add insult to injury, they rip you off regarding parking. 𥠠However there is a high degree of satisfaction with the results that were achieved last fall. Beating them both in the same season was enjoyable, looking forward to repeating in 2023. It's a win/win proposition as playing another Jesuit school would be rewarding and playing teams from elite universities we have football series beginning over a century ago with (and beating them) is rewarding as well.
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Post by drjack on Jul 17, 2023 17:49:41 GMT -5
I certainly wouldn't hate Fairfield in the PL. I'm honestly not sure how their academics would compare currently, but they feel a much more natural fit than BU
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Post by rgs318 on Jul 17, 2023 19:25:36 GMT -5
Stag academics have strengthened over the last 15 years. I could see them as a nice addition to the PL. However, I don't see it happening for fiancial reasons.
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