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Post by inhocsigno on Feb 7, 2018 14:04:10 GMT -5
That is odd. Also from Columbia profile: Born Tyson Amir Hugee on October 12, 1998 in Blue Bell, Pa. … Son of Byron and Jacqui Hugee of Blue Bell, Pa. … Has a brother Myles … Father played football at the University of New Haven (1986-90) … Committed to Columbia on Sept. 4, 2016 … Chose Columbia for its great education and the opportunity to play the sport he loves … Chose Columbia over Princeton, Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell, Delaware, Rutgers, Stony Brook, Army West Point, Navy and Holy Cross … Enrolled at Columbia College Why odd ? Odd that it would be advertised/bannered as a signing on signing day. I did not know that transfers signed letters of intent on signing day. I'm all for transfers in of good players. |
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Post by inhocsigno on Feb 7, 2018 10:04:42 GMT -5
That is odd.
Also from Columbia profile:
Born Tyson Amir Hugee on October 12, 1998 in Blue Bell, Pa. … Son of Byron and Jacqui Hugee of Blue Bell, Pa. … Has a brother Myles … Father played football at the University of New Haven (1986-90) … Committed to Columbia on Sept. 4, 2016 … Chose Columbia for its great education and the opportunity to play the sport he loves … Chose Columbia over Princeton, Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell, Delaware, Rutgers, Stony Brook, Army West Point, Navy and Holy Cross … Enrolled at Columbia College
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Post by inhocsigno on Feb 7, 2018 9:04:12 GMT -5
That is excellent news. Great family and a really good player.
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Post by inhocsigno on Feb 6, 2018 15:01:01 GMT -5
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Post by inhocsigno on Feb 6, 2018 13:49:36 GMT -5
breezy - QB Liam Anderson already announced or is he a new commit?
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Post by inhocsigno on Feb 1, 2018 15:27:52 GMT -5
The sample size is too small to make the determination that our PL rivals out-recruit us in NE. The fact that NE high school football is garbage as a whole does not mean that there are no exceptionally talented players playing there. However, I would be more worried about being out-recruited by our PL rivals in the SE, Ohio, TX and CA. Missing out on the 30-50 kids that are good enough to play DI out of NE is not as problematic as missing out on 3000-5000 in the other areas.
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Post by inhocsigno on Jan 11, 2018 12:28:43 GMT -5
Fair warning. I don't have inside knowledge of Blaise Bell, rather he showed up on the 2018 roster along with the other Juniors who are now listed as Seniors. I took this to indicate he would be coming back for a 5th year. He is. Confirmed by current staff. DeNicola should be back to form as well. |
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 30, 2017 14:40:00 GMT -5
It is a win win game. We get attention, play an P5 opponent . We will be heavy dogs and any performance exceeding a 40-0 loss will be a benefit. Depth will be telling but Hungry HC players can show they “belong.” Anyone who thinks the players don’t want these games is crazy and/or never played. We also win by the paycheck. Really looking forward to this one and bring my young son to his first HC game.
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 15, 2017 19:28:59 GMT -5
For #@*&$~!s and giggles:
Looks like Bob Stitt is a candidate. He was only making 175K at Montana, so Fordham can afford him.
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 15, 2017 14:07:55 GMT -5
I can't tell if this an European soccer joke or a typo, but yes, the 3 of us played football. |
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 15, 2017 14:01:32 GMT -5
Not quite (there were 3 in my class alone). Getting the kid to get over the mystique is difficult, but not quite as difficult as you make it. Once we start winning more, it will be less difficult. I’m not sure what year you graduated, but I don’t think this has been close for over two decades. Regardless, no point in arguing as I hope you’re right. 2001 - (1997 recruiting class). I assume there were more kids that made that choice in the last 20 years and I think more will in the future for no other reason than I think Chesney will be better in a living room than Murphy. P.S. One of the 3 was the valedictorian at HC that year and is a very successful surgeon. |
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 15, 2017 13:02:27 GMT -5
Olly's son going to Harvard is exactly what was wrong with the former FB staff. His school is a powerhouse in central ma and I know that the HC FB coaches over the years rarely recruited from SJ. This will change with Chesney. Regardless, you're going to lose that battle 99.999999% of the time. Not quite (there were 3 in my class alone). Getting the kid to get over the mystique is difficult, but not quite as difficult as you make it. Once we start winning more, it will be less difficult. |
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 14, 2017 17:48:53 GMT -5
I think we will go between 7-4 and 9-2 next year. I hope we hang 60 on the Johnnies. No pressure of (unrealistic) high expectations though I actually expect HC to win every game every year. I am giving him some leeway to get his feet on the ground against BC. |
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 14, 2017 17:12:36 GMT -5
I think we will go between 7-4 and 9-2 next year. I hope we hang 60 on the Johnnies. 'preciate the sentiment but there ain't no way Big Bobby Chez is losing to the corn cobs up in Hamilton and there ain't NO WAY he loses to the Prius Posse over in Chestnut Hill (Oooh-la-la) From your deranged mind and keyboard to your supreme being's ears. |
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 14, 2017 17:06:44 GMT -5
I think we will go between 7-4 and 9-2 next year.
I hope we hang 60 on the Johnnies.
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 14, 2017 16:09:27 GMT -5
Not a current student, but I noticed that some of the players "liked" the announcement tweet on Twitter.
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 14, 2017 12:17:35 GMT -5
Somebody should tell Football Scoop that Holy Cross is in Massachusetts, not Connecticut. I just sent them a DM on Twitter. |
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 14, 2017 12:14:57 GMT -5
Now football scoop - quick go check before they delete and people start calling me a liar. Holy Cross (FCS – CT): Sources tell FootballScoop that Assumption College (D-II – MA) head coach Bob Chesney will become the new head coach at Holy Cross. Local reporter Jennifer Toland has tweeted, reporting the same. footballscoop.com/the-scoop/ |
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 14, 2017 12:13:31 GMT -5
2 sources - Shea and T&G confirming. Let's just hope their sources were not this board.
Maybe announcement delayed b/c HC is awaiting receipt of coaching testimonials. I think that is the thing all programs like to do. Kelly might be dictating a testimonial to his secretary in South Bend right now.
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 14, 2017 10:57:27 GMT -5
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 14, 2017 10:03:49 GMT -5
IMHO. If we take Chesney likely the talent pool was thin. Doesn’t mean he can’t be successful. He can. Go Cross Go! This is a faulty conclusion. Maybe he had the impressive interview - plan. ADNP will hire the person he believes - correctly or incorrectly - that provides the best chance for future success. When hiring a coach, you are not hiring on past alone, but on how the coach presents a plan for the future. It is possible that - notwithstanding his impressive winning % - he is attractive more for how he articulated a detailed plan to win at HC. |
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 14, 2017 8:39:58 GMT -5
hc87 While looking at SHSU Head Coach Keeler I saw he went directly from D-III to Delaware where he had great success. It is not uncommon to make that move although you may not be aware of it. As an SBU fan I have been long aware that current Head Coach Chuck Priore went from D-III to SBU head coach and did pretty well. So if we hire a sitting and successful high level DII coach for our Patriot League FCS program we are in good company. It certainly didn't cause an issue when I was introduced to Coach Carter many years ago (nobody bothered with the complex explanation that the DIII champion team he led had once been low level 1AA or whatever that convoluted story was). As a SBU fan, you should know that Priore was a long time asst and coordinator on Bagnoli's staff at Penn. Thus, he did not just make a jump from D-III without experience. He was my recruiting coach there, and he was intense. Literally yelled at me on the phone for 5 monutes for committing to another Ivy during the recruiting process. Unless he has mellowed with age, the posters that thought Gilmore was "rough" on the sidelines, would be in for a surprise with Priore. |
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 13, 2017 21:54:02 GMT -5
No one other than 87 thinks this. It is interesting that some folks can recognize we are a poor football program in a very poor league right now...but are baffled as to why we can't attract a busload of quality coaches. This is just incorrect. The league is down and we have been down in the immediate past. Based on the play in certain games, we are closer than you think. A new coach is a necessity to get us over the hump, but anyone who saw the UNH or UConn games, and was making a honest assessment, would not say we are a poor football program. This year, there were some key injuries and a lot of young guys were playing. We just need to finish the job and win some of those closer games. Does anyone here really think we cannot win a PL title? We had a bad year and we were possibly one win away. For anyone who says,who cares about a PL title, I say with (no) due respect, shut up. We win the league, we get in the playoffs and then we try to win those games. Winning will breed winning. As to the job: The job is/was attractive to many coaches and anyone who says otherwise, does not know what they are talking about. I have no (ZERO) doubt that Pine had many qualified candidates reach out to him and/or show interest. We are down to a few candidates (reportedly). The inclusion of certain names (reportedly) shows that there was more interest than you think, as some of those names would be leaving programs with more success in the recent past. Bitching and moaning is part and parcel of this board, but the level of pessimism lately is just disingenuous and/or expressed without a basis in fact. |
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 13, 2017 18:38:36 GMT -5
I am not sure I agree with all the whining about the timing and how this is an abdication of leadership or failure. The choice is serious and will have lasting implications for the program. It should take reasoned judgment and thoughtfulness. Presumably, real due diligence began immediately after FCTG's firing; presumably initial contacts were made and some preliminary interviews were held in the period from the firing until the end of the seasons of the top choices; presumably extensive interviews were held after Assumption, Harvard, etc. seasons ended; offer; internal HC discussions, board and president approval of contract framework for offer; maybe counteroffer or negotiations re buyouts, etc.; acceptance; announcement.
If this was a true national search, regardless of the final choice, it is completely reasonable to assume that Pine could not interview any of the candidates topping his list until after the seasons were over.
Again, I'll reserve judgment until the announcement, but the only way I would agree with the people crying about the timing and poor process would be if Pine removes the interim tag on Rock.
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 12, 2017 19:21:46 GMT -5
This thread has gone off the rails. We have completely abandoned baseless speculation, irrational positions and petty attacks and now have devolved into the scheduling of finals. This board needs a coach announcement.
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