RPI 2023-24: In Our 200th Year, We're Getting It Right

[Ralph Baer]

Thanks to Waite21 and RPI82 who contributed to the thread title.

[Ralph Baer]

In honor of Brad McNeil, today is 25 August 2023. There are 43 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 7 October 2023 for the start of next season.

[RPI fan 4 life]

In honor of Finn Brown, today is 25 August 2023. There are 43 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 7 October 2023 for the start of next season.

I assume you mean Brad McNeil? Finn’s already been honored.

[Wicked Slappaahs]

Business Review did a good article on Siena's NIL effort....which Smitty referenced in his interview with Sezenack as having contacted in learning more about NIL setups... You need a subscription to read the full story. https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/n...eness-nil.html


"...The strategy is showing early signs of success, as Saints March On has helped both women’s and men’s basketball players sign deals with companies like Hannoush Jewelers, Yankee Trails and Lia Auto Group, among others.....

....NIL collectives, like Saints March On, operate independently of their associated college, which allows for donors, fans and boosters to raise money and broker sponsorships for student-athletes....

.....While Saints March On started its focus on the men’s and women’s basketball teams, the collective is finding ways to support other student-athletes too. They recently partnered with myNILpay — a Venmo-like platform that lets fans send payments to any student-athlete...."

[Waite21]

Fall semester classes start Monday, so the incoming freshmen should already be on campus.

I see the 2023-24 hockey roster is now posted at rpiathletics, so I guess by now they know for sure which freshmen have shown up.

[sezenack]

Fall semester classes start Monday, so the incoming freshmen should already be on campus.

I see the 2023-24 hockey roster is now posted at rpiathletics, so I guess by now they know for sure which freshmen have shown up.

I believe they were all on campus for the golf outing Monday

[Ralph Baer]

I assume you mean Brad McNeil? Finn’s already been honored.

Fixed :-o

[Ralph Baer]

Belated honor for 89 Andrea Trnkova and 91 Morgann Skoda

[Engineers]

Ben Murphy is an assistant coach on the women’s team? Can anyone confirm that? If so that’s a nice addition for the women’s team. Former slu assistant and Bentley associate head coach.

[rpi82]

That's a surprise. Murphy was an assistant for the Bentley and SLU men's teams. A former HE player at Maine, he spent 10 years as an assistant at Bentley followed by a handful at SLU and then returned to Bentley last year as the Associate HC. He was let go when the HC resigned after a disappointing season. Given his track record (moving up the food chain from Bentley to SLU and then being hired back with a promotion) one would think he was reasonably well regarded. Worst case I would have thought someone with those credentials would take one of the new slots opened for an extra assistant at a men's program. Maybe he wanted to try the women's game instead. In any case it will hopefully be a plus for the women's program.

[sezenack]

Ben Murphy is an assistant coach on the women’s team? Can anyone confirm that? If so that’s a nice addition for the women’s team. Former slu assistant and Bentley associate head coach.

It was tweeted by the athletic department and is on the athletic website.

[sezenack]

That's a surprise. Murphy was an assistant for the Bentley and SLU men's teams. A former HE player at Maine, he spent 10 years as an assistant at Bentley followed by a handful at SLU and then returned to Bentley last year as the Associate HC. He was let go when the HC resigned after a disappointing season. Given his track record (moving up the food chain from Bentley to SLU and then being hired back with a promotion) one would think he was reasonably well regarded. Worst case I would have thought someone with those credentials would take one of the new slots opened for an extra assistant at a men's program. Maybe he wanted to try the women's game instead. In any case it will hopefully be a plus for the women's program.

Let's move discussion to the women's thread

[Ralph Baer]

Today is 26 August 2023. There are 42 days (6 weeks) until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 7 October 2023 for the start of next season.

[Ralph Baer]

Today is 27 August 2023. There are 41 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 7 October 2023 for the start of next season.

[Ralph Baer]

Today is 28 August 2023. There are 40 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 7 October 2023 for the start of next season.