Re: An Open Letter to Coach Umile
The thing that too many people are missing, when they ask why people are calling for Coach Umile's head, is this constant factor:
UNH performs well in the regular season. However, UNH continues to lose in the NCAA tournament -- in games they should, usually win.
To take nothing away from RIT, that was a game UNH should have won going away. If the team that showed up Friday night v. Cornell had showed up, UNH would be making plans for Detroit right now. It was very clear early in the game that UNH had not done enough scouting work for RIT, and were also not amped enough for the game.
What frustrates so many UNH fans so often is that during this game, while UNH was getting outplayed and outcoached, Dick chose to lean against the glass and take it. It's a situation that you've seen Jerry York leaned over with a captain or an assistant, a whiteboard in his hands, making adjustments to the other teams' play. Coach Umile's inability to do this is what drives us nuts. How could you just sit there and accept the beating RIT was handing us?
I'm not saying Coach Umile needs to go, but something needs to change.
The thing that too many people are missing, when they ask why people are calling for Coach Umile's head, is this constant factor:
UNH performs well in the regular season. However, UNH continues to lose in the NCAA tournament -- in games they should, usually win.
To take nothing away from RIT, that was a game UNH should have won going away. If the team that showed up Friday night v. Cornell had showed up, UNH would be making plans for Detroit right now. It was very clear early in the game that UNH had not done enough scouting work for RIT, and were also not amped enough for the game.
What frustrates so many UNH fans so often is that during this game, while UNH was getting outplayed and outcoached, Dick chose to lean against the glass and take it. It's a situation that you've seen Jerry York leaned over with a captain or an assistant, a whiteboard in his hands, making adjustments to the other teams' play. Coach Umile's inability to do this is what drives us nuts. How could you just sit there and accept the beating RIT was handing us?
I'm not saying Coach Umile needs to go, but something needs to change.
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