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Come on guys. No one on this thread has ever put Barr down or suggested he wasn't option #1 back then. Also, nobody defends the past administration who botched so, so much.
I think there was a lot of sarcasm in TB's post, he's very defensive of his younger brother. With that said, we'll be impossible if Benny wins the Natty..lol
Thanks AD
Yes. I also like Dan Jewell. Dan has proven recruiting success and knows the lay of the land in Troy. Our recruiting went significantly down after Dan's departure. Coach Lang would be a great pick for all the reasons articulated. To Doc's point, I'm sure some of his players would come with him. I like what Lang brings to the table.
Somehow I highly doubt he is watching
No joke. I’ve attended (in person) every Freakout for about 30 years and I’ve been watching RPI games in person since 1970 so I don’t know how the crowd noise comes across on the TV broadcasts. Crowd noise is not that loud, considering there are 4,500 people in the seats, half of whom attend one game a year, unless a goal is scored. The canned music volume is excruciating. Microphone placement and the proximity of the TV play-by-play announcer probably skew the noise level. Experience shows that what I hear on TV broadcasts of various sports contests is not always representative of the in-person experience. But the experience of attending nearly 1,000 RPI games, home and away, over 55 years proves that the level of crowd involvement has diminished precipitously. Despite that, some teams still excel because other factors are much more important. Based on personally attending dozens of games at every ECAC rink, I still maintain that “atmosphere” is a minor factor in team success. Sure, Cornell’s atmosphere and perennial performance are outliers although even their fan involvement is nowhere near what it used to be. Colgate and Harvard might as well play in empty arenas for all of the enthusiasm their fans exhibit.
Having seen all of their games except 2 in person since Covid and approximately 95% of their games over the last 30, I disagree. Away wins at Clarkson, Yale, Brown, and Dartmouth and a very close loss at Qpac proved otherwise. Although those were not really good teams, most showed they were competitive in our league.
Muse is not part of the process. Dumais is not going to take it.
I agree but don’t agree with your take that he is waiting out Pecknold. Rand isn’t that old, he has 15 years if he wants em. Unless he tries the NHL or something. You certainly could be right but I feel like Dumais is well compensated and has a good thing going so is waiting for the job he wants. But time will tell, maybe you’re onto something
Same here. I wouldn’t be mad if he’s selected.
I’m talking the past 8 years. The last two years we won 4 games in Troy. We average 11 wins a year. That’s not a good hockey team.
I’m not sold on dumais either.
Good coach. Revived Albany Academy at the prep school level and would recruit well. Lang would also be a good hire. Would be great if it could be sewn up before the academic year ends.
FYI, Bentley won the AHA conference tournament and plays BC in the first round
If Walter was the president of RPI back in 2017, he wouldn't have hired Barr, either . . . because he wouldn't have fired Appert in the first place ;-)
22-23 season had some glimmers of hope after a decent second half of the season. But the last two seasons were really poor and the big indicator was how badly RPI was beaten by serious NCAA tournament contenders over the past couple of years. The program is definitely in the lower tiers of Division I teams right now.