I would argue that it is the job of everyone on a collegiate campus to prepare students for life after college. Any awards you get along the way are gravy.
For faculty, that means educating and preparing them for their field of work.
For coaches, it means educating and preparing them for their field of work...like the NHL, for instance.
Take football for example and name me one spread-offense quarterback that has gone on to success in the NFL. Sure, the spread wins games, and even championships, but it doesn't prepare your players for professional football.
JMHO.
I think this is a bit silly, in all honesty. A coach has very little, if any, obligation to prepare players for the pro level because most will never get there. The vast majority of college players in ALL sports will never play professionally. A collegiate coach's job is to make sure the students are meeting their requirements academically, and to win games. Maybe the spread offense quarterback is simply not good enough to play in the NFL, but the college coach knows he can be successful with a spread offense at the college level and win games. That means the coach is doing a good job.
Colorado College Hockey: Finding new and creative ways to break your heart since 1957.
-dggoddard
From the RMU side. I think Derek has done a great job in starting the program and getting it very competitive very quickly starting from nothing back in 04-05. Already have a couple of signature wins, and twice was one bounce of the puck away from the NCAA's in conference championship games. A great first 5+ seasons so far.
RoverFrenchy, Classic! Great post. iwh30I wish I could be as smart as you. I really do you are the man gregg729I just saw your sig, you do love having people revel in your "intelligence." Ritt18you are the perfect representation of your alma mater. Miss ThundercatThat's it, you win. TBA#2I want to kill you and dance in your blood. DisplacedCornellianHahaha. Thread over. Frenchy wins.
Last night was an example of vintage Parker getting his team ready for the first weeks of the season. I hope everyday he prays to the pictures of messrs Gilroy, Wilson, Higgy, JLaw, and Yip because they bought him another 5 to 10 years of a free ride. Time to resume 21st century futility and medicocrity.
This fellow does not care for the coach of the defending National Champions which is his third national championship. This same coach has more than 800 career victories.
Additionally, I have it on good authority that the coach at Maine has several detractors.
if you walk with Jesus, he's gonna save your soul, you gotta keep the devil way down in the hole
If you lose a game, you must immediately fire your coach.
We'd have a huge pool of defeated teams and free agent coaches after every game, and they'd swap. Rick Comley would end up back at NMU. Jeff Jackson would end up at Bowling Green halfway through the season and coach them to a Frozen Four. {PROVICED would land Don Lucia, then have to give him up in favor of Craig Dahl just in time for first round playoff action.
MichiganTechHuskiesPepBand: There's No Use Trying To Talk. No Human Sound Can Stand Up To This. Loud Enough To Knock You Down.
If you lose a game, you must immediately fire your coach.
We'd have a huge pool of defeated teams and free agent coaches after every game, and they'd swap. Rick Comley would end up back at NMU. Jeff Jackson would end up at Bowling Green halfway through the season and coach them to a Frozen Four. {PROVICED would land Don Lucia, then have to give him up in favor of Craig Dahl just in time for first round playoff action.
Would this rule apply to football? That may be the only way FSU replaces Bowden.
Minnesota's Pride On Ice: 1974, 1976, 1979, 2002 & 2003 NCAA National Champions
And the preacher said, you know you always have the Lord by your side
And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran
Twenty red lights in his honor
Thank you Jesus, thank you Lord
~Mick Jagger/Keith Richards
Comment