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Fire Seth Appert

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hrbrendan said:
Previous coaches did that. The next coach will do that too.

Recruiting guys who are good on paper and do not perform is not good recruiting. It is the definition of being out-recruited by your opponents. On top of that, getting them to perform once they arrive is the more important task. Union, a school with worse facilities in an even worse town that Troy (fancy that) right down the road, does an infinitely better job at both aspects, and does so while giving out zero athletic scholarships. None.
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Read a little more carefully. Note that I left "winning big games" off the list.
 
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My point was that good recruiting is only good if you get good performances out of said recruits. Otherwise its bad recruiting, or bad coaching. Either way, the solution remains the same.
 
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vicious said:
Appert is a good recruiter. He represents the school well. Players and administrators like him. I think those are the strongest arguments in his favor.
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I completely agree; he represents the school very well indeed. The problem is, we aren't winning enough games. I'll leave the analysis of why to others. Here are some stats:


[table="width: 500, class: grid, align: left"]
[tr]
[td]Coach[/td]
[td]Years[/td]
[td]Average Win Percentage[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Appert[/td]
[td]2006-2014[/td]
[td]0.438[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Fridgen[/td]
[td]1994-2006[/td]
[td]0.521[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Powers[/td]
[td]1989-1994[/td]
[td]0.590[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Addessa[/td]
[td]1979-1989[/td]
[td]0.584[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Salfi[/td]
[td]1972-1979[/td]
[td]0.521[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Abbott[/td]
[td]1969-1972[/td]
[td]0.561[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Kearns[/td]
[td]1964-1969[/td]
[td]0.417[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Bjorkman[/td]
[td]1963-1964[/td]
[td]0.692[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Harkness[/td]
[td]1949-1963[/td]
[td]0.631[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Callan[/td]
[td]1925-1938[/td]
[td]0.214[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Clark[/td]
[td]1917-1925[/td]
[td]0.221[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]--Overall--[/td]
[td]1901-2014[/td]
[td]0.528[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]


source: http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/rensselaer/mens-hockey/2013-2014/
 
Re: Fire Seth Appert

hrbrendan said:
The nice thing about its pretty result driven. At the end of the year you basically get a report card. I challenge anyone to come up with a reason why Appert isn't the worst coach RPI has had in the last 30 years.
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My point is that we haven't been done with the season for more than maybe two hours and we're already getting the pot stirred. I personally like things to sink in a bit for me before I try to analyze everything and become an armchair coach.
 
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Forget this year then. Pretend it wasn't horrible. You still can't find a worse coach in the last 30 years. He'll you'd probably have a hard time finding a worse one since WW2.
 
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After being shut out AND swept by an Atlantic team, it's time to bring this thread back. When are we going to get someone that can actually coach offense?
 
Re: Fire Seth Appert

Dear Santa,

All I want for Christmas is a coach that can actually win games. I've been a good little boy this year, and my alma mater deserves so much more. That is my wish.

Love,
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