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RPI 2020 Off-season Overtime (Part II): The Hunt for Red October

Waite21 said:
I saw an item on Fox Business News earlier today reporting that all Ted's Fish Fry locations were closing. Ted's, of course, has been an institution in the Capital District since before most of us, even geezers like me, ever enrolled at the Tute. I always viewed Ted's fish fries as the Capital District's local food specialty, like hoagies and cheesesteaks are to Philadelphia.

The Fox host began an interview with the owner of Ted's, but they lost the connection after about a minute and never got it back. The viewer was left with the impression that Ted's would be permanently closed, effective immediately.

I did an Internet search, and other than the Fox video, I can find nothing indicating that Ted's was closing permanently. I did find an item on wgna.com, dated five days ago, saying that Ted's would be closing on Sundays, but was still vigorously trying to hire workers in order to remain open the other six days of the week. At no time during the abbreviated Fox video did Ted's owner say anything to the effect that "Well, a few days ago I said I was going to be closed on Sundays, but now I've decided that I'm not going to open at all, any day of the week."

Perhaps somebody closer to the Capital District than I am can tell me - is it true that Ted's is permanently closed, or is it still the case that it is closed only on Sundays, and the Fox interview got cut off before that point could be clarified?
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I haven't been to a Teds in about a month or so, but there are so many of them in the area now, I have a hard time believing that they would all be closi
 
Waite21 said:
Perhaps somebody closer to the Capital District than I am can tell me - is it true that Ted's is permanently closed, or is it still the case that it is closed only on Sundays, and the Fox interview got cut off before that point could be clarified?
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Ted's is still open, and only closed on Sundays (Pre-pandemic, they were open 7 days a week). The problem for Ted's is they have had a hard time hiring staff as capacity has increased, a problem shared by many restaurants. The owners decided to reduce hours so not to stretch people too thin. Ted's also has a new location across from SUNY Albany (the building previously housed Maggie's and before that Son's Tavern) so their staffing needs have increased.
 
Wicked Slappaahs said:
Given that he's been furloughed for the past 8-10-12-14 ?? months, no one should be surprised that any coach is leaving Troy. Impossible to know what his motivations are, but that certainly isn't the least of them.
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I don't have insight into this situation, but could be as simple as a potential promotion/salary increase. Assistant coaches tend to move frequently, especially if not the top assistant/associate head coach. Salaries for assistant slots tend to be low and variable across schools, and not always easy to increase the wages to retain someone.
 
Today is 19 May 2021. There are 136 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 2 October 2021 for the start of next season.
 
DavidSec17 said:
I haven't been to a Teds in about a month or so, but there are so many of them in the area now, I have a hard time believing that they would all be closi
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Incredibly fond memories of Ted's from many years ago when they only had a couple of places. In those days, with extremely meager finances, my choices were limited and Ted's was frequented often. I seem to remember one competitor (i am thinking it was in Menands but cannot swear to it) called Gallagher's Fish Fry which was excellent.
 
Waite21 said:
I saw an item on Fox Business News earlier today reporting that all Ted's Fish Fry locations were closing. Ted's, of course, has been an institution in the Capital District since before most of us, even geezers like me, ever enrolled at the Tute. I always viewed Ted's fish fries as the Capital District's local food specialty, like hoagies and cheesesteaks are to Philadelphia.

The Fox host began an interview with the owner of Ted's, but they lost the connection after about a minute and never got it back. The viewer was left with the impression that Ted's would be permanently closed, effective immediately.

I did an Internet search, and other than the Fox video, I can find nothing indicating that Ted's was closing permanently. I did find an item on wgna.com, dated five days ago, saying that Ted's would be closing on Sundays, but was still vigorously trying to hire workers in order to remain open the other six days of the week. At no time during the abbreviated Fox video did Ted's owner say anything to the effect that "Well, a few days ago I said I was going to be closed on Sundays, but now I've decided that I'm not going to open at all, any day of the week."

Perhaps somebody closer to the Capital District than I am can tell me - is it true that Ted's is permanently closed, or is it still the case that it is closed only on Sundays, and the Fox interview got cut off before that point could be clarified?
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https://www.foxbusiness.com/small-bu...orker-shortage

Hard to believe, but it appears that it is true. They just opened a big brand new location across from UAlbany this winter. Wow. This is what happens when you pay people to stay home....another blow to the already hobbled restaurant scene in NY.

Edit #2 -- I reached out to food writer Steve Barnes at the T/U and he said the Fox story is wrong and that Ted's were closing on Sundays (just Sundays) due to staffing, but they remain open Mon - Sat.
 
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DavidNardolillo said:
I don't have insight into this situation, but could be as simple as a potential promotion/salary increase. Assistant coaches tend to move frequently, especially if not the top assistant/associate head coach. Salaries for assistant slots tend to be low and variable across schools, and not always easy to increase the wages to retain someone.
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My point was that it was my understanding was that the asst. coaches weren't being paid at all during the year (I haven't been able to verify this). If that is so, it wouldn't be too hard to decide to leave for another job -- even if it was a lateral move financially --when daily realities like rent/mortgages and car payments are considered.
 
Sezenack or any others who are registered at RPI,

After many years, RPI has cut off access to the student directory for people who don't have an RPI account. This doesn't surprise me. Would it be possible to check periodically if any of the four transfers are in the directory and what their majors are? They were not there on Saturday. Also, I don't know about the newest women recruit, Meg(an) Hildner.
 
Wicked Slappaahs said:
My point was that it was my understanding was that the asst. coaches weren't being paid at all during the year (I haven't been able to verify this). If that is so, it wouldn't be too hard to decide to leave for another job -- even if it was a lateral move financially --when daily realities like rent/mortgages and car payments are considered.
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Agreed
 
Wicked Slappaahs said:
My point was that it was my understanding was that the asst. coaches weren't being paid at all during the year (I haven't been able to verify this). If that is so, it wouldn't be too hard to decide to leave for another job -- even if it was a lateral move financially --when daily realities like rent/mortgages and car payments are considered.
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That is not true. The asst. coaches came off of furlough in August
 
Ralph Baer said:
Sezenack or any others who are registered at RPI,

After many years, RPI has cut off access to the student directory for people who don't have an RPI account. This doesn't surprise me. Would it be possible to check periodically if any of the four transfers are in the directory and what their majors are? They were not there on Saturday. Also, I don't know about the newest women recruit, Meg(an) Hildner.
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I tried logging in and it didn't work for me. My guess is they made this change because of the huge hack into the system. Really weird that it will not let me log in though when I should be able to.
 
Ralph Baer said:
Sezenack or any others who are registered at RPI,

After many years, RPI has cut off access to the student directory for people who don't have an RPI account. This doesn't surprise me. Would it be possible to check periodically if any of the four transfers are in the directory and what their majors are? They were not there on Saturday. Also, I don't know about the newest women recruit, Meg(an) Hildner.
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Is RPI's network even back online after the hack? Haven't seen much in the local media.
 
Today is 21 May 2021. There are 134 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 2 October 2021 for the start of next season.
 
Finally got the directory to work.
In the student directory:
Jack Agnew, BMGT
Timothy Walsh, BMGT
Jakob Lee, BMGT
Meg Hildner, MECL
 
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