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RPI 2021-22: Picking Up Where We Left Off

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rpi82 said:
With the way Shirley's crew screwed up the school's financial condition we may need a hard*** in the top office. They will need tight controls while rebuilding all of bridges she torched (financial, organizational and social) until fund-raising picks up and the school is restored to fiscal and educational order. Being seen as a supporter of students and student life, including athletics, is a way to generate goodwill and buy time while that happens.
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If the "82" in your handle refers to when you graduated from RPI, you overlapped with Schmidt. If so, do you remember him? E.g., was he involved in student government?
 
Ralph Baer said:
If the "82" in your handle refers to when you graduated from RPI, you overlapped with Schmidt. If so, do you remember him? E.g., was he involved in student government?
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Yes, we overlapped, but his name didn't trigger any recollections. Then again, the only student government meeting I ever attended was when Mike Addesa presented his plan for scholarships to the E Board. If I ever ran into him it would be more likely as a member of a soccer, hockey or softball intramural team.
 
rpi82 said:
Yes, we overlapped, but his name didn't trigger any recollections. Then again, the only student government meeting I ever attended was when Mike Addesa presented his plan for scholarships to the E Board. If I ever ran into him it would be more likely as a member of a soccer, hockey or softball intramural team.
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That is one more student government meeting than I ever attended. :-)
 
It may not have been a record. They probably had less fans when they played outdoors. But I’m sure it’s a HFH record. Even the women always draw more than that.
 
DrDemento said:
We are a big underdog against SUNY Cortland this Saturday in football. So far it looks like 14.5 points! As far as i can tell we have only played that school once before and handled them easily (2006) but this is a very different team with a huge offensive line and an offense that has almost not been stopped all season. Ithaca came back on them and lost 26-21 last week but no one else has really come very close.
We seem to be a 1/2 goal underdog to Northeastern for the Friday game in hockey.
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We are now listed as a 1.5 goal underdog for Sunday with the most likely score 3-2 against. We have slipped a bit in the odds after the loss yesterday when we were listed as a 1 goal underdog for Sunday.
BTW we needed to play a virtually error free football game today being listed as a 2 touchdown underdog pre game. Apparently the weather at Cortland is atrocious even for our usual Troy standards with temperature at about 30 degrees and brisk wind and snow in the air.
 
Do miracles come true? Final score RPI 21 Cortland 14. RPI held on at the end giving up a late TD to allow Cortland to close to within 7 with a little over a minute left. RPI did indeed play an almost error free game rushing the ball better than they have all season and passing well. They move on to the final 8 and will most likely have to face North Central Illinois, the number 1 ranked team in the nation. It goes without saying they will again be a rather large underdog (but they have shown that anything can happen with the Kardiac Kids). In any case, this now becomes one of the most successful RPI seasons in the school history and congratulations to the boys and the coaching staff for reaching this stage and going 11-1.
 
DrDemento said:
Do miracles come true? Final score RPI 21 Cortland 14. RPI held on at the end giving up a late TD to allow Cortland to close to within 7 with a little over a minute left. RPI did indeed play an almost error free game rushing the ball better than they have all season and passing well. They move on to the final 8 and will most likely have to face North Central Illinois, the number 1 ranked team in the nation. It goes without saying they will again be a rather large underdog (but they have shown that anything can happen with the Kardiac Kids). In any case, this now becomes one of the most successful RPI seasons in the school history and congratulations to the boys and the coaching staff for reaching this stage and going 11-1.
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Wow! 8 left out of 225 division 3 football programs
 
RPI67 said:
Wow! 8 left out of 225 division 3 football programs
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Think about this - the storied RPI hockey program has won a total of 6 games in the NCAA tournament over all the years. The RPI football team has now won 7 games over the years of the NCAA Division III tournament. i find that amazing since when i was at RPI RPI was busy setting an NCAA record for consecutive games without a victory!
 
DrDemento said:
Think about this - the storied RPI hockey program has won a total of 6 games in the NCAA tournament over all the years. The RPI football team has now won 7 games over the years of the NCAA Division III tournament. i find that amazing since when i was at RPI RPI was busy setting an NCAA record for consecutive games without a victory!
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I remember as a ten year old when RPI football beat Middlebury to break the streak (was it 65 consecutive losses?) and made the Sunday New York Daily news sports page.
I believe it was a cartoon depicting RPI among the titans of eastern college football. :)
 
fr. joe said:
I remember as a ten year old when RPI football beat Middlebury to break the streak (was it 65 consecutive losses?) and made the Sunday New York Daily news sports page.
I believe it was a cartoon depicting RPI among the titans of eastern college football. :)
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I remember after 4 or 5 years of total loss season, we scheduled Nichols College which I believe had just started Division III football and was allegedly a super soft team to play for homecoming (to try to secure a much needed and sought after victory). We led 20-6 with only a few minutes to play and a large crowd had gathered around the old football field in the center of campus. Finally the streak would be broken! We gave up a touch and then could not run out the clock with Nichols scoring with seconds left to play to tie the score. It went into the books as a 20-20 tie. Not a win, but not a loss. The fans rushed the field and went crazy celebrating anyway. You are correct it was Middlebury we defeated 28-14 to end the losing streak in a game that we were a decided underdog. I believe the final non winning streak was ended numbering in the mid 40's. (?43)
Now fast forward. Over the past 3 decades, out Division III football team has only a handful (3) of losing seasons and even those were only a game or two from being winning seasons. Our winning percentage would be the envy of not just our hockey program, but most if not all in the nation. Obviously not totally comparable since Hockey is a D1 sport and the competition level so high. But this year we are in the final 8 of over 225 schools and the Liberty League champion with wins over Ithaca and Union and a blocked kick away from a tie with Hobart. I just hope we can begin to see this kind of return of our hockey program to this kind of consistent winning and frequent appearances in the NCAA tournament.
 
DrDemento said:
I remember after 4 or 5 years of total loss season, we scheduled Nichols College which I believe had just started Division III football and was allegedly a super soft team to play for homecoming (to try to secure a much needed and sought after victory). We led 20-6 with only a few minutes to play and a large crowd had gathered around the old football field in the center of campus. Finally the streak would be broken! We gave up a touch and then could not run out the clock with Nichols scoring with seconds left to play to tie the score. It went into the books as a 20-20 tie. Not a win, but not a loss. The fans rushed the field and went crazy celebrating anyway. You are correct it was Middlebury we defeated 28-14 to end the losing streak in a game that we were a decided underdog. I believe the final non winning streak was ended numbering in the mid 40's. (?43)
Now fast forward. Over the past 3 decades, out Division III football team has only a handful (3) of losing seasons and even those were only a game or two from being winning seasons. Our winning percentage would be the envy of not just our hockey program, but most if not all in the nation. Obviously not totally comparable since Hockey is a D1 sport and the competition level so high. But this year we are in the final 8 of over 225 schools and the Liberty League champion with wins over Ithaca and Union and a blocked kick away from a tie with Hobart. I just hope we can begin to see this kind of return of our hockey program to this kind of consistent winning and frequent appearances in the NCAA tournament.
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Thanks for the memory. I was a junior and went to campus at the end of the Nichols game. I remember the # as 43 also when they only played 8 games per year so 5+ years between wins. Students 2 years ahead of me never saw a win unless they stayed more than 5 years. Maybe some went for a PHD to stay for a W.
 
sezenack said:
An email I received from Cait Bennett, the current Grand Marshal. Bolded emphasis is my own.

Dear Members of the Union,

Yesterday, Dr. Martin A. Schmidt was appointed as the 19th President of RPI.

As your Grand Marshal, I have been working to increase student representation in the presidential selection process since Dr. Jackson announced her retirement in June. In the beginning phase, a cross sectional group of students were engaged to develop the Presidential Profile, which outlined the direction of the Institute and qualities desired in potential candidates. There were six student representatives, including myself, involved in the interviewing process, asking questions and submitting feedback about each candidate.

You all know about Dr. Schmidt’s professional experience as Provost at MIT, but his interview provided insight into his leadership style. Dr. Schmidt is a humble, passionate, and sincere leader. Many of his passions, including accessible education and inclusivity, are consistently developed into organizations with tangible community impacts, like edX and MindHandHeart. His dedication to life-long learning shows in his willingness to reflect on past failures and successes, and he diligently credits his teammates when reviewing accomplishments.

Most importantly, Dr. Schmidt sincerely cares about students. He asked about our hockey team, our Student Union, and the future challenges we see. Dr. Schmidt continued mentoring and teaching even while delving into administrative work at MIT, and was therefore able to provide acute insight on student concerns. He is focused on organizational strength from a grassroots perspective — starting with students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Expanding and organizing student representation in this presidential search was a huge step for shared governance at RPI. To say that the last few years have been tumultuous would be an understatement; in many ways, students have been disenfranchised and our input has been disregarded. Rebuilding trust between administrators and students will not happen overnight, but it will happen. I expect that the transition in leadership will come with its own challenges, and your student leaders are preparing to face them head on.

I am truly optimistic about the potential of Dr. Schmidt’s term. Student voices are best heard by sincere leaders who listen.

Have a happy thanksgiving.

Warmest regards,
Cait Bennett
156th Grand Marshal
Student Body President
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Thanks for posting this. It's very good to hear that they included students in the selection criteria and the interviews....a big step in the right direction in my view. There is no doubt that Schmidt knows exactly what he is inheriting and I am sure he will spend the next six months information gathering and outlining his plans to take the reigns. I don't expect any drastic impact on athletics, but getting fans back on site would be a great first start. I'd bet Ralph a bucket of burnt popcorn that the new Prez won't be a stranger at HFH...ha ha.
 
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