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RPI 2024 Off-Season: Was 2023 – 2024 Just a Bad Dream?

As St. Rose is about to go belly up making one particular outstanding coach across MULTIPLE levels and genres available, all it takes to fix the Siena problem is a functional brain.

Of course, it would also require Siena to man up and just admit that this guy took Siena's big crosstown rival from absolutely nothing (starting at age 29) and let it to the point where Siena was turned in to a red headed stepchild. Siena would also have to let go of this guy insisting (or else) that the annual rivalry game between the two not ALWAYS be played in Siena's downtown arena even if it meant sometimes playing it in a glorified high school gym.

Its' do you want to fix the problem or don't you??? It's do you want to win or don't you??? It's do you want to "reverse polarity" and now make UAlbany the red headed stepchild or don't you???

All done in 15 seconds!!! All it would take is some Siena drone yutz to walk up to a podium and say (or read): Ladies and gentlemen of the media. The next coach of the Siena men's' program basketball program, Mr, Will Brown. Problem worked, problem solved!!!

P.S. In the interest of full disclosure(s), yes I am casually acquainted with the Brown family. Also, the then still competent, functional and relevant individual who chose Brown (at age 29) to lead UAlbany out of the abyss was, indeed, one Lee McElroy. Unfortunately, RPI picked up McElroy at the same point in his career that Gil Hodges, Duke Snyder and Warren Spahn were in theirs when the early day Mets picked them up. For those old enough, that was not a pretty sight either.

Not to hijack the thread, but I completely agree. Siena fired the wrong guy. John D'Argenio has alone (no search company) made the hire of the last four (?...5?) coaches since Fran McCaffrey....all of whom were either duds or jumped ship after a year. He gave the kiss of death "vote of confidence' to Macariello in February, apparently without consulting his boss or the powerful alumni. How many mulligans does this guy get? Time for him to hand in his keys and head to Boca ....
 
Today is 21 March 2024. There are 198 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 5 October 2024 for the start of next season.
 
We have a backup goalie for next year, Carson Dorfman of Sioux City (USHL). He played a grand total of 2:24 in one game in February for them. Earlier this season he played for Shreveport and New Hampshire in the NAHL. He is probably Miller's replacement.
 
We have a backup goalie for next year, Carson Dorfman of Sioux City (USHL). He played a grand total of 2:24 in one game in February for them. Earlier this season he played for Shreveport and New Hampshire in the NAHL. He is probably Miller's replacement.

While I am very much hoping we do not lose Watson, if we do, can we replace him with a third goalie named Carson so all our goalies are named Carson.
 
It's good to see your posts. Always enjoyed our spirited back and forth back in the day. So much excitement back in the day, the Troy faithful (and I imagine the students) loved going to those games on Friday and Saturdays.

full respect AD, hope all is well.
 
Not to hijack the thread, but I completely agree. Siena fired the wrong guy. John D'Argenio has alone (no search company) made the hire of the last four (?...5?) coaches since Fran McCaffrey....all of whom were either duds or jumped ship after a year. He gave the kiss of death "vote of confidence' to Macariello in February, apparently without consulting his boss or the powerful alumni. How many mulligans does this guy get? Time for him to hand in his keys and head to Boca ....

Will Brown would be a sensible hire by Siena. Was surprised that UAlbany let him go; sounded like a situation where everyone needed a change. That said, I think the landscape for the basketball mid-majors has been irrevocably changed by NIL. The dollars are different for that sport and more upside switching to a bigger team than in hockey.

I'm not a Siena insider by any means, but don't see D'Argenio at risk.
 
I see Lauri Sertti is in the portal. He joins the mass of seniors using the last year of the Covid exemption.
 
and we remain the only school never to have won

I hadn't been aware that there was such a thing as an ECAC Tim Taylor Coach of the Year award.

How long has this award been in existence? If it dates back as far as 1984-85, who beat out Mike Addesa to win it that year?
 
Will Brown would be a sensible hire by Siena. Was surprised that UAlbany let him go; sounded like a situation where everyone needed a change. That said, I think the landscape for the basketball mid-majors has been irrevocably changed by NIL. The dollars are different for that sport and more upside switching to a bigger team than in hockey.

I'm not a Siena insider by any means, but don't see D'Argenio at risk.

not that I follow basketball, but you might see more upsets by smaller schools, and maybe an eventual NC by one. The more players that are in it for the NIL money, the less they’ll care about winning. This will give the smaller schools the advantage. That being said, the big schools also use the portal as a recruiting tool, so we’ll see.
 
Today is 22 March 2024. There are 197 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 5 October 2024 for the start of next season.
 
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