Interesting that Appert hasn't gone anywhere yet, and people are already looking to replace him. Simply incredible.
If (and that's a big if) he ends up in the Denver job, there will be plenty of time for pontificating. Until then, he's still our coach.
There have always been an extreme few positions Appert would legitimately look at, and Denver is one of them. You don't spend nine years at a place while winning championships and not develop an affinity for that place - especially on what most assistants make. Based on his background, you'd have to think Ferris State would be another one as his alma mater, and as a guy who grew up in Minnesota and played high school hockey there, the Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth jobs would probably be fairly high on the list as well based on history and reputation.
As for any of those positions - as well as any specific position regardless - they aren't going to come open with any frequency. Heck, it's the first time any of those four positions have been open in 13 years. If you have any interest at all, and that interest exists on the other side as well, you owe it to yourself to look into it. After all, you can't decide to take the job if you don't get it offered to you, and waiting for a more perfect time could likely mean waiting for a time that never comes.
So I don't blame Appert for taking a look. It doesn't mean he wants out of RPI. I'd be willing to bet that he could be offered the job and ultimately decide to stay at RPI after weighing everything. Or, maybe it would end up being a dream come true and he already knows it. He'll do what's best for him and he deserves 100% support for his decision, whichever it is.
So, Appert haters... where are you now? If he's so awful, if he's done such a horrible job at RPI, why would Denver even be entertaining the idea of having him at the helm of their program, eh? Let's hear the excuses.
