He's a good talker, so that would make sense. But at the same time, interest in UVM men's hockey has never been lower. As a student the vibe I tend to get around campus is that people would much rather go see the basketball team win than the hockey team lose. Hell at the Brown game (last game the students were there) half the student section was sitting until some of us shouted at them. Rule #1 of student section: STAND UPThe only explanation for this is that Sneddon has donor$$ lined up for a new facility. This certainly isn’t based on merit.
#firesneddon
#firethe3stooges
Apparently it was agreed prior to the start of the season. Fishy that it took this long to come out considering back then we were actually (somewhat) optimistic
I'll do my best. As I said elsewhere I'm going to be doing a "fans react" thing to this news if enough want to speak their mind. I know the fans aren't decision makers but I feel that they deserve some sort of voice. We're angry because we care, and the worst thing that can happen to a hockey program is fan apathy.yes it is and like i said it is probably because he was getting the pressure and they were both feeling it!
i also want to say to you to please continue with the great coverage of the team and not being afraid to take a stand like you did before it is very sad to see bootlicking like ted has done in last 6 years your voice is refreshing to those of us who want new prospective keep up good work!
also so now that we're stuck with him - where all those Sneddon defenders at??? they know who they are they can come back and scold all of us now with your told you sos while this team will be lucky to win 8 games! WHAT A JOKE! enjoy the empty gutt!
Sneddon gets a new 3 year deal through 2019-20....
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/...sneddon-agree-new-3-year-contract/1005800001/
Probably shouldn't post this, but saw him totally blotto at one of the waterfront watering holes this summer. He was probably out celebrating his handshake deal with Schulman!
I'm sure this got leaked intentionally as Schulman must know there are a lot of dissatisfied fans and didn't want Sneddon left out to dry. My biggest problem with him is he seems to recruit fairly well, but the players generally do not get better over time, in fact many regress.
But also historically, it seems every 10 years we get a great player or group (O'Connell, Boyce, St. Louis, Stalberg), have a top ten team, get everyone's hopes up, then go back to average. I thought Colton might be that guy, but something is missing with this team. And rumors are he doesn't like the Coach, so would be surprised if he returns next year.
Had to check the calendar...nope, it’s not April 1st. Wow. I’ve compeltely lost interest in this program. What a joke.
Division 1 coaches are expected to be brand ambassadors on and off the playing field. That’s part of why they’re compensated so well. Like it or not, Sneddon’s behavior in public is open to scrutinization because he represents the school. Extending this guy’s contract is absolutely baffling.
I'm guessing their plan was to announce it when the deal was finalized, likely this spring/summer after the season was over. Now, however, with the season being a huge disappointment and fans actively calling for Sneddon's head (as Ted Ryan even acknowledged in his article), they probably felt they needed come out with it now to quell the uprising.To say the timing of this news is disappointing is an understatement. As the article points out, if this was agreed upon in the summer why was it kept such a secret? Surely there would have not been such backlash as they are facing now had this been known back in June.
Very well said. This pretty closely sums up how I feel right now. I fear the hockey program is going to continue sinking into oblivion. Coaching and play on the ice aside, I was greatly disappointed when they decided to refurbish The Gut. While it will represent a temporary improvement, why does the basketball program get a beautiful NEW facility, while hockey basically gets The Gut 3.0? In another 20 years when the fresh paint has worn off, we'll be right back in the same spot again.I fundamentally don't understand....or, more accurately, I do understand and don't like it.
As I've said many, many times, he's not a bad coach. I think he's done a lot for the program and he's had some success, and I appreciate his efforts. But the results have been inconsistent, the style of play is frustrating and not very exciting, and the current trend on wins/losses is decidedly negative. And as been often mentioned, players just don't seem to get better. Under his stewardship our program has a losing record. Basketball has had great success and I love what they've done, but along with skiing the hockey program is the ONE sport where we truly have the opportunity to be competitive on a national stage on a consistent basis. Giving Sneddon a new contract right now is accepting of the fact that what he's done is as good as we can expect to be, which I feel is a massive disservice to the university, it's students and all of us alums.
To me, this is an example of UVM deciding to be an average D1 hockey school instead of trying to be as good as we can be. I've always been frustrated at UVM that we seem to be unwilling to fire coaches who don't perform, instead generally waiting for contracts to expire. I get it, it's a financial thing. But his contract is (was) up. If you aren't going to go a different direction at the end of a contract with a coach who has a lifetime losing record and who's team is dramatically under performing versus expectations...when are you going to make a change?? It saddens me that we can't aspire to do better than this in our marquis sport.
Finally, I'd ask folks to avoid commentary on his personal life. In my opinion that is irrelevant and not cool.
Personally I will always support the Cats, and I really hope Coach Sneddon can right the ship and get us where we all want to be. But his track record is now quite long and strongly suggests that won't happen. I think this new contract is a huge mistake and a step backwards for the program at this time.
Go Cats.
