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Originally posted by ServinisScores View PostSomething more important, just read that Matt Graves passed on Saturday."Rick not want to be know as tough guy, Rick want to be known as team guy" Rick "Mongo" Bennett
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Originally posted by ServinisScores View PostShe made a fundraising commitment, not an investment.Last edited by AspyDad; 01-28-2018, 06:08 PM."Rick not want to be know as tough guy, Rick want to be known as team guy" Rick "Mongo" Bennett
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Originally posted by AspyDad View PostExactly.
She could have very well said “I fully commit to fundraise $20M if you have a couple winning seasons”. You and I will never know thatnlevel of detail.Class of '93
16 years at Section 9, Row D, Seats 1-4
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Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Postbut he doesn't disband an entire senate when they announce, through a vote, that they don't like him."Rick not want to be know as tough guy, Rick want to be known as team guy" Rick "Mongo" Bennett
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Originally posted by ServinisScores View PostAD that’s a far cry from a contingent-free guarantee to invest.
She could have very well said “I fully commit to fundraise $20M if you have a couple winning seasons”. You and I will never know thatnlevel of detail."Rick not want to be know as tough guy, Rick want to be known as team guy" Rick "Mongo" Bennett
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Originally posted by AspyDad View PostThats one
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Originally posted by ServinisScores View PostI see it's that time of year to re-start the excuse machine. And we're back on two of my favorites; admissions and facilities.
Has it ever crossed anyone's mind that the previous and current coaching staffs were told "Coach, we will invest in the facility, but you need demonstrate you can perform first. Get us to the ECAC Frozen Four once or twice, and then we will commit."
That seems like a rational, achievable ask (assume they are rational enough to pose these, whether they did or not is a separate debate )
What say you? In all of these excuse recycling sessions, the data of RPI being one of the worst performing programs in the ECAC over the last 10-15 years goes unmentioned. And I think we'd all agree the HFH is not the worst facility in the ECAC.
Thoughts?
We can touch on admissions later.
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Originally posted by AspyDad View PostBut isn't that the Colton Point. She says something to get the heat off and will never, ever deliver. I agreed with on Achilles being the worst rink..isnt that enuf from me.
I appreciate The banterClass of '93
16 years at Section 9, Row D, Seats 1-4
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Originally posted by engineerhockeyfan View PostEasy AD, I wasn't calling you or anyone else anything. I just think that the people doing most of the complaining would be more comfortable with a conservative president. No matter what his/her policies might be.
This school does have a Board, doesn't it? If she was so bad, don't you think that they would do something about it?
As for the Board, they're in her pocket. Any dissent, and they're "retired". Same with the deans.
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MH| sad loss of Times Union Sports writer, Matt Graves. Great writer and a good person. Many a night at the HFH and while he always found the right words about us, we struggle to find the right words about our grief. pic.twitter.com/HGePxjJRzO
— Houston Field House (@RPI_HFH) January 29, 2018
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Ok. Enough about Shirley. Lets get back to Hockey. Specifically the Mayor's Cup. I watched the post game comments. This game came down to two factors: A very flat start for a period and a quarter. And several (like 7 or 8) Grade A chances RPI did not bury. I applaud their resilience and willingness to fight back. But when you spot the other team 4 goals (a couple of which were soft) and then don't bury even 1 of your great chances ( and those 7 or 8 were not the one's they scored on), you are not going to win in D1 hockey. I was sitting there just counting the great chances they missed on. The question is ; how to you go from generating those opportunities ( and it was great, hard work that did that) to finishing? Is it just having a great scorer? I don't think so. And if you want to win, you have to put together a sixty minute game at this level. I remember feeling the same way under SA for a lot of games. What is the intangible that will take a team from decent to good and then good to great? Regardless of the star power on the team. Lastly, I couldn't help thinking while watching the game: The TU made ice, apparently, for 2 games. Pro hockey is a thing of the past ( although with a return of indoor football and basketball, Albany seems to be trying to jam that square peg into the round hole again, who knows?). But it was a good crowd Saturday afternoon and evening. You look at the pros when they do the outdoor games. They make it a hockey event involving other levels like college games to widen the atmosphere. Why not make it a Mayor's Cup weekend or week. Have a youth hockey and high school tournament ( for both boys and girls) there, open the rink for public skating, bring in a wider field for the Mayor's Cup (like the tournament RPI played in in Ireland) on the men's and women's side. I think a lot of things could be done to make it an even better event. Have a finale party on that Sunday with music like Moriah Formica or Sawyer Fredricks or bands from local colleges. It would be good for hockey, good for the teams, good for Albany. I cant help wonder how many more years this will go on there before the TU bows out. Then the fighting will begin about whose barn gets it when.
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Originally posted by 25+years View PostOk. Enough about Shirley. Lets get back to Hockey. Specifically the Mayor's Cup. I watched the post game comments. This game came down to two factors: A very flat start for a period and a quarter. And several (like 7 or 8) Grade A chances RPI did not bury. I applaud their resilience and willingness to fight back. But when you spot the other team 4 goals (a couple of which were soft) and then don't bury even 1 of your great chances ( and those 7 or 8 were not the one's they scored on), you are not going to win in D1 hockey. I was sitting there just counting the great chances they missed on. The question is ; how to you go from generating those opportunities ( and it was great, hard work that did that) to finishing? Is it just having a great scorer? I don't think so. And if you want to win, you have to put together a sixty minute game at this level. I remember feeling the same way under SA for a lot of games. What is the intangible that will take a team from decent to good and then good to great? Regardless of the star power on the team. Lastly, I couldn't help thinking while watching the game: The TU made ice, apparently, for 2 games. Pro hockey is a thing of the past ( although with a return of indoor football and basketball, Albany seems to be trying to jam that square peg into the round hole again, who knows?). But it was a good crowd Saturday afternoon and evening. You look at the pros when they do the outdoor games. They make it a hockey event involving other levels like college games to widen the atmosphere. Why not make it a Mayor's Cup weekend or week. Have a youth hockey and high school tournament ( for both boys and girls) there, open the rink for public skating, bring in a wider field for the Mayor's Cup (like the tournament RPI played in in Ireland) on the men's and women's side. I think a lot of things could be done to make it an even better event. Have a finale party on that Sunday with music like Moriah Formica or Sawyer Fredricks or bands from local colleges. It would be good for hockey, good for the teams, good for Albany. I cant help wonder how many more years this will go on there before the TU bows out. Then the fighting will begin about whose barn gets it when.
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