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RPI 2018 Off-Season Part II: In Memory of WaP
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Originally posted by hawthr View PostA few asked about the golf outing and the lack of information coming back from it. I was there and can fill in a bit. Likely some of the reason you haven't seen any comments on it...is that it was rather lightly attended from years past. A total of 20 groups (not all being foursomes) were in attendance. Weather (thankfully) held out nicely - some sprinkles at the end but the real rain didn't start until we sat down for dinner. A perk about lower attendance is the day on the course moves quicker and overall the day ends earlier. For those with drives home, it's appreciated.
Dana McGuane was not in attendance, for as you know he's abroad at the 5 Nations tournament. His son, Patrick, was there as has become custom. Also not there physically was Nolan, however he was there in spirit. Coach made a point of passing on word of Nolan, and to thank the RPI family for their continued thoughts and prayers to his family. During the event, I was told that Nolan plans to move back to BC as he recuperates. He's had a very tough road, and that's going to continue for some time. For those who know him, by all means reach out, as the interaction (even just on Twitter) helps a lot.
The boys were out in force on the tee boxes; many provided extra shots when asked, which was a nice return that that form. On one hole, as you saw, teams were required to putt using a hockey stick which was a nice addition. As we all know, there are many newbies this year, and they are all eager to get going. One thing that they cut from the dinner program was the player introductions - name, position, year, major - and I hope they bring that back.
The auction portion of the dinner was downright awkward. Not sure if it was related to the lighter attendance, frustration with the program's record of late, or frustration with the administration itself, but people were not opening their pocketbooks for anything. Signed Adam Oates jerseys went for $100 and $90. The experience on the bench, which has gone the last few years for $1000 or more, went for $300. I felt bad for Al Shibley, who emceed the event and ran that part.
As my form of silent protest, I wore my "Renew Rensselaer" pin during the event - it got a few looks at time from some members of the administration, but no comments. It did lead to a nice conversation with one of the members of the team, however - and we spoke about last fall's protest, and the Greek fiasco of late.""Ralph is the Chuck Norris of this board. Ralph doesnt sleep he just waits." - fishcore12
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Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View PostToxic money is a completely separate bear, and I certainly hope you don't think that, because it happened at a couple of institutions, that it creates a direct correlation across all institutions.
The fact of the matter is that men's ice hockey is one of the few cash flow positive entities at RPI. Perhaps that's why the administration took it over in a hostile manner. Is the administration now taking it for granted? Perhaps, given the "lackadaisical efforts" I'd say started when they took over. And given they're pretty much milking any source of money they can, i.e. the epitome of socialism, I wouldn't be surprised if the coffers start to run drier now that parallels can be drawn to today's society and people are becoming more the wise to it.
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Originally posted by Wicked Slappaahs View PostThanks for the report. 20 groups is a drastic drop in attendance --given that in SA's last year there was talk of AM and PM rounds due to the sheer number of golfers.Proud founder of the First Church of RPI Hockey
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Originally posted by Ralph Baer View PostThanks for the report. Did you notice any absences or presences among upper classmen which are not what we have been expecting?Proud founder of the First Church of RPI Hockey
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For those who feel a sense of impatience because it's 45 days before RPI's first hockey game and the rpiathletics website still shows last season's hockey roster -
It's 9 days before RPI's first football game and the rpiathletics website still shows last season's football roster.
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Originally posted by Waite21 View PostFor those who feel a sense of impatience because it's 45 days before RPI's first hockey game and the rpiathletics website still shows last season's hockey roster -
It's 9 days before RPI's first football game and the rpiathletics website still shows last season's football roster.
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Originally posted by Waite21 View PostFor those who feel a sense of impatience because it's 45 days before RPI's first hockey game and the rpiathletics website still shows last season's hockey roster -
It's 9 days before RPI's first football game and the rpiathletics website still shows last season's football roster.
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Originally posted by Ralph Baer View PostToday is 24 August 2018. There are 44 days until RPI's next game and still no roster.
This is based upon 7 October 2018 for the start of next season.CCT '77 & '78
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Originally posted by joecct View PostLate start for you today....
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The only forward who is using up his eligibility in the upcoming season is Brady Wiffen. We supposedly have six incoming forwards with others a strong possibility. They are Ashbrook, Bendorf, Brackett, Matt Cameron, Dubinsky, and Herrman. (Interesting that we appear to have a propensity to recruit players from near the start of the alphabet. A wise decision. ) Personally, I doubt that Brackett, Cameron, and Dubinsky are coming next fall. OTOH Ashbrook will be using up his junior eligibility, and everything points to Bendorf and Herrman arriving. I thus think that there will be another purge of players next summer. Probably not as many as this year, but still a significant event.
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Originally posted by Ralph Baer View PostThe only forward who is using up his eligibility in the upcoming season is Brady Wiffen. We supposedly have six incoming forwards with others a strong possibility. They are Ashbrook, Bendorf, Brackett, Matt Cameron, Dubinsky, and Herrman. (Interesting that we appear to have a propensity to recruit players from near the start of the alphabet. A wise decision. ) Personally, I doubt that Brackett, Cameron, and Dubinsky are coming next fall. OTOH Ashbrook will be using up his junior eligibility, and everything points to Bendorf and Herrman arriving. I thus think that there will be another purge of players next summer. Probably not as many as this year, but still a significant event.
A coach can probably get away with one purge of players left by his predecessor, but if it appears to be an annual exercise recruiting will become a nearly impossible task. I hope that's not Smith's plan.
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