Figured this would be more fun than the "Best Coaches of All Time" thread.
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Okay, in the overrated, but not worst category, my favorite whipping boy, Len Ceglarski.
Between the Scott Harlow-Bob Sweeney-Craig Janney-Kevin Stevens-Brian Leetch-Doug Brown etc. teams in the 80s to the Dave Emma-Steve Heinze-Marty McInnis-Bill Guerin-Ted Crowley teams in the early 90s, few coaches have had as much talent and accomplished less on the national stage than Ceglarski.
One just needs to compare him and Jerry York. Both had and have had tremendous talent, York has won three national titles with his and come close numerous other times. Ceglarski...not so much.
I didn't used to feel as strongly this way, but I suppose the York era has made me realize in retrospect just how disappointing the Ceglarski era was.The ORIGINAL Cross Check
Frozen Four appearances since 98'
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BU - 2
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Tim Watters
I don't know the man personally, everyone says he was a nice guy who just couldn't recruit or coach, but his record speaks for itself. In four seasons, he took a struggling, but still proud and respectable program, and sank it into a 200-foot well that we're still fumbling around trying to pull ourselves out of.
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Originally posted by J.D. View PostWow, I don't think Ceglarski was a bad coach by any means. Is Dick Umile a bad coach? No.
Bad and overrated are two different concepts, which I why I specified.The ORIGINAL Cross Check
Frozen Four appearances since 98'
BC - 12
BU - 2
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Not trying to start a flaming war here, but since the question was asked.
My vote is for three coaches: Dick Umile and Enrico Blasi, two peas in the same pod. They have great teams, yet are not able to pull the teams together in a cohesive manner when 'the big game' counts. The third worst coach (IMHO) is Ted Donato and you can read the comments on the Harvard Hockey Future is so Bright thread. Again, Donato recruits top-notch talent, but is not able to coach them to win. For two years in a row, with Donato recruits nonetheless, he's been unable to pull out a double-digit win season.
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Originally posted by J.D. View PostWho's overrating him to begin with though?
Again, I'm not saying that the guy was a bum or a bad coach. He was good enough to get them to a certain level and not good enough to get them over the top. Like Umile. Good coach, but not a great coach. BC fans now what a great coach looks like.The ORIGINAL Cross Check
Frozen Four appearances since 98'
BC - 12
BU - 2
BC Hockey 1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012 National Champions
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chris serino“Unless you’re Boston College, you don’t get here every year.”
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Originally posted by shraderAdmin, do you still hate BC? If not, will darin and MAV ever be freed? If you do still hate BC, why is SteveF allowed to post?
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I think I'd give Blasi a few more years before I put him on this list. He's still pretty young and his history is not all that long. He does need to step it up in the relatively near future though.The ORIGINAL Cross Check
Frozen Four appearances since 98'
BC - 12
BU - 2
BC Hockey 1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012 National Champions
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