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#1
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 08, 2023, 07:36:09 PM
41 degrees currently in Northfield, MN.
#2
Men's soccer / Re: 2023 NCAA Tournament
December 08, 2023, 07:17:08 PM
College Cup semis on ESPNU....Enmorekitten's prior squad, WVU, trailing Clemson 1-0 at the half.  Second semi to follow.
#4
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 08, 2023, 09:45:20 AM
@jknezek, if you wanna be fair please keep in mind that I was using a little sarcasm in response to our even more sarcastic Tufts alum who suggested Burk going to Colby was less likely than us nominating another well known coach for the Nobel Prize.  Aside from the usual laments about the location of the Maine schools, imo the Colby job is an enormous opportunity for someone.

I've lived in New England for 31 years, visited Conn a couple of times, and have driven through the New London/Old Mystic/Old Saybrook corridor probably a 100 times.

I would not consider New London significantly more of a mecca for an active dating life than Waterville while of course understanding that New London is nicely situated halfway between Boston and NYC.

In an odd twist, both New London and Waterville are on/off I-95.
#5
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 07, 2023, 09:44:35 PM
Quote from: jknezek on December 07, 2023, 08:53:02 PM
Quote from: PaulNewman on December 07, 2023, 08:41:29 PM
Quote from: d4_Pace on December 07, 2023, 07:59:58 PM
You've got a better chance of the boards nominating Serpone for the Nobel Peace Prize than Burke leaving Conn for Colby. I think Jordie Ciuffetelli is a great suggestion for the job, obviously I'm biased having worked with and played for him, but he'd be great there. I've also done the recruiting circuit with Billly Schmidt and Zach Grady and think they would both be good fits. An underrated aspect of these jobs is the personal life of the coaches. Not saying this is the case for any of those guys specifically, but if you're a single guy in your late 20s/early 30s Waterville, Lewiston, Bowdoin etc can be a tough sell. Just an off the radar factor that does come into consideration that you may not think about initially.

You're right, what was I thinking...the Chili's in New London, CT is outstanding.

Really?  New London is very much part of a metropolitan corridor. Waterville is a long way from anywhere. Even when I was at W&L the preference was for married coaches. The experiences of holding on to young, single coaches/professors at smaller, rural colleges is well known.

Corridor is pretty generous.  Guessing now, but over 2 hours from Boston, over an hour from Providence, an hour to New Haven, and 45-60 minutes to Hartford?  We all have different preferences.  That said, do we know that Burk is single?  I know nothing about him personally but did seem to have a ring on a ring finger in SC interview.  I mean Waterville isn't Caribou, ME.  There's two colleges in Waterville, Bates within distance, and not that far to Portland.  My pitch is that Colby is trending and this would be a great time to get in on it.  Conn from what I can gather is considered to have the weakest facilities in NESCAC with Colby now arguably the best.

Anyway, my take here is far more about Colby than Burk or any particular coach...and we've seen at a bunch of schools including W&L that getting the right coach can make a huge difference.  I'm just hoping they take their time, think big, and see what happens.
#6
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 07, 2023, 08:41:29 PM
Quote from: d4_Pace on December 07, 2023, 07:59:58 PM
You've got a better chance of the boards nominating Serpone for the Nobel Peace Prize than Burke leaving Conn for Colby. I think Jordie Ciuffetelli is a great suggestion for the job, obviously I'm biased having worked with and played for him, but he'd be great there. I've also done the recruiting circuit with Billly Schmidt and Zach Grady and think they would both be good fits. An underrated aspect of these jobs is the personal life of the coaches. Not saying this is the case for any of those guys specifically, but if you're a single guy in your late 20s/early 30s Waterville, Lewiston, Bowdoin etc can be a tough sell. Just an off the radar factor that does come into consideration that you may not think about initially.

You're right, what was I thinking...the Chili's in New London, CT is outstanding.
#7
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 07, 2023, 07:28:10 PM
LOL.    I'm questioning some aspects of Burk's (Burk, not Burke) approach as well.  Like how in the world did he get previously middle of the road Conn (and that's in good years) to a place where they have 2 Elite 8s and a national title inside of 4 years?  At Conn....not Amherst, Tufts, Midd, Williams, Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Hamilton, Colby...
#8
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 07, 2023, 04:15:00 PM
Quote from: smoova on December 07, 2023, 03:52:38 PM
Quote from: PaulNewman on December 07, 2023, 03:18:00 PM
Now is the time for Colby to swing for the fences...and this certainly has a feel of Colby wanting to swing for the fences ..

Agreed ... and exactly what Colby just did last month by bringing in Jake Bernhardt (former Maryland OC) to coach the lacrosse team.

So a top asst at one of the Ivies also might be a consideration. 

The Tim Stanton reference threw me.  Is he a kid from CT?  I think he walked in on my kid talking to Coach Serdj at Colby asking the coach for something (still as a recruit) while the coach was explaining to my kid how the intramurals worked and how he could maybe coach a youth team in Waterville if he wanted!
#9
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 07, 2023, 03:18:00 PM
Now is the time for Colby to swing for the fences...and this certainly has a feel of Colby wanting to swing for the fences ..
#10
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 07, 2023, 01:29:20 PM
Second call? 

Dan Toulson.
#11
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 07, 2023, 01:16:33 PM
Quote from: Another Mom on December 07, 2023, 01:00:36 PM
That's what I meant by my question, it would be a lateral move for Coach Burke, I would have thought.

What about Coach Schmidt, who was/is an assistant at Amerst, Yale and now Williams? He coached my son's club team.

https://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/bill-schmid/699#:~:text=Schmid%20joined%20the%20Williams%20College,University%20in%20New%20Haven%2C%20Connecticut.

If going that route, there's Zack Grady...but not sure he's ready. 

Gotta try to get Burk...and a perfect time for Burk to capitalize on his success.
#12
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 07, 2023, 01:04:40 PM
Quote from: Another Mom on December 07, 2023, 12:46:44 PM
But why would Coach Burke want yhe job?

Partly joking but only partly...

Watched SC's latest interview with Burk and he's gotta be in the top handful or at minimum top two handfuls of coaches in D3...and so worth a premium...

Reasons?

$$$$ -- Colby has a ton of it

Facilities/Resources -- See above and Colby now has arguably the best overall facilities in NESCAC with brand new, beautiful fields and brand new athletics center which is arguably tops in D3...

Right on the cusp (if not already) with Bowdoin and Midd in a tier breathing down the neck of Williams/Amherst...

In general, top school on the rise looking for various ways to make a splash ad will to commit resources to get it done...

#13
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 07, 2023, 12:44:08 PM
PN's top 3 wish list for Colby College....

1) Reuben Burk
2) Reuben Burk
3) Reuben Burk

Apologies in advance to Connecticut College....
#14
Men's soccer / Re: !
December 05, 2023, 11:10:16 AM
Quote from: PaulNewman on December 04, 2023, 10:58:50 PM
mngopher, give us some color on how you, other alums, and St Olaf folks overall are feeling about what the Oles did.  Will this mean something special for the school or not so much?

And...congratulations!  Great run.  I think three games versus Chicago over the past two seasons and at least three to four intense nailbiters with GAC served St Olaf well...and an otherwise very solid schedule too.

mngopher, I'm re-posting this on chance you didn't see it at bottom of prior page.
#15
Men's soccer / !
December 04, 2023, 10:58:50 PM
mngopher, give us some color on how you, other alums, and St Olaf folks overall are feeling about what the Oles did.  Will this mean something special for the school or not so much?

And...congratulations!  Great run.  I think three games versus Chicago over the past two seasons and at least three to four intense nailbiters with GAC served St Olaf well...and an otherwise very solid schedule too.