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Date Posted: 11:08:19 07/14/04 Wed
Author: purplehaze
Subject: HELLO FR. BROOKS - NEVER A COMMITMENT
In reply to: Nhteamer 's message, "HELLO FR. BROOKS" on 09:23:26 07/14/04 Wed

it all comes down to a commitment to athletics in the ivy/patriot tradition - it has never been there at hc since we (brooks) made the decision to realign with 'like' schools. the difference makers are facilities and full-time coaches. we are still behind (i'd say the worst) among all ivy/patriot schools in facilities, and just now beefing up our full-time coaches on campus.
the ecac fears giving us the 'invite', and then seeing us do nothing with the hart hockey rink and do a half-baked job of div.1 women's program. they have looked at our athletic program and have rightfully seen that we are div. i on paper only, with very little pro-active moves in the last decade to improve. who wants to invite a school with a 'losing atmosphere' in most sports.
hey, the administration has every right to make the decisions they do, but it seems to me a lot of people have observed the mediocrity of the past years that permeates our campus.
we're lucky to have coach pearl and bill bellerose who pushed for canadian recruits 5 years ago, and this has clearly made the big difference in our hockey program.
we'll probably get into the ecac when all is said and done but i personally hope they get a commitment from us for improvements at hart rink, as well as the immediate move to get the women's program on the div. i track quickly.

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On facilities, Fordham is the true cellar dwellar -- DamnRam, 17:50:48 07/18/04 Sun

For basketball you've got the Hart Center, whereas Fordham has the very old Rose Hill Gym. Haven't seen your lockerrooms but I'm guessing they're much better than ours, which are in the basement of RHG.

For football, you've got the 23,000 seat horseshoe stadium of Fitton Field, whereas Fordham has the 7,000 seat risers (all on one side) of Coffey Field. Again, haven't seen your lockerrooms but I'm sure they're better than ours. We will be getting a new FieldTurfed field though for both the practice grid and the playing grid.

For baseball, you've got a dedicated baseball diamond on Fitton, whereas Fordham's baseball team has a diamond on one corner of Coffey Field, with the football grid making up the left and center field area. The FieldTurfing of Coffey should help us in this respect.

We have only an intramural hockey team (they're decent for an intramural team, from what I've heard) and no hockey rink of our own. I would love for us to have even the small capacity rink that HC has.

I don't know or care what Fr. Brooks did or didn't do to your athletics program, but for what it's worth remember that it could always be worse. You could be forced to do with much less, as Fordham has, which of course probably adds insult to your "injury" considering how well we've done with those inadequate facilities.

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