yeez1001 said:

Any word on some of these open jobs as 7v7 and off-season work gets started for some? Northeast still open? Lasalle add any notable names to staff? Nase leave for another job or just frustrated at NE?

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MC1975 said:

Another Mountie here. Agree with all of your comments about the school and Coach Phelan. Great man

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Stalker said:

Yes a Mountie. Better than being called Ferries from Mt. St. Mary's back in the day at Wolf's Pub by the 'worms' from Gettysburg College. We had some fun, a few scuffles.

And yes, Coach Phelan was there in that weird Quonset hut of a gym. He had some super teams at Div-2 playing teams like Loyola-Balt, Randolph-Macon, Hampden-Sydney, Catholic U, George Mason, UMBC. All kinds of post season appearances; title in 62, 2nd in 81, Final Four 57, 61, 62, 81, 85 and a pile of Sweet 16s. Coach was approachable and a good guy. The real deal.
It's a beautiful school I still visit going to the Grotto behind the school, maybe 10 miles south of Gettysburg that is worth the trip whether you're Catholic, religious or not. Very peaceful. Cool place to reflect. Check it out.

National Shrine Grotto

National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at Mt. St. Mary University in Emmitsburg, MD

www.nsgrotto.org

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paul from philly said:

A Mountie!!!! Were you there when Phelan coached Bball?

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National Shrine Grotto

National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at Mt. St. Mary University in Emmitsburg, MD

www.nsgrotto.org

Stalker said:

tulla, I gambled extensively in my life, assisted with the creation of a gambling annual and used to be well versed on all the Div1-FBS schools. Meaning, while I went to Miami, Mount St. Mary's and PSU, I had to get 'favorite' team out of my system per that life style. So I might be the wrong guy to ask that question.
Having said that. I enjoy seeing Penn State win and do have at least the semblance of loyalty there and interest in schools where the family graduated; cousin at Ga, uncle at Tulane, sister at Florida, etc. So there I'm rooting for 'my' teams to win.
Most alums I know don't have a clue who played or plays where, who shifted to guard from TE, CB to S (per inj), transferred in or out unless it's a big name key position player like Qb Sam Hartman Wake to Notre Dame last season. In my view you're rooting for your school with very little peripheral information.
I'll run into the guys who say things like 'so, what's it look like this year?'. We might talk about the Portal but what are you going to do? It's legal. We don't like it but it's here.

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tulla said:

What's your favorite college team? Does it really make no difference if half the guys who start next year are transfers from other places, including some who played on the main rival's team last year? Maybe I'm the odd man out on this one.

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2020sports said:

yes and no- if it's worse, why is CFB only getting bigger w mon

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Stalker said:

I think the sport will survive with serious team loyalty from boosters/alums like those at Tex AM who paid Jimbo Fisher's 50-70 mil buy-out, TV contracts and just the love of the game. The general public including alums root for the team, not the player. It's just a jersey out there with me rooting essentially for the name on the front, not the back. I don't care where the Qb comes from. But we all want "our" team to win, whoever is wearing the uniform.

NA, I'm just the opposite. I don't think there's a better game than college football.

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tulla said:

What's your favorite college team? Does it really make no difference if half the guys who start next year are transfers from other places, including some who played on the main rival's team last year? Maybe I'm the odd man out on this one.

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BradlyPitt said:

because they got significantly better as that season went on, while CC did not

like I said it was the one year where it seemed to be the popular opinion where the AAA champ was considered to be the best team in the state

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Vikingofpittsburgh said:

Why do you think Archbishop Wood would mercy rule PCC?

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Stalker said:

I think the sport will survive with serious team loyalty from boosters/alums like those at Tex AM who paid Jimbo Fisher's 50-70 mil buy-out, TV contracts and just the love of the game. The general public including alums root for the team, not the player. It's just a jersey out there with me rooting essentially for the name on the front, not the back. I don't care where the Qb comes from. But we all want "our" team to win, whoever is wearing the uniform.

NA, I'm just the opposite. I don't think there's a better game than college football.

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paul from philly said:

Usually the highest paid state employee of any state is a coach, basketball or football, at the state university.

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northalleghenytiger said:

I’m not sure why they’re complaining, imo they’d probably win 5a aswell

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tulla said:

Let's see if the interest in college football is as high in 2-3 years. So far most people are just getting used to the way the portal works and the effects of NIL. I'm an older guy who understood a long time ago the business side of college football, but I also held on to the idea that teams and players, to different degrees, had a real connection to the the schools they played for. Maybe younger people won't care so much when the connections become much thinner, but I think lots of fans really will mind when half the starters on their favorite team played for another school the year before. I guess we'll find out how many people really do root just for the jersey.

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paul from philly said:

Usually the highest paid state employee of any state is a coach, basketball or football, at the state university.

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BradlyPitt said:

i don't know wasn't there that weird thing with a field goal Wood kicked in that game, and the referees claimed they couldn't see where the ball went?

I think if they replayed that game at the end of the season Wood would mercy rule them, one of the few years I can recall where most people in the state thought the 3A champ was the best

Central was nationally ranked but wasn't overly impressive that season, maybe they could've won the wpial or state with a few breaks but I never thought they were an amazing team

2021 they got mercy ruled in the final, i can't think of them as one of the best to not win, I think the 2019 Central team is underrated

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BradlyPitt said:

i don't know wasn't there that weird thing with a field goal Wood kicked in that game, and the referees claimed they couldn't see where the ball went?

I think if they replayed that game at the end of the season Wood would mercy rule them, one of the few years I can recall where most people in the state thought the 3A champ was the best

Central was nationally ranked but wasn't overly impressive that season, maybe they could've won the wpial or state with a few breaks but I never thought they were an amazing team

2021 they got mercy ruled in the final, i can't think of them as one of the best to not win, I think the 2019 Central team is underrated

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Stalker said:

Absolutely Paul. And the crybaby Sabans of the world making their millions bitch the loudest. He can pound sand with his fraudulent outrage and concern for the athlete and sport.
The sanctimonious SOB doesn't see HE's a big part of the problem making how many millions....repeat....millions a year? Things were good at the Plantation for good ole Nick before this!

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paul from philly said:

The Portal along with the NIL have ruined college sports!! What happened at the end of the football season with teams losing half their players is just the beginning. The NCAA as an organization did not adapt to the changing landscape when TV got involved in the 80s. TV money flying around to all the programs. And the athletes had a right to be pissed. So you invent the NIL with no rules or guidelines. A gymnast from LSU and a quaterback who hasn't thrown a ball yet are leading the money race. I'm wondering what the Portal will look like at the end of March Madness. Very busy I would think!

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