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Does anyone have any insight on the Cornell portal entries?

Unbeaten Dartmouth still outside the top 20.

Cornell is playing with urgency.  Loud Cornell crowd is not hurting.  Feels like a Cornell home game.

I am just confused how someone can call MSG a dump after the most recent renovation.  It is now like a brand new arena.

Cornell Introduction

https://vimeo.com/55197165

Espana

https://vimeo.com/55187474

Postgame

https://vimeo.com/55187482

Is Cymbal Guy going to be there?

Penn State made a big time hire with their wrestling coach and they did the same for men's lacrosse.  They have yet to ante up for a top men's basketball coach.  Football is in a period of transition with Paterno on his way out combined with them jacking up the cost to subscribe to football season tickets.

As for hockey, I think they were short sighted when they built that arena in the 90s without the ability to host a hockey team.  They needed the donation to make up for that decision.

Tambroni has to do what is best for him and his family.  I wish him the best of luck.

I think Donahue's point during the Sweet 16 run was that he was going to deal with coaching opportunities after the season was over.  Not that they were ideal spots for him, but I think he fell behind in the Seton Hall and St. John's openings because he was coaching Cornell.  I think he made up his mind to aggressively explore every opportunity after the season.  He gave 10 years to Cornell and turned around a dead program.  I mean, pretty much nobody cared.

After he found the "home run" at BC, I do not think there were many options.  I am sure he had to tell the BC AD that he would accept if offered.  And this is the same AD that fired the football coach for looking elsewhere.  BC wants someone devoted to BC.  You don't want to anger your new boss.  Coach Donahue did what he had to do and I appreciate that he did not feed us garbage lines about how he would never leave.  He is a class act.  The reaction of the Cornell players should tell you that.

I will root for him.  Whether some of the Cornell players fell into his lap or not, Donahue gave Cornell a Sweet 16 run that will almost certainly never be repeated or surpassed.  He built this team and they improved for 3 straight years.

I think he will be successful at BC.  He only needs to get one or two strong players to make it happen.

At least Noel knew this was coming.

Quote from: phillysportsfan

Quote from: srg1There has been a noticeable lack of outrage over Skinner's firing.  I think it was time for him to leave the program.  The BC AD wants a Coach Izzo.  I think Donahue is more Coach K than Izzo but I still think he can be successful there.

I would say there has been a lack of outrage because no one cares about BC basketball, Boston is a pro sports town and they havent gotten many students to the games recently

And this is one of the reasons Skinner was fired.  They want someone to make the students care.  Cornell students didn't care about basketball a few years ago.

There has been a noticeable lack of outrage over Skinner's firing.  I think it was time for him to leave the program.  The BC AD wants a Coach Izzo.  I think Donahue is more Coach K than Izzo but I still think he can be successful there.

I think the BC job makes a lot of sense for Donahue and the school.  I think this is the "home run."

Donahue knows that his market value may never be higher.  He appears to be aggressively looking to move.  My only concern is that the same things that make him a great Ivy League coach may not work in the top conferences.  He most likely will not be recruiting or coaching the same type of athlete.  Also, his down to earth intelligent style is great for Cornell.  But will it work at places where lying and cheating is the way to recruit and win?

What do you think has contributed to the improvement Cornell sports overall?  Obviously we still need improvement in football and soccer, but there have been positive strides made in lacrosse, hockey, gymnastics, wrestling, and track field among other sports.  Is it the facilities?  The coaches?  The athletic director?  I recall reading a report a long time ago from Cornell essentially trying to figure out why we were faring so poorly in sports.  I am not sure where the full report is, but I found this Q&A from 1999:

http://theuniversityfaculty.cornell.edu/forums/pdfs/questionsanswersathletics.pdf

Is Charlie Moore the architect of the current success?