Tierney leaving Princeton for Denver

[Al DeFlorio]

I checked to see if it were April 1 but it really is June.

http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2009/06/08/breaking-princeton-coach-bill-tierney-is-headed-to-denver/

[DeltaOne81]

Wow

[Jacob '06]

[quote DeltaOne81]Wow[/quote]

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[Chris '03]

[quote Al DeFlorio]I checked to see if it were April 1 but it really is June.

http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2009/06/08/breaking-princeton-coach-bill-tierney-is-headed-to-denver/[/quote]

?!?!?

[scoop85]

I guess he got tired of losing to us, so he headed about as far from Ithaca (lax wise) as you can get :-D

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote Chris '03][quote Al DeFlorio]I checked to see if it were April 1 but it really is June.

http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2009/06/08/breaking-princeton-coach-bill-tierney-is-headed-to-denver/[/quote]

?!?!?[/quote]
Struck me at first like an April Fool's headline in the Daily Sun.  Then I realized it wasn't April 1. Capisce?

[RichH]

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote Chris '03][quote Al DeFlorio]I checked to see if it were April 1 but it really is June.

http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2009/06/08/breaking-princeton-coach-bill-tierney-is-headed-to-denver/[/quote]

?!?!?[/quote]
Struck me at first like an April Fool's headline in the Daily Sun.  Then I realized it wasn't April 1. Capisce?[/quote]

I think Chris was just expressing shock and confusion wordlessly.

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote RichH][quote Al DeFlorio][quote Chris '03][quote Al DeFlorio]I checked to see if it were April 1 but it really is June.

http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2009/06/08/breaking-princeton-coach-bill-tierney-is-headed-to-denver/[/quote]

?!?!?[/quote]
Struck me at first like an April Fool's headline in the Daily Sun.  Then I realized it wasn't April 1. Capisce?[/quote]

I think Chris was just expressing shock and confusion wordlessly.[/quote]
Got it.  My reaction as well.  Never woulda thunk it.

General feeling is Tierney's assistant (Metzbower?) will get the Princeton job.  Wonder if he's a screamer, too.

[Al DeFlorio]

Tierney interview here on Inside Lacrosse: http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2009/06/08/breaking-exclusive-interview-with-new-denver-lacrosse-coach-bill-tierney/

One of the comments speculates that the move was to set up Tierney's son Trevor, who will be his assistant coach, for the Denver head coaching job when Tierney retires.

[Chris '03]

[quote RichH][quote Al DeFlorio][quote Chris '03][quote Al DeFlorio]I checked to see if it were April 1 but it really is June.

http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2009/06/08/breaking-princeton-coach-bill-tierney-is-headed-to-denver/[/quote]

?!?!?[/quote]
Struck me at first like an April Fool's headline in the Daily Sun.  Then I realized it wasn't April 1. Capisce?[/quote]

I think Chris was just expressing shock and confusion wordlessly.[/quote]

That's about it. My initial reaction was "April Fools?" but Al already took that one so I was left with just wordless shock and confusion.

[ugarte]

My big fear is that the program will slip and it will be even harder for Cornell to post a solid SOS. Other than that, I'm not upset that it just got easier for Cornell to get the AQ.

[Chris '03]

[quote ugarte]My big fear is that the program will slip and it will be even harder for Cornell to post a solid SOS. Other than that, I'm not upset that it just got easier for Cornell to get the AQ.[/quote]

At least in the short term, Brown and Harvard are on the rise and PU is well stocked with talent.

Of course, regardless of PU's fortune, it already got harder to get the AQ with the Ivy playoff coming into play next year. A weakened conference with two additional games is not what the league had in mind...

[ugarte]

[quote Chris '03][quote ugarte]My big fear is that the program will slip and it will be even harder for Cornell to post a solid SOS. Other than that, I'm not upset that it just got easier for Cornell to get the AQ.[/quote]

At least in the short term, Brown and Harvard are on the rise and PU is well stocked with talent.

Of course, regardless of PU's fortune, it already got harder to get the AQ with the Ivy playoff coming into play next year. A weakened conference with two additional games is not what the league had in mind...[/quote]
I thought the playoff was just for shits and giggles. Doesn't the regular season winner still get the AQ?

[Chris '03]

[quote ugarte][quote Chris '03][quote ugarte]My big fear is that the program will slip and it will be even harder for Cornell to post a solid SOS. Other than that, I'm not upset that it just got easier for Cornell to get the AQ.[/quote]

At least in the short term, Brown and Harvard are on the rise and PU is well stocked with talent.

Of course, regardless of PU's fortune, it already got harder to get the AQ with the Ivy playoff coming into play next year. A weakened conference with two additional games is not what the league had in mind...[/quote]
I thought the playoff was just for shits and giggles. Doesn't the regular season winner still get the AQ?[/quote]

Regular season= Ivy Champ
Playoff= AQ

[profudge]

Tierney leaves Princeton for Denver
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