Ben DeLuca fired

[billhoward]

So. Anybody know how satisfied Coach Tambroni and his wife are in Happy Valley? Sorry. This DeLuca news just reminded me how devestated I was after learning that Tambroni news back then, and now it's hitting me doubly so.

Cornell is becoming the cradle of lacrosse coaches (we don't want to start a run of this being the grave of coaches, too.):
* Dave Pietramala, Cornell coach 1998-2000 to Hopkins coach.
* Jeff Tambroni, Cornell coach 2001-2010 to Penn State coach.
* John Tillman, Cornell player to Ithaca-Navy asst coach to Harvard coach to Maryland coach
* Mike Waldvogel, Cornell assistant 1970s during Cornell's 3 NCAA titles to long-time Yale head coach through 2002 (now Fairfield women's coach)
* Other?

[TimV]

Ned Harkness, lacrosse coach 1966-68, to Detroit Red Wings and Union College

[billhoward]

Ned Harkness, lacrosse coach 1966-68, to Detroit Red Wings and Union College

And football coach George Seifert (3-15 1975, 1976), who probably saw a lacrosse game looking out his window at Schoellkopf and then decamped for the pros and eventually two Super Bowls at San Francisco.

[George64]

Ned Harkness, lacrosse coach 1966-68, to Detroit Red Wings and Union College

And football coach George Seifert (3-15 1975, 1976), who probably saw a lacrosse game looking out his window at Schoellkopf and then decamped for the pros and eventually two Super Bowls at San Francisco.

I don't know if "decamped" is the right word.  Seifert was fired after two seasons, I assume so that Cornell could hire Bob Blackman, the once highly successful (104-37-3) Dartmouth coach, who had recently been dismissed by Illinois.  In his six years at Cornell, Blackman went 23-33-1.  Meanwhile, Seifert returned to Stanford as an assistant under Bill Walsh, followed him to the 49ers, and became head coach there in 1989.

[Josh '99]

Rob Pannell '76

::wtf::

[Robb]

Also don't forget Bruce Arena - he only attended for 2 years, but managed national honors in both lacrosse and soccer (which he didn't even intend to play), and I think his first full-time coaching gig (lacrosse assistant coach) was at Cornell.  Went on to coach UVA to 5 national titles in soccer, and then arguably had the best stint of any US national team soccer coach.

[Trotsky]

Also don't forget Bruce Arena

Holy shit.  Had no idea about this.

[billhoward]

Also don't forget Bruce Arena

Holy shit.  Had no idea about this.

IIRC, Arena as a player stumbled into soccer goaltending by chance when the HS starter got injured or bounced, and Arena was asked to move from defense. At Cornell he was more a lax player and also the second or third string soccer goalie until they got injured. He wound up tending goal in Cornell's 1972 trip to the NCAA (soccer) final four. He was HM or 2nd team All-America in both sports. He would have been an amazing lax coach (actually he was a Cornell asst for a year and also at Virginia worked with lax as well as soccer for a while). Instead he was an amazing soccer coach.

[KeithK]

Instead he was an amazing soccer coach.

What a waste. :-P

[TimV]

Cornell Sun Letter of Support for Coach DeLuca

No castigation, just support for a good soldier.

If you'd like to add your signature and you have a google account go here.

[Weder]

Statement from DeLuca.

[Johnny 5]

Statement from DeLuca.

And, so...the facts of the matter may emerge when??

::wtf::

[billhoward]

If you're reading tea leaves, start with Sun managing editor Akane Otani's story today and this. It was about time somebody asked the head guy some questions.

In an interview with The Sun Wednesday, President David Skorton said the dismissal was "not just based on one incident."

[cbuckser]

Also don't forget Bruce Arena

Holy shit.  Had no idea about this.

In addition, former football coach Kent Austin is leading the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to this Sunday's Grey Cup in Regina, SK.

[Josh '99]

Also don't forget Bruce Arena

Holy shit.  Had no idea about this.

In addition, former football coach Kent Austin is leading the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to this Sunday's Grey Cup in Regina, SK.

Taking any kind of credit for Kent Austin on the basis of three years when he was already a well established coach seems like a bit of a stretch.