Upstate Uprising-- click for PDF
"Albany and Binghamton have risen to the top of America East"
Huh?
Both teams are having very nice seasons. Maybe I'm being cautious and I don't want to moosch the Danes the way Binghamton's pep band jinxed their team, but no one has risen to the top of anything yet. If nothing else, this year's AE has been most notable for league parity.
The PDF is pretty cool in that its more exposure for the program, and I'll take it. However, in attempting to drum up some excitement over the budding Albany-Binghamton rivalry and for the upcoming AE tournament to be held in Binghamton in March, the league neglects a vastly improved UNH team and a young and improving Vermont team, just to name a few of the other teams in the AE. While Albany and Bingo sit 1-2 respectively atop the standings in the AE, at least 4 teams have a shot at winning the tournament.
Of course, its obvious why the league does this-- to get the fans of the schools closest to Binghamton there for the AE tournament. Maybe I just had a long day and I'm just not biting right now. "Lighten up, Francis."
Two last things--Albany does not average 2700 fans per game-- they drew more than 2700 once all year. Don't lie or manipulate statistics.
The pamphlet also neglected to mention that Albany beat Binghamton TWICE this year. Couldn't let that one slide, sorry.
Hartford Game Notes 2/8/06
Loved the TU article today. The players sound confident, and I liked Brian's quote, that the upcoming road games are "just going to make us even more mentally tough than we already are."
The upcoming stretch is a tall order for the team, and Coach Brown's quote in the article is perfect:
"This will be a tremendous challenge for us because I think in any conference in America, it's tough to win on the road," Brown said. "I don't know what goes into putting the schedule together, besides a lot of hard work, and you can't please everybody."
(In the past I thought the coaching staff had something to do with scheduling-- mea culpa.)
Coach Brown reacted similarly when asked about the officiating during halftime of the Stony Brook, again refusing to take the bait. Classy move by Coach.
As Coach Brown alluded to earlier in the season when the team was losing, this year the Danes are the team with the bulls-eye on their backs. Hartford is really going to be up for tonight's game, and especially after beating Vermont, there should be a pretty hostile crowd awaiting the Danes tonight. Oh, and Hartford is obviously not out to do us any favors-- yeah, I'm still smarting over the Binghamton game.
One last thing-- we should start to really begin pressuring the University about re-signing Coach Brown. The media has to stay out of this now and wait until the season is over-- they had their chance all year and blew it. The team doesn't need the distraction during the most important stretch of the season. However, I'm afraid that a window might be closing. After all, no one wants to be where they are not wanted. Right now, its up to us-- the fans, supporters and alumni-- along with Dr. McElroy and President Hall to ensure Coach Brown that he is indeed wanted here.
Good luck tonight, Danes.
Huh?
Both teams are having very nice seasons. Maybe I'm being cautious and I don't want to moosch the Danes the way Binghamton's pep band jinxed their team, but no one has risen to the top of anything yet. If nothing else, this year's AE has been most notable for league parity.
The PDF is pretty cool in that its more exposure for the program, and I'll take it. However, in attempting to drum up some excitement over the budding Albany-Binghamton rivalry and for the upcoming AE tournament to be held in Binghamton in March, the league neglects a vastly improved UNH team and a young and improving Vermont team, just to name a few of the other teams in the AE. While Albany and Bingo sit 1-2 respectively atop the standings in the AE, at least 4 teams have a shot at winning the tournament.
Of course, its obvious why the league does this-- to get the fans of the schools closest to Binghamton there for the AE tournament. Maybe I just had a long day and I'm just not biting right now. "Lighten up, Francis."
Two last things--Albany does not average 2700 fans per game-- they drew more than 2700 once all year. Don't lie or manipulate statistics.
The pamphlet also neglected to mention that Albany beat Binghamton TWICE this year. Couldn't let that one slide, sorry.
Hartford Game Notes 2/8/06
Loved the TU article today. The players sound confident, and I liked Brian's quote, that the upcoming road games are "just going to make us even more mentally tough than we already are."
The upcoming stretch is a tall order for the team, and Coach Brown's quote in the article is perfect:
"This will be a tremendous challenge for us because I think in any conference in America, it's tough to win on the road," Brown said. "I don't know what goes into putting the schedule together, besides a lot of hard work, and you can't please everybody."
(In the past I thought the coaching staff had something to do with scheduling-- mea culpa.)
Coach Brown reacted similarly when asked about the officiating during halftime of the Stony Brook, again refusing to take the bait. Classy move by Coach.
As Coach Brown alluded to earlier in the season when the team was losing, this year the Danes are the team with the bulls-eye on their backs. Hartford is really going to be up for tonight's game, and especially after beating Vermont, there should be a pretty hostile crowd awaiting the Danes tonight. Oh, and Hartford is obviously not out to do us any favors-- yeah, I'm still smarting over the Binghamton game.
One last thing-- we should start to really begin pressuring the University about re-signing Coach Brown. The media has to stay out of this now and wait until the season is over-- they had their chance all year and blew it. The team doesn't need the distraction during the most important stretch of the season. However, I'm afraid that a window might be closing. After all, no one wants to be where they are not wanted. Right now, its up to us-- the fans, supporters and alumni-- along with Dr. McElroy and President Hall to ensure Coach Brown that he is indeed wanted here.
Good luck tonight, Danes.
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