Another line change, and another line change and another dump and guess what...another line change. And the passing...just poor. No offensive zone pressure, no attack the net, no goals. Yucch.
Here is THE BOTTOM LINE. Tony Collins, I paid $10 to watch the RPI feed tonight and yes, I saw you there in your seats, so please realize what we have here. No, it is not the freakin arena. St. Lawrence's is a dump compared to Cheel, yet they get their talent and DEVELOP THEIR TALENT...even with a new coach. So, Tony, please READ these FACTS:
George Roll: A wonderful coach, who gave as much as anyone to the CU program after stellar years with Oswego, and coming in after a very difficult time with the way Mark Morris had departed, did a yeoman's job but his star, while at CU, has been diminished since his departure. Well, let's look at George Roll's first four years vs. the present coach, Mr. Casey Jones's first four years.
G. Roll's CU teams: 2003-2007: 74 wins, 67 losses, 16 ties
C. Jones's CU teams: 2011-2015: 58 wins, 74 losses, 22 ties
Home Record: (this is what fill's Cheel with local fans and REVENUE - for some strange reason, but people want to see wins and don't like to travel winter roads to see losses.)
GR: 40 - 20 - 11
CJ: 34 - 32 - 08
Road Record:
GR: 28 - 43 - 3
CJ: 22 - 36 - 14
Total Goals: Goals Against: Difference Seasons with positive goals for vs. goals against
GR: 470 437 +33 3
CJ: 376 411 -35 0
League Titles: NCAA Appearances
GR: 1 1
CJ: 0 0
George Roll left CU and landed a position building a new DIII program at Nazareth from the ground up. In three years, he has taken that program to a WINNING RECORD, and perhaps a more potent offensive unit that what CU had on the ice in 2014-2015.
No one should EVER put down George Roll and what he did while at CU. He did a very good job and his teams were pretty competitive...as his record shows.
As a person, I like Casey. He says the right things - when I've heard him - to the fans, the public, to the alumni...but he has no offensive strategy that can be assured to WIN games. Another 20 loss season is unacceptable for the outcome of the E2E program which you, Tony Collins, pushed alumni to believe would drive to excellence.
I saw Marsh leave...a pretty talented forward. I saw Lebreque depart - perhaps the BEST shot on the power play in many years, railroaded away by Casey. Why? We sure could have used him this past year. I saw a TJ Moor come and go - but why? A stellar junior goalie named Briggs was supposed to come in but what happened there? Was his spot filled by the three others you selected? AHA teams have better tenders. Game preparation seems to be lacking, lines were mixed up all year and you continued to play several "offensive" players who couldn't find the net and yet, you sat others who scored in their first few games. Will they come back next year...one has to wonder. Will those who played all year and amounted for less goals than one hand's fingers continue to take roster spots, scholarships and playing time?
Casey, good luck but it is time to step down and find another assistant position somewhere else. I say, call Mark Morris back but there are several excellent coaches that might just want their chance to take this program's horns and redirect the bull to make it as great as it was from the 1950's through to the late 1990's. I'm having a very difficult time knowing that we are just a little bit better than Brown University over your tenure. I'm also having a very difficult time trying to understand how another request for millions of dollars in funding will turn things around with a coach whose offensive zone strategy is comparable to that in a mite program. For now, Tony, my wallet is closed until YOU take action.
Here is THE BOTTOM LINE. Tony Collins, I paid $10 to watch the RPI feed tonight and yes, I saw you there in your seats, so please realize what we have here. No, it is not the freakin arena. St. Lawrence's is a dump compared to Cheel, yet they get their talent and DEVELOP THEIR TALENT...even with a new coach. So, Tony, please READ these FACTS:
George Roll: A wonderful coach, who gave as much as anyone to the CU program after stellar years with Oswego, and coming in after a very difficult time with the way Mark Morris had departed, did a yeoman's job but his star, while at CU, has been diminished since his departure. Well, let's look at George Roll's first four years vs. the present coach, Mr. Casey Jones's first four years.
G. Roll's CU teams: 2003-2007: 74 wins, 67 losses, 16 ties
C. Jones's CU teams: 2011-2015: 58 wins, 74 losses, 22 ties
Home Record: (this is what fill's Cheel with local fans and REVENUE - for some strange reason, but people want to see wins and don't like to travel winter roads to see losses.)
GR: 40 - 20 - 11
CJ: 34 - 32 - 08
Road Record:
GR: 28 - 43 - 3
CJ: 22 - 36 - 14
Total Goals: Goals Against: Difference Seasons with positive goals for vs. goals against
GR: 470 437 +33 3
CJ: 376 411 -35 0
League Titles: NCAA Appearances
GR: 1 1
CJ: 0 0
George Roll left CU and landed a position building a new DIII program at Nazareth from the ground up. In three years, he has taken that program to a WINNING RECORD, and perhaps a more potent offensive unit that what CU had on the ice in 2014-2015.
No one should EVER put down George Roll and what he did while at CU. He did a very good job and his teams were pretty competitive...as his record shows.
As a person, I like Casey. He says the right things - when I've heard him - to the fans, the public, to the alumni...but he has no offensive strategy that can be assured to WIN games. Another 20 loss season is unacceptable for the outcome of the E2E program which you, Tony Collins, pushed alumni to believe would drive to excellence.
I saw Marsh leave...a pretty talented forward. I saw Lebreque depart - perhaps the BEST shot on the power play in many years, railroaded away by Casey. Why? We sure could have used him this past year. I saw a TJ Moor come and go - but why? A stellar junior goalie named Briggs was supposed to come in but what happened there? Was his spot filled by the three others you selected? AHA teams have better tenders. Game preparation seems to be lacking, lines were mixed up all year and you continued to play several "offensive" players who couldn't find the net and yet, you sat others who scored in their first few games. Will they come back next year...one has to wonder. Will those who played all year and amounted for less goals than one hand's fingers continue to take roster spots, scholarships and playing time?
Casey, good luck but it is time to step down and find another assistant position somewhere else. I say, call Mark Morris back but there are several excellent coaches that might just want their chance to take this program's horns and redirect the bull to make it as great as it was from the 1950's through to the late 1990's. I'm having a very difficult time knowing that we are just a little bit better than Brown University over your tenure. I'm also having a very difficult time trying to understand how another request for millions of dollars in funding will turn things around with a coach whose offensive zone strategy is comparable to that in a mite program. For now, Tony, my wallet is closed until YOU take action.
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