Mike Porter
Postdoc
Posts: 3619
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
Reg: 11-21-04
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04-06-11 01:05 PM - Post#103482
In response to Brian Martin
Yes. It means you run the risk of picking a crappy coach (e.g. Joe Scott) and instead of going to the tournament every couple of years, you have to bring in a Princeton hero (e.g. Sydney Johnson) and wait 7 years. Are you sure there are enough heroes in the pipeline to rebuild every 4 years? If I was a Princeton fan I wouldn't be happy with that...
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Red n Blue
Masters Student
Posts: 898
Loc: South Jersey
Reg: 11-29-04
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04-06-11 01:09 PM - Post#103483
In response to Mike Porter
I am not a Princeton fan and I am not happy with this. Losing the coach of the league champion to Fairfield is a big hit to the league's prestige.
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Kit
Senior
Posts: 380
Loc: Central Massachusetts
Reg: 11-29-04
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04-06-11 01:32 PM - Post#103485
In response to Brian Martin
I cannot accept Princeton's role as the hotbed of Division I coaches because it means not winning a substantial portion of time. I guess I was accostumed to having Pete Carril and the helm and every season was a winning one. With this coaching carousel in place, the Princeton dynasty appears finished.
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Brian Martin
Masters Student
Posts: 963
Loc: Washington, DC
Reg: 11-21-04
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04-06-11 01:33 PM - Post#103486
In response to Mike Porter
But I acknowledge that Princeton will not pay enough or provide the other support necessary to keep a successful coach. I admit that I am surprised that Fairfield was enough to lure Johnson, but when I look at the numbers and the other factors at Princeton, it is a minor league franchise that will not be able to hold a coach with major league ambitions.
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Brian Martin
Masters Student
Posts: 963
Loc: Washington, DC
Reg: 11-21-04
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04-06-11 01:50 PM - Post#103487
In response to Brian Martin
Is Sydney Johnson represented by Rick Giles '83 of the Gazelle Group?
Giles is/was the agent for Craig Robinson and Chris Mooney.
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10Q
Professor
Posts: 23451
Loc: Suburban Philly
Reg: 11-21-04
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04-06-11 01:50 PM - Post#103488
In response to Brian Martin
Or to hire a coach who is intensely loyal to the school (at least until a really good offer comes along).
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T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
PhD Student
Posts: 1173
Loc: Our Nation's Capital
Reg: 01-18-05
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04-06-11 01:59 PM - Post#103489
In response to 10Q
Or who thinks he's worth more than $35,600.
http://www.princeton.edu/hr/progserv/compensat ion/...
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Red n Blue
Masters Student
Posts: 898
Loc: South Jersey
Reg: 11-29-04
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04-06-11 02:35 PM - Post#103490
In response to T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
If $35,600 is the actual figure that is an absolute disgrace.
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Howard Gensler
Postdoc
Posts: 4141
Reg: 11-21-04
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04-06-11 02:38 PM - Post#103491
In response to Red n Blue
That's the minimum.
And it's probably for the tetherball team.
But still, to have a number that low on an official printed document is embarrassing.
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1LotteryPick1969
Postdoc
Posts: 2277
Age: 73
Loc: Sandy, Utah
Reg: 11-21-04
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04-06-11 02:40 PM - Post#103492
In response to Brian Martin
when I look at the numbers and the other factors at Princeton, it is a minor league franchise that will not be able to hold a coach with major league ambitions.
This is a bitter pill to swallow for those of us who were around during the "glory days", but I suspect what you are saying is true.
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Howard Gensler
Postdoc
Posts: 4141
Reg: 11-21-04
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04-06-11 03:03 PM - Post#103494
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
Except this is not a case of small-market Milwaukee not having the resources to compete with the Yankees or Red Sox. It's the Yankees or Red Sox choosing not to compete with small-market Milwaukee.
It's not like the League has chosen to drop the AI and Princeton is sticking to it or that Harvard and Yale have chosen to change the financial aid rules in a way that Princeton (unlike some of the others) can't afford. Princeton helps set the rules.
The transfer policy is just silly and Princeton can change that whenever it wants (and has). My point is that if it's true Princeton is not giving its basketball coach the support he needs, it's a terrible decision because doing so not only doesn't cheapen the brand it enhances the brand.
Even last night during the NCAA women's basketball final, the announcers repeatedly described Notre Dame as running the Princeton offense or the Princeton system. Like it or not, on a national level it's probably one of the the top two or three things most associated with Princeton.
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T71
Sophomore
Posts: 161
Loc: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Reg: 11-23-04
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04-06-11 03:11 PM - Post#103497
In response to Silver Maple
Arrogance.
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Albert08
Masters Student
Posts: 574
Reg: 08-21-10
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04-06-11 03:12 PM - Post#103498
In response to Howard Gensler
"My point is that if it's true Princeton is not giving its basketball coach the support he needs, it's a terrible decision because doing so not only doesn't cheapen the brand it enhances the brand."
Could you rephrase this, please? Too many negatives (or too few?)
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Quaker11
Freshman
Posts: 19
Reg: 02-10-11
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04-06-11 03:41 PM - Post#103502
In response to Albert08
Let me try:
If it's true Princeton is not providing the institutional support to stay competitive in the Ivies, they're making a huge mistake. They may be concerned that such "institutional support" as lowering AI or increasing FinAid cheapens the school and the program's brand/reputation; but in reality, they're dead wrong, and doing those things actually enhances the reputation/brand of the school.
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Silver Maple
Postdoc
Posts: 3780
Loc: Westfield, New Jersey
Reg: 11-23-04
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04-06-11 03:43 PM - Post#103503
In response to Howard Gensler
That's the minimum.
And it's probably for the tetherball team.
But still, to have a number that low on an official printed document is embarrassing.
Even more remarkable when you consider how dominant Princeton has been in tetherball over the years.
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Kit
Senior
Posts: 380
Loc: Central Massachusetts
Reg: 11-29-04
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04-06-11 03:53 PM - Post#103506
In response to Silver Maple
We're the 2011 Ivy League tetherball champions!
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Howard Gensler
Postdoc
Posts: 4141
Reg: 11-21-04
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04-06-11 03:57 PM - Post#103508
In response to Kit
Anything to give you a leg up for the Director's Cup, whatever the heck that is.
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1LotteryPick1969
Postdoc
Posts: 2277
Age: 73
Loc: Sandy, Utah
Reg: 11-21-04
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04-06-11 04:01 PM - Post#103509
In response to Kit
Don't a lot of teams around the country use the Princeton Tetherball offense?
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Silver Maple
Postdoc
Posts: 3780
Loc: Westfield, New Jersey
Reg: 11-23-04
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04-06-11 04:36 PM - Post#103511
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
Don't a lot of teams around the country use the Princeton Tetherball offense?
And that would be what, exactly? Standing stock still, ball in your hand, listening to the crickets chirp, avoiding eye contact with your opponent, waiting for him to scratch his nose before you serve?
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besnoah
Masters Student
Posts: 803
Reg: 12-14-05
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Coach Sydney Johnson 04-06-11 06:43 PM - Post#103519
In response to Silver Maple
Isn't the Princeton Tetherball offense mostly wrapped up in post play?
Edited by besnoah on 04-06-11 06:43 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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