Not sure about the order of coaches.  I know we had the best one with Andy.  not the same without him around.
Just from this guys opinion the 3 toughest jobs are Elmira, Alfred, and Hartwick.  Not sure any of the Rochester schools should ever lose to them.
Perspective is important.  Hartwick winning the ECAC's is pretty amazing really. 
Of the 3, Hartwick has seperated themselves from that group.
Kudos to those kids and Coach Culpo for their season.

As far as ranking coaches based on winning national championships this league is not a national championship league.
John Wooden wouldn't win a championship in this league.  Get real.  So from that standpoint nobody is a good coach I guess.
What I saw Coach Goody do here was terrific.  We were a bad program and when he left we right near the top.  Without the advantages of many of the schools in this league.

Good to see Naz wake up.  Hartwick gave the whole league the blueprint on how to beat them.  Hold the ball every possession and frustrate them.  Hartwick almost got them at Hartwick.  The difference here is that Nazareth has alot more talent than Hartwick.

This could mean huge implications for U of R, St L, Hamilton, and Utica's at-large hopes.

Heartbreaker for sure. 
Good season but give RIT credit - don't think they have near the talent of us yet they finished second and beat us for the 3rd time.

I wonder if this opens the door for U of R with a win today.  Ranked 5th going into this weekend Utica and Hamilton both faltered.  If Ithaca and St. Lawrence win - have to think they may actually get in.

Agree plus every single coach in the country has players that don't like them.  That is the way it is.

You could make the case that the league has teams with all the resources (like a Fisher or Ithaca) and teams with limited ones (Hartwick Elmira etc) but regardless Kornaker won the league again.  He deserves it.  Had we won I think Goodemote would win - but we didn't.  
Just in talking with people involved in the league the league is pretty divided by the type of support each institution is giving the programs.  So while Kornaker is at the top in terms of having things in place to win, so to is Ithaca's staff.  If you look overall at the total success of the athletic programs Ithaca is by far the top college within the league.  It isn't even close.  So while Coach Kornaker has alot going in his favor, so to do a few other programs in the conference.  He won and they didn't.  You can't argue with the facts.
He deserves to win it.

I don't make excuses.  We were beaten period.  As far as today's game I don't think a win would matter for the NCAA's.  We need to win the tournament next weekend to get in.  And I believe that would have been the case for Fisher had they lost at home to us.
The primary concern is weather Ray will be able to play next weekend.  We obviously aren't the same team without him.

Congrats to Ithaca and RIT as well.

Final year awards:
COY: Kornaker
POY: Coccozziello
ROY: McAdams


Lets get healthy for next week!!!!!!!!!

Here are the scores:

Naz 70 Elmira 59
Ithaca 80  RIT 77
Alfred 88  Hartwick 65
UTICA 76 SJF 65  (Score not indicative of how bad UTICA beats them)

Saturday
Ithaca 84  Naz 77
RIT 77  Elmira 55
Alfred 70 UTICA 67  (hung over from post game celebration on Fisher's floor, oh was it sweet)
SJF 71 Hartwick 66

A new Champion Will Be Crowned Tonight!!!!!!!!!!

Highly doubt there will be 2 teams going fro our league.  But have no fear Utica is here baby.  Yeah I am confident - nothing wrong with that.

Anything can happen but it is destiny this season.  The reign of the Rochester schools is ending.  ANd its just going to be so special to see all 3 Rchy schools sitting home in a few weeks and UTICA in the NCAA Tournament.

And the league awards are.....

Player of the year: Cocozziello
Runner-up: Bryant

Coach of the year: Goodemote
Runner-up: McVeign (not sure on the spelling) but anyone that beats us at home deserves a vote or 2.

New Comer of the year: McAdams

Can't wait for Friday, I just might go up to see the big victory.

So I didn't go 8-0 oh well.  I'll try again this weekend. 
My money is on US US US US.
We will win on Friday and I will be sipping champaigne as someone OTHER than a Rochester school is officially THE BEST TEAM!

No excuses we got beat but there will be 1 team that get's into the dance not 2.
ANd it will be UTICA.
We will win on Friday
We will win next week in the tournament at where else....... UTICA baby.

See all of you then boys.

God it sure does feel good knowing that a non-Rochester school will win this thing.

Well - that is 4-0 so far.  Nothing to have me changing my mind.  We absolutely dominated a weak Nazareth team tonight.  They are not in our league at this point.
Looking forward to sweeping RIT tommorrow.  God this feels great!!!!!!!!
By the way I checked out the RIT boxscore and saw the Cocozziello scored 31 PTS.  he is still my player of the year!


Alfred over Elmira by 5
Fisher over Ithaca by 20
Hartwick over RIT by 5
Us over Naz by 30

Saturday,
Fisher over Elmira by 37
Alfred over Ithaca by 3
Hartwick over Nazareth by 13
Us over RIT by 15


That's the way I see it!  And well UM we are number 1!

Alfred over Elmira by 5
Fisher over Ithaca by 20
Hartwick over RIT by 5
Us over Naz by 30

Saturday,
Fisher over Elmira by 37
Alfred over Ithaca by 3
Hartwick over Nazareth by 13
Us over RIT by 15


That's the way I see it!  And well UM we are number 1!

The Coach of the year is Bob Montana.  Period!
He does more with less talet year in and year out than anyone else.  He could take his x's and beat your o's, and then take your o's and beat his x's.

Ok ok ok ok we are not going undefeated.  Too bad, it would have been fun.
Ithaca outplayed us last night plain and simple.  Have to give them credit.
Onto today
Winners will be
Ithaca
Fisher
Alfred
And of course US

No real shockers last night in my opinion.

From what I saw the other night, Hartwick should win.  But they did lose Carson ate in the game and if he is out that defintiely hurts them.

predictions
Fisher
Hartwick
Alfred
and of course US as we continue on our destination of perfection.

Saturday
Fisher
Alfred
Ithaca
Um well.... we are number 1!

I'll be the first to say that we have been lucky with those 2 guys.  In fact i would even take it a step further, if we didn't land those 2 we may in the bottom half of the league over the past few years.  But with that being said, we did get them and we are now the best team.

Luck - Hardwork - whatever you want to chalk it up to, it is what it is.  In my opinion recruiting to the rochester schools and Ithaca have to be easier than what Hartwick, Elmira, Alfred, and we face.  So I'll take anyway we can get em!