Anyone who knows anything about Coach Tony Petosa would know that not only is he one of the long time class acts of the CUNY conference, who does things the right way, but that he would not make disparaging remarks in the press regarding one of his players, past, present, or future. Those comments, whether taken out of context, misquoted, or perhaps said in a moment of frustration or disappointment following a tough loss, should not be given any more credence than they deserve.  Whether it be Dennis Echols, Sean Weismuller, or any other player who can't commit to playing, practicing, and acting the way Coach Petosa demands, he has never stood in anyone's way of transferring and getting to a situation that is better for them, in fact he helps them as he always has. There is no one on this board or anywhere else that will be able to deny that fact with any shred of truth behind it.  Bottom line is that CSI and Brooklyn both lost and it has very little, if anything, to do with one player who left one team and ended up on another.  Good luck to the rest of the squads; York-Hunter on Tuesday should be a battle of epic proportions - and if you didn't hear the words for yourself, keep your comments positive and good luck to everyone the rest of the way.

right now I believe they compete in the non automatic bid receiving Hudson Valley conference. Certainly they are going to need to step up the competition and try to get into some conference. I wouldn't at this point put them on my post season resume if I was Brooklyn, CSI or anyone else who plays them.

Quote from: knight_life on January 28, 2008, 09:46:41 PM

Also, when did CSI and Baruch become Harvard and Yale??? I understand that apparently everyone loves Baruch because they always follow the rules apparently, which is a crock for anyone in the know and CSI which has a beautiful campus, but is still basically no better academically then it's prior 2-year college status.

Quote from: xalva66 on January 28, 2008, 10:04:47 AM

Danny,
Regarding your comment about Brooklyn. The biggest mis-conception that High School students have is that they believe that they get into Brooklyn easily. That is completely inaccurate. Brooklyn along with Baruch and Hunter are some of the toughest academic CUNY schools to get into. Other teams in the conference have open enrollment in which anyone can get accepted.

I've been following these posts for a couple of months now and I think you all have brought up some good points and for the most part, you keep it respectful. I just would like to clarify a couple of misconceptions that are listed above. The only CUNY schools where there is anything resembling "open enrollment" are the community colleges. The senior colleges are broken into 3 tiers - and you do need to satisfy different academic requirements to qualify - so it is true that there is sometimes not a level playing field. Xalva is correct about Brooklyn, Hunter and Baruch being tough academically to get into, however that also includes CCNY and CSI. The requirements to gain entry into CSI's baccalaureate program (which you must be admitted to in order to be eligible for athletics) is exactly the same as Brooklyn's, with the exception that the math requirement is actually tougher at CSI.  The students eligible to play at these CUNY schools are not only commuter students, paying their own way and doing things right - sometimes supporting families and holding down full time jobs, but academically they are very qualified and could gain entry to many top schools. An 85 HS average and 1100 SAT is the average of admitted students to these schools.  It is true that CUNYAC has not done well against NJAC counterparts historically, but if anyone knows about the NJAC waivers and progress requirements, you can see why.  I think CUNYAC is on the rise, and the popularity of this board is proof of that - we just need to make sure that information is accurate.  Good luck to all - it's going to be a wild finish in the CUNY this season.