Not surprised. Trinity's recorded is deceiving since they play a very weak non league schedule.

Quote from: lumbercat on January 03, 2019, 09:21:55 PM
In hiring a NESCAC Head Coach the ADs, administrators, and admissions reps typically on search committees have been petrified to go outside the box and hire anyone who has not previously been indoctrinated to the philosophies of the NESCAC or the Ivies. I get that and agree, to a point.

The reality of basing hiring criteria entirely on football is a potential night mare for NESCAC admissions.  If they hire  a great football coach who knows how to win but doesn't understand the vetting process in the NESCAC it sets up a potential problem.

An assistant coach from Mt Union who is a great football guy could never navigate the admissions climate in Brunswick- this is why NESCAC schools have stayed in close regional proximity in past hires. They can't make a total commitment to FOOTBALL.

Trinity is the one and only program that gets close to that kind of commitment in the NESCAC.

At the end of the day maybe there was an issue with JBW who brought an Endicott and Trinity mindset to Bowdoin where they cherish the position of #8 rating in the US News tally- Endicott and Trinity are not in that neighborhood- maybe that was in play in Brunswick.

Would love to see Bowdoin break the trend here....lets see.


Your reference to the Mt Union assistant coach with regards to navigating the admissions process is an insult to every coach who doesn't have ties to the NESCAC or Ivies. Also to think that Trinity is the only school that gets that of commitment is extremely naive on your part. You seem to have bought the kool aid that the NESCAC higher ups are selling. You would be shocked at what goes on behind the scenes, not only in football but many other sports.