Long time reader of these boards and first time poster...
But what the heck is happening at NYU? I had a good friend play for the Violets in the mid-2000's and they were a pretty good squad. Moved to NYC after college and I continued to follow them and we went to a bunch of games at Coles.
They were never a perennial power, but were always good enough to beat any UAA team on any given Friday or Sunday. I thought their team just three years ago was good enough to play deep into March.
Doesn't seem to be the case anymore.
I get they just hired a new coach...but he didn't coach for the better part of the last decade. Whats the deal with that? You'd have to think they received some pretty solid applications as it has to be one of, if not THE, highest paying job in Division III. You look at some of the other recent UAA hires and it just doesn't make any sense.
I realize that Coles no longer exists and they are playing at Hunter...could that be part of the issue? I was actually on the Upper East Side last weekend and went to the game against Rochester. They have some athletes, but couldn't put it together for 40 minutes. I thought the crowd and atmosphere were actually fantastic, maybe the smaller facility with one side of bleachers open helped that?
Would love to hear any takes from those who frequent this board! Hopefully the Violets turn things around...
But what the heck is happening at NYU? I had a good friend play for the Violets in the mid-2000's and they were a pretty good squad. Moved to NYC after college and I continued to follow them and we went to a bunch of games at Coles.
They were never a perennial power, but were always good enough to beat any UAA team on any given Friday or Sunday. I thought their team just three years ago was good enough to play deep into March.
Doesn't seem to be the case anymore.
I get they just hired a new coach...but he didn't coach for the better part of the last decade. Whats the deal with that? You'd have to think they received some pretty solid applications as it has to be one of, if not THE, highest paying job in Division III. You look at some of the other recent UAA hires and it just doesn't make any sense.
I realize that Coles no longer exists and they are playing at Hunter...could that be part of the issue? I was actually on the Upper East Side last weekend and went to the game against Rochester. They have some athletes, but couldn't put it together for 40 minutes. I thought the crowd and atmosphere were actually fantastic, maybe the smaller facility with one side of bleachers open helped that?
Would love to hear any takes from those who frequent this board! Hopefully the Violets turn things around...