FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[frank uible]

While the application/interviewing process surely was educational for Walsh, he is better off having failed to gain the position. From all appearances, Macalester is a football coaches' grave yard. Six or 7 or 8 years of about 1-9 per year usually will so discourage a coach that he will leave the profession permanently.

[frank uible]

Jim Ostendarp, 82, Head Football Coach at Amherst College and an assistant at Bucknell and Cornell Universities and Williams College, died on December 15. See Amherst website for details.

[buzztd]

for a pot4ential nescac recruit what are the advantages other than records to bates, hamilton, colby wesleyan, any color on who will get the hamilton job. Also anyone looking at similar school on westcoast.

[frank uible]

There is an academic reputation pecking order among those four, and with respect to any highly similar colleges located on the west coast there are at most only three. For starters see the 2006 U.S. News and World Report liberal arts colleges rankings.

[buzztd]

thanks frank, me and dad did that but we are looking for the skinny from guys like you.  We can sort out the obvious books but we are looking for the inside line.

[frank uible]

buzz: I have visited each of the 4 campuses several times, but have no insight on the 4 schools except for obvious comments on endowment, enrollment, latitude, topography and less or more rural location, information all readily, independently ascertainable. I have never visited any of the highly similar west coast colleges and consequently know even less about them.

[cruiser]

its all a matter of personal opinion and feel, but in my opinion, colby is the way to go

[buzztd]

how do u compare mesiteier to say harrimen or hauser . The bowdoin guy seems a bit like a car salesman

[buzztd]

who will be hamiltons coach??? here another nescac guy is in the running any idea

[frank uible]

If it were my decision, I would pick from among the NESCAC colleges based on factors unrelated to football.

[buzztd]

frank, too vague the academics seem similar the enviroment except maine is a little colder, kids seem about the same maybe weslaeyan a bit liberal, what do u think your giving questions not answers help

[frank uible]

If my choice had to be made right now and was to be only from Bates, Colby, Hamilton and Wesleyan, I would choose Wesleyan based on a slightly better academic reputation and the belief that  football should be far subordinate to academics and probably will take care of itself. You should take into acount that I am 70 years old.

[buzztd]

I respect that answer, I thought wesleyan was slightly better academicly, the 0-8 record should allow me to play early, and ct is closer to new york. On the negative, very liberal, bit artsy, and roster a bit narrow of geographic diversity. I am from the south so all these places are a bit different from my norm. The education is great at them all thanks for the advice. And age like record matters little.

[bomber27]

Buzz,

  I was recruited by Wesleyan 4 years ago and they have a great coach.  If it wasn't for Ithaca being what it is, I would have gone to Wesleyan in a heart beat.  There coach is a stand up guy and he just happens to be from where I was born so it made it that much better.  Oh and Bill Belichek and Eric Mangini gave me a call which was pretty cool. 

[buzztd]

ct kid wherre did u play, know some guys there, may dads buddy played for ithaca cool school