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[Another Mom]

That's what I meant by my question, it would be a lateral move for Coach Burke, I would have thought.

What about Coach Schmidt, who was/is an assistant at Amerst, Yale and now Williams? He coached my son's club team.

https://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/bill-schmid/699#:~:text=Schmid%20joined%20the%20Williams%20College,University%20in%20New%20Haven%2C%20Connecticut.

[PaulNewman]

But why would Coach Burke want yhe job?

Partly joking but only partly...

Watched SC's latest interview with Burk and he's gotta be in the top handful or at minimum top two handfuls of coaches in D3...and so worth a premium...

Reasons?

$$$$ -- Colby has a ton of it

Facilities/Resources -- See above and Colby now has arguably the best overall facilities in NESCAC with brand new, beautiful fields and brand new athletics center which is arguably tops in D3...

Right on the cusp (if not already) with Bowdoin and Midd in a tier breathing down the neck of Williams/Amherst...

In general, top school on the rise looking for various ways to make a splash ad will to commit resources to get it done...

[PaulNewman]

That's what I meant by my question, it would be a lateral move for Coach Burke, I would have thought.

What about Coach Schmidt, who was/is an assistant at Amerst, Yale and now Williams? He coached my son's club team.

https://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/bill-schmid/699#:~:text=Schmid%20joined%20the%20Williams%20College,University%20in%20New%20Haven%2C%20Connecticut.

If going that route, there's Zack Grady...but not sure he's ready. 

Gotta try to get Burk...and a perfect time for Burk to capitalize on his success.

[PaulNewman]

Second call? 

Dan Toulson.

[Another Mom]

That's funny -- Zack Grady also coached my son's team. I like him a lot.

[Kuiper]

Colby could always bring back Tim Stanton.  He may not have the head coaching experience they want, but he's a Colby grad who was an assistant there for seven years before spending this past season as an assistant at Colgate in D1.

[PaulNewman]

Now is the time for Colby to swing for the fences...and this certainly has a feel of Colby wanting to swing for the fences ..

[Ejay]

Jordie Ciuffetelli

[smoova]

Now is the time for Colby to swing for the fences...and this certainly has a feel of Colby wanting to swing for the fences ..

Agreed ... and exactly what Colby just did last month by bringing in Jake Bernhardt (former Maryland OC) to coach the lacrosse team. 

[PaulNewman]

Now is the time for Colby to swing for the fences...and this certainly has a feel of Colby wanting to swing for the fences ..

Agreed ... and exactly what Colby just did last month by bringing in Jake Bernhardt (former Maryland OC) to coach the lacrosse team.

So a top asst at one of the Ivies also might be a consideration. 

The Tim Stanton reference threw me.  Is he a kid from CT?  I think he walked in on my kid talking to Coach Serdj at Colby asking the coach for something (still as a recruit) while the coach was explaining to my kid how the intramurals worked and how he could maybe coach a youth team in Waterville if he wanted!

[camosfan]

That's what I meant by my question, it would be a lateral move for Coach Burke, I would have thought.

What about Coach Schmidt, who was/is an assistant at Amerst, Yale and now Williams? He coached my son's club team.

https://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/bill-schmid/699#:~:text=Schmid%20joined%20the%20Williams%20College,University%20in%20New%20Haven%2C%20Connecticut.

Think he did well at Springfield in addition to the schools you mentioned, people question some aspects of Burke's approach.

Side note: Colby is losing the kid Cassanova, who I think is the best striker of the ball I have seen this year.

[PaulNewman]

LOL.    I'm questioning some aspects of Burk's (Burk, not Burke) approach as well.  Like how in the world did he get previously middle of the road Conn (and that's in good years) to a place where they have 2 Elite 8s and a national title inside of 4 years?  At Conn....not Amherst, Tufts, Midd, Williams, Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Hamilton, Colby...

[d4_Pace]

You've got a better chance of the boards nominating Serpone for the Nobel Peace Prize than Burke leaving Conn for Colby. I think Jordie Ciuffetelli is a great suggestion for the job, obviously I'm biased having worked with and played for him, but he'd be great there. I've also done the recruiting circuit with Billly Schmidt and Zach Grady and think they would both be good fits. An underrated aspect of these jobs is the personal life of the coaches. Not saying this is the case for any of those guys specifically, but if you're a single guy in your late 20s/early 30s Waterville, Lewiston, Bowdoin etc can be a tough sell. Just an off the radar factor that does come into consideration that you may not think about initially.

[PaulNewman]

You've got a better chance of the boards nominating Serpone for the Nobel Peace Prize than Burke leaving Conn for Colby. I think Jordie Ciuffetelli is a great suggestion for the job, obviously I'm biased having worked with and played for him, but he'd be great there. I've also done the recruiting circuit with Billly Schmidt and Zach Grady and think they would both be good fits. An underrated aspect of these jobs is the personal life of the coaches. Not saying this is the case for any of those guys specifically, but if you're a single guy in your late 20s/early 30s Waterville, Lewiston, Bowdoin etc can be a tough sell. Just an off the radar factor that does come into consideration that you may not think about initially.

You're right, what was I thinking...the Chili's in New London, CT is outstanding.

[jknezek]

You've got a better chance of the boards nominating Serpone for the Nobel Peace Prize than Burke leaving Conn for Colby. I think Jordie Ciuffetelli is a great suggestion for the job, obviously I'm biased having worked with and played for him, but he'd be great there. I've also done the recruiting circuit with Billly Schmidt and Zach Grady and think they would both be good fits. An underrated aspect of these jobs is the personal life of the coaches. Not saying this is the case for any of those guys specifically, but if you're a single guy in your late 20s/early 30s Waterville, Lewiston, Bowdoin etc can be a tough sell. Just an off the radar factor that does come into consideration that you may not think about initially.

You're right, what was I thinking...the Chili's in New London, CT is outstanding.

Really?  New London is very much part of a metropolitan corridor. Waterville is a long way from anywhere. Even when I was at W&L the preference was for married coaches. The experiences of holding on to young, single coaches/professors at smaller, rural colleges is well known.