MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2019 6:56 pm
Ghost wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:01 pm
...Lots of DC trolls, making poor attempts to disguise themselves as “concerned” fans.
If you were a true fan, you would know, DC student athletes need no “pity”...
Indeed, some real knucklehead trolls.
I quite agree re Heart and Pride, and no 'pity'.
Geez, "people in Fairfield County" don't like how Towers was treated...wow, big deal, even if true.
And, huh, "baggage handlers"? What kind of dirtbag talks that way about kids, any kids, much less young men going to college, playing ball, pulling up their pants the same way as the rest of us?
Heck of a start for post #1.
This was my response to your very first post "Prime Time".
Another alias for 97?
Or just another disgruntled parent whose kid didn't get in during the transition?
Or one whose kid was cut (I
do have a lot of sympathy about that unfortunate situation, just not the vitriol).
The former coach himself used to post under multiple aliases on LP, which was downright weird.
Here's all I can say about the current coaching situation. While there's frustration about W's, Dartmouth is pleased with the improvement in the 'culture' of the program, most especially the performance off the field by the players, in and out of the classroom.
Included in recent note from Callahan:
I also want to recognize our men for their efforts in the classroom during the winter term that just ended. Our team GPA of a 3.32 was the highest on record for this program during winter term. We also had 39 out of our 43 men above a 3.0 for the term. Impressive stuff, and I was proud of how the team balanced their school work while being in season.
BTW, Callahan is blunt about the shortcomings in his notes.
There's very legitimate concern about the play on the field. Catching, throwing, hitting the cage, etc. We'd seen some real improvement over the past few games on TO's, but Tuesday was back to awful.
We see significant fight, in most games, on the GB battle, but are getting destroyed at X. Injury. 2 FOGO's arriving next class.
The loss to injury of the senior 2X All-Ivy defenseman, Captain Austin Meacham, nominee for CLASS Award (one of 30 D1 lax players nominated), should not be underestimated in our defense and clearing, TO's. On field leadership.
https://dartmouthsports.com/news/2019/3 ... ?path=mlax
This is a very young bunch of players, but not yet enough overall talent/experience at each position to be a truly complete team.
That all said, Coach Callahan, like any coach, has to build a team, both staff and players, that actually wins on the field,
regularly. He won't have forever to do so. But my sense is that he's built some good will due to the improved off field culture that will give him more of a runway than not. But not forever.
There appears to be significant (but badly needed) progress on funding, enabling more coaches (finally) and more attractive salaries. The indoor facility is being built and is expected to enable far better winter and bad weather preparation. This has always been an issue, but we're fundamentally too far behind both our Ivy peers much less the rest of D1 in being ready for the season. The facility will help for 2021, maybe in time for 2020.
But stop with the trolling.