oldjayfan wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 11:05 am
Peter Brown wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 9:40 am
oldjayfan wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 9:25 am
Coach gets so little credit on this board--and elsewhere. Holding a team like UMd to 1 second half goal is impressive. Further. making turtle soup 2 games in a row is quite impressive. Let's knock off the lions this w/e! Go Hop!!
I didn't see Petro on the field...?
My guess is the HOP players got sick of the HC's dreadful and debilitating sideline body language, and simply took it upon themselves to play like the season was on the line. That energy will last only so long.
If HOP can beat or even get close to PSU, I'll cheer for the kids to keep it going in the NCAA's. But for this weekend's tilt, HOP will need actual coaching (in addition to the different mindset they brought against the Terps 2x).
If PSU crushes HOP, I don't see HOP getting an invite into the NCAA's. And I see Petro in the HOP rearview mirror.
Is he on the field when they're making bonehead decisions and throwing the ball away? No, but I'm sure you criticize him for those errors! Poor snowflakes having to endure a coach's poor body language! Sorry your son got yelled and not consoled for screwing up!!
I lay everything on leadership, good and bad, but here's the rub: I think the HOP kids took it upon themselves to wrestle these two games from UMD, not the coaches. These kids are proud warriors, and this season was fast-circling the drain after the PSU game.
If you think Petro's sideline body language this season has been anything short of putrid, you might want to rewatch the tape; this guy looks beyond-dejected any time there's one of those HOP 'boneheaded decisions' (similar decisions made amazingly by every team in D1 including PSU), or he simply watches the game as a bystander. I just think he's due for a coaching sabbatical; almost every coach needs that in their career.
That said, I am pulling for HOP over PSU and hope this is the start of something meaningful, but I am not confident. And no matter what, I think Petro should reflect after this season to determine if he thinks he's the right guy for this program at this stage. He certainly will not have to worry about job prospects, even if he takes a year off.