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Post by Boz on Apr 25, 2011 12:35:14 GMT -5
Everyone is missing the true gold potential here.
Don't think about a GMU- Georgetown game. Probably would never happen.
But instead......what if Esherick is offered and takes the GMU job and proceeds to whip the snot out of Sweaty Gary at the John Feinstein "I Hate Georgetown" Classic every year?
How schadenfreudically* frickin' awesome would that be, huh?
In fact, I think that might be Craig Esherick's best path to true forgiveness from all Georgetown fans. Even those (I include myself here) who do appreciate all of the years he gave to this school.
(*Yes, I am allowed to make up my own words.)
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Post by kchoya on Apr 25, 2011 13:01:41 GMT -5
Agree with the positive comments above. The man gave decades to his alma mater and stepped up when he was needed. It may not have worked out, but he left the cupboard full of some great talent that led to some of our collective favorite memories. No need to really trash the guy now. By "stepped up when he was needed," do you mean "agreed to become head coach at a Big East school and get paid lots of money?" |
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Post by TC on Apr 25, 2011 13:02:19 GMT -5
Everyone is missing the true gold potential here. Don't think about a GMU- Georgetown game. Probably would never happen. But instead......what if Esherick is offered and takes the GMU job and proceeds to whip the snot out of Sweaty Gary at the John Feinstein "I Hate Georgetown" Classic every year? How schadenfreudically* frickin' awesome would that be, huh? I kinda think beating Maryland, VCU, and GMU under an Esh-coached GMU would be a more cromulent scenario than the Big East Tournament Revenge Tour of 2010. |
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Post by hoyatables on Apr 25, 2011 13:05:30 GMT -5
Agree with the positive comments above. The man gave decades to his alma mater and stepped up when he was needed. It may not have worked out, but he left the cupboard full of some great talent that led to some of our collective favorite memories. No need to really trash the guy now. By "stepped up when he was needed," do you mean "agreed to become head coach at a Big East school and get paid lots of money?" Yes.  |
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Post by DoctorHoya on Apr 25, 2011 15:33:46 GMT -5
According to Jim Dunleavy of the Washington Examiner, Esh isn't in the running... insider.espn.go.com/ncb/features/rumors#4168Potential candidates are: - Mike Lonergan - The 45-year old Vermont head coach and former Maryland assistant is thought to be the favorite. - Bill Courtney - The 40-year old Cornell head coach and a long-time assistant under Larranaga. - Mike Rhoades - Shaka Smart's 36-year-old assistant at VCU, Rhoades has previous head coaching experience at Randolph-Macon. - Jim Ferry - At age 43, Ferry is Long Island's run-and-gun style head coach who led his team to the NCAA tournament in 2011. - Jeff Jones - The American coach has turned his program into one of the top non-BCS teams in the country. After a down year in 2010, Jones' squad was again one of the top teams in the Patriot League. - Jim Baron - Rhode Island's 57-year-old coach who George Mason AD Tom O'Connor previously hired at St. Bonaventure. |
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Apr 25, 2011 15:36:40 GMT -5
Doctor - I think we all have to be honest with ourselves and recognize that Esh is not getting this job. Wish him well, but his days of coaching in the big leagues are long past.
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Post by prhoya on Apr 25, 2011 15:43:50 GMT -5
Agree with the positive comments above. The man gave decades to his alma mater and stepped up when he was needed. It may not have worked out, but he left the cupboard full of some great talent that led to some of our collective favorite memories. No need to really trash the guy now. By "stepped up when he was needed," do you mean "agreed to become head coach at a Big East school and get paid lots of money?" Yes, what a sacrifice! |
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Post by kchoya on Apr 25, 2011 16:49:25 GMT -5
Doctor - I think we all have to be honest with ourselves and recognize that Esh is not getting this job. Wish him well, but his days of coaching in the big leagues are long past. Yes, so much self-delusion going on in this thread.  |
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Post by Madgesdiq on Apr 25, 2011 18:49:56 GMT -5
In 2005, Esherick floated his name for the JMU job, and the JMU AD put out a statement that Esh wasn't a candidate. I imagine similar here.
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Post by lichoya68 on Apr 25, 2011 19:04:17 GMT -5
as per sirsaxa best of luck to a double hoya yup  |
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Post by RDF on Apr 25, 2011 21:51:14 GMT -5
Well GW opened up with the Hobbit out the window--and Esh would fit in beautifully at a school that has protesting students on the "attack" to crash Hoya events--and it could be Yinka Dare Era all over again-or Winky Dinky Dog--either way it's Esh's time to get back in the mix and rip it up in DC--do it big Craig!
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Post by LizziebethHoya on Apr 25, 2011 22:05:05 GMT -5
Makes perfect sense for Esh to head to GW. I mean, the joke IS that GW takes all of our leftovers...
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Post by EasyEd on Apr 26, 2011 7:33:27 GMT -5
It's sad when HoyaTalk posters enjoy making fun of another Hoya.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Apr 26, 2011 10:08:39 GMT -5
It's sad when HoyaTalk posters enjoy making fun of another Hoya. +1 |
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Post by rosslynhoya on Apr 26, 2011 10:12:52 GMT -5
It's sad when HoyaTalk posters enjoy making fun of another Hoya. HoyaTalk/Georgetown's still waiting for its Aaron Rodgers moment. When JT3 (who's taken us to one more Sweet 16 than Esh did, with significantly more talent at his disposal!) finally does something of merit with a Georgetown team, it'll erase a lot of the outstanding ill will toward Esh. |
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Post by kchoya on Apr 26, 2011 10:20:34 GMT -5
It's sad when HoyaTalk posters enjoy making fun of another Hoya. Did John Carroll impart that advice to you when you matriculated at Georgetown? ;D |
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Post by EasyEd on Apr 26, 2011 12:29:40 GMT -5
It's sad when HoyaTalk posters enjoy making fun of another Hoya. Did John Carroll impart that advice to you when you matriculated at Georgetown? ;D It's sad when a HoyaTalk poster enjoys making fun of another Hoya. |
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Apr 26, 2011 12:33:10 GMT -5
Well said, Ed.
Well said, Ed.
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Post by RBHoya on Apr 26, 2011 19:58:19 GMT -5
Interesting to have both the Mason and GW jobs open at the same time. I wouldn't mind seeing either (or both) hire a young up-and-comer type, in the Shaka Smart or Anthony Grant mold. Juuuuuuuuuuuuuust in case....    Both Lonergan and Courtney make sense and seem like solid fits, although Cornell wasn't anything special last year. Don't know anything about Rhoades, but I'm a big fan of Smart so he is interesting too. Wonder how much overlap there will be in GW's search. |
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Post by HoyaNyr320 on Apr 26, 2011 21:47:51 GMT -5
It's sad when HoyaTalk posters enjoy making fun of another Hoya. HoyaTalk/Georgetown's still waiting for its Aaron Rodgers moment. When JT3 (who's taken us to one more Sweet 16 than Esh did, with significantly more talent at his disposal!) finally does something of merit with a Georgetown team, it'll erase a lot of the outstanding ill will toward Esh. You mean like make it to a Final Four? Oh wait.... |
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