Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2017 8:40:12 GMT -5
So, Coach Dunning's retirement caught many of us by surprise. As he's apparently a friend of Coach Rose, he MUST be a good guy so we wish him the best.
I can think of two "reverberations*" from Dunning's departure:
1. It will effect PSU's pre-season scheduling/planning. For the last (at least) seven years, PSU and Stanford have been part of tournaments--the Big Four and now the B1G - PAC-12 Challenge. I'm pretty sure the schools are contractually obligated to finish the challenge this fall at Illinois. After that, all bets are off. It was good having Stanford on the schedule for RPI and as a way to gauge the team's strengths and weaknesses.
2. Stanford's team was most impressive this year. And with Dunning at the helm, they looked like they were set to go on a run for a few more championships. Now... that's not such a sure thing. That should make PSU fans, and many other programs' fans see all sorts of opportunities. Also, if the new coach is less that ideal, might some of Stanford's players look for other homes? Hey! A guy can hope!
((3) Some Stanford fans are looking wistfully at Coach Rose. He wouldn't leave for the joys of Palo Alto, would he?)
*Reverberation is a really good, albeit obscure, album by Echo and the Bunnymen.
I can think of two "reverberations*" from Dunning's departure:
1. It will effect PSU's pre-season scheduling/planning. For the last (at least) seven years, PSU and Stanford have been part of tournaments--the Big Four and now the B1G - PAC-12 Challenge. I'm pretty sure the schools are contractually obligated to finish the challenge this fall at Illinois. After that, all bets are off. It was good having Stanford on the schedule for RPI and as a way to gauge the team's strengths and weaknesses.
2. Stanford's team was most impressive this year. And with Dunning at the helm, they looked like they were set to go on a run for a few more championships. Now... that's not such a sure thing. That should make PSU fans, and many other programs' fans see all sorts of opportunities. Also, if the new coach is less that ideal, might some of Stanford's players look for other homes? Hey! A guy can hope!
((3) Some Stanford fans are looking wistfully at Coach Rose. He wouldn't leave for the joys of Palo Alto, would he?)
*Reverberation is a really good, albeit obscure, album by Echo and the Bunnymen.
