Some Support for Paluch

rc_ziggy84 · Post by **rc_ziggy84** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:38 pm

As for Paluch at Bowling Green, I’m a big fan. He inherited something of a mess and is working to rebuild an entire program. He’s a Falcon alum who is an outstanding spokesman for the university, he’s very well liked and well respected in the world of college hockey, and he looks like a younger version of my uncle, Bill.

Seriously, give Paluch a little more time.

http://www.uscho.com/news/college-hocke ... 82007.html

Thought this was an interesting article, and judging by the start of this season
his comments might be pretty accurate.

Falconboy · Post by **Falconboy** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:41 pm

I know there are Pooch haters here, but I'm really pulling for Paluch to do well here especially since he's an alum and a former BG hockey player. Anytime we can get former BG alums/players to coach and do well it bodes well for us in the long run. If Paluch can sustain success here , we have a better chance at keeping the program at a hight level than if we had some guy who has no ties to BG at all.

So far so good. All we need now is just some long awaited consistency.

PegCityFalcon · Post by **PegCityFalcon** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:01 pm

we have a better chance at keeping the program at a hight level than if we had some guy who has no ties to BG at all.

Yea Jerry York sure couldn't sustain our program at all eh?

MACMAN · Post by **MACMAN** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:10 pm

I wouldnt say he inherited a mess...Buddy was tops at scouting the CCHA and developing game plans and such...his coaching was even ok...but when he got the team..he did not have any scouting like he had been giving Jerry, and that combined with 0 investment from UNIV in that time did not help.
Scotts finally at a point and sadly was last season...a season full of injury and illness...but the players that did not like him are gone now...if I were a new coach I would drop them quick if they even acted out of sorts..that was the big hurdle..its over now. this team is moving forward and back upward
Scotts York Esc east coast methods and the addition of TR and TM are working, most of us knew they would as for most of this is old time Falcon hockey. A good season and a 6 year extension are in the air.

McConvey · Post by **McConvey** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:22 pm

PegCityFalcon wrote:
we have a better chance at keeping the program at a hight level than if we had some guy who has no ties to BG at all.
Yea Jerry York sure couldn't sustain our program at all eh?

Yep. That Mason guy before York didn't do BG any favors, either.

jgeyer · Post by **jgeyer** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:05 am

Paluch would have been gone after last year if he hadn't had that last 5 year extension. A new 6 year extension be real. BG Has lost alot of fans and support due to Paluchs poor coaching.

Mason was the best head coach in college hockey, look at BG's CCHA Championships in the 70's. BG was a no name and was the first CCHA team to be in the Final Four. All because of Ron Mason.

Don't forget Terry Flanigan, a top recuiter for York. After Terry past away this program went to the middle and bottom of the CCHA.

PegCityFalcon · Post by **PegCityFalcon** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:14 am

It didn't help when the WCHA teams were building state of the art rinks. look at the Englestad and Marriucci even the Kohl Centre. BG can't reasonably compete with that. We are now rising in spite of the poor rink. To say we lost a lot of fans do to Pooch is insane. We lost fans because here in America the only reason to watch hockey is if your teams a winner. Let's be real, Ohio is not a real hot bed for hockey fans in general. Look at the Columbus Blue Jackets for example. They are playing unreal and don't even sell tickets at a top WCHA standard.

MACMAN · Post by **MACMAN** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:20 am

Hockey in C-bus is not very good...at any level. in NW ohio the Greter Toledo area hockey is really very strong just l;ook tot he number of youth national championship and very good HS programs.....
Again...anyone who say Scott is a bad coach, is saying york is, they are coaching for the same kind of hockey, same drills...and now that he has players that fit, and are willing and excited about doing the work, we are getting some results. The fair weather fans will never like a coach with losses even when he starts winning. As a llife long falcon fan i ve ridden the wave and its good to see daylight again from the trough

Falconboy · Post by **Falconboy** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 12:17 pm

PegCityFalcon wrote:
we have a better chance at keeping the program at a hight level than if we had some guy who has no ties to BG at all.
Yea Jerry York sure couldn't sustain our program at all eh?

What I meant was , that if Paluch can keep things on the rise we might have a better chance of keeping Paluch around when thing are going great with him being an alum over some coach with no former ties to the university.

hutchirish · Post by **hutchirish** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:08 pm

I played for York when Pooch was his assistant at BG. This program is definitely moving back in the right direction. Pooch bleeds brown and orange and is doing pretty well considering the state of the facilities comparred to the likes of Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State and even Western Michigan. Let's not start talking about "The Joe" yet, but at least we are winning games that we should be winning, and coming back in games. I think Pooch is getting these guys to believe in what he has been trying to instil. Should be a very interesting season...

Oh, and it looks to me like Jerry York doesn't have any problems recruiting at Boston College, so I don't think all of his success can be attributed to Terry. Maybe Jerry was sad to lose his friend and he needed a change of scenery to get re-energized...

FindlayFalcon · Post by **FindlayFalcon** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:13 pm

hutchirish wrote:Oh, and it looks to me like Jerry York doesn't have any problems recruiting at Boston College, so I don't think all of his success can be attributed to Terry. Maybe Jerry was sad to lose his friend and he needed a change of scenery to get re-energized...

My thoughts exactly.

PegCityFalcon · Post by **PegCityFalcon** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:36 am

York doesn't need to recruit as hard as others coaches. Massachusetts is a hockey hotbed.

MACMAN · Post by **MACMAN** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:14 am

I would not say that "Mass" is a hockey hot bed either. Look at the where they players come from..all over the place, but the majority all have one thing in common. they all played for prep schools on the east coast, from NY, CT, NH, ME, Mass. the majority of these players were recruited to play for or heavily advised to play for them. All they do is send all the scouts to the Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic to get the best non players in the country...in fact the large average majority of all ECAC players come out of these two prepschool leagues.
BOSTON COLLEGE 2006-2007 commits.

Tom Atkinson-C (3/17/07) Avon Old Farms 5'10 165 12-15-87

Andrew Margolin-G (2/7/07) Taft Prep 5'9 160 2-11-89

John Muse-G (12/12/06) Nobles Prep 6'1 180 8-1-88

§Ryan Hayes-RC (1/10/06) USNDPT U-18 Team 5'9 170 5-29-89

§Nick Petrecki-LD (9/22/05) Omaha (USHL) 6'3 215 9-11-89 USA U-18 Team ;2005 USA U-17 Team

Joe Whitney-LW (7/30/05) Lawrence Academy 5'7 160 2-8-88 2005 USA U-18 Team; 2004 USA U-17 Team

§Brian Gibbons-LC (6/15/05) Salisbury 5'7 155 2-26-88

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:21 pm

So where's bigdog? I figured he would have some "expert analysis" on the team's recent resurgence.

FindlayFalcon · Post by **FindlayFalcon** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:58 pm

I was wondering the same thing!