West Liberty Hilltopper Basketball

[Columbuseer]

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While not realizing that the rest of the MEC is catching up to West Liberty and has been for the past couple of seasons...

Anyone know where Dennis is going? Does signing Nick Smith of North hills pa Become important? FYI Anderson Keller of hibriten nc committed to Lincoln memorial.

[boatcapt]

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I post about basketball, you reply about football. Obsess much??? You clearly didn't listen to Howlett's remarks when he stated that "when I knew he was leaving" - he knew before Crutchfield talked to the athletic department. This wasn't some "I'm pissed off so I am leaving" issue. You are all a bunch of drama queens. Everything has to have some sinister reason. As far as your comments about football, I clearly stated that the players have to execute a game plan. When you miss tackles and drop passes, whose fault is that. You clearly have a personal grudge of some sort with the football coach or coaches.

I was responding to YOUR comment about what you perceive as my football "hate." That's how football got into this discussion. Maybe you should go back and reread your post. The obsession seems to be with you directed at those that question anything about any WLU athletic program.

As for Ben knowing of Crutch's departure before the "athletic department," that is pretty standard stuff. The first person a good manager will usually tell of his departure is his first line supervisors. That way they can address any rumors that might pop up.

Is WLU's athletic department dysfunctional? Clearly the answer is yes. It has been two years since the previous AD retired. Can you think of a functional athletic department that has gone two years without a full time AD at the helm? For that matter, can you think of any functional athletic department that has Co-Acting AD's? Lack of leadership breads disfunction and the WLU athletic department has not had a leader in close to two years.

Concerning your erroneous observation that I have a "personal grudge" against the football coach. Well, quite obviously you don't have a clue. When Coach W was winning WAY back in 2007-2010, I was probably his biggest booster and often went toe to toe with Shepherd posters who called his success the exclusive result of one great QB. Heck, even through 2013 I said that the decline of WLU's football program was just the result of some bad performances and not indicative of a poor head coach. But as the years and years have passed and WLU has continued to fail to field quality football teams, I've been left to reach the conclusion that the problem is not individual players missing tackles or failing to catch footballs...It's the coaches that recruited them, trained them, and chose to put them in the game. Sorry if you can't see that through your rose colored glasses.

[Bware2]

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I post about basketball, you reply about football. Obsess much??? You clearly didn't listen to Howlett's remarks when he stated that "when I knew he was leaving" - he knew before Crutchfield talked to the athletic department. This wasn't some "I'm pissed off so I am leaving" issue. You are all a bunch of drama queens. Everything has to have some sinister reason. As far as your comments about football, I clearly stated that the players have to execute a game plan. When you miss tackles and drop passes, whose fault is that. You clearly have a personal grudge of some sort with the football coach or coaches.

Anyone else vote to just ignore this guy? He obviously knows it all doesn't he?

[HeavenontheHill]

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I got a pair of rose colored glasses to sell you...Oh, never mind, you clearly are wearing them. So please do tell, what is the true reason WLU has sucked in football. According to you it's not the quality of the players and it's not the coaching staff. Maybe it's just bad luck...year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year bad luck???

FYI...The Nova coach announced his pending retirement before the season began. In December, Crutch was the guest speaker at the Wheeling Rotary Club. Here's what he said in that speech, http://www.theintelligencer.net/spor...njoys-his-job/. Wonder what happened I two week period for him to go from "This is the only job I ever want" to leaving one of the most winning programs in modern DII history?

I post about basketball, you reply about football. Obsess much??? You clearly didn't listen to Howlett's remarks when he stated that "when I knew he was leaving" - he knew before Crutchfield talked to the athletic department. This wasn't some "I'm pissed off so I am leaving" issue. You are all a bunch of drama queens. Everything has to have some sinister reason. As far as your comments about football, I clearly stated that the players have to execute a game plan. When you miss tackles and drop passes, whose fault is that. You clearly have a personal grudge of some sort with the football coach or coaches.

[ctrabs74]

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Ben is the best choice and I believe he will be very successful. But I kind of feel sorry for him. He can go 21-7 (.750) the next four years and people will wonder "what happened" to WLU.

While not realizing that the rest of the MEC is catching up to West Liberty and has been for the past couple of seasons...

[boatcapt]

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Ben has been handling the recruiting for the last few years. So he is the point of contact for the recruits. I'm very excited that he got the job.

Ben is the best choice and I believe he will be very successful. But I kind of feel sorry for him. He can go 21-7 (.750) the next four years and people will wonder "what happened" to WLU.

[boatcapt]

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Ok. All of the conspiracy maniacs can give it a rest. Not going to cite the source but found out that Crutchfield leaving had nothing to do with anything but wanting a new challenge in a location that puts him where he was going to retire to anyway. This has been in the works since just before Christmas on the possibility that the coach at Nova was going to resign or retire. When that happened, the offer was made. Crutchfield owns a house 20 mins from the school. Nothing to do with anyone in the athletic department, nothing to do about being unhappy, nothing to do with the President.
Sad thing is you have all these people who just can't bring themselves to believe that it was just a matter of timing. HC job at the school where his retirement home is located opened and he took it because it probably wouldn't be there when he would still be interested in coaching.
Boat hates Waialae, Nut hates Waialae so it must have been Waialae. People don't like Ullom, so it must have been Ullom. Posters need to put personal feelings about people who don't kiss their a** aside and be objective.

I got a pair of rose colored glasses to sell you...Oh, never mind, you clearly are wearing them. So please do tell, what is the true reason WLU has sucked in football. According to you it's not the quality of the players and it's not the coaching staff. Maybe it's just bad luck...year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year bad luck???

FYI...The Nova coach announced his pending retirement before the season began. In December, Crutch was the guest speaker at the Wheeling Rotary Club. Here's what he said in that speech, http://www.theintelligencer.net/spor...njoys-his-job/. Wonder what happened I two week period for him to go from "This is the only job I ever want" to leaving one of the most winning programs in modern DII history?

[timbertopper]

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Here's the article from the Wheeling paper's website. Huge turnout at the press conference. Announcement was very well received. The players who weren't in class showed up at the press conference and Monteroso even came up to speak for the team in support of Ben. High energy guy and a very popular choice.

http://www.theintelligencer.net/news...ketball-coach/

[Bware2]

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Very good news!

[FlyHawk98]

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Ben has been handling the recruiting for the last few years. So he is the point of contact for the recruits. I'm very excited that he got the job.

[Chevydude89]

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Atleast 1 recruit tweeted they were excited ben got the job, centerville Saben

[IUP Extra Mile]

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Best result to have come from Crutch leaving, I think.

And he will bring energy and passion to the hilltop...maybe they'll even press like they used to....

Now hope he can hold the remaining team togehter, minus Dennis.

[Layton]

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Monteroso was sitting next to him not sure why yet probably an announcement too

[Layton]

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A little birdy said its Ben Howlett

Little birdy was correct

[Chevydude89]

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A little birdy said its Ben Howlett