We are in good hands (and Allstate is not involved)
Jul 2, 2024 16:23:02 GMT -5
wgt, Dunga, and 2 more like this
Post by ceharv on Jul 2, 2024 16:23:02 GMT -5
If you have not already, check out the video of Bob Beretta's intro presser here or directly on YouTube. If you are short on time and are put off by the 51 minutes in length, you can get to the core by watching from about the 29 minute point to the end, but I suggest watching from the beginning for the full effect. Add that to Mark's recent comments that he remains excited at the prospect of coaching in the current environment.
I don't think it's controversial to say a small school like Bonas, its coaches and administrators in particular face huge challenges competing on a national level with its limited finances and resources and in a middling league. It would be easy for those involved to be discouraged and maybe be less than enthusiastic and optimistic. Mark and Bob clearly are not discouraged in the least and will accept and I predict, overcome, the challenges and lead us to not only survive, but thrive.
And by thriving, I think we need to define what that is. I mean, I don't think we are going to win or even compete for a national championship. But I think we can succeed to the point of occasionally making a splash on the national scene by beating teams that can and will compete at that level, and making an occasional tournament run. The bottom line is that what is to be expected is that the team can bring attention to the school, exposing it to prospective students and their parents who are beyond our typical likely enrollees. In that vein, seeing the Bona Nation crazies on national TV ( yes, even on ESPN) and having the on-air commenters note our presence, helps.
When posters opine that certain guys, like Bob, "get us," Bob personifies what that means, as does Mark even though he's not a grad - he "gets us" now. I would also add Jeff Gingerich to that as well.
Moreover, I think the import of that is that the exposure provided so far, and I am confident the exposure that will come from future hoops success, will continue to increase our enrollment, which will mean we won't face the "is it time to close the doors and sell the land?" kind of decision that many small Catholic colleges have already faced or are likely to face.
The challenges certainly remain, but with Jeff, Bob and Mark in place we are as well-situated to overcome those challenges as we can be.
If that's looking at things with "rose-colored glasses," I am happy to be doing so.
I don't think it's controversial to say a small school like Bonas, its coaches and administrators in particular face huge challenges competing on a national level with its limited finances and resources and in a middling league. It would be easy for those involved to be discouraged and maybe be less than enthusiastic and optimistic. Mark and Bob clearly are not discouraged in the least and will accept and I predict, overcome, the challenges and lead us to not only survive, but thrive.
And by thriving, I think we need to define what that is. I mean, I don't think we are going to win or even compete for a national championship. But I think we can succeed to the point of occasionally making a splash on the national scene by beating teams that can and will compete at that level, and making an occasional tournament run. The bottom line is that what is to be expected is that the team can bring attention to the school, exposing it to prospective students and their parents who are beyond our typical likely enrollees. In that vein, seeing the Bona Nation crazies on national TV ( yes, even on ESPN) and having the on-air commenters note our presence, helps.
When posters opine that certain guys, like Bob, "get us," Bob personifies what that means, as does Mark even though he's not a grad - he "gets us" now. I would also add Jeff Gingerich to that as well.
Moreover, I think the import of that is that the exposure provided so far, and I am confident the exposure that will come from future hoops success, will continue to increase our enrollment, which will mean we won't face the "is it time to close the doors and sell the land?" kind of decision that many small Catholic colleges have already faced or are likely to face.
The challenges certainly remain, but with Jeff, Bob and Mark in place we are as well-situated to overcome those challenges as we can be.
If that's looking at things with "rose-colored glasses," I am happy to be doing so.
