Mike Kelly is trading in his textbooks for playbooks. The former Drexel sports management professor is heading north of the border after accepting the position of wide receiver's coach with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Kelly, however, is no stranger to the coaching ranks.
It is nearly impossible to run through the CAA schedule without taking some hits and suffering at least one hard-luck losing streak. The Dragons are hoping their losing streak will stop at two after suffering a 54-50 defeat at the DAC to William and Mary Jan.
Drexel seemed destined to knock off CAA leader VCU. After all, the Dragons trailed by just one at the halftime despite their leading scorer and rebounder Frank Elegar being forced to sit for the final 15:25 after picking up his second foul. Drexel had also held VCU's preseason conference player of the year candidate Eric Maynor to just two points and gotten a surprising offensive lift from Rob Hampton and little used Yannick Formbor.
Drexel has continued to find ways to lose basketball games. This is no different. Drexel blew a late 49-42 lead with under 10 minutes to play as it fell to Georgia State 64-58 Jan. 30 at the Georgia State Sports Arena. Drexel (9-13, 2-8 C`AA) only shot 41 percent from the field, 26 percent from the three-point line and 47.
On Jan. 29, perhaps the best pitcher in baseball was traded from the Minnesota Twins to the New York Mets. Johan Santana was dealt to the Mets for only four mid-level prospects. This trade should also raise issues of whether or not small market teams can truly compete in baseball.
Here's a thought - let's have the CAA tournament at Siegel Center. Sure, as a Drexel fan I might be biased seeing as how for the first two years of my college career, any hopes of a March Madness bid have been foiled at Richmond Coliseum. However, if that place were to implode tomorrow, would anyone really care? The Coliseum, which was built in 1971, might've been an architectural feat 37 years ago, but today it would likely be voted the most unaesthetically pleasing sports facility in the country - and for good reason.
