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Post by bison137 on Apr 2, 2021 21:48:59 GMT -5
MT was in fact a finalist for the HC job last year along with several other local D1 jobs. The jump from D2/D3 to anything higher than a LM or MM D1 rarely happens in WBB and IMO this is a logical fit for her. The biggest challenge for her - as it is at most schools - will be recruiting relative to what her admins expectations are. Army has always been able to get good athletes but getting real players to go the service academy route will be the challenge. Does Army/Navy use prep schools for women's bball like men's sports? I.e. a recruit is close but doesn't meet minimum SAT's for appointment is directed [by blue & gold alumni in Navy's case] to a prep school to plus him up with the understanding that he would get the appointment with the next class. Many of the basketball and football players who go to NAPS and MAPS have already met the academic requirements, but are sent there purely to develop athletically, i.e. a redshirt year.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 30, 2021 23:45:05 GMT -5
Magarity is going to have the most PL coaching seniority pretty soon. At the rate it's going, she might get into 2nd place. But 1st place is out of reach until Sue Troyan decides to retire at Lehigh. She has been head coach for 26 seasons and has absolute job security - made doubly secure by her husband being their very successful softball coach. And she is in her early 50's, so she may be there for a long time in the future.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 30, 2021 23:38:58 GMT -5
He could have survived one bad year - but his record over the previous four seasons was 35-87. So that makes it 35-100 over less than five seasons. And they were 12-48 in their first two years in the PL so it's not a new problem.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 30, 2021 19:18:47 GMT -5
I don't think BU has any room in the inn for next year as things stand - have 14 on the roster, graduating 3, signed 4, so potentially all scholarships taken. Granted, with a new coach coming in, we may see others leaving, but we will see. Scholarship limited is expanded for next year. However Boston U may not want to go higher. As you know, many schools, including PL schools, don't use 15. Bucknell, for example, is capped at 13 - and no 5th year players allowed.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 30, 2021 13:48:11 GMT -5
And can Katie Benzan play for MD again? Ironic that they got bounced by Texas, which was where she was headed until there was a coaching change. Yes, Benzan could play another college season if she and the school want that.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 30, 2021 8:23:18 GMT -5
Why is Langel still at Colgate ? he really hasn't seen an opportunity that suits him ? he could earn upwards of a $million/yr I think He has been a finalist for a few jobs, including one of the final two at St. Joes last year., where they foolishly opted for Billy Lange ahead of him. I think a big part is misunderstanding of his record at Colgate, i.e. that it is one of the toughest places to win of any D1 spot and that he inherited a really bad team. Also hiring a coach from Colgate probably would not make most fan bases happy. Lange, even though a worse coach than Langel, had the cachet of having been a coach at Villanova and for the 76ers (one of 14 coaches).
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Post by bison137 on Mar 29, 2021 19:11:31 GMT -5
Nelly Cummings of Colgate has entered the portal. Verbal Commits lists him as a redshirt Junior so he may be graduating in a few months. The Transfer Portal hit 1,000 players an hour ago. Not sure how many are walk-ons or grad transfers. I know the latter are in there and assume the former are based on the fact our walk-on transfers were listed last year in the portal. Yes, there are definitely a number of walk-ons. Any player can put his name into the portal - and VC simply lists every player who does so. There are two players listed who were on the Navy JV in 2020 or 2021.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 29, 2021 19:03:13 GMT -5
Nelly Cummings of Colgate has entered the portal. Verbal Commits lists him as a redshirt Junior so he may be graduating in a few months. Yes, he will be graduating. With no real grad programs, he isn't a fit at Colgate. Not sure if they are as rigid about 5th year athletes as Bucknell, but other than in football it is rare.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 28, 2021 12:36:38 GMT -5
Bucknell run defense wasn't quite as good as the stats imply, due to the archaic NCAA system of counting QB sacks as rushing attempts and negative rushing yardage. Once you adjust for that, LC had 17 rushing attempts for 31 yards.
I was somewhat surprised by the DL since their best lineman, Grayson Cherubino, who has started since his freshman year, was out with an injury. His replacement at DE was freshman Mike Bright Jr., whose Dad longtime hoop fans may remember. He scored almost 1700 points in the early '90's for Bucknell on the basketball court, was a PL POY, and is still near the top of the all-time steals leaders.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 26, 2021 9:10:08 GMT -5
BTW, Katy Steding returned to her alma mater as an assistant, unless she recently stepped down. Yes, Steding has been an assistant at Stanford for the past nine months. Prior to that, she was an assistant at San Francisco for 2+ years after being fired by Boston U.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 25, 2021 22:29:38 GMT -5
I think the chance of Maciariello taking the Fordham job is zero. It's a career killer and he is a hot commodity, having won the MAAC regular season title two years in a row. Also has much better facilities there. He is in the middle of his contract term and negotiating for a raise at the moment. I think he interviewed for the job to put pressure on Siena's administration to give him a new, more lucrative contract. If he needs to leave, he will have better opportunities in the future. Maciariello just got a contract extension out to 2026 with Siena. Presumably more money as well.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 25, 2021 22:26:43 GMT -5
Marisa Moseley will be named the head coach at Wisconsin tomorrow (Friday). Be interesting to see who BU hires. They went with a Stanford assistant and a UCONN assistant for their previous two. Roster looks pretty good for the next two seasons as well. Coach prior to Moseley was not a Stanford assistant but rather Katy Steding, who had previously coached at Cal for a couple of years. She was a good player for Stanford in the late 80's. She never seemed like a great fit at Boston U, having spend all but one year of her playing/coaching career on the west coast.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 24, 2021 11:50:08 GMT -5
Bates Jones, 6’8” PF, from Davidson now in the portal. He is a sophomore and played with that Charlotte Latin.-could be interesting? Senior. He has already played four years at Davidson.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 18, 2021 21:11:39 GMT -5
Is the gap that Marist would have to make up academically any different than what AU had to make up (IIRC they were seen as having an advantage)? Seems to have worked out for them over the course of 20 years. No difference at all. The biggest advantage to Marist is that they could bring in a football team, if they ever were willing to upgrade recruiting/expenditures.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 18, 2021 21:09:49 GMT -5
Another candidate for the PL that no one ever mentions -- Binghamton. Geographically a fit and it's generally considered the top SUNY school academically. They've had some awful basketball teams the past decade but for whatever reason they consistently draw very well -- 4,000+ / a game if I'm not mistaken most years. So you'd think with that level of support, there's an opportunity for that program to change direction fairly quickly. What possibly makes you thing U of B would have any interest whatsoever in leaving the AE for the pL? PL has made it pretty clear that they aren't interested in public schools. Stony Brook found that out years ago. Bing used to draw close to 4000 per game a decade ago. Now they are closer to 2200. Still respectable considering how bad their teams have been. Bing has about 17,000 students.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 18, 2021 16:16:21 GMT -5
I think the chance of Maciariello taking the Fordham job is zero. It's a career killer and he is a hot commodity, having won the MAAC regular season title two years in a row. Also has much better facilities there.
He is in the middle of his contract term and negotiating for a raise at the moment. I think he interviewed for the job to put pressure on Siena's administration to give him a new, more lucrative contract. If he needs to leave, he will have better opportunities in the future.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 18, 2021 16:11:36 GMT -5
So yes to Fairfield if they restore football or there's a 12th member that has it. Chance of Fairfield bringing back football is exactly zero, so they'd need to find a 12th member that has it. Other than Marist, there are no possible all-sport candidates. If they look for football only, Villanova is possible (but not likely), and Duquesne might be possible IF they opted to significantly change the AI for them. Neither is very likely.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 18, 2021 12:35:44 GMT -5
If the PL did expand with let's say, Richmond, W&M and 2 if not all from FU, FF, UVM and Northeastern, would it become a two-bid league? I know the chances of this happening are slim to none but let's play "what if" for a few hours. Richmond - would not join for hoops, if they ever did it would be football only. W&M - Has never made the NCAA tournament in 70+ years of Division I. So no dice on making us a two bid league. Fordham, Fairfield, UVM & Northeastern - Zero combined at-large tournament berths since Fordham's glory years ended in the late 1970's. So, the answer is NO. The PL would not become a two-bid league. The freaking Missouri Valley is barely a two-bid league anymore, and the CAA waved bye-bye to that status about 7 or 8 years ago. Holy Cross will remain in a one-bid league unless we join the Atlantic 10. Correct. Adding all those schools wouldn't even move the needle towards becoming a two-bid league. It would just reduce the chance of HC or Bucknell getting the one bid. As you point out, there is zero chance of Richmond or W&M joining - not even for football. The redshirt issue and the AI make that way beyond unlikely.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 18, 2021 10:16:10 GMT -5
I don't think there is any chance of the PL adding another school unless it has football. If a school were to leave (ideally Boston U), then Fairfield would be near the top of the list of schools that are obtainable along with Marist.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 18, 2021 8:06:47 GMT -5
Tyler Kolek Freshman from GMU is transferring. A-10 rookie of the year, from Rhode Island.Name sounds familiar. Without looking it up, did we offer him? Good chance he leaves, but it appears to be far from certain. He has been linked to Providence btw. Don't know how credible that is.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 17, 2021 20:32:07 GMT -5
Bucknell goes a different direction: The #2, #3, and #4 scorers at Bucknell WBB all in portal as grad xfers: —Tessa Brugler, 6-1 SR forward, Nazareth, PA (13.2 PPG + 10.0 RPG; first-team All-Patriot) —Autumn Ceppi, 6-1 SR forward, Bedford, MA (8.4 PPG + 3.8 APG) —Abby Kapp, 6-0 SR wing, Barto, PA (11.3 PPG) Unfortunately the Buchnell administration is adamant about no fifth year players. Very frustrating.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 17, 2021 14:04:45 GMT -5
OTOH, Carla Berube had a hell of a D1 debut last year, 29-1. Also, Marisa Mosely at BU was part of Geno's staff for several years and seems to be doing a good job there. Berube would definitely be on the short list, if she wanted to move into that sort of pressure cooker. The fact that she has never recruited with scholarships is one issue however. At this point, I doubt Mosely would be in the running. She has done OK but certainly not fantastic.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 16, 2021 18:13:39 GMT -5
On the ladies front, GW dismissed Jen Rizzotti after 5 seasons - she was successful at Hartford but was a bust in DC - somewhat surprised she did not get the job done there She was successful for much of her time at Hartford, but her last three years there were not good. All losing seasons, with a weak schedule. Combined record of 40-54. It seemed like her name no longer carried much weight among New England recruits. Many fans were surprised when GWU hired her.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 11, 2021 20:34:40 GMT -5
BU cruises to a 72-51 win. Upset brewing as Lehigh leads Bucknell 41-31 half way thru the 3rd period That really won't be an upset given the covid circumstances. Bucknell has played one game in six weeks, has had only a handful of practices, and has two key players still recovering from it.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 11, 2021 16:52:48 GMT -5
"When UConn joined Hockey East in 2013, it promised to build an on-campus rink within four years since Freitas Ice Forum doesn’t meet the conference’s requirements for men’s hockey, though Hockey East eventually backed off of that timeframe. In September 2018, the UConn Board of Trustees approved a plan to build a new 2,500-seat arena with 500 seat-backs in Storrs with the option to expand to 3,500 seats if necessary. Though Hockey East requires arenas to hold at least 4,000, UConn received a waiver for the project since the expectation is for the Huskies’ men’s hockey program to continue to play most of its games at the XL Center in Hartford." www.theuconnblog.com/2020/9/22/21450996/uconn-huskies-mens-hockey-new-arena-to-hold-2700-fans-construction-slated-to-begin-in-april-2021
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