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Post by HC92 on Dec 26, 2022 14:25:38 GMT -5
If we don’t become more permissive with 5th years, we’ll lose guys like Reichwein in the future who might have stayed if we let them. In Reichwein’s case, it’s a 6th year due to Covid but those guys will leave as fifth years in the future.
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Post by rgs318 on Dec 26, 2022 14:27:34 GMT -5
I wish him all the best, but have no desire to see him play against HC in the post season.
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Post by HC92 on Dec 27, 2022 7:13:38 GMT -5
I wish him all the best, but have no desire to see him play against HC in the post season. I’d be okay with it in the national championship game. |
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Post by hcpride on Dec 27, 2022 7:20:33 GMT -5
Good fit for a guy from Eastern PA. Wonder what grad degree he will pursue. No idea of his undergrad HC degree or plans for graduate studies at Nova but I guess he starts end of Jan (semester 2 at Nova) so he can do spring ball there and then continues for 1st semester next academic year. So, 2 semesters (or does he continue the schollie for a 3rd and final semester w/o football duties?). |
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Post by Chu Chu on Dec 27, 2022 12:47:32 GMT -5
The fact that anyone would commit to Montana State over Princeton seems mind-boggling. Unless he's someone who would see limited financial aid. Montana State is a great experience as a student and football player. Boseman is beautiful and adjacent to copious recreational opportunities. This short video clip gives a glimpse of their spirit! fb.watch/hGVX5PaVhQ/ |
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Post by football44 on Dec 27, 2022 13:13:41 GMT -5
The fact that anyone would commit to Montana State over Princeton seems mind-boggling. Unless he's someone who would see limited financial aid. Montana State is a great experience as a student and football player. Boseman is beautiful and adjacent to copious recreational opportunities. This short video clip gives a glimpse of their spirit! fb.watch/hGVX5PaVhQ/Yeah it would have been nice to have gone there and given them a beat down in front of those wonderful fans and their horses.  |
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 27, 2022 14:04:50 GMT -5
Montana State is a great experience as a student and football player. Boseman is beautiful and adjacent to copious recreational opportunities. This short video clip gives a glimpse of their spirit! fb.watch/hGVX5PaVhQ/Yeah it would have been nice to have gone there and given them a beat down in front of those wonderful fans and their horses. Wouldve been easier said than done. I was there for the William & Mary game. Loudest FCS environment I've ever been at by far. One of the coolest parts about my trip was going to a downtown sports bar the next day and watching our game on ESPN. Everyone at the bar was rooting for Holy Cross bc they wanted another home game. |
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Post by purplehaze on Jan 2, 2023 10:39:19 GMT -5
Colgate just lost their no.2 rb (after Brescia) as jr. Jaedon Henry has entered the portal - 448 yards and 5.3 yds per carry
Not only is our 2023 roster looking very stable, the rest of the league (already very mediocre) are losing key pieces to the portal - painting a very one-sided PL next season
We can only hope the other coaching staffs get some inbound talent this month
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Post by hcnj on Jan 2, 2023 12:17:06 GMT -5
Colgate just lost their no.2 rb (after Brescia) as jr. Jaedon Henry has entered the portal - 448 yards and 5.3 yds per carry Not only is our 2023 roster looking very stable, the rest of the league (already very mediocre) are losing key pieces to the portal - painting a very one-sided PL next season We can only hope the other coaching staffs get some inbound talent this month Yes, except for Fordham. They still worry me and will continue to until next season begins and we get better insight into how good they are or aren't. We may need DB portal help, no new names on HS seniors and the names left are excellent prospects but seem like long shots leaving only the portal. |
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Post by dharry13 on Jan 2, 2023 12:33:35 GMT -5
HC is going to get portal help. I just don't know how much. Ches said 6 to 8 in second signing period. We know one of those is Sean Woods. That leaves 5 to 7. I personally think it's 3 DBs, 1 DE, 1 RB. If it's 6 or 7 then prob another WR and possibly a 4th DB.
I think they will get 2 DBs from the portal. Possibly 3. I hope Isaac Paul makes a visit to HC in January. The kid can play.
It's my guess they will have only 1 recruiting weekend - the weekend of Jan. 27th. That said the portal kids don't need a recruiting weekend. They've been there done that. I think they are most interested in getting on campus for the Spring semester.
Classes start 1/23 so I expect them to wrap things up with a couple of transfers by the end of next week. All just my opinion - I have no inside knowledge.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jan 3, 2023 10:43:15 GMT -5
Colgate just lost their no.2 rb (after Brescia) as jr. Jaedon Henry has entered the portal - 448 yards and 5.3 yds per carry Not only is our 2023 roster looking very stable, the rest of the league (already very mediocre) are losing key pieces to the portal - painting a very one-sided PL next season We can only hope the other coaching staffs get some inbound talent this month The PL is heading towards a bad ending. One (or two) teams leaving will render it defunct. |
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 3, 2023 10:50:09 GMT -5
Two departures could do just that, if there are no additions. That has been the case for years now. Is any PL member seriously looking at dropping football or leaving the PL? I don't believe so. Why this need to see the end of days at every turn?
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Post by purplehaze on Jan 3, 2023 11:36:28 GMT -5
GU, Bucknell, Lafayette, Lehigh and Colgate have to make serious-aggressive changes quickly to improve their teams - if they maintain their 'status quo' much longer I agree the viability of the league may be in jeopardy. Firing and hiring coaches alone will not get it done
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Post by hcpride on Jan 3, 2023 11:55:53 GMT -5
GU, Bucknell, Lafayette, Lehigh and Colgate have to make serious-aggressive changes quickly to improve their teams - if they maintain their 'status quo' much longer I agree the viability of the league may be in jeopardy. Firing and hiring coaches alone will not get it done It may be that a good number of PL schools have adopted an unspoken (football) participatory model and are not necessarily vying for a championship. To be fair, that is our model for several different sports. |
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Post by purplehaze on Jan 3, 2023 12:31:54 GMT -5
'participatory' ? 60 x $80,000 = $4.8 million annually just on the scholarship line item
talk about an irresponsible decision if true
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Post by Sertorius on Jan 3, 2023 14:31:50 GMT -5
Are there any east coast schools that would be good candidates to join the Patriot League?
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Post by princetoncrusader on Jan 3, 2023 18:05:14 GMT -5
How about Villanova? Good fit academically compared to a land grant university. From the perspective of the VU administration, it's an opportunity to join a more academically prestigious league, reduce scholarships by 3 but still be able to play an FBS opponent and traditional rival Delaware. Finally, I would think the travel expenses would be lower. Not sure how coping with the AI would sit with the coaching staff.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jan 3, 2023 19:20:21 GMT -5
How about Villanova? Good fit academically compared to a land grant university. From the perspective of the VU administration, it's an opportunity to join a more academically prestigious league, reduce scholarships by 3 but still be able to play an FBS opponent and traditional rival Delaware. Finally, I would think the travel expenses would be lower. Not sure how coping with the AI would sit with the coaching staff. Villanova doesn't need an "a more academically prestigious league"--they've hit the US News Top 50 without it. And much like Richmond and W&M, the competitive downside of the PL and the negative perception it holds among fans continue to make this a non-starter. As for the rest of the league, two schools may need to look to the NEC. After 22 years, this just isn't working for Georgetown. Many reasons why, but going 2-9 every season does the school, the kids, and the league no good. Georgetown is 25-102 all time in PL play. As the only PL school which is still requires SAT's for admission, the knot continues to tighten on recruiting... and if you've seen the larger number of NEPSAC kids recruited by Georgetown in football to meet the index, that should be a huge competitive red flag. Playing 40-scholarship schools isn't ideal either but they could recruit without an index, which might help. And there is Bucknell. They can't afford an arms race in the PL and that's just what it is. Within five years Fordham will surpass $10 million a year in football expenses. Bucknell trails every PL school but Georgetown in football spending and they don't get the revenue from attendance (2022 attendance: just 1,323 per game) or guarantee games to make up the difference. Sixty scholarships is real money in Lewisburg, without results. Since joining in 1978, Bucknell is one of two I-AA original schools which have never made the playoffs, and they won't as long as the current spending trends in the PL hold forth. |
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 3, 2023 19:34:39 GMT -5
When did the non-SAT requirement go into effect?
As I’ve posted in the past, after HC went SAT optional, Tom Gilmore told me specifically it did not have any impact on football recruiting because while HC might not require it, the NCAA did. Not just for HC but all schools.
Obviously that conversation took place more than 5 years ago as TG was at HC.
So, when did that change?
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Post by mm67 on Jan 3, 2023 19:44:39 GMT -5
If G-town can compete in the Big East with scholarship b-ball players, SAT's should not pose a problem for the school to compete against PL schools. Obviously, G-town is a great, great university with the capability of competing in the PL if it should choose to do so.
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Post by efg72 on Jan 3, 2023 19:44:41 GMT -5
How about Villanova? Good fit academically compared to a land grant university. From the perspective of the VU administration, it's an opportunity to join a more academically prestigious league, reduce scholarships by 3 but still be able to play an FBS opponent and traditional rival Delaware. Finally, I would think the travel expenses would be lower. Not sure how coping with the AI would sit with the coaching staff. The PL and CAA have very good academic institutions on paper. No reason for anybody to leave one league for the other based on academic relevance. Case and point the education received at William and Mary, Villanova, Richmond, and possibly Elon is as strong or better than any of the PL schools except for Georgetown |
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Post by hchoops on Jan 3, 2023 19:47:35 GMT -5
It has not.
Scholarship athletes must submit their SATs to the NCAA Clearinghouse
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Post by hchoops on Jan 3, 2023 19:49:36 GMT -5
How about Villanova? Good fit academically compared to a land grant university. From the perspective of the VU administration, it's an opportunity to join a more academically prestigious league, reduce scholarships by 3 but still be able to play an FBS opponent and traditional rival Delaware. Finally, I would think the travel expenses would be lower. Not sure how coping with the AI would sit with the coaching staff. The PL and CAA have very good academic institutions on paper. No reason for anybody to leave one league for the other based on academic relevance. Case and point the education received at William and Mary, Villanova, Richmond, and possibly Elon is as strong or better than any of the PL schools except for Georgetown Add Holy Cross. The degree of difficulty to be admitted does not make the education received different. |
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Post by mm67 on Jan 3, 2023 19:51:21 GMT -5
I did not realize the rating services truly measured the quality of education. All CAA schools make academic compromises to field competitive teams. The PL with its policy that athletes are academically representative of the student body(AI) would not be a good fit for those schools.
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Post by hcpride on Jan 3, 2023 19:51:43 GMT -5
Are there any east coast schools that would be good candidates to join the Patriot League? With the knowledge that the PL writ large is a rather diverse group of large and small universities, colleges, and service academies I think Merrimack would make a nice football member. Plus I think they’d be open to accepting PL football membership and the majority of football members would welcome them in. (Other schools, Nova for example, would be nice to have but want no part of PL football membership.) |
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