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Post by bison137 on May 8, 2022 20:00:16 GMT -5
Kenpom’s site had him as a freshman in 21-22 Incorrect by a couple of years.
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Post by bison137 on May 8, 2022 19:28:03 GMT -5
Wilbar was rostered for two years at Lincoln Memorial University, a D2 in Tennessee. Redshirted one year, then played 4.6 mpg in 2020-21. Then transferred to Indiana State for 2021-22, where he played 12 mpg.
It will be interesting to see: (a) if he is eligible to play this upcoming season; and (b) how many years of eligibility he has left. Under NCAA rules, a player who transfers a second time has to sit a year unless he gets a waiver from the NCAA. Also in theory he has three years of eligibility left, since 2020-21 didn't count for NCAA purposes. However to play three more years, he would have to use at least six years of eligibility - while under NCAA rules a player only gets five. Once again an NCAA waiver would be necessary.
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Post by bison137 on May 8, 2022 15:27:24 GMT -5
HC win or LC loss and HC qualifies? Yes.
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Post by bison137 on May 7, 2022 22:39:14 GMT -5
Who pitched for Lafayette? Would assume given the circumstances they used their best today. They threw their two best today: Bloss and Benneche. If we split with Lehigh tomorrow, I think we’ll make the PLT. i’d say that’s a very good bet. It’s highly unlikely that Lafayette will sweep army.
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Post by bison137 on May 7, 2022 22:37:37 GMT -5
It appears Navy's PL regular season was over before this weekend and they are resting on their 10-15 league record. And watching the scoreboard as they canceled their three remaining OOC games. Navy was scheduled to play one game on Saturday and one game on Sunday. Both were canceled. They couldn’t possibly have played today, as there was heavy rain in Annapolis. Possibly could’ve played tomorrow if their field drains well. Navy was hosting a three team round robin, and the other games were canceled as well.
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Post by bison137 on May 7, 2022 15:51:56 GMT -5
Almost 1700 kids in the portal. 611 have secured a landing spot. 1. Have to remember that many in the portal didn't have a real expectation of finding a landing spot. Many were walk-ons at their D1 programs or are graduating seniors. 2. Verbal Commits misses many players who end up with a D2/D3/NAIA/Juco landing spot
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Post by bison137 on May 7, 2022 15:49:28 GMT -5
Donza goes to D2 Slippery Rock. Talk about stepping down a notch But I'm sure it accomplishes her major objective, i.e. to get out of the Naval Academy before accruing mandatory service time.
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Post by bison137 on May 4, 2022 16:59:25 GMT -5
Was she good enough to get athletic aid at smc which plays in the WCC a far superior league than the PL - this one doesn’t seem to fit If they needed a solid, pass-first PG and had an available scholarship, I think she is good enough. Certainly not a star, but someone who can be useful as a backup PG. She led the PL in assists the last two years and had a phenomenal assist: turnover ratio. Pretty good on threes. She was bogged down by a mediocre offensive scheme and poor coaching, so she might be better in a different situation. Although the WCC has some very strong teams, St. Mary's is not one of them. Slightly better than Bucknell, per Massey.
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Post by bison137 on May 4, 2022 13:56:52 GMT -5
At the moment, Richmond and St. Joseph's are ranked, 17th and 19th, respectively. UMass is not. Current RPI 16 Richmond 19 St. Joseph's 25 UMass 32 High Point 41 St. Bonaventure 44 Hobart 50 Fairfield My point stands...St. Joe's went 11-32 in the CAA during their three seasons (2011-2013) in the conference. Once they left after a seventh place CAA finish with a 5-11 record and 1-5, they went 11-4 and 6-0 in the NEC. Your point, i.e. that it would hand UMass the title every year, clearly makes no sense. For one, Richmond has been better than them the last couple of years.
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Post by bison137 on May 4, 2022 12:24:58 GMT -5
Maybe Kalil Camara? He liked RJ's tweet. Initially committed to Jacksonville U last December. Three years of eligibility remaining. Pretty sure only two years of eligibility left. Played for a Juco in Oklahoma in 2019–20 and then played this year for a different Juco. I’d be surprised if he ends up at HC.
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Post by bison137 on May 2, 2022 23:15:49 GMT -5
From last week - not surprising as the WNBA has short rosters and very little chance for someone like Lauren - hopefully she gets a more lucrative contract if she opts to return to Europe next fall. Over the past 25 years, 42% of WNBA draftees never made a WNBA roster at any time during their career. As I understand it, in more recent years the number now exceeds 50%. Tough competition.
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Post by bison137 on May 2, 2022 18:28:05 GMT -5
Here is on for the Mets fans. Who was the first player they selected in the expansion draft? It was one of the many bizarre picks the Mets made in the expansion draft, i.e. a mediocre catcher already in his 30s. They then followed up with a lot of players on the wrong side of 30 such as Gil Hodges, Roger Craig, Don Zimmer, Gus Bell, Lee Walls, etc. Before their first season started, they also managed to pick up other older players such as Frank Thomas, Charlie Neal, Billy Loes, and Richie Ashburn. IIRC, their opening day starting lineup consisted of nine players who were all older than 31. Great way to try to build a team from scratch.
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Post by bison137 on May 2, 2022 14:22:52 GMT -5
Then there was the only player to be traded for himself. Any takers ? crusader1970 ? Harry Chiti
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Post by bison137 on May 1, 2022 23:21:59 GMT -5
Have two Patriot League teams ever traded head coaches? i’d be indifferent about a trade. But I would be ecstatic to have Millan Brown as Bucknell coach instead of Nathan Davis. Even Bill Carmody. Sean Kearney, no thank you. He interviewed at Bucknell once and was crossed off the list in a matter of minutes.
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Post by bison137 on May 1, 2022 20:13:44 GMT -5
Malachi Rhoades of Bucknell in the portal. That is a big loss for Bucknell. He was second in the patriot league in rebounding rate and a very good defender. Should have started every game, but the clueless, incompetent Nathan Davis never figured that out. The players knew it.
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Post by bison137 on May 1, 2022 20:02:52 GMT -5
6'7" Freshman forward Brock Newton of Bucknell entered the Portal today. He played 35 minutes with six points and six rebounds. That's per season not per game. He's from Canada. You can get an athletic scholarship at a Canadian college but only covering tuition and fees, books, etc. It can't cover housing and meals according to google answers. Newton is a guy who never should’ve been given a scholarship. When a scholarship became available in April of his senior year, Nathan Davis offered him a scholarship because it was easier than holding onto it And because he was virtually the only player left.
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Post by bison137 on May 1, 2022 18:19:44 GMT -5
Can anyone confirm is we just tied the single season record for losses? Maybe 1995 or 1996? At least we didn’t bunt down 5 or kore runs today. They set the single season record for losses, but there have been a number of seasons with worse W-L records. They just play a lot more games now than they used to.
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Post by bison137 on May 1, 2022 17:58:53 GMT -5
Looks like a sweep all 4 games next week or season over from my math... I'm not sure with a 3 of 4 weekend going 11-14 in conference would get us there. 7.45ERA/.247 AVG Team stats for year. HC could get the 4th seed at 11-14. For example, sweep LC and split with LU. Then have LC lose two to Army. Then LC ends up at 10-15, tied with Navy for 5th and 6th.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 28, 2022 17:14:12 GMT -5
Are you sure St.Bona followed the rules ? do you have any reason at all to say this?
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Post by bison137 on Apr 26, 2022 16:17:16 GMT -5
But is there a plan to actually 'compete' at the PL level ? which means serious recruiting which has been missing (esp on the men's side) forever - We don't need scholarships but we need a decent budget to expand our net across the country without a brand-new facility, it will be very hard to recruit swimmers who can win at the Patriot League level.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 25, 2022 0:19:46 GMT -5
MLB teams have more firepower at the plate. Looks like we are morphing into a good pitching small ball team. The sacrifice bunt is almost always a bad play, even with a team that has a little fire power. Statistically there are a few situations where the sacrifice bunt does not cost a team at least a fraction of a run.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 23, 2022 22:51:36 GMT -5
You should get a jumbo shrimp with your mandatory donation. They are both oxymorons. Holy Cross never even hinted at this type of gouging even when we were good under RW. An aspect of HC sports that seldom gets applauded. Use your development team to attain donations and use your ticket policy to support the athletic department but also to serve the community by making the games accessable (affordable) for the public. Uconn’s new ticket prices generally are in line with their peers. Their problem is that they let their tickets get way too cheap and then tried to make it up all at once. Poor marketing strategy.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 22, 2022 15:08:14 GMT -5
Bucknell‘s Taylor O’Brien will be going to the ACC for her final year of eligibility, playing for Florida State.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 22, 2022 15:01:50 GMT -5
It would be hard to find anything less relevant. He is on a 6th season because one of the seasons he played didn’t count due to the NCAA Covid rule, plus he got an injury waiver for one year.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 22, 2022 14:55:14 GMT -5
Trust but verify. I trust Bison. But, his position will be verified if a player appeals a decision to deny his/her extra Covid year of eligibility and the NCAA makes a decision. However I'm not sure something like that is appealable. no one has denied him anything. He was not charged a year of eligibility for the Covid year, just like everyone else. There’s absolutely nothing to appeal.
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