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Post by bison137 on Mar 20, 2022 19:20:56 GMT -5
Congrads Avery, I guess the former BU coach likes her PL guards! I honestly thought she would end up in the A-10 myself. Wisconsin was not as good as half of the A-10 this year, going 8-21. According to Massey, they were well behind Bucknell in the national rankings. she should definitely help them.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 20, 2022 13:40:23 GMT -5
That’s not really an issue unless Auriemma suddenly develops health issues. Indications are that he will not be retiring for at least four or five years. Let's get her through a recruiting cycle before we call her the successor to Geno. I didn’t say that, or imply it in any way.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 19, 2022 23:16:06 GMT -5
Hard to say. Shea Ralph may well get into that conversation, and perhaps an outsider or two. Having said that, I'm not sure Berube would even want to interview for that job. She turned down multiple chances at D1 jobs during her 17 very successful years at Tufts. She evaluated jobs mostly by her comfort level with the school, the community, and the job. She seems to be very happy at Princeton and might well opt to stay there. Far less pressure and likely a job for life. And she has only been at Princeton since the start of the 2019-2020 season... That’s not really an issue unless Auriemma suddenly develops health issues. Indications are that he will not be retiring for at least four or five years.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 19, 2022 18:59:16 GMT -5
Next up for Princeton is Indiana. If it wins that, Carla Berube's team will likely face Connecticut. Is she the leading heir apparent? Hard to say. Shea Ralph may well get into that conversation, and perhaps an outsider or two. Having said that, I'm not sure Berube would even want to interview for that job. She turned down multiple chances at D1 jobs during her 17 very successful years at Tufts. She evaluated jobs mostly by her comfort level with the school, the community, and the job. She seems to be very happy at Princeton and might well opt to stay there. Far less pressure and likely a job for life.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 19, 2022 16:17:40 GMT -5
That results in very empty gyms Yes, VERY empty gyms. The NCAA is unwilling to lose that much money.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 18, 2022 20:58:24 GMT -5
Agree. 6th in the A-10 isn't 2nd in the Ivy. Not this season. Every ranking system had Fordham being a better team than Columbia. Among its quality wins was a 10 point victory over Ivy champion Princeton.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 18, 2022 0:42:43 GMT -5
Yes, the Ivy League produced two strong teams this year. But in total the league had its worst Massey rating in many years. I think that is directly attributable to the effect of the shut down. Also due to the effect of all of the other leagues having super-seniors while the Ivy does not.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 17, 2022 22:58:37 GMT -5
Agreeing with Mr. Bison on where the league is. Not sure the covid year impacted as much as the natural cycles of talent and new coaches though although it has had impact--and certainly will next year with some seniors (AU) coming back that normally would not. The PL is young and will be better the next few seasons no doubt. The new coaches and the natural cycle may well have had an effect. But I think you underestimate how big the effect of Covid was. Even forgetting about the fact that the league played only a fraction of a normal season last year and had much less practice than normal, consider the effect of the extra year of eligibility. Every league in the nation except for the Patriot League and the Ivy League got stronger, as every other league had a number of super-seniors on the roster this year. The patriot league had none. Consider how much talent might’ve come back if the PL head athletes more worried about athletics and about academics: Katie Nelson Tessa Brugler Abby Kapp Natalie Kucowski mary Clougherty Sophie Gatzounas Drew Freeland Autumn Ceppi Ally Johnson Mariah Sexe Nia Ahart Izzy Therien Nelson, Brugler, Ceppi, and Ahart are still playing, and most of the others could be. I didn’t list Ellie Mack but she too is still paying, having played about 25 mpg for Oregon State. What would the patriot league this year have looked like if many of those players were still playing for their original PL team?
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Post by bison137 on Mar 17, 2022 20:20:27 GMT -5
If the PL cannot compete successfully against the Ivies with full scholarship offers, our place at the bottom of D.1 will be permanent I think you are being a bit pessimistic. To begin, the Ivy League has consistently been among the top 12 conferences out of 32 in the country. To be worse than the Ivy does not mean that a league is bad. Some of the other leagues consistently worse than the Ivy have been the Atlantic 10, Conference USA, the MWC, and the CAA. Although worse than the Ivy, the Patriot League has been nowhere near the bottom of D1 in recent years. Generally has ranked between 19 and 23 out of the 32 conferences. And the Patriot league over the past six seasons has been much better than the MAAC, America East, and the NEC every single year. Note that both the Ivy and Patriot Leagues were a bit worse than normal this year, which I think mostly is a result of all the screwiness of the 2021 Covid year. I expect both of the leagues to be better next year.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 17, 2022 18:01:56 GMT -5
Even to the non scholarship Ivies ? Ivy financial aid has become fairly generous. For example, a kid who’s parents make $100,000 a year would generally pay less than $20,000 a year to attend an Ivy. If the parents haven’t saved much money in terms of cash and investments, the per year cost might be less than $10,000. Home equity does not count in the formula. So kids from low income and middle income families might well prefer an Ivy. The Patriot League’s best shot might be the upper middle class or those who are somewhat wealthy but not wealthy enough to not care about the cost of college. Of course the student athlete needs to get admitted, and it is harder to get admitted at an Ivy than at any patriot league school.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 17, 2022 15:12:51 GMT -5
Princeton must be very good in women's hoops. Since 2010, Princeton’s average Massey ranking has been in the top 50.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 16, 2022 20:57:28 GMT -5
her bio mentions born and raised in Minnesota. Attended Bloomington HS and graduated from there. Apparently she had a move into Simsbury and back out. The bio on her website does not mention it however. For high school experience, she lists: Jefferson High School - Bloomington, MN Hall of Fame (MN) Minnesota State Tournament (1997) Minnesota State Tournament Champion (1994) Jefferson High School Hall of Fame - inaugural class inductee (2006) www.marenwalsethsports.com
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Post by bison137 on Mar 16, 2022 20:08:13 GMT -5
A bit of trivia that no one will care about. The SNY commentator, Maren Walseth was on the HC recruiting radar when she was at Simsbury CT High School. Her Pediatrician at the time was a Holy Cross graduate. I remember conversations with him how he wanted FCBG to really recruit her hard. Unfortunately she went to Penn State. I think you may be thinking of a player with a similar name. SNY’s Megan Walseth was born and raised in Minnesota. Played her high school ball in Bloomington Minnesota prior to going to Penn State. Was later head coach at NDSU.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 16, 2022 18:43:56 GMT -5
Particularly ones that qualify under the AI. How does the AI apply to transfers? For students who have completed less than three college semesters, the AI will be calculatedusing the students SAT score, plus high school rank, plus grades/rank from their first year in college. After students have completed three or more semesters of college, then the only thing that matters is there GPA or class rank.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 16, 2022 18:40:30 GMT -5
Easy peasy They grow on trees My thoughts exactly. I also think you have to earn a certain number of credits at HC for a degree and I don't think a senior to be would meet that requirement. According to the HC website, to receive a Holy Cross degree you must take at least half of your courses from HC.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 16, 2022 17:15:46 GMT -5
Childs was on the PL all rookie team then started every game as a sophomore. Perhaps she can have a resurgence under a new coach. The player who left the BU team was a senior from Maine. Let's say she is not a logical candidate to be a grad transfer with a scholarship somewhere. If she enrolls at the University of Maine in a graduate program on her own and pays in-state tuition, can she walk on to the Maine WBB roster with no complications or does the NCAA step in and say Maine has to count her towards their scholarship limit? I seem to remember some kind of regulation to prevent schools from stacking extra players, which seems unfair to student athletes. if she is paying normal tuition and other expenses, she would be allowed to play. Also if she were receiving need-based aid but had not been recruited, she would still be eligible. The problems begin if a player was recruited and receives need-based aid or various academic scholarships etc. In that case the player would be a “counter”.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 16, 2022 11:51:01 GMT -5
College coaches have the option of enforcing a '10 run rule' and stop one-sided games after 7 innings - scores like yday's are very frequent this time of the year and I would have liked HC to use it. Under NCAA rules, that is only allowed if both coaches agree to it before the game begins. That may not have been the case here.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 16, 2022 11:44:55 GMT -5
Are our minor sports coaches typically on one year deals? Extremely unlikely. I doubt there are any coaches at the D1 level in sports like soccer who don’t have multi year contracts.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 14, 2022 23:07:36 GMT -5
That's good news. I made the assumption that FUBO might have the tournament locked up when I saw a notice or ad for them on the womensnit.com site. PL WBB got three slots this year in the top two national post season tournaments. Congratulations to all. We have four players from NY/NJ. Happy for them to have a game relatively close to home. Go Crusaders. I think I mean Flo Sports, not FUBO. Like Stadium, they are a fledgling sports broadcast/streaming company that ESPN is staying one step ahead of. FloSports has been around for 15-20 years, largely covering HS and college wrestling and T&F. Fairly recently they have tried to branch out more into other sports.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 14, 2022 16:00:50 GMT -5
To each their own. But Fordham is ranked well ahead of Columbia in every rating – NET, RPI, Massey, HerHoopStats, etc. Any word on streaming options Bison? Bucknell versus Fordham game will be covered by ESPN+, according to the BucknellBison.com article. . Not sure about the coverage for Holy Cross’s game.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 14, 2022 15:10:52 GMT -5
Our soft ooc schedule included the two worst Ivy teams, Brown (who we lost to) and Dartmouth - I'll still give a decided edge to the Ivy against the middle of the PL Bucknell plays at Fordham on Friday night (I would have preferred a matchup against the Rams) To each their own. But Fordham is ranked well ahead of Columbia in every rating – NET, RPI, Massey, HerHoopStats, etc.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 12, 2022 22:16:54 GMT -5
Cahalan’s stats for the year, with one or two games left are 7.4 ppg and 3.5 rpg. Of course minutes are limited on that team, both because they win virtually every game by huge margins and because they have so many talented players. This year‘s roster figures to produce about 10 players who will end up with D1 scholarships.
Donnelly averaged about 9.8 ppg and about 6.5 rpg for Manasquan. Also 3.2 apg.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 12, 2022 21:18:10 GMT -5
Does HC13 have the results of the Shore conf final with Cahalan vs. Donnelly ? what kind of seasons did our four signees have - we will need them next year, imo SJV won 74-36. They have so much talent that I imagine they could’ve entered two teams and come in first and second. One of their current players, a 6-3 junior, committed to Bucknell a couple of months ago. Forgot to mention that SJV defeated Manasquan 64 to 46 in the Shore championship game two weeks ago. Donnelly was held to two points and three rebounds, while Cahalan had three points and three rebounds.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 12, 2022 20:11:26 GMT -5
Does HC13 have the results of the Shore conf final with Cahalan vs. Donnelly ? what kind of seasons did our four signees have - we will need them next year, imo SJV won 74-36 today vs Immaculate Heart for the NJ Non-Public Class A title. They have so much talent that I imagine they could’ve entered two teams and come in first and second. One of their current players, a 6-3 junior, committed to Bucknell a couple of months ago.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 12, 2022 9:03:03 GMT -5
That will surprise many of the people in Pittsburgh, unless they can negotiate a much cheaper buyout than his contract specifies. Right now, if he is fired, Pitt owes him $17 million. If they wait another year to fire him that number declines to $5 million. Pitt announced late yesterday that Capel will be returning for another year. The odds are very high he will get fired after that.
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