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Post by bison137 on Nov 14, 2021 9:22:26 GMT -5
The assailant in this case is the daughter of former Bulls player Corey Benjamin. He was their first round pick in 1998. Benjamin issued a public apology to the victim and her family. More video also has surfaced of the assailant attacking two other girls in a different game. Benjamin, btw, has twice been arrested for domestic violence.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 13, 2021 22:07:08 GMT -5
Very strategic words as you're seemingly giving Nelson a pass for the OOC. Our record in the OOC this year is virtually meaningless as long as we are growing and improving. In 08-09, we were very young, with underclassmen like RJ (Frosh), Devin Brown (Frosh), Andrew Keister (RS Soph), and Andrew Beinert (Soph) all having to make significant contributions due to injuries to upperclassmen. We struggled to a 7-11 record in the OOC (after a 2-0 start), including a stretch when we lost 8 of 9 games.
Actually 5-10 in 00C play that year.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 13, 2021 18:58:36 GMT -5
OK, no disagreement here. I like and agree with all you said. Now let's remember we still need to beat Bucknell. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) In 2009, we were 9-1 heading into the final week of the season in Lewisburg. A win and we'd likely have hosted UNH in the first round of the playoffs. We lost to a bad Bucknell team (who fired Tim Landis after the game), which led us to traveling to Villanova instead. Let's take care of business and then worry about what the committee decides to do with us. The general feeling at Bucknell is that Landis was not fired. He didn't resign until December 24th, which made it harder to find a new coach. If they were going to fire him, it likely would have come a month earlier. At that time Landis had one more year on his contract, and it is likely the Bucknell AD told him at the end-of-season meeting that there would be no extension and, further, that his contract would not be renewed unless there was major improvement.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 13, 2021 15:44:02 GMT -5
Brown leading Columbia 13-0 with 9:50 in 3rd quarter. The game is being played in Manhattan. There must be a different weather there. distance between the two stadiums is about 2 miles as the crow flies.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 13, 2021 14:45:25 GMT -5
Over 19 turnovers by HC...not good. BC has 28 points off turnovers. But still better play overall by HC. Note that the box score category “points after turnovers” doesn’t mean the turnover had anything at all to do with the points that followed. The points may come 40 or 50 seconds later. And there may be a couple of timeouts or a couple of missed shots etc between the turnover and the score that ends the possession. Why the NCAA chose to publish such a misleading stat is beyond me.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 12, 2021 22:50:47 GMT -5
Our biggest problem on defense is turnovers on offense. 20 points off turnovers, if I heard correctly, which is a ridiculous number. Not commenting specifically on this game because I didn't even see it. But it should be noted that the NCAA/NBA "points off of turnovers" stat is fairly meaningless and probably shouldn't even be included in a box score. It merely counts the points that are scored on the next possession after a turnover - even if the turnover had nothing to do with the score, and even if 25+ seconds (or more) elapsed between the turnover and the opponent scoring at the other end. If HC had a turnover on a fumbled pass under the basket they are attacking, followed by the opposition slowly dribbling up court, followed by 10 opposition passes, followed by a 25-footer by the opposition as the shot clock expires - that would go into the "points off of turnovers" category. If the points were scored on two FT's 29 seconds after the turnover, that too would go into the points off a turnover category.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 11, 2021 21:49:09 GMT -5
At your suggestion, I did just that and her record is pretty good. She's not Pat Summitt or Geno or Muffet but she has a decent record as a coach and an even better one as a person, so what's your point? 146-155 at UNH.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 11, 2021 16:43:45 GMT -5
What was her punishment for that clear assault (cheap shot)? It just happened, so no punishment yet. Hopefully mother and daughter will get some serious repercussions.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 10, 2021 23:50:07 GMT -5
Connecticut College will be here on November 22. They have two six footers and they also have one head coach and one assistant coach - that's it. I was just reading their website. Connecticut College was founded for women in 1911 because another college in Connecticut had started admitting women and then abruptly stopped. Interestingly the college wasn't named, probably Yale? Multiple communities in CT bid on being the host of the new women's college. New London won with the highest pledge from area residents and the gift of a beautiful hilltop for a campus. Actually it was Wesleyan that stopped admitting women. CT College started admitting male students in 1969 btw.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 10, 2021 22:25:50 GMT -5
Ohio St pulled away from Bucknell in the 2nd half and won 71-48 Colgate is rebuilding and lost at Cornell 53-34 OSU, which is ranked #17 in the coaches' poll, upped their margin from 13 points to 23 points over the last 11 minutes. Too many turnovers vs a very long and athletic team and seemed to run out of gas.. Also had problems when Taylor O'Brien got in foul trouble. O'Brien ended up with 17 points on 13 shots. Having graduated four starters, this is an inexperienced Bison team that hopefully will get better as the season goes on. Two frosh played 22+ minutes today, and another played 11 minutes...
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Post by bison137 on Nov 10, 2021 11:56:23 GMT -5
It's actually harder. My understanding from two coaches ago is if a "minor sport" coach is recruiting an athlete and not giving them any athletic money (e.g. relying on need or merit-based aid to make it work), the recruit goes into the traditional admission process and has to get in without any sort of nod to the recruit as an athlete. No "slots," no Athletic Referral Form, just a "good luck" and hope I see you in the fall. With 2.2 scholarships to work with, even cut very thinly, that's a lot of recruits that have to compete with the larger pool of applicants. Even with a 60% success rate in the Early Decision windows, you need to fill that pipeline with high-academic talent to be sure you have a team. Tack on the observation that HC doesn't stack awards (you get the highest of, not the sum of need, merit and athletic) with the 'no guarantee' process, and it's a tough sell. I would love to be told this is no longer the case. Then again, I'd love to hear that they're doubling the scholarship count across the board too. Not holding my breath. I assume you are talking about golf and tennis. It is clear that in sports like soccer, lacrosse and others that the recruit gets a preliminary decision from Admissions. Otherwise you wouldn't see dozens of HC recruits every year stating that they are committed to HC six months or a year or more prior to the earliest normal admissions decision date.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 10, 2021 11:53:21 GMT -5
With the patriot leagues academic index for athletes, the gap between them and regular students cannot be too large. Bison--Does Bucknell have scholarships for men's track, if you know? None for men's track. They do have a few for the women. For the men, there is need-based aid of course, and the ability to sometimes get an earlier preliminary decision from Admissions for some recruits. Also an occasional academic scholarship (not close to a full ride) - which has mandatory GPA/SAT standards for all recipients.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 10, 2021 9:17:51 GMT -5
NE went 11 deep and Pridgen didn’t play. Perhaps he has transferred again?😀 This might be interesting to watch. In 2020-21, all transfers got a free pass to play right away - so we got to see Gates last year. Then the NCAA changed the rules so that you don't have to sit the first time you transfer. I have been curious if last year's COVID exemption would count for a player's one free pass. Not too many examples to get actual data, but Pridgen is one. When he was on the roster, I assumed last year's play right away thing did not count as his one time. This post makes me wonder again. I'd be surprised if it was a coach's decision. I'm guessing he was not available. That begs the question of why he wasn't available One other complicating factor is that he transferred within the same league. Traditionally many leagues have had additional penalties for intra-league transfers. For example, until recently a patriot league basketball transfer was required to sit out two years. having said that, everything I have read indicates that he is eligible this year. I am guessing that his absence was due to some injury/illness.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 10, 2021 0:30:17 GMT -5
Massey makes Northeastern a 7 point favorite over HCWBB (66-59) with a 71% chance for the win. I'll take HC and the points. HC has almost all it's scoring back, NU had a poor record last year, where's the logic to picking the Huskies as favorites? massey actually has HC as a 2-point underdog. But he would be the first person to tell you that his rankings at this point are absolutely meaningless. He simply uses a weighted average of a team’s performance the last couple of years. Does not adjust for for players not returning this year, does not adjust for injuries, and does not adjust for the quality of newcomers. It is simply a starting point for the model.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 9, 2021 23:10:32 GMT -5
We need a red carpet for quality student athletes but the admissions criteria prevents that. There's a red carpet so to speak for high academic achievers but the burden is on the non scholarship athlete to get accepted, pay, keep up academically and then play a D-1 sport. That's how it is in D-3, but we compete in D-1. Maybe the Olympic sports programs have a "red carpet" of sorts for recruiting talented athletes but it isn't evident in the results. I have no proof but think Amherst, Williams, etc. have their own version of a red carpet for athlete's admission which is why they win so often, but there could be many other factors. Many other schools have a large gap between requirements for athletes and general students. This does not exist for minor sports at HC. Additionally minor sports at HC are not given priority access to merit aid for students not on athletic scholarships which sets us behind many pier institutions that have both those resources available to them. With the patriot leagues academic index for athletes, the gap between them and regular students cannot be too large.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 9, 2021 17:21:39 GMT -5
I doubt HC gives 60 women's scholarships in Olympic sports, but I imagine they give enough so as not to be in a major Title IX violation. Scholarships for women's soccer, field hockey, T&F, volleyball, rowing and softball might get them to at least 50.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 9, 2021 16:01:58 GMT -5
Nutty. What don't these coaches understand about STUDENT Athlete. HC had a record setting QB who was pre-med and now he is Dr. Jeff Wiley. I understood that HC Soccer was all or mostly all non-scholarship anyway. Well, they are giving the student a full ride so they better be able to come to every practice and game. They believe they can find another student athlete with another major that can be just as good. It all depends on whether the schools’ main focus is academics or athletics. Bucknell for example has had many athletes in many sports who routinely missed parts of practices for academic reasons, often labs. There have been at least a dozen basketball players in that category, including Chris McNaughton and former POY Zach Thomas, both electrical engineers. Both of them showed up late for many practices due to academics.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 9, 2021 1:56:38 GMT -5
That’s what an exhibition against Assumption is for. Nichols played Bryant on October 25th in an exhibition game which was open to the public....doesn't count on either school's record. The Regis/HC game will ONLY count on HC's record. Curious why you say that. Regis’ website indicates they are treating this as a regular season game that will count on their record.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 8, 2021 21:45:33 GMT -5
Was she injured the whole year? I know she also missed all of her first year in HS. HS honors for players in weak soccer states btw are meaningless. There have been many All-Americans from weak states who were not good enough to attract any D1 offers. Injured sophomore year at HC, "Did not see action" freshman year. Pretty sure her sophomore year was at Vermont.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 8, 2021 19:52:43 GMT -5
All American, All New England, Vermont player of the year. Did not see action at Holy Cross. We must be awesome. Was she injured the whole year? I know she also missed all of her first year in HS. HS honors for players in weak soccer states btw are meaningless. There have been many All-Americans from weak states who were not good enough to attract any D1 offers.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 6, 2021 15:07:48 GMT -5
Lafayette had 499 yards of offense against Fordham. Announcers for Fordham game were ramping up next week's HC/FU game. They even pointed out that a win may not wrap it up for Fordham since Colgate only has 1 loss and they believe Colgate can beat Fordham in their season finale to. create a 3 way tie. HC needs to win out for the remaining two games, that could mean a playoff game once again at Fitton. Colgate would need to beat both Lafayette and Fordham. Chance of that is about 0.1%. And if they did create a 3-way tie, they would not prevail in the tiebreaker.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 5, 2021 11:36:32 GMT -5
I did nit realize that the women’s 3 point line has been moved back significantly The women’s three-point line has been moved back from 20-9 to about 22-1. The women’s line is now the same as the men’s line and also the same as used by FIBA. note that this is identical to the change that was made in the men’s rules in 2019.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 1, 2021 17:03:19 GMT -5
From the HC website: Is my memory wrong or did Holy Cross first year retention rate used to be in the mid to high 90%? Frankly, I thought I recall that our 4 year retention rate was pretty darn close to 95%. This site shows both the HC retention rate and the graduation rate for each of the past 10 years: www.collegetuitioncompare.com/trends/college-of-the-holy-cross/graduation-rate/The retention rate, pre-covid, was normally 95%. The graduation rate, pre-covid was normally about 92%.
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Post by bison137 on Oct 30, 2021 20:48:25 GMT -5
Does college soccer have a "golden goal" rule or is it like the World Cup; that is, every overtime is a double overtime? golden goal.
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Post by bison137 on Oct 28, 2021 17:25:21 GMT -5
And was ranked above eight out of 10 PL schools the last full season.
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