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Yeah, but we don't play ACC teams all 31 games, right? At 6-5 with some bounce and the ability to get into the lane, he can give us some of what Copeland did, but fewer crazy passes, and he can actually make a 3 with some consistency. I agree, Freeman is going to play some SF, but with Maliq...

Yes, this roster is shaping up as more experienced, and hopefully more mature and coachable than last year's squad.

Just watched a couple of his longer highlights videos. He had some really good moments against Duke in the tournament. Reminds me a bit of John Gillon - not a big guy, but a quick water bug. Can hit an open 3, can find a shooter on the wing, has the pull up in the lane, so that it keeps the...

You still have to have a happy roster. Six guards is too many out of 13 guys. One or more of them have to play some time as SF, or it's going to be a bad locker room by January.

Four guys, and all of them were guys who have played serious minutes for 3 or 4 years already. Guys who know how to play, even if it was a level down. This is WAY better in my book than last summer, when we took chances on so many talented guys, but mostly they were coming off injuries, or...

I think we see rotation - JJ will get some minutes as the primary ball handler. So will Cuffe or Carlos, but maybe not both. Leffew will also play some PG. If Westry's healthy, he's a good passer, too. I see us mostly having at least 2, and sometimes maybe 3 ball handlers on the floor...

If we have 4 or 5 guys who can make threes, then he's going to do better, because opponents are not going to game plan to stop our 3rd or 4th guard.

I don't think we're using all 13 'ships this year. I think we want to hold the extra one open. Another PF would be a "nice to have", but it's going to squeeze the 6 guards. Two of them might not play if we add yet another F. I think if Leffew joins, he and Westry have to be the SF depth, or...

JJ and Cuffe also both shot around 34% last year. That's a lot of guys who can make shots, plus Donnie Freeman is going to take a few.

I think if this is the group, then you look at Westry and Leffew as Copeland kind of guys, who can help with the ball, but are also big enough to defend the 3. If we get Leffew, then those 2 guys are going to be the SF depth.

Well, if you look at the updated roster, we only have 4 QBs (no legit #2) and only 3 RBs. So, you figure we will likely add 1 more of each, maybe 2 more RBs. We have 10 WRs on scholarship. This group looks like it has already been culled. Four freshmen coming in. Six TEs, with 2 good...

He is VERY fast. Too bad.

No, he played in the spring game. He had a catch for the blue team.

On top of that ridiculous week I had with Cole Palmer last week (52 points).

One year left, and an unsettled backfield, a bit. Willis is very good, but still a freshman, and someone (God forbid) could always get hurt.

I'm an old stoner, what can I tell you? Keeping track of 2 names is already challenging, and you use three in relation to the game and this board. LOL

I think it has since been redone again, but MSG in the 90s did an interior renovation to fit in an extra 2,000 seats for basketball and hockey. It took away all the leg room, and made for an incredibly uncomfortable experience, and I'm not tall at all.

Great point! This is a huge year for both programs.

Wah, wah, wah. Having a back is better than not having a back on the seat. Disagree?

No, a seat back gives you some protection from getting kneed in the back.

Allen Iverson throwing a chair in a bowling alley brawl. I don't think that was the thing that started the fracas. More like a guy coming off the bench in a sports "fight".

Guy Fawkes falls to 4th! Victory Train with a very big week, up into second. I'm still 60 points in front, and was feeling pretty good about myself, with 8 guys having midweek double games. I've only got 34 points on the board right now, but after my remaining guys, their average return...

Yeah, they were on the overhead screen. It was nice to see. Building respect by recognizing many guys who are working hard to improve.

We have some pretty good size up front on D, too. I think most of them will be productive.

A legitimate concern. But you're right, talent overcomes lack of chemistry at the beginning.

The recruiting area we are talking about - which you clearly know, since you just looked up where all those guys came from - is NJ, PA, NYC, Philly, DC/Balt/MD/Del - Where Fran and all these coaches are from, where all these new recruits are from. Stop twisting yourself in knots just to be...

If more than 50 guys from this particular area were on those 4 teams; teams who have been above us in the pecking order by a lot, and that type of talent is in our backyard, why don't we compete for those guys? You're undermining your own point. We get some people from these areas now, but not...

That was my first game, as a 5 year old. My dad and I walked from Kellogg St. to the game. Route 81 was then under construction. I related to Floyd, because he was like the smallest guy on the field, and obviously bow-legged. I had to wear braces on my legs because I was pigeon toed until only...

So, let me ask, since you just don't want to agree with this. Where are all Fran's recruits coming from? NJ, PA and surrounding areas, right? Hasn't he been recruiting those areas for years, building relationships with coaches? Haven't Penn State and Michigan and Notre Dame and Pitt and teams...

Yeah, that was exciting to watch. We feel like we are only a few pieces away from being a very good team.

Yes, but you have to invest in building relationships with the schools that have the good kids, if you want to actually get them. We stopped doing that after Pasqualoni. We got back to it with Marrone for his first couple years, but then he got sick of recruiting and haven't really engaged...

I don't think he played very much. I was looking for him and KingJoseph, and by the 2nd quarter they were mostly on the sidelines.

That sucks. He'll likely miss Copa America, then. Hope it's not an ACL.

Of course it's a scrimmage, but with so many new guys, it was good to see. I recall offensive lines mostly being blown up in past spring games. As I said to one guy I was sitting with, "Usually the defense is ahead of the offense in the spring (especially with a whole new coaching staff and...

It was more like 3/4 speed. They weren't jogging out there. They were competing. They just weren't diving at people like they would in a game.

Of course the family element is important. But if you can't be in front of players at the best HS programs in your region, you're not going to be in the conversation for the best kids from those schools. That's the chicken. The parents are the egg. You crack them, you got a player.

First team defense got steamrolled in the 1st quarter, but held firm on the first couple drives of the 2nd quarter. I don't think they played the true first string linemen on all that many plays, either.

Yes, you're right that we should hope to make hay with the experienced guys we have for just this year, mostly on the defense. But on the other hand, the talent in the '24 class and '25 class is the best we've seen in 30 years. Even though we will lose some important guys, we are really...

I can say that while they weren't facing the full defensive front line, the O line did a very good job at pass protection, and opened some holes. LaQuint Allen had a breakaway run up the middle, and Yasin Willis looks like a grown ass man already. He has an NFL body and will be very hard to...

I would guess it was around 10K. Lower bowl was reasonably full between the 20s. Only a smattering of people in the upper decks, around midfield (maybe 15 rows up) and in the end zones. Decent noise for a scrimmage. Lots of families with kids, which you like to see.

Kyle's 1st TD toss. (2nd TD overall, but the first was on the ground.)

That’s got to be our floor for this year to be successful and maintain momentum. I never implied that was the ceiling. Watching the spring game, I saw lots of good things. But we are still a few pieces short.

We’ve got more talent on our 2nd team D than on our 2nd team offense

Del Rio- Wilson is an athlete and can make some throws, but he has little patience and confidence to stand in the pocket. “Fear Factor”, and he’s only playing against the 2nd unit D.

So far, the first team OL sure looks the part! 2nd team OL does ok in pass protection, but no push vs. 2nd team defense on the rush. On the 2nd team OL, Kalan Ellis does not look mobile at all & very overweight. Moelo looks too fat, too, but he holds up better in pass protection (immovable...

Seems to me the reason we lost him was because Red wasn't quick enough to get a legitimate center, and able to convince Maliq that he would get most of his time at PF, even with Donnie coming in. I told people Donnie could play all 3 front court spots. With Bell and Naheem, that would have...

Ah, you're right.

As long as we get 8, kids will not decommit, IMO. And oh my goodness, do we have a ton of quality players in the pipeline. Just get to 8, and the rest is gravy. If we get past (1) Ga. Tech home a little early in the season, (2) UNLV in our first road game, and then (3) NC State at home, then...

You might be right. What Fran has done was a ballsy move by Wildhack, but this guy is the kind of guy who used to be the lifeblood of our program. He has reconnected to us to our old recruiting grounds, but it's like he has completely lived the life these kids are living, and he is proof that...

If we get back on track in both our major sports, we could quickly jump 20 places in that list. Many of them in the middle tier are grouped pretty close together in terms of revenue.