Any word on how practice is going

[bothsocksup]

I get the big news is on the basketball side, but have there been any updates on spring practice? Shouldn't the post standard move away from the penalty stuff and toward the football

 

[OrangeXtreme]

The team is practicing their beer pong skills this week.

It's Spring Break.

 

[bothsocksup]

haha touche

 

[Halfmooncuse]

The offense looks great! They took the field as the defense was watching on the sidelines. It took them only, that's right, only six plays to score!

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

Boy people are brutal on here today. Access has been limited but a quick recap. Alvin Cornelius and Zaire Franklin seem to have gotten the most complements. Trudo had been working at center, but now has an ankle sprain. Cordy has been playing safety and corner. Other than that there has been very little new news.

 

[orangepassion]

 

[Doctor44]

Yea, I kept hoping for more updates.

I'm sure our stellar team of beat writers for SU sports will beat the NCAA sanctions horse until its decayed and has completely decomposed back to the earth.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

The media only gets to watch 20 minutes of practice, and Shafer only talks to the media on Tuesdays.

 

[CuseLegacy]

The media only gets to watch 20 minutes of practice, and Shafer only talks to the media on Tuesdays.

And they have only had that 20 minute access for one practice.

 

[CuseLegacy]

I get the big news is on the basketball side, but have there been any updates on spring practice? Shouldn't the post standard move away from the penalty stuff and toward the football

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  11:44 AM - 24 Feb 2015
  Stephen Bailey ‏@Stephen_Bailey1 3m3 minutes ago
  Also for those wondering, here's the full spring practice schedule:

 

[anomander]

I mean this isn't a big deal, but maybe the staff should consider giving the media, and fans more access to Spring ball. They are fighting an uphill battle trying to gain fan support, and this could be a gesture of kindness for the die-hards who have stuck with the program. More access will allow more articles, which will allow the media to pass along more information for the casual fans. I'm sure a large percentage of the "fanbase" doesn't even know Spring practices are going on. Open practices would allow daily reports, which gives the football program a month of exposure they otherwise aren't getting. Maybe it gets some of the more casual fans a feeling that they are invested in the program if they are following along year round. Either way, there is absolutely no way anybody is convincing me that undercover agents would be in attendance plotting our demise. And even if opposing coaches are up there scouting who cares? I don't see any huge advantage being given away. I think the positives of an open Spring far out-weight the potential negatives.

 

[dasher]

I mean this isn't a big deal, but maybe the staff should consider giving the media, and fans more access to Spring ball. They are fighting an uphill battle trying to gain fan support, and this could be a gesture of kindness for the die-hards who have stuck with the program. More access will allow more articles, which will allow the media to pass along more information for the casual fans. I'm sure a large percentage of the "fanbase" doesn't even know Spring practices are going on. Open practices would allow daily reports, which gives the football program a month of exposure they otherwise aren't getting. Maybe it gets some of the more casual fans a feeling that they are invested in the program if they are following along year round. Either way, there is absolutely no way anybody is convincing me that undercover agents would be in attendance plotting our demise. And even if opposing coaches are up there scouting who cares? I don't see any huge advantage being given away. I think the positives of an open Spring far out-weight the potential negatives.

But that would fly in the face of sticking to the Post Standard for the scandal digs at JB

 

[billsin01]

I mean this isn't a big deal, but maybe the staff should consider giving the media, and fans more access to Spring ball. They are fighting an uphill battle trying to gain fan support, and this could be a gesture of kindness for the die-hards who have stuck with the program. More access will allow more articles, which will allow the media to pass along more information for the casual fans. I'm sure a large percentage of the "fanbase" doesn't even know Spring practices are going on. Open practices would allow daily reports, which gives the football program a month of exposure they otherwise aren't getting. Maybe it gets some of the more casual fans a feeling that they are invested in the program if they are following along year round. Either way, there is absolutely no way anybody is convincing me that undercover agents would be in attendance plotting our demise. And even if opposing coaches are up there scouting who cares? I don't see any huge advantage being given away. I think the positives of an open Spring far out-weight the potential negatives.

YES! Please! The only thing more ridiculous than us caring about spring practice (which we all do even though we know it's more or less meaningless) is coaches thinking they are somehow A) keeping valuable information out of foes' hands by closing practice and B) somehow not hurting their own program by telling the media to go away for 8 months starting in January.

It's incredibly annoying. There should be a ton of media and fan access to practices and the spring game should be turned into some sort of event. Work with the city to have a spring fest and tie the game into it. Play it in a different, more central location within the city. I don't know, I'm spit-balling, but the point is that closing practices is the dumbest, more paranoid football coach practice of all time.