I did not know Berry was in this list!

Grant Henderson, CB, Maryville (2nd)

Maryville version. Scots will be good soon, as often is the case under Coach P.


https://mcscots.com/news/2024/12/30/mens-basketball-scots-crowned-cregger-champs.aspx

Interesting decision. Being at the very top in skill and accomplishment in D3 certainly offers opportunities to see how that translates in D2 or D1, which of course might also come with some money and scholarship.

Maryville's Grant Henderson, DB, first team. It will be interesting to see how Maryville fits in to the SAA,

I warned y'all about Averett after they beat Maryville....

Not sure yet about Maryville...Scots have lost to some good teams and beat 2 SAA teams. Losing RJ Simmons to acl deprives Scots of size and skill inside. Reed Kemp is a player. Early to know much!

Maryville is 1-1, which is better than last year's 0-2 start. Still looking for some rhythm on offense and better defense.  Absence of RJ Simmons is evident. Two freshmen played very well. Tough schedule coming up!

Saw Sewanee lose at Maryville. Tigers have lots of seniors and some good players. Maryville plays Berry soon and we will learn more about the SAS and the Scots.

Maryville was outhustled, which does not happen often. Averett has seldom if ever shot the ball this well. A key returning Scot is out with ACL so the Scots need to figure some things out. I know they will be more "competitive" Tuesday playing Sewanee.

Not sure what to make of Averett's win at Maryville but I can tell you that Averett will work very hard, get to the hoop, and hit free throws. They seem to know what they are supposed to be doing. Scots almost pulled it out at the end.

https://mcscots.com/news/2024/11/9/mens-basketball-averett-downs-maryville-in-hoops.aspx

As Gregory Sager noted, recruiting young men to play football who will not play football is putting pressures where they do not need to be...on coaches and especially players and their families. Kids leave with debt and no education to speak of and often with an added sense of failure.  How this is in line with liberal arts education is a mystery to me.

Ryan is mostly right about this: " When schools are doing their jobs and teaching kids how to think for themselves, they often develop ideas and opinions the financial backers don't like (even if they're largely abandoned by the time they hit 30 years old)."

I am not sure that the last part is true, but his statement of what schools are for is correct.

I am not sure BSC's closure was about more than graft and fraud by "adults."

I also think certain loud people who care not at all about education are stoking the culture war part of the difficulties schools are facing. 

We who care should support institutions that are "doing their job" as Ryan puts it!

Some time ago there was on here the observation that several very conservative colleges are having difficulty recruiting students and finding money. I am not sure how anyone knows if a school is "liberal." By what measure? Does this relate to athletics other than endowment support?

In case you think you know things, stay alert:

https://mcscots.com/news/2024/8/9/general-maryville-names-wu-interim-athletics-director.aspx