Well, Stevie and Sager, it usually takes a couple years to grade a recruit. Promising is a long ways from a successful recruit. WINS tend to be the grading scale on recruits and vets. So, now you should be grading the Class of 2011 and 2012.

ste24vie, all the bases you touched, the one that I find amazing is the only 2 subs against Maryville were guards. Its amazing, I look to the bench and see 6'7. 6'6 and 6'5 all worthy of playing on Tuesday in a victory but not worthy of playing on Wednesday in defeat. Tired players rest on defense, and it showed on the scoreboard. Tired players trying not to foul play NO DEFENSE and it showed on the scoreboad.

Quote from: ste24vie on February 14, 2010, 12:58:55 AM
Please Santa, is it too late to ask for a new coach ??  The train wreck continues for Otterbein...After beating Mount Union by 15 at home, the Cards take a beating at the Mount. Once again, tired legs and poor(make that NO DEFENSE) catches up with OC in the second half. Come on Coach, you put a 4 in at point guard........Another year out of the conference playoffs.

OFFENSE IS PRETTY .......BUT DEFENSE WINS GAMES

So, ste24vie, I am guessing Santa did not fulfill your Christmas wish.

ste24vie = A+......But you might be  a bit easier on an old man with a failing memory.

Nearing the middle of the season ......CAN ANYBODY BEAT MARIETTA AND WOW, CAN WILMINGTON BEAT ANYBODY?

Quote from: billy the kid on September 20, 2010, 07:47:49 PM
Well, lets see now......Labor Day has come and gone...football is well into its season and ......I HEAR BALLS BOUNCING IN THE GYMS ALL OVER OHIO....

OAC whatcha got this year?  Can JCU repeat ?   Did Wilmington get crushed by graduation?   Can Cap get back to the top ?  Will Muskington and Otterbein ever get back to the playoffs?

Hard to tell this year ........HERE GOES.....

1. JCU without a doubt
2. Cap might be the only team to push for the top spot
3. BW lots returning
4. Marietta can score but needs a floor leader
5-6-7 da Berg, ONU, and the Mount to close to call
8. Wilmington, wow did I really put them here. Lost entire heart and soul
9. Otterbein, underachievers
10. Muskingum...gettin kinda used to this spot

I gotta say ......I picked Wilmington 8th and it looks like That might even be too high.  Just goes to show what their "BIG 3" meant to them last year.

Huge game on Thursday when Cap travels to Wilmington, neither wanting to start off 0-2.

Congrats to JCU , a big early season matchup with 2 of the top teams. Wilmington tumbles early and da Berg jumps into the win column using lots of subs. Take a look at the premier teams in the OAC. Most sub early and often to keep fresh legs on the floor and have fresh legs at the end of the game.

Was there any early surprises?   Maybe Muskingum over ONU?  I dont think Berg over Wilmington was that much of a surprise. Can Etta beat the top teams ? Otterbein and ONU battle early for a trip to the basement for the loser. On Saturday, Otterbein and the Mount rode their horses til they were  dead and each played very little defense, both coaches forgetting that tired legs can't shoot nor play defense. Look for JCU to put up big numbers on the Mount on Wednesday.

Maybe they should take a lesson from the ladies soccer team about playing defense......

You can bet Randolph Macon will play defense on Smith unlike Otterbein letting him run loose most of the game. Coach Reynolds believes in offense, but when you only score 54 points, you might outta think about teaching defense.

Well, lets see now......Labor Day has come and gone...football is well into its season and ......I HEAR BALLS BOUNCING IN THE GYMS ALL OVER OHIO....

OAC whatcha got this year?  Can JCU repeat ?   Did Wilmington get crushed by graduation?   Can Cap get back to the top ?  Will Muskington and Otterbein ever get back to the playoffs?

Hard to tell this year ........HERE GOES.....

1. JCU without a doubt
2. Cap might be the only team to push for the top spot
3. BW lots returning
4. Marietta can score but needs a floor leader
5-6-7 da Berg, ONU, and the Mount to close to call
8. Wilmington, wow did I really put them here. Lost entire heart and soul
9. Otterbein, underachievers
10. Muskingum...gettin kinda used to this spot

Stevie, I was at that Marietta game. OC was 1-17 from behind the arc and worn out in the second half. Coach R coulda used my mini van to bring the guys he played and left all those big guys back at the campus.

Other than Wilmington at the top and Muskingum at the bottom....the rest of the teams are capable of beatin each other..

For example.......Mount Union beats JCU...JCU slaughters Otterbein.....Otterbein destroys Mount Union...

Nearing the midway of conference play....I got Brian Pollock, Kyle Meyer and Tyler White as the 3 best players in the conference. White plays rugged defense, very athletic and can score. Meyer has a very good inside game and Pollock is a big scoring threat every night.

Looks like Wilmington rolling out to an early lead. The Quakers are riding high after knocking off JCU.

Looks like the battle of Columbus on Saturday is gonna be for last place. The good news is they play each other twice, might be each others only hope for a win. When was the last time OC and Cap started the season a combined 0-8 ??