MBB: Great South Athletic Conference

[scottiedoug]

Ralph:  I gather you think SU might leave.  What about CNU?  Where might SU go, and why?

[Ralph Turner]

Ralph:  I gather you think SU might leave.  What about CNU?  Where might SU go, and why?

Good morning, Doug!

On the ODAC and USAC boards last fall there was a Shenandoah student paper story of SU's application to join the ODAC.  (Post #230 on that page)

If the ODAC wants to go to 12 men and 13 women, then SU is a willing candidate.

If that "domino" falls, then the USA South needs a 7th.  The logical place for the USA South to grow is to "acquire" the GSAC. If CNU realizes that a shift may be in progress, then they could explore the Capital AC.  What happens in football is another matter.

I think that the "smackdown" of the D-IV proposal has now cleared the way for more re-alignments to occur. 

[bballlover]

maryville gets another big guy. http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/sports/local_story_087225817.html

[old_lion]

maryville gets another big guy. http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/sports/local_story_087225817.html

$32k ... not a bad package. That's almost worth putting on one of those cute little plaid skirts for. 

[scottiedoug]

The recruit must be pretty bright, as that most likely is a Presidential (full) scholarship of which there are not very many.  I am not sure wearing plaid skirts is required to get one, but for that kind of money....

Do you (old_lion) know anything about the player?  You usually know GA players.

[old_lion]

Do you (old_lion) know anything about the player?  You usually know GA players.

Sorry Scottie, I don't.

But I bet bballover knows a little about him.

[allsky7]

     Things that make you go hmmmmmmm!! Anyone see the piece on Pat Summit's son during the UT/ A&M game tonight? Sounds like he is probably a long shot at the scholarship level. Any chance of him becoming a Fighting Scot? 

     GO LADY VOLS!!

[bballlover]

old_lion I did see him play. I can tell you what I know or what I think I know.He's long, was a good High School shot blocker. Runs the floor pretty well.Will need to put on some weight. As for Coach Summit's son didn't the assistant coach at his school play at that school in Demorest?                                                       

[scottiedoug]

MC announces another big recruit.  Anybody know anything about this one?

http://www.maryvillecollege.edu/athletics/news-detail.asp?sportNameID=5&id=2428

[narch]

re: the article about queen

"On his second visit to Maryville, Lambert and school officials presented Queen and his father with the financial aid package."

i sure hope that coach lambert didn't present the financial aid package...that would be a violation

"No way did I ever think I'd get a scholarship to play college ball," he said. "But I'm very excited about Maryville College."

...does this read as though he thinks he's got a scholarship to play college ball to you guys?


no wonder m'ville is so good

p.s. - i don't for a second think m'ville is doing anything illegal to get kids...it's just always funny to me how writers and kids spin things after they've committed to d3 schools

[Pat Coleman]

I don't think it's spin sometimes as much as ignorance.

[allsky7]

I don't think it's spin sometimes as much as ignorance.

     Perhaps some of both. He can tell his Bubba buddies down at the DQ he got a (almost) full ride. 

[mattgrubb]

come on now, do you all really need to pick on this kid yet, i have met him, and he has the physical tools to be a real player.  After Randy and kendal get done working with him, he will be ready to ball, could even play the small forward some at 6'6".  The murvul faithful are excited and if he is getting that kind of financial package, he is a pretty intelligent kid, which is more than i could say for myself at that age and the killer and bobby golden and bradley blair and alex bowers and the killer and matt ennen, the list goes on and on so if you want to pick on someone, pick on me or the killer, we can handle ourselves.  Don't pick on the young and inexperienced.

[allsky7]

come on now, do you all really need to pick on this kid yet, i have met him, and he has the physical tools to be a real player.  After Randy and kendal get done working with him, he will be ready to ball, could even play the small forward some at 6'6".  The murvul faithful are excited and if he is getting that kind of financial package, he is a pretty intelligent kid, which is more than i could say for myself at that age and the killer and bobby golden and bradley blair and alex bowers and the killer and matt ennen, the list goes on and on so if you want to pick on someone, pick on me or the killer, we can handle ourselves.  Don't pick on the young and inexperienced.

     Matt.....I'm not picking on the kid. I'm a Bubba myself and I LOVE Blizzards from DQ!!  Besides....I got a full ride to MC myself and I assure you it wasn't the result of my SAT scores, my ability to hit a baseball, or to kick a football. 

[mattgrubb]

lets hope kendal wallace: maker of men, disciple of defense, does not apply for the sewanee job.  Although he would do wonders for them.  These schools need to look more for students of randy.