BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

CrashDavisD3 · September 07, 2012, 05:13:34 PM

You think the cost is high in the USA SAC...Look at the costs in West in CA.

Tuition + Fee's + Room/Board + Books/Supplies = $54,391 Annual Cost. This is directly from Chapman University Net Cost Calculator on their website today....4 years will cost over 200k IF they don't raise anything but the do every year.

This on par with other schools in the West Coast SCIAC conference. A few are higher in cost and a few are lower but all cost over 30K per year.

rolln2 · September 09, 2012, 02:32:25 PM

Anyone have any new info on the boys in the USAS? I would assume most have started fall practice. Ok people lets hear from you.

narch · September 10, 2012, 01:49:27 PM

the only early report i've gotten on the monarchs...team speed should be improved, despite losing the wheels of trey such

rolln2 · September 19, 2012, 07:11:24 PM

Well I guess there just isn't very much info flowing on the teams for the fall. I know some have started and some have not. If you know of or have heard anything let the information flow. I am sure some of the teams are ready to go w/ the infusion of new and possibly transfer players.

Boysofsummer21 · September 20, 2012, 08:41:17 AM

Rollin will get first look this weekend but will be in Winchester so won't help USA South much. I have not heard much from anyone so really don't know. Hopefully once everyone is back to playing people will get excited and activity will pick up on the board.

Boysofsummer21 · September 25, 2012, 11:23:13 AM

Well as the saying goes "best laid plans" the crew got together and we were going to play 18 then sneak in and see the SU Hornets, oops a week early. So during our outing here is what everyone was talking about;

The Hornets look to have a solid squad with good pickups for this year and look to really be able to stick the ball (shock). Sorry I know ODAC but have a soft spot in my heart for them.

Methodist looks to be a very solid offense club that will probably beat you with good base running and team hitting, that said even though they have to replace the speed of Such (3 SB great line Narch) they appear to be faster as a team and can really cover the field. The Monarchs will win as a team this year with solid approach and no one person really having to carry the load. That said they will need people to step up and produce.

Ferrum looks solid and will be good on both offense and defense. The Panthers will not be flashy but rather a very solid fundamentals team. Ferrum is returning a solid core of players and look to have players ready to step up and replace the big key loses from last season.

CNU is in a transition phase, gone is the power from last year but returning is the entire pitching staff. When asked about the CNU pickups and how that will help the only thing said was that there is only one word to describe this year's pitching staff and that is "WOW". It was said that CNU just needs to score and they will have a chance in all their games. No one really had any ideas of what the offense will look like, how much power they will have but said the defense looks solid and the pitching is any opposing teams nightmare.

Also heard that Coach Wissinger CNU went to be the Assistant Head Coach at VWC. If so that is a great pickup for VWC who has been struggling as of recent and needs to get back on track.

I have not heard anything about the rest of the teams so really have no idea. I was kind of hoping that SouthernBall would jump on here and give us some Piedmont info.

Think we must have lost a lot of posters to graduation because the board really has not been to active. Hope everyone is enjoying fall ball and will post from time to time when I hear stuff.

southernball8 · September 26, 2012, 01:16:53 PM

From what I have seen from Piedmont, I don't know how they will be. They got a couple of good transfers in and also have some good young talent. If they can play as a team and come together I think they have a chance of a pretty good year.

rolln2 · September 28, 2012, 03:06:18 PM

Has anyone played against outside competition yet this fall? I heard that CNU is playing at Norfolk State this Saturday. Guess we will hear soon how the Captains look.

Boysofsummer21 · October 01, 2012, 03:28:17 PM

Did the rain wash away all the weekend activies? Did CNU play Norfolk State?

rolln2 · October 03, 2012, 03:27:02 PM

Quote from: Boysofsummer21 on October 01, 2012, 03:28:17 PM
Did the rain wash away all the weekend activies? Did CNU play Norfolk State?

I heard they did play in and out of the rain all game long. Don't really know any particulars other than they looked young but talented, and the staff was very good.

Boysofsummer21 · October 08, 2012, 09:48:32 AM

Thanks for the update Rollin, that is what I heard also. Have not heard much from anyone about how teams look but hopefully the talk will pick up as winter is coming!

rolln2 · October 18, 2012, 01:17:07 PM

Well I would assume that most programs have either finished up w/ the fall season or are getting close. With that said have not heard much from USAS fans. Hope to hear about some of the programs and their views now that the teams have had the fall to figure things out.

Boysofsummer21 · October 31, 2012, 10:12:42 AM

Rollin - Have not heard much from anyone about their teams this year. Really kind of funny how quite it has been. I am hoping for a strong USA South year but have no real idea of where everyone stands. I am wondering if some teams are down this year and that is why we are not hearing much or if everyone is just holding their cards close to the vest. So as winter approaches and the long wait begins I am hopefull that the chatter picks up. The only things I have heard have been about CNU and Shenandoah (sorry they are in the ODAC now), so hope to hear from the others soon!

Boysofsummer21 · November 14, 2012, 07:21:54 PM

Most of the schedules are posted and the biggest dissapointment of the 2013 season so far is that CNU and Shenandoah are not scheduled to play each other. This was turning into one of the best series around. Darn it!

rolln2 · November 15, 2012, 07:16:22 PM

Quote from: Boysofsummer21 on November 14, 2012, 07:21:54 PM
Most of the schedules are posted and the biggest dissapointment of the 2013 season so far is that CNU and Shenandoah are not scheduled to play each other. This was turning into one of the best series around. Darn it!

I saw the CNU schedule. Looks like w/ the 3 game series in conference for a 24 game total they din't have much room left. The non-conference schedule looks like the normal CAC, and ODAC yearly competitors. So w/ that said it doesn't look like much left for anyone else. Also noticed normal yearly out of region competitors aren't on schedule either. No Cortland St. or Tufts this year. Maybe next year when they go to the CAC for two game series they will make some room for the CNU/SU rivalry again.