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Post by Clueless Fan on Nov 3, 2015 7:37:45 GMT -5
According to Mid-major Madness1. Chattanooga 2. Furman 3. Wofford 4. Mercer 5. UNCG 6. East Tennessee State 7. Western Carolina 8. Samford 9. VMI 10. The Citadel |
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Post by Clueless Fan on Nov 3, 2015 7:44:10 GMT -5
Preseason All Conference Team www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/11974Phillip Leonard made the Second Team Chattanooga has the player of the year and freshman player of the year. They also have two First Team players. Good thing Wade left, he was building a beast in Rock City. And Kahlia Lawrence is Second Team for the women. |
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Post by smokeybear on Nov 3, 2015 12:17:25 GMT -5
Chattanooga has the best FB, MBB & WBB in the SoCon. I am impressed.
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Post by BearDownMU on Nov 3, 2015 15:35:44 GMT -5
State universities, man.
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Post by Clueless Fan on Nov 3, 2015 16:04:09 GMT -5
Davidson is a private school and it dominated the SoCon in basketball before moving on to a multi-bid league. Davidson is what Mercer MBB needs to strive for. Besides, public or private, all schools are one coaching hire away from being George Mason under Jim Larranaga or one coaching hire away from being George Mason under Paul Hewitt. Do we have the right coach at MBB? I think so. Did UTC make a good hire in replacing Wade? Only time will tell. |
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Post by BearDownMU on Nov 3, 2015 16:46:20 GMT -5
I agree, but a lot of that is helped by rich tradition, which we are trying to build.
The reality of state universities, plainly, is that the kids they get don't have to meet the academic requirements a Mercer recruit does. I worked in Mercer Admissions with athletes. I saw kids go other places who would have been stars but just flat out couldn't get in to school based on Mercer's minimum standard.
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Post by jackal on Nov 3, 2015 20:28:11 GMT -5
I agree, but a lot of that is helped by rich tradition, which we are trying to build. The reality of state universities, plainly, is that the kids they get don't have to meet the academic requirements a Mercer recruit does. I worked in Mercer Admissions with athletes. I saw kids go other places who would have been stars but just flat out couldn't get in to school based on Mercer's minimum standard. That sort of ignores the facts the UTC was awful in football for years. Like 2 wins lose by 20 every week awful. Only recently have they found a new coach and filled the "big state school" power vacuum left by App and GSU. This is an extremely new phenomenon. Like, last two or three years. It is difficult for anyone in SoCon to replicate Davidson. Davidson doesn't focus on football. They focus everything on basketball. There are not many top 25 D1 basketball programs and top FCS football programs for a reason. It is really difficult to pull off (Villanova may be the only one). UTC has always generally been good in men's basketball and better in women's. They have not historically been dominant like Davidson was at times. UTC, notably, also does not field a baseball team. You cannot be good at everything. |
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Post by BearDownMU on Nov 3, 2015 20:36:05 GMT -5
It's different with basketball because of the size of teams. More players creates some dilution, in my estimation, where the academic requirements are the same but are less visible. Granted, the teams still have to recruit and get the players, but a superstar basketball players can make a big difference. Not so much with 1 football players. And if he has a 2.5 and an 800 on the SAT, he ain't coming to Mercer, and I suspect Furman either. But he could sure go to a state school.
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Post by smokeybear on Nov 4, 2015 13:18:21 GMT -5
It's different with basketball because of the size of teams. More players creates some dilution, in my estimation, where the academic requirements are the same but are less visible. Granted, the teams still have to recruit and get the players, but a superstar basketball players can make a big difference. Not so much with 1 football players. And if he has a 2.5 and an 800 on the SAT, he ain't coming to Mercer, and I suspect Furman either. But he could sure go to a state school. Those scores would put a recruit in the top half at UTC. :rolleyes: |
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Post by smokeybear on Nov 14, 2015 14:51:07 GMT -5
Chattanooga beat Georgia. I guess they won't miss Wade afterall.
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Post by Clueless Fan on Nov 30, 2015 21:25:15 GMT -5
SoCon #16 in RPII know it is early and in the end, the SoCon will be a one bid conference, but if the conference can stay in the teens then it will be a good year. And something to build on.
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Post by Clueless Fan on Dec 1, 2015 12:17:20 GMT -5
Mid Major Top 25Mercer #24 Chatty #8 Woffy receiving votes (3) The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, Western Athletic.
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Post by orangeandblack on Dec 1, 2015 17:22:51 GMT -5
Great to see Mercer getting recognition for the hot start to the year. The Bears can win this conference!!
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Post by Clueless Fan on Dec 3, 2015 12:50:19 GMT -5
MU's current RPI is #38 with a projected #RPI of #131. RPI Forecast projects our record will be 20-9. Only Chatty is projected to finish ahead of the Bears in the SoCon. |
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Post by Clueless Fan on Dec 17, 2015 14:41:26 GMT -5
This weeks Mid Major Top 25
Mercer #19
Chatty #5
Woffy no longer receiving votes
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