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Post by Clueless Fan on Oct 15, 2015 9:20:02 GMT -5
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Post by Clueless Fan on Oct 13, 2015 19:37:24 GMT -5
Chattanooga WCU Samford
Mercer destroys ETSU
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Post by Clueless Fan on Oct 13, 2015 15:03:21 GMT -5
www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25331040/cbs-sports-2015-16-ranking-of-every-college-basketball-team-from-1-35166. Wofford: Go ahead and look at what Mike Young's put together with this program. The Terriers are legit. No transfers and major players (Spencer Collins, Justin Gordon) back on an NCAA Tournament team. There are always a couple of mid-majors who absolutely become top 70-good, and Wofford fits that this seaosn. 175. East Tennessee State: Steve Forbes takes over a totally revamped roster in Johnson City, and could legitimately make a run to the league's title after bringing in a group of high-major athletes to the SoCon. 184. Chattanooga: Dealing with a coaching change sooner than expected, as Smart taking the Texas job prompted VCU to hire Smart's old assistant, Will Wade. Wade had a good two-year run at 'Nooga, but now Matt McCall is running the show. 228. Mercer: The Bears figured to have most of their roster back, but then their best player, Ike Nwamu decided to transfer to UNLV. Without him, Bob Hoffman will rely heavily on an experienced backcourt of seniors. 234. Western Carolina: It's an experienced group for the Catamounts that will feature four seniors in the starting lineup. They'll have to make up for James Sinclair's graduating 19.4 points per game though. 262. Furman: After a lackluster regular season, they nearly beat Wofford for the NCAA Tourney bid. They return a lot from last year's group, and Niko Medved is well-regarded as a coach. 267. UNC Greensboro: Tevon Saddler and R.J. White is a fine 1-2 combo at the SoCon level. 294. VMI: Duggar Baucom's regime is over. Under him, VMI was the fastest team -- by a mile -- in college hoops. Now Dan Earl takes over ... with a roster not build for his style. There will be a big transition phase. 296. Samford: Sam not Stan! The roster turnover here has us hesitating to be any more optimistic about Scott Padgett's team. Yes, Scott Padgett, former Kentucky Wildcat, is the head coach at Samford. 336. The Citadel: DUGGAR BAUCOM ALERT. The “loot and shoot” moves to The Citadel this year, where his team will run, and run, and run some more up and down the floor. HIs VMI teams only finished outside of the top-10 nationally in pace once.
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Post by Clueless Fan on Oct 13, 2015 14:46:10 GMT -5
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Post by Clueless Fan on Oct 13, 2015 9:09:06 GMT -5
www.mercerbears.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/releases/20150918mdc171MACON, Ga. – The Mercer University men's and women's basketball programs have announced their annual Mercer Madness will be on Friday, Oct. 16 at 8:30 p.m. The event will take place in Hawkins Arena. The event is for Mercer students and is free of charge. There will be free pizza and donuts, along with a free t-shirt giveaway to all who attend. There will also be a raffle held for students to win prizes throughout the evening. Fans will compete with players and staff members in games for prizes while celebrating the start to the 2015-16 basketball season. Mercer Madness will be the students' first opportunity to meet all the members of the men's and women's teams for the upcoming 2015-16 season. Another popular event that will take place at Mercer Madness will be the annual dunk contest, as members of the team compete to earn the title of Mercer's best dunker.
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Post by Clueless Fan on Oct 10, 2015 19:52:08 GMT -5
Dang it.
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Post by Clueless Fan on Oct 8, 2015 7:18:38 GMT -5
I personally don't think it makes sense to compare FBS recruiting, particularly P5 recruiting, to FCS. Apples and oranges. As MU said, I could see them doing it for basketball. Don't know if it's feasible for football or the ROI makes sense for football. But, I don't get paid to make those kinds of decisions, so we will see which way they go. Actually it is a good comparison because its still D1 football and its relative to the levels you play in. Football is easily the top ROI at any University that delivers a good program. I have to disagree. Football only has a good ROI at the P5 level. Otherwise, it is a huge money loser. You would have to overstate the value of the intangibles (school spirit, alumni engagement, and such) to even begin to make a case that football at the non-P5 level is a good investment. Maybe it makes sense for Mercer. We can all see that it is one piece of a large plan to increase Mercer's reputation and attractiveness to potential students. But, one could argue that Belmont has done well without football. It only gets worse if you add COA to an equation that already results in a negative number.
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Post by Clueless Fan on Oct 6, 2015 21:06:04 GMT -5
Furman @ Chattanooga (-15.5) Samford (-15) @ VMI Wofford @ The Citadel (-1)
Mercer beats the spread
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Post by Clueless Fan on Oct 6, 2015 9:27:26 GMT -5
Thanks for your perspective from your unique vantage point. However, decisions are made on the margin. When all other things are equal and a recruit is deciding between a school that doesn't offer COA and one that does, it will be a factor.
I say only offer COA to basetball because there isn't a separate subdivision for basketball. But the SoCon is a one bid league so it will not impact MU's chances to win the SoCon tourney (provided other SoCon schools don't pay COA to basketball players) but it likely will be a factor in our ability to win a game or two in the Big Dance.
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Post by Clueless Fan on Sept 29, 2015 8:05:42 GMT -5
Bucknell (-2) @ VMI Presbyterian @ Western Carolina (-11) South Carolina State @ Furman (-4)
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Post by Clueless Fan on Sept 24, 2015 14:36:49 GMT -5
I think I read where UTC is only going to give COA to Basketball but not Football. That is the approach I would take at Mercer. Unless, the other SoCon schools decide to give COA to FB as well. I doubt many FCS teams will cover COA. Mercer can probably afford to pay the COA for 28 basketball players (13 men and 15 women).
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Post by Clueless Fan on Sept 24, 2015 8:24:22 GMT -5
It would be nice if the hotel sign facing I-75 was, "Town Place Suites at Mercer University." Need more visibility for the drive-by interstate traffic.
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Post by Clueless Fan on Sept 24, 2015 8:15:56 GMT -5
Macon has real crime issues, lady, please stop tying up the police's time with your stupidity.
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Post by Clueless Fan on Sept 24, 2015 8:10:23 GMT -5
VMI @ Furman (-17.5) Samford @ Louisville (-25) Charleston Southern @ The Citadel (-7) Gardner-Webb @ Wofford (-19) Chattanooga (-22) @ Presbyterian
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Post by Clueless Fan on Sept 22, 2015 14:26:18 GMT -5
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