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Laxfan212 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 9:15 pm

laxbro4567 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 9:00 pm

Strictnine wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 6:54 am Many, not all, of the USF departures are due to the realization that there may be very little play time for them, made worse for them by USF bringing in some well established attackers thru the portal. I believe all the departures have been young attackers.

This is not the reason for the departures…seems like it had to do with the staff.

any chance you can elaborate - what about the staff?

lacrossemwj wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 5:13 pm Transfer commitments are often a puzzle to me. Recent transfer accounted from very low d1, bottom 20%, to top 30ish team. Played only a few games, a couple of goals. “Normal” high school resume. What’s the thinking?

LaxDadMax wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 5:59 pm

lacrossemwj wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 5:13 pm Transfer commitments are often a puzzle to me. Recent transfer accounted from very low d1, bottom 20%, to top 30ish team. Played only a few games, a couple of goals. “Normal” high school resume. What’s the thinking?

If you arent asking for money, it isn't that hard. Lots of teams will bring in preferred walkons out of the portal and effectively give them fall ball as a tryout.

LaxNJ71 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:43 pm

LaxDadMax wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 5:59 pm

lacrossemwj wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 5:13 pm Transfer commitments are often a puzzle to me. Recent transfer accounted from very low d1, bottom 20%, to top 30ish team. Played only a few games, a couple of goals. “Normal” high school resume. What’s the thinking?

If you arent asking for money, it isn't that hard. Lots of teams will bring in preferred walkons out of the portal and effectively give them fall ball as a tryout.

A friend of mine’s daughter is in the transfer portal - she begged, borrowed, and pleaded with multiple schools to be taken on as a walk on - none of the coaches she contacted would give her the time of day - not a single serious conversation. She did find a spot but it was a school that had recruited her in Hs. No one else would give her the time of day even explicitly asking for zero money.

Hello wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:05 pm I had been wondering what happens with better than average players in the portal from less than average schools, say San Diego State, Xavier, Longwood, ODU, Mercer, etc.

Mercer doesn’t belong in that group. Look up Hailey Rhatigan and see what she did at NW after her transfer from Mercer. Mercer is better than “less than average”

laxbro4567 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 3:05 pm

Laxfan212 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 9:15 pm

laxbro4567 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 9:00 pm

Strictnine wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 6:54 am Many, not all, of the USF departures are due to the realization that there may be very little play time for them, made worse for them by USF bringing in some well established attackers thru the portal. I believe all the departures have been young attackers.

This is not the reason for the departures…seems like it had to do with the staff.

any chance you can elaborate - what about the staff?

Seems like the coaches portray themselves to be people they are not.

LaxGnome22 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2024 12:23 am

laxbro4567 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 3:05 pm

Laxfan212 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 9:15 pm

laxbro4567 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 9:00 pm

Strictnine wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 6:54 am Many, not all, of the USF departures are due to the realization that there may be very little play time for them, made worse for them by USF bringing in some well established attackers thru the portal. I believe all the departures have been young attackers.

This is not the reason for the departures…seems like it had to do with the staff.

any chance you can elaborate - what about the staff?

Seems like the coaches portray themselves to be people they are not.

Lmao. That’s one way to put it.
Recap for the newer posters here. DON’T KILL THE MESSANGER. This is stuff that has been posted in these posts already.

The male coach who happens to be the head coach’s husband is a creeper who has had a huge public fight with a former player on Twitter.

What else….. offered things to players, only to change the particulars after committing.

Committed 20 or so 2023s, 18 2024s. Kids committing were told that they were going to start play in 2023-24 and build the program from the ground up. Take the lumps but they are going to start a culture in Tampa. Then they transfer in a high level freshman from Clemson and changed the start time of when they were supposed to start playing. Commit another 11 2025s, 2 of them uncommitted already. On paper USF for 45 kids in 2025 without any transfers coming in.

Coaches told some 2024 players right before their NLI signing they weren’t going to be on the team when they started real play.

Also referred to as Holy Rollers. (Don’t see that as a problem but some do)

That being said. One of the attackers who transferred to Holy Cross had an exceptional fall/spring. 30 goals over 15 assists in 16 unofficial games. So. No idea what happened there. Another attacker committed to High Point. The other two attackers have not committed anywhere yet.

LaxGnome22 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2024 12:23 am Lmao. That’s one way to put it.
Recap for the newer posters here. DON’T KILL THE MESSANGER. This is stuff that has been posted in these posts already.

The male coach who happens to be the head coach’s husband is a creeper who has had a huge public fight with a former player on Twitter.

What else….. offered things to players, only to change the particulars after committing.

Committed 20 or so 2023s, 18 2024s. Kids committing were told that they were going to start play in 2023-24 and build the program from the ground up. Take the lumps but they are going to start a culture in Tampa. Then they transfer in a high level freshman from Clemson and changed the start time of when they were supposed to start playing. Commit another 11 2025s, 2 of them uncommitted already. On paper USF for 45 kids in 2025 without any transfers coming in.

Coaches told some 2024 players right before their NLI signing they weren’t going to be on the team when they started real play.

Also referred to as Holy Rollers. (Don’t see that as a problem but some do)

That being said. One of the attackers who transferred to Holy Cross had an exceptional fall/spring. 30 goals over 15 assists in 16 unofficial games. So. No idea what happened there. Another attacker committed to High Point. The other two attackers have not committed anywhere yet.

spidey44 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2024 7:13 am

LaxGnome22 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2024 12:23 am Lmao. That’s one way to put it.
Recap for the newer posters here. DON’T KILL THE MESSANGER. This is stuff that has been posted in these posts already.

The male coach who happens to be the head coach’s husband is a creeper who has had a huge public fight with a former player on Twitter.

What else….. offered things to players, only to change the particulars after committing.

Committed 20 or so 2023s, 18 2024s. Kids committing were told that they were going to start play in 2023-24 and build the program from the ground up. Take the lumps but they are going to start a culture in Tampa. Then they transfer in a high level freshman from Clemson and changed the start time of when they were supposed to start playing. Commit another 11 2025s, 2 of them uncommitted already. On paper USF for 45 kids in 2025 without any transfers coming in.

Coaches told some 2024 players right before their NLI signing they weren’t going to be on the team when they started real play.

Also referred to as Holy Rollers. (Don’t see that as a problem but some do)

That being said. One of the attackers who transferred to Holy Cross had an exceptional fall/spring. 30 goals over 15 assists in 16 unofficial games. So. No idea what happened there. Another attacker committed to High Point. The other two attackers have not committed anywhere yet.

This thing grows every time a new post comes up. Figured I'd chime in since we've been following them (recruited my daughter, and were nothing but professional and she liked all of the coaches, including the creeper lol - she chose a different direction and wanted to be closer to home). We also have a good friend that's a 24 and hasn't been told to kick rocks yet.
First off, Laxbro clearly with a bone to pick. Only 2 posts and both bashing USF.
Point one - Creeper. No comment here, I enjoyed talking with him. BUT I suppose I could see that. I never saw the twitter beef, but do know he all of a sudden wasn't a coach at JU anymore.
They only committed 9 2025s. No one has de-committed (although rumors swirling one could be which wouldn't surprise anyone).
Roster is pretty big for sure. As I said in previous post could be close to/over 50 when the 2025s get there.
The 2024 USF decommitted apparently mom is a pain in the ass. I don't know them so don't know how true this is, but heard this from our friend whose daughter is going, so no reason not to believe them. Have not heard of any other 24s being told they wouldn't be on the team.
I've seen on social media the husband certainly seems to be religious. Could be worse things, but I can see where that's a turn off to some.
As far as the transfers go, they only have 4 which doesn't seem to be an overwhelming number. And I was told one of them dropped lax completely so really only 3.
Sure, I may be a little biased because they didn't dick around with my kid as some other schools did, but a lot of what has been said is pure speculation and definitely seems like coming from some disgruntled folks. Anyway, my $.02