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nyjay wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:33 pm Apropos of nothing, but with all the tinkering and “accountability” going on with the team, Kirson - who frankly seems like a bit a mess these days - gets rolled out to start every game. If you’re gonna call someone out for not meeting standards, why not him?

I'm sure they believe the options behind him wouldn't do any better. They might very well be right about that. But I think at this point you have to try? Even Darby in 2020, playing behind what most would agree was an even worse defense than the one we have this year, had better numbers. I've brought up this point before but there are literally dozens of goalies playing behind worse defenses than ours who have significantly better save %s. According to NCAA.org Kirson literally has the worst % in D1 among goalies who have played at least 60% of their team's minutes.

As far as accountability goes it's clear that doesn't apply to every player equally. Not just talking about the goalie.

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:38 pm

GSP wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:28 pm For some perspective on the present JHU lacrosse situation, I went back and looked at what concerned Quint when JHU agreed to join the Big Ten in 2014.

ESPN reported that Quint Kessenich said his biggest reservation is the quality of competition in the Big Ten.

"I believe that teams – whatever the sport – when they change conference, they ultimately play themselves to the level of that conference," Kessenich said. "It's kind of like a marriage. After 20 years of marriage, how often do the husband and wife look the same? That being said, you're joining a league with teams like Michigan. We're not sure how they're going to look like in 10 or 15 years although all signs are positive. You're joining a league with Rutgers. Rutgers hasn't had any kind of success, has never been to championship weekend, and has had one quarterfinal appearance. I worry about putting yourself in a league with other teams who aren't championship caliber and ultimately as a program, you become just like them."

WOW!

The Big Ten killed Maryland too!

It's going to be funny when both Rutgers and Maryland are in the Final Four this year and Maryland wins it all.

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:56 pm

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:38 pm

GSP wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:28 pm For some perspective on the present JHU lacrosse situation, I went back and looked at what concerned Quint when JHU agreed to join the Big Ten in 2014.

ESPN reported that Quint Kessenich said his biggest reservation is the quality of competition in the Big Ten.

"I believe that teams – whatever the sport – when they change conference, they ultimately play themselves to the level of that conference," Kessenich said. "It's kind of like a marriage. After 20 years of marriage, how often do the husband and wife look the same? That being said, you're joining a league with teams like Michigan. We're not sure how they're going to look like in 10 or 15 years although all signs are positive. You're joining a league with Rutgers. Rutgers hasn't had any kind of success, has never been to championship weekend, and has had one quarterfinal appearance. I worry about putting yourself in a league with other teams who aren't championship caliber and ultimately as a program, you become just like them."

WOW!

The Big Ten killed Maryland too!

It's going to be funny when both Rutgers and Maryland are in the Final Four this year and Maryland wins it all.

Quint called it.

nyjay wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:33 pm Apropos of nothing, but with all the tinkering and “accountability” going on with the team, Kirson - who frankly seems like a bit a mess these days - gets rolled out to start every game. If you’re gonna call someone out for not meeting standards, why not him?

That’s their boy. They recruited him. Milliman must be giving Koesterer some grief about that recommendation.

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:59 pm

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:56 pm

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:38 pm

GSP wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:28 pm For some perspective on the present JHU lacrosse situation, I went back and looked at what concerned Quint when JHU agreed to join the Big Ten in 2014.

ESPN reported that Quint Kessenich said his biggest reservation is the quality of competition in the Big Ten.

"I believe that teams – whatever the sport – when they change conference, they ultimately play themselves to the level of that conference," Kessenich said. "It's kind of like a marriage. After 20 years of marriage, how often do the husband and wife look the same? That being said, you're joining a league with teams like Michigan. We're not sure how they're going to look like in 10 or 15 years although all signs are positive. You're joining a league with Rutgers. Rutgers hasn't had any kind of success, has never been to championship weekend, and has had one quarterfinal appearance. I worry about putting yourself in a league with other teams who aren't championship caliber and ultimately as a program, you become just like them."

WOW!

The Big Ten killed Maryland too!

It's going to be funny when both Rutgers and Maryland are in the Final Four this year and Maryland wins it all.

Quint called it.

And Penn State was a juggernaut two years ago. Big 10 has been stronger than any other conference through the regular season for several years. It’s a goofy analysis by Q.

CharmCityLaxMan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:40 pm

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:59 pm

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:56 pm

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:38 pm

GSP wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:28 pm For some perspective on the present JHU lacrosse situation, I went back and looked at what concerned Quint when JHU agreed to join the Big Ten in 2014.

ESPN reported that Quint Kessenich said his biggest reservation is the quality of competition in the Big Ten.

"I believe that teams – whatever the sport – when they change conference, they ultimately play themselves to the level of that conference," Kessenich said. "It's kind of like a marriage. After 20 years of marriage, how often do the husband and wife look the same? That being said, you're joining a league with teams like Michigan. We're not sure how they're going to look like in 10 or 15 years although all signs are positive. You're joining a league with Rutgers. Rutgers hasn't had any kind of success, has never been to championship weekend, and has had one quarterfinal appearance. I worry about putting yourself in a league with other teams who aren't championship caliber and ultimately as a program, you become just like them."

WOW!

The Big Ten killed Maryland too!

It's going to be funny when both Rutgers and Maryland are in the Final Four this year and Maryland wins it all.

Quint called it.

And Penn State was a juggernaut two years ago. Big 10 has been stronger than any other conference through the regular season for several years. It’s a goofy analysis by Q.

Quint must have thought Michigan State was still playing and OSU was still a club program.

flalax22 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:00 pm

nyjay wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:33 pm Apropos of nothing, but with all the tinkering and “accountability” going on with the team, Kirson - who frankly seems like a bit a mess these days - gets rolled out to start every game. If you’re gonna call someone out for not meeting standards, why not him?

That’s their boy. They recruited him. Milliman must be giving Koesterer some grief about that recommendation.

Isn’t Szuluk their recruit too? Seem ok with benching him though.

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:51 pm

nyjay wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:33 pm Apropos of nothing, but with all the tinkering and “accountability” going on with the team, Kirson - who frankly seems like a bit a mess these days - gets rolled out to start every game. If you’re gonna call someone out for not meeting standards, why not him?

I'm sure they believe the options behind him wouldn't do any better. They might very well be right about that. But I think at this point you have to try? Even Darby in 2020, playing behind what most would agree was an even worse defense than the one we have this year, had better numbers. I've brought up this point before but there are literally dozens of goalies playing behind worse defenses than ours who have significantly better save %s. According to NCAA.org Kirson literally has the worst % in D1 among goalies who have played at least 60% of their team's minutes.

As far as accountability goes it's clear that doesn't apply to every player equally. Not just talking about the goalie.

I’m not a big Darby guy, but it is pretty baffling. Kirson - defense notwithstanding - has been affirmatively bad. Try something new?

CharmCityLaxMan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:40 pm

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:59 pm

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:56 pm

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:38 pm

GSP wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:28 pm For some perspective on the present JHU lacrosse situation, I went back and looked at what concerned Quint when JHU agreed to join the Big Ten in 2014.

ESPN reported that Quint Kessenich said his biggest reservation is the quality of competition in the Big Ten.

"I believe that teams – whatever the sport – when they change conference, they ultimately play themselves to the level of that conference," Kessenich said. "It's kind of like a marriage. After 20 years of marriage, how often do the husband and wife look the same? That being said, you're joining a league with teams like Michigan. We're not sure how they're going to look like in 10 or 15 years although all signs are positive. You're joining a league with Rutgers. Rutgers hasn't had any kind of success, has never been to championship weekend, and has had one quarterfinal appearance. I worry about putting yourself in a league with other teams who aren't championship caliber and ultimately as a program, you become just like them."

WOW!

The Big Ten killed Maryland too!

It's going to be funny when both Rutgers and Maryland are in the Final Four this year and Maryland wins it all.

Quint called it.

And Penn State was a juggernaut two years ago. Big 10 has been stronger than any other conference through the regular season for several years. It’s a goofy analysis by Q.

that's not true.

CharmCity? Should be FantasyCity.

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:50 pm
"They should have hired Scott Marr."
No. Have you been paying attention to what's happening in Albany?

Re: Epstein, we'll see. If he hits the transfer portal (which I of course hope he doesn't), you'll have your answer. If he doesn't, well, you'll have your answer. For now, all speculation.

I don't think you can blame the coach for choices made by the players.
Ierlan wanted to win a title and has been bouncing around to whatever team he thinks he can do that with.
Don't know anything about the other situation but every circumstance is unique and coaches aren't always responsible for bad player choices.

What if Eptein stays and his performance drops off? What if other players respond negatively? What do recruits think when they consider playing for Hopkins now? The negative repercussions from this could last years.

The way I see it, Joey Epstein is just forcing things a bit too much. I suspect it’s a mix of adjusting to a new system and coaches, the increased role of DeSimone, and some recent frustrations with his shooting. He’s forcing shots at bad angles, forcing imprudent passes inside ... just doing a lot of things a frustrated player would do. He just doesn’t seem comfortable out there. It’s a cliche, but Epstein should try and let the game come to him and stop forcing things so much. Oh, and a two-time Hopkins lacrosse captain ain’t goin’ nowhere.

As for Kirson, there are some elements of his game that have been solid, including on clears and on low shots. I suspect that’s why he keeps getting playing time. If there’s one thing I noticed about his game it’s this ... he seems to guess too much about where the shot is going. I’ve seen him on his knees after a shot goes high. Just way too much guessing and not enough reacting to what he’s seeing. Of course, guessing might be all you got if the opposing shooter has time and room from 10 yards. Still ....

Blue Jays are playing competitive games for a couple of quarters, maybe three ... and the effort is there. There are just some mental lapses that have been inexplicable. Epstein sailing a pass out of bounds late in a close game. Baskin dropping a ball with no defender within 10 yards of him. Zinn turning the ball over on a clear. Sometimes, the Blue Jays just don’t seem to have their heads completely in the game. Untimely turnovers have been killin’ the team.

Hopkins just seems out of sync. The effort is there. You can see the progress in the installation of the new offense and defense. The Blue Jays just seem confused and flustered from time to time ....

As for Grimes, I hope it’s not an injury. The young man is finally showing off his wicked shot ... he pretty much torques his entire body behind it.

DocBarrister

GSP wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:28 pm For some perspective on the present JHU lacrosse situation, I went back and looked at what concerned Quint when JHU agreed to join the Big Ten in 2014.

ESPN reported that Quint Kessenich said his biggest reservation is the quality of competition in the Big Ten.

"I believe that teams – whatever the sport – when they change conference, they ultimately play themselves to the level of that conference," Kessenich said. "It's kind of like a marriage. After 20 years of marriage, how often do the husband and wife look the same? That being said, you're joining a league with teams like Michigan. We're not sure how they're going to look like in 10 or 15 years although all signs are positive. You're joining a league with Rutgers. Rutgers hasn't had any kind of success, has never been to championship weekend, and has had one quarterfinal appearance. I worry about putting yourself in a league with other teams who aren't championship caliber and ultimately as a program, you become just like them."

WOW!

Agree with Quint......always thought it was a bad move when Hopkins left the ECAC for Great Western league.

IS this guy for real?

Hey Quint, tough to have n$aa "success" when you don't get invited, in the first place.

In big boy world, Rutgers should have had Hopkins ncaa bid five years ago.

You can shuv your idiotic formula's for losers stuff you know where.........rpi

Rutgers beat Hopkins, twice, in 2016. Way better winning percentage. Lost to Terps BiG finals.

Rutgers had a winning % of .688, with a 11-5 record

Hopkins "winning" % was .571, a 8-6 record.


by the way, Quint, how did your Hopkins team in the first round, in 2016 ?

yeah, the "badda bing, badda boom" laxmafia exists, making sure your Hopkins heros stay, umm......relevant.

...or, go back to being "independent" like the ACC teams.......scheduling , and shutting out, the likes of Manhattan, Sienna & Goucher....just PROVING how good Hopkins is.

spare us the nonsense.......Q.

DocBarrister wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:08 am

Blue Jays are playing competitive games for a couple of quarters, maybe three ... and the effort is there. There are just some mental lapses that have been inexplicable. Epstein sailing a pass out of bounds late in a close game. Baskin dropping a ball with no defender within 10 yards of him. Zinn turning the ball over on a clear. Sometimes, the Blue Jays just don’t seem to have their heads completely in the game. Untimely turnovers have been killin’ the team.

Hopkins just seems out of sync. The effort is there. You can see the progress in the installation of the new offense and defense. The Blue Jays just seem confused and flustered from time to time ....

You basically just wrote the definition of what a bad team is. Maybe effort is a little different but this is the MO of bad teams - bad goaltending, offensive players pressing, bad drops, bad clears, mental mistakes, poor numbers on ground balls, etc. It is what it is. Hopkins has been a bad program for a while. Petro ran this program into the ground over the last decade. A one year fix isn't going to rectify all these things - because all these issues have been with the program for the last decade. How long have we been talking about bad goaltending, bad clears, poor GB numbers, etc.

A new coach with about 4 months of time to be physically with the players isn't going to change it. The only thing that changes is time, players getting used to the system and players cycling through to be replaced by better players.

Boy is there alot of rampant speculation - let's again maybe get back to some reality

Before the pandemic in 2020 Hopkins was averaging just above 10.5 goals per game and allowing 13 goals per game. This year they are scoring 10.5 goals per game and allowing 12. Alot of the same guys - same results - throw in all the COVID impacts with a new staff and the results are neither unreasonable nor should they have been unexpected.

Second, just because someone is dressed and in uniform doesn't mean he was OK to play - how do we know Szuluk for example was not injured? If he's not injured how do we know he didn't break a significant team rule that deserved the "punishment"? Even the Grimes issue - which is truly baffling - could be explained by something as stupid and unexpected as slipping in the locker room - I know that absolutely happened at Princeton once when folks were wondering why a certain player didn't play after halftime. Has Grimes had back issues or did I make that up? If so, again no knowledge, but backs are incredibly tricky things for athletes and maybe he had a bad spasm - nothing that warrants a trip to the Columbus ER but puts him on the sideline.

Third, someone made this point earlier, it's funny that one of the most frequent complaints of Petro was sticking with too many players for too long. Now, while we want Kirson and Baskin benched all this other "tinkering" has got to stop. BTW - he gave Darby about 25 minutes against Michigan and it was 4 over 3 (yes one was empty net) but the McCurry shot has to be saved and he's got 22 games of Darby in a Hopkins uniform with a career save percentage in the mid 40's. I'm all for sending Marcille out there but those that want Darby have short memories. I think the staff is trying to walk the fine line between showing the players that competing and winning are still primary and obtainable goals AND figuring out what they might have for next year. They can't get an at large bid and winning the BIG means beating Rutgers and Maryland in what? 3 days. They are not going to tell them that it can't be done but we all know the probabilities involved.

This stuff around Epstein is off the charts. I love the trolls already hoping he'll transfer to their favorite school and the overall impacts on recruiting. Opposing BIG coach or coach of team recruiting Schmidlap "You know, Hopkins was very mean to one of their best players and they didn't start him for one game." Yeah that'll do it. Look, let's be clear, Milliman's comments to Lee were not well thought out and he talked outside of his thought bubble. Maybe that was a teaching lesson for him in that maybe he never expected to be asked about it - he should have been. But let's also be clear - he did not publicly "humiliate" anyone. He was asked a question and didn't coach speak it as much as he probably should have. Some are acting like he took out a full page ad with Epstein's picture under a caption saying "This is why we lost the last 3 games - He Sucks". Not to mention the fact that the number of people who took the time to read a Sun on-line piece about the Hopkins Michigan lacrosse game is let's say less then the population of Weeki Wachee Florida. Epstein was in the game when the score was 1-0 and was back at his full time position in crunch time vs. Michigan AND played all 60 (that I could tell) against OSU. So of course the fact that his stat line as far as G's and A's was empty against OSU had nothing to do with Ohio State and their defense but everything to do with the fact that Hopkins head coach is screwing with the player and the player is either confused or angry? There's no basis for this. Maybe he will transfer - I hope he doesn't but as far as I can tell - no one here knows what exactly happened.

I am not in the tank for Milliman but the extenuating circumstances are unbelievable and several of them were caused by the prior administration. When Hopkins was 2-3 and QK had given them praise and put them in his Top 20 - I didn't see all these complaints. Now you lose 3 games by a total of 8 goals - one an empty net so pretty close to 2.3 goal margin and we are going to lose our minds?

Final thought - this is going to stay the same or get worse before it gets better so get a hobby, a dog, volunteer somewhere, travel if its safe, do something that makes you happy and forget somewhat that your favorite team likely has a losing record and will not make the NCAAs. Give Milliman until '23 or '24 and then if Hopkins is still producing losing records - get the pitchforks and torches.

steel_hop wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:28 am

DocBarrister wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:08 am

Blue Jays are playing competitive games for a couple of quarters, maybe three ... and the effort is there. There are just some mental lapses that have been inexplicable. Epstein sailing a pass out of bounds late in a close game. Baskin dropping a ball with no defender within 10 yards of him. Zinn turning the ball over on a clear. Sometimes, the Blue Jays just don’t seem to have their heads completely in the game. Untimely turnovers have been killin’ the team.

Hopkins just seems out of sync. The effort is there. You can see the progress in the installation of the new offense and defense. The Blue Jays just seem confused and flustered from time to time ....

You basically just wrote the definition of what a bad team is. Maybe effort is a little different but this is the MO of bad teams - bad goaltending, offensive players pressing, bad drops, bad clears, mental mistakes, poor numbers on ground balls, etc. It is what it is. Hopkins has been a bad program for a while. Petro ran this program into the ground over the last decade. A one year fix isn't going to rectify all these things - because all these issues have been with the program for the last decade. How long have we been talking about bad goaltending, bad clears, poor GB numbers, etc.

A new coach with about 4 months of time to be physically with the players isn't going to change it. The only thing that changes is time, players getting used to the system and players cycling through to be replaced by better players.

watching that America East battle yesterday.....UMBC vs Albany.........just pure fun to watch. The energy level is nite and day.

Maybe it will finally be UMBC's year and they beat the blue jays.

MAY 4th, 2021. Amherst , MA

UMass host the Tradition, 1pm game time

What I want to know is how fatty decides to post as RRR vs. ABV. What makes the most recent post an ABV post, and the one before that an RRR? Dissociative poster disorder? The guy posted as RRR, logged out, logged back in as ABV, and posted again in the same thread, about the same thing? It's only a matter of time before they start talking to each other. Truly interesting stuff.

Once again 51 is correct, with a much-needed dose of reason. Not going to tell anyone what to do with their time but, as a friendly suggestion, if you are freaking out now, after 8 games of the new regime, you might want to consider taking some time away from discussion of the rebuild—because it is exactly that, a rebuild, and it will likely take some time before the program doesn't make you want to pull your hair out in a consistent basis.

As for Epstein: I highly doubt he transfers, but you never know. Like several others he may be struggling with the change in staff/scheme among the many other extenuating circumstances of this challenging season and we have absolutely no clue what his relationship with the new staff is like. Publicly he and his teammates have been very complimentary of the changes—those haven't yet borne fruit but perhaps the players understand that it's not all going to click immediately.

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:56 am What I want to know is how fatty decides to post as RRR vs. ABV. What makes the most recent post an ABV post, and the one before that an RRR? Dissociative poster disorder? The guy posted as RRR, logged out, logged back in as ABV, and posted again in the same thread, about the same thing? It's only a matter of time before they start talking to each other. Truly interesting stuff.

Once again 51 is correct, with a much-needed dose of reason. Not going to tell anyone what to do with their time but, as a friendly suggestion, if you are freaking out now, after 8 games of the new regime, you might want to consider taking some time away from discussion of the rebuild—because it is exactly that, a rebuild, and it will likely take some time before the program doesn't make you want to pull your hair out in a consistent basis.

As for Epstein: I highly doubt he transfers, but you never know. Like several others he may be struggling with the change in staff/scheme among the many other extenuating circumstances of this challenging season and we have absolutely no clue what his relationship with the new staff is like. Publicly he and his teammates have been very complimentary of the changes—those haven't yet borne fruit but perhaps the players understand that it's not all going to click immediately.

Can't get nothing past some of you posters on these threads........johnny on the spots with "observation" skills

Meanwhile, what part of the 2016 Rutgers getting a bid over Hopkins is wrong?

Does the BiG have locker room covid mask rules? Does the BiG have "compliance" officers, watching to make sure covid rules are followed?

In his first season at Maryland, Tillman's Terrapins finished with a 13–5 record, the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship, and as national runners-up after a loss to Virginia in the NCAA championship game. Tillman inherited an experienced squad with 17 seniors from one of the highest ranked 2007 recruiting classes.[12] Rather than overhaul the team, Tillman made minor adjustments to terminology and refocused the defensive scheme from man-to-man match-ups to team containment.[13] During the postseason, Tillman remained in contact with his two predecessors at Maryland. He discussed his players and their personalities with former coach Dave Cottle, whom he invited to address the team after the regular season in which they lost to four underdog opponents.[13] Tillman also consulted with Hall of Fame inductee Dick Edell, who led Maryland to three finishes as national runners-up. Edell, whose teams lost the championship game in 1995, 1997, and 1998 said, "I will counsel people on the semifinals. I don't have a useful thing to say about the final."[14]
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During Tiffany’s first season at UVA, his Cavalier offense finished No. 1 in the ACC and No. 3 in the nation in three offensive categories: goals per game (14.40), assists per game (9.13) and points per game (23.53). Aitken shattered UVA’s freshmen midfielder record of 29 goals and 40 points. Aitken broke the goals record in eight games. Attackman Kraus was named ACC Freshman of the Year and was the only rookie on the All-ACC team after leading UVA with 34 goals and 56 points. In 2018, Tiffany’s Cavalier team ranked No. 1 nationally in ground balls (38.0). Defensively in 2017, Virginia led the nation with 43.33 ground balls per game, averaging nearly seven more ground balls per game then No. 2 Brown (36.56), Tiffany’s previous program. Prior to Tiffany coming to UVA, his Brown squad in 2016 led the nation in ground balls as Tiffany’s staff three years in a row has led the nation’s best team on the ground.
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In his first year at Carolina in 2009, he led the Tar Heels to a 12-6 overall record and a spot in the NCAA quarterfinals. The Tar Heels won their first game in the ACC Tournament in 13 years and they fell just one goal shy of reaching their first Final Four in 16 years. Breschi was the first UNC coach in history to have double digit win seasons in his first eight years as head coach before that streak was broken in 2017 when Carolina finished 8-8.
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this is mens lacrosse, not discovering a 3,000 year missing egyptian city.

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:56 am What I want to know is how fatty decides to post as RRR vs. ABV. What makes the most recent post an ABV post, and the one before that an RRR? Dissociative poster disorder? The guy posted as RRR, logged out, logged back in as ABV, and posted again in the same thread, about the same thing? It's only a matter of time before they start talking to each other. Truly interesting stuff.

Once again 51 is correct, with a much-needed dose of reason. Not going to tell anyone what to do with their time but, as a friendly suggestion, if you are freaking out now, after 8 games of the new regime, you might want to consider taking some time away from discussion of the rebuild—because it is exactly that, a rebuild, and it will likely take some time before the program doesn't make you want to pull your hair out in a consistent basis.

As for Epstein: I highly doubt he transfers, but you never know. Like several others he may be struggling with the change in staff/scheme among the many other extenuating circumstances of this challenging season and we have absolutely no clue what his relationship with the new staff is like. Publicly he and his teammates have been very complimentary of the changes—those haven't yet borne fruit but perhaps the players understand that it's not all going to click immediately.

Who else was recruiting Epstein while he was ripping it up against St Marys Ryker , besides Dwan ?

covid is not reality......maybe we should give your University more billions to help with public perception of what should matter....during a world wide pandemic.

...view this point of the season like HOOSIERS.......where the boys are really getting it....

regardless of "getting it" and the double screen, cutsnfeeds to the hole, John Jr. offense.......not seeing the inside finishing skills, from a feed....yet.

Grimes STILL hasn't taken a strong side question mark shot yet....why? Mean, if coach is "tinkering" and all.

When Hopkins beats them this weekend......does this prove Quint write? Or wronge?