(08-05-2018 08:38 AM)etsubuc Wrote:  It is way too early for the media to start publishing articles about the newcomers, etc. Everything right now will be, and should be, about football season around the region. When the schedule is published, there will be an article about that. When the open practice and bluenanza (which they should consider eliminating if it is in Freedom Hall again), there will be an article about that, etc.

Follow Forbes and the men's basketball twitter feed, and you will be much more informed than relying on the news organizations.

Why is it "way too early" to talk about newcomers?? Multiple schools around the country, with much better football programs than ours, have articles and videos about their basketball program over the summer. We have a lot of new players that I'd like to learn about. We dont need a 100 day countdown for a 4-8 football season

Why is it "way too early" to talk about newcomers?? Multiple schools around the country, with much better football programs than ours, have articles and videos about their basketball program over the summer. We have a lot of new players that I'd like to learn about. We dont need a 100 day countdown for a 4-8 football season

How hard would it be for the SID or someone from that deptartment to interview Coach Forbes each week about the progress being made each week in summer practice?? They practiced for 8 weeks starting in June and we got not one piece of information???

(08-11-2018 02:27 PM)Buc76 Wrote:  I don't agree with the questioning of the players toughness.

Toughness has nothing to do with injuries. Many times players try to come back to soon after an injury or try to play thru injuries but the outcome is bad. That is why coaches and players no longer have any say in when they can return to action. Only the medical staff can clear a player for participation.

Bo and Mladen played thru injuries all season. Jeromy tried to come back and play but his shoulder wasn't up to it.

Didn’t question anybody’s toughness as it relates to injury. Said “this group’s (as in team) toughness remains a question mark (as in unknown). There are exactly 4 guys on this roster with any D1 experience. This isnt HS or Juco and the group (team) developing the toughness necessary at this level is absolutely an issue - weight room pics or not.

I will take any news I can get whether football or basketball. Any inside scoop on how our football team is looking?

Players have to experience practicing and playing against D1 talent. Learning what it takes to play at a higher level is a test of a players mental and physical toughness.

This is why a player that can handle the rigorous schedule of activities that Forbes and his staff demand of their players, if he has the talent, will be successful.

For updates on football team, go to ETSU Football Twitter.

(08-13-2018 08:05 PM)bucfan81 Wrote:  I will take any news I can get whether football or basketball. Any inside scoop on how our football team is looking?

There is an ETSU Football category

https://csnbbs.com/forum-340.html

I think there's been a steady stream of updates. Forbes recorded a podcast with UNCG fan Mark Zanetto and he's been on the morning monster a few times.

What does taking cheap shots at the football team have to do with getting info about the basketball team.

Forbes controls the info about the team. He allows what is released and when.

As other posters have commented, there has been video's, TV clips, podcasts and radio appearances, print articles and pictures.

Didn't even know we had another roster spot!! Edit: I guess that was Obi Rapu's spot

Assume he won't be available until 2019-20 season?


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Didn't seem to do much at OSU but here is video from his prep school.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCr5Tb9hkqY

Man, Voldemort had one 6’11 recruit to his name in his time here. Forbes will in theory have 2 x 7 footers eligible to play in a single season. (Side note, don’t care for Harry Potter, but we haven’t named our previous coach in a good while, so he shall not be named.)

(08-15-2018 12:53 AM)shampoo Wrote:  Man, Voldemort had one 6’11 recruit to his name in his time here. Forbes will in theory have 2 x 7 footers eligible to play in a single season. (Side note, don’t care for Harry Potter, but we haven’t named our previous coach in a good while, so he shall not be named.)

“Voldemort” also recruited Peter Jurkin.

(08-15-2018 05:14 AM)Efan Wrote:  

(08-15-2018 12:53 AM)shampoo Wrote:  Man, Voldemort had one 6’11 recruit to his name in his time here. Forbes will in theory have 2 x 7 footers eligible to play in a single season. (Side note, don’t care for Harry Potter, but we haven’t named our previous coach in a good while, so he shall not be named.)

“Voldemort” also recruited Peter Jurkin.

Ah, duh! He also would have run him off, though. Suffice it to say, he who shall not be named never really used a true center and wouldn’t have known how.

Asst. Coach Bob Bolen actually recruited Peter. He was good friends with Mugsy Boggs who was a father figure and mentor for Peter. Bolen convinced Mugsy to bring Peter to ETSU for his official visit and the rest is history.