(10-12-2017 04:47 PM)Gilesfan Wrote:  So 13 scholarships:

Carver
Caver
Godwin
Green
Haynes
Hueitt Jr.
Kah
Kithcart
McClinton
Pilavios
Pinckney
Porter
Stith
Stith

One of the above must not be on scholarship? Pinckney? One of the Stiths?

We lose Haynes, Kah, Pinkney (scholly?), and Stith. Replace with Wade and Vaughn. There may only be 1 scholarship left?

(10-12-2017 05:35 PM)JJMonarch Wrote:  

(10-12-2017 02:41 PM)MonarchManiac Wrote:  What experience does that second group have? Kah and Carver played VERY limited minutes last year, and the other 3 haven't played any. I'll go ahead and toss Haynes in there too - limited minutes.

So we have Caver, BJ, Brandan, and Porter....not a whole lot of college minutes on our squad. And if one of Brandan or Porter goes down with foul trouble (and they will) then what?

I don't have a strong outlook for this season...would love to be proven wrong...but I just don't see it.

I don't think I would agree that Carver played "very limited" minutes. I would agree with that statement about Kah but even though Carver didn't log a lot of minutes each game he was often called on to fill an important role in just about every game. For a freshman coming off the bench I would say he played well, was not afraid of the moment, and showed good promise for the next three years. I think it's fair to say he showed enough in his first year that we can expect a solid contribution from him this season. He is also a very hard worker on the court and in the weight room.

(10-13-2017 09:06 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  Mcclung seems like a Georgetown commit. He will be at misnight madness.

Anyone know if this is something we have thought about doing? Maybe just lack of interest?

(10-13-2017 10:05 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(10-13-2017 09:06 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  Mcclung seems like a Georgetown commit. He will be at misnight madness.

Anyone know if this is something we have thought about doing? Maybe just lack of interest?

I miss midnight madness. We used to do it.

(10-13-2017 10:24 AM)monarx Wrote:  

(10-13-2017 10:05 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(10-13-2017 09:06 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  Mcclung seems like a Georgetown commit. He will be at misnight madness.

Anyone know if this is something we have thought about doing? Maybe just lack of interest?

I miss midnight madness. We used to do it.

Midnight madness was fun. Students actually came out for it too. (then they disappeared for the season, but it was a good start) They had games, food, meet the team and coaches, autographs, giveaways of posters, schedule magnets, T-shirts. Cheerleaders did some stuff. I would think with a better band it would be even better now. Then at 11:45 they introduced the teams and at midnight they did a scrimmage or shoot around or dunk contest I think. Was a nice event to bring recruits to as well. They stopped it supposedly because they counted it as a first practice, and BT said he would rather get an actual real practice in instead. Maybe it was cutting into his evening activities, because it seems like a bad idea from a marketing, recruiting, student engagement and community outreach perspective. But then again, so is getting rid of the monarch maniacs and the call in coaches shows.

(10-13-2017 12:23 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  My guess... It probably doesn't make money, and our AD isn't into doing anything that does not bring an immediate ROI... except Phase 1 of the stadium.

(10-13-2017 12:41 PM)ODU True Blue Wrote:  

(10-13-2017 12:23 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  My guess... It probably doesn't make money, and our AD isn't into doing anything that does not bring an immediate ROI... except Phase 1 of the stadium.

Midnight madness went away early in Blaine Taylor’s reign. Long before Wood Selig. So please stop blaming everything in the world on Selig. Blaine did not want to give up a practice for midnight madness, which it counted against. Then more recent to that they moved the start of practice from the Friday closest to Oct 15 to now a Thursday in Late September. Hard to hold midnight madness on a Thursday night.

(10-13-2017 12:41 PM)ODU True Blue Wrote:  

(10-13-2017 12:23 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  My guess... It probably doesn't make money, and our AD isn't into doing anything that does not bring an immediate ROI... except Phase 1 of the stadium.

Midnight madness went away early in Blaine Taylor’s reign. Long before Wood Selig. So please stop blaming everything in the world on Selig. Blaine did not want to give up a practice for midnight madness, which it counted against. Then more recent to that they moved the start of practice from the Friday closest to Oct 15 to now a Thursday in Late September. Hard to hold midnight madness on a Thursday night.

(10-13-2017 01:07 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(10-13-2017 12:41 PM)ODU True Blue Wrote:  

(10-13-2017 12:23 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  My guess... It probably doesn't make money, and our AD isn't into doing anything that does not bring an immediate ROI... except Phase 1 of the stadium.

Midnight madness went away early in Blaine Taylor’s reign. Long before Wood Selig. So please stop blaming everything in the world on Selig. Blaine did not want to give up a practice for midnight madness, which it counted against. Then more recent to that they moved the start of practice from the Friday closest to Oct 15 to now a Thursday in Late September. Hard to hold midnight madness on a Thursday night.

Does that mean that they could have not brought it back? I did not realize that the fact that something was discontinued years ago means that it shall forever be banished.

If not Selig or JJ, then who do you believe would be in charge of making that decision? Is it the same boogeyman that causes our basketball team to continue being mired in mediocrity?

How is it that people like you continually pretend that the people in charge are not the people making the decisions and affecting outcomes?

(10-13-2017 02:16 PM)757ODU Wrote:  

(10-13-2017 01:07 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(10-13-2017 12:41 PM)ODU True Blue Wrote:  

(10-13-2017 12:23 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  My guess... It probably doesn't make money, and our AD isn't into doing anything that does not bring an immediate ROI... except Phase 1 of the stadium.

Midnight madness went away early in Blaine Taylor’s reign. Long before Wood Selig. So please stop blaming everything in the world on Selig. Blaine did not want to give up a practice for midnight madness, which it counted against. Then more recent to that they moved the start of practice from the Friday closest to Oct 15 to now a Thursday in Late September. Hard to hold midnight madness on a Thursday night.

Does that mean that they could have not brought it back? I did not realize that the fact that something was discontinued years ago means that it shall forever be banished.

If not Selig or JJ, then who do you believe would be in charge of making that decision? Is it the same boogeyman that causes our basketball team to continue being mired in mediocrity?

How is it that people like you continually pretend that the people in charge are not the people making the decisions and affecting outcomes?

I would think it would be Wood making that call at this point.

(10-14-2017 08:22 AM)DaBigBlue Wrote:  He's a story about Jason Wade's recruitment. Stay on topic guys.

http://d1vision.com/old-dominion-lands-jason-wade/

(10-14-2017 07:28 AM)mac Wrote:  Too many entertainment options now-a-days. Hard enough to get many folks to come to actual games. Personally, I have no interest in a Midnight Madness or a Blue White game. Still look forward to going to many of the games but do in fact hate CUSA. Just can't get fired up about playing a Florida Atlantic or a North Texas. Miss the CAA, where we belong.