(07-02-2022 07:32 AM)Big Smooth Wrote: Strength coach Steve Hartman left, heard he got a better job, also his assistant is no longer listed on website. Football shows no strength coach, wonder if they were pliling too much on their plate.
Interesting. Had not seen that.
Hartman always seemed "all in." Hope BU can snag another good one; the strength/performance coaching role(s) are important.
Nice pickups, but I'd still like to see BU pick up some size for the future.
Agreed, BU lost out on 6'9" Sam Orme of Carmel (teammate of Suder) as he picked Belmont over Bellarmine yesterday
Crud. Carmel has a nice program (so I'm happy that Suder is "in the fold").
Also excited to see what Hatton does. And, with the "anything goes" transfer free-for-all, I guess Orme (or some other big man) could wind up at the "better" BU one day.
Sam Orme didn't commit to Belmont yet...he just received an offer.
Nice pickups, but I'd still like to see BU pick up some size for the future.
Agreed, BU lost out on 6'9" Sam Orme of Carmel (teammate of Suder) as he picked Belmont over Bellarmine yesterday
Crud. Carmel has a nice program (so I'm happy that Suder is "in the fold").
Also excited to see what Hatton does. And, with the "anything goes" transfer free-for-all, I guess Orme (or some other big man) could wind up at the "better" BU one day.
Sam Orme didn't commit to Belmont yet...he just received an offer.
Sure hope I'm wrong, but zero chance of it happening,
I cant believe that they won't change the NIT rule. It wouldn't even take an amendment to the by laws. Just change the NIT rules, which the NCAA owns and can do anything it wants with it.
(This post was last modified: 08-03-2022 03:31 PM by knightmoves.)
Sure hope I'm wrong, but zero chance of it happening,
I cant believe that they won't change the NIT rule. It wouldn't even take an amendment to the by laws. Just change the NIT rules, which the NCAA owns and can do anything it wants with it.
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You were right. No action, and the wait continues.
(08-04-2022 04:41 PM)#1KnightFan Wrote: Sure hope I'm wrong, but zero chance of it happening,
I cant believe that they won't change the NIT rule. It wouldn't even take an amendment to the by laws. Just change the NIT rules, which the NCAA owns and can do anything it wants with it.
You were right. No action, and the wait continues.
I am really not concerned about eligibility at this point. Last season was fantastic and really is the model for all future seasons. The main goal for every season is winning the conference tournament. The fact that the ASUN is one team tournament league is kind of a blessing. You can play all the great teams you want to play in the preconference because all that matters is winning the league tournament and playing great competition is getting you ready for the league tourney. As far as the effect on recruiting of NCAA tournament eligibility, it seems like that should be pretty much passed at this point. Next years recruits will only be tournament ineligible for one year and that is a hurdle that Scotty and Co. can overcome.
BTW, I am predicting that BU beats at least one of the big name schools in the pre-conference. (I guess Louisville would be the most likely candidate, considering its a whole new untested team, coaches and players)
(This post was last modified: 08-06-2022 08:54 AM by knightmoves.)
(08-06-2022 08:41 AM)knightmoves Wrote: BTW, I am predicting that BU beats at least one of the big name schools in the pre-conference. (I guess Louisville would be the most likely candidate, considering its a whole new untested team, coaches and players)
I talked to Scotty on his radio show last week. He invited all the listeners to practice. (Wed.@4:00 and Fri @ 3;30). So I took him up on it and went to practice. It's really fun as a spectator. Couple of takeaways:
- Pfriem and Thelan did not participate, they are recovering from injury.
- Jaylen Fairman looks like a major contributor. Quickest guy on the team and some great handle.
-Ben Johnson can light it up.
-Sam Devault can still shoot the lights out. I thought he looked good in other phases. Hatton is not automatically in front of Devault.
-Freshman Michael Bova can shoot it. Not sure he'll be a big contributor this season, but he definitely will be a factor shooting the three at some point.
Freshman Peter Suder, does not look like a freshman physically. Very good looking 2.
-Of course, this is Justin Betz team and the team could not have a better leader
One of our great fans comes through and wins an auction (for charity), so the Knights are the 21st team to get a season preview on the CBS "Eye on College Basketball" vlog/podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4AlOJYSG8A
It's certainly no "deep dive" (we here could've done a better analysis of BU's prospects), and the hosts try to be a little too cutesy, but it's still kind of fun.
(This post was last modified: 10-06-2022 02:01 AM by BellarmineGrad.)
Went to practtice on Friday. Talking with one of the coaches, it appreas this will be the starting five as of now:
Juston Betz
Garrent Tipton
Bash Wieland
Pete Suder
Curt Hopf
Injuries: Akec Pfreim - hope to have him back by Jan 1, still recovering from 2021-2022 season ending hip injury
Ben Johnson - out for 2-3 weeks, back injury sustained helping another player up from the floor
First Off the bench:
Jaylon Fairman - quickest guy on the team, even quicker than Penn.
On another note - Bellarmine is announcing today, Tuesday that all seats in the upper deck will be $5 per game; $65 for a season ticket which includes parking.
Ugh. Sorry to hear about the injury statuses, but appreciate the report.
Surprised to see Suder starting, but intrigued to see what he (and Fairman, for that matter) can do. Given the injuries, I'm especially surprised that at least one of Hatton or DeVault isn't starting.
Could've sworn I already saw something last week about the $65 season tix plus free parking, but the message was definitely out on Tuesday. Really good deal and hopefully people take BU up on it.
(10-19-2022 02:57 AM)BellarmineGrad Wrote: Ugh. Sorry to hear about the injury statuses, but appreciate the report.
Surprised to see Suder starting, but intrigued to see what he (and Fairman, for that matter) can do. Given the injuries, I'm especially surprised that at least one of Hatton or DeVault isn't starting.
Could've sworn I already saw something last week about the $65 season tix plus free parking, but the message was definitely out on Tuesday. Really good deal and hopefully people take BU up on it.
The Ben Johnson injury is terrible news.
If that is the starting lineup, it will be a rough start to the season Bash has looked good at the practices I have attended, but he has never looked good in a game. Fairman and Devault are going to be getting in early and often. Johnson and Pfriem are the two best scorers on the team.. if Johnson is not able to return and play 100% immediately upon return, we have big problems. The good news is the immediate elevation of Suder, who may end up being a star. Everybody who has started or been a major contributor,as a freshman under Scotty has turned out to be a great player. (GOAT, Kendle, Eberhard, Troutman)
This season, if we are lucky, may look a lot like last season, ugly early with a strong finish.
Another problem (besides these early injuries) is that, given the bloody open season transfer rules, is when do we start to worry if Suder (or Johnson or Fairman, for that matter) really #killsit this season?
BTW, the player that has most surprised me in practice is Landin Hacker, he is six foot nothin, 100 nothin pounds, but is quick, aggressive and can shoot the lights out.