LSU vs Texas
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the band fan
Baseball Fan
they say his uncle works at SU and was recruited by LSU late...how did SU miss out on him? It would've been interesting to see how he would've fared...
silentrage
Delta Girl
Why does LSU continue to take 3-point shots? They are not hitting them at all!
JaguarNation99
That's Dr. JN99 to you...
the band fan said:
He was close to signing with us, but LSU came in at the last minute and nabbed him.
silentrage
Delta Girl
Whew! They pulled it off. It was scary down the stretch. It seems they woke up in the OT.
Jafus (Thinker)
Well-Known Member
The Band Fan & JaguarNation99,
Unfortunately, this is not directly on Southern University's athletic program. It is just another example on why it is so difficult for our HBCU programs to turn the corner and compete as at least a mid-major program. He was interesting in playing for Southern. He did not have many options because obviously he was a late bloomer and he was an academic qualifer.
Exactly, what the SWAC member institution need to thrive or what many of mid-major program have been able to thrive on in the recent years. Southern's coaching staff, like many of our HBCU programs, did not feel comfortable about holding-up a scholarship for a non-qualifer and an unproven talent, but obviously an athletically talented student athlete (young man).
While we may do it for football (signing period), for whatever reason in basketball our coaches are less likely to do it with the basketball scholarships. I believe, our coaches believe, they do not have enough scholarships to use one up on a player that is going to have to sit out a year (non-injury). I believe the BCS level programs have the ability to take a "project" players that is partial qualifer and an unproven talent, but obviously an athletically talented student athlete (young man) with the idea thay he will bring greater rewards down the road.
?
It is amazing how young the final eight teams are. Will a team from the United States bottom southern states (known for football) finally win a national Division I basketball championship (there were 3 in the Elite Eight, LSU, Texas, and Florida), besides the one won by the Texas Western (UTEP) in far flung west Texas? They have been close (Final Four and Championship Game appearances), but have not done it.
Unfortunately, this is not directly on Southern University's athletic program. It is just another example on why it is so difficult for our HBCU programs to turn the corner and compete as at least a mid-major program. He was interesting in playing for Southern. He did not have many options because obviously he was a late bloomer and he was an academic qualifer.
Exactly, what the SWAC member institution need to thrive or what many of mid-major program have been able to thrive on in the recent years. Southern's coaching staff, like many of our HBCU programs, did not feel comfortable about holding-up a scholarship for a non-qualifer and an unproven talent, but obviously an athletically talented student athlete (young man).
While we may do it for football (signing period), for whatever reason in basketball our coaches are less likely to do it with the basketball scholarships. I believe, our coaches believe, they do not have enough scholarships to use one up on a player that is going to have to sit out a year (non-injury). I believe the BCS level programs have the ability to take a "project" players that is partial qualifer and an unproven talent, but obviously an athletically talented student athlete (young man) with the idea thay he will bring greater rewards down the road.
?
It is amazing how young the final eight teams are. Will a team from the United States bottom southern states (known for football) finally win a national Division I basketball championship (there were 3 in the Elite Eight, LSU, Texas, and Florida), besides the one won by the Texas Western (UTEP) in far flung west Texas? They have been close (Final Four and Championship Game appearances), but have not done it.
Devil's Gun Trigger Man
onward and upward son!
Rick Barnes is a terrible coach. All that talent on that team, and he can never get the job done.
Nonchalant
Hail, Hail To Thee...
I'm sorry but college basketball is down this year...BIG TIME! :shame:
No one can tell me that ANY of these teams in the Tournament even hang with Louisville, UNC, Arizona, Michigan State, Illiniois, etc of last season. I just got through watching UCLA beat #1 seeded Memphis. Memphis scored less than 40 points in the entire game. :shame: There's been some excitement in this tournament but nothing like last year. :sick:
...Carry On..
No one can tell me that ANY of these teams in the Tournament even hang with Louisville, UNC, Arizona, Michigan State, Illiniois, etc of last season. I just got through watching UCLA beat #1 seeded Memphis. Memphis scored less than 40 points in the entire game. :shame: There's been some excitement in this tournament but nothing like last year. :sick:
...Carry On..
hornetboy01
Active Member
LSU
Nonchalant
Hail, Hail To Thee...
ToPdOg said:
Man, that's still a piss poor performance. And to make it worse, towards the end of the game, UCLA hadn't scored in 7.5 minutes and STILL led by 6. :shame: Like I said, this is a down year in college basketball. :sick:
...Carry On..
Nonchalant
Hail, Hail To Thee...
ToPdOg said:
Inexperience? Yo, its LATE March and they were a #1 seed. Where's the inexperience? :shame:
:sick:
...Carry On..
SUjagTILLiDIE
Well-Known Member
This is the deal. LSU had 1 scholarship available and offered Spencer Ford, another BR hoops star out of junior college. Days before the signing period Ford gets in some kind of trouble. SU and Grambling were thethe band fan said:
only schools recruiting Thomas from what I have been told. All of a sudden they become interested in Thomas and we all know the rest.:bawling:
OnlySU
SU LAB
I talk with his mother all the time....Now if i can get S.Ford at Southern....:ebrow:SUjagTILLiDIE said:This is the deal. LSU had 1 scholarship available and offered Spencer Ford, another BR hoops star out of junior college. Days before the signing period Ford gets in some kind of trouble. SU and Grambling were the