My first-ever radio commentary gig was a pair of Harvard-UAF hockey games in the Carlson Center in Fairbanks...that would be kinda sad for me.
You'll never win hitting .142.
Hitting percentage and kills are different animals. So let's get that out of the way first.You'll never win hitting .142.
And I have no idea what that means. Other than it isn't good, I think.
Thanks, I did think hitting percentage had to to with kills and didn't know if was low or not.
The most passion I've ever seen out of W&M fans is in their hate for Huge. I didn't really think it was completely fair, but not alienating wide swaths of stakeholders is part of the job. Hopefully her absorbing the heat for some of the difficult decisions will allow the next person to really move things forward in a positive way.
Thank you! Tough to imagine anything changing but does seem to be picking up steam...the petition creator just sent me a screenshot of peter king discussing it in one of his columns today (will try to post once I find it on a computer later)
Again, thank you. And I largely agree...the NCAA is a fair chunk of the reason I left D3 coaching. "Reform" is not even close to describing what needs to happen at the NCAA.
If anyone wants to get a recap of this story a bit more flushed out, one of the players (who started the petition) has been on some pods recently and SI's Jon Wertheim had her on today's pod starting around the 25:30 mark. Story has been tweeted by Dick Vitale, Brad Gilbert, Barstool, and even mentioned on yesterday's Pardon My Take so maybe the NCAA actually takes a look at it.
So in a way I agree with you, it doesn't take away the memories that team has of winning the title and specifically that moment in time when they won the last point and clinched the birth to the NCAA tourney. That said, I can honestly say as a former D1 athlete that wasnt part of a team that won but did win a couple of A10 awards, and a D3 coach of a Women's team that won five straight conference titles if any of those things were stripped from me or my players it would be difficult to deal with. And that's to say nothing of the harm it can bring to the program - the UMass team has had 2 of their top 3 recruiting classes ever since they won the 2017, the punishment will undoubtedly make it more difficult to recruit in the short term due to A. since so many don't read past the headline all people see is the fact that they were stripped of a title via NCAA punishment, putting the coach on the immediate defensive with recruits and their families; and B. they can't advertise a (somewhat) recent conference title. I think they fact that the alums involved are really pushing back has helped frame the narrative in a more positive light though, and that should help mitigate that aspect of things. Finally, just principal wise I'm glad they are pushing back as it's gaining some momentum as hopefully shining a brighter light how just how hypocritical the NCAA is.
Oh man that blows. I don't understand how different conferences feel so differently about this. It's not any safer for Providence College to run track than it is for Brown University to run track. Conversely, it's not any more dangerous for Brown to run track than for PC to run track.
I agree with the bolded, but for reasons that I suspect are the opposite of yours.
I’m in a tough spot on this. My family and I have been very good about taking precautions not only for our sake but for others. But I work with college athletes and my daughter is one. She lost her junior year to a torn ACL and this year could lose it because of Covid. It’s incredibly painful for these student-athletes to lose out on their dreams - they’ve worked so hard their whole lives to achieve this and it’s being denied them. Obviously Covid is impacting us all in major ways but only people who have never been involved in sports think that these students should be able to simply shrug and brush this off. It’s a tremendous loss for them.
Athletics is going on safely. I work very closely with our athletes and the athletic facilities are the safest places on campus because of the stringent testing we all go through. I don't agree with having fans in the buildings right now, but in terms of on the field/ice/etc. it's the safest place to be.
I was making a slightly different point. College athletics can go on safely. The question is whether they should.
Yes, I believe they should go on for a number of reasons but one specifically is the mental health of the athletes.
Penn State stomps Ohio State, which disappoints former Buckeye wrestler Jim Jordan.
Not sure if either side wants to wrestle a dual-meet so close to tournament season. Familiarity issues. Injury potential.
Huge kudos to your wife and her colleagues. I get the sense that the atmosphere at Bellmont has improved since Dodds and Patterson left.
It is hard to underestimate what a complete and total disaster the Patterson hire was, pretty much from Day 1. CDC isn't perfect and had some missteps around the EOT drama and some self inflicted wounds with the handling of Herman's job situation, but he is a competent administrator who correctly understands the importance of coaches, and he is genuinely a people person. I've met him several times and seen him in action, and he is very good with people. Patterson...was not.
Was surprised they played it on grass; don't most major programs play on turf; the (outdoor) season starting in February being perhaps the biggest reason for that.
