Quote from: GoldenWarrior11 on Today at 11:17:40 AMbright spots

We have "bright spots"?

I am less worried about some players being on next year's team that are clearly out-matched at this level, and more worried about the few bright spots on the roster that may be lured and tempted in the portal come spring. 

I doubt he's faking but a 2-4 week injury right now if he wants out is pretty convenient.

I couldn't dunk in HS ( or make the team ) but I do remember playing as hard as I could when I did play. It's hard to imagine our guys aren't playing their best and trying their hardest to compete on this big stage.
I'm disappointed in our record so far but will continue to respect their effort.

if your culture is so fragile that you can't supplement your roster with a well-vetted transfer or two to fill needs, then maybe your culture isn't all it's cracked up to be

Quote from: JWags85 on Today at 11:03:07 AMIf the rumors about them zeroing in on Daboll are true, what a hilarious outcome.  Can a very successful coach cause you think you should be winning national titles...only to hire a NFL coach who flamed out spectacularly and got chopped mid season.  I assume Terry Pegula has a hand in it given he knows Daboll from his time with the Bills, but sheesh.  Though, to be fair, Pegula has done a great job owning the Bills and is the godfather of Penn St hockey which has turned into a solid D-1 program from a club sport in less than decade.

I saw buzz about Willie Fritz, but that seems like it turned out to be false.  That would be a thoroughly unsexy hire but maybe the best that's been rumored.  He's more of a southern guy, but what an absolute winner.  Already fixed Holgerson's mess at UH in just 2 years and the stocked pantry he left at Tulane got Sumrall the UF job.

Rumors are that Matt Campbell might be interviewing there, as well as Jeff Hafely. Hafley was hired by PSU's AD at Boston College.

Daboll spent one year in college as the OC for one of Alabama's championships with Tua. I could have coordinated that offense.

Anybody else's conspiracy alarms going off re Giannis's calf strain?

Quote from: WhiteTrash on Today at 09:11:45 AMI'm not going to say the Penn State HC hire will end up being bad, but if you were to script a bad outcome, this would be the storyline.

If the rumors about them zeroing in on Daboll are true, what a hilarious outcome.  Can a very successful coach cause you think you should be winning national titles...only to hire a NFL coach who flamed out spectacularly and got chopped mid season.  I assume Terry Pegula has a hand in it given he knows Daboll from his time with the Bills, but sheesh.  Though, to be fair, Pegula has done a great job owning the Bills and is the godfather of Penn St hockey which has turned into a solid D-1 program from a club sport in less than decade.

I saw buzz about Willie Fritz, but that seems like it turned out to be false.  That would be a thoroughly unsexy hire but maybe the best that's been rumored.  He's more of a southern guy, but what an absolute winner.  Already fixed Holgerson's mess at UH in just 2 years and the stocked pantry he left at Tulane got Sumrall the UF job.

What's crazy to me is that Shaka could've used RGV *and* still taken transfers.  He had a ready-made example of the kind of guy he'd take in Tyler Kolek.  "We're all about Relationships, Growth, and Victory, and we want to develop guys who'll be here for the long term.  We'll take a transfer, but we want to make sure it's someone like Tyler, who'll really contribute to the culture we're trying to build."  And if a guy is a perfect fit but only a one year rental?  "We know he'll only be here for a year, but we feel he's a perfect fit and buys in to everything we're about."  Easy as that.  Everyone would know the RGV thing is just a bunch of coachspeak gobbledygook, but it sounds great and gives all involved a sense of moral superiority, which is delightfully annoying to rivals and opposing fanbases.

Shaka could've had his cake and eaten it, too.  Instead, for some unknown reason, he decided to take the nuclear option and not use the transfer portal at all.  Doesn't make a lot of sense.

I would push hard to get Jalen Johnson and whatever other filler needed to make the money work (Kristaps on an expiring?) as long as you can still get the NOP 1st this year. Turing Giannis into Johnson plus one of Peterson/Dybansta/Boozer, plus hopefully a few other future picks would be best case