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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 24, 2023 20:00:32 GMT -5
Gone are the days of running through a conference just because we are A&T. We will be mixing it up with schools that have coaches, players, budgets, and facilities equal to or better than our own. We playing catch up, and that doesn’t equal dominance right out the gate. a&t mbb has never done that over the last 30 years. you may wanna check to see how many times a&t mbb has actually won a conference championship over the last 30 years if you really think a&t just ran thru the conference. not sure what a&t mbb program you were following, maybe you're talkin' bout the mid 70's to the late 80's or so, but definitely not over the last 30 years or more... |
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Post by A&T AGGIE 96 on May 24, 2023 20:50:59 GMT -5
Gone are the days of running through a conference just because we are A&T. We will be mixing it up with schools that have coaches, players, budgets, and facilities equal to or better than our own. We playing catch up, and that doesn’t equal dominance right out the gate. a&t mbb has never done that over the last 30 years. you may wanna check to see how many times a&t mbb has actually won a conference championship over the last 30 years if you really think a&t just ran thru the conference. not sure what a&t mbb program you were following, maybe you're talkin' bout the mid 70's to the late 80's or so, but definitely not over the last 30 years or more... Perhaps I wasn’t clear…I wasn’t just talking about our basketball program…but athletics in general. Especially when I was referring to our NEW coaches. They will be program building for their respective sports…even the existing established coaches will be doing some things differently as their teams continue to transition in the CAA. The university will need to build out facilities and expand our budget. We’ll have to see how things turn out, but at this point I have to trust the judgment of the coaches and their staffs. This predicting our win loss percentages or starting lineup and weakness before recruiting is done or any games have been played just isn’t for me. I’d rather hold my judgement until I see the product on the field against our peers. |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 25, 2023 12:43:15 GMT -5
a&t mbb has never done that over the last 30 years. you may wanna check to see how many times a&t mbb has actually won a conference championship over the last 30 years if you really think a&t just ran thru the conference. not sure what a&t mbb program you were following, maybe you're talkin' bout the mid 70's to the late 80's or so, but definitely not over the last 30 years or more... Perhaps I wasn’t clear…I wasn’t just talking about our basketball program…but athletics in general. Especially when I was referring to our NEW coaches. They will be program building for their respective sports…even the existing established coaches will be doing some things differently as their teams continue to transition in the CAA. The university will need to build out facilities and expand our budget. We’ll have to see how things turn out, but at this point I have to trust the judgment of the coaches and their staffs. This predicting our win loss percentages or starting lineup and weakness before recruiting is done or any games have been played just isn’t for me. I’d rather hold my judgement until I see the product on the field against our peers. my point is that other than the era i previously stated and perhaps the track program under coach ross, a&t hasn't just ran thru the conference in any sports as you alleged. not even football during the broadway/washington era except for the undefeated season. that's my point, not the judgment of our coaches... |
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Post by planoaggie on May 25, 2023 15:03:32 GMT -5
This predicting our win loss percentages or starting lineup and weakness before recruiting is done or any games have been played just isn’t for me. I’d rather hold my judgement until I see the product on the field against our peers. 😀 In the social media world, everything is fair game with little to no guidelines or rules, especially if you are a public figure, organization or entity. Checkout Kyrie getting upset about fans speculating on where he ends up next season. Did he bring additional attention to himself by attending a Lakers game which he had the right to do? Should the fans not talk about his situation until he brings it up or make his decision? deadspin.com/kyrie-irving-nba-free-agency-social-media-mavericks-1850475691We all have our limits and I feel Coach Ross is so dialed in on recruiting his best class that he is not concerned about what we think about the job he is doing right now. Kyrie needs to take a lesson from Coach Ross. Ignore or don't respond no matter if the fan is right, wrong, or mentally ill (joking). It is social media. |
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Post by Aggie One on Jun 4, 2023 7:42:52 GMT -5
For the still curious-
Also for today's where are they now?, Both Bettis and Woods are with FAMU now.
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Post by aggie2039 on Jun 4, 2023 8:14:31 GMT -5
For the still curious- Also for today's where are they now?, Both Bettis and Woods are with FAMU now. Glad they signed, won’t hurt our APR!!! Congrats to them |
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Post by Bornthrilla on Jun 4, 2023 8:26:25 GMT -5
For the still curious- Also for today's where are they now?, Both Bettis and Woods are with FAMU now. Unless he is a starter at Seton Hall next year, the grass was not greener. |
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Post by planoaggie on Jun 4, 2023 10:40:22 GMT -5
For the still curious- Also for today's where are they now?, Both Bettis and Woods are with FAMU now. Unless he is a starter at Seton Hall next year, the grass was not greener. Can you or someone else provide a little more detail as to the above post? Thanks. |
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Post by planoaggie on Jun 4, 2023 11:06:10 GMT -5
For the still curious- Also for today's where are they now?, Both Bettis and Woods are with FAMU now. By the way, do you know whether Kam will need to sit out a season? Someone mentioned that he "might" have to, but I argued he would not because he could argue waiver exception and that the new portal rules would not apply until this August. Curious on how the NCAA 4-4-4 or 4-2-4-4 was applied in his case for educational purposes. |
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Post by aggierattler on Jun 4, 2023 11:07:37 GMT -5
Unless he is a starter at Seton Hall next year, the grass was not greener. Can you or someone else provide a little more detail as to the above post? Thanks. My personal opinion: Watson was a starter and a major contributor here. Towson nor High Point are on a higher plateau than we are on. So, unless he becomes a starter at Seton Hall (as stated), where has he really gained any ground by jumping into The Portal? |
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Post by planoaggie on Jun 4, 2023 11:11:11 GMT -5
Can you or someone else provide a little more detail as to the above post? Thanks. My personal opinion: Watson was a starter and a major contributor here. Towson nor High Point are on a higher plateau than we are on. So, unless he becomes a starter at Seton Hall (as stated), where has he really gained any ground by jumping into The Portal? Ok. I thought the comment was related to the APR. Overthinking. |
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Post by planoaggie on Jun 4, 2023 11:25:28 GMT -5
Does that leave only McDuffie, Dukes, and Johnson as unsigned A&T transfers thus far? Still no news from anyone as to whether Robinson will return or enter the transfer portal (grad students can enter transfer portal outside the standard portal window period).
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Post by aggie2039 on Jun 4, 2023 11:30:09 GMT -5
Does that leave only McDuffie, Dukes, and Johnson as unsigned A&T transfers thus far? Still no news from anyone as to whether Robinson will return or enter the transfer portal (grad students can enter transfer portal outside the standard portal window period). Mcduffie with LR |
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Post by saabman on Jun 4, 2023 12:42:20 GMT -5
For the still curious- Also for today's where are they now?, Both Bettis and Woods are with FAMU now. Unless he is a starter at Seton Hall next year, the grass was not greener. Outside of maybe Powell and possibly Bettis . None of our former players that transferred out are Plug and Play starters . Situational and need players yes but not starters . Bettis brings quickness and aggressive on ball defense and doesn't mind being a facilitator on offense..i.e scores when the opportunity presents itself or is needed . Powell when healthy the same. Dukes should have stayed. Personally in my opinion, I don't think Ross wanted to keep any of them .As someone pointed out "sometimes HC tell players that they aren't wanted back" regardless of how talented they are, because he sees or feels something about them that doesn't fit his vision for the team . |
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Post by planoaggie on Jun 4, 2023 12:43:23 GMT -5
I wish we would go back to players, coaches, and schools posting committed and then signed images, so that we know where players are going for sure (only a few can get out of a signed NLI). In this NIL era, it is difficult to fully trust players or their parents on solely their word (verbal commit). Labels like soft commit, hard commit, etc are meaningless when these same players are still requesting unofficial and official visits.
Do we know whether all of our recent MBB commits have signed and if not why? Just curious.
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