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Post by golfingyote on Nov 13, 2013 13:49:23 GMT -6
I really hate to burn an entire year of eligibility for one game - I hope it doesn't come down to that. Im with you as far as the feeling goes. However, if it comes down to playing JVM at RB or burning Kilgore's RS, I burn the RS. Unless we plan on passing it 80% of the time. Then im ok with JVM at RB
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Post by golfingyote on Nov 12, 2013 16:57:36 GMT -6
The last two weeks I got my student tickets an hour after they start giving them out, and got ticket numbers lower than 50. This morning I show up 10 minutes before tickets are being issued, and after waiting in line I got ticket number 1,846 and there was still hundreds of people in line. If these people can't go to the other five home games I'd prefer it if they wouldn't come to this one. Fake fans, that's all they are. Season is twelve games long, not one. Sadly, its a culture issue that the admin needs to work on with students. Has been going on for years. Noticed they have been doing things to get students to come and stay the entire game. Id expect to see similar efforts with basketball.
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Post by golfingyote on Nov 12, 2013 12:04:28 GMT -6
Not trying to be the black cloud but if Joey James wants to keep his job beyond this season games against mediocre schools like Canisius are going to have to turn into W's. That is just the way it is. James shouldn't and hopefully doesn't have a long leash. St. Bonaventure is one thing as they are in the Atlantic 10 which is a good conference but if the Yotes want to be a mid level Summit team or higher they just have to win these types of games. Holy crap CF, the season is only two games in, are we going to start this already? We don't need you calling for the coach's head after every game because it is going to get real old, real fast. I think Coach James is more aware than anybody that if he wants the interim tag taken off he is going to have to produce results this season. Obviously 0-2 is not the way any team wants to start the season. Let's see how this team improves from game to game and week to week. We all know the story of this season. Let's see how the book ends and then we can say if we are happy with the result or not. Did we not have these same convos with CF after the first few football games? Long season ahead. Lets not take too much from first few games. New coach, new players, new style- give the coach and players some time to get adjusted and lets wait until we see how the conference season goes before we cast judgement on James. The guy bleeds red and will put the best players on the floor to give us the best chance for a winning season and to ultimately keep his job.
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Post by golfingyote on Nov 5, 2013 9:35:18 GMT -6
SDSU is not making the playoffs because one more loss puts them on the outside looking in. Since the Youngstown game is an automatic loss for the all Yellow Men the playoffs are out of the equation. SDSU just doesn't understand what awaits them playing the Penguins. It's gonna get ugly. While the Jacks might not beat the Penguins,it's hardly automatic. The only decent team they have beat is Southern Illinois....by 1. They also dismantled a pretty good Illinois State team by 40 at home. SDSU will have to win at 2 teams that want to beat them badly. If they pull it off, kudos to them. You can bet these last 3 weeks will all be "super bowls" for the yotes. 3 teams we want to be very badly(and just stay competitive against NDSU) and will be going all out for. These guys battle for each other and their coaches. Should be a fun closing stretch. Lets get it.
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 31, 2013 7:22:37 GMT -6
I really do not see this as a big deal. This seems to be the type of thing that happens more than we know i am sure. How many times do you see a college team with 3-5 guys from the same high school? quite often at this level. Coaches develop relationships/partnerships. One of coach Glenn's buds who coaches high school calls and says, "hey, I have so and so who is a helluva players. He's getting a few looks, but I told him he'd fit in great at your school with your scheme. Make a visit and We will get him up there." Conversations like this are moreso with what BV's coach and coach gigglemeier are having I would guess.
I have a hard time believing BV's coach is saying a team is off limits from visits, speaking to coaches, players, etc. At the end of the day, its up to the player to do whats best for him, and it is the player that ultimately makes that decision and makes campus visits. I'm not too worried about the one or two guys from BV that end up at state each year. No use crying over spilled milk. WE got the Penguins this week. Let's go!
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 29, 2013 7:39:28 GMT -6
I agree. They've taken care of business against teams worse than they are, but I doubt they are worthy of their #10/11 ranking. Destroyed Illinois State 59-21. You guys only put 14 on them and lost for what it is worth. Go YSU! Anyone who has paid attention to the Valley this year knows the common opponent game is out the door. Wacky year in conference with teams beating up on each other. Every road game is tough in this conference unless you are NDSU. Will be a good test for both teams and big chance for the Yotes to prove their toughness and continue the climb to the top tier of this conference. I have not seen much on this, but update on Bouma? playing, out, etc?
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 22, 2013 12:43:56 GMT -6
I think Jack fans are putting wayyy too many eggs in Cody Larson's basket. Yes, he was recruited by Florida (along with schools like Kansas) and played some but lets be real, he averaged 0.5 points and 0.8 rebounds in his last year at U o F. You see guys who didn't fulfill their potential at big universities "transfer down" all the time and there is no guarantee they become impact players. USD basically lost one player (Myles because J-Boots is basically addition by subtraction) and players that either have a ton of experience (Gruis) or young guys who gained a ton of experience last year (Boes, Kasperbauer, Flack). I anticipate SDSU is really going to struggle putting the ball in the hole if Larson isn't the 15-20 ppg guy State fans seem to think he's going to be. At the very least, we are on the same level as SDSU (second tier teams in the Summit this year) but I have a hard time not seeing us having more success in the conference in 1 A.N. (After Nate). Jack fans didn't even know if he was going to play this year until a couple of months ago,don't see where many of our fans are expecting that much out him this year. sdsufans.com/board/showthread.php?12884-Cody-Larson-to-SDSU21 pages. One of the bigger threads over there. Wide variety of opinions with many thinking he will be all conference
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 21, 2013 9:09:10 GMT -6
Wow! Count me among those as more than pleasantly surprised. First things first, Kevin Earl is the real deal. I cant believe how impressive he has been. He gains better command of this offense each week and I am excited for the future as he continues to learn and develop. This offense has some amazing potential with some of the freshmen and sophomore playmakers (Bouma, Donovan, Khornegay who has yet to play but I hear is extremely talented).
Secondly, the defense and coach Petrino are a different unit this year. I think our defense made an enormous leap across the board, especially the linebacking corps and secondary. Just tremendous.
A little icing on the cake, stop by the UNI and SDSU message boards this morning or afternoon for a good chuckle. Im not about kicking someone while they are down so I wont say anything at either place. Karma can be a B. And both these teams perceived us as a doormat when the season began. It just brightened my day to see them having the convos we were having on here about 4 weeks ago. Go Yotes!
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 18, 2013 7:33:18 GMT -6
Cellar of what? the preseason poll? yeah becasue thats a great predictor of how your season will go. All im saying is we outplayed SDSU on our home floor last year. 2 years ago was a semi fluke. We lose virtually no one from a season ago (Myels a loose cannon and not a true PG). You could argue that our guard play is better than yours right now this day. Big men and forwards we are playing from behind yet. The gap has closed, and you will see that this year. New coach, new attitude, new style, new tally in the win column. USD lost 7 conference games by 5 or less last year including the SL tourney game. Winning record in conference this year is not out of the question. I don't care about the preseason poll. Yotes finished tied for 7th last year,1 place out of the cellar. Again, another fan who thinks the season is all about the 2 games against the Jacks. Not even close to what I said. Read the whole post next time. Yes we finished T-7, but as i said lost 6 regular season conference games by 5 or less,and bring everyone back including 2 transfers who sat out, both of which are projected to start. we win half of those close games last year and we are in 5th. Id expect us to finish top 5 in the conference this year. Which by the looks of things, will be within 1 or 2 spots of the bunnies or maybe even ahead of them. If you want to debate, Im all for it. But bring something factual to the conversation besides you tied for 7th. If you think the jacks are head shoulders above us right now in mens basketball, you are as delirious as any other SDSU fan.
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 18, 2013 7:17:57 GMT -6
Last time i checked SIU is pretty damn good, as is UNI. I know I am glad we dont play SIU this year. I dont want to be the dream crusher here, but that 24 point spread might be about right... Id say 17 is more accurate though.
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 17, 2013 14:45:30 GMT -6
We certainly seem anyway to be getting a little stability. Coach Boots gave up 3 years ago, and it showed. He did little if any recruiting and left it in the hands of his assistants. That isn't good when the head coach is disengaged. It appears the talent pool is as good as we have seen it in quite some time. And although we may have closed the gap on the Jacks, I don't think State will drop off much tis year. Dykstra is agnostic, along with two other starters plus the flunkie but talented Larsen transferring from Florida. If he does his job, and doesn't have the Mr. big Shot mentality, I think SDSU is going to be pretty good. Now, next season might be a different story. Anyway, good luck Joey. We wish you nothing but the best. Your predecessor left you in a difficult spot. This is your chance to make lemonade out of a lemon. Good luck Switching coaches in September is stability? Also, the yotes are gonna have to prove you have closed the gap on the Jacks. As of right now you're still one spot out of the Summit league cellar. Cellar of what? the preseason poll? yeah becasue thats a great predictor of how your season will go. All im saying is we outplayed SDSU on our home floor last year. 2 years ago was a semi fluke. We lose virtually no one from a season ago (Myels a loose cannon and not a true PG). You could argue that our guard play is better than yours right now this day. Big men and forwards we are playing from behind yet. The gap has closed, and you will see that this year. New coach, new attitude, new style, new tally in the win column. USD lost 7 conference games by 5 or less last year including the SL tourney game. Winning record in conference this year is not out of the question.
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 17, 2013 7:13:22 GMT -6
Yeah, a 7th place finish would be an incredible disappointment. The 8th place team went 1-15 last year, so it's like they think we're good for maybe 3 wins. I expect us to finish at least 5th, and anything less to me means that James is not the future. The only big loss was Myles, but we return a lot of young talent and complement it with a few new faces that should be seeing good time. No way we finish worse than we did last year. Good on Gruis making the 2nd team all conference. Definitely the leader of this team, he's played about as much as any Coyote ever going into his senior season. Top two in this league are going to be darn good. NDSU returns their entire team from last year, and Denver is fresh off of a WAC title and an NIT win. SDSU lost way too much talent to compete for a title this year, and I highly doubt WIU flukes their way to another good season (plus they lost a lot of players). I have to disagree with you on that. Yes, SDSU did lose Wolters to the NBA but the Jacks still return 3 starters and a couple people off the bench that have played in the NCAA tournament twice including preseason 1st teamer Jordan Dyksta. Also, don't forget about that former 4-star transfer recruit from Florida, Cody Larson (6'9 230lbs). This years team does take a step back from the last couple of years but its a very small step. SDSU is still on of the top teams in the Summit. Its tough to beat the Jackrabbits in Sioux Falls! One thing I am excited about is the gap between SDSU and USD has clearly clsoed in men's basketball. This might be the first year since making the transition that we are actually the favorite on our home floor. A good sign for the future as we still have alot of youth and this may SDSU's last run for a few years. It will be interesting to see how good some of their other players actually are now that their offense doesnt revolve around Nate Wolters. Dykstra will have to be "The Man" for the jacks to win another Summit title. Looking forward to what should be a competitive season for the Yotes in the Summit.
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 16, 2013 13:42:32 GMT -6
The men's Summit League preseason poll was released today. Not a huge surprise as Taylor Braun of NDSU was named preseason player of the year. Trevor Gruis, 2nd team (C) was the lone coyote on preseason all conference teams. The team poll was as follows:
2013-14 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL
Rk Team (1st) Pts. 1. North Dakota State (25) 305 2. Denver (3) 260 3. South Dakota State 233 4. Western Illinois 161 5. Omaha 130 6. Fort Wayne 120 7. South Dakota 102 8. IUPUI 81
Honestly, I was surprised by the women's poll and now the men's as well. Coyote bsketball not garnering much respect in either preseason poll. I think the women's team could have easily received a first place vote or two the way the year was finished.
I think the men have the potential to finish anyone from 3rd-6th in the summit this year. I think 7th would be a huge disappointment. On the positive side, hopefully we can surprise some people with our depth and ability to score and move up the totem poll in the league.
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 14, 2013 21:31:23 GMT -6
UNI 35 USD 13
USD has shown signs of promise in the dome. I think this team is too young, too inexperienced, and too mistake prone to compete with the top tier in this conference on the road. The top 3-4 teams in the conference are on a different level right now. I think the injuries on their side may help us, and if our D plays well we could hang around. However, in the end, too much fire power from UNI, and too many mistakes by the yotes (blown coverage, special teams errors, int) will create too big of a hole for the yotes to get a road W. Maybe Earl and the offense will prove me wrong, but I suspect UNI by 10+.
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 9, 2013 7:32:31 GMT -6
ABC, I like your first 3 rankings and analysis, couldnt agree more in fact. but SDSU has to be in the 4 slot. Eye test alone does it for me. Their offense couldnt get the ball past the 50 against NDSU at home. UNI almost beat the Bison in the Fargodome. With that being said, I think our defense will keep us in the game against SDSU. Their lines arent what they once were, and ours are far improved from a year ago.
I think you could argue the 4-5 between montana and SDSU, but gotta go with SDSU at 4 based on what ive seen. And UNI can take us lightly and it still will not matter. That game as well as NDSU will be a thumping.
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