usdlaw
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Post by usdlaw on May 30, 2014 20:52:48 GMT -6
Relax everyone it is just down to dotting i's and crossing t's. until these details are final a date can't be confirmed. Expect something soon. This is not a bar napkin they are putting contract on. These things are normal. No need to worry Just my opinion, but when you announce that ground will be broken the week of May 12 and then it doesn't happen - a little credibility is lost. There are reasons for things and I don't think all that is public. The May date was to get a couple other parties off there behind and start making decisions. The money is there to start the project. That is not an issue. If the project were to start tomorrow it would be scheduled to be finished in the winter months after the BB season started. You aren't going to open the facility in the middle of the season. There is plenty of time to start to get done by the following season, which was when they originally said it would be open for. I'm not worried one bit. And I also understand when a contract for a $60+ million dollar project is being done you get the contract right. There are also multple parties to the contract, so multiple lawyers to negotiate and re-negotiate terms. Is't all coming along fine.
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Post by Yotes on May 30, 2014 21:31:30 GMT -6
Completion date Spring 2016, earlier for track as we are hosting the conference outdoor meet, May 2016. You people sound like a bickering bridge club! Be positive, buy tickets, do anything POSITIVE for the programs. May 2016 according to who? The lack of public involvement has been pathetic. Just one statement from the university would go a long way.
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Post by canislatrans on May 31, 2014 5:29:51 GMT -6
Looking forward to the whole project's completion, but hosting the Summit League Outdoor Meet in 2016, with our success in this sport, THAT will be special!
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Post by 94grad on May 31, 2014 8:31:13 GMT -6
Looking forward to the whole project's completion, but hosting the Summit League Outdoor Meet in 2016, with our success in this sport, THAT will be special! Tough couple days as the prelims for T & F. Two hopefuls today. Go yotes!
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Post by azsod73 on May 31, 2014 9:13:31 GMT -6
Completion date Spring 2016, earlier for track as we are hosting the conference outdoor meet, May 2016. You people sound like a bickering bridge club! Be positive, buy tickets, do anything POSITIVE for the programs. Well, that's one way to look at it. Another viewpoint would be to recognize the benefit of having people excited about what is going on with the USD atheletic program instead of wondering what is going on with the USD athletic program. Normally, when you are in the business of marketing a product you would have a public relations program that keeps current fans hyped and add new fans who want to join in the fun. IMHO, our current PR effort isn't getting the job done. If the majority of the people on this board (active Yote fans) don't know what is going on there is a problem. For those of you who regularly receive inside information and are thus comfortable with where things are heading, good for you. But, you might think twice before chiding the rest of us who are equally supportive of USD athletics but are largely in the dark.
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Post by howlincoyote on May 31, 2014 11:20:08 GMT -6
I'm not intentionally being negative. I hope Coach Smith knocks it out of the park. I just sometimes think we get all giddy but haven't seen the product. It appears the signees are a step up, but in reality, we don't know yet. If they are, then it looks like big things ahead. The sooner we win the league, the better. YFE To somewhat get this thread back on topic, I was thinking about this point. I agree 100% that the signees should be a step up. More than their numbers, they look like they'll be the right fit at their respective positions for what we need to win right away. I would find it interesting, though, to see how we would all be reacting if these exact same recruits were coming in under Joey James. Would we be as excited about a crop of JUCO transfers, a D1 transfer whose numbers, strictly on paper, aren't overwhelming (but I agree, his size and presence matter more than scoring ability/numbers), and a Nebraska HS senior who someone on here immediately assumed was a walk-on (although in fairness, that might've been because of scholarship numbers, not an assessment of talent)? The flip side, obviously, as that most of us on here have much more faith in Craig's potential than Joey's as a big-time D1 head coach, so it makes sense that we should trust him to recognize JUCO talent for what it would need to be for us to succeed as a top Summit League team. It's just interesting to me to think about how we'd view this class if Joey were still the head coach. That being said, I think it's going to be a welcome change next season. Craig strikes me as the kind of coach who isn't necessarily going to get a ton of head-turning recruits as far as being superstar players (at least not in this first year or two), but is going to bring in kids who play the style he wants and needs to win, which is exciting. Especially when we start beating out Summit teams who do bring in those types of big-time recruits in.
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Post by Yotes on May 31, 2014 11:58:50 GMT -6
Much of the hype generated by this class has to stem from faith in Smith, but we still brought in more impressive looking recruits than the old staff did and in a very small fraction of the time.
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Post by johnjuliano on May 31, 2014 17:51:57 GMT -6
I'm not intentionally being negative. I hope Coach Smith knocks it out of the park. I just sometimes think we get all giddy but haven't seen the product. It appears the signees are a step up, but in reality, we don't know yet. If they are, then it looks like big things ahead. The sooner we win the league, the better. YFE To somewhat get this thread back on topic, I was thinking about this point. I agree 100% that the signees should be a step up. More than their numbers, they look like they'll be the right fit at their respective positions for what we need to win right away. I would find it interesting, though, to see how we would all be reacting if these exact same recruits were coming in under Joey James. Would we be as excited about a crop of JUCO transfers, a D1 transfer whose numbers, strictly on paper, aren't overwhelming (but I agree, his size and presence matter more than scoring ability/numbers), and a Nebraska HS senior who someone on here immediately assumed was a walk-on (although in fairness, that might've been because of scholarship numbers, not an assessment of talent)? The flip side, obviously, as that most of us on here have much more faith in Craig's potential than Joey's as a big-time D1 head coach, so it makes sense that we should trust him to recognize JUCO talent for what it would need to be for us to succeed as a top Summit League team. It's just interesting to me to think about how we'd view this class if Joey were still the head coach. That being said, I think it's going to be a welcome change next season. Craig strikes me as the kind of coach who isn't necessarily going to get a ton of head-turning recruits as far as being superstar players (at least not in this first year or two), but is going to bring in kids who play the style he wants and needs to win, which is exciting. Especially when we start beating out Summit teams who do bring in those types of big-time recruits in. I understand the Nebraska kid is a walk on. Nice walk on to get this late in the process. Spring recruiting is tough and look what he has done. I have met Coach Smith. The guy has energy. He has passion. He knows what he's doing. He's going to get it done here. I would bet the ranch on it. And can someone remind me who the old coach had recruited this year before he left?
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Post by Cousin Eddie on Jun 2, 2014 13:10:22 GMT -6
I have been a bit of a downer on our lineup going into next season; solely because I feel that we are severely undersized – although I FULLY comprehend the challenge of recruiting skilled big men as this level. That being said, I recently looked over the roster and made a mock depth chart as I saw it. Based on this, I am not nearly as concerned for 2014/15 as I was initially – we will be able to bridge the gap for one season. Regardless, the priority for Smith & Co. going into next season has got to be recruiting some size (6’7” and above).
Depth Chart (this is a starting season d/c, I do not necessarily think the players will finish this way):
PG: Norris OR Bos; Harris SG: Bos OR Larson; Kasperbauer; Davis; Stoicoviciu (if he is still on scholarship) SF: Burnette OR Thoseby; Power PF: Flack OR Robertson; Sparks, Pomlee C: Hunter OR Flack
On paper, the ideal lineup from what we have seen and/or hope for, leads me to think it starts out as Norris, Bos, Burnette, Flack and Hunter. Norris is a distributor, Bos is the shooter that is athletic enough to get to the rim, Burnette is a rugged slasher/defender, Flack is a free flowing shot blocker, rebounder and mid-range scorer, and Hunter is a large space-eater down low that can hopefully perform the necessary cleanup work on the boards. Luckily Flack plays about 3 inches taller than his actual height suggests – very similar to Udofia at Denver.
Off the bench, Harris brings speed; instant outside shooting from Kasperbauer; Thoseby has tons of potential if he can be coached to play smart; Larson has basketball IQ, but I suspect he disappears later in the season unless his offense elevates; Robertson is instant rebounding. The unknowns to me are Pomlee, who was a liability last year, but is clearly athletic; and Sparks whom I have heard good things about, but don’t really know where he will fit in – most important with Sparks is his height. I suspect Davis and Power will redshirt, but who knows…
If Smith’s team in any way will resembles Mile’s team at Nebraska, he will rely on his 2/3 positions for offense through driving the lane and outside shooting. That means some combination of Bos, Burnette, and Thoseby, with contributions outside from Kasperbauer. I am skeptical of Larson based on last year, but his skills are actually similar to a poor man’s version of Shields at UNL. At the end of the day, I tend to believe that Smith will be judged more on his ability to develop players than his ability to recruit. By that, I mean that I am confident Smith “gets” recruiting and its importance. To be the coach we think he will be, player development will be what needs to distinguish him from Boots/James.
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Post by Yotes on Jun 3, 2014 9:11:12 GMT -6
Agreed on the player development. I am anxious to see what he is able to do with the players he inherits. I believe we have plenty of potential in Bos, Flack, and Thoseby that just wasn't really developed by the previous staff. If Craig Smith can get the best out of those three guys that would give us a very good core at the 2-4 spots, and that's not even factoring in the JUCO guys that we haven't seen yet. I believe we are very well set at PG, leaving the 5 spot as the biggest question. I would think Hunter's body alone would give us something we desperately needed, and if he possesses any basketball skills at all it will be a bonus.
This season will be a big upgrade from last year. We are going to win a lot of games in the Summit, and are lucky enough to have the conference tournament where anything can happen right in our backyard. Only about five more months until the season starts!
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Post by Cousin Eddie on Jun 4, 2014 7:40:41 GMT -6
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Post by yotefan on Jun 4, 2014 12:02:02 GMT -6
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Post by kioatee on Jun 7, 2014 17:22:59 GMT -6
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Post by usdcoyotes on Jun 8, 2014 22:42:00 GMT -6
I'm not intentionally being negative. I hope Coach Smith knocks it out of the park. I just sometimes think we get all giddy but haven't seen the product. It appears the signees are a step up, but in reality, we don't know yet. If they are, then it looks like big things ahead. The sooner we win the league, the better. YFE To somewhat get this thread back on topic, I was thinking about this point. I agree 100% that the signees should be a step up. More than their numbers, they look like they'll be the right fit at their respective positions for what we need to win right away. I would find it interesting, though, to see how we would all be reacting if these exact same recruits were coming in under Joey James. Would we be as excited about a crop of JUCO transfers, a D1 transfer whose numbers, strictly on paper, aren't overwhelming (but I agree, his size and presence matter more than scoring ability/numbers), and a Nebraska HS senior who someone on here immediately assumed was a walk-on (although in fairness, that might've been because of scholarship numbers, not an assessment of talent)? The flip side, obviously, as that most of us on here have much more faith in Craig's potential than Joey's as a big-time D1 head coach, so it makes sense that we should trust him to recognize JUCO talent for what it would need to be for us to succeed as a top Summit League team. It's just interesting to me to think about how we'd view this class if Joey were still the head coach. That being said, I think it's going to be a welcome change next season. Craig strikes me as the kind of coach who isn't necessarily going to get a ton of head-turning recruits as far as being superstar players (at least not in this first year or two), but is going to bring in kids who play the style he wants and needs to win, which is exciting. Especially when we start beating out Summit teams who do bring in those types of big-time recruits in.
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Post by usdcoyotes on Jun 8, 2014 22:56:44 GMT -6
Looking forward to seeing what the team will be like under new leadership. It seems to me that the players and coaches are moving in the right direction. I think a lot of us have been spoiled with the boots era and hopefully we can get back to that tradition. Remember that we won a conference title in 2010 and it will happen again if the new staff can recruit to vermillion. There are plenty of pieces from last years team to get them going along with the new recruits. The league will be down this year from last season so that should help. This should be a fun year for coyote athletics!
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