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Post by beavdowg on Apr 16, 2024 13:26:31 GMT -8
Ok, now that I'm feeling myself slightly less disgusted with the recent happenings, perhaps grown a bit apathetic, defeated, I'm finding my thoughts going to what's next. This is how I see the next 2-4 years looking. And, I'd probably almost bet on it.
Knowing what SR has done HIS ENTIRE COACHING CAREER, how he's built championship teams from little to nothing, I fully expect that he'll do it again. I just bet that he will find some girls in this transfer portal and recruiting cycle that can compete in the WCC and he'll put together a decent team this year. I'm really not that impressed with Heidi (sp?) as anything but a defensive shot changer and what's left right now isn't too terribly exciting but Schuler is a spark plug and will work her rear end off on defense and I bet will develop an offensive game that will be successful in the WCC. Reese will rediscover her game that made her an asset at Utah and AJ will blossom into a threat. This is all at a WCC level, mind you. I think this next season we'll be pretty competitive with just about everyone in the WCC other than Gonzaga. Not that we won't compete with them I just think they'll win those games this season. We'll probably take our licks in our OOC games just because of our lack of talent. But by the end of this season we'll finish in the top half to 1/4 of the WCC. SR's coaching acumen is simply a step above most of the other coaches in the WCC so his game planning/scheming alone will put us at an advantage. Then he'll get another recruiting cycle in and improve our talent a little more, again we're talking at the WCC level. I bet by year 2 in the WCC we're playing for the WCC championship, perhaps even has us back in the dance. SR is that good, we've all seen it. Now here is where I foresee the fork in the road. The program will go one of two ways after the next 2 years. Route 1-OSU gets taken in by a P4 conference (Big 12 or ACC) and Rueck decides to stay and rebuild his program and alma mater back to deep tournament run levels as he's done twice already. Because we're in a P4 conference, at that point, SR will be committed to finishing his career out and taking OSU as far as he can and we'll have a conference to attract better than WCC talent again. Will it be the same 4* and 5* recruits that we've had before? Not sure about that because at that point they'll probably be 2 major conferences that will attract the top level of talent. We will be happy Beaver fans because we're relevant again and hopefully talking about a better MBB coach by then with some program growth to show for. Now for Route 2- We DON'T get taken in by a P4 conference and Rueck says "The hell with this! I love OSU with all my heart but I want to see how high on the mountain I can get a team. I can't do that coming from the WCC in the current college conference landscape. Thank you OSU for giving me the opportunity to become the coach I am today. You gave me the chance I needed. I am forever grateful! This isn't OSU's fault at all, it's what's happened to college athletics." And we watch as major programs (UConn 'cause Auriemma retires, Tennessee 'cause that hire didn't work out, Stanford 'cause that hire didn't work out and they're now in a real conference, etc.) lure him to resurrect their once great programs or keep the greatness going. He goes on to have multiple F4 runs and maybe even finally gets into the championship game. None of us blame him for a second because he gave us a couple extra years to get our sh%t together and get in a real conference but it didn't happen. He deserves better and he didn't sign up for what he was dealt. We become a WCC athletic program for the foreseeable future and it's OSU's new unfortunate reality. We all remain HUGE Scott Rueck fans because he was the GREATEST coach, regardless of sport, that OSU has ever had.
That's what'll keep me interested in this saga for the next few years. Sit back, let's see what happens. Go Beavs!
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Post by Judge Smails on Apr 16, 2024 13:28:45 GMT -8
Ok, now that I'm feeling myself slightly less disgusted with the recent happenings, perhaps grown a bit apathetic, defeated, I'm finding my thoughts going to what's next. This is how I see the next 2-4 years looking. And, I'd probably almost bet on it. Knowing what SR has done HIS ENTIRE COACHING CAREER, how he's built championship teams from little to nothing, I fully expect that he'll do it again. I just bet that he will find some girls in this transfer portal and recruiting cycle that can compete in the WCC and he'll put together a decent team this year. I'm really not that impressed with Heidi (sp?) as anything but a defensive shot changer and what's left right now isn't too terribly exciting but Schuler is a spark plug and will work her rear end off on defense and I bet will develop an offensive game that will be successful in the WCC. Reese will rediscover her game that made her an asset at Utah and AJ will blossom into a threat. This is all at a WCC level, mind you. I think this next season we'll be pretty competitive with just about everyone in the WCC other than Gonzaga. Not that we won't compete with them I just think they'll win those games this season. We'll probably take our licks in our OOC games just because of our lack of talent. But by the end of this season we'll finish in the top half to 1/4 of the WCC. SR's coaching acumen is simply a step above most of the other coaches in the WCC so his game planning/scheming alone will put us at an advantage. Then he'll get another recruiting cycle in and improve our talent a little more, again we're talking at the WCC level. I bet by year 2 in the WCC we're playing for the WCC championship, perhaps even has us back in the dance. SR is that good, we've all seen it. Now here is where I foresee the fork in the road. The program will go one of two ways after the next 2 years. Route 1-OSU gets taken in by a P4 conference (Big 12 or ACC) and Rueck decides to stay and rebuild his program and alma mater back to deep tournament run levels as he's done twice already. Because we're in a P4 conference, at that point, SR will be committed to finishing his career out and taking OSU as far as he can and we'll have a conference to attract better than WCC talent again. Will it be the same 4* and 5* recruits that we've had before? Not sure about that because at that point they'll probably be 2 major conferences that will attract the top level of talent. We will be happy Beaver fans because we're relevant again and hopefully talking about a better MBB coach by then with some program growth to show for. Now for Route 2- We DON'T get taken in by a P4 conference and Rueck says "The hell with this! I love OSU with all my heart but I want to see how high on the mountain I can get a team. I can't do that coming from the WCC in the current college conference landscape. Thank you OSU for giving me the opportunity to become the coach I am today. You gave me the chance I needed. I am forever grateful! This isn't OSU's fault at all, it's what's happened to college athletics." And we watch as major programs (UConn 'cause Auriemma retires, Tennessee 'cause that hire didn't work out, Stanford 'cause that hire didn't work out and they're now in a real conference, etc.) lure him to resurrect their once great programs or keep the greatness going. He goes on to have multiple F4 runs and maybe even finally gets into the championship game. None of us blame him for a second because he gave us a couple extra years to get our sh%t together and get in a real conference but it didn't happen. He deserves better and he didn't sign up for what he was dealt. We become a WCC athletic program for the foreseeable future and it's OSU's new unfortunate reality. We all remain HUGE Scott Rueck fans because he was the GREATEST coach, regardless of sport, that OSU has ever had.That's what'll keep me interested in this saga for the next few years. Sit back, let's see what happens. Go Beavs! Pat Casey and his 3 National Championship rings had a good laugh at your post. |
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Post by beavdowg on Apr 16, 2024 13:51:39 GMT -8
Judge, haha, I knew someone would chime in with that one. Hard to argue with that. Can't edit it now. Ok, how about "Joins with Pat Casey at the pinnacle of OSU's best coaches regardless of sport?" Cheers!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2024 13:53:50 GMT -8
Ok, now that I'm feeling myself slightly less disgusted with the recent happenings, perhaps grown a bit apathetic, defeated, I'm finding my thoughts going to what's next. This is how I see the next 2-4 years looking. And, I'd probably almost bet on it. Knowing what SR has done HIS ENTIRE COACHING CAREER, how he's built championship teams from little to nothing, I fully expect that he'll do it again. I just bet that he will find some girls in this transfer portal and recruiting cycle that can compete in the WCC and he'll put together a decent team this year. I'm really not that impressed with Heidi (sp?) as anything but a defensive shot changer and what's left right now isn't too terribly exciting but Schuler is a spark plug and will work her rear end off on defense and I bet will develop an offensive game that will be successful in the WCC. Reese will rediscover her game that made her an asset at Utah and AJ will blossom into a threat. This is all at a WCC level, mind you. I think this next season we'll be pretty competitive with just about everyone in the WCC other than Gonzaga. Not that we won't compete with them I just think they'll win those games this season. We'll probably take our licks in our OOC games just because of our lack of talent. But by the end of this season we'll finish in the top half to 1/4 of the WCC. SR's coaching acumen is simply a step above most of the other coaches in the WCC so his game planning/scheming alone will put us at an advantage. Then he'll get another recruiting cycle in and improve our talent a little more, again we're talking at the WCC level. I bet by year 2 in the WCC we're playing for the WCC championship, perhaps even has us back in the dance. SR is that good, we've all seen it. Now here is where I foresee the fork in the road. The program will go one of two ways after the next 2 years. Route 1-OSU gets taken in by a P4 conference (Big 12 or ACC) and Rueck decides to stay and rebuild his program and alma mater back to deep tournament run levels as he's done twice already. Because we're in a P4 conference, at that point, SR will be committed to finishing his career out and taking OSU as far as he can and we'll have a conference to attract better than WCC talent again. Will it be the same 4* and 5* recruits that we've had before? Not sure about that because at that point they'll probably be 2 major conferences that will attract the top level of talent. We will be happy Beaver fans because we're relevant again and hopefully talking about a better MBB coach by then with some program growth to show for. Now for Route 2- We DON'T get taken in by a P4 conference and Rueck says "The hell with this! I love OSU with all my heart but I want to see how high on the mountain I can get a team. I can't do that coming from the WCC in the current college conference landscape. Thank you OSU for giving me the opportunity to become the coach I am today. You gave me the chance I needed. I am forever grateful! This isn't OSU's fault at all, it's what's happened to college athletics." And we watch as major programs (UConn 'cause Auriemma retires, Tennessee 'cause that hire didn't work out, Stanford 'cause that hire didn't work out and they're now in a real conference, etc.) lure him to resurrect their once great programs or keep the greatness going. He goes on to have multiple F4 runs and maybe even finally gets into the championship game. None of us blame him for a second because he gave us a couple extra years to get our sh%t together and get in a real conference but it didn't happen. He deserves better and he didn't sign up for what he was dealt. We become a WCC athletic program for the foreseeable future and it's OSU's new unfortunate reality. We all remain HUGE Scott Rueck fans because he was the GREATEST coach, regardless of sport, that OSU has ever had.That's what'll keep me interested in this saga for the next few years. Sit back, let's see what happens. Go Beavs! Pat Casey and his 3 National Championship rings had a good laugh at your post. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2024 14:06:41 GMT -8
Beavdowg. Sense you are starting to transition from the Elite 8 Trauma to the new world we are head to. Good for you. I think the world of Scott, we are lucky he is here.
Here's my vision. We rebuild with a combination of western time zone players and international players. By December excitement returns to Gill. Our culture returns to the 2015-2019 style of play. The current players will become the new core.
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Post by rgeorge on Apr 16, 2024 14:24:08 GMT -8
Ok, now that I'm feeling myself slightly less disgusted with the recent happenings, perhaps grown a bit apathetic, defeated, I'm finding my thoughts going to what's next. This is how I see the next 2-4 years looking. And, I'd probably almost bet on it. Knowing what SR has done HIS ENTIRE COACHING CAREER, how he's built championship teams from little to nothing, I fully expect that he'll do it again. I just bet that he will find some girls in this transfer portal and recruiting cycle that can compete in the WCC and he'll put together a decent team this year. I'm really not that impressed with Heidi (sp?) as anything but a defensive shot changer and what's left right now isn't too terribly exciting but Schuler is a spark plug and will work her rear end off on defense and I bet will develop an offensive game that will be successful in the WCC. Reese will rediscover her game that made her an asset at Utah and AJ will blossom into a threat. This is all at a WCC level, mind you. I think this next season we'll be pretty competitive with just about everyone in the WCC other than Gonzaga. Not that we won't compete with them I just think they'll win those games this season. We'll probably take our licks in our OOC games just because of our lack of talent. But by the end of this season we'll finish in the top half to 1/4 of the WCC. SR's coaching acumen is simply a step above most of the other coaches in the WCC so his game planning/scheming alone will put us at an advantage. Then he'll get another recruiting cycle in and improve our talent a little more, again we're talking at the WCC level. I bet by year 2 in the WCC we're playing for the WCC championship, perhaps even has us back in the dance. SR is that good, we've all seen it. Now here is where I foresee the fork in the road. The program will go one of two ways after the next 2 years. Route 1-OSU gets taken in by a P4 conference (Big 12 or ACC) and Rueck decides to stay and rebuild his program and alma mater back to deep tournament run levels as he's done twice already. Because we're in a P4 conference, at that point, SR will be committed to finishing his career out and taking OSU as far as he can and we'll have a conference to attract better than WCC talent again. Will it be the same 4* and 5* recruits that we've had before? Not sure about that because at that point they'll probably be 2 major conferences that will attract the top level of talent. We will be happy Beaver fans because we're relevant again and hopefully talking about a better MBB coach by then with some program growth to show for. Now for Route 2- We DON'T get taken in by a P4 conference and Rueck says "The hell with this! I love OSU with all my heart but I want to see how high on the mountain I can get a team. I can't do that coming from the WCC in the current college conference landscape. Thank you OSU for giving me the opportunity to become the coach I am today. You gave me the chance I needed. I am forever grateful! This isn't OSU's fault at all, it's what's happened to college athletics." And we watch as major programs (UConn 'cause Auriemma retires, Tennessee 'cause that hire didn't work out, Stanford 'cause that hire didn't work out and they're now in a real conference, etc.) lure him to resurrect their once great programs or keep the greatness going. He goes on to have multiple F4 runs and maybe even finally gets into the championship game. None of us blame him for a second because he gave us a couple extra years to get our sh%t together and get in a real conference but it didn't happen. He deserves better and he didn't sign up for what he was dealt. We become a WCC athletic program for the foreseeable future and it's OSU's new unfortunate reality. We all remain HUGE Scott Rueck fans because he was the GREATEST coach, regardless of sport, that OSU has ever had. That's what'll keep me interested in this saga for the next few years. Sit back, let's see what happens. Go Beavs! First as someone else is want to post, "paragraphs are your friend". I'm happy you're "probably almost betting on it". Which one? |
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Post by beavdowg on Apr 16, 2024 14:39:56 GMT -8
george, I've got 3 of them-paragraphs that is! Unfortunately, you've lost all editing credibility since your first sentence is illegible. Sorry. And to answer your question, I'm probably almost betting on the outcome if Rueck is leading this team the next couple years.  |
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Post by rgeorge on Apr 16, 2024 14:45:40 GMT -8
george, I've got 3 of them-paragraphs that is! Unfortunately, you've lost all editing credibility since your first sentence is illegible. Sorry. And to answer your question, I'm probably almost betting on the outcome if Rueck is leading this team the next couple years. LOL... (3)? A single line is not necessarily a paragraph, but the 2nd of your "supposed" paragraphs is the most unreadable portion that was the basis for the common & slightly humorous comment that is repeated here quite often. At least "that's what she said"... |
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on Apr 16, 2024 15:25:12 GMT -8
I'm seeing a world where the "major" programs will field pay-for-play teams that make TV networks and streamers lots of money, but are almost completely disconnected from the educational institution and their alleged student-athlete players.
Since I went to OSU for advanced degrees and have fairly deep academic leanings, I'm not entirely comfortable with OSU participating in this trend, and a part of me is relieved that sports at OSU (and at all the other 'non-major' schools, mind you, just at different rates) are being right-sized whether we want it or not. As sci-fi author William Gibson says, “The future is already here – it's just not very evenly distributed.“ To wit - I bet most of you have Ohio State or Michigan or Nebraska fan friends whose season is over the minute they have that early season upset loss, because anything short of a national championship is a disappointment (even though the less fanatical realists in their crowd know they were a longshot most years to begin with!). I don't know if I ever want to be that kind of fan, even if OSU was capable of that kind of competitive results......
I love well-coached and played basketball, which is a hallmark of SR teams, and will remain so. That will keep me watching. That is why I appreciated Ralph as well.
I could see a future where we get added to some major conference that has a major West coast component, but we will struggle to "catch back up" for some years, as it is obvious to me that the level of player coming to OSU this Fall is going to not be the same level as last Fall. I could see some of the now departed West coast schools realizing playing in New Jersey just isn't that great that come back to join OSU/WSU in some western conference.....
But I suspect made-for-TV sports spectacles don't need tons of teams, and so I would not be surprised if we remain in a rightsized (to me) state of affairs, with a regional conference affiliation, and have to make do. I sure hope SR sticks around to rule that state of affairs like he has all other circumstances, but I agree with your projection that he might decide at some point to take a shot in the "big leagues", whatever those leagues happen to be at the time.
Oh, and OSU will still be paid the back-handed compliment of "doing things the right way" by our friends and colleagues from schools like uo and uw, on their way back from that stinging loss in New Jersey that knocks them out of the national championship conversation that they soooo wanted to be part of..... :-).
Go Beavers!
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Post by ricke71 on Apr 16, 2024 15:40:00 GMT -8
paragraphs Hear! Hear!
Ok, now that I'm feeling myself slightly less disgusted with the recent happenings, perhaps grown a bit apathetic, defeated, I'm finding my thoughts going to what's next. This is how I see the next 2-4 years looking. And, I'd probably almost bet on it.
Knowing what SR has done HIS ENTIRE COACHING CAREER, how he's built championship teams from little to nothing, I fully expect that he'll do it again. I just bet that he will find some girls in this transfer portal and recruiting cycle that can compete in the WCC and he'll put together a decent team this year.
I'm really not that impressed with Heidi (sp?) as anything but a defensive shot changer and what's left right now isn't too terribly exciting but Schuler is a spark plug and will work her rear end off on defense and I bet will develop an offensive game that will be successful in the WCC.
Reese will rediscover her game that made her an asset at Utah and AJ will blossom into a threat. This is all at a WCC level, mind you. I think this next season we'll be pretty competitive with just about everyone in the WCC other than Gonzaga. Not that we won't compete with them I just think they'll win those games this season.
We'll probably take our licks in our OOC games just because of our lack of talent. But by the end of this season we'll finish in the top half to 1/4 of the WCC. SR's coaching acumen is simply a step above most of the other coaches in the WCC so his game planning/scheming alone will put us at an advantage.
Then he'll get another recruiting cycle in and improve our talent a little more, again we're talking at the WCC level. I bet by year 2 in the WCC we're playing for the WCC championship, perhaps even has us back in the dance. SR is that good, we've all seen it.
Now here is where I foresee the fork in the road. The program will go one of two ways after the next 2 years. Route 1-OSU gets taken in by a P4 conference (Big 12 or ACC) and Rueck decides to stay and rebuild his program and alma mater back to deep tournament run levels as he's done twice already. Because we're in a P4 conference, at that point, SR will be committed to finishing his career out and taking OSU as far as he can and we'll have a conference to attract better than WCC talent again. Will it be the same 4* and 5* recruits that we've had before? Not sure about that because at that point they'll probably be 2 major conferences that will attract the top level of talent. We will be happy Beaver fans because we're relevant again and hopefully talking about a better MBB coach by then with some program growth to show for.
Now for Route 2- We DON'T get taken in by a P4 conference and Rueck says "The hell with this! I love OSU with all my heart but I want to see how high on the mountain I can get a team. I can't do that coming from the WCC in the current college conference landscape. Thank you OSU for giving me the opportunity to become the coach I am today. You gave me the chance I needed. I am forever grateful! This isn't OSU's fault at all, it's what's happened to college athletics."
And we watch as major programs (UConn 'cause Auriemma retires, Tennessee 'cause that hire didn't work out, Stanford 'cause that hire didn't work out and they're now in a real conference, etc.) lure him to resurrect their once great programs or keep the greatness going. He goes on to have multiple F4 runs and maybe even finally gets into the championship game. None of us blame him for a second because he gave us a couple extra years to get our sh%t together and get in a real conference but it didn't happen. He deserves better and he didn't sign up for what he was dealt. We become a WCC athletic program for the foreseeable future and it's OSU's new unfortunate reality. We all remain HUGE Scott Rueck fans because he was the GREATEST coach, regardless of sport, that OSU has ever had.
That's what'll keep me interested in this saga for the next few years. Sit back, let's see what happens. Go Beavs!
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Post by osuft3 on Apr 16, 2024 15:56:39 GMT -8
I really wish that posters would take the time and effort to learn the proper spelling of players' names. It shows respect and gives more credibility to opinions.
Heide
Rees
Raegan
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Post by larbeav on Apr 16, 2024 16:02:15 GMT -8
Ok, now that I'm feeling myself slightly less disgusted with the recent happenings, perhaps grown a bit apathetic, defeated, I'm finding my thoughts going to what's next. This is how I see the next 2-4 years looking. And, I'd probably almost bet on it. Knowing what SR has done HIS ENTIRE COACHING CAREER, how he's built championship teams from little to nothing, I fully expect that he'll do it again. I just bet that he will find some girls in this transfer portal and recruiting cycle that can compete in the WCC and he'll put together a decent team this year. I'm really not that impressed with Heidi (sp?) as anything but a defensive shot changer and what's left right now isn't too terribly exciting but Schuler is a spark plug and will work her rear end off on defense and I bet will develop an offensive game that will be successful in the WCC. Reese will rediscover her game that made her an asset at Utah and AJ will blossom into a threat. This is all at a WCC level, mind you. I think this next season we'll be pretty competitive with just about everyone in the WCC other than Gonzaga. Not that we won't compete with them I just think they'll win those games this season. We'll probably take our licks in our OOC games just because of our lack of talent. But by the end of this season we'll finish in the top half to 1/4 of the WCC. SR's coaching acumen is simply a step above most of the other coaches in the WCC so his game planning/scheming alone will put us at an advantage. Then he'll get another recruiting cycle in and improve our talent a little more, again we're talking at the WCC level. I bet by year 2 in the WCC we're playing for the WCC championship, perhaps even has us back in the dance. SR is that good, we've all seen it. Now here is where I foresee the fork in the road. The program will go one of two ways after the next 2 years. Route 1-OSU gets taken in by a P4 conference (Big 12 or ACC) and Rueck decides to stay and rebuild his program and alma mater back to deep tournament run levels as he's done twice already. Because we're in a P4 conference, at that point, SR will be committed to finishing his career out and taking OSU as far as he can and we'll have a conference to attract better than WCC talent again. Will it be the same 4* and 5* recruits that we've had before? Not sure about that because at that point they'll probably be 2 major conferences that will attract the top level of talent. We will be happy Beaver fans because we're relevant again and hopefully talking about a better MBB coach by then with some program growth to show for. Now for Route 2- We DON'T get taken in by a P4 conference and Rueck says "The hell with this! I love OSU with all my heart but I want to see how high on the mountain I can get a team. I can't do that coming from the WCC in the current college conference landscape. Thank you OSU for giving me the opportunity to become the coach I am today. You gave me the chance I needed. I am forever grateful! This isn't OSU's fault at all, it's what's happened to college athletics." And we watch as major programs (UConn 'cause Auriemma retires, Tennessee 'cause that hire didn't work out, Stanford 'cause that hire didn't work out and they're now in a real conference, etc.) lure him to resurrect their once great programs or keep the greatness going. He goes on to have multiple F4 runs and maybe even finally gets into the championship game. None of us blame him for a second because he gave us a couple extra years to get our sh%t together and get in a real conference but it didn't happen. He deserves better and he didn't sign up for what he was dealt. We become a WCC athletic program for the foreseeable future and it's OSU's new unfortunate reality. We all remain HUGE Scott Rueck fans because he was the GREATEST coach, regardless of sport, that OSU has ever had. That's what'll keep me interested in this saga for the next few years. Sit back, let's see what happens. Go Beavs! Pat Casey, & Ralph Miller says Hello... |
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Post by beaveragain on Apr 16, 2024 17:40:58 GMT -8
"paragraphs are your friend" Yes, well known and understandable and I agree.
"First as someone else is want to post," You want to be the first to comment about the need for paragraphs?
And on Dowg's comment about Rueck I disagree/agree. Rueck has already won a National championship and he has said that afterwards he felt hollow. It was the trip to the championship with his players and getting them to be the best that he could get them that brought him joy. So I think that trying to make his current situation work and getting a new group of players and the present group to succeed together will satisfy him. The problem is down the road if OSU's financial situation can't sustain paying the same amount of money that it is now. Taking a large cut in pay is a difficult thing to do when you have a family. I think if that were to happen he might feel obligated to look elsewhere.
The only problem I foresee for next season is whether Yepes will be able to play up to WCC level. If she is I think OSU will be able to battle Gonzaga or whoever for the WCC championship. Gonzaga lost four starters so they aren't in way better condition than OSU.
For OSU's style of defense to work they need three guards who are experienced in Ruecks system. They have at least two in AJ and Shuler. They need rebounders, and Rees and Heide can do this easily at the WCC level. The only problem is who's the third guard.
And on offense.....well the defense should be good enough at this level that it doesn't matter too much (sigh).
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Post by Judge Smails on Apr 16, 2024 17:57:17 GMT -8
"paragraphs are your friend" Yes, well known and understandable and I agree. "First as someone else is want to post," You want to be the first to comment about the need for paragraphs? And on Dowg's comment about Rueck I disagree/agree. Rueck has already won a National championship and he has said that afterwards he felt hollow. It was the trip to the championship with his players and getting them to be the best that he could get them that brought him joy. So I think that trying to make his current situation work and getting a new group of players and the present group to succeed together will satisfy him. The problem is down the road if OSU's financial situation can't sustain paying the same amount of money that it is now. Taking a large cut in pay is a difficult thing to do when you have a family. I think if that were to happen he might feel obligated to look elsewhere. The only problem I foresee for next season is whether Yepes will be able to play up to WCC level. If she is I think OSU will be able to battle Gonzaga or whoever for the WCC championship. Gonzaga lost four starters so they aren't in way better condition than OSU. For OSU's style of defense to work they need three guards who are experienced in Ruecks system. They have at least two in AJ and Shuler. They need rebounders, and Rees and Heide can do this easily at the WCC level. The only problem is who's the third guard. And on offense.....well the defense should be good enough at this level that it doesn't matter too much (sigh). Comparing a DIII Championship to a DI championship is apples to oranges. He’s not won a championship at this level. |
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Post by beaveragain on Apr 16, 2024 17:59:42 GMT -8
"paragraphs are your friend" Yes, well known and understandable and I agree. "First as someone else is want to post," You want to be the first to comment about the need for paragraphs? And on Dowg's comment about Rueck I disagree/agree. Rueck has already won a National championship and he has said that afterwards he felt hollow. It was the trip to the championship with his players and getting them to be the best that he could get them that brought him joy. So I think that trying to make his current situation work and getting a new group of players and the present group to succeed together will satisfy him. The problem is down the road if OSU's financial situation can't sustain paying the same amount of money that it is now. Taking a large cut in pay is a difficult thing to do when you have a family. I think if that were to happen he might feel obligated to look elsewhere. The only problem I foresee for next season is whether Yepes will be able to play up to WCC level. If she is I think OSU will be able to battle Gonzaga or whoever for the WCC championship. Gonzaga lost four starters so they aren't in way better condition than OSU. For OSU's style of defense to work they need three guards who are experienced in Ruecks system. They have at least two in AJ and Shuler. They need rebounders, and Rees and Heide can do this easily at the WCC level. The only problem is who's the third guard. And on offense.....well the defense should be good enough at this level that it doesn't matter too much (sigh). Comparing a DIII Championship to a DI championship is apples to oranges. He’s not won a championship at this level. That's not the point, it's the fact that winning it didn't do anything for him. He's about the voyage and not the destination. |
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