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  1. 78pike

    LOUISVILLE 2/1/23 GAME THREAD

    Reading an article from last November it says all Louisville got for the Mack situation was a $5,000 fine and a reduction of 7 days of recruiting plus two years probation which means nothing. So it either has to be that Payne is a terrible coach or Louisville has recruited about the same as we...
  2. 78pike

    LOUISVILLE 2/1/23 GAME THREAD

    I don't think I have ever seen a Louisville team struggle as much as this season. What happened to them? Have the Pitino sanctions finally caught up with them? I remember seeing how excited they were to have one of their own as the new coach. Is he that bad or has all of their talent transferred...
  3. 78pike

    2022-23 GTWBB

    Aranaz is a hustler. Gotta love that, but she really doesn't have very good court awareness. She constantly gets beat back door and off the dribble. Plus she is not a very good rebounder at all. I cringe whenever she touches the ball in the paint. For someone who is 6'3" she struggles to. even...
  4. 78pike

    ACC Baseball - 2023

    We have had some guys the past few years that were just as likely to walk the bases full as they were to strike out the side. Our ERA has been so bad, I think, because of control problems putting so many men on base and then giving in by throwing stuff over the middle of the plate in order to...
  5. 78pike

    Analytics and our pitching

    But I also think the tweaking he does is what attracts a lot of recruits. Keep in mind, most recruits are thinking long term themselves. They all think they are capable of making it to the League. In that respect I think the DBo hire is reaping some rewards. As you read above, this stuff takes...
  6. 78pike

    Coaching Carousel 8 - Teamwork means never taking all the blame yourself

    I get that. My post was a dig at Ratface. I think Brey is a great guy. Reminds me a bit of Paul Johnson the way he always tells it like it is. Most normal people just say they are done and retire. It takes a massive ego to announce it then continue to coach another year so everyone can tell him...
  7. 78pike

    Coaching Carousel 8 - Teamwork means never taking all the blame yourself

    What? He didn't announce it before the season so everyone could fawn over how great he is all season like someone else in the ACC did? What's wrong with him?
  8. 78pike

    Analytics and our pitching

    I totally agree, whether it is pitch calling or mechanics it is the results that matter. With mechanics I am referring to much more than just arm slot. Finger placement, leg kick, weight distribution, etc. all come into play. Another factor is recruiting. Someone more knowledgeable than me can...
  9. 78pike

    Analytics and our pitching

    Your conclusion above may very well be correct but my conjecture on the subject stems from several interviews over the past year where it was stated that DBo works a lot on correcting mechanics on the pitchers which takes time to get used to. I compare it to golfers (myself included) who change...
  10. 78pike

    2022-23 Season

    Without looking it up my guess would be University of Texas Rio Grand Valley
  11. 78pike

    2022-23 GTWBB

    To be fair Dixon and Balogun were leaving before Nell was announced as coach. I think Fletcher wanted to play her final year on a top team so I don't think there was anything there. Bates is averaging less than 2 points a game and shooting .286 so not a big loss. McQueen comes off the bench at...
  12. 78pike

    2022-23 GTWBB

    Part of me wishes it was because of academics rather than being dismissed from the team for something other than academics.
  13. 78pike

    2022-23 Season

    I thought I read somewhere he will play 2B for us with Jackson at SS.
  14. 78pike

    2022-23 Season

    I'm not sure it rewards season long performance. It rewards a subjective ranking system that has traditionally been biased toward the SEC. If it rewarded season long performance then a Coastal Carolina who finished the season 34-5 would be seeded higher than a South Carolina team who finished...
  15. 78pike

    2022-23 GTWBB

    Can anyone with an inside source please share what happened to Love to get her dismissed from the team? I remember way back at the ACC media day when Schwartz and Jackson were chosen to represent the team, wondering if returning players like Love or Hermosa might be a little upset that they were...
  16. 78pike

    2022-23 GTWBB

    It's a very confusing situation with Love. She seems like a completely different player from last year missing easy layups and having a hard time even hitting the rim on outside shots. Her attitude seemed to me to be completely disinterested to me and she didn't look like she was hustling at...
  17. 78pike

    2022-23 GTWBB

    Looking forward to this game as a barometer of where we stand. UVA has a 12-1 record but has played a mostly poor schedule. It reminds me a lot of our first matchup against Wake last year when they entered the game with one loss and we ended up blowing them out. Also, looking forward to seeing...
  18. 78pike

    Portal Watch 2022-23

    They must have been hanging out in Denver then. I don't believe there is a Top Golf in Boulder. With Boulder being about 5,400 feet in elevation it will take some getting used to for anyone from the south. All the schools up here have practice facilities to mitigate the cold temps late in the...
  19. 78pike

    2022-2023 Roster

    I think Dispigna starts in LF with Giesler at 1B. And my bet to open the season at P is Finley. If Finley doesn't bat at DH when he pitches I think we will see either Reid or Stanford there with the other in RF. So my lineup would be: CF Deleo SS Jackson RF Reid LF Dispigna 3B Compton DH...
  20. 78pike

    Portal Watch 2022-23

    If he is then he is freezing his *** off. Single digits last night and down to -10 by Friday.
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