You mean the team led by a grad transfer from D2 Hillsdale College with 2 senior and 3 junior starters who beat a talented offense-only team with 4 freshman and one player - a 2nd year transfer - who started or played significant minutes last year?
Even Calamari mused in the post game presser that he's not sure what he does - 4-5 5* fresh…
You mean the team led by a grad transfer from D2 Hillsdale College with 2 senior and 3 junior starters who beat a talented offense-only team with 4 freshman and one player - a 2nd year transfer - who started or played significant minutes last year?
Even Calamari mused in the post game presser that he's not sure what he does - 4-5 5* freshman McD one-and-dones rinse and repeat with 5 more the next year - can work anymore in these conditions... Sure some of that is an excuse for St. Peter's and Oakland but not all of it... (see portal discussions op cit)
Experience and maturity matters - that and talent and effort are all required... To echo your earlier post I took look forward to Part 3 - the new faces added to the returning core to get closer to that mix
Mostly. You're right. But the last team built like that to win the national title was 2015 Duke... Only saying in this era transfers are as if not more important than just freshman recruiting and experience - along with not being able to hit the ocean over the bow from the stern of a 22' 1-3/4" boat far too often - was part of the problem this year that *should* naturally get better with the core of this roster - not all of it - as time goes on
You mean the team led by a grad transfer from D2 Hillsdale College with 2 senior and 3 junior starters who beat a talented offense-only team with 4 freshman and one player - a 2nd year transfer - who started or played significant minutes last year?
Even Calamari mused in the post game presser that he's not sure what he does - 4-5 5* freshman McD one-and-dones rinse and repeat with 5 more the next year - can work anymore in these conditions... Sure some of that is an excuse for St. Peter's and Oakland but not all of it... (see portal discussions op cit)
Experience and maturity matters - that and talent and effort are all required... To echo your earlier post I took look forward to Part 3 - the new faces added to the returning core to get closer to that mix
Mostly. You're right. But the last team built like that to win the national title was 2015 Duke... Only saying in this era transfers are as if not more important than just freshman recruiting and experience - along with not being able to hit the ocean over the bow from the stern of a 22' 1-3/4" boat far too often - was part of the problem this year that *should* naturally get better with the core of this roster - not all of it - as time goes on