BestDaneSinceHamlet

7 minutes ago, reeder said:

 

Wow.  I mean, that's seriously impressive.  Can't blame the kid at all.

Isn't that a step down?

I was worried it was Silas Richmond from LAX.

Waived off.  After the horn 

2 hours ago, godanesgo99 said:

Just came here to post the same. 

Did Thomas sign anywhere?

9 hours ago, godanesgo99 said:

UA and NIL

https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/danes-greatness-nil-collective-support-ualbany-19439210.php

Was this the big donor news, or is the field house still in play?

23 hours ago, HOF2013 said:

Seven Mcgee, from Rochester, NY; Former Oregan State and Jackson State  Transfer 5' 9", 185 lbs WR

https://twitter.com/i/status/1780362348806492367

20 minutes ago, UA1882 said:

Absolutely.  And if the person you can get is a 7 foot project what will likely take 2 years to develop when you are a losing team, then sure.  

But I can tell you that it's not a recipe for success. 

For record I don't follow this player.  Just read what the "experts" are saying that he is very very raw. We don't get players of his size in our league unless they are. We should not be focusing on raw players on a losing team.  

Jared Verse was very very raw as well...that's going to do nothing but help football...

46 minutes ago, UA1882 said:

I'm not sure attempting to sign a 7 foot project that has a 75 percent chance to leave if any good is such a great idea.  

Unless we have having trouble filling our scholarships- which may be the case.  

I prefer to sign guys that can help right now.  We have a ton of minutes left. If we were a winning team with a lot of depth then I could understand.  

Shouldn't you just sign the best guys you can get? Think about this like football, in the new world, lower schools are a great place for guys to get polished and grow their game.  That can only help a team recruit, until they change the transfer rules (which I think after about 2 years, they will)

Brevin Easton to the Chargers and Julian Hicks to the Packers - UDFA

Just now, cwdickens said:

Sometimes the act of acknowledgement is important, Marcus Filien received that acknowledgement during the season.  Perhaps, an athletic scholarship from UAlbany meant little however, the change of scenery and opportunity meant more.

If there was a transfer portal for fans, I probably give strong consideration.

Was Marcus Fillien on a free ride regardless? Youre playing D1 basketball and you are going for free..not "officially" giving the scholarship helps your team bring in another out-of-state player.  Thats a no brainer to me.

5 minutes ago, nysteve661 said:

Purple field, hmmm.  That would rank up there with Boise St and Coastal Carolina for boldest fields in the country.

Eastern Washington is probably the boldest..and the hardest to see on TV

1 hour ago, jimbo said:

After the year that he had, starting 18 games, over 22 mpg, great shooting percentage, hustling on D….if he wasn’t offered a scholarship it’s one more thing that reflects very badly on DK imho. 

If he had an Empire Scholarship isn't that just budget management? The kid goes for free, so why not spend the money on outside of NY players. 

6 minutes ago, olddog71 said:

Can we call it the YoGurt or the Yo, Gurt?

Did you mean Yog-Yurt and have it shaped like a cloth hut?

Also, excited to see how the turf looks with the new logos etc.  It looked weird playing on turf with the old branding

What if they do a purplle field with gold endzones..

32 minutes ago, HOF2013 said:

can not say since it is a rumor - verified by more than one source..................Just remember I said they were looking at a Big Ten Transfer QB.............before there was an offer or commitment........  Rumor has it that there MAY have been a Massive Donation to Athletics.......... That's All Folks..

Say it with me.  Chobani Field House.

1 hour ago, Clickclack said:

I know it's a common assumption that once a kid is in portal he's gone but if he can re-recruit Thomas and or Marshall you have something here. 

I just hope the dude blocks a couple shots a game..Sultan of Swat? It writes itself.

1 hour ago, dslyank said:

According to tu article; there are 1600 in the portal as of this morning.Guessing a good %age of these will NOT be moving????????? THOUGHS/OPINIONS??

So that’s an average of.  5 players per team? 

Little and Margoupis also in the portal.  So who is left? Neely? 

I assume this is just an NIL play and that most of these guys will be back...

Thought this was an interesting perspective from a very good account. 

13 hours ago, Dane96 said:

It doesn’t belong in this thread and there is absolutely no nexus between the politics of the county and NIIL.  Zero.  

Exactly.  My feathers are ruffled because other than NYS funding I don’t want any politics here.  I want facts and opinion about the Danes. Not opinion about anything else Thank you. 

1 hour ago, Michigan_Dane said:

The country has gone to $iena in three years.  Throw that onto the pile of crap we’re left with.

Stop.  Now.  Not appropriate.

12 hours ago, jimbo said:

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/03/02/nil-florida-high-schools-mike-bianchi-commentary/
 

didn’t know where to put this, but this is nuts. 

A 12 YEAR OLD in my area just signed an NIL deal.  Nuts.

On 2/7/2024 at 8:07 AM, statefan said:

My impression was that Coach Marr said that Landon had won the starting goalie job and was speaking about the season.  He said Landon was a Brett Queener type goalie.  Jack Van Valkenberg suffered 2 injuries in the fall and another this semester which required surgery and will be unavailable for at least 4 weeks.  Jack was the back-up goalie to Warren Hill on the Haudenosaunee Nationals in the 2023 World tournament.

Fun fact. Brett Queener is the lacrosse coach at my daughters school in Naples, Florida.  

Nesselt has done an amazing job, but I have a feeling Ambrose came to the program knowing he would get his HC shot.  Can we have co-head coaches?

This defense looks like an NBA all-star game.