Jackson, Mississippi. Meeting in the middle I guess.No-look said:
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Kenpom is out. SFA at 300. Freaking 300.
What was the result of the scrimmage?
TallTexan said:
Kenpom is out. SFA at 300. Freaking 300.
It's expected. Last season we were just disappointing. We were straight garbage. Our recent history means nothing to anyone at this point. We just have to climb back up to where we once were.
With so many new players, nobody really knows what we have. Preseason rankings are largely meaningless.
Any word from the secret, not so secret, scrimmage?
Any word from the secret, not so secret, scrimmage?
TallTexan said:
Kenpom is out. SFA at 300. Freaking 300.
Pomeroy doesn't know what he doesn't know.
Yeah, can't really be mad about 300 after last year and all these new players. Hopefully the player can use it as Motivation
That's a good question. All I ask is that we were competitive and no injuries.wahlwesle said:
What was the result of the scrimmage?
Other SLC.... (Laughable!)
Prison Tech 160
UCA 259
UNO 265
Lamar 281
HBU 282
AMCC 284
Nicholls 294
ACU 297
SELA 319
McNeese 322
UIW 346
NSU 347
Others of interest...
Duke 4
Rutgers 63
Alabama 70
ULM 222
Arkansas State 270
Drexel 237
Niagra 327
Prison Tech 160
UCA 259
UNO 265
Lamar 281
HBU 282
AMCC 284
Nicholls 294
ACU 297
SELA 319
McNeese 322
UIW 346
NSU 347
Others of interest...
Duke 4
Rutgers 63
Alabama 70
ULM 222
Arkansas State 270
Drexel 237
Niagra 327
SFAJack_76 said:
Any word from the secret, not so secret, scrimmage?
Word is that the Jacks didn't play well (with 9 new guys) but still won by 7. Lots of things that need to be corrected.
For what it's worth (not much), Troy is rated 277 on Kenpom. Rice scrimmage on Saturday.
Rutgers is the joke of that rating. They have been trash for years. Why rank them high?
Looks like we just jumped 23 points in the KP.
Troy is where former UTA head coach, and TCU assistant, Scott Cross landed this year. They are picked to be about middle of the Sun Belt conference. Relying on some high level Juco transfers. Probably was solid competition.SFA Jack Fanatic said:SFAJack_76 said:
Any word from the secret, not so secret, scrimmage?
Word is that the Jacks didn't play well (with 9 new guys) but still won by 7. Lots of things that need to be corrected.
For what it's worth (not much), Troy is rated 277 on Kenpom. Rice scrimmage on Saturday.
Beating Duke is really gonna help our ranking.
Just what I thought.TallTexan said:
Beating Duke is really gonna help our ranking.
TallTexan said:
Beating Duke is really gonna help our ranking.
Only temporarily. We'll drop back down to about 25 on strength of schedule (or lack thereof) once conference play begins.
I can add that there were no injuries in the super secret scrimmage with Troy.SFA Jack Fanatic said:SFAJack_76 said:
Any word from the secret, not so secret, scrimmage?
Word is that the Jacks didn't play well (with 9 new guys) but still won by 7. Lots of things that need to be corrected.
For what it's worth (not much), Troy is rated 277 on Kenpom. Rice scrimmage on Saturday.
Unrelated to the scrimmage, Bain has not been practicing due to a knee issue. He returned to light work today. Think he will be okay.
No injuries is the best news from the scrimmage....
We attended the annual meet the Jacks and Ladyjacks Rotary Club sponsored catfish dinner last night. Record crowd of 444 people. $15 per person. Dr. Gordon was there taking tickets. The funds go toward paying for summer school for the student athletes. Summer classes are not covered by the scholarship.
Last year, there were knee braces, arm slings, boots, and crutches. None of that this year for either team. Bain seemed to be moving fine. (He has a full beard. Doesn't matter, just an observation.) Relative to Bain, Keller thanked those that contributed to the fund for his family in the Bahamas, and asked for those that have not contributed to consider helping.
All fifteen Jacks were there. Thirteen scholarship kids and two walk-ons. Comeaux carries himself like a senior leader. We sat near Hart and Ware. Both were reserved and polite. Ware said he chose SFA because it felt like home. Small town. He likes to get out, fish, etc. Mason was not there. Keller said he is doing well, but needs to get rest when he can. There were wallet size schedules on the tables. Both studied them like they had not seen or payed attention to the schedule. "Oh, our first four games are at home, then Rutgers."
Ten of the thirteen Ladyjacks were there. Bri and Riley each had a class. One of the freshmen was out due to a death in the family. We sat near Mariia Semenichenko and Aaliyah Johnson. Both are well spoken, polite, bright young women. Mariia is every bit of the posted 6'4". Imani Johnson is teaching in Nacogdoches, so all three Johnson sisters are still around. Their parents moved to Houston a year or so ago, to be nearer their girls. They have a super secret scrimmage at La Tech this Saturday. Kellogg commented that they have good players working on playing together.
Last year, there were knee braces, arm slings, boots, and crutches. None of that this year for either team. Bain seemed to be moving fine. (He has a full beard. Doesn't matter, just an observation.) Relative to Bain, Keller thanked those that contributed to the fund for his family in the Bahamas, and asked for those that have not contributed to consider helping.
All fifteen Jacks were there. Thirteen scholarship kids and two walk-ons. Comeaux carries himself like a senior leader. We sat near Hart and Ware. Both were reserved and polite. Ware said he chose SFA because it felt like home. Small town. He likes to get out, fish, etc. Mason was not there. Keller said he is doing well, but needs to get rest when he can. There were wallet size schedules on the tables. Both studied them like they had not seen or payed attention to the schedule. "Oh, our first four games are at home, then Rutgers."
Ten of the thirteen Ladyjacks were there. Bri and Riley each had a class. One of the freshmen was out due to a death in the family. We sat near Mariia Semenichenko and Aaliyah Johnson. Both are well spoken, polite, bright young women. Mariia is every bit of the posted 6'4". Imani Johnson is teaching in Nacogdoches, so all three Johnson sisters are still around. Their parents moved to Houston a year or so ago, to be nearer their girls. They have a super secret scrimmage at La Tech this Saturday. Kellogg commented that they have good players working on playing together.
The current roster shows sixteen players. I think thirteen scholarship and three walk-ons. I'm not sure what the rules are. I recall you can have as many walk-ons as you want, but you can only suit up fifteen players at a time. I'm not sure about this though.SFAJack_76 said:
All fifteen Jacks were there. Thirteen scholarship kids and two walk-ons.
Scholarship Players
Sama'zha Hart
Kevon Harris
Roti Ware
Cameron Johnson
David Kachelries
John Comeaux
Oddyst Walker
Charlie Daniels
Calvin Solomon
Gavin Kensmil
Kharee McDaniel
Nathan Bain
Demiere Brown
Walk-ons
Landon Badgley
Tyler Zivney
Gabe Matturro
Correct. I think one of the scholarship guys was not there. Don't recall who. Maybe Solomon.
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Thanks for the notes 76. Love having some of you guys close to Nac to provide some insight for us elsewhere.
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Yeah to each his own, I enjoyed it last year but it definitely needs continual work. Too much quite/dead time the past few years. I'm just ready to see some hoops, which was hoping was going to be this Friday.
I don't know why we aren't getting some sort of local/Texas based artist to perform at the event. If they are going to continue to have 'Jack Madness, and I think they should, they need to try to grow it.
I don't know why we aren't getting some sort of local/Texas based artist to perform at the event. If they are going to continue to have 'Jack Madness, and I think they should, they need to try to grow it.
Just a note on the early season schedule: Niagara and Drexel will both play Rutgers, then play SFA, then SFA travels to Rutgers. We should have a very good idea how we stack up against the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers lost their leading scorer who also happened to be their best rebounder. They also lost a key bench piece. I think, based on what I've seen so far on the Spain trip and the Troy scrimmage, we have a good chance of stealing a road win against a Big Ten opponent.
You saw the Troy scrimmage?RichieVan said:
Just a note on the early season schedule: Niagara and Drexel will both play Rutgers, then play SFA, then SFA travels to Rutgers. We should have a very good idea how we stack up against the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers lost their leading scorer who also happened to be their best rebounder. They also lost a key bench piece. I think, based on what I've seen so far on the Spain trip and the Troy scrimmage, we have a good chance of stealing a road win against a Big Ten opponent.
We might drive over for Jack Madness if the Paul Cauthen concert in Tyler gets rained out.
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Patrick Beilein just stepped down at Niagara. Doesn't appear to be know why yet.
His statement just said he was leaving for personal reasons.
No, I didn't, but saw a post that said we struggled some and still won by 7
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