Friday night game?

[shocks771]

Maybe the real question is why the best Baylor team in the last 40 years couldn't get past the 2nd round of the NCAA's.

Marty, you are giving Baylor way too much credit. They got beat in the 1st round last year so the real question is why the best Baylor team in the last 40 years couldn't get past the 1st round of the NCAA's.

[martymoose]

Maybe the real question is why the best Baylor team in the last 40 years couldn't get past the 2nd round of the NCAA's.

Marty, you are giving Baylor way too much credit. They got beat in the 1st round last year so the real question is why the best Baylor team in the last 40 years couldn't get past the 1st round of the NCAA's.

Oooops, guess I confused them with KSU!

[vancedave56]

Baylor gets Waco guys to come to their school. WSU does not.

Name the last WSU basketball team to sign a decent city league player? HA Tony Jones from North? HA Probably Darren Williams--

Like I have said over 50 times on this board, WSU will not completely turn around their program until they keep their players at home.
Discuss

Tony Jones???

[WSUwatcher]

I'll take a shot - where's the Waco recruits?

2008-09 Baylor Bears - Men's Basketball
NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
0 Curtis Jerrells G 6-1 208 Senior Austin, TX
1 Kendall Wright G 6-0 180 Freshman Pittsburg, TX
2 Duran Diaz G-F 6-3 190 Sophomore Kennedale, TX
3 Fred Ellis F 6-6 205 Freshman Sacramento, CA
4 Quincy Acy F 6-7 205 Freshman Mesquite, TX
5 Henry Dugat G 6-0 173 Senior Dayton, TX
11 Delbert Simpson F 6-8 216 Senior Tyler, TX
15 Mamadou Diene C 7-1 250 Senior Yeumbeul, Senegal
23 Kevin Rogers F 6-9 244 Senior Dallas, TX
24 LaceDarius Dunn G 6-4 196 Sophomore Monroe, LA
41 Anthony Jones F 6-10 186 Freshman Houston, TX
45 Tweety Carter G 5-11 180 Junior Reserve, LA
50 Josh Lomers C 7-0 276 Junior Boerne, TX
51 Ekpe Udoh F-C 6-10 240 Junior Edmond, OK

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/roster?teamId=239

Maybe the Waco guys were among those Dave Bliss used to hire (or have to bail out)?

What's even more amusing is that Matt Braeuer's home town of Belton is closer to Waco than are any of the cities listed on the Baylor roster above. Of course, maybe that means the Shocks need to recruit more in Wichita and less within 50 miles of Waco. But Turgeon did have some success with his Texas guys; and his predecessor, who landed a fairly noteworthy Wichita player in Maurice Evans, lasted only a little longer here than Mo did. So I'll trust Marshall and his staff to handle City League recruiting with the appropriate degree of attention.

[Shocker85]

Crickets chirping . . . ???

[pinstripers]

I hate friday night games. I'll bet Coach Marshall doesn't like them much, either.

[ShockerFever]

Lawboy got owned pretty good in this thread. He needs to learn to do some research before he goes out, trying to be funny and smart, and starting a moronic thread like the one here..

Yes Lawboy, the WSU program is gonna drop off the face of the earth... and the whole reason for it is the scheduling of one Friday night home game a year.

Your Baylor CC education is doing wonders..

[ShockerPrez]

Gardner Webb is not the kind of program that you dictate your terms to. If they say we're playing on Monday at 8 AM, you better pack the roundhouse in your jammies. That's the kind of program Gardner Webb is. When Gardner Webb speaks, people listen.

[Aargh]

G-W is playing KSU Sunday (? I think). I'm going to make a wild guess here. G-W offered a game to WSU at less than the normal guarantee payout if they could make one trip to Kansas, reduce their travel costs, and have a rest day in between games.

Guarantee games are getting more expensive. Getting a one-and-done is pricey. If a WSU was shopping for bargains and trying to save some money for the Athletic Department, then the team coming in can dictate some terms.

[Ricky Del Rio]

Baylor gets Waco guys to come to their school. WSU does not.

Name the last WSU basketball team to sign a decent city league player? HA Tony Jones from North? HA Probably Darren Williams--

Like I have said over 50 times on this board, WSU will not completely turn around their program until they keep their players at home.
Discuss

Mindless.

[lawmaker]

In case you missed it, Baylor was not the point of this thread. Keep ignoring the truth--WSU will never turn it around until they keep the Wichita boyz at home.

If you want to turn it into a Baylor thread, I am fine with that. Please do not start talking NCAA tourney stuff though---Baylor has been to the tourney exactly the same amount of times as WSU has in in the last 15 years.

My point is not to rip WSU--I root for them, but please use common sense when posting. The last time WSU was great was when they kept City League talent at home.

Eck gets more commits out of the city league than WSU.

[ShockerFever]

In case you missed it, Baylor was not the point of this thread. Keep ignoring the truth--WSU will never turn it around until they keep the Wichita boyz at home.

How many City League kids were on the roster during the 'turnaround' from 2003-2006?

If you want to turn it into a Baylor thread, I am fine with that. Please do not start talking NCAA tourney stuff though---Baylor has been to the tourney exactly the same amount of times as WSU has in in the last 15 years.

How many NCAA wins does Baylor have compared to WSU in that same stretch? Stick to Baylor women's hoops. Comparing WSU and Baylor is beyond ludicrous.

My point is not to rip WSU--I root for them, but please use common sense when posting. The last time WSU was great was when they kept City League talent at home.

Is 2006 not considered 'great'? Does 'great' only mean winning the National Championship? Please use common sense when posting.

Eck gets more commits out of the city league than WSU.

And that's why Eck is a junior college coach and nothing more.

You're a trolling idiot. You bring zero to the table. Now go back to your hole in the ground and wait for Baylor to win an actual tourney game.

You got absolutely demoralized with this thread.

[ShockRef]

Lawman,
I'm usually with you on a number of topics, but you titled this thread focused on WSU playing a Friday night game. You may be trying to turn this into a recruiting issue, but you started it. Stick to the topic.
Scheduling is not a fun job for GM or the Athletic Dept on the whole. Sometimes you have to work a game in when your counterpart can oblige, especially when they are the one and done variety. That's what happened with G-W.
End of story. 8)

[lawmaker]

Shock fever--Relax--You are still probably wearing your Battle of New Orleans T-shirt--2003-2006 were decent years with one exciting year--they went to the sweet 16. Did they build on that? No--The coach left for the Big 12--I do not blame him. Turg got the town excited.

Shock Ref--I understand your post, but my Friday night game thread was tilted towards recruiting.
Agree with you on the scheduling part--GM cannot help it, but file it away.

[ShockerFever]

Shock fever--Relax--You are still probably wearing your Battle of New Orleans T-shirt--2003-2006 were decent years with one exciting year--they went to the sweet 16. Did they build on that? No--The coach left for the Big 12--I do not blame him. Turg got the town excited.

Shock Ref--I understand your post, but my Friday night game thread was tilted towards recruiting.
Agree with you on the scheduling part--GM cannot help it, but file it away.

I wasn't alive during the "Battle of New Orleans". Not sure what that has to do with anything, other than the fact you can't put together a single, coherent thought.

lol.. you act like a Sweet 16 is nothing special. Of course you wouldn't know anything about the Sweet 16 being a Baylor fan and all.

I think they've built off it pretty well. They got into the Top 10 in the country (Has Baylor even been ranked in the Top 20 ever?) What do you think is gonna happen during a coaching change? You think things are gonna be hunky-dory?

Your knowledge in WSU and athletics in general has a lot left to be desired. You should consider hiring help with all the $$$ you bring in.