[jlread]

Dang I missed the vote! Can I send in a absentee ballot to fire layer?? Btw maybe we should adjust the pay scale of our base salaries and offer more bonuses to win !! Seems to be a losing trend for most LU coaches in men's basketball .

[TIMSCAR20]

You better believe that even if he wanted to be the head man at Liberty, that Meyer would be looking at a seven figure salary

I would come out of the broadcast booth for that Beej.

Who are you kidding Scar? You'd come out of the booth for a dozen after drooling seeing this sign....



(I am looking forward to listening to you on the game tomorrow evening, my T-W sportstier package has it on the tube down here)

Yeah I love me some Krispy Kreme!!!

[JK37]

go for someone young (not JK37's age but close to it)

Whoa! There are plenty on this board the same age as me: SJ, FFG, b4life, TBGBG, etc. what did I do to get mentioned? Haha!

[BJWilliams]

Youre the only one of the posters on here who has D1 basketball coaching experience and is under the age of 40 so you were the only one who would fit my description

[ballcoach15]

It is very true that it doesn't matter where players come from if they can play. For whatever the reason, other BSC schools are getting good players from state of Virginia, and LU is not.

[BJWilliams]

Thats why I said we need someone who is (and assembles a staff that is as well) comfortable recruiting anywhere and everywhere, including Virginia.the 757 has been a regular bumper crop of good talent flor the D1 level

[ballcoach15]

Good point BJ on "the staff". When it comes to recruiting the Staff is very important. When I was a high school Assistant Coach, I met a lot of Assistant Coaches from colleges on the recruiting trail.

[ballcoach15]

I researched the rosters of all Big South teams. There are 24 players in the conference from Virginia. LU has only 1 of them, the Coach's son who's listed from Forest.

[bballfan84]

I dont get the obsession with recruiting in VA..what benefit does it really bring if a player is from Virginia rather than Texas

[ballcoach15]

There is no obession of getting a player from Virginia. But it makes one wonder, when good players end up at other BCS schools, rather than LU.

I fully agree that if a player can play, it makes no difference where he is from, be it Virginia, Texas, Montana or Vermont, or the utter most parts of the earth.

But I think LU needs to put more effort in recruiting the state.

[Purple Haize]

I dont get the obsession with recruiting in VA..what benefit does it really bring if a player is from Virginia rather than Texas

A player who has played in state or even in the area will have a better chance of getting more people interested in the program than a kid from Texas. Caveat being the kid from Texas is a top 5 recruit.
Let's look at someone like Marshall Wood as a hypothetical. If he were playing at LU there would be a bunch of people in the area who saw him play on high school who would come to see him play at LU The majority of which wouldn't go out of their way to go to an LU game at all. So it can be and is a nice benefit to get butts in seats.

[bballfan84]

yes but it doesnt always mean an upgrade in talent..the local area is not good in basketball..outisde of Norther VA, the 757 and the 804 there are very few who can play D1. A small precentage of those guys would barely be interested in Liberty.

[ballcoach15]

Good observation PurpleHaize.

Our attendance is worse than our won-lost record. I think the administration needs to take measures to get more fans in the Vines Center. Granted if we were winning and winning big, attendance would be better, but with LU's demographics and location, attendance should be good every game.

[Bigsouthking]

Style of play will put butts in the seat, either by creating Havoc, Choas, or playing Angry!

Ha HA -- stoled those from some other programs

[ballcoach15]

That is true. Playing a half court offense, hoping to be able to get ball inside to a big man, after draining shot clock , isn't gonna fill too many arenas.

When ball crosses mid court stripe, start looking for the shot. You cannot run a set play everytime in basketball like you can in football.

[Chippy]

That is true. Playing a half court offense, hoping to be able to get ball inside to a big man, after draining shot clock , isn't gonna fill too many arenas.

When ball crosses mid court stripe, start looking for the shot. You cannot run a set play everytime in basketball like you can in football.

I imagine we don't have the speed or athleticism to run and gun like most teams. We have to dictate our pace to be competitive which we are. Coach knows this that's why we are deliberate on offense is my guess. He's playing an offensive scheme that matches the talent he has at this moment. With Smith and Geilo returning and the crop of recruits coming in, the offensive strategy may change some IMHO.

[ballcoach15]

LU's biggest weakness is not enough guys who can get up and down the floor ...............and put ball in the basket.

[Liberty22]

Good observation PurpleHaize.

Our attendance is worse than our won-lost record. I think the administration needs to take measures to get more fans in the Vines Center. Granted if we were winning and winning big, attendance would be better, but with LU's demographics and location, attendance should be good every game.

I disagree. The attendance is decent especially when considering the product. The attendance at LU is up considerably from what it was even just 2-3 years ago. Obviously it is down right now because who wants to go watch a team lose to BSC schools who barely have enough money to pay the lights yet out recruits and outplays us.

[Purple Haize]

yes but it doesnt always mean an upgrade in talent..the local area is not good in basketball..outisde of Norther VA, the 757 and the 804 there are very few who can play D1. A small precentage of those guys would barely be interested in Liberty.

Your question was about the obsession about recruiting Virginia. Obviously if there is a superior player from Kansas you go for that. But there has been a handful of players within an hour radius that would have been interested in playing at LU if LU had been interested in them. They are now playing at other D1 institutions.

[Purple Haize]

Good observation PurpleHaize.

Our attendance is worse than our won-lost record. I think the administration needs to take measures to get more fans in the Vines Center. Granted if we were winning and winning big, attendance would be better, but with LU's demographics and location, attendance should be good every game.

I disagree. The attendance is decent especially when considering the product. The attendance at LU is up considerably from what it was even just 2-3 years ago. Obviously it is down right now because who wants to go watch a team lose to BSC schools who barely have enough money to pay the lights yet out recruits and outplays us.

That makes no sense. On one hand you say its up. Then you say its down. Then you say its decent considering the product on the floor

[flameshaw]

I dont get the obsession with recruiting in VA..what benefit does it really bring if a player is from Virginia rather than Texas

A player who has played in state or even in the area will have a better chance of getting more people interested in the program than a kid from Texas. Caveat being the kid from Texas is a top 5 recruit.
Let's look at someone like Marshall Wood as a hypothetical. If he were playing at LU there would be a bunch of people in the area who saw him play on high school who would come to see him play at LU The majority of which wouldn't go out of their way to go to an LU game at all. So it can be and is a nice benefit to get butts in seats.

Winning will put butts in the seats, regardless of where the players are from. Seems to me, I remember many, many years ago, when we had a couple of players from Nigeria, Wyoming and other far off lands, the Vines center was full, even on a weeknight and with less than half the resident students we have now. In fact LU used to be a basketball school. We are obviously far from it now. All we have to do is WIN, don't need a freak show at halftime to draw a crowd.
Doesn't baseball start on Friday?

[flameshaw]

I dont get the obsession with recruiting in VA..what benefit does it really bring if a player is from Virginia rather than Texas

We don't have to listen to Sly talk about Texas.

[Purple Haize]

I dont get the obsession with recruiting in VA..what benefit does it really bring if a player is from Virginia rather than Texas

A player who has played in state or even in the area will have a better chance of getting more people interested in the program than a kid from Texas. Caveat being the kid from Texas is a top 5 recruit.
Let's look at someone like Marshall Wood as a hypothetical. If he were playing at LU there would be a bunch of people in the area who saw him play on high school who would come to see him play at LU The majority of which wouldn't go out of their way to go to an LU game at all. So it can be and is a nice benefit to get butts in seats.

Winning will put butts in the seats, regardless of where the players are from. Seems to me, I remember many, many years ago, when we had a couple of players from Nigeria, Wyoming and other far off lands, the Vines center was full, even on a weeknight and with less than half the resident students we have now. In fact LU used to be a basketball school. We are obviously far from it now. All we have to do is WIN, don't need a freak show at halftime to draw a crowd.
Doesn't baseball start on Friday?

Oh I agree that winning covers over a host of ills. And no one is saying take a less talented local kid over a more talented kid from Ohio.
Plus, no one needs to hear from SLY if we find a kid who can play frm Texas!

[flameshaw]

LU's biggest weakness is not enough guys who can get up and down the floor ...............and put ball in the basket.

Yep. 100%

Baseball starts Friday.

[Purple Haize]

LU's biggest weakness is not enough guys who can get up and down the floor ...............and put ball in the basket.

Yep. 100%

Baseball starts Friday.

The nachos aren't any better at the baseball stadium.....