[Cider Jim]

Coach Layer spoke in Convo on Wednesday, encouraging the students to come out to the game.

[Kolzilla41]

Can't wait to be at the game tonight. Hopefully the students show up in a big way and give the team an advantage.

[olldflame]

Glad to hear Layer spoke to the students. Sometimes I wonder though if it might be better to have one of the players do that. Maybe Jesse or JB.

[prototype]

I think it's better for the coaches to do the Convo promos. Might be more effective for the athlete, but it's intimidating and would hate for a player to worry about it, when he should be worried about the game.

This should be a big crowd!! VMI is close, first game after break is always better attended and VMI's style of play makes for a up and down action packed score fest!! This is the game where we can capture some of the student body...

[olldflame]

There are definately players you would not ask to do something like that because it would stress them out. I'm sure there are also some who would absolutely relish the opportunity and have a blast with it. Obviously, there are also some coaches who are better at it than others too. Layer doesn't strike me as being exactly a Bruce Pearle in that regard, but on the other hand he isn't Carey Green either. Hopefully he got the kids at least a little fired up.

[jcmanson]

My brother texted me after Layer’s speech and said it got him pumped.

[olldflame]

My brother texted me after Layer’s speech and said it got him pumped.

Great! I love Layer's interviews with Nick. He has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor. I've never heard him in "motivational mode", but I guess if the effort he gets out of his players is any indicator, he's pretty good.

[Cider Jim]

It would have been nice for Coach Layer to have a smiling Jesse next to him as a prop/visual aid.

[From the class of 09]

It would have been nice for Coach Layer to have a smiling Jesse next to him as a prop/visual aid.

Yeah as we've seen with BJ Jesse can be very.....persuasive

[LUconn]

My brother texted me after Layer’s speech and said it got him pumped.

Wait, you have a brother? At liberty college? And he gets pumped about basketball and doesn't post here?

[jcmanson]

My brother texted me after Layer’s speech and said it got him pumped.

Wait, you have a brother? At liberty college? And he gets pumped about basketball and doesn't post here?

Yes I have a brother. Yes he goes to LU. Yes he loves LU athletics. No he doesn’t post here.

[From the class of 09]

My brother texted me after Layer’s speech and said it got him pumped.

Wait, you have a brother? At liberty college? And he gets pumped about basketball and doesn't post here?

Yes I have a brother. Yes he goes to LU. Yes he loves LU athletics. No he doesn’t post here.

what the heck...spread the word

[LUnpretty11]

Yes I have a brother. Yes he goes to LU. Yes he loves LU athletics. No he doesn’t post here.

There should be a thumbs down smiley thing...

[BJWilliams]

It would have been nice for Coach Layer to have a smiling Jesse next to him as a prop/visual aid.

Yeah as we've seen with BJ Jesse can be very.....persuasive

d-----...

[Chris Lang]

Ahem ... pre-game blog:

http://www.mynewsadvance.com/index.php/ ... _pregame1/

[SumItUp]

Thanks Chris. The pre-game blog is appreciated. I'll miss the game tweets because I have to wait for the tape delay on MASN. However, I am thankful that I can watch the game tonight.

[LUconn]

No sweater vest tonight. Disappointing.


We're gonna have to try something different because what we're doing is not working at all. They getting tons of open looks.

[SuperJon]

They're playing harder than us right now. We haven't said that very much this year.

[4everfsu]

Game is on ESPN3, not sure if it was said earlier.

[SuperJon]

Sommy's looked good so far. This type of game is good for him because he can just run, jump, and be athletic. We may see more of him than Joel.

[SuperJon]

Also, the refs are letting this game be a physical one. They're not blowing their whistles.

[SuperJon]

They're playing harder than us right now. We haven't said that very much this year.

Of course I say something like this and then our guys kick it into gear and make me look like an idiot.

[Stevev]

VMI is turning the ball over frequently now. We need to take advantage of that right now and build this lead. VMI is known to be very streaky and can rack up the points in a hurry when they get hot.

[SuperJon]

Now that Kyle has graduated, Sparks has the worst tattoo in the league award to his own.

[Rooster Cogburn]

I was a little confused about the Evan bringing the ball up thing until I realized the point was to get the ball to Jesse in a position to drive. We are looking pretty good right now.