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State of men’s basketball
jbags:
Strollo is not the problem....just about every other sport is doing fine...yes, mens basketball is a mess but Ron is not just the basketball AD....if someone would supply the $$ then Im quite sure that our program would have a new coach for the men...we are really stuck because this staff is recruiting for a new staff next year and that is never a good thing...we should start over now because more than half the team has left and a new coach could hit the ground running by recruiting to his liking ansd wouldnt be expected to win right away with so many new faces...we need a major overhaul now
Spiderlegs:
I've always contended there should be 1 or 2 faculty assigned to each team as mentors, maybe more in football. This sometimes provides a stabilizing influence. YSU has a few faculty formally involved in athletics, but at such a level so that they aren't really interacting with the players. Of course, the YSU faculty union would probably object to this loudly claiming that faculty are being asked to do more work, so maybe it's not worth the hassle.
IAA Fan:
Covelli was a problem when they built it and YSU is not the solution ...nor is the Covelli Center a solution for YSU. They ran out of donations and built Too Small. Why waste the time to drive the players/staff over there?
1. People feel safer on YSU campus.
2. Since the former Chevy Center is no larger; there is no way we can, or would, host anything larger than we already can at Beeghly.
3. Since GM dropped their association with the building, there is no longer any name recognition beyond Youngstown/Warren. I remember when the Ice Capades shot Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons and also returned Pete Cetera (of Chicago and solo fame) at "the beautiful Chevy Center" in Youngstown, Ohio ...for a national viewing audience. Now I realize that keeping the facility open is more important than the name on it, but it just lost it's flare. YSU has a more broad name recognition. When you guys talk about bigger schools playing off campus, you are also talking about facilities hosting major entertainment acts that people drive very long distances to see ...so the facility name means much more.
IAA Fan:
--- Quote from: Spiderlegs on March 31, 2015, 04:44:33 PM ---I've always contended there should be 1 or 2 faculty assigned to each team as mentors, maybe more in football. This sometimes provides a stabilizing influence. YSU has a few faculty formally involved in athletics, but at such a level so that they aren't really interacting with the players. Of course, the YSU faculty union would probably object to this loudly claiming that faculty are being asked to do more work, so maybe it's not worth the hassle.
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Good point and there is. It is actually required by the NCAA. Only I believe not assigned to a given sport, outside of the people responsible for tutoring. These professors are actual members of the Athletic Committee. My father was YSU faculty and part of that for many years.
guinpen:
--- Quote from: Spiderlegs on March 31, 2015, 01:23:16 PM ---We don't know what really happened. If these guys are quitting because they don't like Slocum, then yes, Slocum is the problem and Strollo needs to step in. There may also be something going on behind the scenes that we don't know about (academics, curfew violations, illegal substance abuse)--YSU athletics is very good about maintaining confidentiality on such things.
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Well said
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