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ItalianPenguin:

--- Quote from: Dmorton on March 01, 2011, 09:58:18 PM ---This is another game that could have been won!  Get some damn big guys so we don't keep getting hammered and the boards.  Eargle can't do it all himself.  What does Slocum against reccruiting 6-9, 6-10 inside players?

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What on God's green earth makes you think he doesn't want good 6-9, 6-10 kids? They aren't falling over each other to come to YSU. How many have we had over the last, say, 20 years?

YSUGO:

--- Quote from: ItalianPenguin on March 01, 2011, 10:02:20 PM ---
--- Quote from: Dmorton on March 01, 2011, 09:58:18 PM ---This is another game that could have been won!  Get some damn big guys so we don't keep getting hammered and the boards.  Eargle can't do it all himself.  What does Slocum against reccruiting 6-9, 6-10 inside players?

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What on God's green earth makes you think he doesn't want good 6-9, 6-10 kids? They aren't falling over each other to come to YSU. How many have we had over the last, say, 20 years?

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I respect your opinion...but how does a school like Valpo get kids like that...

ItalianPenguin:
Valpo's a basketball school---YSU is a football school. If you're a solid mid-major player and you have your choice of those two schools, where are you going? On the recruiting visit, they'll show you the Drew kid making the 27 footer to win an NCAA game against Ole Miss. We can show you Jeff Covington making layups in 1976. Your move.

IAA Fan:
I agree IP. I thought Slocum did a good job of substitutions early, that kept the pace up. Also we made a couple of bad shots early, that went in. That confused them. Valpo was afraid to go inside against us in the first 10-minutes. They kept passing the ball back outside and did not make the shots. Then in the second half they just stopped and shot ...they went in.

Wick250:
Scalzo had a column in the Vindicator today in which he was honest and pulled no punches.  He reported that Slocum would be back for his option year, but he also suggested that Slocum was not the long-term solution.  Scalzo pointed out his lack of enthusiasm with fans and media and the customary high turnover rate during his tenure.

Scalzo also bluntly made two points that our bland media usually ignore.  First, this is "a poor recruiting area."  I still bump into people that believe that we should be recruiting the junk that comes out of our local high schools.  Second, he cited our "weak tradition."  Those of us that followed the Dom teams from South High fieldhouse to the two near Ohio Valley conference tournament misses (by Rice but with Dom's players) might be offended by that statement.  But it is true.  That success was ancient history.  Face it.  We have stunk for about 25 years!

Finally, Scalzo noted the lack of concern for this constant losing by the general public.  This is the most dangerous problem.  Most casual fans are beyond caring.  Most of our football fans don't even follow the basketball team, forget about attending games.  And Scalzo implies: how do you increase the financial commitment when nobody seems to care?  As distasteful as his comments are to the true fans on this site, they are right on the mark.

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