spider23 said:

1) Mooney - Poor messaging and lack of urgency. This seems to be a carry over from the last win last season to secure the A10 co-regular season. Sideline demeanor seems lax compared to when he has a good team that he thinks should win. Last year he was prowling sideline and on the ref ALL game every game.
2) Portal misses, I was too dumb to look up the old portal threads, but we seemed to land shooters/offensive guys as opposed to all around players this time. We had that one guy tartgetted as Dji replacement, plus Matt Knowling who were were in the final group for, but NIL money won the day I guess - who knows. Beagle looks solid, but not real steady with the ball. But Neako and Glou look very one dimensional as forwards so far.
3) Defense - just looks poor so far, can't keep guys in front of us. Wide open shooters. Shutter to see what good comp does to us.
4) Offense - still holding out hope here - but guys have to do it in games. I mean we have not been playing a very high comp level, so hard to see how it picks up against A10 competition. Hoping the lights goes on and something clicks, but just not great so far.

Worst "portal era" Mooney fears coming to light so far - inability to adapt to talent and adapt.

thinking 80s fan and PQ are holding out payments the way guys are playing.

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Nice review. I have a little difference of opinion with your number 2 above. I think this might be the best group of transfers we ever got BUT it's hard to say cuz CMs offense can't get anyone open...which he has pretty consistently done over the years. Beagle is fine but still doesn't require double teaming. To be honest (fair or unfair) CM was hoping Walz would get some offense and use Beagle as a backup. But Walz is so useless out there it's painful because he seems like a heckava good kid. Mooney has played smaller men than Neskovich at that spot ...at Air Force at least. Please get someone in there so the offense can run, THEN we'll see how good the shooters are. I said before that Neskovich and Beagle need to share that job. But it's tough to keep Walz on the bench because CMs not wanting to hurt someone's ego...he seems more apt to hurt the team as a whole than a single player.

Gallipoli said:

The real death threats were against the President-elect of the United States. He survived two assassination attempts from domestic sources and a very real threat from the Iranians.

MTG for Education Secretary!!

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Tell that to the poll workers, the judges, the law clerks, and the prosecutors, who along with their families, had to endure harassment, nut cases showing up at their homes, and vile phone calls, emails and texts, as a direct result of the language Trump used against them. Trump had the secret service and FBI protecting him, these people had little, if any, protection. Keep on defending your cult leader and your hero Trump.

This is a new era for college basketball. Mooney has to realize that he's not going to have 2, 3, or 4 years to teach players his self described complicated system. He's got to simplify and dumb down everything so the turnstile players can latch on.

Anachnid said:

Even when the orange man is grifting he gives something in return, Bibles, tennis shores, digital cards. But UR athletics? They killed the social organization supporting athletics. Just did a quick check, Clemson still as iptay, UVA the Vsaf, tech the Hokie Club and all still give return benefits to donors. UR?

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Our benefit is unlimited emails begging for money.

urfan1 said:

Wood and 72, I was there also

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As was I.

Even when the orange man is grifting he gives something in return, Bibles, tennis shores, digital cards. But UR athletics? They killed the social organization supporting athletics. Just did a quick check, Clemson still as iptay, UVA the Vsaf, tech the Hokie Club and all still give return benefits to donors. UR?

Very generic and bland. I think maybe something like this would have gone out - maybe with a more personal touch, right before the football playoff game - can say something like your contributions to the Spider Fund and Collective have helped the football team achieve great success, but to continue - we need your support.

I guess Hardt was getting bored and needed to write something?

72Spider said:

Remember it well. I was in those stands as well.

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Wood and 72, I was there also

Wood Hall said:

He scored one TD right in front of our end-zone seats, hit the DB at about the 5-yard line and knocked him into the end zone. Some dude from UR fell out of the back of the grandstand that day and dropped about 15 feet but wasn't hurt at all. As I remember it I wasn't feeling much pain either than day; I had a friend from my hometown who went to W&M and we all went to a friend's frat house for the postgame.

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Remember it well. I was in those stands as well.

There may be a glimmer of hope over on the Reservation. But in trolling their message board... we see some depressing comments:

"Chance to make them share the CAA title. Chance to tie the series back up. Chance to end the season, and a few remarkable careers, on a high note. Chance to win the Capital Cup. Chance to put on tape for NFL scouts, and roster spots next season. A lot to play for this weekend." [it is sad to see what they have fallen to]

"This is our chance to bring some shine to the program after a remarkably disappointing season. Let’s kick UR’s butt as they fully walk out the CAA door, give our ‘25 recruits a shot in the arm, and send our departing [edit: I think he means their "dearly departed"] on their way on a high note."

"Jim Mora is screaming in my ear as I type. Maybe a win tomorrow also means that the season is not over."

"I agree that Richmond has had a bunch of tight wins against underwhelming teams (which is one reason that I am hopeful for the Tribe this weekend)."

"I also think that the fact that W&M was not one of the four unranked teams to move into the Top 25 tells us all that we need to know about how we will be treated by the committee (assuming we beat Richmond). Our only hope is that we win and New Hampshire loses and it wouldn't hurt if one or more of N. Arizona, UT Martin, and E. Kentucky also lose. Then the committee would be forced to take us."

"Even a win over Richmond won’t be enough to get William & Mary into the playoffs. A loss to Stony Brook puts the Tribe behind the Seawolves and the Seawolves may already be behind New Hampshire who beat it. That puts William & Mary behind two CAA bubble teams, and that’s not including Villanova. There might just not be enough spots for the Tribe to get in."

mojo-spider said:

did any of those basketball guys you invited wander over? our football team is a group of guys they could get behind!

Go Spiders!

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Bring it on! I am pumped for this game. It's all the marbles.

La Salle isn't having a good time in Daytona...just fell to UIC, 96–83.

Yes, walking distance to Torrey Pines and clothing-optional Black's Beach.

D2 guys are more fluid, don't need 2 years to adjust to the System.

JOC declined to use any of his column inches to push back on the narrative that this is hard.

High School Result: 161-2 Arroyo Valley over Bloomington. (104-1 at halftime)

We can do better. 40 & 50 point wins. Blah. Come on ladies!

UCSD is in La Jolla, not far from Torrey Pines if I recall.

SFspidur said:

Grambling beat College of Biblical Studies last season, 159–18.

The record for a game between two D-I teams appears to be a 140–32 win by Baylor over Winthrop in 2016.

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So rude! And to a Bible College. Blasphemous.

Spider-Law said:

Kentucy cruises and covers.

Current record: 5-4.

11/20: RU -19.5 over Merrimack

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Rutgers only won by 11.

Current record: 5-5.

11/22: Norfolk State +18.5 over GCU

The conviction in NY of Trump by Juan Merchan is about over. The Judge has ordered briefs on whether the whole thing should be completely dismissed. He completely adjourned the sentencing hearing scheduled for Nov. 26.

Long Time Spider Fan said:

The death threats against Bragg and the other prosecutors of Trump,...

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The real death threats were against the President-elect of the United States. He survived two assassination attempts from domestic sources and a very real threat from the Iranians.

MTG for Education Secretary!!

This is how I feel too:

"I'm a fan of the Spiders. When they win, I'm happy. As long as he's the coach, I want him to win as many games as possible. When he is no longer the coach, I'll do the same for the next guy."

I'm not the AD, and I'm not a huge donor, so I realize my opinion of Mooney has exactly 0 weight on his future here.

I'm glad we won the Maine game. This team has a lot to work on, but they showed some improvement in a few areas the other night.

urmite said:

I thought they lost to the Toreros. And could figure out why they were emphasizing the UC…

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Yeah, San Diego is a private school, not a UC. Toreros vs Tritons.

I spent a summer working at UCSD 25 years ago. There were D-III at the time, on the verge of moving up the ladder to D-II. They don't have football, but are a very solid academic school with over 30k undergrads.

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HUGE win for St. Joe's, pulling out a 78–77 win over Texas Tech after giving up a 15-point lead late in the first half and a 10-point halftime lead.

Of course, there was also the VCU loss while La Salle took one on the chin to UC San Diego in its first-year of postseason eligibility following their transition from D-II.

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I thought they lost to the Toreros. And couldn’t figure out why they were emphasizing the UC…