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Caitlin Clark: 3617 pts./128 games = 28.25 pts. per game (and that's with a 3 point line) Pete Maravich: 3667 pts./83 games = 44.18 pts. per game 'Nuff said!
Clark will never break Pearl Moore's record of career points scored without using an extra year to do it (plus a 3-pt line that did not exist prior to 1987). Let's not take anything away from Clark, who is an amazing shooter, but there are women who paved the way for the game long before Clark came around and they are not getting the attention they deserve.
... and he regularly bombed away from afar and made a fair share of those shots.
Are you telling me that with all the information provided in the article and video you cannot figure that out on your own?
Don't forget the mighty Peacocks of St. Peter's University.
One horns down sign and the entire team and administration will show how soft they really are.
Our batters were pretty patient, but not 16 weeks worth. That would have taken them into June 2024.
As a Marylander, I used to love watching Driesell coach up those Terps. Some of the great players in the 80's were: Buck Williams Albert King Len Bias Adrian Branch Keith Gatlin
OK...how did they arrive at $512,000 for the bond? Was $500,000 just not quite enough?
Pearl Moore is the scoring leader under the old AIAW (Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) with 4,061 points and that's before the 3-point line was introduced. Caitlin could break that record and Pete Maravich's record if she stays for one more year.
It's nothing compared to Cam McCormick, tight end for Miami. He has petitioned for a 9th year of eligibility and will be 26 in April.
Huh? He’s 24. He did not play at all as a true freshman for USC in 2019. He played a Co vid shortened year as a redshirt freshman in 2020, did not play at all in 2021, played as a redshirt junior for the Vols in 2022, and a redshirt senior in 2023. 2024 would only be his 4th year of eligibility, but he could play in 2025 due to Co vid if he wants.
So you think Tennessee slept on the Gamecocks after they knocked off Kentucky and had the best overall record of any team in the SEC? Wow!! It could be they just got their arses handed to them on their home court. Tennessee will get a shot at revenge on March 6th at Colonial Life.
Hah! Congratulations on killing all the injuns who were there first. That will teach those savages to come to a long gun fight with tomahawks.
Dalton Knecht is a beast. He had 18 points with 3 minutes left in the game and was a one-man wrecking crew scoring the last 13 points and almost making an incredible come back. Tennessee needs more support.
Isn't that the response of every criminal defendant from the jump? Not saying there is teeth to the NCAA investigation, but why target Tennessee if every school is doing it? Guess we'll see at some point. These investigations take forever.
There are many old school folks on this site that cry and whine about the women's game and try and equate them to the men's game. They say they would rather watch paint dry then tune in to a women's game. It is a ridiculous argument as men are physically superior in muscle mass and thus athleticism. However, the women's game today is much different from days of yore and there are a lot of skilled players who can shoot, score, cross-over dribble, take step-back threes, rebound, and block. Caitlyn Clark is about to become the NCAA points leader in both men's and women's DI history. That is something if she bypasses a Pete Maravich record that has stood for over half a century. This year's freshman sensations include Juju Watkins at USC, Hannah Hidalgo at Notre Dame, and our own Milaysia Fulwiley, who doesn't get the minutes, but puts up eye-popping plays when she gets on the court. Last year's NCAA Women's Final Four set records for ESPN viewership across its network of stations. The recent SC vs. LSU matchup did not disappoint and more watched that game than the Celtics/Heat matchup, the teams that fought out the Eastern Conference NBA title last year. You don't have to like the game or watch it, but you cannot deny that the women's game has grown immensely in the past decade. Those that embrace it are realizing it can be a profitable venture. SC brings 13,000 fans on average into Colonial Life Arena. Upper tier seats are now $55 per game. Lower tier seats are about $70. Courtside will cost you $400. You do the math.
I think there was a dedicated plan to attack Angel Reese all night and it proved to be a winning strategy. She is a heck of a player and got her points and blocks in the game, but LSU lacks depth and it will hurt come tourney time.
Well...the men's team just took down Kentucky and is tied for the best overall record in conference...so there is that, but these statements do not contradict anything I have said. Why should ANY women's team eclipse a men's team in attendance if the game is so awful to watch. South Carolina was, at one time, just like all the other women's teams...in the gutter. It takes someone willing to propel the program before it can make noise. It looks like Yolett McPhee-McCuin wants to get there. Ole Miss fans should embrace that.
Ha! Tell that to Ashlyn Watkins. South Carolina's women's basketball average attendance outpaces most of the men's teams in conference. Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee are the only men's teams that average higher attendance numbers. Texas A&M can't even get 10,000 people to come to their games and Alabama can't get 11,000 people. Sad. The Women's National Championship viewership grew by 64% in just one year. You can gripe and moan all you want, but networks are realizing that women's basketball is growing tremendously as evidenced by College Game Day visiting the SC vs. LSU game last night.
According to his daughter's post on Twitter, Cal went to kiss his dog, McGruff, and the dog wasn't having it and bit him. Maybe Cal needs to get more physical!!
Absolutely, but you don't have to look back far to see the loss at Georgia and the 2nd half meltdown against Alabama to know that one big win doesn't make the season. Still on the teetering edge of making the NCAA Tournament. My hope is that this win will springboard the team to a winning conference record. Leaps and bounds from last year's team.
It's a nice win over a team that has big problems on defense, which were exposed in the game. South Carolina has a long way to go though. It starts with securing in-state talent and expands to recruiting regional talent before they can make more noise. Lamont Paris has done more with less with his current roster, mostly transfers: BJ Mack--Wofford Stephen Clark--Citadel Meechie Johnson--Ohio State Myles Stute--Vanderbilt Ta'Lon Cooper--Minnesota
Jeez . . . you'd think that players talking smack was a new concept. Players on both teams do it. Congrats on taking out the worst team from last year and the team predicted to be worst this year. Thump your chests and feel like you accomplished something . . . then realize Alabama has lost to every ranked team it has played and . . . well . . . Tennessee and Auburn are on the horizon.
The program has nothing to do with scheduling conference games. The Southeastern Conference is to blame there. East teams played all East teams plus one Western Conference permanent rival plus one other Western Conference team. Same is true for the West. With Texas and Oklahoma members now, it will be interesting to see how often teams play one another. We play Alabama in Tuscaloosa next year. Maybe we'll have a chance with a new coach, but I'm not holding my breath.
I was just a lowly Buck Sergeant in the Air Force, but that was over 30 years ago. Officer ranks were pretty automatic up to captain and your timeline is correct. I think captain is pretty automatic after 4 years unless you are deficient in some way. Major would take another 6-8 years in rank generally.
Yes, a Naval Academy graduate and former Captain in the USMC. That is a pretty automatic promotion after 6 or 8 years. The problem, however, is here is his social media quote from LinkedIn before it was scrubbed: "I focus on using my experience to employ Marine Corps philosophies and tactics into the sport of football regarding strategies in staffing, recruiting, scouting, intelligence, planning and more. I emphasize … identifying the opponent’s most likely course of action and most dangerous course of action; identifying and exploiting critical vulnerabilities and centers of gravity in the opponent scouting process…” If he did incorporate the Marine Corps philosophy, is he saying they are a bunch of cheaters or did he fall aimlessly down the wrong path? Inquiring minds wanna know.
....and that makes it less dumb why? Most people that have money don't give it away foolishly.
The Texas A&M administration has got to be about the dumbest ever. They will be bleeding money for awhile (I know they don't mind bleeding, but that is beside the point). Jimbo will be getting around $19.25 million toward the end of next week. He will get another $7 million in March. The remaining $50 million will be spread out over the next 7 years with no offsets if he takes a new job. The assistant coaches buyout is another $8 million. That doesn't even cover the new coaching costs--Buyout of contract from current school + Year 1 salary + assistant salary pool is estimated to be another $20+ million in additional funds. I hope they learned a valuable lesson.
The SEC does not seem to have a balanced team leading into the conference schedule. Teams like Alabama and Kentucky are lighting it up on offense but don't have very good defenses. Meanwhile teams like Tennessee and Mississippi State are killing it on the defensive end, but don't have a very good offense. The closest to a balanced team so far may be Auburn. This may be a pretty interesting season, but I don't foresee the SEC getting a large number of teams into the tournament this year.