A long (but interesting) day
Well..today I went to MU fball practice.. then MU men's hoops pick up
games..finished the MU feature story and the local college notes for
Thursday..did the interviews for Saturday , and am about halfway through the
high school football story for Friday...whew!
Am not complaining.....just running on fumes for the moment....it sure beats
working 9-5 in an office is how I look at it!!
But anyway....from football.. Sean Dennis' suspension is over and he will
be punting and likely kicking off Saturday vs. St. Peter's. Andrew
Mandeville did a nice job with the punting while he was in there and is
probably Dennis' heir apparent at least.
Got the word from coach Callahan on the red-shirt rule. If you're in a game
at all you lose your red-shirt year.....unless you get injured and have played
in around 20 percent or less of your team's games before the halfway
point..then you can get a medical redshirt
So if Brian Callahan goes out
there for one play he cannot red-shirt..I would think it's in MU's best
interest to red-shirt much of this talented freshman class unless they are
going to significanfly contribute this season. Cella, Skorupka, and Wright
are some of the freshman who have played this season so they cannot red-shirt.
Hoops..to get right to the point.. when I saw Ricky Crews I thought I was at
a Mississippi State scrimmage. This lean 6-7, 6-8 kid can be special..no question. Runs like a deer, jumps through the ceiling..can whirl inside nicely to the hoop. Though he can block shots, needs work on defense and more overall polish, but he
could be something else if he works at it.
Youngblood...has jets for sneakers.. very quick..more point guard
instincts than I was led to believe. Strong for his size (about 6-0).
The two new big kids...Gaitley and Dobrinsky....have a ways to go..at least one
or both will probably be red-shirted... RS freshman Sean Barlow (6-9) should be able to help some this season...Barlow and Crews will probably be the two big men off the bench.
The kid from Israel..kid?.. he's 21.. Simpson is polished and
serious..appears to be a very good shot from deep as advertised.
Alex Nunner was also draining 3s.
Now I only watched for some 35-40 minutes but those are my initial impressions. I will try to get over there again next week.
To answer another question - MU men's hoops has three scholarships remaining for 2007-2008.
Back to this year..another demanding non-conference schedule may water down the record, but this could be a very good team.
games..finished the MU feature story and the local college notes for
Thursday..did the interviews for Saturday , and am about halfway through the
high school football story for Friday...whew!
Am not complaining.....just running on fumes for the moment....it sure beats
working 9-5 in an office is how I look at it!!
But anyway....from football.. Sean Dennis' suspension is over and he will
be punting and likely kicking off Saturday vs. St. Peter's. Andrew
Mandeville did a nice job with the punting while he was in there and is
probably Dennis' heir apparent at least.
Got the word from coach Callahan on the red-shirt rule. If you're in a game
at all you lose your red-shirt year.....unless you get injured and have played
in around 20 percent or less of your team's games before the halfway
point..then you can get a medical redshirt
So if Brian Callahan goes out
there for one play he cannot red-shirt..I would think it's in MU's best
interest to red-shirt much of this talented freshman class unless they are
going to significanfly contribute this season. Cella, Skorupka, and Wright
are some of the freshman who have played this season so they cannot red-shirt.
Hoops..to get right to the point.. when I saw Ricky Crews I thought I was at
a Mississippi State scrimmage. This lean 6-7, 6-8 kid can be special..no question. Runs like a deer, jumps through the ceiling..can whirl inside nicely to the hoop. Though he can block shots, needs work on defense and more overall polish, but he
could be something else if he works at it.
Youngblood...has jets for sneakers.. very quick..more point guard
instincts than I was led to believe. Strong for his size (about 6-0).
The two new big kids...Gaitley and Dobrinsky....have a ways to go..at least one
or both will probably be red-shirted... RS freshman Sean Barlow (6-9) should be able to help some this season...Barlow and Crews will probably be the two big men off the bench.
The kid from Israel..kid?.. he's 21.. Simpson is polished and
serious..appears to be a very good shot from deep as advertised.
Alex Nunner was also draining 3s.
Now I only watched for some 35-40 minutes but those are my initial impressions. I will try to get over there again next week.
To answer another question - MU men's hoops has three scholarships remaining for 2007-2008.
Back to this year..another demanding non-conference schedule may water down the record, but this could be a very good team.
posted by Tony Graham at 1:45 AM
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