Picking up the thread
From the last blog and comments. All of you made excellent choices. At least one of you (or more) may have been to as many games as I have!
Anyway...I would pick..as the major turning point in the program..................(drum roll please)...........
The 64-60 win over FDU back in 87-88, Szoke's first year. Why? Until then MU had been marginally competitive in D1 and struggling to beat teams in the NEC. FDU and Marist might have as well have been in the Big East compared to MU. And MU was struggling at the time that first year under Szoke. Had just been blown out at LIU
and another long season loomed.
But.. when MU won that game..I gave Carol Szoke a big hug (I wasn't going to hug Wayne) and said, ""All right. It's going to happen for Monmouth! The program is on its way."
That win was really the beginning of success for MU in D1 when it showed it could be a factor in the NEC.
I remember thinking to myself (Chris Monasch was then the commissioner)..:"When he hears this score on radio he might just drive off the road!"
Certainly there have been other bigger and more spectacular games..all key to the rise of the Hawks in D1..but this victory got the ball rolling in my opinion.
e-mail tonygsports@aol.com
Anyway...I would pick..as the major turning point in the program..................(drum roll please)...........
The 64-60 win over FDU back in 87-88, Szoke's first year. Why? Until then MU had been marginally competitive in D1 and struggling to beat teams in the NEC. FDU and Marist might have as well have been in the Big East compared to MU. And MU was struggling at the time that first year under Szoke. Had just been blown out at LIU
and another long season loomed.
But.. when MU won that game..I gave Carol Szoke a big hug (I wasn't going to hug Wayne) and said, ""All right. It's going to happen for Monmouth! The program is on its way."
That win was really the beginning of success for MU in D1 when it showed it could be a factor in the NEC.
I remember thinking to myself (Chris Monasch was then the commissioner)..:"When he hears this score on radio he might just drive off the road!"
Certainly there have been other bigger and more spectacular games..all key to the rise of the Hawks in D1..but this victory got the ball rolling in my opinion.
e-mail tonygsports@aol.com
posted by Tony Graham at 10:17 AM
3 Comments:
Tony,
Are you attending any of the men's bball practices this week? Do you know when they are being held over the weekend? I might like to head over and get a glimpse of these freshmen you have been raving about.
I can't make it to practice probably until next week. Meanwhile I will check with Dave this evening on the upcoming practice schedule.
Ok..here you are. MU will practice Friday at Boylan Gym. WILL NOT practice this Sat or Sunday. Then next week..Monday through Friday 3 pm at Boylan Gym followed by a Blue-White scrimmmage with refs 8am next Saturday.
With the exception of Simpson all players are participating and Simpson is ""easing back" into action per Calloway.
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