I'm trying, guys. I'm really trying to keep myself from turning this space into non-stop White Sox talk, since I realize the vast majority of you don't give a shit. The boys from the South Side are not making it easy, however. Off to a 14-6 start (big come from behind win last night, btw), they are actually... kind of good? Shocking the hell out of me, they've turned a magical combination of lights-out pitching and defensive improvement into something that doesn't suck. Sure, they still can't hit for crap, and regression to the mean is going to rake the pitching staff over the coals, but I can't help but think at least some of this is not fleeting.
So, allow me a brief, self-satisfied 'WHOOP' as I note the hot start of My Sox. I promise it won't keep me from talking about... whatever it is that I normally talk about over the summer months.
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Today in the bag, I'm talking some recruiting news in both basketball and football, some random notes from the basketball program, and talking up the lacrosse team.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Tuesday Grab Bag: Transfers On My Mind
As @EricMetcalfe helpfully pointed out, today is the 6-year anniversary of Tad Boyle being announced as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes. What a day that turned out to be for this program! Basketball in Boulder has never been the same; the program that is almost unrecognizable from the program that was. In just over half a decade, Coach Boyle has brought us all to the point where we're disappointed by a first round exit in the NCAA Tournament. Yo, that's quite a transformation. Good hire, Mike Bohn. Good hire.
For those adventurous few interested, I've linked to my article from that day here. It is... not good. But it will at least give you a sense of the optimism and hope I felt at the time of the hire, while at the same time shedding a tear for the deserved Steve McClain (since banished to the veritable basketball wasteland that is UIC). Luckily for us Buffs, Alec Burks came back, and all questions of 'what if' have since been erased.
Anyways, happy anniversary, Coach Boyle!
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Today in the bag, I only got two topics, and both of them are about transfers. I'll start off with the Davis Webb 'thing,' before finishing with a basketball transfer roundup.
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Anyways, happy anniversary, Coach Boyle!
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Today in the bag, I only got two topics, and both of them are about transfers. I'll start off with the Davis Webb 'thing,' before finishing with a basketball transfer roundup.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Tuesday Grab Bag: Jay Wright Walks Away From Explosions Without Looking Back
Before I get to one of the craziest finishes in the history of college basketball, I want to give a shout-out to the football program for leveraging a huge recruiting weekend into a major commitment. 4-star Texas WR Jaylon Jackson pledged to Colorado and new recruiting guru Darrin Chiaverini on Saturday, looking to bring his lightning-fast pace to the Foot of the Flatrirons in 2017. The announcement is certainly something to get excited about, and a sign that things are trending up over at Folsom.
However, with bucket of cold water in hand, I take the stand with all football commitments that they are relatively meaningless outside of signing day. The culture of the sport and the way the calendar sets up makes early pledges oftentimes wishy-washy. Not that I have any reason to doubt Jackson's veracity, just that I've seen commits across the nation come and go far too often to not take these kinds of things with a grain of salt. The real truth is that what is news today can be gone tomorrow without something to back it up. Simply, the Buffs will need to finally get some meaningful wins on the field if they want to both earn Jackson's final signature and add more high profile signees in the class of 2017. Winning, as ever, is the magical cure to whatever ails you.
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Today in the bag, I'm talking the national title game, a new coach officially signing on with the basketball program, and mulling over the possibilities for the two open scholarships.
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However, with bucket of cold water in hand, I take the stand with all football commitments that they are relatively meaningless outside of signing day. The culture of the sport and the way the calendar sets up makes early pledges oftentimes wishy-washy. Not that I have any reason to doubt Jackson's veracity, just that I've seen commits across the nation come and go far too often to not take these kinds of things with a grain of salt. The real truth is that what is news today can be gone tomorrow without something to back it up. Simply, the Buffs will need to finally get some meaningful wins on the field if they want to both earn Jackson's final signature and add more high profile signees in the class of 2017. Winning, as ever, is the magical cure to whatever ails you.
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Today in the bag, I'm talking the national title game, a new coach officially signing on with the basketball program, and mulling over the possibilities for the two open scholarships.
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Monday, April 4, 2016
The Attrition Files: Tre'Shaun Fletcher and Kenan Guzonjic
The news spread like wildfire Wednesday night, breaking up an otherwise monotonous evening of #BuffsTwitter infighting: the transfer rumors were true, but it was two Buffs, not just one, who were leaving the program. As it became clear, both junior wing Tre'Shaun Fletcher and sophomore forward Kenan Guzonjic had decided to continue their playing careers elsewhere, shaking up the narrative I had laid out in last week's Tuesday Grab Bag. Colorado, rather than hitting the summer with a fully complimented roster of 13 scholarship players, would indeed be hitting the break with two open slots.
The surprise here isn't that there is a transfer scenario playing out in Boulder, or even the players involved. In fact, when I had a discussion with a good friend of the blog a few weeks back about the transfer rumors, the first two speculative names out of my mouth were Kenan and Tre'. What is a surprise, at least to me, is that it was multiple players pulling the trigger, making this the second consecutive offseason that it's transfers, plural, emanating from the program (Dustin Thomas and Jaron Hopkins left last spring). I guess, in retrospect, we all should've seen the writing on the wall. Coach Boyle himself alluded to the potential for multiple transfers in his post-season presser Tuesday afternoon, citing a plan for a second scholarship to open up. It is what it is, and I view these moves in a significantly different light than I did those from a year ago, but it still means the coaching staff will have to stay active on the recruiting trail this spring, probably in the hunt for at least one incoming transfer to even out class balance.
But, those are all matters for another day. What this article is about is remembering the contributions of Fletcher and Guzonjic to our beloved Colorado Buffaloes. After the jump, I'll give each the farewell treatment, focusing, as always, on the best aspect of their games, what they will best be remembered for, and their best single efforts in Black and Gold.
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The surprise here isn't that there is a transfer scenario playing out in Boulder, or even the players involved. In fact, when I had a discussion with a good friend of the blog a few weeks back about the transfer rumors, the first two speculative names out of my mouth were Kenan and Tre'. What is a surprise, at least to me, is that it was multiple players pulling the trigger, making this the second consecutive offseason that it's transfers, plural, emanating from the program (Dustin Thomas and Jaron Hopkins left last spring). I guess, in retrospect, we all should've seen the writing on the wall. Coach Boyle himself alluded to the potential for multiple transfers in his post-season presser Tuesday afternoon, citing a plan for a second scholarship to open up. It is what it is, and I view these moves in a significantly different light than I did those from a year ago, but it still means the coaching staff will have to stay active on the recruiting trail this spring, probably in the hunt for at least one incoming transfer to even out class balance.
But, those are all matters for another day. What this article is about is remembering the contributions of Fletcher and Guzonjic to our beloved Colorado Buffaloes. After the jump, I'll give each the farewell treatment, focusing, as always, on the best aspect of their games, what they will best be remembered for, and their best single efforts in Black and Gold.
Click below for the article...
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