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RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - BobK - 05-12-2020
Who caught the schedule info ?
Sourh Carolina, Tennessee and Gonzaga
Gonzaga in a tournament
More ?
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - WBB fan - 05-12-2020
(05-12-2020, 07:13 PM)BobK Wrote: Who caught the schedule info ?I think tara also mentioned Texas, can't remember any others
Sourh Carolina, Tennessee and Gonzaga
Gonzaga in a tournament
More ?
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - 81alum - 05-13-2020
(05-12-2020, 08:18 PM)WBB fan Wrote:I am pretty certain she did mention Texas. Unfortunately, I don't think any sports schedules at the moment are worth the paper they aren't printed on.(05-12-2020, 07:13 PM)BobK Wrote: Who caught the schedule info ?I think tara also mentioned Texas, can't remember any others
Sourh Carolina, Tennessee and Gonzaga
Gonzaga in a tournament
More ?
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - 2006alum - 05-13-2020
Loved the opportunity to "join" the virtual banquet, and many eloquent statements from our seniors. Thanks to the AD for making this available for all of us.
Did I miss Anna's moment? I don't recall seeing her either be discussed by Tara nor give a speech, but I had to step away a few times during the show. And whatever Carrington's reasons were for grad-transferring, I did not get the sense it was because she had a falling out with the coaches. Her goodbyes were very heartfelt and generous and I really do wish her the best wherever she lands. (Though if it's Oregon, she better be prepared to LOSE!)
Finally, did anyone catch Tara telling Jenna Brown to "get better soon." Was she injured in the offseason? Does she have COVID-19? That was the only remark of that kind I heard so it made me wonder what was up. Hope it's nothing serious, regardless.
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - BobK - 05-13-2020
Anna was very present
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - 81alum - 05-13-2020
(05-13-2020, 06:52 AM)2006alum Wrote: Loved the opportunity to "join" the virtual banquet, and many eloquent statements from our seniors. Thanks to the AD for making this available for all of us.Yes, Anna was discussed. And I did wonder what the reference to Jenna was, as if she were injured. Other than the seniors, the other players did not really have talking roles. Tara made an emphatic point of calling Anna a "junior."
Did I miss Anna's moment? I don't recall seeing her either be discussed by Tara nor give a speech, but I had to step away a few times during the show. And whatever Carrington's reasons were for grad-transferring, I did not get the sense it was because she had a falling out with the coaches. Her goodbyes were very heartfelt and generous and I really do wish her the best wherever she lands. (Though if it's Oregon, she better be prepared to LOSE!)
Finally, did anyone catch Tara telling Jenna Brown to "get better soon." Was she injured in the offseason? Does she have COVID-19? That was the only remark of that kind I heard so it made me wonder what was up. Hope it's nothing serious, regardless.
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - Mudhead - 05-13-2020
Hats off to McCloy for pulling this off. It was fun and allowed a lot of people to participate ... and the alternative was nothing. Appreciate that criticisms were constructive ... the tone softens the “no good deed goes unpunished” reality facing any first time program.
I would like confirm two things I think I heard: First , Tara said that Ki called the play that got us to Overtime against Colorado .”Nashville” if I remember correctly and Second, Tara was very upfront and out in front in predicting great things for this team next year . I’m more used to coach speak that says “we have a chance to be good if we work hard but the schedule is tough and the conference is tougher”. I don’t remember Tara ever being this positive about a team this early.
Did I hear what a I thought I heard?
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - BobK - 05-13-2020
The format for the real or in person banquet is only the Srs and Tara talk
As opposed to the wvb where all the players talk for 5 minutes or so.
Thanks to all who put this on it was fun
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - crackpot - 05-13-2020
It was fun. Not as much fun as getting to chat with BobK in person, and eating good food (I ended up having Cheerios for dinner), but it was a nice occasion and as good a closure on the season as we can expect in this @#$! year.
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - BobK - 05-13-2020
Ah thank you crackpot. Yes miss visiting with friends and players
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - Jskass - 05-13-2020
(05-13-2020, 10:11 AM)crackpot Wrote: It was fun. Not as much fun as getting to chat with BobK in person, and eating good food (I ended up having Cheerios for dinner), but it was a nice occasion and as good a closure on the season as we can expect in this @#$! year.You must be contributing to the increase in cereal purchases during SIP. Also I read that pajama sales increased 143% in April...
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - CompSci87 - 05-13-2020
(05-13-2020, 11:51 AM)Jskass Wrote:Visions of people hoarding pajamas...(05-13-2020, 10:11 AM)crackpot Wrote: It was fun. Not as much fun as getting to chat with BobK in person, and eating good food (I ended up having Cheerios for dinner), but it was a nice occasion and as good a closure on the season as we can expect in this @#$! year.You must be contributing to the increase in cereal purchases during SIP. Also I read that pajama sales increased 143% in April...
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - crackpot - 05-13-2020
(05-13-2020, 11:51 AM)Jskass Wrote:(05-13-2020, 10:11 AM)crackpot Wrote: It was fun. Not as much fun as getting to chat with BobK in person, and eating good food (I ended up having Cheerios for dinner), but it was a nice occasion and as good a closure on the season as we can expect in this @#$! year.You must be contributing to the increase in cereal purchases during SIP. Also I read that pajama sales increased 143% in April...
LOL. I do admire people who can work in their pajamas. I have to be dressed as if I'm going to the office (though my office attire is jeans and a t-shirt, so...).
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - BostonCard - 05-13-2020
Sales of tops have outstripped sales of bottoms since shelter in place has been instituted and people have been working at home. This guy shows us why.
BC
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - 81alum - 05-13-2020
(05-13-2020, 08:00 AM)Mudhead Wrote: Hats off to McCloy for pulling this off. It was fun and allowed a lot of people to participate ... and the alternative was nothing. Appreciate that criticisms were constructive ... the tone softens the “no good deed goes unpunished” reality facing any first time program.You did. But I have noticed that as Tara has mellowed out in recent years that she is often more upbeat about the season ahead than she used to be.
I would like confirm two things I think I heard: First , Tara said that Ki called the play that got us to Overtime against Colorado .”Nashville” if I remember correctly and Second, Tara was very upfront and out in front in predicting great things for this team next year . I’m more used to coach speak that says “we have a chance to be good if we work hard but the schedule is tough and the conference is tougher”. I don’t remember Tara ever being this positive about a team this early.
Did I hear what a I thought I heard?
At this point my greatest fear is that our rising talent and Oregon's losses to graduation put us in the best position in years to win the Pac 12, and we might not play any games.
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - Mudhead - 05-14-2020
(05-13-2020, 09:18 PM)81alum Wrote:(05-13-2020, 08:00 AM)Mudhead Wrote: Hats off to McCloy for pulling this off. It was fun and allowed a lot of people to participate ... and the alternative was nothing. Appreciate that criticisms were constructive ... the tone softens the “no good deed goes unpunished” reality facing any first time program.You did. But I have noticed that as Tara has mellowed out in recent years that she is often more upbeat about the season ahead than she used to be.
I would like confirm two things I think I heard: First , Tara said that Ki called the play that got us to Overtime against Colorado .”Nashville” if I remember correctly and Second, Tara was very upfront and out in front in predicting great things for this team next year . I’m more used to coach speak that says “we have a chance to be good if we work hard but the schedule is tough and the conference is tougher”. I don’t remember Tara ever being this positive about a team this early.
Did I hear what a I thought I heard?
At this point my greatest fear is that our rising talent and Oregon's losses to graduation put us in the best position in years to win the Pac 12, and we might not play any games.
Your fear is shared and it would be terribly unfortunate . My best guess (hope?) though, is that unless we find Covid hits healthy young people, we will have college sports. How the fans work out is above my pay grade, particularly for old folks like me. But Colleges and Universities as a rule, much less their Athletic Programs, can’t really handle the financial hit that would come with loss of the revenue sports. Granted, Stanford and maybe ten others with really brobdingnagian endowment could handle it but most can’t. So absent learning something new about this awful stuff, I think we will have some kind of season(s) .
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - 2006alum - 05-14-2020
Trust me, COVID-19 hits young people:
[tweet]https://twitter.com/MaraGay/status/1261010131141222401?s=20[/tweet]
I've known several folks in their mid thirties who have been flattened for the better part of the month like the op-ed writer above. Unless there's a universe of difference between being 20 years old and 30 years old, many many otherwise-fit young people will be hard hit by this if it goes unchecked across college campuses.
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - chimera - 05-14-2020
Another issue with college sports is liability. If hundreds of schools and thousands of athletes, coaches, staff, are involved in playing games, even if fan participation is limited or no fans allowed, someone out of all those thousands of people will get sick, someone may die, and when that happens, what then? Shut it all down? Family sues, saying hey, my kid was on scholarship so even though she signed a waiver, she felt pressured to play due to the scholarship, so the waiver is invalid and we are suing the school, the conference, the NCAA for allowing her to get sick like that. What then?
Unless there is a vaccine or we somehow get treatments or otherwise get it under control (fat chance with the way things are going), there is just no way to keep so many athletes spread out in all parts of the country safe from getting exposed, which means some would get sick due to playing. Does anyone think the liability averse schools would risk that, even if they were willing to risk athletes getting infected by traveling and playing?
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - 81alum - 05-14-2020
(05-14-2020, 09:13 PM)chimera Wrote: Another issue with college sports is liability. If hundreds of schools and thousands of athletes, coaches, staff, are involved in playing games, even if fan participation is limited or no fans allowed, someone out of all those thousands of people will get sick, someone may die, and when that happens, what then? Shut it all down? Family sues, saying hey, my kid was on scholarship so even though she signed a waiver, she felt pressured to play due to the scholarship, so the waiver is invalid and we are suing the school, the conference, the NCAA for allowing her to get sick like that. What then?There will not be college sports until students are allowed to come back to campus and live in the dorms. The CSU has already decided against that and my guess is that more universities will follow. WBB is particularly unfortunate in that its season corresponds exactly with influenza season, so even if there is a summer lull things could heat up again by November. I have been looking forward to next season for so long....but it may be yet another thing this virus robs us of, and so I am trying to let it go. If I'm wrong it will be a very pleasant surprise.
Unless there is a vaccine or we somehow get treatments or otherwise get it under control (fat chance with the way things are going), there is just no way to keep so many athletes spread out in all parts of the country safe from getting exposed, which means some would get sick due to playing. Does anyone think the liability averse schools would risk that, even if they were willing to risk athletes getting infected by traveling and playing?
RE: Invitation to the WBB Virtual Banquet - acerep - 05-15-2020
My report is on the Fast Break Club site, www.stanfordfbc.org.