Mercer Bears

#51
#51
I wonder if Lamb's son Taylor will transfer to Mercer or wait his turn at App State.
 
#52
#52
ukvols said:
Part of their success is probably because they are recruiting with the knowledge that they are about to upgrade in conferences to a scholarship league, but they are playing this season in a non-scholarship league. It's still impressive for a first-year team, but it does help that Mercer has been able to recruit differently than fellow PFL-newbie Stetson.
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That's a little overstated. The announcement of Mercer's move to the SoCon came well after signing day, so I don't think it's had an impact on the field yet. What has mattered is that Mercer went out and hired a quality head coach and fired up the program two years ago and has two full recruiting classes as well as two Spring Practices under their belt.
 
#53
#53
Friend who plays for Mercer said Posey would probably be transferring there from UT. Georgia kid, makes sense. Would be a great addition for Mercer.
 
#54
#54
GAVol said:
That's a little overstated. The announcement of Mercer's move to the SoCon came well after signing day, so I don't think it's had an impact on the field yet. What has mattered is that Mercer went out and hired a quality head coach and fired up the program two years ago and has two full recruiting classes as well as two Spring Practices under their belt.
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Are players on scholarship this season? I figure they're not eligible for the league title if that's the case, and they may not be eligible anyway as a new member.

Yeah, I figured the promise of scholarship football in the SoCon was driving this. I didn't know that was announced after Signing Day.
 
#55
#55
And for today's trick . . . they knocked off a Big East school in basketball.
 
#56
#56
I did not get to listen to yesterday's game broadcast but the box score and drive summary show a lot of turnovers for the Bears in yesterday's road loss to Marist. I'm gonna assume that youth & enthusiasm ran into experience & discipline with a predictable result, which is something that I assumed would happen much more often in year 1 than it has. I'm still super excited about the program and would be even if they were 2-9 instead of 9-2. I can hardly wait for this Saturday so I can get down to Maconga and let these guys know how much I appreciate the fun and excitement they've added to my Saturdays this Fall.
 
#57
#57
VolunteerHillbilly said:
I did not get to listen to yesterday's game broadcast but the box score and drive summary show a lot of turnovers for the Bears in yesterday's road loss to Marist. I'm gonna assume that youth & enthusiasm ran into experience & discipline with a predictable result, which is something that I assumed would happen much more often in year 1 than it has. I'm still super excited about the program and would be even if they were 2-9 instead of 9-2. I can hardly wait for this Saturday so I can get down to Maconga and let these guys know how much I appreciate the fun and excitement they've added to my Saturdays this Fall.
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You coming just for football or are you doing the basketball game at noon as well?
 
#58
#58
I was there fri and sat but did not go to bball. Football was enough. Great ending to a great season. They let the fans walk on the field and huddle around the team after the final whistle. Already looking forward to next year.
 
#59
#59
Set a Division 1 record for most wins in a season for a new program.
 
#61
#61
VolunteerHillbilly said:
Annual Bears takedown of an SEC program now complete.
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Just listened to the second half. This group of Seniors is absolutely amazing and it's definitely not a fluke anymore. They've now beaten Ole Miss, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida State, Ga Tech and Valpo.
 
#62
#62
...and to have Marshall Henderson completely choke away two free throws and then rain a 3 over him at the buzzer for the win might just be the best thing I've seen in basketball so far this year.
 
#65
#65
Supposedly they had a very competitive recruiting class. Judging by the film Ive seen of them from last year, they will have a very tough year next year. At least in conference, their non conference schedule will be Non D1s Im sure.
 
#67
#67
BOP said:
Supposedly they had a very competitive recruiting class. Judging by the film Ive seen of them from last year, they will have a very tough year next year. At least in conference, their non conference schedule will be Non D1s Im sure.
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They won 10 games. I'm not sure there's very much bad film of them from last year.

Definitely have to get bigger though.
 
#68
#68
GAVol said:
They won 10 games. I'm not sure there's very much bad film of them from last year.

Definitely have to get bigger though.
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Yeah they played a weak schedule compared to the socon. They don't appear to be physically ready.
 
#69
#69
BOP said:
Yeah they played a weak schedule compared to the socon. They don't appear to be physically ready.
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The transition to SoCon is going to be tough and they'll struggle at times running a bunch of underclassmen out there. How much have you actually seen them though? They actually surprised me from an athletic standpoint last year.
 
#70
#70
GAVol said:
Everybody knows the transition to SoCon is going to be tough and they'll struggle at times running mostly Freshmen and Sophomores out there. How much have you actually seen them? I didn't really expect much out of a startup program, but they looked surprisingly athletic to me. If nothing else, they've got a QB.
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There is a lot of film out there on them. Im not saying they wont be good in a few years, I just don't think next year will be a very good year for them. I see them at 1 or 2 conference wins.
 
#71
#71
BOP said:
There is a lot of film out there on them. Im not saying they wont be good in a few years, I just don't think next year will be a very good year for them. I see them at 1 or 2 conference wins.
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I guess I'm just having a hard time buying that anybody is spending time watching "film" on Mercer. I've got season tickets and I don't even want to watch it. :)
 
#74
#74
GAVol said:
How much can you really tell about a team based on YouTube highlights?
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When a team is glaringly deficient you can tell. But regardless of that, look at their schedule. Sure 10-2 is great, but they didn't play ANYONE. I don't even think those teams offer scholarships that they were playing. They got blown out by Marist and San Diego. They have a long way to go.
 
#75
#75
BOP said:
When a team is glaringly deficient you can tell. But regardless of that, look at their schedule. Sure 10-2 is great, but they didn't play ANYONE. I don't even think those teams offer scholarships that they were playing. They got blown out by Marist and San Diego. They have a long way to go.
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They definitely have a long way to go. They're a startup program. The saving grace is that with App State and Ga Southern gone, it's not your father's SoCon.
 
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