Recruiting Football Talk VIII

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April 6, 1862
Battle of Shiloh begins.


The battlefield is one of MY most sacred places to visit.

On April 6, 1862, about 44,700 Confederate troops under the command of Albert Sidney Johnston launched a surprise attack on Ulysses S. Grant’s Union troops camped at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. During twelve hours of fighting, Confederate forces concentrated sixty-two pieces of artillery in the “hornet’s nest,” which was the largest concentration to this date of artillery on the North American continent. General Johnston was fatally wounded, and General P. G. T. Beauregard replaced him as commander of the Confederate troops. Despite Grant’s attempts to make a strong defensive stand, the Confederates forced his troops to retreat to the Tennessee River. The first day of fighting ended at dark.

During the night, Union General Don Carlos Buell arrived from Nashville with 17,918 reinforcements. With fresh troops increasing his strength, Grant attacked the Confederates at dawn. Beauregard, unable to position his troops effectively, retreated to Corinth, Mississippi. Union casualties were 13,087 and Confederates 10,697.

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I want to go there someday.
 
It still bugs me that after Pat summitt retired UConn won 3 Ncs back to back to back. And I wonder if she didn’t get Alzheimer’s, who would have more wins and NCs. I think Pat would have at least been ahead in wins if not both.

All that said, I think UConn wins today. Hope I’m wrong.
 
Dollander off to a Rocky start( no pun intended)

1 inning pitched 2 hits, a 2 run bomb homerun and 1 strikeout...
 
A poster over in BB forum stated This Florida team is best college team he/she has ever watched. I can think of 5 teams just in the 80's that would smoke this Florida team.

1981 North Carolina team with Jordan, Worthy and Perkins
1983 Houston Cougars team with Olajuwon, Drexler, Young and Anders
1984&85 Georgetown Hoyas with Ewing, Wingate, Williams and Jackson
1990 UNLV Running Rebels with Augmon, Larry Johnson and Greg Anthony.
Fab 5
 
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This might be the deepest college team in a while though. They have so many guys who can come off the bench and have little or no drop off. I think starting 5 for lots of teams are better than Florida starting 5, but that depth they have...
Think a difference you have to consider with Houston is that even though they may only play 7-8 guys but they all have extremely good conditioning so they don’t drop off a whole lot. They’re also older guys. It will be a battle but Houston is more physical than FLA.
 
Will an active player beat ovechkins goal record?

Austin Matthews
David Pastrnak
Nate Mckinnon

All on pace but a decade of playing away from the record.
 
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