Senior Day

[PalmTreeSpidUR]

I don't want to take anything away from the players and their families, but wanted to find out if I am the only one who thinks it has lost its meaning when players are almost constantly transferring.

I attended a relatively small high school and as a general rule, the students who transferred in for one or two years don't have the same feelings, loyalty, sense of pride, all that, as 4-year alumni.

The tradition will likely disappear within the next few years, but I think it would be more meaningful if schools only honored players who have been at that particular school 3 or more years.

 

[Spider2020]

Agreed. It lost all meaning when guys would have their senior night at one school, transfer for their Covid 5th year, and have senior night at a second school too. To me, make it only for guys who have been at the school at least 2 years

 

[Spider17]

If the player is in their final year of eligibility and can get a degree from the school they’re playing at, then I think a senior night is acceptable. With the rarity of players staying 4 years, perhaps players who have a senior night being at a school their whole college careers should have a special designation or get more of a recognition/senior night gift than the others.

 

[*23*]

They should have announced Walz as a "Super Senior".

 

[RichmondNative]

On the radio postgame, they asked Will Johnson about senior night and he basically said that it was great for guys who had been at the school for a long time like Mike Walz and AP. Had to laugh at the AP part since he was only on the team 2 years, but perhaps that is a long time for the regular portal jumpers.

Of course, they also asked Mooney and he said it is not like it used to be with lots of guys being 4 year players. He also mentioned Walz was like 1 of 2 4 year players in the A10.

Also for the presentation for the cheerleading team, they announced a 4 year senior which I thought was odd until for the second young lady they said three year senior. Even more confusion

 

[SFspidur]

I can only imagine the cheerleader NIL and portal situation...

 

[72Spider]

They should have announced Walz as a "Super Senior".

WaWa Walz

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

eh, splitting hairs here. honor guys who are moving on bc of eligibility is fine and should be done IMO. Lopez seems like a great guy and he seemed excited to be participating. I don't think depriving a guy of that serves any positive purpose or result. Quite the opposite in fact.

I understand the idea that one guy has been there 4 years and another 1 year but I think it's a perspective thing - you're looking at it from a fan's perspective, they look at it from a player perspective. Honoring seniors/graduating players is for them and their families to thank them for being part of the program, no matter how brief. Let them have a moment.

For a different view - if a non-athlete student transfers as a junior, should they not be allowed to walk at graduation? Of course they should.

 

[Section9_RowD]

eh, splitting hairs here. honor guys who are moving on bc of eligibility is fine and should be done IMO. Lopez seems like a great guy and he seemed excited to be participating. I don't think depriving a guy of that serves any positive purpose or result. Quite the opposite in fact.

I understand the idea that one guy has been there 4 years and another 1 year but I think it's a perspective thing - you're looking at it from a fan's perspective, they look at it from a player perspective. Honoring seniors/graduating players is for them and their families to thank them for being part of the program, no matter how brief. Let them have a moment.

For a different view - if a non-athlete student transfers as a junior, should they not be allowed to walk at graduation? Of course they should.

agreed - was pleased AP also had a good night ...

 

[URFan1]

agreed - was pleased AP also had a good night ...

Believe he has maintained strong energy and effort even when things were not working. Especially showed last night as he exited the doghouse.

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

AP will get minutes with Beagle out. Interestingly, having him play well showed one of the things UR lacked all year - a tall forward who could step out and make 3s, and defend inside. Too many times Lopez and Tanner were the forwards and they're just not big forwards.

I had a laugh at halftime when Boyden made the comment about how to improve defense in the 2nd half and he was like "can we make our guys taller?" His interview was light years more impressive than the halftime interview Gipe gave a few weeks ago, and a step up from the same coach speak Thomas always gives.

 

[MrTbone]

AP will get minutes with Beagle out. Interestingly, having him play well showed one of the things UR lacked all year - a tall forward who could step out and make 3s, and defend inside. Too many times Lopez and Tanner were the forwards and they're just not big forwards.

I had a laugh at halftime when Boyden made the comment about how to improve defense in the 2nd half and he was like "can we make our guys taller?" His interview was light years more impressive than the halftime interview Gipe gave a few weeks ago, and a step up from the same coach speak Thomas always gives.

I’m still surprised that the assistants do these halftime interviews and not CM. Admittedly l don’t watch scads of other games or their halftime shows, so maybe this is normal.

 

[Eight Legger]

Mooney doesn't have any answers and doesn't need to get exposed at halftime, so he sends the minions out there.

 

[MrTbone]

Mooney doesn't have any answers and doesn't need to get exposed at halftime, so he sends the minions out there.

I actually think he just doesn’t like having to do it, like it’s inconvenient for him to take 30 seconds to speak in public. Just feels lazy to me.

 

[Bettiker]

He has very few lines. He saves thm for the post game interviews.