SOCON Landscape Next Year

[KingPaladin]

Good stuff

[FU Hoopla]

[KingPaladin]

I'm glad Bob is getting some recognition but the list is pretty bad

[FU Hoopla]

I'm glad Bob is getting some recognition but the list is pretty bad

Of the 50 it's all Power 6 schools except:

Mark Few (Gonzaga is basically P6 lol)
Brian Dutcher (San Diego St. is basically P6 lol)
Will Wade (former P6 coach LSU)
Leon Rice (Boise St.)
Randy Bennett (St. Mary's)
Bob Richey (Furman)
Bryce Drew (former P6 coach Vanderbilt)

We should feel good about having Richey still with us...

[apaladin]

No Brownell.

[furpop16]

No Niko?

[FU Hoopla]

No Niko?

Niko taking on some tough turnarounds has lowered his winning percentage over the years, that might be only thing holding him back in the eyes of those just taking a quick glance...

[FU Hoopla]

FU roster updated:
https://furmanpaladins.com/sports/mens- ... all/roster

[Sad Din]

like this poll... last year Dins were #1 and ended up 5th.

[Davemeister]

Will be interesting to see where the Coaches rank us.

[FUBF24]

like this poll... last year Dins were #1 and ended up 5th.

I know I haven't been extensively researching what every transfer could do for every school, but I am having a hard time digesting how Mercer and Wofford are ahead of us, and Samford is still #1 in the preseason poll

[tya1]

Haven't done a deep dive into all the teams but Mercer has a new coach, 2 returning players ( who scored less than 10% of their points last season), 9 incoming transfers, and 2 freshmen. Do not see how they would be rated ahead of the Paladins.
Wofford, OTOH, returns their top eight scorers from last season. I can see where they could be considered an early contender.
ETSU lost some players but also has more returning players than most SoCon teams.
Samford had serious losses due to graduation and transfers and appears to have one returning starter. They have 5 incoming transfers and a couple of freshmen. Why would they be rated ahead of Furman? We have more returning players with starting experience and a couple of redshirts who will be more prepared for college ball than true freshmen.

[KingPaladin]

like this poll... last year Dins were #1 and ended up 5th.

I know I haven't been extensively researching what every transfer could do for every school, but I am having a hard time digesting how Mercer and Wofford are ahead of us, and Samford is still #1 in the preseason poll

Wofford returns everyone and has youth that has been developing. People are really high on them

[KingPaladin]

like this poll... last year Dins were #1 and ended up 5th.

I promise we wont be 7 and Samford wont be 1

[FU Hoopla]

like this poll... last year Dins were #1 and ended up 5th.

I know I haven't been extensively researching what every transfer could do for every school, but I am having a hard time digesting how Mercer and Wofford are ahead of us, and Samford is still #1 in the preseason poll

Wofford returns everyone and has youth that has been developing. People are really high on them

I see no major reason to think much of them...