The NEW Official Thread of the Augustana Vikings

[vikingfaithful]

My investment into Hinker Holdings LLC is paying handsome dividends this season and we are better off for it.

Tanner Te Slaa has recovered from his malaise and we are better off for it.

Codys vision for Tameron Ferguson is close to full fruition and it is beautiful.

.ln addition to the regular stuff, these are 3 reasons l am thankful.

[Blue Ridge Viking]

Te Slaa was good, but Ferguson...oh my, he was outstanding. He simply controlled the game. He absolutely dissected WSC's pressure defense, finding some shots for himself but mostly setting up others. Augie shot something like 60% from 3 in the first half, and while you have to credit the shooters a lot of the open shots were due to Ferguson's ability to penetrate and collapse the Wildcat defense. 20 points, 11 assists, and only 1 turnover. If that doesn't net him NSIC player of the week I'm not sure what would.

Those numbers, across the board, are almost unreal for a point guard with the ball in his hands so much. I think I'm most impressed with the assist-to-turnover ratio (a Billeter favorite stat).

Am I too pessimistic (realistic?) to start worrying about him hitting the portal next year?

[Augieholic]

Those numbers, across the board, are almost unreal for a point guard with the ball in his hands so much. I think I'm most impressed with the assist-to-turnover ratio (a Billeter favorite stat).

Am I too pessimistic (realistic?) to start worrying about him hitting the portal next year?

It's natural to worry about the portal when any player in a smaller division with multiple years of eligibility left has stats like Tam's. I think most of us saw his ability to dissect defenses, finish around the hoop, and create turnovers as D1 caliber last year but the jump shot was clearly not ready. This year he was added to those strengths AND mitigated the weakness of his jump shot. Maybe this is the last year he wears an Augie uniform but if he does play well enough to draw that kind of interest it likely means Augie won a decent amount of games along the way.

[Stanger86]

When did Augustana transition to Leaf-era Winona/Margenthaler levels of building a roster through Division I transfers? Has it all been Schilling, or did Billeter start it? SIX Division I transfers on the roster.

[laker]

When did Augustana transition to Leaf-era Winona/Margenthaler levels of building a roster through Division I transfers? Has it all been Schilling, or did Billeter start it? SIX Division I transfers on the roster.

I can just hear Lizzo singing, "New man on the Augustana Vikings.............."

[Augieholic]

When did Augustana transition to Leaf-era Winona/Margenthaler levels of building a roster through Division I transfers? Has it all been Schilling, or did Billeter start it? SIX Division I transfers on the roster.

Adapt or die.

[laker]

Adapt or die.

Thank you Charles Darwin.

[MrAugustana]

When did Augustana transition to Leaf-era Winona/Margenthaler levels of building a roster through Division I transfers? Has it all been Schilling, or did Billeter start it? SIX Division I transfers on the roster.

I don't believe there were any D1 transfers on the roster Billeter's last year. But when 3 guys left with him, Kirkman left for Mankato and the incoming recruiting class decommitted, Schilling had lots of spots to fill and they weren't all going to be filled with high school seniors. He snagged a set of transfers from SDSU who came as kind of a unit, and, as Augieholic alluded to, the other D1 guys that have since come in are just the way of the world in college basketball now.

If this group continues this level of play and improves throughout the season, we could have a pretty salty squad as the year progresses. Fun to see Coach Schilling putting the pieces together so quickly.

[Augieholic]

For the third consecutive time Cody took Bigler to the glue factory. Tameron Ferguson carved up the Stangs for 26 points on 12/13 FG and 11 assists against 3 turnovers. Tanner Te Slaa continued his aggression to his shooting means with a 6/7 night from beyond the arc and Sam Rensch was a tremendous slouch by only going 5/7 from 3.

As team the Vikings were 17/24 from 3 which was just as much fun to watch as it is to type.

[Stanger86]

For the third consecutive time Cody took Bigler to the glue factory.

It's been about as lopsided as the football series lately.

[cat fan]

For the third consecutive time Cody took Bigler to the glue factory. Tameron Ferguson carved up the Stangs for 26 points on 12/13 FG and 11 assists against 3 turnovers. Tanner Te Slaa continued his aggression to his shooting means with a 6/7 night from beyond the arc and Sam Rensch was a tremendous slouch by only going 5/7 from 3.

As team the Vikings were 17/24 from 3 which was just as much fun to watch as it is to type.

POY race is going to be over by Christmas at this rate... wow.