Personally I think for a school playing for the first time in a tough conference and going 9-2 and finishing tied for 3rd place is pretty damn good. What do you think? Did they meet expectations, exceed expectations, or disappoint?
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I believe Shepherd did as well as I expected them to do this year with a new conference and playing a tougher conference schedule. They split with the top dogs (WCU/Kutztown) and found a way to beat rival Shippensburg which was what they needed to get a playoff berth. They'll give IUP a run for their money this Saturday for sure. Going forward it'll be interesting to see if they keep their recruiting base in the DMV or do they venture more into PA to steal talent away from Ship, Cal, IUP, WCU and Kutztown.
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I don't see any reason for venturing into PA for recruiting. Yea maybe a few here and there, but the DMV needs to stay as their recruiting base. They have added pockets of SC and Delaware throughout the years. No need to reinvent the wheel.
I would think its a waste of time/money to try and recruit PA with how much competition there is.
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Originally posted by Nick - Shep '05 View PostPersonally I think for a school playing for the first time in a tough conference and going 9-2 and finishing tied for 3rd place is pretty damn good. What do you think? Did they meet expectations, exceed expectations, or disappoint?
(at - Ohio Dominican, KU, Ship, WC, ES and SR), it will be interesting to see if they can step up or if they 'meet' expectations again.
Obviously, it won't be the same group of players next year at Shepherd or these other schools they play on the road, but I think just looking at the schools themselves and how they've done over the years, this will be by far the toughest schedule (prior to playoffs) they have played.
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Originally posted by shipfbfan12 View PostI believe Shepherd did as well as I expected them to do this year with a new conference and playing a tougher conference schedule. They split with the top dogs (WCU/Kutztown) and found a way to beat rival Shippensburg which was what they needed to get a playoff berth. They'll give IUP a run for their money this Saturday for sure. Going forward it'll be interesting to see if they keep their recruiting base in the DMV or do they venture more into PA to steal talent away from Ship, Cal, IUP, WCU and Kutztown.
Saturday at IUP will be informative versus the first of the WEST three they've faced. Mid 40s with 80% chance of rain adds an unplanable factor into the game but it should be a good one.
They certainly should be in the PA market if they haven't been already. It will be tough given the other teams longstanding, if not lifelong, relationships with large areas of the state. But it is fertile ground and SHEP certainly has a lot to offer.
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Originally posted by shipfbfan12 View PostI believe Shepherd did as well as I expected them to do this year with a new conference and playing a tougher conference schedule. They split with the top dogs (WCU/Kutztown) and found a way to beat rival Shippensburg which was what they needed to get a playoff berth. They'll give IUP a run for their money this Saturday for sure. Going forward it'll be interesting to see if they keep their recruiting base in the DMV or do they venture more into PA to steal talent away from Ship, Cal, IUP, WCU and Kutztown.
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Originally posted by nova2wv View Post
I think they meet expectations with the Home/Away schedule they had this year -- I had them losing 3 (not including playoffs) this year. With a pretty brutal away schedule next year
(at - Ohio Dominican, KU, Ship, WC, ES and SR), it will be interesting to see if they can step up or if they 'meet' expectations again.
Obviously, it won't be the same group of players next year at Shepherd or these other schools they play on the road, but I think just looking at the schools themselves and how they've done over the years, this will be by far the toughest schedule (prior to playoffs) they have played.
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Originally posted by Ram040506 View PostI don't see any reason for venturing into PA for recruiting. Yea maybe a few here and there, but the DMV needs to stay as their recruiting base. They have added pockets of SC and Delaware throughout the years. No need to reinvent the wheel.
I would think its a waste of time/money to try and recruit PA with how much competition there is.Last edited by ShoNuff; 11-22-2019, 03:40 PM.
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Originally posted by Tony33 View PostNow that some of these horrible coaches, except Edinboro-he worked miracles with the injuries he suffered this year, the whole PSAC should be better in the next two years or so. Bottom Feeders most do better, at least be competitive.
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