How much would you need to be paid to attend this event?

http://nypost.com/2015/06/08/arrests-chaos-after-crowds-rush-hip-hop-concert-at-nj-stadium/

http://delgrecowilson.com

Dylan Painter 2 pts. Lamar Stevens 4 points in a 87-72 loss to Philly Pride.

Somebody actually posted this on the BenchWarmers 4.6 board but I wanted to bring it over here for some of you to see. I know nobody is going to put us ahead of Notre Dame and/or Georgetown, and I have no idea how legitimate "College Choice" is but I found this to be interesting nonetheless......

http://www.collegechoice.net/rankings/top-catholic-colleges-and-universities/

Prentiss Hubb. Freshman pg. Gonzaga. Steve T is like NSA

Hits 9 - 3 pointers against Poland as the USA advances in the 3x3 World championships games.

http://nypost.com/2015/06/07/ugly-details-of-hope-solo-arrest-b-h-cop-bash-head-in-cement/

Best one yet!

Start at "a wine-swilling Solo..."

Greatest QF match in men's tennis history on Wednesday. Anyone who's anybody will be watching. Gdog will even have units on this match. That's how big it is.

As of today Villanova has reached the goal of 26% alumni participation. Thank you to all who have donated time, money, assistance, etc. Also, in addition to overall participation, Villanova has achieved 26% participation from the Young Alumni group, 600 Young Alumni Circle members (a new record), and 60% Senior Gift participation with 11% of seniors giving more than 100 dollars (a new record).

A date to remember.

To make use of what I learned this past weekend at Nike EYBL Minneapolis (and previously) I will try to assimilate some of the data into a few potential recruiting scenarios that could play out over the high school classes of 2016 and 2017 or could prove to be totally overcome by events within a month or two.


I first took a look at the projected rosters for 2016-17 and 2017-18 and tried to evaluate what those rosters are lacking from a skills/talents perspective. After that I came up with a few potential scenarios as discussion points for what may or may not work moving forward.


First a couple of ground rules and assumptions for this exercise:

• none of the players on the current roster or verbally committed to play at Villanova will transfer out between now and the start of the 2017-18 season (i know, what are the odds?)
• none of the players will redshirt
• more names will arise, as they do every year, so this is based on prospects known to date - i fully suspect there are a number of guys flying under the radar right now that could enter the picture by the end of the summer (similar to the way Donovan Mitchell popped up last year)
• somewhat recently, Coach Wright talked about roster management and trying to limit the # of scholarship players in an attempt to keep everyone happy by providing a “clear path to playing time” - let’s assume for the purpose of this exercise that 11 is the max # of ‘ships that will be used in a given season (even though the cap is 13 by rule)
• please don’t get too wrapped around the axle debating precise “positions” - at the end of the day in Jay Wright’s line-up one or two forwards will play at the same time as three or four guards - when sets/plays are run there is a player assigned a number 1 through 5 - the 4 may be Josh Hart, the 5 may be Kris Jenkins - everyone is a basketball player and expected to develop as much skill as possible so that they can play as many of the #s and guard as many positions on the other end as possible when switches occur.

NOTE: there was something like a 10K character limit on posts so this mega-post will be broken into a bunch of pieces.

Better than Bruce Jenner's.

Villanova traditionally closes the Annual Giving year on reunion weekend. That would be June 5&6.
Fund raising at Villanova is going very well, but we still have a long way to go. Donors can restrict their donations, for us that would be to restrict donations to football.

On the Temple board, that Delgreco Wilson dude posted this about what players are being offered:

"Here's what some schools are doing...

Pell Grant $5,775
Image/likeness $5,000
Cost of Living stipend $5,000
Off-Campus Rent payments $14,000 (actual cost of rent $6,000)... difference $8,000"

So, $23k/year in player compensation. This also does not include "meal money" which players get on the road. Doesn't include all the gear the kids get. Essentially, the $10k of likeness payments and Stipend are really the only "new" ways to compensate players.

I can really see the "image/likeness" payment from the O'Bannon case being a real wildcard moving forward. What was Jameis Winston's "real" value in that department this year? $250k? more?

The 6-5 2017 prospect was one of 80 invited to the Under Armour All American camp this summer!

Really hope we continue on him

http://www.collegechoice.net/rankings/top-catholic-colleges-and-universities/

Never thought I'd see the day.

I think at this point it's pretty clear that she's full of crap.

I'm not linking to the video, because it was gross.

Reggie Redding Article

http://ballineurope.com/reggie-redding-from-some-guy-to-the-guy/

per Zagshttp://zagsblog.com/articles/bryce-...-charity-classic-talk-recruiting/#more-135567


Cutting off offers after July?

The 6-5 2017 prospect was one of 80 invited to the Under Armour All American camp this summer!

Really hope we continue on him

Going there for 2 weeks in May, anyone have any recommendations? Sex clubs, restaurants, best places to take a shit, day trips.

In addition to Dylan Painter visiting Villanova next week on the 11th of June - Trevon Duval (2017, PG, St. Ben's) will make an unofficial visit on Wednesday, June 20th.

Headed down to the reunion this week. Anyone else attending? For those that have been in the past, any recommendations as far as what events are worthwhile?