Unrelated to the Riley thing, I have no issue with him getting this scholarship.Good for Riley! Not a bad move by Fran IMO. The naysayers will be mad because it's using up a scholarship on a walk-on but it's doubtful Fran would have filled all scholarships the next 2 years anyways. I mean he had 1 scholarship open all of this past year when 3 guys were redshirting. You can only play so many guys at a time and most guys won't be happy being the 10th, 11th, or 12th, guy like Riley.
Agree.Happy for Tough Hawk.Good for Riley! Not a bad move by Fran IMO. The naysayers will be mad because it's using up a scholarship on a walk-on but it's doubtful Fran would have filled all scholarships the next 2 years anyways. I mean he had 1 scholarship open all of this past year when 3 guys were redshirting. You can only play so many guys at a time and most guys won't be happy being the 10th, 11th, or 12th, guy like Riley.
Unrelated to the Riley thing, I have no issue with him getting this scholarship.
On last year though, in theory though we could have used that scholarship to upgrade our roster. Connor McCaffery and Dailey by the numbers were below average players who could have been replaced by someone better... again in theory.
I think the argument would be using all the scholarships would give you more chances to find a quality player. Now that’s not always realistic giving all the three factors that are at play, but as I said banking one scholarship last year and likely two this year is not ideal.Most definitely but in theory that's more of a talent thing for guys 1-10 then it is having scholarship 12 and/or 13 open. Guys with poor stat lines shouldn't be in the rotation to begin with. Which can lead to a whole 'nother conversation but I'd rather not go down that rabbit hole in this thread meant for Riley.
There's our Baer for next year. If he can shoot from the outside.
Obviously he would need to be game tested all the way around. He hasn't played a large amount of meaningful minutes to date. But he must be showing something everyday or Fran wouldn't have awarded the scholly nor would Tyler have commented the way he did.
Unrelated to the Riley thing, I have no issue with him getting this scholarship.
On last year though, in theory though we could have used that scholarship to upgrade our roster. Connor McCaffery and Dailey by the numbers were below average players who could have been replaced by someone better... again in theory.