When the Georgia Southern baseball team failed to make the postseason for the sixth straight time last weekend, it marked a near postseason-less campaign for Eagle athletics.
Outside of the GSU cheerleading team — which won a National Championship — and the GSU track and field team — which sent a handful of participants to the NCAA East Regional — Southern went 0-for-13 in making the postseason in 2007-2008.
There’s excuses for every sport, and there’s fantastic individual stories from each team as well. But the Eagles were also just one of four schools that failed to claim a championship last year (UNC Greensboro, Wofford and The Citadel).
Every school is going to have a year like this, but it has raised the question as to the state of Eagle athletics. Facilities have been greatly improved, attendance is up in the three major sports and a modern approach to marketing seems to be working.
Fans, however, will always be in a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately mindset, and lately Georgia Southern fans haven’t had to much to brag about.
Hopefully, 2008-2009 will be much kinder to Eagle Nation.
The Finals? Already?
Why, I ask you, does the NBA need to wait until Thursday to begin the most hyped finals in recent history? Ah yes, because the world has gone mad.
Beantown vs. La-La Land means I improve to 15-20 overall for the year, creeping ever so closely to respectability. Now it’s up to me to lead you into the future as we break down the NBA.
First, throw the feelings out the window. There’s plenty of reasons to hate on either squad. Are you gonna curse the super-villian Kobe, who looks as though after all these years he’s finally learned how to play team basketball? Or are you gonna shun the Celts for buying their way to success by splurging on every possible off-season acquisition to go from weak to wonderful?
There are also plenty of analysts who will tell you this series will come down to the role players, i.e., Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol, Rajon Rondo and Glen Davis.
I’m not buying it.
The NBA is all about stars, and Boston has two more than L.A. I’ll take the Boston over the City of Angels in six games.
Big Brown
It all comes down to this for horse racing.
Big Brown has been dominant to this point and needs one more win for the elusive Triple Crown.
Will he do it? I’d be foolish not to ride this stud to victory. Behindatthebar to place and Icabad Crane to show.
MLB Draft
On Thursday and Friday, Major League Baseball will conduct its annual amateur player draft.
It’s always an exciting event, especially on that second day when teams really begin to scratch the surface for diamonds.
Locally, watch for Georgia Southern junior Chris Shehan to be picked up. Shehan can certainly hit the ball, and has shown he can be versatile in the field.
At Statesboro High, senior pitcher Tony Hill could be snatched up on Day Two. Hill has topped out in the mid-90s, but has also struggled with his control. He’s also committed to Southern University so he may wait a couple of years before making the jump to the pros.
Either way, it’ll be fun to see what names pop up this week.
Outside of the GSU cheerleading team — which won a National Championship — and the GSU track and field team — which sent a handful of participants to the NCAA East Regional — Southern went 0-for-13 in making the postseason in 2007-2008.
There’s excuses for every sport, and there’s fantastic individual stories from each team as well. But the Eagles were also just one of four schools that failed to claim a championship last year (UNC Greensboro, Wofford and The Citadel).
Every school is going to have a year like this, but it has raised the question as to the state of Eagle athletics. Facilities have been greatly improved, attendance is up in the three major sports and a modern approach to marketing seems to be working.
Fans, however, will always be in a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately mindset, and lately Georgia Southern fans haven’t had to much to brag about.
Hopefully, 2008-2009 will be much kinder to Eagle Nation.
The Finals? Already?
Why, I ask you, does the NBA need to wait until Thursday to begin the most hyped finals in recent history? Ah yes, because the world has gone mad.
Beantown vs. La-La Land means I improve to 15-20 overall for the year, creeping ever so closely to respectability. Now it’s up to me to lead you into the future as we break down the NBA.
First, throw the feelings out the window. There’s plenty of reasons to hate on either squad. Are you gonna curse the super-villian Kobe, who looks as though after all these years he’s finally learned how to play team basketball? Or are you gonna shun the Celts for buying their way to success by splurging on every possible off-season acquisition to go from weak to wonderful?
There are also plenty of analysts who will tell you this series will come down to the role players, i.e., Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol, Rajon Rondo and Glen Davis.
I’m not buying it.
The NBA is all about stars, and Boston has two more than L.A. I’ll take the Boston over the City of Angels in six games.
Big Brown
It all comes down to this for horse racing.
Big Brown has been dominant to this point and needs one more win for the elusive Triple Crown.
Will he do it? I’d be foolish not to ride this stud to victory. Behindatthebar to place and Icabad Crane to show.
MLB Draft
On Thursday and Friday, Major League Baseball will conduct its annual amateur player draft.
It’s always an exciting event, especially on that second day when teams really begin to scratch the surface for diamonds.
Locally, watch for Georgia Southern junior Chris Shehan to be picked up. Shehan can certainly hit the ball, and has shown he can be versatile in the field.
At Statesboro High, senior pitcher Tony Hill could be snatched up on Day Two. Hill has topped out in the mid-90s, but has also struggled with his control. He’s also committed to Southern University so he may wait a couple of years before making the jump to the pros.
Either way, it’ll be fun to see what names pop up this week.
