I agree 100% with Eric's post. Both Lehigh and HC have recruiting classes that could turn out to be better than ours for next year. I hope not, but only time will tell. BTW, Lehigh's Paul Bayer could turn out to be a steal, in addition to the others Eric mentioned.
It is far from a lock that BU will go through the league undefeated. I would put the odds at about 30%. Road games at HC and Lehigh are both tough, and BU was lucky to win at Colgate last year, which for some reason is always a tough place to play. The Chones twins could make Colgate into a respectable team as they knock the rust off their game.
Navy is definitely on the upswing with a good recruiter in Billy Lange and a team that is almost all frosh and sophs. And once Lafayette gets scholarships (which many think will be approved by their BOT in April), they will get into the upper echelon quickly since Fran is a very good coach.
I agree 100% that BU will lose the most through graduation. We may will the league but it will be a very tough fight next year since most teams will have gotten better as we get a bit weaker.
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Date Posted:11:35:06 01/19/06 Thu
Holy Cross is losing KHAM. Frankly, when you only have three guys that can put points on the board, you can't really afford to lose anybody. My point is we have such quality depth that I see us in such a better position than HC going forward.
Date Posted:13:05:28 01/19/06 Thu
Loss of KHam will be partially offset by the return of Pat Doherty, who is a good player. Thus HC loses KHam and Hyland and regains Doherty. Bucknell loses Lee, Bettencourt, and Viaer-McClymont and does not regain anyone unless Clark can come back. On a net basis, I think these roster changes favor HC. If Griffin and Brown move into the starting lineup, the Bison bench will be Vegotsky plus question marks (again assuming no Clark). For HC, Doherty and Clifford likely will move into the starting lineup, leaving Dixon and Cunningham as the first two off the bench. Here, HC may have a bit of an edge off the bench depending on the development of other players.
More important for both teams will be how this year's frosh and next year's frosh develop. I think Dixon and Cunningham will help HC next year. The verdict is very much out on Linthicum and Castleberry. (We already know that Vander Baan and Vegotsky will each contribute.) As for next year's frosh, it is way too early to tell but it looks pretty even at this point.
