Saturday, February 25, 2012

The Best of Our Best





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Ralph DeBernardo in 2006




Spring Game Countdown!

The Spring Game will be on Friday April 20th. That's just under eight weeks from now. I don't have an official game time yet, but it should be another night game.

Play Ball!

Columbia baseball starts this week and it’s worth getting excited about one of the most successful teams in recent Columbia history.

Head Coach Brett Boretti has been the perfect combination of recruiter and field general.

Of course, the first several games will be on the road in warmer locales, thank goodness, but it’s worth following the team as much as possible until the home opener on March 23rd.

The Best of the Pride

With all the focus this week on the positions where Norries Wilson FAILED to successfully recruit and field top players, I thought I’d take a look at the successes he enjoyed with a Norries Wilson Era
Columbia All Star Team (2006-2011)

OFFENSE
OL-Jeff Adams
OL-Mike Brune
OL-Evan Sanford
OL-John Seiler
OL-Ralph DeBernardo
TE-Andrew Kennedy
WR-Austin Knowlin
WR-Taylor Joseph
RB-Ray Rangel
FB-Nathan Lenz
QB-Sean Brackett


DEFENSE
DE-Lou Miller
DE-Phil Mitchell
DT-Owen Fraser
DT-Chris Groth
LB-Alex Gross
LB-Joshua Martin
LB-Drew Quinn
LB-Corey Cameron
CB-Calvin Otis
CB-Eugene Edwards
S-Andy Shalbrack
S-Adam Mehrer


SPECIAL TEAMS
K-Jon Rocholl
P-Jon Rocholl
Kick/Punt Returner-Austin Knowlin



3 comments:

oldlion said...

Open question on football and basketball. Nast Fall we lost a lot of close games. This winter in Ivy basketball we have lost a lot of close games. Any theory as to why in our two most important sports we can't seem to close out close games against league opponents?

Anonymous said...

I don't think there's any connection. I have no views re FB because I understand it less well than BB and because there have been so many inconsistent explanations as to what happened. That said, I'm pleased we have a new coaching staff.

Re BB, as has been debated on other boards, the question is whether we should be pleased that the entire season didn't crash and burn given that we lost our best player (Agho) and our 5th or 6th best player (Frankoski) for the season, or be very disappointed that we've lost all of those close games. I lean towards the former, although believe we could have won a couple of the close League games with different coaching decisions. But coaching, like, e.g., teaching or trial work, is something you learn from experience, no matter how much natural aptitude you may have for it to begin with. I like the recruits we're bringing in next year, but I also believe we need to find a way to bring in at least one or two a year at the level at which Harvard is recruiting them, and the next year or two will tell whether we're capable of doing that.
-Dr.V

oldlion said...

Thanks Dr. V. I happen to agree with you that it is the former as to basketball. Having met Coach M, I am very upbeat about football.