With Duke's coach going to Virginia, a lot of their players have hit the portal. Wonder if any of them would fit in at UF?
I talked to Kurland earlier this year. He was able to get a medical redshirt for this season so he’ll be back for sure next year. Donay is gone for sure to the draft, got that info from the staff. Unfortunately heyman’s injury was too late in the season for a medical and the tape he put down was more than good enough for the draft so I’m 90% sure he’s gone, however, didn’t hear anything definitive about him leaving from staff, just some comments about the team needing a locker room leader and the only guy coming back that might be able to fill that role in their opinion was king. So I kind of made the leap that Luke would be gone cause if he came back I’d assume he’d be leaned on as a leader.
so an outfield of Jones CF, Bastian LF and Yost RF? That is a lot of speed and defense there with scoring potential.
I know that. But many of the posters on these threads have inside knowledge or read everything that's out there and I was simply asking the question in case he had said anything. Also, I'm almost positive the guys who are eligible have told Coach O'Sullivan what their plans are so they will know whether or not to seek viable replacements in the portal. Teammates become aware, too, and a lot of times that information gets out. Of course, sometimes they want to see how high they'll get drafted before they make a final decision. In any event you simply stated the obvious that we all know. Appreciate it.
I remember noticing him during the Dayton series, that he was from FL, and thinking that since we’d need a 3B next, there’d be worse ideas.
Bastian is a great get and hopefully Jones can bounce back from the injury. If he does, I imagine Yost or Cyr (if he indeed returns) will compete for the other OF position.
Just from listening to commentators seemed like Duke was punching above it's weight with the guy now at UVA. Their stadium seemed weird, like very little bleacher seating almost everyone had to stand. There's obviously the private school factor and obviously their big donors are all in on hoops.
Yes that stadium is indeed ready for a major upgrade. I get that some teams deserve a chance to host based on their merit of wins and losses, but watching those games on TV from Jack Coombs Field made me wonder what the selection committee must be thinking about going back there again if Duke were to host a regional. Give Duke credit for winning their regional at Georgia, thank you very much, but I assume they have better facilities than Murray State. I also get more schools are going to all turf fields the further north you go, but to me its a double negative when you don't have a good enough stadium to take away the lack of real grass to play on. In the future I hope the committee puts more thought into the facilities, fan interactions, and field conditions.
