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"As always there is a chance that grades will be a problem with a Vashon player" Torch, Please give examples to backup the above statement where Vashon players (other than Nick Kern)who are recruitable skillwise don't get into schools because they can't qualify academically. My quick recollection over the past few years is that Shelton got into SEMO and left (I heard for personal reasons not academic related but I don't know for sure), McKinney and Franklin(for football but played basketball at the V) are at Mizzou, Polk is at SLU, not sure what happened to Gordon so he may or may not fit this discussion and there was a QB at the V that went to Mizzou also, not sure on his status there(I remember him and McKinney being close friends). How many schools in STL area have produced this many D1 prospects in the last 5-6 years and have a better placement record that is public knowledge? Looking at Vashon from afar and commenting on this without really knowing (but that is a large part of internet posting), I think the record is pretty good, all things considered.

If you only compete against A-10 schools for recruits I would agree with you, 3Star. But I do not think that is the situation where I hope our program is headed. Maybe it just hope.

Went to the Mizzou I guess that was a football game yesterday. Prior to the game went into the new arena. In one word - awesome, spectacular,marvelous,wonderful. Now granted there were not many roaming around or watching the Lady Tigers practice so don't have a clear sense of how heavy traffic will work or what game ambience will be but there is a lot of space in the concourse, the sight lines are incredible and it just really presents itself very, very well. Reaction from others that went to the offices and training rooms were more of the same. This leads us to our proposed building. We are in competition with the folks in Columbia and throughout D1. We cannot build a faciltiy that we cannot say is on par with MU's. Unfortuately they have set the bar, fortunately we have a chance to respond in kind. Think about the recruiting competition, the shots that will be taken in our direction if we short change this project. If we have to wait a bit longer to get more money to get on this level, I say do it. Don't come up short. The talk about taking away aspects from the original design are troubling at least to me (offices and practice gym in particular). I am not saying it needs to be 15,000 seats, but it must be an impressive facility.

First time poster... anyone have an idea on how far in advance must the game time be set for the opponent to make their travel arrangements? remember we aren't just playing with ourselves Cowboy