EIVA 2007 Pre-Season Poll

[cyberVBmidwest]

For Immediate Release: EIVA 2007 Pre-Season Poll

Tait Division
1. Penn State (36)
2. George Mason (25)
3. Juniata (21)
4. Rutgers-Newark
5. St. Francis (19)
6. Princeton (14)
7. E. Stroudsburg (11)

Hay Division
1. NJIT (23)
2. NYU (19)
3. Springfield (15)
4. Harvard (13)
5. New Haven (11)
6. Sacred Heart (9)

[ncaadropout]

Look out for Springfield to have a good year in EIVA. I'm predicting them to move up after the year is over. NJIT had their chance last year with some international players but they couldnt capitalize.

[BBallking]

My thoughts on the Eiva

Penn State- not what they were last year reputation doesn't always win games.
George Mason- Price better be real good without any middles, not to mention is a lame duck getting ready to come to the west coast after this year.
Juniata-We'll see with the new captain guiding the ship, doubtful they will be competitive
Rutgers- No idea they graduated everyone except Hulse
St. Franny's- Ok didnt they beat Mason and Rutgers last year with Honre and he is still there. HOW CAN THEY GO DOWN? That kid can play.
Princeton- Laughing do they even have a team?
E. Stroudburg- Laughing louder (nuff said)

As for Springfield NJIT and NYU who knows? But the other three would lose to my club team last year!

[setter]

price really leaving??

[bbk]

The love for Springfield continues. They have been the third EIVA team in Division III for the last three years. If they are healthy and have Palumbo anything is possible.

[CityTechLegend]

Ok let me get this straight. SPRINGFIELD???

Not to knock them but they haven't been truly competative in about 4 years. NYU has rebuilt their line up getting solid kids like Brady Fujikawa, Ilan Goldstein, Devin Zolnowski and top DIII returner Micnair Sillick they should continue to improve and maybe even win the EIVA DIII this yea, if all the pieces fall into place.
NJIT has improved every year since Ryan McNiel came to the program. Yes they didin't make up last year, but that was LAST YEAR. They are coming into the year with the strongest preseason schedule a NJIT team has ever had. Coach McNiel has then ready to make a run for the top division. We all know that what happens one year doesn't always guarentee success or failier the next. No one gave UCLA a shot last season. They had a horrible record half way through the season, then made a great run to win it all at the end. People doubted they would even be able to compete last year. Now this year people are expecting them to repeat, the GURU himself would probably say don't expect anything, strive for everything. That is the mentality over at NJIT. I EXPECT them to compete, maybe even make it to the top division.
Mason has a few new faces, one of them is a MIDDLE, and he will be a solid addition to that team. Mason showed they could be one of the top teams in the EIVA, Coach Chao is slowly and smartly building a competative team. They beat State for the first time in years last season, maybe they can more than that this season.
St. Fran (PA) Runner-ups. Can they repeat, who knows. They have the pieces to do so and they have been strong every season leading up to this one. The question becomes can they FINALLY put it all together to WIN the EIVA???
Rutgers...hmm, now here is a team that we need to question. Sean has brought in some solid players year in and year out, yet they haven't been able to push for the title as it was first thought they would. Hulse will be the only calming force on the team this year. Both Hornsberg brother are now gone. WHO will step up for the Scarlet Raiders and help stamp the season for them.
The rest are just that, even Juniata. They will be strong for what they have in their arsenals, but we know who will be at the top at the end of the year. The question really is, who will knock them down for once, or atleast TRY.

HAVE fun this season friends in the EIVA, this should be a good one.

[ncaadropout]

there is just no way NJIT shoult be at the top of the hay division. it should be springfield and NYU at 1+2 and harvard and NJIT at 3+4. I would even put New Haven over harvard if they didn't lose some key players from last year.

[ICB4U]

nycitytechcoach said:

Ok let me get this straight. SPRINGFIELD???

Not to knock them but they haven't been truly competative in about 4 years. NYU has rebuilt their line up getting solid kids like Brady Fujikawa, Ilan Goldstein, Devin Zolnowski and top DIII returner Micnair Sillick they should continue to improve and maybe even win the EIVA DIII this yea, if all the pieces fall into place.
NJIT has improved every year since Ryan McNiel came to the program. Yes they didin't make up last year, but that was LAST YEAR. They are coming into the year with the strongest preseason schedule a NJIT team has ever had. Coach McNiel has then ready to make a run for the top division. We all know that what happens one year doesn't always guarentee success or failier the next. No one gave UCLA a shot last season. They had a horrible record half way through the season, then made a great run to win it all at the end. People doubted they would even be able to compete last year. Now this year people are expecting them to repeat, the GURU himself would probably say don't expect anything, strive for everything. That is the mentality over at NJIT. I EXPECT them to compete, maybe even make it to the top division.
Mason has a few new faces, one of them is a MIDDLE, and he will be a solid addition to that team. Mason showed they could be one of the top teams in the EIVA, Coach Chao is slowly and smartly building a competative team. They beat State for the first time in years last season, maybe they can more than that this season.
St. Fran (PA) Runner-ups. Can they repeat, who knows. They have the pieces to do so and they have been strong every season leading up to this one. The question becomes can they FINALLY put it all together to WIN the EIVA???
Rutgers...hmm, now here is a team that we need to question. Sean has brought in some solid players year in and year out, yet they haven't been able to push for the title as it was first thought they would. Hulse will be the only calming force on the team this year. Both Hornsberg brother are now gone. WHO will step up for the Scarlet Raiders and help stamp the season for them.
The rest are just that, even Juniata. They will be strong for what they have in their arsenals, but we know who will be at the top at the end of the year. The question really is, who will knock them down for once, or atleast TRY.

HAVE fun this season friends in the EIVA, this should be a good one.

Younger Honsberger still playing for Rutgers. One of the few bright spots on the team. Team needs to work hard to be competitive this year.

[jrs847]

Hey Bballking, try to tone down the ignorance.

Your post implies that you know a thing or two about the EIVA, but if you did you'd know that Princeton not only has a team but also is the ONLY team in the past 18 years other than Penn St. to win the EIVA championship. They were consistently ranked in the top 15 for a while, and they're the only team that has prevented the EIVA from becoming a competitive monopoly. I'm not sure which team you played for, but I'm betting that you never played in a Final Four.

Yes, Princeton has been weak lately, but recruiting with no budget and no scholarships isn't exactly a piece of cake (nor is having your best player injured for the past two years).

If you're so interested in the EIVA, why not say something positive, rather than mock its members--especially those those that don't deserve to be mocked?

bballking said:

My thoughts on the Eiva

Princeton- Laughing do they even have a team?
E. Stroudburg- Laughing louder (nuff said)

As for Springfield NJIT and NYU who knows? But the other three would lose to my club team last year!

[knowallandnothing]

jrs847 needs to calm down as well. I agree that Princeton is below the norm set in the EIVA. Just because they had 1 great year and went to the Fin.4 doesnt make them a competitive program. They play in a dark gym and are funded like a juniors club program in the silver bracket.
ESU is on the upswing and will be much better.
As for the Rutgers comments that NYTech coach made, I know the younger Honsberger is back and from talking with the coaching staff is playing well. I am not sure that they have ever brought in quality players, but average players and gotten the most out of them. It just hasn't been enough to nock off PSU.
Finally Springfield, they are down again. Best player Palumbo isnt there anymore and no one is really stepping up to match where he was.

[setter]

palumbo transfer?

[ncaadropout]

How can we be forgetting about Springfield's unstoppable middle Andy Sipe? The guy is 6'6" with arms that reach down to his knees. And the best part is that Springfield has the passing and defense to make him effective in the middle. And how do you know palumbo is gone? he is listed on the roster...

EDIT: And don't forget about Frederickson either he was only a freshman last year but he finished second in kills on their team.

[jrs847]

I'm plenty calm with regards to Princeton's current team. They're nowhere near the top of the league, and I'd never claim otherwise. But I was frustrated by the orignial comment, which was both snide and ignorant. To claim that Princeton doesn't have a team -- even in jest -- is an inappropriate way to emphasize the fact that they're not very good now.

Also, just for the record, it wasn't just one good year. Princeton was ranked consistently in the top 15 for three years (96-98), and they were in the old top-20 rankings in 1990 or so. We might debate whether any of that history matters, but it certainly means that Princeton "has a team."

knowallandnothing said:

jrs847 needs to calm down as well. I agree that Princeton is below the norm set in the EIVA. Just because they had 1 great year and went to the Fin.4 doesnt make them a competitive program. They play in a dark gym and are funded like a juniors club program in the silver bracket.
ESU is on the upswing and will be much better.
As for the Rutgers comments that NYTech coach made, I know the younger Honsberger is back and from talking with the coaching staff is playing well. I am not sure that they have ever brought in quality players, but average players and gotten the most out of them. It just hasn't been enough to nock off PSU.
Finally Springfield, they are down again. Best player Palumbo isnt there anymore and no one is really stepping up to match where he was.

[ncaadropout]

knowallandnothing said:

ESU is on the upswing and will be much better.

I agree, ESU has a big program and they are only getting bigger. great facilities and their reputation is on the rise so they will attract some better recruits.

[CityTechLegend]

icb4u said:

nycitytechcoach said:

Ok let me get this straight. SPRINGFIELD???

Not to knock them but they haven't been truly competative in about 4 years. NYU has rebuilt their line up getting solid kids like Brady Fujikawa, Ilan Goldstein, Devin Zolnowski and top DIII returner Micnair Sillick they should continue to improve and maybe even win the EIVA DIII this yea, if all the pieces fall into place.
NJIT has improved every year since Ryan McNiel came to the program. Yes they didin't make up last year, but that was LAST YEAR. They are coming into the year with the strongest preseason schedule a NJIT team has ever had. Coach McNiel has then ready to make a run for the top division. We all know that what happens one year doesn't always guarentee success or failier the next. No one gave UCLA a shot last season. They had a horrible record half way through the season, then made a great run to win it all at the end. People doubted they would even be able to compete last year. Now this year people are expecting them to repeat, the GURU himself would probably say don't expect anything, strive for everything. That is the mentality over at NJIT. I EXPECT them to compete, maybe even make it to the top division.
Mason has a few new faces, one of them is a MIDDLE, and he will be a solid addition to that team. Mason showed they could be one of the top teams in the EIVA, Coach Chao is slowly and smartly building a competative team. They beat State for the first time in years last season, maybe they can more than that this season.
St. Fran (PA) Runner-ups. Can they repeat, who knows. They have the pieces to do so and they have been strong every season leading up to this one. The question becomes can they FINALLY put it all together to WIN the EIVA???
Rutgers...hmm, now here is a team that we need to question. Sean has brought in some solid players year in and year out, yet they haven't been able to push for the title as it was first thought they would. Hulse will be the only calming force on the team this year. Both Hornsberg brother are now gone. WHO will step up for the Scarlet Raiders and help stamp the season for them.
The rest are just that, even Juniata. They will be strong for what they have in their arsenals, but we know who will be at the top at the end of the year. The question really is, who will knock them down for once, or atleast TRY.

HAVE fun this season friends in the EIVA, this should be a good one.

Younger Honsberger still playing for Rutgers. One of the few bright spots on the team. Team needs to work hard to be competitive this year.

Thanks I thought SO wasn't sure. It's Eric right? Looks like him and Hulse are going to carry the team. What about the Big Kid from Clovis, or Kenneth Stumbaugh are they going to help enough to really make that push?

Like I said should be a fun year.