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Post by lalalaluuuke on Mar 9, 2004 19:41:04 GMT -5
Rasay should give him a call, it might get him some playing time if he transfers. Tuyay should for that matter. Beckwith seems like he isn't going anywhere for the next few years. USC could use a good setter like Rasay to settle things down. It would be hard to leave the surf and sun that Hawaii offers though.
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Post by wornjersey on Mar 10, 2004 13:27:38 GMT -5
The problems of the USC program transcends the cost of going there (a substantial problem in itself). The facilities are awful, compared with just about anywhere else. Look at what UCLA offers in that regard. There is no comparison. Also, Turhan may or may not be a good coach in a technical sense, but if you were choosing a school based on coaching achievements or experience, again USC does not compare well. Speraw at UCI has started for an NCAA champion and has been involved with USA Volleyball for years. Scates is a legend, and both of his assistants are much more accomplished and have more experience than Turhan. Dunphy has been incredibly successful at a school that is also expensive. The list goes on. It will take USC years to straighten out its program.
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Post by My2Sense on Mar 10, 2004 15:01:20 GMT -5
They could and should play in the Lyon Center. They play in that dinky North Gym not just for cost savings, but because they perceive it as giving them a substantial home court advantage. They practice in it, so they're familiar with the low cieling and the close out-of-bounds confines.
When the Bruins played them this year there was a good crowd, but it was not totally filled up, and I think capacity is around 5 to 600, so maybe they think they don't need more seating.
I have personally wanted to go see Long Beach play against USC and there have been other matches that I've wanted to see, but decided not to attend because I didn't want to trudge through traffic, rush there, only to be kept out because of a sell out. So they've missed out on my attendace dollars numerous times. I wonder how many other people opt to not go to matches there because it's small and also because it's uncomfortable.
If they could get their program together, market it better, be more competitive, they could justify moving to the Lyons Center where their women play and have plenty of room for all the right reasons. If I were a recruit and they said the North Gym is where we play, I'd be more impressed with the notion of playing in the Pyramid, Pauley Pavilion, Pepp's Fieldhouse, the Bren Center.... anywhere but the North Gym. It wouldn't even qualify as a good high school gym. IMO.
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