Thought for the day 10/31

Have you ever had a day when you get up in the morning and something goes wrong and you say "Jiminy, it's going to be one of those days"? I bet you do that a lot; I've done it. But you know what I say now? "Well, it started out bad, but it's still going to be a graet day." You'd be amazed how doing that turns a bad day into a good day. - Gerry Faust, College Football Coach

Thought for the day 10/30

A mind once stretched has a difficult time going back to its original form. - Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay Rays Manager

Showcase Recap

Sorry I haven't gotten this up before now but I wanted to post a brief recap of the showcase we had on Saturday.

It was a pretty busy day for all of us since we had a couple of recruits in to see campus and meet our team to start the day and then the showcase in the afternoon. Overall I think everything went really well after we dealt with getting started late due to some uncontrollable circumstances. I feel like the two guys we had in enjoyed their time here and we are looking forward to watching them play this season and also to hearing their decision when that time comes. But on to the showcase.

The turnout was about what we expected with around 80 players here. We had a kid come all the way from Knoxville because he said he wanted to see how he matched up with Memphis players. Memphis has a great reputation in the basketball world and although he is only a freshman, he wanted his chance to prove he belongs. There were some very good players here but some that we were expecting did not show up which was disappointing but the competition was still great.

I hope everyone had a fun time at the showcase and we look forward to doing another one next season.

Thought for the day 10/27

Leaders are people who don't compromise their values to gain approval, who live up to their own inner sense of things. And for this reason, leadership is often different than success.Success is culturally defined. When you give the culture what it expects, the culture will reward that. But a leader is someone who gives the culture what it needs, not what it expects.

Thought for the day 10/24

It is all the little things that make the big things possible.

The past couple of thoughts have been ones that we have given to our guys to make them think a little bit.

I can't believe that we play in a week, it seems like we just started practice a couple of weeks ago and now it's time to see if all the hard work we have put in is going to pay off.

I hope to see you at the Exposure Showcase tomorrow.

Thought for the day 10/23

The changes required to move to a higher level of performance are not quantitative but they are qualitative.

Thought for the day 10/22

The hardest part of success is that you have to keep on being successful. You can't just flash. We're being evaluated day by day, week by week, game by game, year after year. So you want to avoid the flash. You want to strive to establish a winning expectation and maintain it. - Jeff Fisher

Thought for the day 10/21

Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan. The key is discipline. Without it, there is no morale. - Tom Landry, former NFL Coach.

First Preseason Poll

The first preseason poll came out yesterday and it is from a publication that only covers NAIA athletics but is in no way affiliated with NAIA. We are starting to get some recognition and were ranked #20 in the poll. That puts some pressure on us to live up to expectations. We also have 2 other teams in our conference ranked in Union and Martin Methodist. Overall we have 10 games against teams ranked in the top 25 so we have a difficult schedule ahead of us but that is all part of the fun.

http://basketball.victorysportsnetwork.com/article.php?articleID=7949
1. Robert Morris (Ill.)
2. Georgetown (Ky.)
3. Lee (Tenn.)
4. California Baptist
5. Oklahoma City
6. Azusa Pacific (Calif)
7. Oklahoma Baptist
8. Texas Wesleyan
9. Cumberlands (Ky.)
10. McKendree (Ill)
11. Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
12. Union University (Tenn.)
13. Mountain State (W.V.)
14. Campbellsville University (Ky.)
15. LSUS (La.)
16. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
17. Westminster (Utah)
18. Northwestern Oklahoma State
19. Xavier (La.)
20. Freed Hardeman (Tenn.)
21. Concordia (Calif.)
22. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
23. Lambuth (Tenn.)
24. Martin Methodist (Tenn.)
25. Illinois Springfield

Just a reminder about the October 25th showcase, we would love to have you at it so we could see you play and you could see campus. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thought for the day 10/16

When your hourglass runs out of sand, you can't turn it over and start again. Take every breathe God gives you for what it's worth. - Kenny Chesney

Thought for the day 10/15

Yesterday is a cancelled check, tomorrow is a promissary note, today is the only cash you have so spend it wisely.

Thought for the day 10/14

Selfishness can be seen in many places, especially in a mirror.

Thought for the day 10/8

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. - Michael Jordan

Thought for the day 10/7

Opportunities sometimes go unrecognized because they are disguised as hard work.

Thought for the day 10/6

For every 100 that can handle failure there is but 1 who can handle success.

Thought for the day 10/3

Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts; you only cheat yourself in the long run. Success is not measured by money or fame, but by how you feel about your own goals and accomplishments and the time and effort you put into them. - Willie Stargell, former Major League Baseball Player

Thought for the day 10/2

You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. - Sam Rutigliano, Former NFL Coach

Thought for the day 10/1

Winning is not a sometime thing, it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do the right thing once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. - Vince Lombardi