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Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40
I liek the idea that they are going to try and play more uptempo...I think Foster let the idea of him continuing to win games fall into a law of thinking that there was no reason for this, but the losses in the tourney bothered him to the fact of switching things up...Really think we will see a more athletic team next year...
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Well, considering he made some up-tempo promises to Sammy P in an effort to get her commit to
OSU I would say he does intend to see a faster pace.
But I wonder if he has the proper people for it. It is one thing to say you will run, but if you haven't been recruiting with the philosophy in mind - save a freshman pg - then how well will it work? I also question his willingness to recruit a player more oriented to run but we shall see how that manifests going forward.
The other thing I noted was a quotation of Foster's in the article:
"The whole Big Ten has to ask itself some questions," Foster said. "Where are we? Where do we want to be? Where do we need to be? We've started in another direction, and it's a necessity."
Someone posted about Foster's lack of success at
OSU in the NCAA's but noted his success at Vandy in the NCAA's. The Big 10 is horrid. Think about it, it is much easier to be able to play up tempo and play different styles in the tournament when you have to go up against an up tempo Tennessee at least 2x a year not to mention LSU. A lot of the SEC is nothing to write about but playing those elite teams really helps a team come tournament time. The Big 10 does not have an elite team to go against year in and year out and save Whalen's Minnesota team and the Purdue team a couple of something like 5 years ago all Foster does is go up against subpar, nonathletic, grinding Big 10 teams.
Think about
OSU's other sports and that it must play that elite competition to get better or stay at an elite level if already there:
Soccer - Indiana
Wrestling - Iowa and half the big 10
Football - Michigan despite its current position
T&F - Wisconsin and Michigan