Originally Posted by Anonymous
OP here. The reference to Florida was at the end of the Gilroy run. Florida had more than enough to win a lot more than they did. Whoever mentioned ND is right as well. Since the topic turned to Spalina and SB I think all you need to know about him is he packed up a bunch of D2 Adelphi transfers and got SB into the top 10 almost over night, Now Spallina has to win the big one but he has done more with less than a lot of coaches. His girls don't enter SB on the same level as many of the UNC and Maryland recruits but after a few years he has some lesser known's playing like all americans


If you are named All-American in HS in Nassau or Suffolk you are very well know to all of the Top College coaches. An advantage the HS AA's that chose to attend SBU have is that most will be able to step in and play right away. Stony Brook does not get the depth of talent that some of the other Top Programs do. Many HS AA's might have to sit behind a College AA at places like MD and UNC or they play but do not get the recognition right away. Just look at the All American teams from last year... How many freshman All Americans were there. The coach has done a great job but the spin and hype is a bit much.