On another thread I had Ramblers 74--62 , I believe. We made a few late mistakes ( opening night stuff) ----

--Positives---
---The win of course
---KIKI and Doyle ---WOW !!
---A stronger bench for sure than we have had in years
---Crisman was a steady influence
---Our Bigs were just fine and will improve
---Thomas the beast !! Sheesh
---Turk hit key threes in limited action

--Negatives
---The old bug-a-boo-----MISSED freebies--would have won breezing if we hit them
---Our Bigs must and will improve defensively down low
---THE NEW RULES
---Must defend the threes better--I feel we can when our Bigs improve down low--Will be tough to do.

NICE START---Proceed onward RAMBLERS !!

A good win for certain. It was good to see an active student section. One thing that stood out to me is O'Leary. I like his upside, but the kid has got to take weight training seriously. He needs to get stronger to be a force at the D1 level. Perhaps Swella can submit his resume as our new strength and conditioning coach. He will have to get past Gracie first.

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This is my BEFORE photo:



Unfortunately, I can't post my AFTER photo because I am so huge any photo that would do me justice exceeds the Ramblermania size limitation for images.

I'll agree with you 100% that O'Leary still needs to add more muscle. But to say he needs to start taking weight training seriously is way off base - he worked as hard as anyone on the team in the weight room this summer and ate 4000-5000 calories daily trying to add bulk. He was able to add 20 pounds of muscle this offseason, but he will likely never be a physical specimen like Osborne who can bang inside all day. Just not his body type; he's more of a finesse player. But believe me, he takes the weight room very seriously.

+1

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I am glad to hear that O'Leary is working hard in the weight room. Hopefully his effort is rewarded with more strength (not necessarily bulk). I like his upside.

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Loyola '86
St. Bona '83