UD’s motto: ‘Whatever it takes’
By HAL McCOY One of the favorite quotes uttered all season by University of Dayton senior forward Kendall Pollard is, “Whatever it takes.” And once again the Flyers put that quote to good use during a rugged night at the University of Rhode Island. What it took Friday night was a lot of intensity, a […]
Flyers score important win at Fordham
By HAL McCOY For years and years, a trip to New York to play Fordham University was like a leisurely afternoon stroll through Central Park. It was a game most teams could mark in the ‘W’ column before the first whistle was blown. Not any more. Now it is like a creep through Central Park […]
Hal appearing January 29th at Crabshire’s Tavern In Centerville
Hal McCoy will be at Crabshire’s Tavern, Centerville, January 29th from 3:00 to 5:00. Hal will be talking baseball as only he knows it, mixing and mingling with the guests, and offering his book for sale! Please join us for a fun filled afternoon of baseball, libations, and good times! Hal would love to see […]
Some ‘Man Cave’ Unsolicited Observations
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, just 27 days before the start of spring training — but who is counting. HALL OF FAME SHORSTOP Ozzie Smith, who played for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals, was in Cincinnati Tuesday to speak at the La Salle Sports Stag and was asked […]
Flyers shock Bonnie with avalance of 3s
By HAL McCOY OLEAN, N.Y. — Former major league catcher/broadcaster/humorist Joe Garagiola wrote a book, “Baseball Is a Funny Game.” Baseball isn’t any funnier than college basketball and the University of Dayton Flyers proved that Tuesday night. Only the St. Bonaventure Bonnies failed to see the humor in UD’s 90-74 stunner. JUST FIVE DAYS AGO, […]
A Tale of Two Halves and UD just short
By HAL McCOY Is a college basketball coach permitted to bring firecrackers into the arena and light them under the chairs of his players before a game starts? University of Dayton basketball coach Archie Miller and his assistants need desperately to find a way to fire up the Flyers, ignite them, from the opening tip. […]
Words to live by (or not)
By HAL McCOY There are a few of my favorite words: MORIBUND: A synonym for the Cleveland Browns. When some folks began wondering if Alabama could beat the Browns, I scoffed in unison with the experts. How absurd. Then somebody played a mock video game between the Browns and Alabama and the Tide won, 34-0. […]
Flyers not sharp against Pumas
By HAL McCOY The University of Dayton Flyers played Saint Joseph’s Tuesday night in UD Arena. No, no, no. It wasn’t THE Saint Joseph’s, the fellow Atlanta 10 Conference member, the Hawks from Philadelphia. These were the Saint Joseph’s Pumas, a Division II school of 2,000 from Rensselaer, Ind. — and if you can spell […]
Pollard’s return gives Flyers big boost
By HAL McCOY It was no surprise that the University of Dayton Flyers took care of business Saturday afternoon in UD Arena against Winthrop University, a 6,000-student institution in Rock Hill, S.C. The Flyers, dominating the paint like Sherwin-Williams, dismissed the Eagles from the Big South Conference, 83-67. THE SURPRISE WAS WHEN No. 25 took […]