Have posed question to Tait about Cunliffe being eligible to play, though.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
Love that they do this. Getting some early practice together as a team puts them way ahead by the time November comes around. Of course, it might burn them out some too, but in reality, these kids play 365 days a year anyway. Might as well do it together, begin to gel as a unit, and throw in a nice trip to Italy while they're at it.
"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
