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rambone 78

Rhodymob05 wrote: ↑1 day ago Tick tick tick

Tick tick tick is right.

Currently FIVE openings and none of them filled as of yet.

Need at least 2-3 impact players and Hammond staying.

Stiffs need not apply.

rambone 78

What makes things a lot worse, is that not only is the system completely broken, our program is so far behind in talent and results. We might have an NIL fund that ranks fairly high compared to our peers, but our results aren't showing shit at this point. We need to add 3-4 impact players in the nex...

rambone 78

I have a question...

Why are we having so much difficulty signing decent players in spite of the fact we supposedly have money enough to sign them?

Are we in that bad of a sorry state that recruits are saying no to us?

Maybe that's not a question for Stone, but it sure the hell is for Thorr.

rambone 78

If we are going to continue to suck, which is looking more likely by the day, maybe URI should shitcan the coach and hire a guy off the street who couldn't do any worse than this slop we are being subjected to.

rambone 78

Still not announced? Kenny just started following Oumar Ballo. He's certainly not recruiting him to URI. It's pretty clear, at least to me, that he's already working for Georgetown. that's ok though. We have some guy that averaged 1 point and 1 rebound per game visiting and are fighting a bunch of ...

rambone 78

Gives us reason to hope.

NOT.

Pathetic.

rambone 78

The vast dollar amount of donations to the program here at least, are from a select few very affluent boosters. That's on a year to year basis. The rest is made up of a bunch of small donors like us. URI does not have many big donors nor a large fan base. That is not going to change, unfortunately.

rambone 78

You talkin' about walk ons?

Who cares?

rambone 78

You can't blame KJ for leaving this clusterfuck.

rambone 78

I'm not holding my breath anymore about any of this.

They will let us know when they let us know.

Not just about KJ but transfers too.

Maybe they are saving everything for one big announcement that covers everything lol.

rambone 78

The sounds of a toilet flushing....

rambone 78

There's no question that the staff will get players to fill out the roster.

The question is just how talented will those players be?

Everything depends on it.

How confident are we that it will be enough to turn things around?

Until I see it I can't expect anything. That's just the way it is.

rambone 78

Reload?

We were never loaded to begin with lol

rambone 78

We aren't orbiting anything, we've burned up in the atmosphere. Stealth recruiting my ass, not only nothing is happening we're still wondering if KJ is leaving along with Hammond. Again wake me if we pick up a couple promising transfers. Like Judge Smails said in the movie Caddyshack, "well we'...

rambone 78

Playing that SC team is like men against boys when it came to rebounding.

Over a 20 rebound difference. They just wear teams out.

rambone 78

I think yesterday will be UConn’s toughest game. Beyond the Clingan of it all they are too good for 1 guy to beat them and 1 thru 4 UConn on paper has a big advantage. Guys like Loyer and Smith are gonna struggle with UConn’s length and athleticism I think. Making entry passes to Edey is going to b...

rambone 78

Tom the Mole.

rambone 78

Imagine having an NBA point guard on your roster and playing him off the ball so a sub 30% shooter could jack up 6 a game. That all stemmed from the deal to make Cox the coach in waiting. Mistake by both Dan and URI they both share the blame for that one. Also likely the reason why Fatts had free r...

rambone 78

This program is not without hope.

I know that.

But I have to see results before my attitude changes.

Some of you can't seem to figure this out.

Sign some better talent.

Win games with that talent.

I'll wait.

rambone 78

Somebody has to know what KJ's deal is right now.

Obviously no one on this board knows.

Would be nice to get an update at least.

Hammond too.

rambone 78

The numbers will only go up until common sense takes over and some guardrails are established.

rambone 78

The dead periods in recruiting are obsolete now.

That's because old style recruiting is dead itself.

rambone 78

Make it $10 and Boom Boom

rambone 78

I agree.

As long as Hammond stays, he can leave and no one will lose any sleep.

Replace him with a GM as old style recruiting is as dead as a dodo.

Or better yet replace him with a defensive and FT coach.

rambone 78

Recruiting is all about the size of the bag.

The old ways of developing a relationship with a recruit is deader than a doornail.

rambone 78

1 million isnt going to be enough the way this is going.

Didnt St. Joe's get a mil a year for 2 years for their NIL fund?

I know they didnt raise that, but that's not the point.

If Dayton is paying their best player 650k, their total fund has to be well north of a mil.

rambone 78

That's for sure 78!

rambone 78

If a player like Joseph commands 500k we are screwed.

I seriously doubt that number though.

100k tops.

It's like everyone has a price tag attached to them.

It's gotten beyond ridiculous.

rambone 78

If he does it's just another great decision by Archie.

Can it get worse?

Sure as shit!

rambone 78

If he was going to GTown it would have been announced by now, why would they wait to announce if it's a done deal?

Doesn't make sense.

rambone 78

Sampson from Houston just got COY over Hurley.

Kind of surprised.

Just more motivation for UConn to win it this year.

rambone 78

I'll bet we've offered Ben 6 figures to stay.

No doubt about it.

rambone 78

How good are things now with KJ? I would agree if he leaves and takes Hammond with him, but if he leaves and Ben stays, dont see it as a big loss. What has Archie done to this point? As far as I'm concerned, we're at or very near the bottom as a program right now. It can't get much worse no matter w...

rambone 78

Well then no announcements for another week.

Zzzzzzzzzz.......

rambone 78

Wake me when we land someone.

rambone 78

The misinformation game is played in a lot of areas these days. Like politics for example.

People believe what they want to believe, facts be damned.

rambone 78

I think Hammond wasn't a 4 star when he committed here.

He's blown up somewhat since then.

Which is great if we can keep him.

rambone 78

That's what we are up against even in our own conference. Btw, EC came here to help build a program, he said so himself. The core 4 so to speak, all stayed here and it paid off after a few years. Does anyone think these kids today would say or do the same in this environment? I stand by my comment t...

rambone 78

We will end up getting cheaper players and then hope to hell they get better once they are here.

It's possible, but the staff is going to have to do a better job of identifying those players than they have so far.

rambone 78

I'm going to guess that if we want to compete at the top of the A10, it will cost a million a year or more. At least 100k average for a high level A10 starter. That's 500k for the starting 5. And this is for the A10. Who gives a fuck how good a recruiter you are anymore? You will have one recruiting...

rambone 78

NIL is kaput.

It's a pay to play free for all.

Highest bidder wins.

Unfortunately we are going to be under bidders for a lot of players that could really help us

50k won't buy a bucket of shit.

God help us.

rambone 78

Hammond could be another Tyson Wheeler, unfortunately he probably will be that for a P5 school by the time he's a junior or senior. If he's really good as a freshmen he's as good as gone soon after, unless we can throw a huge pile of money at him, and even that might not be enough. We are ultimately...

rambone 78

I probably will have to end my donation to athletics in the near future in order to continue my contribution to the collective. Will get harder to do both. The older I get, the less money I got. If the only way for us to get better is to pay the players directly then that's what I will do, although ...

rambone 78

We will really know the writing's on the wall when or if Hammond enters the portal.

This stealth mode plus the footdragging about KJ is just more frustration surrounding this program.

Same for the collective announcement, whatever it is.

rambone 78

I used to check this board every day this time of year in anticipation of new signings.

Not so much now. Even when we do add transfers, what confidence is there that they will be good?

That's where we're at.

rambone 78

Give them the trophy now.

I know nothing is guaranteed, but this is as close as it gets.

rambone 78

The hardest part about all this, is getting good.

Once we do, it should be easier to stay good, as long as we have a coach that stays a while.

rambone 78

Whoever wins the Alabama Clemson game should just forfeit.

They have no chance.

That's the best second half team I've ever seen.

rambone 78

The biggest problem Archie will have, is trying to convince good players to come to a program that's been down in the dumps for a while now. It's not just about money, at least I hope not. The building a program angle like Dan did here, isnt very relevant anymore however. That meant signing and keep...

rambone 78

I agree 15.

But we should be able to land a couple of transfers from mid major conferences at our level.

Dan got Newton from East Carolina of the AAC, he's worked out pretty well lol.

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