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by NYGFan_Section208
10 hours ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker
Replies: 603
Views: 54247

Re: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker

I don't think that's the Fordham thread people are referring to. The game in reference was played on Feb 5, 2017. This thread is from the game many years before that. However it is funny to go read our old friend GBG - who believed: 1.) Despite being raised by a HOF coach Dan needed a father figure...
by NYGFan_Section208
1 day ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: Fairfield's New Arena
Replies: 4
Views: 105

Re: Fairfield's New Arena

I posted this solution for the Ry months ago: The solution seems obvious. Re-do the roof so that it can be opened, closed, or set off to the side. When it's open, you would slide it over to cover the parking in front of the main lobby. Or, rotate it off to the football field side and you'd have some...
by NYGFan_Section208
1 day ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: A10 Outlook for 2023-24
Replies: 1257
Views: 103897

Re: A10 Outlook for 2023-24

LMAO. It could be worse. We could be Bonnies fans. This is embarrassing. https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3508277/pr-101-st.-bonaventures-president-put-out-one-of-the-more-bizarre-videos-apologizing-to-fans-for-turning-down-the-nit wow....hysterical... "It's truly one of the most bizarre vi...
by NYGFan_Section208
2 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

A comment about James Madison and their 35 point loss to Duke. This team played hard the entire way through. There were no easy baskets for Duke. Pleased to see that the coach was able to get the buy in from these collegiate players. JEALOUS!!! And...the speed with which their coach latched on at V...
by NYGFan_Section208
2 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23759

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

https://x.com/willlauder2/status/1772289856653217873?s=46&t=NTydXGgoYaTZr0wF3SgCbQ I have heard that URI has reached out to Thomas about him coming back. Not sure if Thomas has any interest. So BlueMan's NIL contributions could be going to Sebastian Thomas? Ante Up!! This is too funny/has to ha...
by NYGFan_Section208
2 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
Replies: 380
Views: 13976

Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel

There are dozens of coaching changes each year vs thousands of kids abandoning schools. And tell the the last time you saw the same coach be a HC at three schools in 4 years? Being a college athlete is not a real career, it’s a temp job. Coaches are in this for 30+ years if they are lucky and need ...
by NYGFan_Section208
2 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
Replies: 380
Views: 13976

Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel

Exactly! I've been waiting for the posts calling coaches selfish mercenaries who have no loyalty and are only after money. Weird how it's suddenly quiet on that front and all the concern about "culture" and "family" has disappeared! You never hear posters lamenting their lost lo...
by NYGFan_Section208
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

neither Alabama nor GCU can shoot straight?
by NYGFan_Section208
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49130

Re: Understanding the NIL

If accurate, no reason to think it is not, those numbers kinda give the costs of getting off the porch and running with the big dogs. As someone said on here, we are not competing with the major conferences we are competing in the A-10 upper tier. Is this the same source that had Rhody last year at...
by NYGFan_Section208
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23759

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

D1 experience counts nowadays more than ever. But landing those transfers who have had success at good programs is going to be really hard. Tons of competition as we are seeing with the long lists of schools that are showing interest immediately after guys enter the portal. Recruiting freshmen will...
by NYGFan_Section208
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

Clemson up on Baylor late...that's not awful
by NYGFan_Section208
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23759

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

I wonder if Hammond is waiting for the KJ decision to decide whether to decommit or not. Looks that way to me right now. I think we will be a fair amount better if he stays If not, my money's on more sucking. I don't think that one spot is responsible for sucking or not. At this point, if Hammond c...
by NYGFan_Section208
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

PRT, if I was a college coach in an NCAAT game, I wouldn’t let my opponent go on a double digit point run (never mind 13) without calling a time out to settle things down or, make an adjustment or, make a substitution or, break my opponents momentum, etc. But that’s me. That's the one thing that re...
by NYGFan_Section208
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23759

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

I wonder if Hammond is waiting for the KJ decision to decide whether to decommit or not. Looks that way to me right now. I think we will be a fair amount better if he stays If not, my money's on more sucking. I don't think that one spot is responsible for sucking or not. At this point, if Hammond c...
by NYGFan_Section208
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23759

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Rhody15 wrote: 3 days ago
Jdrums#3 wrote: 3 days ago Unlike GMU, I guess we are back into stealth mode, Jersey.
Stealth mode huh?

Multiple posts about players we’ve reached out to.

Let’s stop with this stealth shit.
have to admit..it was kinda cool back then...'til they started playing :lol:
by NYGFan_Section208
3 days ago
Forum: All Pro Sports
Topic: Red Sox and other Major League Baseball
Replies: 1753
Views: 157095

Re: Red Sox and other Major League Baseball

The Sox season opens on the left coast with 7 of first 9 games starting after 9pm...what the....
They could be out of it before anyone out here gets to really watch them
by NYGFan_Section208
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker
Replies: 603
Views: 54247

Re: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker

https://x.com/portal_updates/status/1771654360818204746?s=20 Unless Archie didn't want him back and/or Arizona State is promising a top role, wouldn't he just be better off coming back to us? Yeah, this one is puzzling. Archie said how proud he was of Brandon, how hard he worked and how he had beco...
by NYGFan_Section208
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

Casual Fan observations... This tourney, like no other, provides you with so many chances to see amazing clutch/outstanding individual performances in a nicely condensed period of time. Those who know hoops probably knew all about Trey Townsend. I had never heard of him or Gohlke before the tourney....
by NYGFan_Section208
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Conference Realignment
Replies: 1562
Views: 128237

Re: Conference Realignment

Wasn’t sure where to place this so put it here since JMU moved up to Sunbelt Conf (FBS)… Interesting story in sportico.com/leagues/collegesports regarding student fee’s funding college athletics. According to the story, James Madison University spent $68 mil on athletics in ‘22-23 and collected $53...
by NYGFan_Section208
4 days ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: 2024 baseball
Replies: 30
Views: 4451

Re: 2024 baseball

steviep123 wrote: 4 days ago The women’s softball series also at home vs SBU was moved to ny. I wonder why the men’s didn’t do the same?
could only afford to travel one team? not enough buses?

Or...

by NYGFan_Section208
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Where Are They Now? Former Player Results and News
Replies: 4017
Views: 442435

Re: Where Are They Now? Former Player Results and News

https://x.com/portal_updates/status/1771654360818204746?s=46&t=X3tFdRrojFvLeOstPVmZqw Arizona State kind of sticks out oddly on that list, a la Foumena and LSU. speaking of the fou fighter...has anyone heard of him hearing from anyone but LSU? And is it not at all odd that there are no A10 team...
by NYGFan_Section208
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
Replies: 380
Views: 13976

Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel

I didn’t scrutinize every post closely, Reef, but I did notice some negative posts of Cooley similar to some negative posts we get of Archie on here as to style of play, player usage, etc. Didn’t appear to be a lot of excitement around KJ either. A few posters defended KJ regarding his NCAA discipl...
by NYGFan_Section208
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

The "we are not a cinderalla" griz, hanging with nc state. kinda fun to watch...that Burns dude is an interesting player
by NYGFan_Section208
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

Dayton had their chances but just couldn’t get key shots to fall. It happens. Then, AZ would respond to keep Dayton at arms length. Tough loss against a potential national champ. Picked AZ to win it all... Oof Not happenin They've sometimes seemed prone to being on the wrong side of the comedy/trag...
by NYGFan_Section208
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker
Replies: 603
Views: 54247

Re: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker

<r><QUOTE author="reef" post_id="597576" time="1711215677" user_id="148"><s>[quote=reef post_id=597576 time=1711215677 user_id=148]</s> I think @ least 1 more leaves maybe 2 more , we could have a good player commit to us from the portal then someone may leave cuz of playing time <e>[/quote]</e></QU...
by NYGFan_Section208
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

Jdrums#3 wrote: 4 days ago Dayton had their chances but just couldn’t get key shots to fall. It happens.

Then, AZ would respond to keep Dayton at arms length.

Tough loss against a potential national champ.
Picked AZ to win it all...
by NYGFan_Section208
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

'zona racking up fouls after a questionable couple series of foul/no foul questionables
by NYGFan_Section208
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23759

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Not sure if this is the place to put this, but an interesting article on the state of college basketball in good ol' Olean. Transfer portalling, players behavior, and declining the NIT. https://www.oleantimesherald.com/newsletter/bungling-of-nit-adds-to-trying-times-for-bona/article_e8897032-e72c-1...
by NYGFan_Section208
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker
Replies: 603
Views: 54247

Re: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker

If thinks stay pat as they stand now, I am good with this core going into next season. I thought they may upgrade from Ways, but maybe Archie sees some upside potential there. Anyway, with the current 4 open spots, I wouldn't mind adding a solid veteran PG, a CG/Wing that can be a glue guy and can ...
by NYGFan_Section208
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
Replies: 380
Views: 13976

Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel

My guess would be he has zero interest in coaching the pro game. News flash: He already is.... Yea, I guess. The semi-pro league(D1 colleges)still could be considered a coaches league where the NBA is a players league? Is the tipping point/difference when the players make more than the coach?
by NYGFan_Section208
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

reef wrote: 5 days ago Holy cow Grand Canyon can play ! Bryce Drew 91-33 there as head coach he’s going to get a much better job
"There" is probably already a much better job than most....
by NYGFan_Section208
5 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

I have to confess...prior to this game vs Duke, I had no idea how to pronounce ill AF's name...never heard anyone say it til tonight
by NYGFan_Section208
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Replies: 857
Views: 53467

Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23

imagine getting a half mil raise for the overall 23-24 performance? fucking wild. It was however written into the original contact back in 2022 not knowing how things would progress. The local sensationalist internet media outlet has already done one of its UNNAMED bits on it to stir the pot: URI B...
by NYGFan_Section208
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
Replies: 380
Views: 13976

Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel

https://x.com/goodmanhoops/status/1770988233197056506?s=46 Good stuff. Stuff it, Kentucky! "Calipari buyout = (insert absurd figure here)" is the beginning and end of the Calipari hot seat talk for what...5 or 6 years now...and several more to come? He's going nowhere and when he does...&...
by NYGFan_Section208
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

RF1 wrote: 6 days ago Love the Oakland win.

This is a team from Tom Izzo's state that he wants kept out of the tournament so more power conferences teams get bids. Shame on him. These types of teams MAKE the NCAA tournament what it is.
yeah, awesome (unless you had Kentucky to the elite 8 :lol: )
by NYGFan_Section208
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

Kentucky in a battle for sure...I still think they win...looks like an L
by NYGFan_Section208
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
Replies: 380
Views: 13976

Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel

eli#10 wrote: 1 week ago As the great coach Jim Harrick once said about the role of his assistant basketball coaches: "recruit recruit and recruit".
In today's world this is even more important to a teams success.
you mean "recruit from the portal", right?
by NYGFan_Section208
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Who is Archie Miller?
Replies: 368
Views: 10325

Re: Who is Archie Miller?

All I know is that losing Hammond and keeping Ways is a terrible start. Rather lose both and get two new point guards. I would guess most, if not all, of the players in the portal are better than Ways. I have absolutely no idea why Archie would keep a player of his caliber. But maybe he'll get bett...
by NYGFan_Section208
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7148

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

Duke. Jimmy’s crazy game at Cameron Indoor, Mohegan tourney, the ass whooping we had against them second round. Even further back, Duke eliminated URI in close games in both 1978 and 1988 that were each decided by just one point. 0-3 versus them all time in the NCAA. Our 30-point blowout loss again...
by NYGFan_Section208
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Who is Archie Miller?
Replies: 368
Views: 10325

Re: Who is Archie Miller?

Won't an experienced PG be better than a F BH? They should take these recruits and stack rank them with the players available in the portal, based on 'potential next year' and go from there... There are 752 players in the portal who have college experience. Unless it's a 4* top 100 player, why both...
by NYGFan_Section208
6 days ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '20 G Jaden House (High Point -> URI)
Replies: 162
Views: 25100

Re: '20 G Jaden House (High Point -> URI)

reef wrote: 1 week ago Hopefully we can find someone better than Jaden if not he will probably be back
could start from a worse baseline, I spose
by NYGFan_Section208
6 days ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: General High School Recruiting Discussion/Comments 2023-24
Replies: 304
Views: 37901

Re: General High School Recruiting Discussion/Comments 2023-24

Dude averaged 8.7 PPG on 36% shooting (29% 3 Pointers) for an atrocious 6-26 Pacific squad. Archie needs to do a lot better than this going into a critical 3rd year. Speaking of Pacific, did anyone see their loss to Pepperdine in the WCC tournament? Trailed 26-0 and 39-2, ended up losing 102-43 to ...
by NYGFan_Section208
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Who is Archie Miller?
Replies: 368
Views: 10325

Re: Who is Archie Miller?

Won't an experienced PG be better than a F BH?
They should take these recruits and stack rank them with the players available in the portal, based on 'potential next year' and go from there...
by NYGFan_Section208
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23759

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

It be a hoot on this board if Sebastian Thomas were the first and returned as starting PG Thomas is on Portal watch, heard he might be entering Wouldn't it be crazy if he ends up at PC, just kidding. Be Bassey for a sec...you're probably thinking you could play at either PC or URI ...and since ever...
by NYGFan_Section208
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23759

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

We all know it's bound to happen sometime, but when will we see the first Rhody player: leave Rhody, get better somewhere else, come back and play for Rhody? It’s going to happen eventually, it’s happening at other schools. A few former URI guys are currently on portal watch. It be a hoot on this b...
by NYGFan_Section208
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Who is Archie Miller?
Replies: 368
Views: 10325

Re: Who is Archie Miller?

I think initially, I was hoping that in year 3 we can contend and maybe post season play by 4 or 5. Obviously, we are currently running behind, and my expectations are much lower now for 24-25. I just didn't expect us to be as bad as we are right now, and I don't see a real quick fix. I'm thinking ...