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- 5 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Where Are They Now? Former Player Results and News
- Replies: 4153
- Views: 477712
Re: Where Are They Now? Former Player Results and News
Plus, Rhody is looking for depth pieces?
- 6 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
- Replies: 561
- Views: 32994
Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel
This is an odd one.... https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1790401783929385023? Green Bay makes it official hiring Doug Gottlieb. Furthering the oddity of this hire is that Gottlieb will continue his sports talk radio show on Fox Sports while coaching Green Bay. Jeez , that sure was a shocker w...
- 6 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Am I missing something here, or are we going off the rails on a sarcastic train 🚂 ? Wait, you seriously can't tell I'm being sarcastic? I didn't think I needed to actually say that. No I don't think two fans on a college basketball message board are to blame for us finishing at the bottom of the A1...
- 11 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
They can barely keep the lights on but they have a ton of NIL. NIL is the new boogie man if you don’t get a recruit. So now if we lose a recruit it’s the fans fault for not ponying up, not the guy making almost $2m a year. Yeah, it's our fault. We suck. 100% your fault. You two are why we finished ...
- 1 day ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
I was more thinking that, the money the players are supposed to be getting, they'll be getting. Rhody might not be near the top of that pile, but when it shakes out, I think it will make collectives seem like a quaint, quickly forgotten idea.
- 1 day ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
They can barely keep the lights on but they have a ton of NIL. NIL is the new boogie man if you don’t get a recruit. So now if we lose a recruit it’s the fans fault for not ponying up, not the guy making almost $2m a year. It's brilliant, isn't it? That's ok, the current scenario is not going to la...
- 2 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
- 2 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Ok so you don't think Lawerence and Bassy are upgrades. That's fine. I disagree. I think Zapala is as well. Lawrence is probably the best of the group, but if you want to look at it they got Lawrence and Bassy and lost Weston, Hammond, Luis and Montgomery. Hammond had big time potential and was som...
- 2 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Do tweets like this help? They're a little weird if you ask me, since the recruit has no idea about this multi-personality fan of ours. And there have been a few like this. https://x.com/BlockIslRalph/status/1789398623349784601 I find it funny but ya maybe others find it weird But let me pose this ...
- 2 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
For those who bemoan and say that college basketball is now pro basketball , I say where have you been for the past 50 years ? Up until now it has been like the Olympic basketball and hockey was in years past where the Russians and most others were paid professionals and the U.S. used amateurs . Th...
- 2 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
ROI has been very disappointing. It’s time to win. It is so strange, but maybe we have to shift our focus and standards. Even though the unis say Rhode Island etc they are no longer representing the school in old sense of student athlete. It is now minor league pro basketball that happens to play i...
- 3 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
- 3 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: A-10 Outlook for 2024-25
- Replies: 174
- Views: 8274
Re: A-10 Outlook for 2024-25
I’m fine with that and don’t think we will sign anyone that will beat those guys out of a starting spot But we should be efforting to do so every day That’s what I’m thinking too 208 , Arch Duane and Whit aren’t taking vacations just yet ! Exactly. Hopefully, they're thinking big and aiming high an...
- 3 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
If we were returning a top 4 starting 5 I might agree, but we should recruit over everyone as there is no loyalty anymore…in fact you should always be looking for the best players possible…don’t understand people talking themselves into liking us signing rotation players to fill out a crappy team. ...
- 3 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URIMBB Season Tix - KB who’s in?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 9739
Re: URIMBB Season Tix - KB who’s in?
If you buy season tickets, is that a vote of confidence/acceptance in what's happening with the team? Nope it’s entertainment 5 minutes from my house and it’s my school. We’re a long was from Jerry Duh and the worst of the Baron years… Decently priced entertainment 5 minutes from my house....guess ...
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URIMBB Season Tix - KB who’s in?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 9739
Re: URIMBB Season Tix - KB who’s in?
If you buy season tickets, is that a vote of confidence/acceptance in what's happening with the team?
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
I keep going back to Archie saying the practice facility is, in his own words, a "game changer" He also said, in his own words, that Rhody Excellence is a "game changer". Where are the "game changing" players? I don't know, to me "game changers" are players b...
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: A-10 Outlook for 2024-25
- Replies: 174
- Views: 8274
Re: A-10 Outlook for 2024-25
I hope we do better in our search for a quality center. Smith , at 6’11 and a very long wingspan weighs in at just 200 or 205 lbs. As a reference point, Fou, at 6’11 is listed as 235 lbs. Smith seems extremely thin and likely weak to play center regularly in the A10 . Furthermore, he averaged singl...
- 4 days ago
- Forum: Recruitment Corner
- Topic: General High School Recruiting Discussion/Comments 2024 -2025
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3981
Re: General High School Recruiting Discussion/Comments 2024 -2025
"more rough times ahead"?theblueram wrote: ↑4 days agoWhat does it say BillyBoy, that on May 10 of 2024, the High School Recruiting thread is still on the first page?
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
^ there are no rules anymore, he’ll be P5 in no time. A bunch opened up this carousel and from what I can tell no one sniffed him. He’s slimy and from what I’ve heard a bit unlikable. He wins tho so yes someone eventually will take him. Definitely seems slimy and a bit unlikeable, but coaches have ...
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: A-10 Outlook for 2024-25
- Replies: 174
- Views: 8274
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Ha, I think we'll manage to snag at least a couple more players for 2024-25... But yeah. I'd think that our starting five is some combination from the six of House, Fuchs, Green, Lawrence, Thomas and Estevez, with Traore as the "first big off bench," and Wright and Farrell probably absorb...
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Random NIL thoughts
- Replies: 105
- Views: 2657
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Many times daily I check here to hopefully read about a new addition from the portal to our rooster. But I only see other schools getting players, many times from A10 schools. I am getting very anxious for good URI news. I will admit I am not a very patient person. So to be able to read something r...
- 4 days ago
- Forum: All Pro Sports
- Topic: CELTICS and the NBA
- Replies: 967
- Views: 119480
Re: CELTICS and the NBA
The Celtics team of the last few years does not seem to have the killer instinct. Too many great games in the playoffs followed by clunkers where players failed to deliver good efforts. It is why this team still has many championship doubters. Until they prove otherwise, they are not on the same le...
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Random NIL thoughts
- Replies: 105
- Views: 2657
Re: Random NIL thoughts
If I wanted or could pay basketball players salaries I would buy a team. This arms race will not be won by hundreds of average Joe’s and Jane’s paying $10/mo. It’s on the big boosters and local corporations backs and if they want us to succeed. That is until the piggy bank beaks opens and the actua...
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Random NIL thoughts
- Replies: 105
- Views: 2657
Re: Random NIL thoughts
what a world. the common peasant paying 'student athlete' salaries and then having to pay again to actually watch them temporarily play for your school. Don't worry....when the pot of gold cracks open and the players unionize, the idea of fans contributing to their salaries will seem quaint...and l...
- 4 days ago
- Forum: All Pro Sports
- Topic: CELTICS and the NBA
- Replies: 967
- Views: 119480
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Random NIL thoughts
- Replies: 105
- Views: 2657
Re: Random NIL thoughts
College Basketball Players Union, here we come! (At least then I think there will be clarity and transparency)
- 5 days ago
- Forum: All Pro Sports
- Topic: NHL: Best Playoffs, or...Bruins!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4100
Re: NHL: Best Playoffs, or...Bruins!
Bumpin' this thread...hockey still has the best playoffs...
- 5 days ago
- Forum: All Pro Sports
- Topic: CELTICS and the NBA
- Replies: 967
- Views: 119480
Re: CELTICS and the NBA
Good point, Reef. Why I am thinking 6 is I am figuring that the Cavs will have one lights out shooting game like the Heat did then, the C’s will sleep walk one game, like they tend to do occasionally. Of course, both those things above could happen in one game so that the series goes 5. Btw, what i...
- 5 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Question: How / when does the "1 year rental" of players start to affect the program's graduation rate? Don't players have to have a certain number of credits to graduate from a specific college / university? What school takes the hit for the non graduate after he has used up his 4 / 5 ye...
- 5 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Random NIL thoughts
- Replies: 105
- Views: 2657
Re: Random NIL thoughts
You said that substantial money can't be raised by fan-based collectives. You were wrong as these other schools have shown. Are you saying that your comment was URI-specific? That wasn't clear to me. I'm saying that maybe there's a difference between "booster/big donor" and "average ...
- 5 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Random NIL thoughts
- Replies: 105
- Views: 2657
Re: Random NIL thoughts
Arkansas just did with a single fan. Yeah, I guess that's the same :roll: You said that substantial money can't be raised by fan-based collectives. You were wrong as these other schools have shown. Are you saying that your comment was URI-specific? That wasn't clear to me. I'm saying that maybe the...
- 5 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: A-10 Outlook for 2024-25
- Replies: 174
- Views: 8274
Re: A-10 Outlook for 2024-25
Reopened his recruitment last month after signing the all important NLI last November to Arizona State And he chose Fordham over other schools, including URI? Or, was Rhody not interested? For all the "show me the bigs" talk here, surprised there's not more consternation about this He's o...
- 5 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: A-10 Outlook for 2024-25
- Replies: 174
- Views: 8274
Re: A-10 Outlook for 2024-25
https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1788645732230074432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May From Fordham MBB BRONX, N.Y. – The Fordham men's basketball program has received a commitment from one of the highest rated recruits in its history, as Jaden Smith will join the Rams for the 2024-25 season. &q...
- 5 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Random NIL thoughts
- Replies: 105
- Views: 2657
Re: Random NIL thoughts
Yeah, I guess that's the sameRhodyKyle wrote: ↑5 days agoArkansas just did with a single fan.NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑5 days agoCan't raise a million dollars with a fan-based go fund me either ...
- 5 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Random NIL thoughts
- Replies: 105
- Views: 2657
Re: Random NIL thoughts
I think our NIL budget has grown beyond 400k, but whatever it is, it looks like it's not enough. Imo a million might not be enough from what I'm seeing out there. The scary thing is it's only going to go up, unless some kind of common sense solution is found that also wont be subject to litigation....
- 5 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URIMBB Season Tix - KB who’s in?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 9739
Re: URIMBB Season Tix - KB who’s in?
We missed a lot of games this year and with all the departures we considered not renewing. We’ve been season ticket holders since the Ryan Center opened. However babysitting duties will reduce and we want to give Archie another to show an improved year. We’ve also committed a small amount every mon...
- 6 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URIMBB Season Tix - KB who’s in?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 9739
Re: URIMBB Season Tix - KB who’s in?
Well I’m givin this one the old bump bumperoo!! I just pony’d up the dough to Tyler for another year of Rhode Island Ram 🐏 Men’s Hoops. Who else is in? He’s gonna be calling have your credit card ready! Go Rams! I already got a call from Tyler, got a letter in the mail to renew and got several emai...
- 6 days ago
- Forum: Recruitment Corner
- Topic: General High School Recruiting Discussion/Comments 2024 -2025
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3981
Re: General High School Recruiting Discussion/Comments 2024 -2025
Hey, that's Captain Callout you're talking to... pretty sure no clapping back allowedBillyboy78 wrote: ↑6 days agoI'm not as perfect as you think you are.
- 6 days ago
- Forum: Down the Line
- Topic: Concerts
- Replies: 90
- Views: 26100
Re: Concerts
Personally, I think constipation is actually worse, so maybe you can keep that in mind for the next time you can't think of anything intelligent to say...RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑6 days ago I tried to really capture the spirit of the thing.
Feel free to use that in your everyday life for things you hate
- 6 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
The literal first sentence of YOUR post says "I think Green could end up at shooting guard." So yes, you thickheaded idiot, you did say Green at 2 . Jesus Christ (sorry for triggering some of you), you're going for the leg sweep huh, Johnny? Lol To quote the Falcon, "he's out of line...
- 6 days ago
- Forum: Down the Line
- Topic: Concerts
- Replies: 90
- Views: 26100
Re: Concerts
great concert in charleston praise jesus ! this is a great venue for a concert !!! https://youtu.be/f8zwvKOtsRc?si=diAwsDDpDldqCJDv Christian "music" is the liquid, drizzling shits. I'll never forgive WBRU for selling out to the objectively evil KLOVE Well that's a nice thoughtful friendl...
- 6 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Lots of good ram on ram name calling and insults a-flying. Just waiting for the personal threats to pop up now... nitwits are always good for that.
Good message boarding!
Good message boarding!
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
This is a guy who couldn't get off the bench for Utah State for 3 years, transferred to Longwwod and played 16 minutes per game. I guess we just need a big body, but he does nothing for me. That's the best we can do? Yes Billy didn’t do much at Utah State. He would be more of a depth piece for us. ...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
If he comes here, we will build a new Zappa poster every game?PeterRamTime wrote: ↑1 week ago Oh wait
Zapala is followed by the official Rhody MBB instagram page? Looks like a boom to me.
- 1 week ago
- Forum: All Pro Sports
- Topic: Red Sox and other Major League Baseball
- Replies: 1783
- Views: 177141
Re: Red Sox and other Major League Baseball
The Leagues need to pull in MLB next year, but, as of now, it's possible we could have Knicks/Celtics at the same time as B's/Rangers. That would be a cool week or two if they aligned the timing right...A playoff game at one of the Gardens every night
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
If Archie doesn’t land a big man, it’s going to make his handling of Foumena look even worse. You knew Foumena was going to hit the portal because Archie didn’t give him much playing time. He always played hard and was one of the few guys who always gave 100 percent effort. He was raw, but I though...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3091
- Views: 141038