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- 2 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2954
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
Can URI currently contribute to NIL? No, they cannot. You are defiant on this aren't you? You think fans should pay for players and the schools reap the benefits? Well, I'm sure you weren't a frequent visitor to Ballentine Hall. Just watch what happens. It's gonna be fun for me. Not so much for Oly...
- 3 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2954
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
Last I checked, URI isn’t in Virginia. My man. Standing by his guns. Tough guy on the boards. LOL. Can URI currently contribute to NIL? No, they cannot. You are defiant on this aren't you? You think fans should pay for players and the schools reap the benefits? Well, I'm sure you weren't a frequent...
- 3 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2954
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
Why the hell do you need to see how much they get? For the millionth time, If it’s $1 or $1000000, URI is allowed to contribute ZERO to NIL. But continue bringing this up! Maybe it’ll make the rule change! Hey Rhody15, it seems I got the rule changed in less than a week. Anything else I can bring u...
- 3 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 56933
Re: Understanding the NIL
Interesting points above Re: Olympic Sports. Should be an interesting off and on discussion in the coming months/yrs. I have never given this angle of the topic much thought although, I do enjoy watching the Olympics when they come around, and sometimes, college Olympic sports. Drums, it's just abo...
- 5 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2954
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
Are you under the impression that our basketball programs are turning a profit? It would greatly surprise me if they are indeed profitable. Can anyone provide financial numbers? Well DD, I've been asking for the numbers since this circus started. Are you saying all sports at URI are independently f...
- 5 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2954
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
Quite obvious the game is up for non earning sports. Separate the lines. No funds from basketball go to non earning sports. Are you under the impression that our basketball programs are turning a profit? It would greatly surprise me if they are indeed profitable. Can anyone provide financial number...
- 5 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2954
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
I need to see the A10 media rights agreement that was just signed and how much URI gets from it first. So it's a no for me. Why the hell do you need to see how much they get? For the millionth time, If it’s $1 or $1000000, URI is allowed to contribute ZERO to NIL. But continue bringing this up! May...
- 6 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2954
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
Quite obvious the game is up for non earning sports. Separate the lines. No funds from basketball go to non earning sports.
- 6 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
There are 13 current college basketball players that we recruited to come to URI and were on the roster as freshmen. 2 are still here, and I'd say it's unlikely that those 2 finish here. What's the point? $ounds to me like $ not well $pent commit to URI and I will commit to the player Commitments d...
- 8 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 56933
Re: Understanding the NIL
No need for an NIL line item. If they want Olympic sports, then I can see a line item for that. No way should URI basketball fund swimming and basketball fans have to pay basketball players.
- 9 hours ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 56933
Re: Understanding the NIL
Now this https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/39967961/virginia-law-allows-schools-pay-athletes-nil You knew it was coming. The USOC already stated concern on NIL. Why? Because Olympic sports are funded by colleges and the USOC pays nothing for it. They just benefit from athletes trained ...
- 1 day ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
By no means would Hammond play in the NBA. All I was referencing is that he is a high level point guard. And with a bit more size could be playing anywhere in the country. NBA candidacy is entirely different. The other poster said he would not have a significant role on this team his freshman year....
- 1 day ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Nah man that is ridiculous to say. And I’m the one who said losing KJ would be the greatest loss in program history aside from Hurley, so that’s saying something. This kid Hammond was the leading pg, essentially the captain of the #2 program in all of US high school basketball. He plays a different...
- 1 day ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Looks like Archie saw this coming with the Recruitment of Lawrence. I didn't really understand (still don't) the excitement over an undersized freshman point guard to come in and play a key role. He may turn into a star someday, but chances are slim to none it's happening as a freshman. It's mostly...
- 1 day ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2954
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
If this really is about name, image and likeness, why don't the players get the TV money? After all, it's their names, images and likenesses we see on the TV screen. Umm, that case is in court, and if it goes in the players favor schools are going to owe a massive amount of money, including back pa...
- 2 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Sorry to say, but a URI fan funded collective is not going to keep up. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/indiana-hoosiers-land-top-transfer-portal-center-for-stunning-nil-price/ar-BB1lJLr6?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=6faccb11760d48e683cf41038628e7f5&ei=19 Gotta ask, who is it that we are ...
- 2 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Sorry to say, but a URI fan funded collective is not going to keep up.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ ... e7f5&ei=19
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- 2 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1236
- Views: 66862
Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
I don't have a problem with Kenny leaving. I have a problem because he wasn't replaced weeks ago. Preston, ARD and Luke didn't have to recruit the portal immediately after the season ended. So much has changed in that regard. The month or so after the season ends is now the most important in roster...
- 3 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Life’s a portal. :D I've decided, after much consideration, I'm entering the Fan Portal. Any College team can reach out to me and provide NIL offers. Free tickets, free beer and concessions would put them at the top of my fan list. Willing to make official visits as well. Please have a lot of swag ...
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Good thing The Masters is holding my interest today (it looks like an exciting finish is possible) otherwise, the lack of Rhody portal commitments, news, rumors and buzz would be getting me really frustrated. Some rumors about a new assistant, too. A string of good news around the program would be ...
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1236
- Views: 66862
Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Yeah just because he doesn't like talking to media people doesn't mean he can't relate to basketball players. He definitely can, when he's talking about basketball. We don't know whether he can relate on a human level with these guys or not. He doesn't appear to be a narcissist or anything. I think...
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
I've decided, after much consideration, I'm entering the Fan Portal. Any College team can reach out to me and provide NIL offers. Free tickets, free beer and concessions would put them at the top of my fan list. Willing to make official visits as well. Please have a lot of swag available for me. (c...
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
We have walkons in the portal. What's next, Ramettes? Life’s a portal. :D I've decided, after much consideration, I'm entering the Fan Portal. Any College team can reach out to me and provide NIL offers. Free tickets, free beer and concessions would put them at the top of my fan list. Willing to ma...
- 5 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
We have walkons in the portal. What's next, Ramettes?
- 5 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
He is young. Didn't fully focus on basketball until a year ago. He was basically a freshman last year. I look at it like, next year will be a Christion Thompson like redshirt year and he can really contribute the following season. Yup, that's part of the reason I'm not that high on him. He's a juni...
- 6 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Questions for Thorr and Stone
- Replies: 48
- Views: 1818
Re: Questions for Thorr and Stone
Who makes the decisions on amount each player gets? Couldn't Rhody15 answer this? He states that the school can not be a part of NIL. So I would think no University employee can control where the money goes. LOL...then who the eff does? And if the school, or the coach, isn't deciding who gets paid ...
- 6 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2954
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
Why the hell do you need to see how much they get? For the millionth time, If it’s $1 or $1000000, URI is allowed to contribute ZERO to NIL. But continue bringing this up! Maybe it’ll make the rule change! The reason I keep bringing this up, is because I want to know how much URI gets on the media ...
- 6 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2954
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
I need to see the A10 media rights agreement that was just signed and how much URI gets from it first. So it's a no for me. Why the hell do you need to see how much they get? For the millionth time, If it’s $1 or $1000000, URI is allowed to contribute ZERO to NIL. But continue bringing this up! May...
- 6 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Questions for Thorr and Stone
- Replies: 48
- Views: 1818
Re: Questions for Thorr and Stone
Couldn't Rhody15 answer this? He states that the school can not be a part of NIL. So I would think no University employee can control where the money goes.
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2954
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
I need to see the A10 media rights agreement that was just signed and how much URI gets from it first. So it's a no for me.
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 56933
Re: Understanding the NIL
The issue is going to be Olympic sports. These are non revenue generating sports that football and basketball pay for. So the money football and basketball make through media contracts and tickets/merch etc. are paying for sports that no one watches. That money, that football and basketball make is ...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 56933
Re: Understanding the NIL
https://chroniclet.com/news/296791/fans-paying-for-nils-is-latest-college-sports-scam/ Apples and oranges.....How much is a ticket to see the Red Sox, Patriots, or Celtics? How much is a ticket at the Ryan to see a basketball game. I can get two tickets for tonight's Red Sox game for $6 each. I sai...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1236
- Views: 66862
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1236
- Views: 66862
Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Different world than it used to be and it lessens the importance of having an assistant coach that is a great recruiter. I thought that is fairly obvious by the result of the first two classes he helped bring in. Were any of them, other than the kid from GW who did not work out, his recruits or any...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Where Are They Now? Former Player Results and News
- Replies: 4082
- Views: 448574
Re: Where Are They Now? Former Player Results and News
Ron Petro hired a National Coach of the Year and National Championship winner as well.
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
- Replies: 654
- Views: 13774
Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Great win By UConn over the forces of dark and evil. First Yale beat Auburn and now Alabama falls. So nice to see New England teams beat back two Southern football obsessive pseudo universities in a state where the public officials routinely thwart free inquiry and academic freedom. Not sure what y...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 56933
Re: Understanding the NIL
And every year the core improves they’ll want a raise…I just see no way we can keep a core 4 together without basically doubling your NIL budget every year. And if our core players aren’t good enough that bigger programs don’t try and poach them, then will we ever be as good as we want? Everyone(el...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Conference Realignment
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 131062
Re: Conference Realignment
I read an article that said schools are reviewing whether to have Olympic sports or not. The basis was that Football and Basketball programs fund Olympic sports entirely, and the schools question whether they can pay football and basketball players and still fund Olympic sports. I'll try and find it...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
We've had some hits with Jeremy Sheppard, Stan Robinson, Antwan Walker, Ish Leggett and Jaden House. We've had questionable ones like the Mitchell twins and Brayon Freeman. We've had misses like Jermaine Harris, Mekhi Long, Abdou Samb, Connor Dubsky and Tyson Brown. And we had the most mysterious o...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1236
- Views: 66862
Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
If Kenny does leave, we need to replace him with a coach with strong ties to the DMV. That market has been very good to us for the past decade or so. We need to still have a presence there. Besides JD, who came from the DMV? We've had some hits with Jeremy Sheppard, Stan Robinson, Antwan Walker, Is...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
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 ...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Where Are They Now? Former Player Results and News
- Replies: 4082
- Views: 448574
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 1642
- Views: 58485
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Aside from losing Dan Hurley, Kenny Johnson moving out would be the worst loss in URI athletics history. The implications would be drastic. They really would be. Realistically, he is all but gone, and so is Hammond (as if he’d stay for more than two years anyway). There is just this sad lack of loy...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 56933
Re: Understanding the NIL
Does this mean schools can require NIL money in there media rights?
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 56933
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 56933
Re: Understanding the NIL
Whether it was pre-NIL or now, we would never be in the discussion with certain kids, so drawing comparisons to "million dollar demands" is an exercise in absurdity. When the dust settles the 5-star kids get the big bucks and go to the P4 conferences. They were going to those schools befo...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 56933
Re: Understanding the NIL
Whether it was pre-NIL or now, we would never be in the discussion with certain kids, so drawing comparisons to "million dollar demands" is an exercise in absurdity. When the dust settles the 5-star kids get the big bucks and go to the P4 conferences. They were going to those schools befo...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 56933
Re: Understanding the NIL
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. 50k gets us to 100k because of the matching promotion. That isn't the only money we'll have ...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 56933
Re: Understanding the NIL
And just for perspective, the URI collective is having a $50k fundraiser.Billyboy78 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago This is just so out of hand. What does this have to do with Name, Image and Likeness?