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theblueram

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...

theblueram

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...

theblueram

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...

theblueram

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...

theblueram

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...

theblueram

Quite obvious the game is up for non earning sports. Separate the lines. No funds from basketball go to non earning sports.

theblueram

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...

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RhodyKyle wrote: ↑5 hours ago I can't wait to see what this does to student fees...will the schools tack on a special NIL fee line item?

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.

theblueram

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 ...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

theblueram

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

theblueram

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...

theblueram

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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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We have walkons in the portal. What's next, Ramettes?

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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...

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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 ...

theblueram

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 ...

theblueram

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...

theblueram

section(105) wrote: ↑6 days ago 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.

theblueram

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.

theblueram

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 ...

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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...

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adam914 wrote: ↑1 week ago I know it's tough to believe because we exist in a constant state of doom on here, but it's also possible for it to get better!

It's only been six years. Constant? Depends on your timeframe.

theblueram

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...

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Ron Petro hired a National Coach of the Year and National Championship winner as well.

theblueram

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...

theblueram

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...

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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...

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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...

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hrstrat57 wrote: ↑1 week ago If you’ve got dough DC is excellent, especially around Georgetown.

You haven't been keeping up lately.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... rders.html

theblueram

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...

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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 ...

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ace wrote: ↑2 weeks ago

Ace is this a real contract? No two way?

theblueram

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...

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RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago

Does this mean schools can require NIL money in there media rights?

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RF1 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago There are unsubstantiated reports out there that A-10 member Dayton's NIL paid out close to $1.2M last season with Holmes getting more than half (some $650k).

Another $180M and we could have the Boston Celtics play for us

theblueram

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...

theblueram

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...

theblueram

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 ...

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Billyboy78 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago This is just so out of hand. What does this have to do with Name, Image and Likeness?

And just for perspective, the URI collective is having a $50k fundraiser.

theblueram

It's going to take more for me. I need to see the numbers. How much does URI take in on media contracts. How much do they make each game on men's basketball. Until I see that transparency, not sure what to say. Are they running a deficit, so bad they need fans to pay players? Is the ESPN contract t...

theblueram

It's going to take more for me. I need to see the numbers. How much does URI take in on media contracts. How much do they make each game on men's basketball. Until I see that transparency, not sure what to say. Are they running a deficit, so bad they need fans to pay players? Is the ESPN contract th...

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