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- 3 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Random NIL thoughts
- Replies: 85
- Views: 2077
Re: Random NIL thoughts
Can't raise a million dollars with a fan-based go fund me either ... 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...
- 3 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Random NIL thoughts
- Replies: 85
- Views: 2077
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....
- 4 days ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3026
- Views: 136711
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Yea man! 6'7' David Green who average under 1 assist to be our starting 2 guard! Cam? Nah. Jaden? Nah. Lawrence? Nah. The most prototypical forward David Green? Starting 2 guard! Over those 3 I just listed! You nailed it! Again, Never said 2. Green Could play similar role to Leggett - shooting guar...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3026
- Views: 136711
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Speaking of taxes… We should start our own government. The Republic of Keaney Blue. Preferably someplace warm and offshore so we can launder….err, I mean subsidize Rhody basketball through a foreign aid package. Uncle Frank ? :lol: :lol: That is the solution- since we will be able to print our own ...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3026
- Views: 136711
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Seems reasonable that this salary info will become public The more public it becomes the more questions will be asked about why this pay or compensation is not taxed. The pay for play numbers are going to grow much bigger as: - the gambling rage grows faster and faster - the media money the schools...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 72912
Re: Understanding the NIL
It’s not my style but shitposting is part of twitter and URI had almost zero ppl doing it. And now we have one person with multiple personalities doing it. :lol: That's the kind of efficiency most of corporate america is looking for...hire one guy with 5 personalities over hiring 5 different people
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Interview with George Mason Head Coach Tony Skinn
- Replies: 20
- Views: 602
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3026
- Views: 136711
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Would you say there is a 0% chance Holmes returns to Dayton?bigappleram wrote: ↑1 week ago I’d take rebound and protect the rim/paint over run…let the big set up transition and let the other guys run. That would be more than sufficient. Daron Holmes isn’t walking through that door.
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3026
- Views: 136711
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1460
- Views: 89743
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1460
- Views: 89743
Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Exactly.. My source told me its a solid a hire. Former head coach who took last year off. Hmmm...if someone felt like it they could scour the 2023 coaching carousel to see who doesn't have a job.... Edit - that's 39 pages long, but this might be helpful: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3026
- Views: 136711
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
I know we're all bummed about Hammond. I want to show that it's not a URI thing but a part of a larger problem that even blue bloods have to deal with. Bill Self should be on the hot seat! Guy clearly doesn’t know what he’s doing! No one wants to play for him! Don’t you dare look at how he did in t...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3026
- Views: 136711
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
I know we're all bummed about Hammond. I want to show that it's not a URI thing but a part of a larger problem that even blue bloods have to deal with.
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1460
- Views: 89743
Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
They're getting close, right? That championship was their last tournament win.Billyboy78 wrote: ↑2 weeks agoI'll take 1 national championship and then wouldn't care if we sucked for the rest of my life.
- 3 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker
- Replies: 747
- Views: 70703
Re: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker
Also, this is not a knock on Hammond as I was excited to see him play here and develop, but since when did a true freshman PG lead a team to a title of some sorts? I get the point of your post as it doesn't really apply to our level, but I couldn't turn down the chance to look back and see how ofte...
- 3 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 220
- Views: 9633
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
Article https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/39974973/fedex-pledges-25m-5-years-nil-program-memphis We would need 10’s of thousands of $10/mo pledges to keep up. Why bother Because the $10/mo pledges tell the big fish that there's an investment from a larger fanbase, which motivates them ...
- 3 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 220
- Views: 9633
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
Not sure if should post this here or the NIL thread as they seem to be the same conversation topic...but this should get blueram going... https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/39967961/virginia-law-allows-schools-pay-athletes-nil So, there are 3 schools in our league with an advantage over...
- 3 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 72912
Re: Understanding the NIL
I can't wait to see what this does to student fees...will the schools tack on a special NIL fee line item?
- 3 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 72912
Re: Understanding the NIL
Ha! I just posted this in the Excellence thread at the exact same time!
- 3 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 220
- Views: 9633
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
Not sure if should post this here or the NIL thread as they seem to be the same conversation topic...but this should get blueram going...
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/sto ... hletes-nil
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/sto ... hletes-nil
- 3 weeks ago
- Forum: Recruitment Corner
- Topic: '24 SF Tyonne Farrell (URI signed LOI)
- Replies: 113
- Views: 34449
Re: '24 SF Tyonne Farrell (URI signed LOI)
I really don't understand this. We have a kid sign with us and get excited about it. Then Hammond backs out and Farrell contacts him for moving to a better ranked team. They are both from the DC/Balt area , have played against each other most likely for years and are considered top players. They ar...
- 3 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3026
- Views: 136711
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
https://x.com/247hshoops/status/1780401360338354490?s=46&t=RiOaTCLvtjhXX7DAYI1lEg Reason 4849488327 I’ll never get excited for recruits this day and age. Agree. And I have to ask, why does this situation, which will happen again and again ad nauseum with zero oversite as of now, make you feel l...
- 3 weeks ago
- Forum: Recruitment Corner
- Topic: '24 VA PG Ben Hammond (URI LOI ---> ??? )
- Replies: 598
- Views: 73384
Re: '24 VA PG Ben Hammond (URI LOI ---> ??? )
I would assume this guy is on here, his tweets are not very bright/don’t make much sense most of the time under Rhody accounts, but this one is pretty pathetic. https://x.com/michaelglennan7/status/1780403986773782599?s=46&t=RiOaTCLvtjhXX7DAYI1lEg This is the guy who had a pic of him and Fatts ...
- 3 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 220
- Views: 9633
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
This is a depressing thread. God this fanbase just doesn’t get it. If everyone on this board gave $10 like you said, I bet Hammond becomes affordable. I hold anyone who can donate but chooses not to accountable. He was affordable. We got him. Kenny left. The money wasn’t everything when that happen...
- 3 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 220
- Views: 9633
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 220
- Views: 9633
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
Again.....how much the school/program makes or brings in or whatever doesn't matter. They cannot contribute to the collective and cannot directly pay the players. It. Is. A. Stupid. Point. To. Make.
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 72912
Re: Understanding the NIL
My representative (my wife) is calling other companies asking for $1.5 million salary for me.
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
- Replies: 553
- Views: 32148
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Conference Realignment
- Replies: 1601
- Views: 142031
Re: Conference Realignment
If realignment takes UConn to the Big 12 or ACC then that will be another hard body blow to the NBE. Any hard blow to the BE will have a downstream affect of a hard blow to the A10 - it has happened nearly every single time. That may not so much be the case. The A-10 was already no longer getting m...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
- Replies: 654
- Views: 22361
Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
UConn's win over Purdue averages just under 4 million fewer viewers than South Carolina's victory over Iowa Viewership for Monday night's game was up slightly from UConn's victory a year ago https://www.yahoo.com/sports/uconns-win-over-purdue-averages-just-under-4-million-fewer-viewers-than-south-c...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 72912
Re: Understanding the NIL
I think the tiers are dependent on the consistency of the cash flow from each fan base. I’m hoping the P5 tier gap isn’t enlarged over the years. The Cal offer from Arkansas was for $15m per year for his salary and NIL and his salary is $8m of that, math says Arkansas has a NIL pool of at least $7m...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 72912
Re: Understanding the NIL
I think the tiers are dependent on the consistency of the cash flow from each fan base. I’m hoping the P5 tier gap isn’t enlarged over the years. The Cal offer from Arkansas was for $15m per year for his salary and NIL and his salary is $8m of that, math says Arkansas has a NIL pool of at least $7m...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1460
- Views: 89743
Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Here you go...hrstrat57 wrote: ↑1 month agoYep gonna needs linky on that one….
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1460
- Views: 89743
Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
I don’t think they’re talking about KJ. Otherwise why would they wait to announce it? It’s probably a coach of a FF team. That said, again, Hammond and his coaches have talked about Archie Miller as a main reason for coming to URI. Also, with how overbearing and involved Georgetown boosters are - d...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
- Replies: 553
- Views: 32148
Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel
My favorite seat on the carousel right now is Arkansas. It was reported last night that Chris Beard was all but a lock...now it's Jerome Tang from KState as the front-runner. Everyone running to be first on Twitter leading to so many people reporting rumors as fact.
- 1 month ago
- Forum: Recruitment Corner
- Topic: '21 MA PG - Bensley Joseph (Miami)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7062
Re: '21 MA PG - Bensley Joseph (Miami)
A good thing about the portal is if you don’t get your guy now, there’s a good chance you will get another crack at landing him later. In the words of Gordon Gekko, recruiting never sleeps. Or, did he say it was money ? :D Greed is good. That phrase is etched above the entrance to the NCAA offices.
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 72912
Re: Understanding the NIL
All of them? And if yes, how much? Maybe not all, but a hell of a lot of them were. Hard to say exactly how much because it was all so hidden. The players parents suddenly get a new job that they never have to actually show up for working for that one booster, new cars show up in the driveway, new ...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 72912
Re: Understanding the NIL
Some anonymous donor kicked in 15,000 so big ups to whoever that is. Another with a 1,200 donation so there are some generous fans out there who want to help the program succeed.
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 72912
Re: Understanding the NIL
This is just so out of hand. What does this have to do with Name, Image and Likeness? https://x.com/highmajorscoop/status/1775311094728577197?s=20 Oh wait... but... but... schools cannot take part in the Collective or pay the players. Oh but of course they can negotiate to get the players and yeah ...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 72912
Re: Understanding the NIL
Let's see if some old fashioned peer pressure can work. In addition to donating to athletics and monthly subscription to the collective, I decided to help with this fundraising challenge. Hoping maybe some more here will be inspired to get us to the $50k match level. That's $100k and enough to get a...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 72912
Re: Understanding the NIL
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...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 72912
Re: Understanding the NIL
So I'll just ask Stone here. If top players are going for about $250K a year, and we get a starting five that the NIL is paying $1.25M a year for players, how does this work? So fans contribute money to the NIL, to pay for top players to come here and win games, pack the Ryan Center and go to the N...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
- Replies: 553
- Views: 32148
Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel
I have a sneaking suspicion that our bigger boosters realize just how important this offseason is to the future of this coach and program, and are or will step up to ensure Archie can bring in the talent he needs to get good again. Consider the alternative. It's not pretty. So we are paying over $2...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
- Replies: 553
- Views: 32148
Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel
Are we ODing on copium here or is there really a chance KJ actually stays?
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 72912
Re: Understanding the NIL
It's going to be a real uphill battle. I don't think there are nearly as many "fans" out there that are enough of a URI basketball fan to donate as some think there are. Apart from people on this message board (and many of the "senior" season ticket holders who probably have no ...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: Recruitment Corner
- Topic: '20 G Jaden House (High Point -> URI)
- Replies: 171
- Views: 30213
Re: '20 G Jaden House (High Point -> URI)
nice try... but... try again... https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2024/03/24/tim-mcgraw-reps-caitlin-clark-jersey-on-stage-in-iowa/ I think Sandor knows it was a cheeky photoshop edit by Rhody Barstool. That being said, what is Tim McGraw's workout routine? Dude is 56 and looks yoked, like he's preparing...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 3026
- Views: 136711
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
You’re assuming they will do something smart with the money…you know what they say about assumptions. I foresee lots of expensive cars and other bad ideas that will leave them with nothing 3-5 years after their so called careers are over. (I guess that’s me making assumptions! Oh well…it’s a messag...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
- Replies: 553
- Views: 32148
Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel
Yeah just saw that Pitino JR could be going from New Mexico to Louisville makes sense Makes sense for Baby Pitino. Louisville cannot miss on this hire after Chris Mack and then the Kenny Payne disaster - they swung for the fences with Dusty May and he chose UM and now they're doing their best not t...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
- Replies: 553
- Views: 32148
Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel
I doubt this will happen, but imagine? https://x.com/RobDauster/status/1772634277118669119?s=20 I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure this is a bit. Goodman for years brought up Cooley for a ton of big jobs, including lobbying for him to replace Ewing for years. The Field of 68 guys ran with it and...
- 1 month ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
- Replies: 553
- Views: 32148
Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel
DH is making 5.25 M per year though 28-29 , big time value contract hope he gets a raise On the pace he's at, he's going to make way wayyyyy more than that right now. "Winning the Big East and the conference tournament are each worth $100,000. An appearance in the first and second rounds are e...