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by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)
Replies: 366
Views: 13787

Re: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)

Worth noting, the performance and way we won (putting up 93 points) in front of Andy Katz and Jeff Goodman is great for our profile, and the leagues. Both have been effusive about Rhody and the A10 last 24 hours. We enjoyed a lot of national attention under Dan, good to see Coach Cox and the squad g...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: GM 11 Football @ Maine 12pm Saturday Nov 16 FloFootball.com
Replies: 21
Views: 2446

Re: GM 11 Football @ Maine 12pm Saturday Nov 16 FloFootball.com

URI Football snatching defeat from the jaws of victory™️
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)
Replies: 366
Views: 13787

Re: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)

Fatts after 3 games.

16 assists to 5 turnovers.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)
Replies: 366
Views: 13787

Re: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)

Maybe we could have more than 1 Tupperware bin to put your stuff through and it would speed things up.
Simple stuff here Rhody
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Ryan Center In-Game Experience - Issues and Upgrades
Replies: 4249
Views: 331190

Re: Ryan Center In-Game Experience - Issues and Upgrades

Would be great to have a working scoreboard 🤦🏼‍♂️
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)
Replies: 366
Views: 13787

Re: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)

The Ryan Center was rocking!

Way to show up Ram Fam. Awesome showing with the national media paying attention. Big win.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Mens Soccer - 2019
Replies: 186
Views: 14327

Re: Mens Soccer - 2019

TruePoint wrote: 4 years ago Do they not ever switch it up and let us go first?

Save!!!
It’s an advantage to go 2nd, like last bat in baseball.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)
Replies: 366
Views: 13787

Re: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)

Vandy picked to finish dead last in SEC. Richmond picked mid pack A10, and playing at home, that's a game they should win. St Joe's picked last beating a preseason mid pack AAC team on their home floor. Do think VCU and SJU wins are of a higher caliber than Richmond.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Week #2- Games of Interest
Replies: 163
Views: 6291

Re: Week #2- Games of Interest

Also funny was the inference by VCU fans that Will Wade only became a cheater after he left Richmond :)
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Week #2- Games of Interest
Replies: 163
Views: 6291

Re: Week #2- Games of Interest

2 of the last 3 times DH has played St Joe’s he’s been on the wrong end of a boat racing to epic proportions. Senior Night and last night. He must hate that flapping Hawk!
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Cyril Langevine
Replies: 151
Views: 12590

Re: Cyril Langevine

Cyril is quicker and stronger.
Santos Silva is a bit bigger and has better touch around the rim.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)
Replies: 366
Views: 13787

Re: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)

Family 4 pack tix, food and beverage deal just offered on URIMBB social media. Marketing is working hard on this one! https://twitter.com/gorhodyrams/status/1194736793125564416?s=21 Just running ticket promos isn’t marketing. That’s direct response and it’s needed, but so are leveraging other chann...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)
Replies: 366
Views: 13787

Re: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)

All momentum / publicity this team had already appears over... What publicity? Beyond ticket offers in digital media the only other publicity we have had is when Rothstein tweeted from a practice. There wasn't much effort put into marketing the program this year, or even in past years...and when co...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: D.J. Johnson
Replies: 122
Views: 5878

Re: D.J. Johnson

Duh. Don't you think the coach / mother situation gave Umass an edge in the recruiting battles. I don’t see why you need to start off your comment with “Duh”. It’s insulting, demeaning. To your point, yes, it gives UMASS an edge in the recruiting battles. UMASS now has 5 players from Woodstock Acad...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Cyril Langevine
Replies: 151
Views: 12590

Re: Cyril Langevine

The good news is of all our potential concerns the question of “can we rely on Cyril and Jeff” is probably way down on the list, and imo they both have not played up to standard in either Game 1 or 2. That will improve. That said, Cyril still has to get way more efficient and get his points off dunk...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)
Replies: 366
Views: 13787

Re: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)

I hope we have been practicing our zone attack bc we are going to see a lot of it this year.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: D.J. Johnson
Replies: 122
Views: 5878

Re: D.J. Johnson

And Bergeron and Tre Mitchell were both out there looking for a home when that was all happening fwiw.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)
Replies: 366
Views: 13787

Re: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)

If we don’t have 6k plus for Alabama that’s embarrassing. Need more marketing than Groupon offers. Smdh
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '20 UK PF - Josh Ogundele (Iowa ---> Middle Tennessee)
Replies: 561
Views: 53837

Re: '20 UK PF - Josh Ogundele (Offer)

Our pattern has seemed to be quick decision / positive signing or prolonged process and we get left at the alter. Can you imagine what Chris Silva would have done in the A10?!? That one always killed me.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Jermaine Harris - Season Expectations
Replies: 488
Views: 28181

Re: Jermaine Harris - dramatic improvement?

Everyone has some whiffs. We have a lot of talent in the pipeline right now, but always have to keep refueling. Cox is a good recruiter, if he wins the talent will follow. But Bone even with a few whiffs this would be Dan’s recruiting resume, how the talent got here is neither here nor there. Terrel...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: David Cox Coach’s Show 2019-20
Replies: 235
Views: 22978

Re: Coach’s Show Oct. 21st

Business is personal. Especially when your business is winning basketball games and that job became harder bc a colleague in the coaching industry (and father of a former player of yours) took away a potential asset for you (Walker).
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Week #1 - Games of Interest
Replies: 129
Views: 4568

Re: Week #1 - Games of Interest

The nine A-10 home openers drew these crowds. VCU 7,367 Saint Louis 6,321 George Mason 5,620 St. Bonaventure 4,305 URI 4,258 Fordham 3,200 UMass 2,563 Duquesne 2,213 St. Joseph's 2,068 The URI crowd was not only disappointing, it was the fourth smallest home opener in the 18 year history of the Rya...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/9 | #7 Maryland | 9:00PM (FS1)
Replies: 500
Views: 15731

Re: 11/9 | #7 Maryland | 9:00PM (FS1)

Yep, this is a game where another scorer (Sheppard) and another athletic big (Walker) would undoubtedly help. Regardless of what they were bringing in just their 2nd games in Rhody blue it would be a much better option than 2 freshmen. But it is what it is. Next man up.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/5 | Long Island University | 7:00PM (ESPN+)
Replies: 246
Views: 10717

Re: 11/5 | Long Island University | 7:00PM (ESPN+)

Maybe they can try to get Harris to just be less aggressive maybe? Even if it looks shitty of him to look like hes not trying. Just so he doesnt foul! I wonder if, when he fouls early, he gets in his head really bad. For the sake of his development maybe he should just relax a little so he can stay...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Ryan Center In-Game Experience - Issues and Upgrades
Replies: 4249
Views: 331190

Re: Ryan Center In-Game Experience - Issues and Upgrades

Nothing screams small time like having students call the game on ESPN+. Another place where we are cheaping out and not investing in a more up-leveled production. Stone is great, and he is going to be very good in this profession with age and experience, but a program with NCAA aspirations shouldn't...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/5 | Long Island University | 7:00PM (ESPN+)
Replies: 246
Views: 10717

Re: 11/5 | Long Island University | 7:00PM (ESPN+)

Fatts, Cyril, Jeff and Tyrese all as advertised. Great games for Fatts and Cyril, very solid for Jeff and Tyrese. Good from Dana. Very happy with Toppin. Everyone else will have chances to get on the good list. Concerns for me are Harris's continued issues with fouls and inability to identify their...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/5 | Long Island University | 7:00PM (ESPN+)
Replies: 246
Views: 10717

Re: 11/5 | Long Island University | 7:00PM (ESPN+)

Fatts, Cyril, Jeff and Tyrese all as advertised. Great games for Fatts and Cyril, very solid for Jeff and Tyrese. Good from Dana. Very happy with Toppin. Everyone else will have chances to get on the good list. Concerns for me are Harris's continued issues with fouls and inability to identify their...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/5 | Long Island University | 7:00PM (ESPN+)
Replies: 246
Views: 10717

Re: 11/5 | Long Island University | 7:00PM (ESPN+)

What I most want to see tonight is easy offense. Less tough two's, less over dribbling, good A/TO rate, ball not getting stuck in Cyril or Fatts hands for long stretches. Better efficiency metrics. Don't expect LIU to be a tough defensive test, so all the more reason for us hopefully to show a more ...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Walker Availability
Replies: 388
Views: 30492

Re: Walker Availability

A recruit with more than one fighting (?) incident is a "nice thing"? Not what I meant by that comment. But since you bring it up, newsflash college kids get in fights. I heard it was over a girl, who knows if that’s true. I went to school in DC, and Gtown is full of a bunch of kids you w...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Walker Availability
Replies: 388
Views: 30492

Re: Walker Availability

Uconn has gone public with it's criticism of Tennessee after the NCAA rejected the waiver of one of their women's team transfers. The Hartford Courant has published an article where both Auriemma and the AD have wondered why the Tennessee AD has not supported the transfer of the player. Who knows i...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Walker Availability
Replies: 388
Views: 30492

Re: Walker Availability

Disano just posted a review of the LIU game and had new info on the situation with Walker at gtown that was new news.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Walker Availability
Replies: 388
Views: 30492

Re: Walker Availability

Uconn has gone public with it's criticism of Tennessee after the NCAA rejected the waiver of one of their women's team transfers. The Hartford Courant has published an article where both Auriemma and the AD have wondered why the Tennessee AD has not supported the transfer of the player. Who knows i...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/5 | Long Island University | 7:00PM (ESPN+)
Replies: 246
Views: 10717

Re: 11/5 | Long Island University | 7:00PM (ESPN+)

The answer seems to be obvious: increase the bandwidth. That’s just a pure infrastructure problem and requires a pure infrastructure solution. Unfortunately those cost money. Hopefully the Ryan Center has prioritized it enough to make some improvements. Yep and I hope the powers that be realize tha...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Moving On. The New Rotation
Replies: 26
Views: 2130

Re: Moving On. The New Rotation

Another technicality, 3 of those 4 guards we made it with were 4 star/Top 100 talents. Just sayin.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/5 | Long Island University | 7:00PM (ESPN+)
Replies: 246
Views: 10717

Re: 11/5 | Long Island University | 7:00PM (ESPN+)

Yes that is the issue, concentrated amount of people feeding off a finite amount of bandwidth....except like 95% of the other arenas in the country have figured out how to deal with it.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: What's up with Sheppard?
Replies: 118
Views: 8432

Re: What's up with Sheppard ?

But he wasn’t your typical Juco, he played an entire season of AAC ball and made their all rookie team, he was a bucket getter on a team that at times struggles for baskets. He was a solution to a problem, now he isn’t.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Walker Availability
Replies: 388
Views: 30492

Re: Walker Availability

This ^^
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Walker Availability
Replies: 388
Views: 30492

Re: Walker Availability

Or Quade Green who left UK bc he wasn’t the man like he wanted to be and is immediately eligible at U Wash. Like with everything the NCAA opened this pandora’s Box and deserves the criticism
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: What's up with Sheppard?
Replies: 118
Views: 8432

Re: What's up with Sheppard ?

I thought Sheppard was going to be on the team getting 15-20 minutes per game. It isn’t ideal for Tyrese to be playing SG. I don’t know if you noticed but Rhody now has zero Guards with experience behind Jeff and Fatts. It’s not ideal but his future professionally is as a SG and I do believe he is ...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: What's up with Sheppard?
Replies: 118
Views: 8432

Re: What's up with Sheppard ?

Hammond played 12 minutes against RIC and scored 2 points on free throws (50% FT). Sheppard was supposed to be our 3 pt guy. The loss of Sheppard and Walker will most likely create these line ups to rest Jeff and Fatts and Cyril and Jermaine Rest Jeff or Fatts (one will be in the game at all times)...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Walker Availability
Replies: 388
Views: 30492

Re: Walker Availability

That's not a run off. Yes Gtown could have done the mensch-y thing and said it was, but this isn't a case where the little guy is getting screwed by the NCAA. They are holding up guys at plenty of P5 schools too. I
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Walker Availability
Replies: 388
Views: 30492

Re: Walker Availability

Just announced. No walker until Western Kentucky game (after finals). No Sheppard at all.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: New Uniforms for 2019-20 by Adidas
Replies: 194
Views: 15626

Re: New Uniforms for 2019-20 by Adidas

theblueram wrote: 4 years ago When is the new position being announced? Director of Recruit Endorsements? I mean, we have to have someone on staff to secure endorsements for recruits now.
It wouldn’t be on the school to secure endorsements, players would have independent agents to do that for them.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Walker Availability
Replies: 388
Views: 30492

Re: Walker Availability

Blue Man wrote: 4 years ago Is this a fact? Or are we making assumptions based on a kid who's personal life we don't know's instagram story?
Oh of course not, total speculation based on a 20 year old's Insta story! Though I did think the same thing as 83 did when I saw it. Could be unrelated.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Walker Availability
Replies: 388
Views: 30492

Re: Walker Availability

I imagine the rationale is that the standard transfer policy is that you have to sit out 2 full semesters before playing for a new team. SInce his issue happened in October, and i am not sure when he was officially enrolled at URI, but have to assume they consider his 2 full semesters of sitting to ...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Walker Availability
Replies: 388
Views: 30492

Re: Walker Availability

No, I assume he would have 2.5 years of eligibility left - 1/2 of this season and 2 more full seasons.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2019-20 A-10 Predictions
Replies: 348
Views: 30212

Re: 2019-20 A-10 Predictions

IMO without the transfers it will require all 3 sophomores to have taken significant leaps. Tyrese will have to become a consistent 4th bucket getter night in and night out, and Dana and Jermaine will have to play their roles to the fullest. Can’t rely on FR or DJ in OOC. That’s suddenly not a deep ...
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '19 MD SF - Mekhi Long (URI --> Old Dominion)
Replies: 358
Views: 38301

Re: '19 MD SF - Mekhi Long (URI Signed LOI)

No way. No way JT ever did a 360 in a game. Def don’t remember Hass or Stan either. Can’t even remember Stan dunking in any form all that much let alone a 360.
by bigappleram
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Discuss your ‘19-20 Hoops Predictions HERE!
Replies: 40
Views: 2785

Re: Discuss your ‘19-20 Hoops Predictions HERE!

I always go the optimist route, and would have been much more bullish if we had Walker and Sheppard. Really concerned about our depth without them, even with expected improvement from Martin and Tate.