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rambone 78

I think when all is said and done, both the A10 and BE will be at 12 teams.

rambone 78

Agree with all your points except I don't think it will take 10 years before things change money-wise. Contracts are made to be renegotiated. Not sure about the Fox deal, but the A10's deal will be sweetened, possibly substantially, and maybe fairly soon. Of course, you're right, the A10 per team mo...

rambone 78

This might seem obvious, but how do Pats receivers [especially Gronk] continually get wide open in the 2-3 seconds it takes for Brady to get rid of the ball? Because no one chucks them at the line anymore? Zone coverage? Cover 2 or whatever that means? Teams who can play a physical man to man defens...

rambone 78

We need to finally show them how far we've come since Dan was hired.

The pressure is on us to deliver. We must win our game with them....or else listen to the crap for another year....no matter how well we do overall this season......

rambone 78

Ramulous, that gap in TV revenue is going to shrink as time goes on.

Looking at recruiting, that gap is shrinking between us and them too.....

CT Rhody, that's because PC thinks they're superior because they are in the mighty BE.

The old BE, yes. The new one? Not so much......

rambone 78

It is on the horizon, Ramster. Either fund it, or drop it. 0-11 seasons aren't going to continue much longer. I have heard that Dooley's patience is wearing thin. Fleming's contract has 2 more years to run. He might very well be URI's last football coach... Do you or anyone else expect URI to announ...

rambone 78

Looks like that all that BE TV money isn't helping PC much lately.....at least when it comes to recruiting....

rambone 78

I can understand why URI isn't shelling out large dollars to improve the football program right now. Those dollars, of which there aren't many as we know, are being directed toward the men's BB program. Football is the red headed stepchild as things stand right now. Thorr is trying to get the progra...

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We're in a GREAT conference. We need to be competitive in it, though. There are a ton of factors involved when it comes to keeping or dropping football. It's not something to be taken lightly, for sure. A decision is coming regarding the future of the sport, and it won't be long. Either large amount...

rambone 78

We don't even belong in D3...

We can't anyway. It's either D1 or nothing.....

rambone 78

Obram, URI [and the football program] need to start giving people reasons to KEEP the program, not get rid of it.

So far, what? Nothing. What have they got, a couple of wide receivers and a running back?

And a bunch of thugs?

It's not going to continue much longer, that I can be sure of.......

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As long as that coaching staff remains there, their system works. Even if Brady went down for a length of time, does anyone think they would fall apart? Remember when Cassill took over for a season? They went 11-5 and somehow missed the playoffs. He has been dreck ever since he left the team. The Pa...

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I think if they swapped URI's and Richmond's ranking, that would be an OK prediction.....

rambone 78

Not sure about Tertsea, but the other 3 could end up being Cadillacs.....

rambone 78

It's pretty simple really. Start winning big, and as long as DH is here we will have excellent talent. The cycle will continue hopefully after Dan leaves. EC of course is a big talent, but I can see even better talent here once he's gone..... That's a topic for another day, which I hope is quite a w...

rambone 78

Free food=more students.

As long as they get over their Sat. AM hangovers......

rambone 78

You know things are bad when people who were in favor of keeping football are now saying drop it. There is some talent on the team [Cooper especially] but woefully little overall. It's rapidly approaching decision time. It's Dooley's call. How much longer does he wait? The status quo is unacceptable...

rambone 78

RI also has the "distinction" of being a tiny state with a dwindling tax base. And with a higher percentage of older residents who aren't very wealthy. That's like having 2 strikes against you to start with. Of course the state legislature being pro-PC doesn't help in the slightest. If URI...

rambone 78

15, agree. We have 3 openings for 2017 as of right now.

Will be interesting to see what positions the staff will concentrate on filling. Still, a long way off, but work is being done already to build relationships with recruits, of course.

Recruiting never stops, who said that, Hurley?

rambone 78

Compare URI's "marketing" to UConn's. Living in CT. their stuff is EVERYWHERE. I realize the difference between their success and ours, but they do a GREAT job of pushing their stuff out there. Somebody in our marketing dept. needs to ask their counterparts in CT. how much money can be mad...

rambone 78

Huh? Back to this season. Another cakewalk for the Pats in the AFC Least. Miami is horrible. Lots of talent, no coaching. Will the coaching improve now with Philbin gone? Buffalo, all bark [Ryan] no bite. Mediocre city. Jets? They might be OK [Wild card?] but still no top flight QB. Same old same ol...

rambone 78

Anybody ever go into one of those hat and or sports apparel stores that you see in every mall in America?

"Lids", etc? Try and find authentic URI hats and other gear.......

Good luck.....

rambone 78

You would think there are enough marketing majors at URI to try and change the status quo there....

somebody go wake the athletic dept. up, and get this started.....

there's money to be made, with a growing demand for our apparel I would think.....

rambone 78

I think the "issue" is whether or not the BE is high or mid major.

I and most others are in the mid major camp for them. Doesn't really matter though.

We would be ranked higher than most of the BE, if they were included in those rankings anyway.

rambone 78

Rams Fund members....if you donated it's all good.....

rambone 78

Nice facilities for Castleton.....D3, really.......

rambone 78

Like you said, even at the D3 level we're outclassed by some.

Anyway, Meade with it's unsafe East stands, no lights, and patchy grass surface is absolutely unacceptable at the CAA or really any other level in college....

Play club football, and move up in hockey.

rambone 78

D3? Try high school. Actually many high schools have better facilities, when it comes to stadiums especially.

Meade is a disgrace.

My ex-stepdaughter's old high school Montville not too long ago spent $5 million on a new turf field, lights, and stands, and is MUCH nicer than Meade.....

rambone 78

Another good source of revenue for the school, especially once the BB program makes the NCAA's.

Time to take advantage of it.....

rambone 78

Maybe soon Blue Man, but it's tough when the jerseys change every year......

rambone 78

Good job by RR.

550 yds? To Brown?

Yeah, a close game to a bad team. How many will Brown win this season? 2 or 3?

The next few games should be fun.......

rambone 78

Bye bye Rhody football, bye bye!

Apologies to the long lost Vegas poster himself, Reef......

rambone 78

Not that it matters that much, but you would hope that the young DB's coming in have more talent than the clearly talent-less people they have now......

rambone 78

It tells me that they are hoping Fleming is a miracle worker.

He clearly is not.

This will not end well, but it will end, and soon.....

rambone 78

Their DB's can't cover a fire hydrant. The turnovers are even worse... Pathetic. The lack of talent is astounding.......especially on defense.....could they beat SK? Now they can go back to getting creamed every weekend until Towson, and I doubt they even win that game..... Either there is a massive...

rambone 78

Another loss.

Another 0 or 1 win season .

Competitive, but Brown is bad. They are showing some offense, but the defense is horrific....can they find some defensive backs?

When this team falls apart, they fall apart BIG......

rambone 78

Maybe because Berry is, to put it mildly, quite large.......

rambone 78

No ego there. Ha.

BMOC already. I see trouble.

What's that saying? "There's no I in team"

Perfect fit for them.......could you imagine Iverson saying that to Dan?

Never would have come here....

rambone 78

You beat me to it, TP.....

rambone 78

KI is the biggest wildcard this season.

What's his ceiling? Could he approach 12-15 pts. and 8 boards per game?

Stay healthy and avoid foul trouble?

If he does those things, it's Dance time for this program, for sure.......

rambone 78

GBG, URI's class, all of them, are 3 stars, and looking like late bloomers also. I trust DH sees that potential. All kids develop at different rates and ages. URI at this stage, or until they start becoming a regular at the Dance, will not get the 4 and 5 stars who have already blown up. The next be...

rambone 78

I would rather tell a recruit that they could be a big part in an annual NCAA tourney type program, than saying they could put up big numbers, like Cooley did.

Ah, coaches are always telling recruits what they want to hear anyway......

rambone 78

You left out one fact: #32 versus #39? Very little difference. Anyway, there are a LOT of 3 stars that end up having better college careers than the so called blue chip 4 and 5 stars. This debate has a long way to go...... When Hurley wants a player, and by all accounts he really wanted Dowtin, I tr...

rambone 78

Good talent on both squads.

Better talent for us on the bench. As in coaching.

We win.

rambone 78

Dowtin has major upside.

A year ago he was nowhere.

We'll see who ends up being the better player.

rambone 78

Without actually having any specific numbers, it seems that the A10 is getting more and more 3 star and even 4 star recruits lately.

And it seems like there are more guys committing in the fall for the following year, rather than waiting for the spring signing period.

All good for us......

rambone 78

I go away for 3 days, and come back to this.

Awesome stuff! Looks like everything is falling into place.

No more worries about recruiting from this corner.......

rambone 78

Great news! Hit the big man trifecta.

From that picture I think Cyril had his mind made up a few days ago........

rambone 78

He's got a long way to go if he's going to see any minutes........

rambone 78

Best we've had in a while.....

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