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theblueram

Depends on who you ask, I guess...many here seem cool with it..."takes time to rebuild" :roll: I guess in our situation I never really expected a quick fix. But now it's taking longer than I thought to even be respectable. You should never be below respectable...but that's where this team...

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Do we have a problem? Well, the last home game had about 1,000 people in the stands. Yeah, we have a problem.

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Why is it that some programs (that no one has ever even heard of) can turn it around in one year, but, it's "acceptable" to not make a big jump here even in year 3? Welp, Its not. Depends on who you ask, I guess...many here seem cool with it..."takes time to rebuild" :roll: You ...

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Utah State is relevant now, similar to what URI was nationall . There’s a lot of fan support, the infrastructure and investment, and Sprinkle was coaching the season before on an NCAA team, able to bring his guys. Is Dan Hurley a bad coach because it took 5 years to get out of the first round at UC...

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RhodyKyle wrote: ↑2 months ago

Think we're moving away from the initial intention? We need NYG's GM desperately.

I believe I brought GM up first. We need a GM to select the team and a coach to make them win.

theblueram · Re: 3/9 | Fordham | 1:00PM (ESPN+) Does it matter?

Does it matter?

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Jdrums#3 wrote: ↑2 months ago
ramster wrote: ↑2 months ago 1st round of WCC Tournament
Pepperdine is favored by 9.5 points over Pacific

At halftime the score:
Pepperdine 56
Pacific 9

Not a typo
Yikes

Suddenly I don’t feel so bad about yesterday’s loss. I could be a Pacific grad.

Why do I get a sense Pacific will be on our schedule next year?

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It is absolutely imperative that the NIT funds get as big as possible. Some might not care since we suck so bad right now. But that attitude will only result in making sure we will continue to suck. We have to give Archie the best chance to succeed I have always donated to the mens and womens teams...

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The team has mailed it in already. Based on the attendance last night, so has the fan base. Ya, if the team has given up, why should we give a shit? Most of these kids don't deserve to step on the same floor as some of our all-time greats who bled Rhody Blue. Last year we just sucked. This year, we...

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What does this job pay, $100k a year?

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URI now owns the worst NET ranking in the A10. What a season.

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Just wondering if I should give directly to my best player, or to a collective where I have no idea where it goes?

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I’m on the fence with Luis K , I like him but if the staff wants to move on them I’m ok with that as well As a bigger body guard who is capable of going down low, is a plus offensive player, and can at least handle the ball? I'd like him to stay. I'm figuring House is on the way out, and you'll nee...

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I’m on the fence with Luis K , I like him but if the staff wants to move on them I’m ok with that as well As a bigger body guard who is capable of going down low, is a plus offensive player, and can at least handle the ball? I'd like him to stay. I'm figuring House is on the way out, and you'll nee...

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The home slate at the Ryan Center is now concluded with the last game versus George Mason drawing the smallest crowd (3,139) of the entire season. URI drew a total of 72,024 to seventeen games for an average of 4,237. This average was an 18% decline from the prior season as the program drew 82,531 ...

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Hah. I gave my tix to my brother for the SLU game and he took his son to the game. He said the coach looked like Napoleon without the vigor.

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EZBuckets wrote: ↑2 months ago It is! (for real this time)

It’s been one heckuva run but it’s time.

Tell them to record you for the Minute of Mayhem then play it during that going forward. That should be used forever as long as the sponsor exists. It can't be done better.

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The GodFather will be behind the Rhody bench after the game if anyone wants a copy. I would suggest you get a copy if you can. Should be a great read.

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Blueman, I'm giving Archie 4 years. These last two have sucked, but even if next year sucks I'm not getting on him. Year 4 is the year.

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First, I take issue with those who think I want Archie fired after this season Not yet. My biggest issue is the very poor attitude displayed by several of our players Not just the lack of talent. I also did not expect us to contend for an NIT or NCAA berth this season. However I did expect at least...

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You all should be feeling much much better about your chances against Mason on Wednesday - tea leaves are saying Hall has basically quit since he got his last NIL payment and is now turning his attention to his next NIL deal. He is not expected to ever play for Mason again. I’m all for NIL, but thi...

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section(105) wrote: ↑2 months ago I know little about NIL. Obviously, that said. Do we know who at Rhody gets what? Will e ever know? I ask cause the Mason fan seemed to what his player gets.

After this year? They got IOU's.

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After our 3 game win streak to start A10 conference play, we have gone 2-11. We have won 2 games since January 13. It's March 4 and I expect us to lose on Wednesday. We do have a problem and Archie needs to fix it pronto for next year.

theblueram · Re: 3/2 | Saint Louis | 4:00PM (CBSSN) Our offense is not the issue.

Our offense is not the issue.

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Martin just became the highest paid coach in the MAC by more than $1M a year. Croce makes $650k a year. Lol.

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Hahahahahha You could care less about the winning the conference tournament and making the NCAA tourney? What? What the hell is wrong with you? Imagine actually thinking like this. Imagine not being intelligent enough to actually read my post and realize what was said. But since your light is flick...

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If URI had every single player available for every game what do you think our record be? And you got Green unexpectedly because of a US Court Ruling which was a bonus. Likely we will finish 11-20 with a 1st round loss based on listening to most all on the board now. So if PRT there were no injuries...

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So I hope next year we don't have to integrate 11 new players with almost zero returning production and have your starters and rotational players miss 51 games between them. Where we don't have to use TEN different starting lineups into February. That would be a nice start! Just saying. If URI had ...

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The suck factor is strong this year. Maybe these Indiana and Louisville coaches forgot what the A10 brings??? Cause they recruited chumps at this point.

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Just checking in whilst on vacation. This team fucking sucks.

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https://www.thenewportbuzz.com/a-rite-o ... wport/5519

In case you need some adventure whilst in Newport

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No. Isn't it all rocky below? Not that I would have anyway. :lol: Yes it is but growing up people jumped all the time. Very dangerous though. I jumped off the escape bridge in Portsmouth and the Nanaquaket Bridge in Tiverton. Those were high enough for me. :D I jumped off the Newport Bridge 😂. Seri...

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My buddy from home went to Salve at the same time I was at URI...I remember hanging out on the cliff walk - we'd go by the Doris Duke estate and there were live camels grazing in the back "yard". An ode to Camel cigarettes at the time. Crazy! Did you ever jump the cliff at Dukes? I used t...

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My buddy from home went to Salve at the same time I was at URI...I remember hanging out on the cliff walk - we'd go by the Doris Duke estate and there were live camels grazing in the back "yard". An ode to Camel cigarettes at the time. Crazy! Did you ever jump the cliff at Dukes? No. Isn'...

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Oh, and regarding the mansions, they are spectacular. But my favorite one is one of the more modest ones called Rough Point. That was owned by Doris Duke. Her life is quite the story. And to somehow loosely tie that back into basketball, I'm guessing you've heard of that university in North Carolin...

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It’s not official till Reef tells them bye bye

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Pretty good media availability session with Archie today. Lots of interesting talk about recruiting, how much the offense has improved, and how much work the defense needs. I found it really interesting. The guy clearly knows what the team needs. I still trust in him to get it done. https://www.you...

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A federal judge in Tennessee granted a preliminary injunction on Friday afternoon that prohibits the NCAA from punishing any athletes or boosters for negotiating name, image and likeness deals during their recruiting process or while they are in the transfer portal. The door is wide open!!!!!!! Col...

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A federal judge in Tennessee granted a preliminary injunction on Friday afternoon that prohibits the NCAA from punishing any athletes or boosters for negotiating name, image and likeness deals during their recruiting process or while they are in the transfer portal. The door is wide open!!!!!!! Col...

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If you believe this, which is fine, what was the personality of Tom Penders's and Al Skinner's teams? Penders had the name Runnin' Rams on all the warmups...he wanted to make you dizzy with the number of points...not quite Loyola Marymount, but the kids bought into that big time! Al was tough, not ...

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Friday A10 Game: Duquesne (-3.5) (16-10) @ Fordham (10-16) ESPN2 8:30pm Fordham has lost 4 straight games Duquesne looking to move up to .500 Duquesne next 5 games to close out A10 Conference Play:: @ Fordham, LaSalle, @ George Mason, @ VCU, George Washington After starting (0-5) Duquesne is one of...

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SGreenwell wrote: ↑2 months ago
theblueram wrote: ↑2 months ago How about a court storm for excessively losing? Like a protest storm? Has that ever happened?
Kind of!

That is classic. Thanks for that!

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How about a court storm for excessively losing? Like a protest storm? Has that ever happened?

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If it were my team, I would have preferred not to court storm. Creighton is a Top 15 team, spread was close, game was a blowout, and Creighton sees itself as a Final Four contender. To me that upends the ranking of the opponent. Now do I think it's egregious? No. I may not agree with it but I get w...

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Tons of empties lower bowl foul line to foul line. Have our most loyal and affluent fans packed it in on this crew? Aren’t most of those seats season ticket holders? yes and yes Some would say that some of those empty lower bowl (100 and 200) are season ticket holder seats that the people are simpl...

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No doubt about it ...I don't care if you're #2....beat #1....get out on that floor! I heard it’s the first time ever Creighton has beaten the #1 ranked team in the country. If that doesn’t justify a good ol’ court storming don’t know what does. But for me never saw a court storming I didn’t like. T...

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What I never understood about the collective, is if you like a player, wouldn't it be better to just pay them $50 a month directly? So you give to a collective and they decide? Seems backwards. Why give money to a group when you can pay the player you like directly?

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In 25 years, URI has been to 2 NCAAT's. It's fucking brutal being a fan of this team.

theblueram · Re: 2/21 | Richmond | 7:00PM (ESPN+) Game. FUCK!!!!!

Game. FUCK!!!!!

theblueram · Re: 2/21 | Richmond | 7:00PM (ESPN+) Down 10. not looking good

Down 10. not looking good

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