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by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Who is Archie Miller?
Replies: 368
Views: 10330

Re: Who is Archie Miller?

Don't tell me, tell 105 and 15. Jared Terrell was an All A10 first team player and part of multiple A10 titles and NCAA wins. NBA player. Future URI HOFer. Jaden House doesn’t even come close to him. He's way more Fatts Russell than Jared Tarrell. Not even close. I said early in the season that the...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Looks like Virginia needs to work on its pack line defense too. What? According to KenPom they had the 7th ranked defense in the country and the 2nd ranked defense in the ACC. Defense isn't their issue, it's their offense Their ability to go ice cold is beyond all reason. And they will just miss wi...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Rhody_NYCT wrote: 1 week ago Looks like Virginia needs to work on its pack line defense too.
What? According to KenPom they had the 7th ranked defense in the country and the 2nd ranked defense in the ACC. Defense isn't their issue, it's their offense
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

As I agreed to renew season tickets, these thoughts rattled around in my head. Wonder what the gain/loss of season tickets will be. Thinking net loss. In this environment the need to be able to sorta Coach on the fly is needed. Kinda like rolling out the ball in practice see what we got, then devel...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

The packline is just a wrinkle of man to man defense. Sure, time in the system helps with the nuances, but it's not even as complicated as zone, which people scream about us not playing. Our defense didn't suck this year because we played packline or Archie forgot how to coach defense. Hell, our def...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: Realignment 2021
Replies: 126
Views: 17999

Re: Realignment 2021

I wonder if UConn will offer the ACC what SMU did to get their football out of independent hell. "In a stunning concession, SMU agree to a package of 0dollars in media generated revenue for the first 9 years they will be in the ACC, starting in the fall of 2024. In addition, SMU will have to pa...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody Excellence Collective Executive Director
Replies: 64
Views: 2041

Re: Rhody Excellence Collective Executive Director

This new landscape of college sports is turning a school's fan base on itself with the who's a bigger fan or real fan based on if and how much you donate to its own NIL fund. it's wild. can't be a fan anymore unless you pony up on top of whatever you already do to the institution. Nobody's saying s...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
Replies: 383
Views: 14153

Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel

I know when Archie was hired, the salary pool for assistants was about $750,000. Anyone know if that’s still the number or if it’s increased? http://www.transparency.ri.gov/payroll/ https://gorhody.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster Kenny Johnson - $205,000.12 Austin Carroll - $123,000.02 Ben Sander...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

He’s the type of kid who probably should enter the portal / I don’t fault kids in his situation at all. Stayed all 4 years, will graduate. Probably could’ve left last year for a bigger school. Using the freak covid year to try and make some money and join a P5 team for his last season. Why would yo...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

RI_Bred wrote: 1 week ago
Dino611 wrote: 1 week ago
Not sure how URI competes with most of that list.
Please see the NIL page
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49139

Re: Understanding the NIL

Dayton $1,000,000 St. Louis $750,000 St. Bonaventure $440,000 Loyola Chicago $300,000+ St. Joe's $200,000, a car, plus There you go. You want an All-Atlantic 10 first or second teamer you're looking at a 6 figure deal, and you need to be in six figures to even be in the top half of the league. Hate ...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Replies: 857
Views: 53473

Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23

Ramfan22 wrote: 1 year ago
So essentially if he leaves he'll have served half his penalty here and will serve the other half at Georgetown
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: 2024 baseball
Replies: 30
Views: 4455

Re: 2024 baseball

One weird note on the schedule. We list an April 10th game at Holy Cross, but Holy Cross' schedule has them at Yale that day. Yale has not released their schedule yet We are now scheduled to play at Quinnipiac on 4/10, however Quinnipiac doesn't list the game on their schedule yet, that's still lis...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Section104 wrote: 1 week ago
theblueram wrote: 1 week ago
Section104 wrote: 1 week ago As I said in the past: Kenny Johnson is likely marketing himself and bringing Hammond and Farrell with him.

We might be starting from scratch entirely
Isn't he making like $450k a year? Marketing for what? A HC job?
A bigger program. Likely St Johns
Yeah, that's not going to happen...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

I know the portal and NIL has made it tough for mid-majors but it's disappointing that a staff that was supposed to be strong recruiting has missed so often. I wonder if you gave the staff truth serum what they'd say about the guys they've brought in so far. How many did they bring in and met or ex...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Interesting that you're surprised. His body language did not look great throughout this season. I don't think he was enjoying it here. For the first year and a half I agree. It seemed things had turned a corner with him getting a bigger role and Miller praising his leadership in the media That IS t...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Surprised with this one. Wouldn't have been surprised about halfway through the season, but with how things seemed down the stretch I thought he might be back I’m ok with it Fuchs Cam and DG are the 3 I don’t want to lose anyone else I can live with Only returning 3 is too small a number. That woul...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

https://x.com/portal_updates/status/1769793528001896824?s=46&t=vVGdusvnQrbChkxMUt4KEw Surprised with this one. Wouldn't have been surprised about halfway through the season, but with how things seemed down the stretch I thought he might be back Interesting that you're surprised. His body langua...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

A. It appears I did in fact jinx things.
B. It appears guys have started having their end of year meetings
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Dino611 wrote: 1 week ago
Surprised with this one. Wouldn't have been surprised about halfway through the season, but with how things seemed down the stretch I thought he might be back
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Jersey77 wrote: 1 week ago Dubs just entered the portal.
I'm not sure he was ever going to be athletic enough to be an A10 regular. I guess the hope was that he would stick around and get to the point where he was usable as a reserve sniper. Unfortunately he was one of the few that seemed to give a shit down the stretch
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Good point. I just know other conferences don't allow teams to compete in the tournament their last year in the conference
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Already started. Their star center Josh Cohen (16 pts/ 7 rebs) just entered the portal. Also from Umass - Sawyer Mayhugh and Robert Davis These dudes don't wanna play in the MAC. Sure, but they're still in the A10 next year. I haven't heard one way or the other if we're allowing them to play in the...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: A Request
Replies: 9
Views: 501

Re: A Request

I think another mod might have seen this and taken care of it. I think all of the pinned threads are guys on the team, or verbal commits like Hammond and Farrell. I think he's saying that guys on the team are no longer recruits. Only Hammond and Farrell should be pinned. I think in the past, the co...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Dino611 wrote: 1 week ago UMass is about implode, brace for impact
According to the UMass board Josh Cohen is in the portal
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

I'm probably jinxing things, but I'm surprised that our season ended 6 days ago and we've only had two players announce they were heading to the portal so far. I really expected a flood Well the two that entered knew they were going to be asked the leave, the reason others haven’t left is because t...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49139

Re: Understanding the NIL

I didn't turn it down. It doesn't mean that number has any real value in determining benefits. Like I didn't factor in that number while I was working in the Rams Den. I wasn't sitting there at 7 in the morning saying, "you know, this job sucks, but when you factor in my scholarship I'm actuall...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

I'm probably jinxing things, but I'm surprised that our season ended 6 days ago and we've only had two players announce they were heading to the portal so far. I really expected a flood
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: How much does Oak View Group 360 contribute to the Collective?
Replies: 69
Views: 1500

Re: How much does Oak View Group 360 contribute to the Collective?

Honest question to get back to the original question posed. Do we want facility management companies to start donating? If they did they would just do something like 5% of proceeds from a building sent back to that school's NIL. Seems to me with our lethargic attendance even in some of our best year...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: How much does Oak View Group 360 contribute to the Collective?
Replies: 69
Views: 1500

Re: How much does Oak View Group 360 contribute to the Collective?

Earlier today on espn2 they were saying that it's become a straight pay to play free for all, NIL or no NIL. Those who pay the most will get the best talent. It was also mentioned that some sort of salary cap should be established, the amounts to differ based on conference. If that happens it will ...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: How much does Oak View Group 360 contribute to the Collective?
Replies: 69
Views: 1500

Re: How much does Oak View Group 360 contribute to the Collective?

Outside the diehards, our fans want the performance without paying for it. The cart before the horse. As BM just said, it doesn't work that way. But we keep trying! I thought the issue is all the money the NCAA makes and the players don't get any of it????? Where the hell is that money????? What ot...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49139

Re: Understanding the NIL

Was wondering how much in compensation and benefits the typical URI player now gets and decided to put something together. These numbers are just some ballpark figures. Stipend $6,000 (NCAA allows up to $5,980) NIL $30,000 (URI avg - see below) Tuition/Room & Board $50,000 (out of state URI cos...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49139

Re: Understanding the NIL

Too much lawyering for my simple mind.... The collective has said....they are not contacting recruits. It's what they said. Should people not believe them? How does that align with "This is not dispositive of the fact that Rhody Excellence is not contracting recruits." I mean, we all know...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49139

Re: Understanding the NIL

We do not need to "save face". The court rulings are in the books. Are they going for it or not? Quit sending mixed signals if you want to raise money! Kids will know what they’d be getting before committing. That is a fact. It may not DIRECTLY from Rhody Excellence, but the message with ...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49139

Re: Understanding the NIL

section(105) wrote: 1 week ago That, if true, doesn’t make me comfortable and confident the money will go where intended. Meaning the collective won’t be following its own rules a. Nice.
So you'd rather we announce NCAA violations on the website so at least we're following our own rules?
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49139

Re: Understanding the NIL

From the website Q&A: DOES RHODY EXCELLENCE WORK WITH RECRUITS OR PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETES? No – In compliance with NIL regulations, Rhody Excellence will not meet with, contact, offer a deal, etc. to any prospective student-athlete. Until a student-athlete has signed their NLI and/or the i...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: Lady Rams Hoops
Topic: WNIT 2024
Replies: 15
Views: 624

Re: WNIT 2024

by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Coaches that were giving testimony this week said that players and families don’t care anymore about what your plans are for developing them and the family atmosphere etc…all they want to know is how much are you going to pay them. So basically just like those same coaches have always been. Weird h...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 754
Views: 24298

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

I was thinking this too, I thought the colleges were making too much money and that the student athletes deserved a piece, but in reality , the fans need to pay more? That can’t be sustainable. It's not, but what's going to make collectives mostly obsolete will be the athletes becoming employees. L...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1348
Views: 133023

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

He rocks ...does he do that everywhere or just at the amp? Either way is super cool He said go Rhody at the end of his press conference after the PC game in CT earlier this year and that went around Twitter for a bit, so I think he just was playing off of that. I assume it's just after games agains...
by RhowdyRam02
1 week ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: NCAA Hockey
Replies: 2
Views: 79

Re: NCAA Hockey

The Civic Center will be hosting the first and second round of the men's tournament. Bracketology has Boston College as the number 1 seed in the tournament taking on Bemidji State and Quinnipiac taking on Wisconsin. Springfield gets Boston University vs RIT and Maine vs Michigan
by RhowdyRam02
2 weeks ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker
Replies: 613
Views: 54544

Re: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker

Was Bilau officially announced or is that an assumption based on holding senior night for him?
by RhowdyRam02
2 weeks ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
Replies: 383
Views: 14153

Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel

No surprise here, but now a done deal

by RhowdyRam02
2 weeks ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: ‘22 France F Jeremy Foumena (URI ---> ??? )
Replies: 224
Views: 22442

Re: ‘22 France F Jeremy Foumena (URI Verbal Commit)

Big Fou coming back to URI or putting name in the portal ? I don't see him coming back. Before yesterday’s game and during halftime Foumena shots 3 Point Shots from the corner over and over again. Not 5 foot or 10 foot shots - just the long ball. Sometimes instead of set 3P attempts he does some of...
by RhowdyRam02
2 weeks ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/14 | Wagner | 7:00PM (ESPN+)
Replies: 344
Views: 49958

Re: 11/14 | Wagner | 7:00PM (ESPN+)

Committee licking its chops ! Wags v Uconn for DH baby ! Licking their chops? For a first four Wagner team? That is certainly not on any of the committee members minds. Disagree. The committee loves these little "we had no idea when we created this potential matchup there would be storylines t...
by RhowdyRam02
2 weeks ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 3/12 | Saint Louis | 4:30PM (ESPN+) | A-10 1st Round
Replies: 266
Views: 4440

Re: 3/12 | Saint Louis | 4:30PM (ESPN+) | A-10 1st Round

I mean if that were the case than why did EC come here? Dan was an aspiring coach who’s best collegiate accolade was a mid major finals loss. Some kids want to be the cornerstone and become a legend. Those are the kids you want. That was before $$ was dangling freely in front of them from many suit...
by RhowdyRam02
2 weeks ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 11/14 | Wagner | 7:00PM (ESPN+)
Replies: 344
Views: 49958

Re: 11/14 | Wagner | 7:00PM (ESPN+)

Wagner just won the NEC and is headed to the NCAAT, presumably as a 16 seed that will play in the first four. I guess the only silver lining from this season is that URI defeated one NCAAT team ... safe to count this as progress? Actually kind of funny - for all the complaining about how "soft...