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Hopefully the improved field and new coach will help lead to a more successful program

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https://twitter.com/projo/status/1381368743629103107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April Interesting side note, earlier this month he was selected to be the next president at Georgia State. Seems to me we let him know that we weren't picking him to be the next president before we made the announcement ...

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No, he wasn't mentioned

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If you have access to The Athletic, the following article paints an extremely grim picture of the Syracuse women's basketball culture under Quentin Hillsman. I wonder how coach Reiss candidly thinks about how things were going there. The transfers we've gotten from Syracuse would indicate that perha...

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Speaking of the South County Bike Path URI spur, I just rode it yesterday. Started at its beginning at Flagg Road behind Brookside. Once again I got as far as Meade and then had to detour. Every instance I have tried to use this trail, the section that runs through Meade was inaccessible as the gat...

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Are you sure about that? Obviously there are fundraising ventures where someone donates to a very specific need (practice facility, turf, etc.) But when someone makes a general donation, is that going directly to the program or is it potentially being reallocated to other parts of the athletic depa...

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I don't think this is going to have the effect that most do. Think about it, this money has already been going to bigger schools and they've used those funds on facilities and amenities because they couldn't pay the athletes themselves. Instead of money going to those things now they'll be going dir...

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https://www.uri.edu/news/2021/06/work-begins-to-transform-uris-historic-main-thoroughfare-into-a-beautiful-pedestrian-and-bike-friendly-road/?fbclid=IwAR0J1HmIDyQFR_A7ImNK0GianTJJhnKlxs0fHwvCxWMimvCGP00YLqtJiC4 "The project calls for the reconstruction and realignment of Upper College Road from...

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Thank you for those pictures and that information. This looks like it's going to be quite the project!

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https://twitter.com/KevinMcNamara33/status/1402742238174715911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June Naysayers' cries and every economic study ever done. Nobody says sports venues bring no economic development, just never as much as the team says it will and never enough to make the venue worth what the g...

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Athlon Sports has us in their #26-#35 just outside the top 25 group and lists our home game against #5 Delaware as one of Delaware's three biggest games of the season:

https://athlonsports.com/college-footba ... op-25-2021

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https://twitter.com/thed1docket/status/1402989995833495556?s=21 I wonder if they'll try to find a mid week game in that area and just stay in Florida for the whole week, though if we keep our dates with Seton Hall and Harvard that would make 5 road games, which is pretty heavy. So it turns out they...

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Just from an outsiders perspective, I feel the opposite of the above post. Remember that in 2014, Hurley was bringing in a major haul of eligible transfers, guys who sat a year in the system and were highly heralded as a group that should get URI back to respectability. The team that year I think w...

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Year 3 of DH. My, how the excitement has fallen. This was year three. A packed RC and enthusiasm off the richter scale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNFxMYZbquk I don't see how we have fans that lived through the Jim Baron, Dan Hurley, and now David Cox eras and can't see after three years that ...

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I would be surprised. Why not announce Cox had been extended an extra year due to Covid when they announced Reiss' extension? Why wasn't the softball coach given the same year as everyone else when that program was impacted way more by Covid than men's basketball? Not saying it hasn't happened, but...

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Last week Brown announced they are switching to field turf and that the surface would be ready for when we play up there on September 18th for their season opener. They've already started ripping up the grass surface. The following article shows a rendering of what the field should look like when do...

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Not to defend Cox, as I think he truly needs to step it up, but it's hard to say a coach needs to be fired when he's only had 1 normal season as a coach. Hurley's 2016-2017 was very similar to Cox's 2019-2020 team, Hurley needed to get to the championship to make the tourney. Cox was not afforded t...

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Have you either of you tried College Football Revamped? I've only heard about it in the last week, it looks cool, but not sure I want to go through the trouble of modding my PS3 for new uniforms and graphics for NCAA 14. EA hired two of the people that have worked on that project for their new game....

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So who are we playing against this upcoming season? The top post is current RR2, Thanks for keeping the top post updated I count 27 games you have listed which includes the 3 games in Daytona. Is 31 games the max possible knowing we are playing the MTE in Daytona in November? So 4 more games to sch...

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EA Sports has officially announced they will be launching a new college football game for next generation consoles (PS5/Xbox series S or X) and will be partnering with the College Licensing Company to have over 100 FBS schools in the game. This will be the first college game released since 2013, hav...

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Ramulous wrote: ↑2 years ago So who are we playing against this upcoming season?

The top post is current

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Since we are yet again devolving down this road...let me be 100% clear: NO ONE is rooting against a coach or player that wears the Keaney Blue. No one wants to be “right” about their critiques of the team, a player, or a coach. Every single person who has ever bitched on this board for or groaned i...

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Since we are yet again devolving down this road...let me be 100% clear: NO ONE is rooting against a coach or player that wears the Keaney Blue. No one wants to be “right” about their critiques of the team, a player, or a coach. Every single person who has ever bitched on this board for or groaned i...

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Two road construction projects are starting this week: "Please be advised that road construction projects along Upper College Road and Fraternity Circle are due to begin this week. Both construction projects are expected to last into September and may cause temporary road closures or traffic d...

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And being an entitled fan is doing that after 2 disappointing seasons as a fan of freakin URI basketball. We aren't exactly talking about the Yankees or Duke here. If you are a fan, and have been for any meaningful duration of time, it has come with plenty of ups and downs. Way more downs than a 10...

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And being an entitled fan is doing that after 2 disappointing seasons as a fan of freakin URI basketball. We aren't exactly talking about the Yankees or Duke here. If you are a fan, and have been for any meaningful duration of time, it has come with plenty of ups and downs. Way more downs than a 10...

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I presume to have the option to have night games. At least according to the website for Meade , they were part of a $4.1M project that also upgraded the field. I imagine the turf cost more than the lights, but it would be interesting to see a breakdown of the costs there, and the expected lifespan ...

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Yeah wrong in the Fairweather fans eyes. With that pink hat of yours. Being a fan doesn't mean eating whatever slop is thrown your way and being happy for the privilege. Being a fan unfortunately sometimes means saying enough is enough, I'm not going to support a bad product And being an entitled f...

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CamsRams wrote: ↑2 years ago

I wonder if they'll try to find a mid week game in that area and just stay in Florida for the whole week, though if we keep our dates with Seton Hall and Harvard that would make 5 road games, which is pretty heavy.

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Yeah because you are a true fan. That supports their program no matter what. Fans wavering in there support of the Mens program is only compounding the problem and the reason we are middle tier level A10 program. You half a$$ fans are the reason we are not the Daytons and VCUs of the A10. These pro...

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The following article from this past fall certainly paints the CAA as a conference in turmoil, unable to decide the best way forward because of the different type schools involved and all the football affiliate members. Certainly interesting to think about given our affiliate membership and what tha...

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Nice to see road/ROW improvements. Now we need to see a design for a legitimate entrance to a flagship university, to replace the gravestone at Upper College road. It appears that there have been talks about having that replaced, but I can't really decipher what they were talking about in the last ...

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Yeah, I saw that too. Really unfortunate. They can call them roundabouts instead of rotarys if it makes them feel better, but they're still the same traffic pattern that people struggle with and lead to more accidents

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Two road construction projects are starting this week: "Please be advised that road construction projects along Upper College Road and Fraternity Circle are due to begin this week. Both construction projects are expected to last into September and may cause temporary road closures or traffic d...

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The fans who bolt after a few games aren’t fans anyhow. Anyone who likes hoops and Rhody will be at the RC next year after a year plus of no fans at games. I would guess most people will have a long leash and be happy to just be at games again. It would be great if those people supported the women,...

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You all know what happened when ticket revenue fell sharply in Baron's last year. URI can't afford a half full Ryan every night. Exactly! The "fair weather fans" moved this program forward and got Baron replaced with Hurley. I'll spend my time, money, and energy cheering on the women's te...

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Home Boston College Brown Sacred Heart Duquesne La Salle Richmond Saint Louis Davidson Dayton George Washington Massachusetts Saint Joe's Just look at that home slate! Good luck selling tickets for that shit! With us and BC in the same tournament in Daytona, I wouldn’t be surprised if that series g...

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Lost home/home w VCU. Replaced with George Washington in case you're wondering if the A10 thinks we'll rebound this year Without Bones and Ace I'm not sure VCU will do much of anything this year. But again, we're comparing them to George Washington. At least VCU gives you some type of rivalry aspec...

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Home
Boston College
Brown
Sacred Heart
Duquesne
La Salle
Richmond
Saint Louis
Davidson
Dayton
George Washington
Massachusetts
Saint Joe's

Just look at that home slate! Good luck selling tickets for that shit!

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CamsRams wrote: ↑2 years ago Lost home/home w VCU.

Replaced with George Washington in case you're wondering if the A10 thinks we'll rebound this year

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Two road construction projects are starting this week: "Please be advised that road construction projects along Upper College Road and Fraternity Circle are due to begin this week. Both construction projects are expected to last into September and may cause temporary road closures or traffic de...

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Is there ever mention of moving the Power Plant and Smoke Stack? I was at UMass last week and they have a new Central Heating plant on the lower part of campus. https://www.umass.edu/sustainability/climate-change-energy/central-heating-plant Nothing that I've seen or heard. I would imagine it would...

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Sad, but I don't think Thorr will fire Cox, period. Ever. I wasn't here for the you-know-who years, but was he fired? And, if not him, has there ever been a MBB HC actually fired here? So by your logic, you think Cox is going to: A. Coach here till he retires B: leave here to go to a different/bett...

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Agreed the smoke stack is an eyesore, especially with its placement so close to the quad. Apparently there was thought on at least putting university branding on it but was never done because of maintenance costs

https://web.uri.edu/planning/files/11.8 ... inutes.pdf

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2021 Fall Schedule - Home Games in Blue SEP 4 (SAT) 6:00 PM VS BRYANT SEP 11 (SAT) AT ALBANY SEP 18 (SAT) AT BROWN OCT 2 (SAT) 12:00 PM VS STONY BROOK OCT 9 (SAT) 1:00 PM VS DELAWARE OCT 16 (SAT) AT TOWSON OCT 23 (SAT) AT VILLANOVA OCT 30 (SAT) 1:00 PM VS MAINE NOV 6 (SAT) AT MASSACHUSETTS NOV 13 (...

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I don't think that will be the case. As long as Thorr sees a dramatic improvement and no late season collapse, Cox will probably get a least 5 years. IMO No extension for dramatic improvement. The need for "dramatic improvement" is a direct result of the regression the team has experience...

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I will be very concerned if Thor is not thinking this is an NCAA or BUST year. I don't think that will be the case. As long as Thorr sees a dramatic improvement and no late season collapse, Cox will probably get a least 5 years. IMO No extension for dramatic improvement. The need for "dramatic...

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I can't imagine a bunch of empty wins that don't get us close to a tournament bid would be enough to keep his job, or rather I should say I hope not. Seriously, it's painful how deep into the Baron playbook this program is right now I will be very concerned if Thor is not thinking this is an NCAA o...

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I can't imagine a bunch of empty wins that don't get us close to a tournament bid would be enough to keep his job, or rather I should say I hope not. Seriously, it's painful how deep into the Baron playbook this program is right now I will be very concerned if Thor is not thinking this is an NCAA o...

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With our record last season, Cox in a make or break year and needing as many wins as possible, can't say I'm surprised we're in a tournament like this. I haven't looked at all the others MTE tournaments, but I think its safe to say this one is towards the bottom of competitiveness. I can't imagine ...

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