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by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2022-23 Men's Games of Interest
Replies: 1524
Views: 55173

Re: 2022-23 Men's Games of Interest

Fordham's Kenpom is 188, which currently puts them between the Bonnies (165) and URI (204). Lower than URI are St. Joe's (217), G.W. (223) and La Salle (256). Eleventh place for Fordham seems about right, a couple games under .500 in A-10 play. The problem with Ken Pom, especially this early in the...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 12/4 | Providence College | 5:00PM (ESPNU)
Replies: 410
Views: 14748

Re: 12/4 | Providence College | 5:00PM (ESPNU)

We need to improve our defense especially in the paint. Our forwards did a good job looking for each other and Thomas made some nice passes as usual. The offense has improved a little since the start of the season. I expect the defense to stiffen up a little as the season progresses. It annoyed me ...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 12/4 | Providence College | 5:00PM (ESPNU)
Replies: 410
Views: 14748

Re: 12/4 | Providence College | 5:00PM (ESPNU)

Maybe I missed it somewhere else, but what is the ticket distribution % for this game? Is it like 90% URI tickets, 10% PC? Just curious... I don't recall there being a percentage. I think both schools allot the same number of tickets to each other - something in the range of 400-600. This works out...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: Rhody Gridiron
Topic: 2022 Football Game 5 - URI vs. Brown, Sat. Oct. 1, 6 p.m.
Replies: 31
Views: 3080

Re: 2022 Football Game 5 - URI vs. Brown, Sat. Oct. 1, 6 p.m.

You should be able to overwhelm Brown with athleticism. I like their QB he can make some plays but also has made a ton of stupid decisions. Brown really can't run well and can't pressure QB without the blitz. If they blitz they sit in zone and leave middle of field wide open. Offensively they look t...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody vs Bryant
Replies: 60
Views: 3403

Re: Rhody vs Bryant

I'll take events that'll never happen for $2000... I agree it will never happen, but then you see things like this, why couldn’t New England schools do something like this? With Frank Martin and Archie Miller here in New England now maybe something can happen. I like simply the idea of a double-hea...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody vs Bryant
Replies: 60
Views: 3403

Re: Rhody vs Bryant

I'll take events that'll never happen for $2000...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody vs Bryant
Replies: 60
Views: 3403

Re: Rhody vs Bryant

URI (or PC) are absolutely paying those programs... but that doesn't eliminate the fact there is a difference between driving 15 min (a little longer for URI) down the road to play a game, versus having to pay for a flight (or extended bus ride), accommodations for players/staff, 2 days of road mea...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody vs Bryant
Replies: 60
Views: 3403

Re: Rhody vs Bryant

URI (or PC) are absolutely paying those programs... but that doesn't eliminate the fact there is a difference between driving 15 min (a little longer for URI) down the road to play a game, versus having to pay for a flight (or extended bus ride), accommodations for players/staff, 2 days of road meal...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody vs Bryant
Replies: 60
Views: 3403

Re: Rhody vs Bryant

So Cooley makes likely $4 million a year with his new contract. That’s small potatoes to get Bryant to come in the Dunk. The point is that if a school is getting $100k to travel across the country to play at... say UCLA... pay for airfare, busses, hotels, food, etc., then what prudent financial dec...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody vs Bryant
Replies: 60
Views: 3403

Re: Rhody vs Bryant

How big? I'm guessing Bryant gets paid about $100k So Cooley makes likely $4 million a year with his new contract. That’s small potatoes to get Bryant to come in the Dunk. The point is that if a school is getting $100k to travel across the country to play at... say UCLA... pay for airfare, busses, ...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody vs Bryant
Replies: 60
Views: 3403

Re: Rhody vs Bryant

But we aren't agreeing - PC has not outright refused to play Brown or Bryant. They've just been very clear they aren't paying them what they would get to actually have to travel somewhere to play a game. I've been told URI has taken the same stance with Bryant. Not sure the affection for the game ag...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody vs Bryant
Replies: 60
Views: 3403

Re: Rhody vs Bryant

PC refuses to play both to them, and both schools are closer to PC than URI is. Correction - PC refuses to max pay them both. What does that mean? URI plays Brown Home and Home. There is no payout that I know of. Why doesn't PC do home-home games with either school? Why would PC play a home-and-hom...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody vs Bryant
Replies: 60
Views: 3403

Re: Rhody vs Bryant

ramster wrote: 1 year ago PC refuses to play both to them, and both schools are closer to PC than URI is.
Correction - PC refuses to max pay them both.
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: Rhody Gridiron
Topic: Future Football Schedules (top post is current)
Replies: 40
Views: 4994

Re: Future Football Schedules (top post is current)

Western Michigan averaged 17,937 fans in 2019, which would be an average of $19.51 per ticket to break even in theory, but would probably be more in practice when you consider a game against a FCS school would probably draw less than average and students get free tickets there I glad the team is ge...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: Rhody Gridiron
Topic: 2022 Football Game 5 - URI vs. Brown, Sat. Oct. 1, 6 p.m.
Replies: 31
Views: 3080

Re: 2022 Football Game 5 - URI vs. Brown, Sat. Oct. 1, 6 p.m.

Was at the Brown/Bryant game today - an absolutely fantastic football game. You guys should handle Brown with ease, but they are a feisty bunch.
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody vs Bryant
Replies: 60
Views: 3403

Re: Rhody vs Bryant

Bryant has long been on record (First under O'Shea and now Grasso) that they prefer more lucrative buy games. PC and URI have looked for less expensive buy cost due to proximity (I.e - there is not really a significant travel expense because they can drive down 95), which is not attractive to these ...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2022-23 Schedule (top post is current)
Replies: 725
Views: 261300

Re: 2022-23 Schedule (top post is current)

Just to give you an idea of how difficult it is to create a good home schedule, check out the OOC slate that Providence College released today. While The Friars have some good OOC away and neutral site game opponents, the same cannot be said for any of the home opponents. This despite being in a st...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2022-23 Schedule (top post is current)
Replies: 725
Views: 261300

Re: 2022-23 Schedule (top post is current)

Jaime Dixon was just on record approx 2 weeks ago saying he wants the B12 to play 22 conference games.
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Conference Realignment
Replies: 1562
Views: 128244

Re: Conference Realignment

Well they would share because they need an inventory of games for the tournament. The SEC commissioner has been talking about expanding the tournament, so it would seem odd to suddenly shrink it I feel expansion talks by Sankey are disingenuous. He's trying to find a way to load the field with more...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Conference Realignment
Replies: 1562
Views: 128244

Re: Conference Realignment

I don't know if ND is a pretender, but if you put them in the SEC West with a crossover game against a Georgia/Florida, I don't see them having any less than 3 losses, at least for who've they've been the last several years. I think in the Kelly era at ND, they were .500 against Top 25 teams and jus...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Conference Realignment
Replies: 1562
Views: 128244

Re: Conference Realignment

ND beat Clemson without their Heisman QB in 2 OT then got whipped by them a month later in the ACC Championship game. When conversations like this arise, I always fall back on an interview I heard from Barry Alvarez last year. He was asked his position on Cincinnati and if he thought they should be ...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Conference Realignment
Replies: 1562
Views: 128244

Re: Conference Realignment

ND tops that list only because of volume (total number committed). If you look at legit talent comparative to Alabama, ND does have the best recruit of the two, but then Alabama rolls off 4 straight top 25 guys and is on the final 5 list of 3 more Top 30 players. Alabama then rolls off another commi...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Conference Realignment
Replies: 1562
Views: 128244

Re: Conference Realignment

Who thinks they are Duke? The problem is that you are taking everything I'm saying about who the conference would look for in realignment if they choose to expand and comparing that threshold to PC. For some reason you can't get through your head is that PC already has their ticket punched so what ...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Marketing & Fan Engagement Failures
Replies: 161
Views: 7961

Re: Marketing & Fan Engagement Failures

I think it's more than "mentality." Like, if I'm thinking of reasons why a conference like the ACC or Big East would want to add URI... I think we would have to be a consistent NCAA team for 5 to 10 years, and more likely, be a consistent Top 25 team, too. Our current streak for both is z...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Conference Realignment
Replies: 1562
Views: 128244

Re: Conference Realignment

You shouldn't let it define you, but I don't know why it's ridiculous to suggest an occasional tournament contender out of a mediocre TV market without significant national appeal wouldn't be near the top of the list for BE expansion, not accounting for likely program blocks along the way. For expa...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Conference Realignment
Replies: 1562
Views: 128244

Re: Conference Realignment

Oh, I get what you’re saying. My point is that the grip those people have on things is quickly fading away for a variety of reasons. And we can’t let what happened then define URI basketball forever… You shouldn't let it define you, but I don't know why it's ridiculous to suggest an occasional tour...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Conference Realignment
Replies: 1562
Views: 128244

Re: Conference Realignment

Fortunately for us, that era is dying. So are the people trying to maintain it, frankly. And that opens the door for sensibility. Is URI basketball always going to be defined by what happened half a century ago? I hope not. I'm just saying, the reason we aren't in the BE is because one chubby assho...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Conference Realignment
Replies: 1562
Views: 128244

Re: Conference Realignment

That said, PC’s board and their fans can say whatever they want. But there is only one home game they have that sells out the dunk consistently. There is only one away game that the entire administration and that same board attend every time. In the end, influential local players on both sides may ...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Conference Realignment
Replies: 1562
Views: 128244

Re: Conference Realignment

That said, PC’s board and their fans can say whatever they want. But there is only one home game they have that sells out the dunk consistently. There is only one away game that the entire administration and that same board attend every time. In the end, influential local players on both sides may ...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49135

Re: Understanding the NIL

I’m starting to thing the big NIL ticket is more valuable to the elite college transfer. The top 4-year recruits all think they are league bound, I don’t think they are panicking about money. Now some of the stories about top transfers who were told they likely weren’t draftable prospects getting $3...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49135

Re: Understanding the NIL

The issue is it’s been evident for the better part of a decade the separation and divide has been growing between the college basketball have and have nots. However, instead of getting creative, the “have-nots” have not done anything innovative to keep up. They pretty much done the same old, and th...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49135

Re: Understanding the NIL

In a one-game tournament or a one-off season, of course anything can happen. St. Peter’s was a fun story and then their coach was hired for millions more else where and pretty much all his players transferred out. There will probably be another fun story next year like St. Peter’s or Oral Roberts th...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49135

Re: Understanding the NIL

The issue is it’s been evident for the better part of a decade the separation and divide has been growing between the college basketball have and have nots. However, instead of getting creative, the “have-nots” have not done anything innovative to keep up. They pretty much done the same old, and the...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Roster 2022-23
Replies: 452
Views: 36134

Re: Roster 2022-23

The only hesitation I see is from folks who understand you don’t generally go from appearing in the play in game to top 3 in the league in 1 season. I’d venture to guess that’s never happened. Modern Era (Most Recent Realignment) 2014: URI 11th 2015: URI 3rd 2019: Richmond 11th 2020: Richmond 2nd
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.
Replies: 801
Views: 61646

Re: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.

How do you know no other teams were seeking out Archie Miller? Most every recruit he has brought in nobody knew he was recruiting them. Some assistant coaches the same thing - kept out of the limelight. Tre Mitchell communications disaster most likely increased the level of confidentiality. Persona...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.
Replies: 801
Views: 61646

Re: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.

First: Pet peeve. It's BERTH; not birth. Secondly, we get it. You're a PC fan attempting to throw shade on a URI message board. With a hat tip to ECR, "Get back, Get back, Get back to where you once belonged. Get back, RJ!" Except my shade is misconstrued because I never once said I didn’...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.
Replies: 801
Views: 61646

Re: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.

First: Pet peeve. It's BERTH; not birth. Secondly, we get it. You're a PC fan attempting to throw shade on a URI message board. With a hat tip to ECR, "Get back, Get back, Get back to where you once belonged. Get back, RJ!" Except my shade is misconstrued because I never once said I didn’...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.
Replies: 801
Views: 61646

Re: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.

RJ, define failure please. The definition of failure means lack of success. Is a 67-58 record with a 33-44 conference record and 1-3 Big Ten Tournament record success or failure? Their best regular season Big Ten finish was 6th in Archie's first year (lost to the 14 seed in the B1GT), and subsequen...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.
Replies: 801
Views: 61646

Re: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.

RJ, define failure please. The definition of failure means lack of success. Is a 67-58 record with a 33-44 conference record and 1-3 Big Ten Tournament record success or failure? Their best regular season Big Ten finish was 6th in Archie's first year (lost to the 14 seed in the B1GT), and subsequen...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.
Replies: 801
Views: 61646

Re: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.

No biggie, rj will be around in December to tell us all how wrong he was.... If true, I'll be happy to, I have strong opinions but am also not afraid to admit when I'm wrong. At this point, my crystal ball suggests you guys play hard but struggle early in the season, show some ceiling but have some...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.
Replies: 801
Views: 61646

Re: It's Miller Time - Introductory Press Conference Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m.

I think that's a pretty reasonable take. It's not dissimilar to opinions expressed by a couple people over here, although understandably, I think the more dominant position is akin to "hope springs eternal," because it's the off-season. Even during the final Cox year, and if we still had ...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2022-23 Schedule (top post is current)
Replies: 725
Views: 261300

Re: 2022-23 Schedule (top post is current)

My only potential issue with the idea is with the scheduling aspect. The benefit would be in helping more teams solidify a resume. But if “lock” teams only play “lock” teams, who does that really benefit? Like if potential bubble team URI faces potential bubble team SMU, is the impact of that game n...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2022-23 Schedule (top post is current)
Replies: 725
Views: 261300

Re: 2022-23 Schedule (top post is current)

This is basically a more extensive version of bracket busters. It’s a great idea, not sure why anyone would hate on the idea. I’d also be curious as to how they organize the matchups.
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: The Transfer Carousel - 2022-23
Replies: 1332
Views: 104868

Re: The Transfer Carousel - 2022

Agreed. Emmert is an idiot. California's governor and legislation gave NCAA plenty of notice to find a solution before they enacted laws allowing for NIL payment. He tried to call their bluff and got burned badly. The NCAA was late to the party but part of their hold-up was how to handle boosters, ...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49135

Re: Understanding the NIL

“Many highly touted transfers are seeking the bag in similar fashion. Nearly a dozen sources told CBS Sports that 2022 transfers such as Kendric Davis (committed to Memphis), Norchad Omier (Miami), Tyrese Hunter, Baylor Scheiermann, Johni Broome, K.J. Williams, Kevin McCullar and Kenneth Lofton Jr. ...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49135

Re: Understanding the NIL

That’s an interesting question: do you have to be on scholarship to be eligible to receive NIL money? If not, that’s a huge loophole that rich programs could exploit to have 30-man basketball rosters theoretically. Walk-ons are eligible for NIL. That said, your scenario is extreme and while possibl...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: The Transfer Carousel - 2022-23
Replies: 1332
Views: 104868

Re: The Transfer Carousel - 2022

Who is "they" that has ruined college basketball? IMO “they” = the NCAA Lack of vision causes this situation. Everything now is just opportunism but not the root cause. Agreed. Emmert is an idiot. California's governor and legislation gave NCAA plenty of notice to find a solution before t...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '20 IN PG - Khristian Lander (Indiana ---> Western Kentucky)
Replies: 96
Views: 9386

Re: '20 IN PG - Khristian Lander (Indiana ---> ??? )

Unfortunately I don’t think there is an archetype when it comes to a transfer succeeding at their next stop. If only it were that east. So many variances. I do agree with Iggy that I would rather roll the dice with a more highly regarded prospect from a P5 if I had the choice but there are so many ...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: The Transfer Carousel - 2022-23
Replies: 1332
Views: 104868

Re: The Transfer Carousel - 2022

Yes, Malachi Smith from Chattanooga will immediately become one of the top players in the portal. Averaged 20 pts and 40% 3PT, also good size at guard 6'4". https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/status/1519316780002467840?s=20&t=S8XyfT7-YB3_JBrI3fa0vw Another example of how it’s going to becom...
by rjsuperfly66
1 year ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49135

Re: Understanding the NIL

We can all thank the politicians for this one. NCAA plays a small part for maybe not being super proactive up-front but it’s absolutely pay for play.