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https://x.com/JasonBelzer/status/1767237790691938317?s=20 So estimated that the American, Mountain West, WCC, and Atlantic 10 will be looking at about $200,000 to $1.25 million in NIL money per team and $25,000 to $300,000 per starter, though most starters won't be near the $300,000 mark. We now hav...

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So I just had a terrifying thought. This is going to lead to more games against Fordham as the A10 will consider them our geographic rival.

Does anyone have the number for the America East commissioner?

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Look at how bad our home schedule was this year. The only interesting team on there was UMass due to the rivalry factor. Now imagine that in a few years, but with no UMass. The home games with UMass are not the problem. The issue would be having offset it with a road game every other year. As I men...

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Our home games against UMass are always at the top of attendance for our conference games as well. Ideally this is why we play them every year, with our home game being on the years we play at PC, so we have an out of conference game every year that draws and you can build mini plans around I disag...

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https://x.com/billkoch25/status/1762201103775465624 I don't see this as the end game for UMass, just a path for them. I have a feeling this is a steppingstone for them to eventually get an invite to the AAC. I agree. Then again, if they had moved all of their sports to the MAC 10 years ago when the...

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KeaneyBluBallz wrote: ↑1 month ago
Billyboy78 wrote: ↑1 month ago Yeah, the Mews used to be hopping when we were good. I'm not sure what it's like now.
the Mews is hopping without URI.

threads like this makes me miss Casey's.

And Charlie O's. Brewmasters would still be fun, but not for a four year old

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The Mews is still perpetually packed and with a four year old the seating options are greatly reduced. If they're going to the Mews they should plan on getting there very early

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Rhody15 wrote: ↑1 month ago Our home games against UMass are always at the top of attendance for our conference games as well.

Ideally this is why we play them every year, with our home game being on the years we play at PC, so we have an out of conference game every year that draws and you can build mini plans around

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This is crazy - it would have been better if they could have been a football only school. It will be a step down for hoops. I wonder how Frank Martin will take it? What conference was going to take them as a football only school? UMass has been trying that play for a decade and no one was biting. Y...

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Section104 wrote: ↑1 month ago I'd imagine Charleston is on speed dial as a replacement or they keep it to 14.

Selfishly, I'd love to see them add Belmont (Nashville). Crazy how much weight Football has that they are downgrading basketball conference. Interesting times...

No more schools! We already have too many

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URI might have some decisions to make. Any chance of an FBS jump into the MAC as a travel partner for UMass and MAC gets solid NE presence with 2 members? I'd love to see it, but I can't imagine we would actually do it. We're going to keep chugging along in FCS/Atlantic 10 and hope for the best whi...

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https://x.com/nicoleauerbach/status/1762197354407510473?s=46 UMass needed to commit to an all sports conference once they decided they would be FBS and were going to stay there even after how bad it's been. I can't believe they stayed this long. The MAC is a much better option for them than the rum...

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This is bad.. Idk what else to say. Today, we have reached another low. Lasalle just dominated us in every way possible. Archie has lost the team. Oh, and for people that want House back (including myself), that's now the third game in a row where he flipped out getting subbed out. Archie didn't le...

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Greetings - Mason alum/fan here - I come in peace! I'm making my first ever trip to URI (and the entire state for that matter) with my 4 year old next week and was wondering if there was a spot near the arena for pregame meal/drinks, or if getting to the arena at 6pm and having crap concourse food ...

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All FBS schools officially in the game

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Greetings - Mason alum/fan here - I come in peace! I'm making my first ever trip to URI (and the entire state for that matter) with my 4 year old next week and was wondering if there was a spot near the arena for pregame meal/drinks, or if getting to the arena at 6pm and having crap concourse food ...

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At some point we have to recognize that no matchup in our schedule is easy as long as our defense plays this bad. This is the type of team that can give up 85+ points to anyone in the A10 whether at home or on the road. I didn't say our schedule would be easy, I said it would be easier than what we...

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rambone 78 wrote: ↑2 months ago Bassy evidently has a coaching staff that has the ability to develop players.

Something we haven't seen since Dan left.

Funny, I seem to remember you saying that Hurley couldn't develop players for the first 4.9 years of his time here

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I’ve been reading often but haven’t posted in a long time. Can’t hold back much longer. I’ve been thinking back to Archie’s introductory presser. I was soooo jacked to listen that day about what he was bringing to our program and to the Ryan Center. He said all the right things. Here’s a few things...

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Yeah, but the defense has been bad all along and we're still 4-5 in conference with an easier upcoming schedule than what we've played We have the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th place teams upcoming. Wouldn’t really call that easier. Sixth place is one game better than us and we already beat them in ...

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Yeah, but the defense has been bad all along and we're still 4-5 in conference with an easier upcoming schedule than what we've played At some point we have to recognize that no matchup in our schedule is easy as long as our defense plays this bad. This is the type of team that can give up 85+ poin...

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I’m not a huge Bassy fan but the kid worked hard and cared. He played 40 minutes today. Do we have a kid that could even do that without fouling out getting gassed or getting benched for not bothering to play defense? I don’t think so Thomas was a bad defender and would still probably be one of our...

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We have a massive thread about former player updates. Granted that isn’t this thread, but people bring up old players all the time. The bringing up of Bassy, who is allowed to attempt 20 shots a game at Albany, helping our team win is really annoying. I would get it if ppl brought up Leggett, but n...

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Sebastian Thomas with 25 points 7 assists 6 steals in 40 minutes in their victory against New Hampshire. Dude fuck bassy Why? He was shoved out, doubt he truly wanted to leave. Good for him turning into an All Conference player. PeterRamTime was way too strong, but it's beyond stupid that every tim...

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adam914 wrote: ↑2 months ago Wow what the hell is going on with Saint Louis!!

We saw this with Cox and Baron. Once a coach is toast in their position it can go downhill really fast

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I’ve been reading often but haven’t posted in a long time. Can’t hold back much longer. I’ve been thinking back to Archie’s introductory presser. I was soooo jacked to listen that day about what he was bringing to our program and to the Ryan Center. He said all the right things. Here’s a few things...

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Yeah, but the defense has been bad all along and we're still 4-5 in conference with an easier upcoming schedule than what we've played

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With most teams in the conference at the halfway point, this is a good spot to check in on the conference standings. How often I update will be directly based on how interested the team can keep me down the stretch. I figured I'll look at seeds 5-12. 5. St. Joseph's 5-4 average NET = 150. Remaining ...

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Pigs get fed, hogs get slaughtered. The NCAA could have kept most of its power and money if they would have instituted common sense changes. Once they lost in court everyone saw the emperor had no clothes and now the NCAA is mostly irrelevant and living on borrowed time

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We'll see, I wouldn't be surprised if next year's average is better than this year. Last year was such a disappointment that it ran off any people that bought just for the goodwill of the Archie hire. Also, this home schedule was particularly poor, with no real draw, so selling mini-plans must have ...

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I could care less what Dan Hurley says at the end of his UConn press conferences. Any words he may now utter have little REAL effect on URI. The last time he said something which had a meaningful impact on Rhody hoops was unfortunately most likely his glowing endorsement of David Cox for head coach...

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reef wrote: ↑2 months ago It’s the changing landscape getting these coaches frustrated with college hoops

Let’s get DH another natty and get him an NBA job away from NIL and the portal !

The changing landscape of players having money and options, just like coaches always had? Oh, the horror!

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Sure, players should get a piece of their jersey sales. But the deals need to be structured on performance. Umm, they would be? Better performance leads to more jerseys sold, leads to players being paid on production. That's literally something the NCAA could have allowed decades ago, but didn't wa...

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Another twist to the NIL saga. I never heard of Campus Ink before this article. Interesting that if Campus Ink signs a contract with a school all their athletes can have shot at making money. "When Campus Ink adds a school, each athlete — from football to rowing — can sign a contract to sell m...

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Packed house. Multiple school and team groups there today. National TV. Get blown out. If you want people to come to games, cannot have a day like today. I said to my wife as we were leaving, we won't see a crowd like this again this year. The players coming out for shoot around before the second h...

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This is just not true I'm not comparing their year two's lol I'm saying we are exactly where we were in cox's last season. Eh we’re ahead of that, but not by much. We now a practice facility, more individual talent, a better coaching staff, more state funding and a president who is committed to ath...

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The program is exactly where it was with Cox one and a half years into Arch. Apathy with zero momentum for the future. This is just not true I'm not comparing their year two's lol I'm saying we are exactly where we were in cox's last season. Yeah, that's still not true. That team had legitimate tal...

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Packed house. Multiple school and team groups there today. National TV. Get blown out. If you want people to come to games, cannot have a day like today. I said to my wife as we were leaving, we won't see a crowd like this again this year. The players coming out for shoot around before the second h...

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The program is exactly where it was with Cox one and a half years into Arch. Apathy with zero momentum for the future. This is just not true You’re right. Cox had us 23-8 and on the bubble during the covid season. Had 3 future NBA players on a team at one point. We’re worse than that. It's almost l...

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They want everyone to wear Keaney:

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Let's paint The Ryan Center Keaney Blue for a nationally televised contest! Wear your favorite Keaney outfit!

Giveaway: Keaney Rally Towels for first 2000 fans

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We went from 79 to 77 after last night's games

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At the very least they could use the area formerly known as Rhody Pub or whatever it was to have a couple of stand-alone beer coolers for faster service. They should use one, if not both, for beer only sales that can be taken back to the seats. That should shrink the lines for both beer and other c...

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Imagine doing all this planning on the message board and hoping the athletic department goes through all of this money and work to remodel the Ryan Center all for the end result of having a bigger place to sell shitty Narragansett beer. Think small, you are

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KenPom gives the #196 (#205 NET) Rams a 64% chance of beating the #216 (#204 NET) Explorers, with a projected final of 77-73. They only have us favored in one more game after tonight as of right now, our 3/2 home game against St. Louis. Massey Ratings gives the #182 Rams a 61% chance of beating the ...

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Wow Spooky, picking La Salle over us at home, have we sunk that low? You actually didn't even mention another big freshman Tunde Fasasi (6'8") who started their last game in beating GW. He scored 19 pts (4/5 3PT, 3/3 FT) and 6 rebs. I actually look at this as being a must game, for us to regai...

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In the ESPN bracketology that game out yesterday https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2024-women-college-basketball-projections And the College Sports Madness one that came out Monday https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/22437 St. Joseph's is the auto...

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Massey Ratings gives the #100 (#79 NET) Rams a 78% chance of winning at #220 (#198 NET) George Washington tonight at 6. Predicted final score is 61-52. The game is on ESPN+

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Holy shit. We continue to miss the mark so poorly. Duquesne advertises $1 beers. Because everything we do is unoriginal, forced, unorganic, and a poor replica of what we see others do, we too are doing a beer "special" https://www.instagram.com/p/C2utXyxsnhU/?utm_source=ig_embed&u...

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Holy shit. We continue to miss the mark so poorly. Duquesne advertises $1 beers. Because everything we do is unoriginal, forced, unorganic, and a poor replica of what we see others do, we too are doing a beer "special" https://www.instagram.com/p/C2utXyxsnhU/?utm_source=ig_embed&u...

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Possible A10 HC changes? Keith Dambrot- Turning 66, will he retire or be shown the door? 7 seasons at Duquesne (48-62) and not much to show for it. Fran Dunphy- Will be 76, time to give it up already and La Salle is still in the cellar. Travis Ford- Fans have had it with him. 8th year at SLU and on...

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