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by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Monmouth Announces $15 Million Upgrade to Kessler Field
Replies: 11
Views: 1148

Re: Monmouth Announces $15 Million Upgrade to Kessler Field

That sums it up perfectly. I wonder what the Harvard people will think when they see the East Stands? How can we not have an outside track , or Stands at the baseball field. Is the administration to worried about a Projo article saying URI spend money on athletics? RI College built 1. a performance ...
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Monmouth Announces $15 Million Upgrade to Kessler Field
Replies: 11
Views: 1148

Re: Monmouth Announces $15 Million Upgrade to Kessler Field

We have almost 3 times the number of students they have.
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Rhody Football costs the university about $500,000
Replies: 155
Views: 11658

Re: Rhody Football costs the university about $500,000

Current staff needs at least 5 years. The decision to drop to the NEC set back football at least 5 years, maybe more. URI football started to cut scholarships in 2011, to prepare for NEC, which thankfully did not happen. Freshmen that came in in 2012-2013 would now be RS-Juniors, but we lost those r...
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Rhody Football costs the university about $500,000
Replies: 155
Views: 11658

Re: Rhody Football costs the university about $500,000

I don't think it is a coincidence that the two best programs, URI basketball and URI indoor Track have had the most success in the 21 century and the have best facilities, and maybe you can throw hockey into that equation also, maybe baseball also but baseball needs stands.
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Rhody Football costs the university about $500,000
Replies: 155
Views: 11658

Re: Rhody Football costs the university about $500,000

U of Buffalo has a Track around stadium and also Brown, and the fans are too far from the action. If you were ever on Autzen Stadium field, you can't believe how it is, like the Ryan Center for basketball, you are very close. Plus Meade is to small for a track and football/soccer field. It should be...
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Week 2, 9/12 at Albany 3:30
Replies: 25
Views: 1704

Re: Week 2, 9/12 at Albany 3:30

Albany was I believe Div III, then in the NEC. Why do you not hear of talk at Albany, the program cost to much. Albany has invested in facilities, and in the program. It has Administrative support. Only URI do people complain of the cost. I know their Stadium I believe has state of city dollars, but...
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Rhody Football costs the university about $500,000
Replies: 155
Views: 11658

Re: Rhody Football costs the university about $500,000

58 full scholarships , how many are allowed in FCS? is it 63 or 65.
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Rhody Football costs the university about $500,000
Replies: 155
Views: 11658

Rhody Football costs the university about $500,000

Should URI Drop Football? Maybe Not http://ripr.org/post/should-uri-drop-football-maybe-not Thirteen consecutive losing seasons. Three winning seasons since 1985. Zero championships since the 1984 and 1985 teams won back-to-back Yankee Conference titles. Zero playoff appearances since the 1985 team ...
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: URI Football 2015
Replies: 184
Views: 11658

Re: URI Football 2015

There is money to do it. There needs to have the will to do it. I was just on RIC campus, they rebuilt their parking lots, I bet that cost $5 million easy, for parking lots. I know Bryant is private , but they have a will. No football program 20 years ago, and they have 3,287 students. URI has over ...
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: Fordham Football Knocks Off Army West Point, 37-35
Replies: 2
Views: 1191

Re: Fordham Football Knocks Off Army West Point, 37-35

Looks like we will not sneak up on Kansas next year.
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: URI Football 2015
Replies: 184
Views: 11658

Re: URI Football 2015

This is an Administration problem. I think it started with the Eddy days as president, into the Carother's days, and especially with the NEC decision 5 years go. Other schools that did not have football or were DIII have past us by. StonyBrook, Albany, Bryant.
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: Opponents Rally Against CSU’s Plan For Football Stadium
Replies: 0
Views: 1528

Opponents Rally Against CSU’s Plan For Football Stadium

New Stadium is on campus, and does not appear to have room for parking and tailgating. I think they should build it on the URI campus, we have lots of space.

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/03/13/o ... ium-rally/
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: Bryant Builds: Bulldog Athletics initiatives
Replies: 3
Views: 1918

Re: Bryant Builds: Bulldog Athletics initiatives

http://www.providencejournal.com/articl ... /150609443
URI had so squeeze rocks to get the money for the performance center, RIC gets to the state to pay for theirs, and Bryant with lots of money with big tuitions moves ahead.
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: CAA Football - Albany already looking to expand new Stadium
Replies: 13
Views: 1794

Bryant Upgrades to Athletics

http://www.providencejournal.com/articl ... /150609443
URI had so squeeze rocks to get the money for the performance center, RIC gets to the state to pay for theirs, and Bryant with lots of money with big tuitions moves ahead.
by OBRAM
8 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: CAA Football - Albany already looking to expand new Stadium
Replies: 13
Views: 1794

Re: CAA Football - Albany already looking to expand new Stad

It shows you how far behind we have fallen in facilities. Out basketball facilities are good, and indoor track, but everything else is sub-par.
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Nice write up in ProJo for spring game
Replies: 6
Views: 1510

Re: Nice write up in ProJo for spring game

Even thought the picture was not taken at the spring game, the article was very good. I can't remember if Projo ever had a write up about the spring game before?
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: All Pro Sports
Topic: Pawsox Sold, Moving to Worcester
Replies: 643
Views: 76754

URI football should be in Kingston

Part of the whole Idea of URI football, is going to Kingston in the nice fall air, tailgating. I am not in favor of playing more than one game a year in Providence, and even 1 game may be to many for me.
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: URI Football 2015
Replies: 184
Views: 11658

Re: URI Football 2015

I think Probst got hurt in that game. He was never the same after that game as he was in the Syracuse game and the year before.
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: URI Football 2015
Replies: 184
Views: 11658

Re: URI Football 2015

Great idea, practice of the Baseball Beck Field(Turf). I guess the practice field is still mud.
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: NCAA Tournament - General Discussion
Replies: 655
Views: 32578

Richmond seeding

Can someone explain why Richmond was mentioned as a team that was just left out of the NCAAtourney, they are a #1 seed in NIT, and we beat them. URI had a better conference record, and ranked higher but was not even mentioned?
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: New PawSox Stadium, can it host A-10 Baseball Championships?
Replies: 6
Views: 1030

New PawSox Stadium, can it host A-10 Baseball Championships?

The A-10 has had baseball at Dodd Field in Norwich in 2004, I think it could have it at a new baseball Park in Providence. I am not saying it is in the works, just think it could be a venue if it is built. Why McCoy was not ever considered, I don't know why. I think a stadium in Prov would be more a...
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Best Pre-Game Location?
Replies: 108
Views: 6118

Re: Best Pre-Game Location?

by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: Boston Globe Editorial-UMass should shrink or scrap football
Replies: 23
Views: 3959

Re: Boston Globe Editorial-UMass should shrink or scrap foot

Well, the Boston Globe, like Projo to URI, has never been an advocate of UMass. The big problem I see is that Gillette is so far away, and I don't know if people want to travel 90 miles to Amherst. But I think UMass can compete and maybe aspire to be like a Marshall U. I like these comments. -------...
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: #1 Florida State and Jameis Winston visit URI
Replies: 35
Views: 5047

Re: #1 Florida State and Jameis Winston visit URI

The top SEC schools during the year all lose. MSU, OleMiss, Auburn, AL. and the Big ten gcme out great MSU, Wisc, OSU. Maybe the tide is shifting a little from the southern schools back north again.
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Hockey enthusiast letter to Projo-Scrap Football at URI
Replies: 123
Views: 9930

Re: Hockey enthusiast letter to Projo-Scrap Football at URI

https://www.flickr.com/photos/urialumni ... 630891579/
Homecoming pictures, even URI football has traditions that cannot be duplicated with any other sport.
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Hockey enthusiast letter to Projo-Scrap Football at URI
Replies: 123
Views: 9930

Re: Hockey enthusiast letter to Projo-Scrap Football at URI

Cutting football is a desperation move. Alabama as a state may be more football-crazy than we are (obviously), but we aren't a directional school. We are a flagship state university. I believe we have a mandate to play the sport - America's sport and the first real collegiate sport - no matter at w...
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Hockey enthusiast letter to Projo-Scrap Football at URI
Replies: 123
Views: 9930

Re: Hockey enthusiast letter to Projo-Scrap Football at URI

Unless you fund hockey with the same money and priority as you do basketball, it would turn out to be another mediocre sport at URI, maybe like football without the crowds. Even if you have top talent in RI, would they go to URI with a 2,000 seat arena, or a UNH, BC , UMass, UMass-Lowell with better...
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Hockey enthusiast letter to Projo-Scrap Football at URI
Replies: 123
Views: 9930

Re: Hockey enthusiast letter to Projo-Scrap Football at URI

Pipe Ryan ctr, then you need basketball practice facilty.
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Hockey enthusiast letter to Projo-Scrap Football at URI
Replies: 123
Views: 9930

Re: Hockey enthusiast letter to Projo-Scrap Football at URI

The only way hockey would be successful if somebody invests $50 million into the program, new rink, facilities. Hockey people think that if they cut football then the money will flow into hockey. Cut football and that money is gone, its not going to hockey, plus does URI want a sport that would comp...
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Hockey enthusiast letter to Projo-Scrap Football at URI
Replies: 123
Views: 9930

Re: Hockey enthusiast letter to Projo-Scrap Football at URI

I can understand why some people would want hockey, but I don't understand this hatred or agenda some people have against football. And the ProvJo loves to run these anti URI football letters, but never would allow a letter against the State purchase and fix over of the Dunk, or the fact that the mo...
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: Down the Line
Topic: Dunkin Donuts Center continues to struggle
Replies: 75
Views: 6388

Re: Dunkin Donuts Center continues to struggle

Tim Welsh said on TV, 'unless the dunk is fixed over, I may leave as head coach, we have the worst facilities in the Big East'. He said that, not in exact words. The Dunk (city owned) was always a PC project. I just would like to see how what PC pays compares to other places in the country. PC picke...
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: #2 New Hampshire at Meade, 11/8 at 12:30
Replies: 49
Views: 3456

Re: #2 New Hampshire at Meade, 11/8 at 12:30

Location: Kingston, RI
Stadium: Meade Stadium
Attendance: 7210
Weather: mostly sunny
Temperature: 45

Brown played Yale, only got 4,200.
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: URI football: History is chasing us
Replies: 154
Views: 27546

Re: URI football: History is chasing us

Interesting that the football backers on this site never even acknowledged that we had a game last week at Delaware. Are you more interested in the tailgating or the game? Be honest, the partying with your friends would be the same if we dropped out of the CAA and into a more local league where we ...
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Men's Soccer 2014 Season Thread
Replies: 137
Views: 9253

Re: Men's Soccer in the early season

Great maybe I can catch a game.
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: UConn Athletic Facility Upgrades
Replies: 41
Views: 3011

Re: UConn Athletic Facility Upgrades

Can someone tell me why practice facilities for basketball are so important. Is there so much going on in the Ryan Center where the men's basketball team can't find 'ice time' at the Ryan center?
I know if there is a concert, but how often does that happen?
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: Down the Line
Topic: Dunkin Donuts Center continues to struggle
Replies: 75
Views: 6388

Re: Dunkin Donuts Center continues to struggle

Public libraries don't support themselves. Neither do VA hospitals or public transportation operations. Should they be shuttered? That isn't the right way to assess a facility that serves a public purpose. Yes, but the Dunk was a City owned facility, and why the State should get involved because of...
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: Down the Line
Topic: Dunkin Donuts Center continues to struggle
Replies: 75
Views: 6388

Re: Dunkin Donuts Center continues to struggle

From the minutes of the RI Convention Center Authority Board of Commissioners May 29th Meeting: Mr. McCarvill reported that for the month of April the Dunkin’ Donuts Center’s net income variance was (247,608) to budget and ($52,169) to the prior year. Mr. McCarvill noted that year to date net incom...
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Football Game 8 10/25: Maine at URI 12pm Homecoming
Replies: 59
Views: 3877

Re: Football Game 8 10/25: Maine at URI 12pm Homecoming

I missed the kickoff return for TD to start the 2nd half. I was still in the tailgate area heading back to Meade. The roar of the crowd was amazingly loud. I thought they were piping sound from the speakers until the cannon went off , then I knew we scored, and it was the fans in the stands making t...
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Football Game 8 10/25: Maine at URI 12pm Homecoming
Replies: 59
Views: 3877

Re: Football Game 8 10/25: Maine at URI 12pm Homecoming

Weather should be good, glad the game was not today.
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: URI football: History is chasing us
Replies: 154
Views: 27546

Re: URI football: History is chasing us

Great posts, I always felt that most of footballs problems are a result of Administrative decisions. It has been 10 years since the stadium plans came out, and still nothing but the West Stands which are just a replacement for what was removed to build the Ryan Center. URI should be embarrassed at t...
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: Down the Line
Topic: Brainstorming about updating campus area
Replies: 304
Views: 62506

Re: Brainstorming about updating campus area

Going to the Pub in the Union, drinking frosted mugs of dark gansett and walking home to the dorm. One beer never hurt anyone. Then someone started to steal the mugs and they went to plastic cups. I did have to sneak in since you needed to be 21 with a falsified ID since I was only 18-19.
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Football Game 5, 10/4 vs. Brown at 1
Replies: 65
Views: 4162

Re: Football Game 5, 10/4 vs. Brown at 1

I doubt basketball income in paying for football or other sports. The only way basketball would make any decent money is if they went to at least the sweet 16 of NCAA, and that has not happened for almost 17 years. Also, nobody ever has the cost of the Ryan Center in their equation for costs or inco...
by OBRAM
9 years ago
Forum: URI Athletics
Topic: Football Game 5, 10/4 vs. Brown at 1
Replies: 65
Views: 4162

Re: Football Game 5, 10/4 vs. Brown at 1

I reluctantly agree with Red. This is a money drain year after year. There's little fan interest except from diehards or people who go to see other people. The team loses, coach after coach. The "stadium" is a pit and probably unsafe. It does nothing for recruiting and some of our recruit...