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Billyboy78

Speaking of cars, when I was in school, there was a Cadillac driving around campus with Connecticut plates and the plate said 'SLY'. The gap between the big schools and the small schools were much smaller back then than they are now.

Billyboy78

Does anyone think these kids today would say or do the same in this environment? No, unless URI could compensate them for it relative to other teams. No way. P5 teams were already paying players when EC and Terrell came here. So this argument doesn't really fit. All of them? And if yes, how much?

Billyboy78

Whether it was pre-NIL or now, we would never be in the discussion with certain kids, so drawing comparisons to "million dollar demands" is an exercise in absurdity. When the dust settles the 5-star kids get the big bucks and go to the P4 conferences. They were going to those schools befo...

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Maybe EC would have come here (although I doubt it) ,but I totally disagree about Jared. Being a top 50ish recruit with the body to immediately compete with 21 and 22 year olds, he would have been offered by other schools 2 or 3 times what we would have been able to offer. I don't blame the kids at ...

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Whether it was pre-NIL or now, we would never be in the discussion with certain kids, so drawing comparisons to "million dollar demands" is an exercise in absurdity. When the dust settles the 5-star kids get the big bucks and go to the P4 conferences. They were going to those schools befo...

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No way it will cost a million a year for top A10. You guys are literally throwing out numbers with no clue or any factual basis to prove that. Just like KJ recruited jameson smith. Spewing facts out your ass with no actual facts behind it. Maybe top couple to 10 recruits get offered similar that to...

Billyboy78

Whether it was pre-NIL or now, we would never be in the discussion with certain kids, so drawing comparisons to "million dollar demands" is an exercise in absurdity. When the dust settles the 5-star kids get the big bucks and go to the P4 conferences. They were going to those schools befo...

Billyboy78

50k gets us to 100k because of the matching promotion. That isn't the only money we'll have available either Per the above post by BillyBoy, Kansas offered a player $750K. It might be time to throw in the white towel. Yeah, cause we've always been in recruiting battles with Kansas. Remember when we...

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NIL is kaput. It's a pay to play free for all. Highest bidder wins. Unfortunately we are going to be under bidders for a lot of players that could really help us 50k won't buy a bucket of shit. God help us. 50k gets us to 100k because of the matching promotion. That isn't the only money we'll have ...

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This is just so out of hand. What does this have to do with Name, Image and Likeness? https://x.com/highmajorscoop/status/1775311094728577197?s=20 It doesn't? Even people urging other fans to support our collective acknowledge that what is going on has nothing to do with name, image, and likeness. ...

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SmartyBarrett wrote: ↑2 weeks ago

We don't recruit New England kids.

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This is just so out of hand. What does this have to do with Name, Image and Likeness?

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Can coaches donate? If so maybe Archie should donate some of the $500,000 bonus he just received. He could consider it a investment in himself since it could help his coaching career get going again and out of the downward spiral Unfortunately not, can't donate cash directly. See my comment above. ...

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Can coaches donate? If so maybe Archie should donate some of the $500,000 bonus he just received. He could consider it a investment in himself since it could help his coaching career get going again and out of the downward spiral Or he could give us each an $18,000 gift (largest amount for it to re...

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Another player to keep an eye on who just entered the portal and maybe Duane can reach out to. (PG) Eric Acker (6'2") freshman from NYC attended LIU. He was on the NEC All-Freshman Team, averaged 13 pts/ 4 assists. He can push the ball up, decent mid-range game, finish at the rim, and dish. Wo...

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For those poo pooing the possible loss of Kenny Johnson, I think it's a big deal. He is known as one of the top recruiters in the country. The DMV is producing some of the best talent in the country. If we finally get the money to be able to get high end talent from that area, he's the one who will ...

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One thing that I think absolutely needs to change is the collective has to have the option to direct your payment 100% to the program of your choice. You have the option to donate to specific programs in athletics. Need it for NIL as well. Some want it 100% to mens basketball, some 100% to women’s ...

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ramster wrote: ↑2 weeks ago
Billyboy78 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago
KeaneyBluBallz wrote: ↑2 weeks ago Honest question, is the rhody collective working for, raising money for all programs and athletes? Or just mbb?

I assume it is but I don’t know.
MBB and WBB
What happens with Football? Baseball?

I don't know. But I read that this is for men and women's basketball.

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KeaneyBluBallz wrote: ↑2 weeks ago Honest question, is the rhody collective working for, raising money for all programs and athletes? Or just mbb?

I assume it is but I don’t know.

MBB and WBB

Billyboy78

Ben and Paul VI will be on ESPNU on Thursday at 2:00 vs. IMG. IMG has Oliver Rioux, who stands at 7'7" and is a Florida commit. Should be a fun game to watch. Hmm...I thought FSU got all the uber-talls... I want to see when Ben goes to the hoop. This guy is almost 2 feet taller than he is.

Billyboy78

Between football and basketball season tickets, I spend 800 dollars a year. Add concession and merch, a conservative estimate would be that I''m spending about 1000 dollars per year, about 83 dollars per month on the average. Retirees don't have the income they once had. So, when I retired, I appare...

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Ben and Paul VI will be on ESPNU on Thursday at 2:00 vs. IMG. IMG has Oliver Rioux, who stands at 7'7" and is a Florida commit. Should be a fun game to watch.

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He's also looking at the possibility of getting drafted.(Coit)

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Billyboy78 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago David Coit's nickname is Diggy. Looks like Christen Cunningham is the contact.

https://twitter.com/diggycoit11

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David Coit's nickname is Diggy. Looks like Christen Cunningham is the contact.

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Thought the recent article that came out about Hammond and his coach specifically talking about playing for Archie Miller would've been enough to quell those fears. That and the fact that Georgetown has a future all-american PG with 2 years of eligibility, and a 4 star 6'4 backup top 25 PG recruit ...

Billyboy78

Why do walk-ons come here (or anywhere else) in the first place? They know they're not going to play. If it's playing time they're looking for, why not go to a lower level to begin with?

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We will really know the writing's on the wall when or if Hammond enters the portal. This stealth mode plus the footdragging about KJ is just more frustration surrounding this program. Same for the collective announcement, whatever it is. Thought the recent article that came out about Hammond and hi...

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https://x.com/rivalsportal/status/1775147612741452081?s=46&t=RiOaTCLvtjhXX7DAYI1lEg Oh no, how will we ever recover? Yeah, he's a walk-on and it's not a big deal. But he came here because of Kenny. That's a big deal. The writing is on the wall. That is not true. He credited Austin Carroll for h...

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Rhody15 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago

Oh no, how will we ever recover?

Yeah, he's a walk-on and it's not a big deal. But he came here because of Kenny. That's a big deal. The writing is on the wall.

Billyboy78

Get on board! Join here: https://rhodyexcellence.com/join/ https://twitter.com/rhodyexcellence/status/1774910568115196412 Would imagine this is announcing some key players staying? If that's the case then this is sad. Has it come down to celebrating being able to keep some players you recruited a y...

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ramster wrote: ↑2 weeks ago Rhody Vault’s favorite team seems to be falling apart
Earl Timberlake the latest to portal from Bryant

Geesh, it feels like we were recruiting Timberlake about 10 years ago.

Billyboy78

Here's the latest Portal Tracker for Rhody: Portal-Tracker'24.png I decided to do a little digging. For the past couple of years, a large percentage of our recruits and our portal interests have been from the DMV area. There are 14 guys on this current list. How many from the DMV area? Zero. There ...

Billyboy78

Here's the latest Portal Tracker for Rhody: Portal-Tracker'24.png I decided to do a little digging. For the past couple of years, a large percentage of our recruits and our portal interests have been from the DMV area. There are 14 guys on this current list. How many from the DMV area? Zero. There ...

Billyboy78

We talkin' 'bout practice.

Billyboy78

Is Bilau actually leaving? I imagine he gets another year. Nothing personal against Bilau, but I hope he's not being counted on to stay and provide meaningful minutes. Love his game, but he can't stay on the court. I am thinking given his Sr Night send off coupled with his lingering medical issues ...

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Do you really believe that revenue from Celtics fans does not cover the salaries of the players? Plus Celtics are allowed to pay the players since they're professionals. It's an entirely different model in college so long as we keep the façade that the college kids are still "amateur athletes....

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Dalton Knecht came from Northern Colorado. Talent is everywhere it’s about finding the profile that suits your desired identity. It’s like some fans think we are going to get a productive power conference player to transfer down. I’m sure we are talking to power conference transfers too but anyone ...

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Yeah facts. Archie loves to recruit extremely stealth. Much more than previous coaching regimes. And how's that been working out for him? I mean he got House...DG...Fuchs and Cam that way. What does that have to do with what I said. Relax dude got your panties in a bunch. Jesus We're one of the wor...

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This is just what we had. Yuk.. funny I was wondering where the request was for season ticket renewal seeing women's came out earlier this week. It actually was in my spam folder this morning. I had all I could do to not respond who is on my team and who are we playing???? Didn't even check it out ...

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Almost all guards. Strange, since the majority of our remaining players/incoming recruits are guards.

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Ramfan22 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago

And I'm sure Archie called The Vault and told him that.

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Rhody15 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago
rambone 78 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago Good grief, 15.

He was just joking.
I know lol a troll posts something like that.

Even admitted he just posted that to get a reaction.

Yes, but I'm a selective troll. I only troll one person, the person who happens to shit over everybody else in the forum.

Billyboy78

rambone 78 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago The Dan Hurley Retirement Tour like Pitino now and Jack Kraft a long time ago.

Sounds great but what a pipe dream!

I know. I mainly posted that to get a reaction from a certain poster.

Billyboy78

I have a feeling that after Dan wins 3 or 4 national championships at UConn that he and Andrea will retire here in Rhode Island and Dan will coach his last 4 or 5 years here. I think he feels his work isn't finished here. He's 51 now, so they come back when he's 56 and he retires when he's 60. And n...

Billyboy78

Time will show in the next week or so Any hints? I think he's just saying we probably have a commitment soon based on our history after losing a key player like Zek. I don't think there are any specific names besides the players we have already been connected with. You can also keep an eye on the c...

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Dino611 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago All I will say is timing is key to this transfer

Meaning what?

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For what it's worth KJ has started following former Pitt center Federiko Federiko Crazy name alone I think he's a natural fit 🥰 For what school? Probably us Dude got benched at Pitt. Don't know if G-Town would be in on someone like that. I've seen him play a few times though, I think is pretty dumb...

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