you must just like hearing yourself talk. by your borderline incoherent rant, one would assume you're OK with how things are.PlayMikeMotenMore wrote: ↑2 years agoHmmm, can you find me a quote or statement in my post where I referenced being satisfied with the current state of affairs...lovin' mediocrity? Please quote me verbatim and/or where implied that.KeaneyBluBallz wrote: ↑2 years agothis should be a joke but I think you're serious.PlayMikeMotenMore wrote: ↑2 years ago
What is wrong with being a "mid-major?" Mid-major "isn't going to get it done year in and year out." What does that even mean?
Is somebody who is a doctor, lawyer, inventor, etc. better than somebody who works in sales? Is a mortgage banker better than a plumber? Don't worry about the label "mid-major." Just be a great lawyer, be a great banker, be a great plumber. There's nothing wrong with that. Be a great "mid-major."
If you want to use labels, then the "blue-bloods" are the ones who "get it done year in and year out." What exactly is "getting it done?" Does PC get it done? Butler? Davidson? Temple?
Go ahead and set the bar at Final Four's. Fine. But creating a winning program is really what URI is after. That doesn't mean NCAA's every year, although you can wish for it. And that doesn't mean URI can't have sub-500 seasons along the way. (BC would take what Al Skinner and Jim O'Brien had going in a heartbeat...so too would URI.)
It all starts with a coach. Administrative support, video board, locker room, charter jets, etc. That's all nice. But that's outside the lines, on the periphery. Gimme a team and a coach who want to grind, work, play as a unit, and play fundamental ball. That's all.
What would you say if heard Cox after a loss say "my guys came up short because our locker room is too small and outdated." Charter flights don't make you a winner...just like because you drive a BMW and I drive a Nissan makes you better. Get a coach who knows how to get it done.
You can learn a little from Central Michigan football and how they adapted to playing in the Sun Bowl on short notice. This is a great story and echoes what I'm referring to:
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/colu ... 049998002/
so you're satisfied with the current state of affairs, I see. lovin' mediocrity. we'll good for you then. I'm not, fuck that.
PC is getting is done. They have all the nice shinny things we want. Facilities, weight rooms, $ injected into the program, national ranking, NCAAT appearances, a coach those players want to play for, wifi, students who show up to games in droves, non-student fan base that shows up, games easy to find on TV with competent PxP and color analysis, beer at your seat, charter flights, ect.
We're kicking the can on down the road bickering about attendance #s. amateur hour in Kingston.
the program is treated like a mid major, just happy to be here. win a few games, have some fun. maybe make a little noise but probably not.
nothing wrong with a mid major when YOU'RE ACTUALLY A MID MAJOR. I do not consider the A10 a mid major conference. obv not a power 5 but right below. act like we belong here, do what you need to do to compete. we're just mailing it in.
I just double-checked what I wrote which was "creating a winning program is really what URI is after." I said URI should be a "great mid-major." Which to me is a lot a better than be an also-ran of a P5/P6 like Washington St., Minnesota, Georgia Tech, Kansas State.
PC? Hmmm...I hear gripes all the time about Cooley not getting any NCAA wins, complaining about the old "flex" offense, he's never won anything at PC...kids transfer out just like every other school. They don't have an on-campus arena, students show up to games WHEN they win, they have "subway" alumni because it's the population center, and Dave Gavitt put them in the Big East, a conference in which PC is an afterthought and has no natural rivals after all these years. The Big East has a TV contract, not PC. If you think PC is so big time, then go be a fan of theirs.
I wrote: " Gimme a team and a coach who want to grind, work, play as a unit, and play fundamental ball. That's all." I'll focus on that...not excuses.
Build the foundation first! (Just like a big house with a fancy car and extravagant vacations are worthless if you're a cheating husband, awful father, bad person, and your house is mold infested.) You can focus on the nice shiny things like TV play-by-play announcers (that URI has no control over), having a beer at your seat, and WiFi. That stuff is all gravy and nice to have and makes you feel big time (just like a big house, fancy car, etc.) and it's all worthless if you don't have a coach, a program, and players.
UCLA had all the shiny objects for years but no foundation. Not any more. Memphis now has shiny objects but no foundation. (games on TV, fancy blue court in big arena, famous alum coach, highly rated recruits) Million dollar look for Memphis and 10-cents worth of performance.
Why are you all butt hurt I called URI a mid-major?