ramster wrote: ↑1 year ago
Obadiah wrote: ↑1 year ago
Jdrums#3 wrote: ↑1 year ago
Ob, for purposes of full disclosure I engaged him on his off topic point beyond basketball that drew him further off topic.
That said, I agree with you and the point stands that the two universities are different in relation to basketball: the level of institutional support, the level of interest (despite fluctuations in attendance), history, pride, facilities, goals, etc, and therefore, not compatible from a conference standpoint for the sport of men’s college basketball.
Thanks, but you are to blame since he should've differentiated his responses between the content you brought up versus the one I did. Everyone is entitled to his own opinion and I always welcome an open and civil dialogue, but probably because of my work, I am biased towards facts. Sometimes when I express an impromptu opinion and go back and check the knowledge base and find it doesn't support my point, then I will change my opinion. I'm a fact based person.
As for the reference of moving to the same neighborhood as UNH, at URI basketball is the premier program and has to be supported on all fronts. UNH may have a better football program than URI, but the difference between the two schools is not large significant. Not true of basketball programs where the difference is more of a chasm. URI will always be in the same football league as UNH, but that is not case with basketball. If I am wrong in that view, it will be because UNH makes a complete transformation upward in their program and certainly NOT because URI descends to their level.
Pretty small arena UNH plays in. Lundholm Gym Holds only 3000 for Badketball.
Agreed. URI and UNH basketball programs are in different spheres. No argument. But as universities and overall athletic departments, they are more similar than dissimilar. I like facts too.
I have provided facts (the US News & World Report rankings). I didn't claim that they are the be-all, end-all of comparisons. And you can have your opinion on how relevant they are. To a lot of people, they are. It's a starting point by a 3rd party, not by an individual posting an opinion on a message board. Somebody posted about the superiority of URI's pharmacy, oceanography, etc. programs. And I agree on that. URI has great programs, like a lot of universities. But that doesn't mean UNH doesn't have strengths either. And so Joe UNH-fan out there may beg to differ about how much superior URI is compared to UNH.
UNH has big-time hockey, although they stink this year. And their football program has been historically stronger than URI's. Perhaps if UNH joined a stronger basketball league (like one with URI, UMASS, Davidson, Richmond, etc.), then UNH would be incentivized to improve its basketball facilities, coaching budget, etc.
I see a statement that "URI will always be in the same football league as UNH." Just like they're in the same Yankee Conference with UCONN and UMASS from 1982, right?
Bottom line...nobody knows anything for certainty. If you claim you do, then you should let us know where we can all buy the crystal ball that you use.