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No big shock there. He is better off where he is. Making a fortune and can be a legend if they get a championship while he's there. He's made Bama into a basketball school and not just football anymore. Especially with Saban gone, he's the big man on campus unless the new football coach can do what Saban did.

Oh I'm sure that they'd be an improvement, but my point still remains, that we've fallen quite a long way to be picking up Canisius' bones. We'll see if any of those guys go back with a proven coach in Christian now at the helm.

We did just watch a season where the team won 3 games and were blown out in most others. Which blue blood schools offered the guys that were recently signed? While the point is not completely off base, the all time scorer here should be more than capable of getting a look from the supposed top school in the area. Much like Khalil Mack's brother not originally being offered by UB (before receiving big time backlash), it's not a super wise decision.

I'm just not sure how we as a 3 win team last year don't even try to recruit the all time scorer from wny. The previous #1 was Welch, who had a very solid 5 year career.

Wow. Did we have any walk ons last year? Nate loved a deep bench. Bryan clearly is buying into that too.

UB not only had that weight lifted, but got paid to remove an anchor. Best possible option for UB, in my view. The team was a mess the past few years. Sadly, It was evident to anyone with eyes and even a rudimentary understanding of football.

The last option to get to being a 4 year member of the team, didn't make it though. Who was our last one? Rondo/Jeenathan? No chance for another for at least a couple more years. We'll see if any of this past year's newbies stay 3 more years.

He's not going anywhere. He just signed for close to $6mil per year, top 5 paid coach in the country. He's made Alabama basketball the best game in town, and that includes football!

More than 3 wins and getting blown out by double digits in less than half of the games. I have no idea how this roster is more talented than the previous one, but then again this past year's roster had far more talent than their final W-L record. Maybe this roster will play as a unit and double their win total and cut down on the double digit losses, but at least on paper, it appears to be very young and not filled with much high end talent (at least according to recruiting services, whatever they are worth). The good teams in the league have men on their team, much as we used to. Who does this roster have that can remotely compare to being a "man" like a Dontay, Davonte, Nick? Not a single one, as far as I can tell. Heck, where's an Armoni Foster/Jerrod Oldham? Even a Zid? Heck, from what I can tell, the much destroyed on this board Gabe Grant would be a star in comparison to what this group appears to have. I hope these guys are good players, but it's a super young roster and based on recent history, by the time they are ready to be at a strong productive level (if they get there), they'll be at their 2nd or 3rd school.

We've fallen a very long way when we would be excited picking up guys from Canisius.

As I've said in an earlier post, the whole system is a joke. "Student athlete" should be removed for this nonsense. If you're at a new school every year, how many of the classes/credits go with them (especially year after year)? Not all schools accept classes from other schools. Maybe there is some sort of wink and nod by the ncaa to allow all of the classes to transfer, but this is nothing more than a complete farce at this point.

Best in the biz, bar none.

If the players stay for 4 years, they'll be in the minority of most players in the ncaa of recent history. Most players are at 2-3 by the time their time is up. I would love to know the statistic in D1 basketball of those players who exhausted their eligibility this season. What % were at only 1 school, versus 2, 3+? I'd wager that the "1 school" is less than 20% and "3+" is equal or more than the "1". If that is the case, it's an utter joke of a system.

Great season. Kent just got hot in the 2nd half. They've been a tough match up for us all season. Great to see the progress the team made from game 1 til the end. That's on the coach/staff, kudos to them. I wish 2 teams did that, but we all saw what we saw. Fingers crossed for next year, since it starts now. Hopefully this womens roster will remain here and add a few pieces. Replacing #1 is a tall task, she was incredible, a leader in every sense. The men need someone like that. Without a leader, it's just spinning wheels.

In watching the highlight video, it's funny looking at the gyms. They'd never fly in NYS with the wall so close to the baseline without padded walls. Every AD would be crying when the lawsuits rolled in when little Bobby got hurt against the hard wall. Interesting to watch. We'll see how he translates over here. None of the (very brief) highlights that I saw looked like a gauntlet of opposition, but he has a nice frame and moves pretty smooth. Reminds me more of a young X. It took X a few years to come into his own, so we'll see if he is similar or a unicorn.

If they go .500 overall and .500 in the mac, gh3 should be coach of the year. Good luck with that. I'd love for someone to set betting lines on that one. I'm not a better, but I can imagine what those odds would have to be.

I noticed the same before the game, although after the game they shook and were amicable (unlike last year).

Beyond zero chance Jo comes back

They do have a coach that's been to the Elite 8, so that doesn't hurt, even with as bad as they've been.

Could you imagine this team this year without Sy? Gh3 lucks into a stud and wastes his last year.

Full house here. Lots of noise also. Gonna be a long night.

Up 19 Up 4 less than a minute left Idbihi from the corner with Battle not touching the ball to end regulation Leon freaking Williams Heatbreak

When the freshman all are here 3 years from now, I'll change my tune. Based on the past 4-5 years, where practically no one stays more than a year or two beyond their freshman year, I'll remain steadfast in my current thoughts on where we stand. No one forced this staff to not get experienced players, or even an experienced assistant coach. Last year's staff got experienced players along with a raw youngster in Jack. Instead we have what we have now, and that is a completely lost season, combined with a now last place status in the MAC, which is something that won't be seen as a positive on the recruiting trail.

DePaul plays in the big east against 9 teams ranked in the top 70 (one team ranked 200, and them). Ub plays in the mac with 0 teams in the top 100 and 8 teams ranked 200+. Not quite apples to apples comparison.

If that was the drawn up play to put everyone asleep and think the pass was overthrown, it's genius. If not, lucky day for them!