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3 hours ago, Bluebird96 said:

I’m no economist, but I have to imagine the $$ their men’s and women’s programs bring in from TV, merch sales, etc would offset a good a chunk of that.  That is, after the Big East gets their cut.

Nope. The athletic dept runs a $40-50 million deficit, even after all that. The university covers the deficit to balance the books. 

8 hours ago, Bluebird96 said:

I always hated them too, but now one of my kids goes there and all the winning has started to grow on me 😂

The winning vibe/culture/pride is palpable around campus, something it would be nice to see at UB if we could ever get it together  on that kind of level. 🤘

The university subsidizes the UConn athletic dept to the tune of $40-50 million per year bc they deem it important. It’s just priorities. 

I hope Oats and Bama get boat raced. 

Yes

The Big Ten and SEC didn’t even take a meeting. So looks like more just an opinion column than anything with traction. 

Anyone familiar enough with WBB to know how the other MAC programs - Toledo, Ball St, Kent - have faired?

17 minutes ago, UBinMD said:

Wow, Ogden is a surprise. The other 2 maybe not as much since freshman and transfers are coming in at their positions. That opens things up a bit.

in other news, Syracuse women is losing one of their solid freshman to the portal too. Nobody is above the portal.

For someone like Hattie, I would think it has more to do with wanting to be re-recruited and see what your market is rather than unhappiness. 

Hearing some rumors Toledo is chasing Adams and offering him a bag. Will be interesting to see where he ends up. 

On 3/30/2024 at 8:15 PM, rma said:

D1 limits are 15 for women’s basketball. 

If all of the roster and coaching movement is done, this is a massive win for Burke and she absolutely proved me wrong. Portal is still open for about a month, but so much happens early on. Retaining the MAC FOTY and the conference’s top scorer (who I have to think has a degree by now, meaning transfer without sitting out is a possibility) is also huge. 

Again, any player can transfer infinity times without having to sit out. Graduate or not. 

7 hours ago, UBinMD said:

We had a lot of talent on the field, but much less on the sideline. We kept 95% of the team and all the recruits. I really think this could be an 8 win team given the improved staff 

I’d settle for a non-conference win to start 😂

9 hours ago, TheCommish said:

we won't be able to add any veterans that anyone wants without NIL.

Lots of our peers and programs with less resources but better teams than us this past year in the same boat. Bowling Green won 20 games with a brand new coach. Think they’re handing out stacks of cash?

1 hour ago, TheCommish said:

That’s why I don’t understand the urge to remove the track when we don’t know if we will have the sport. I can’t imagine any SUNY school having millions to cover the worker’s compensation cost.

Almost all schools in the G5 down through FCS and Division 2 and 3 are in the same boat. Politicians won’t let that happen and the resulting Title 9 implications. Most student athletes don’t even want to be employees. Let’s just see where it goes. 

Toledo dodges another bullet and keeps Kowalczyk. Our old target Calhoun from Youngstown State gets the job out west. 

25 minutes ago, UBinMD said:

No, when Graham was granted the ability to play this season, basically the court ruling said there can't be transfer sit-outs anymore so anyone can go anywhere, anytime regardless of previous transfers or what year you are in. It's currently the wild west. Maybe it will change, but it will be a court ruling and I'm sure everyone already in the portal will be protected.

Only restriction upheld was they can’t transfer in-season and be eligible immediately. 

23 minutes ago, eyjee said:

Definitely thought we were Graham's third transfer and thought he was stuck here. No crocodile tears for a very underwhelming player. Best of luck to him.

We were. Unlimited transfers now. All eligible right away. 

Toledo never loses coaches and always seems to win. Would be nice for them to see how the rest of us deal when their coach leaves and their whole team transfers. 

7 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said:

 

Come on home. 

Any player can transfer at any time now.

This seems more like a convenient excuse to remove someone rather than an actual reason. 

On 3/21/2024 at 3:12 PM, promotherobot said:

I'll be in Buffalo the 28th and 30th. Can the public watch?

Yes. I believe they’re all open. 

Also a cautionary tale that now 2 good players leave for greener pastures, find out it’s not so green, then return. 

Patience. The portal doesn’t close until May. Relax. 

Their Blue A collective is substantial and has many former athletes playing a role like Jordan Love. Their HC was also a successful former HC at Montana State prior to his job now, not a rookie. He’s also making $900k, more than twice what Halcovage III is making. Not an excuse as this year was an abomination, but the Utah State coach is more the exception than the rule, he did kill it this year and it’s an open secret he’s headed to Washington after this season ends. 
 

As a university they also seem to prioritize athletics as their “front porch”. SUNY clearly does not. 

Assuming he is a junior with 2 years of eligibility?

Is this definitely a commit?