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Western Kentucky AD Stewart provides a bunch of details behind the last couple of weeks for the Hilltoppers…..Further, Stewart: "Marshall really wanted to make Conference USA work – they really did." Of particular note on how things worked out: "If we had been invited to join the MAC, we would have said yes. If we're invited to join the MAC down the line, then I think the answer to that would probably be yes, because if it makes sense today, then I think it's safe to assume it would make sense down the line….”

Lance got bailed out. Going for it on 4th and 1 from your own side of the field when up 7 at the end of the game ranks right up there with worst calls.

Sharkey ain’t ready. That would basically be saying all the progress we’ve made under Coach Jack is for naught. Need someone with experience. She’s a fine assistant, but she ain’t it.

Just my 2 cents, but when we closed it to 5, we stopped attacking the basket. We got lazy and started jacking up 3s, probably bc we got a few to fall, but at that point Michigan took advantage and put us away. I didn’t expect Michigan to come out as in sync as they were. They’re a heck of a squad and proud how we battled. As said above, a few 3s fall in the first half, it’s a different game. On to UNT.

Formally signed today. Good get!

It’s a new year and one that seems to obviously be getting a good deal of hype. This is very much Jim’s team, hopefully the team can meet its expectations on paper. That said, what are you hoping to see (besides obviously wins)? Here’s a few from me: 1. Someone develop into a defensive stopper. Hopefully one of the younger guys. This team has lacked that. Mballa is great around the rim but we’ve had a devil of a time the last few years slowing our opponents best player in a guard dominated league. Turner is gone, LCJ is gone. But inevitably it’ll be someone new. Need a stopper. 2. Free throw shooting. Think we all know. 3. We have 1 Junior who plays in Hardnett and 1 Sophomore we expect to play more (but hasn’t really yet) in Skogman. Gosh we need some player development from the young guys quickly. Skogman especially. 4. Someone who wants the damn ball. In crunch time when we needed a bucket, nobody has seemed to want the ball like CJ Buckets used to, to provide the knock out punch. 5. Brewton to be a respectable threat from outside. It can open up so much. 6. Another solid class for next year. 😁

UMass will NOT bring over their hoops teams. This would be Football only so…pass. WKU would be solid add but Rick Stansbury is notorious for cheating his butt off.

Would be solid adds if they don’t dilute the tv $ pool.

Who said satisfied? I think the home schedule especially is bad. I don’t like it. But you literally said they’re not trying. They are. Those are two different things.

Please give us some background on your scheduling abilities. You need to apply ASAP.

We literally couldn’t get home games. That’s why it’s taken until the end of October to announce. Nothing more.

Honestly don’t understand the obsession with the conference thing. Ideally would we love to compete for national championships with Ohio State and Alabama one day? Of course. But that isn’t the vision SUNY has for us. The MAC is by far the best fit. We’ve raised our stock tremendously over the last 7-10 years competitively in conference play. A lot of work still to do but let’s focus on what we need to do to improve ourselves where we are. Honestly nobody knows what college sports will look like in 50 years. We just need to put ourselves in a position to be considered if there are more massive changes. But unless you are one of 3-5 programs in the country your outlook really is the same. You’re gonna get out spent for coaches and everything else when one of the blue bloods wants something. Vanderbilt is in the SEC…kind of. But still widely considered one of the worst CFB programs in the country.

Those are horrible additions. An invitation for us does us no better, just farther travel. We good.

Totally a fair take. The rest of the season will determine where we are and hopefully we can finish strong into some good offseason momentum.

This is a comically uniformed post 😂

The realignment is based on regionalization. These are all schools in the south/south east. The MWC isn’t included either. So many victims here.

I think the fact remains we have a rookie head coach who started super late and a roster that was pillaged late in the game. To be blunt, LL never recruited very well at all, but he was excellent at player development in his system. But we’re obviously not running his system. We’ve been competitive in every game this year, although maddeningly inconsistent. Which comes with the territory considering all the surrounding factors. We all just need to embrace this transition year for what it is and stick with these boys. We’re still light years ahead of where we were as a program not too long ago. It’s just going to take some time. Go Bulls!

New weight room being added on west side of the Fieldhouse. University is building a wellness center near the Union/bookstore area and Alumni Arena will then become all athletics with some desperately needed upgrades in there. Gonna be a few years for that. Hoping a new football video board is on its way sooner than later.

Disagree. If you think attendance is a challenge now, imagine a smaller crowd in a venue twice as big located off campus somewhere so zero student turn out for energy. You’re doing exactly the opposite of what programs being successful are doing now. Forget that.

There are plans to do a lot with the current stadium but it’s a longer plan based on the university’s master plan. There is no interest in using a Bills stadium unless it were to replace the physical location of UB Stadium. Ask any college how they’ve liked being a tenant at their own home field with way too many seats. It sucks. It’s the reason Tulane, Georgia State, Houston, etc did their own thing.

The mandate is a SUNY mandate. All large gatherings over 100 outdoors require them. Some will stay away but there’s nothing the university can do.

If I’m not mistaken Coastal runs some form of the Triple Option with more passing mixed in, which has traditionally given us fits. Maybe I’m wrong

At the event tonight downtown Jim mentioned playing Canisius and St Bonaventure, not specifically where each would be played, though.

All it takes is money 😉

Move up to what? Unless you’re one of 4-5 programs in the country, your coach gets taken. UCF coach left to Tennessee, Texas Tech basketball coach left for Texas. It’s college athletics unfortunately. Moving up to the AAC wouldn’t change a thing.