Chet Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) Visited the Convocation Center and Ohio U's campus in Athens a few weeks ago while driving home from vacation with my family. Thumbs down! Horns up! Edited July 17, 2023 by Chet 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 20 hours ago, Big 4 Hoops Blogger said: Ohio lands a Top 200 HS recruit in the 2024 class. Ayden Evans is a 6-10 center (listed as 6-8) on 247, a 3 star recruit, ranked 185th in his class and 32nd among centers. He chose the Bobcats over West Virginia, Seton Hall, Texas A&M, Mississippi State and Missouri. Bobcats will be anxious to make sure he signs during the fall. https://247sports.com/player/ayden-evans-46118012/ Rivals has him listed as a 4 star player. https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/ayden-evans-286511?view=pv Boals can definitely recruit, with five players out of nineteen (26%) recruits who scored 5 or more points in their freshman year. The question will be how long they play for Ohio.  Sears left after two years, possible that AJ Brown leaves after this coming season. Not a knock on Boals, but indicative of the 'transfer portal' world we live in.  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big 4 Hoops Blogger Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 2 hours ago, DocCas86 said: Boals can definitely recruit, with five players out of nineteen (26%) recruits who scored 5 or more points in their freshman year. The question will be how long they play for Ohio.  Sears left after two years, possible that AJ Brown leaves after this coming season. Not a knock on Boals, but indicative of the 'transfer portal' world we live in.  Mid-majors have become a feeder system for P5 schools. The good news about that is many P5 players that don't work out will be looking to transfer to mid-majors. Another consequence of the portal is that some talented high school recruits that would've quickly been recruited to P5 schools in the past are forced to sign with mid-major schools with P5 programs opting for "sure things" instead of investing in player development. The days of playing the long term game are over. Coaches have been forced to transition to year-to-year mode instead of building towards the future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big 4 Hoops Blogger Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 2 hours ago, DocCas86 said: Boals can definitely recruit, with five players out of nineteen (26%) recruits who scored 5 or more points in their freshman year. The question will be how long they play for Ohio.  Sears left after two years, possible that AJ Brown leaves after this coming season. Not a knock on Boals, but indicative of the 'transfer portal' world we live in.  This is another area where collectives will be vital in the future. Everyone always focuses on using the money to bring in new recruits but it'll also be necessary to raise funds in hopes of retaining your best talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 55 minutes ago, Big 4 Hoops Blogger said: This is another area where collectives will be vital in the future. Everyone always focuses on using the money to bring in new recruits but it'll also be necessary to raise funds in hopes of retaining your best talent. And also to pay head coaches. Which will be necessary to keep Boals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 BSU loses Coleman as late grad transfer portal entry. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Ouch, coaches poll has UB not making it to Cleveland, #9 in MAC. https://getsomemaction.com/news/2023/11/1/mens-basketball-mac-announces-2023-24-mens-basketball-preseason-poll-and-teams.aspx Rooting for the Bulls to prove them wrong. Personally I think they will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 I'll be rooting for them, but the poll seems reasonable based on the off season. Transfer portal was not good to us. Recruiting will have to pick up substantially. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 14 hours ago, DocCas86 said: Ouch, coaches poll has UB not making it to Cleveland, #9 in MAC. https://getsomemaction.com/news/2023/11/1/mens-basketball-mac-announces-2023-24-mens-basketball-preseason-poll-and-teams.aspx Rooting for the Bulls to prove them wrong. Personally I think they will. Being an underdog without many expectations, even from the fan base, can be a great motivator. The coaching staff can use this to their advantage. Hopefully we have the talent to prove everyone wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, UBinMD said: Being an underdog without many expectations, even from the fan base, can be a great motivator. The coaching staff can use this to their advantage. Hopefully we have the talent to prove everyone wrong. I too am rooting for the team to prove people wrong. Realistically hoping you see signs that bode well for next year, like contributions from two of the freshman, Fulcher shows he can be a good pg and signs that Jones or Williamson can be solid players.  Looking to have a solid core that you can add a couple of players to and get back to top tier MAC team. Time will tell. Edited November 2, 2023 by DocCas86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Morgan Safford, possibly Miami OH best player is transferring to Kent St. I expect he would sit out this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 6 hours ago, DocCas86 said: Morgan Safford, possibly Miami OH best player is transferring to Kent St. I expect he would sit out this year. That’s odd, is this just happening? Interesting timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 6 hours ago, UBinMD said: That’s odd, is this just happening? Interesting timing. I don't know the reason for sure but looking on Miami fan forum there is one explanation offered that it had to do with academics. Also there are conflicting opinions as to whether he will play this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 1 hour ago, DocCas86 said: I don't know the reason for sure but looking on Miami fan forum there is one explanation offered that it had to do with academics. Also there are conflicting opinions as to whether he will play this year. Don’t see how he could possibly play this season but the rules are so gray and muddled now who even knows. Is Kent and easier academic school than Miami? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee4three Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 21 minutes ago, UBinMD said: Don’t see how he could possibly play this season but the rules are so gray and muddled now who even knows. Is Kent and easier academic school than Miami? I didn't know if it is easier but Kent is known as being an easy school to recruit for Wouldn't be shocked if something academically came up and they helped him out with going to kent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 50 minutes ago, UBinMD said: Don’t see how he could possibly play this season but the rules are so gray and muddled now who even knows. Is Kent and easier academic school than Miami? What I saw was potentially Miami withdrew his scholarship, in that case he may be able to play, maybe starting with MAC play. But of course none of this is official publicly, so who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 21 hours ago, UBinMD said: Don’t see how he could possibly play this season but the rules are so gray and muddled now who even knows. Is Kent and easier academic school than Miami? Yes. Whether it is deserved or not Miami called itself a "public Ivy". Kent State is no where close to that level. Academically Miami is either the second or third best academic school in the conference, with Ohio. UB is a clear number one on the academic level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everlast2504 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 3 hours ago, BrooklynBull said: Yes. Whether it is deserved or not Miami called itself a "public Ivy". Kent State is no where close to that level. Academically Miami is either the second or third best academic school in the conference, with Ohio. UB is a clear number one on the academic level. If Miami is a public Ivy, then I'm a overweight near 40 year old "Josh Allen".... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 The MAC / SB challenge kicks off tonight with Ohio vs Troy. Per Kenpom Ohio should have the advantage. Here are all the games with the Kenpom rankings. Games that are intriguing are JMU vs Kent, and So Miss vs Akron. Bowling Green vs Arkansas St could be interesting as well. I really like this arrangement - and hope we get some good games foreseeable future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird96 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Given South Alabama’s 156 ranking, perhaps their loss to an NAIA school the other night is an aberration and we shouldn’t take them lightly.  Hopefully they see UB’s 272 ranking and opening loss to a 300+ team and will underestimate the Bulls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 Anyone see that wild ending to the Kent state JMU game? Crazy finish in the first OT.  https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/38859656 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 7 hours ago, DooleyBull06 said: Anyone see that wild ending to the Kent state JMU game? Crazy finish in the first OT.  https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/38859656 I tuned in for last 10 minutes, but I turned it off when Kent went up 5 with so little time.  Pretty crazy ending and JMU went on to win. It was a great game what I saw of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Bad day to be a Kent State fan - this guy lost 1.5m betting on Kent St football team. https://sports.yahoo.com/florida-bettor-loses-1-5m-153314105.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALJQf5RMet_HBqT3Q_UaEOdXZ1nQi-kcUeo3jnKtcEslNUwyrLu5tSmFoI_85FqeMtDxS-GTd9jkrx3SqhpX40kTy_2UTyJQ2JeXj8NmskJTqXNt3WpZb6B8nBEOq-gThzrVD6fqpTJkG-JTuK0S26ZQfigMzUvtEMufTRI9eRtP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 2 hours ago, DocCas86 said: Bad day to be a Kent State fan - this guy lost 1.5m betting on Kent St football team. https://sports.yahoo.com/florida-bettor-loses-1-5m-153314105.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALJQf5RMet_HBqT3Q_UaEOdXZ1nQi-kcUeo3jnKtcEslNUwyrLu5tSmFoI_85FqeMtDxS-GTd9jkrx3SqhpX40kTy_2UTyJQ2JeXj8NmskJTqXNt3WpZb6B8nBEOq-gThzrVD6fqpTJkG-JTuK0S26ZQfigMzUvtEMufTRI9eRtP If you are betting on mid-major football, you should lose all of your money and get into a program to help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue03 Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 Haven’t checked all the matchups for difficulty of schedule, but interesting to note that Kent, Akron, and presumably (pending a smacking of a nobody team) Toledo are only starting off 4-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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