Green Otaku

I noticed Perry was sitting for long stretches of the game in the 2nd half. I'm just assuming he was being rested?

Very nice distribution of points for the starters. *Updated with minutes played

I definitely think LA Tech will come in extra motivated to avenge their 2 season losses. We need to get a big lead and never give them the chance to get in the game. GMG!

Yes, but it's cutthroat in the open market. These networks are going to settle for the lowest price possible and use all the leverage they have.

I thought about suggesting that game be the one in the AAC (arena), but I think that game would be well attended by our students and would take that home court advantage edge away from us. I think we'd all like to keep that one at home. 😅

A real investment is needed. If it were me I would also hire a consulting firm to do surveys and gather data to see a clear picture or what we have and don't, then develop a strategy on how to change things.

Option 2 is definitely the way to go. What happens if that member goes on multi-year down cycles? You also get legitimacy questions since they play in a weak conference, and it requires teams to have perfect seasons. We always hear about a 2 loss Alabama team still being considered for the CFP since they play in such a strong conference.

If CSU is being considered you'd think CU is on the way out. Why would they want to double up on the Colorado market?

I still think the Big10 bides their time. Oregon/Washington don't have anywhere to go unless it's the Big12, and by the time the Big10 has their new commissioner in place the Big12 would have already made/not made their move. They could have taken those two (plus more) when they took USC/UCLA, they had to have had solid money reasons as to why they didn't. The Big10 is also thinking about not overloading too early, the ACC is being encircled by a pride of lions and everyone is just waiting for the right time to strike. Recently FSU, Clemson, and UNC made public remarks about being unhappy with payouts. They feel what they contribute to the conference is not equal to what they get in return. They are pushing for unequal revenue distribution and reports say their lawyers are combing through the GOR to see if there are any clauses for breaking it. I doubt anything immediate happens. This is either a ploy to get unequal revenue to be accepted, or they really are unhappy and this is a sign of a future breakup if the ACC can't match what other conferences are paying out.

Maybe I read it on another forum and I'm just remembering it wrong. Other rumors I've heard are April before anything one way or the other is announced.

I think we and those close to Mosley need to push this issue. We need the AD to get serious about marketing and promoting the teams. There is so much in their control they can try to see if they get any boost. Off the top of my head: Denton residents get buy 1 get 1 free on tickets, mail coupons for %off or free item from concessions, make really nice season posters and go around to local businesses and see if they will hang them up, maybe do 1 game a year at the American Airlines center so the Dallas alumni have an easy game to get to, etc. There's just so much they could try, the important thing is to connect to the students, alumni, and the people of Denton.

Good to finally get some clarification. Appreciated!

I don't get bringing up Benford, that was 5 seasons ago with continuing success every season. Did it take 5 years of success to rebuild after McCarney? Year 2 of SL had very healthy crowds in the 24-26k range, why? Because there is a fanbase for football. The NCAA win over Purdue was 2 years ago and had no bearing on attendance. The season after we had 3 home games in a row. The attendance was: Oklahoma Christian: 3,758 Buffalo: 3,058 UT Arlington: 3,211 I get covid happened and attendance was down, but our numbers look no different now. We need to face our shortcoming or we'll never improve on them.

This team is playing the best basketball in our history and has been doing so for several years, but we are struggling to get 3-3.5k people in the stands. We need to re-evaluate how we look at things. So far we've been asking, "why is the fanbase not showing up?" And I think we need to face reality and see that the fanbase for basketball just isn't there. So instead we should be asking, "How do we build up the fanbase?" Those two things may sound like the same thing, but the former implies that the fanbase exists, while the latter says we have work to do in game promotion, student/population engagement, social media engagement, game day atmosphere, etc. I think the strongest case that backs up my claim is when the FB team was doing well people were showing up. The LA Tech game was packed, and people were excited. BB has achieved an even higher level, but we aren't seeing people flood to the Pit. As for a new arena, like I've been saying it's not a question of if but when. Sports venues in the US don't often go more than 50 years for safety/structural reasons unless you do major renovations. The Pit is sitting at 50 years, it's going to happen whether people want it to or not.

2, otherwise it wouldn't make sense for him to be a Senior this year. 19-20 & 20-21. https://meangreensports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/tylor-perry/5629

I could only assume GMac didn't think he was ready and didn't want to toss him into the fire. Martinez got the majority of the minutes when Ousmane was in the bench. Martinez is a senior and has much more experience, all the while they've been working with Sissoko and getting him ready for a bigger role, especially for next year. He still has 2 (maybe 3) years left.

Now that I hadn't heard before. Looking at his UNT bio I see the gap in the 20-21 season. But he did play in the 19-20 season where covid shut everything down, so you would think he would have that year. https://meangreensports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kai-huntsberry/5634

What I meant by the same situation was in reference to years played and eligibility left. TP 2 years at Coffeyville, 2 years at UNT. No one is questioning he has an extra covid year. KH played 2 years in Juco, 1 year at UM and 1 year at UNT. But everyone is uncertain is he has another year left. I'm just confused as to why Perry's eligibility situation is clear, but Huntsberry's isn't, even though earlier in the year it seemed like everyone thought Huntsberry had the extra year.

Who was the SMU poster saying we'd see an announcement about the media deal on Tuesday or the Pac12 BB tourney? I'm trying to find the post, but it looks like they deleted it.

Isn't TP in the same situation? I don't think anyone is doubting he will have the 5th year.

Found the topic

I remember early in the season we were talking about who had extra years remaining and I thought TP and Kai were both said to have 1 more year.

Yes, pretty much everything hinges on the media rights negotiations.

He has another year right? I thought he and Perry both had a covid year.

Yes, and that was with Cincy, Houston, and UCF. No way they join.