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New Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould considering all options
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UMass basketball has struggled for a few years. They used to be like Big East quality. Sorta like Georgetown, Temple, and DePaul. Elite programs in the past, but not recently.
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Fans whine about the AD not trying to attract students to games. Then whine when they do something to make it easy for students to attend the Tourney and in turn help the team!
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51 minutes ago, MCMLXXX said:
If true, then I assume they will not interact with or play games against teams that are not in their conferences. Unlike the NFL that seeks parity through the draft and salary cap no such equalizer will be in place. Schools like Northwestern and Vanderbilt among others will permanently (perhaps they already are anyway) field losing teams with no chance for any Championship and will solely participate for any revenue sharing.
In my opinion, all schools remaining in the NCAA should enact a rule banning games against any of those teams.
They may form a playoff between themselves, then a Super Bowl of sorts between SEC and Big10.
But they need other FBS schools to play OOC games with so they can all get their 7 home football games and 20 home basketball games, etc.
It will be fun to see OU, Oregon, USC, Penn St, A&M, etc start going 6-6 during the football seasons, because of increased opponent strength. There will be more coaches fired and calls to split apart these Mega-Conferences.
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Wyoming and the MWC are peer schools we should try to schedule. Much better than any FCS!
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30 minutes ago, DeepGreen said:Rick, I want to know how much "moola" you earned playing the part of the Armadillo mascot? You must have been rolling in the dough after that gig.
I think it was more for the opportunity to mingle with co-workers on the set...
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ECU hosts Memphis tonight, 6:00pm CT on ESPN2...
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Congrats Rick! Great NT fan and friend.
Now you can continue your movie career...
"There was an even larger role waiting for one new graduate. Rick McKinney (’90) was looking for a job when he was approached by Jim Hobdy (’69), then UNT’s assistant athletic director of marketing, about a request from Paramount to be in the film.
"I got a call from the assistant head costumer, Barry Kellogg,” McKinney recalls, “and later that month, I met head costumer Dan Moore, who took me to Dallas to get costume fit for the Armadillo mascot suit."
Letter jacket given to the players and mascot during filming on campus.As a former member of Talons who had a passion for football and served as the Eagle mascot Eppy (later re-named Scrappy) during UNT basketball games, McKinney was hired as Rowdy the Armadillo. He also served as the equipment liaison between the film crew and the athletic department.
"The filming was different than anything I had ever experienced, in life, playing ball, going to school, and growing up on a farm. The people you were side-by-side with were the sweetest folks ever, but the hours were extremely long," McKinney says."
https://northtexan.unt.edu/issues/2022-spring/necessary-roughness-turns-30
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Tulane's only lead of the game was 2-0, but it never felt like we could put this one away. We should have pulled away by 20, only to let them get back within a single possession several times.
Still doesn't look like we are firing on all cylinders yet even with a healthy roster. Too many forced shots at the end of the shot clock, a turnover or violation. But as they say any road win is a good win, so...
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"The CFP modeling is tricky, as college sports remain a moving target. This ESPN deal would run through the 2031 season, and it's naïve to think the conference map will look the same as it does today.
One high-ranking official involved in the discussions told ESPN on Wednesday that the presidents and chancellors in both the SEC and Big Ten are having conversations about whether to continue their NCAA membership. It's a move that would impact and could possibly derail the TV agreement."
"Those conversations are happening," the source said, adding some feel "pretty strongly about pulling away. I'd say very strongly."
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WE are very fortunate to have nice on-campus basketball arena, football stadium, indoor practice facility, other athletic facilities plus land available for future uses, tailgating, parking, etc!
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1 hour ago, DeepGreen said:
Tulane is private, but they have the money. Maybe more than smut.
Rice also is private, as well as Tulsa. Rice may have more money than the other AAC privates combined?
Tulane used to be in the SEC, and won 3 SEC Football Championships. Rice at one time was a National power as a member of the Southwest Conference and won 7 SWC Football Championships.
Tulane left the SEC in1966 due to financial difficulties, a desire to de-emphasize athletics, and a focus on academic pursuits. This decision had repercussions for the university's football program.
Rice has the second-smallest undergraduate enrollment of any FBS member, ahead of only Tulsa.
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2 hours ago, Censored by Laurie said:
13 scholarships
Correct. I wanted to see who was paying attention, lol.
Number of Scholarships Available
For men's basketball, there are 351 Division I teams and each team is allowed to offer up to 13 full scholarships per year. Nov 20, 2023-
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9 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:
Got a taste of Wyoming on the road this past season. Doing damage control to that future schedule.
Wreck Tech!
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2 hours ago, BleedingGreen said:
No subs, exhausted players , mistakes!
Sounds like the men's games.
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9 hours ago, BigWillie said:
Honestly, this is where Vito should ask the tough questions, but he is still worried about his parking pass.
Vito doesn't ask tough questions.
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9 hours ago, Shark84 said:
How many scholarships do we get for basketball? It's probably 12-14.
12 scholarship players, but you can have 15* players on a roster.
*except UNT which is only allowed to have 8 useable players.
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8 hours ago, Cooley said:
Unless we are a perennial top 20-25 program, I don't know why it is acceptable to knowingly sign bench/role players. J. Morgan was not a good player in high school. Why would we expect more from him now? Stone was the 3rd best kid on his Oklahoma HS team. Why would he be a key guy on the G5 level? The kid from Kilgore JC (not sure he is on scholarship) just started playing the game. Our recruiting has been boom or bust for the past 5-6 years. Half of the recruits have excelled while the other half have been busts. Stop wasting valuable scholarships on kids of great character that may be great in practice. Treat each scholarships like it's the only one we have. There are too many good/great players that we pass up that could really help this program. (with no known issues) More so in football.
Just my weekly rant
This!
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3 hours ago, greenminer said:
I see a statement that TTech wants 7 home games.
Has TTech actually taken any moves forward to buy out our game?They have a large alumni base in Dallas. It's an easy road game, and fan-friendly to their fans. I bet they keep the game in Denton. I hate rich P5 schools trying to bully everybody else. But it shows the value of football in having more home games vs away games.
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4 hours ago, HoosMeanGreen said:
Impossible to field a team with 12 “playable” players simultaneously. The talent divide is large enough within the team. The talent divide grows exponentially when you play another team. It will never be a one for one swap. Hey Coach, I’m about to rest my best player. They are all good, but Johnny here is the best. I need you to sit Billy so the talent level remains as close to being equal as possible. My #1 for your #1, as we recognize that your #1 is clearly better than my #1.
We are allowed 15 useable players, not 12. We all know about Hodge bringing Tylor Perry (best player on the team) off the bench. Starting five are not always the best five. Player #9 or #11 on the bench depth chart should still be able to contribute something. They are on scholarship because of some skill a coach saw in them. To never play 7 guys says poor recruiting evaluation or players not up to college game speed. We have players 3 years on the bench. Why?
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18 minutes ago, BigWillie said:
We don't know the full situation there, we just see the end result. I can't criticize them because we don't get to see them play. I can criticize Stone because I have seen him play.
In other words, I don't know if they are worth their scholarships, I just know that Stone isn't.
Yes, but that in itself is the criticism. They don't play yet take up valuable roster space during a season with injuries that we needed other contributors. Either play them or trade them, as they say.
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29 minutes ago, BigWillie said:
Old days = before NIL.
So for your logic, we should just give away scholarships to players that give our best players rest? I think if that's your standard, there are probably several walk ons that would be a warm body on the court for you.
Isn't that what Hodge has now, 7 guys that basically just sit on the end of the bench and never play?
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11 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:
😈 If only there were a special place for conference realignment 👼
It was probably difficult for them to schedule in football as an Independent.
Details of 2Pac deals with MWC, WCC
in Conference ReAlignment
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Correct. The MWC Commish is trying to put an "all or none" face on it, but in reality, any that the PAC ask will move over if the PAC payout vs buyout is positive. I expect the PAC-2 to try and cherry pick the best of the MWC based on media rights opinions.