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• Rice and North Texas met for the only time this year and the 33rd time overall. • The Owls are 9-24 all-time against North Texas and 6-10 in Houston. https://riceowls.com/news/2024/3/9/mens-basketball-second-half-struggles-lead-to-senior-day-loss-to-north-texas

Lol. No...not that...

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I love leading the game before it even begins, lol. Then we played well, then not so well, then well again to finish well!

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So, we lost by 3 points and 4 points to a #8 seed, and by 5 points to a #12 seed. I think we are competing on a good level and can beat any of these teams on any given day.

Is Temple tanking on purpose to get a better draft slot? Maybe to win some NIL $$?

It's actually not post-season yet considering we still have a regular season game remaining plus the Tournament. The status to this point is we are capable of hanging with anyone, but have trouble finishing. We lack quality depth and yet are only a couple of players away from being really, really good. I hope Ross can reload now that he has seen a year as HC at this level. Spots 9-15 on the bench need players that justify more participation in games.

Final was 102-43. Pacific was 0-16 in Conference this season.

"unlocked doors after hours". Maybe this should be addressed as a first line of defense. Otherwise hire $20/ hour nightguards to patrol it.

The original intent of NIL was not to be a salary, or outright bribe to attend a certain school, but that's what it has turned into. This has caused outright bidding for players now. With aid of the Portal, it's open market free agency for transfers. Also, lower level programs have become minor leagues or feeder programs to the levels above them.

Oregon wants their helmets back! Too bad we don’t have a complete helmet logo we can use.

The project already started last October and will go for 2 1/2 years... October 16, 2023:  Begin Construction April 15, 2026:  Estimated Completion

Memphis (at home) was losing to UAB at halftime 46-61. Memphis in 2nd half outscores UAB 60-26 to win 106-87.

ESPN, or another media rights bidder, will determine which school's brand have the most value to offer, as far as media goes, if they trim down the MWC roster. Obviously, the PAC Conference brand > MWC brand in name recognition and media value. 8 schools is the NCAA minimum number to keep a conference whole. There is a 2-year waiver if membership falls below that. The 2-year clock for OSU/WSU starts with the 2024-25 sports year. If the PAC-2 / ESPN cherry pick from the MWC, I'd rank the programs as: Boise, SDSU, Fresno, AF, UNLV, Colo St, Wyoming, Utah St, Nevada, UNM, Hawaii, SJSU Major media city connections = San Diego, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Denver, Honolulu, Reno, Albuquerque Here is the current MWC map. Oregon St and Washington St would fit in nicely but their fans will not be happy if it's under the MWC banner.....

You can call it "grad school" but we all know the real reason$ he went to K$U.

Sometimes it's the season outcome that sways the HOF voting. The NCAA win over Purdue and winning the NIT were both generational events for NT Athletics.

Kirk Herbstreit is the worst P5 homer.

10-2 and even 9-3 will be difficult in these new Super Conferences. Fans used to those years and now suddenly supporting a program 7-5 will immediately demand a QB change or Coaching change, or both! Get your popcorn ready! 🍿

Difficult to say. In this new (stupid) era of NIL and Portal, HOF qualifications will have to be based solely on limited-time players in the program. The impact a player (or coach) had on a program's success will have to be the deciding factor. Two-year players like Javion Hamlet and Tylor Perry obviously helped elevate our basketball program. Or was it Coach Grant McCasland that elevated it over a longer period of time? Or all three?

Agree. The wins in the NCAA over Purdue and NIT basketball over Okla St and Wisconsin were that. Let's have more of it!

I would add Northwestern and maybe Illinois to the chopping block, but they probably bring the Chicago media market so doubt it happens. As you mentioned, some of these programs were good in single sports or certain small time frames, but overall they underperform and are just Conference fodder for the other schools.