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Post by professorjackson on Apr 4, 2024 10:36:40 GMT -5
...we have the opportunity to go big time and join the A-10, since Umass is leaving. Open your wallets. I've done my part and bought several PowerBall tickets. Or we could drop to DIII. It's all good...
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Post by fan on Apr 4, 2024 11:50:28 GMT -5
I would think to get this coach the school had to make some type of $ commitment so maybe the A-10 isn't so far fetched..........
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Post by Rogobob77 on Apr 4, 2024 12:26:44 GMT -5
I heard yesterday that one of the items on the current "to do" list for facility improvements is getting three non-functional drinking fountains at Calihan Hall working again. I read that we are likely paying Montgomery somewhere in the neighborhood of $500K to $600K a year in salary and that his budget for assistants will be top-3 in the Horizon. It is my understanding that we are also paying Davis something on the remaining year of his contract. We were 1-31 last year and drew maybe 500 fans a game. I doubt we will be accepting an invitation to the east coast situated A-10 anytime soon.
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Post by rc on Apr 4, 2024 12:41:39 GMT -5
I heard yesterday that one of the items on the current "to do" list for facility improvements is getting three non-functional drinking fountains at Calihan Hall working again. I read that we are likely paying Montgomery somewhere in the neighborhood of $500K to $600K a year in salary and that his budget for assistants will be top-3 in the Horizon. It is my understanding that we are also paying Davis something on the remaining year of his contract. We were 1-31 last year and drew maybe 500 fans a game. I doubt we will be accepting an invitation to the east coast situated A-10 anytime soon. Rogo while I agree with your assessment and A10 is probably far down the list, a a conference it would be good to jump to if we got stronger again because it includes Dayton, Duquesne, Loyola, and SLU so it it also has a Midwest preference. Regardless, we are years away from make that a reality. |
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Post by rc on Apr 4, 2024 12:42:54 GMT -5
I heard yesterday that one of the items on the current "to do" list for facility improvements is getting three non-functional drinking fountains at Calihan Hall working again. I read that we are likely paying Montgomery somewhere in the neighborhood of $500K to $600K a year in salary and that his budget for assistants will be top-3 in the Horizon. It is my understanding that we are also paying Davis something on the remaining year of his contract. We were 1-31 last year and drew maybe 500 fans a game. I doubt we will be accepting an invitation to the east coast situated A-10 anytime soon. Rogo while I agree with your assessment and the A10 is probably far down the list of priorities rn, as a conference it would be good to jump to if we got stronger again because it includes Dayton, Duquesne, St Boneventure, Loyola, and SLU so it also has a Midwest presence. Regardless, we are years away from making that a reality. But I salivate when I see those teams and wonder why we can’t get the following that many of them have? |
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Post by professorjackson on Apr 4, 2024 14:39:23 GMT -5
Damn...we sure do spend a lot on basketball for so little payoff...
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Post by nctitan on Apr 4, 2024 15:15:21 GMT -5
I heard yesterday that one of the items on the current "to do" list for facility improvements is getting three non-functional drinking fountains at Calihan Hall working again. I read that we are likely paying Montgomery somewhere in the neighborhood of $500K to $600K a year in salary and that his budget for assistants will be top-3 in the Horizon. It is my understanding that we are also paying Davis something on the remaining year of his contract. We were 1-31 last year and drew maybe 500 fans a game. I doubt we will be accepting an invitation to the east coast situated A-10 anytime soon. Rogo while I agree with your assessment and the A10 is probably far down the list of priorities rn, as a conference it would be good to jump to if we got stronger again because it includes Dayton, Duquesne, St Boneventure, Loyola, and SLU so it also has a Midwest presence. Regardless, we are years away from making that a reality. But I salivate when I see those teams and wonder why we can’t get the following that many of them have? It's not enough for US to want to join THEM. We have to do something to make THEM want US. |
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Post by titantarheel on Apr 4, 2024 15:40:58 GMT -5
At this point they, the A10, would add Oakland before us, due to the strength of all of OU's sports and their relative domination of the league each year with the McCafferty trophy (where we annually finish dead last by a mile).
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Post by motorcitysam on Apr 4, 2024 16:49:33 GMT -5
The Titans aren't going to D3, at least not anytime soon, and they are closer to going D3 than they are being invited into the A10. For now, maybe we should focus on getting back to the rarified air of consistently finishing over .500 and drawing four figure crowds.  |
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Post by fan on Apr 5, 2024 14:00:32 GMT -5
College basketball is a big-time business, it seems like the UDM has passed on or missed miss this
growth" period. I read somewhere that Izzo and maybe Matt Ishbia from UNW may have had some say in the hiring.
If Matt Ishbia is somehow is involved, even on a minor scale, maybe the school should try to get him and his company involved in growing
the program, perhaps naming rights, using the money to upgrade the facility, perhaps money to buy into the A-10. If anyone watched
the NIT, Hinkle is a great old facility, maybe nearing 100 years old, money can make our house grand again, and with NIL money this school
can be back up and running again. MD's 1-31 season may be a blessing for MM, he can only go up. I like the idea he will look for local players who need a second chance and to bring them home.
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Post by rbj on Apr 5, 2024 15:07:29 GMT -5
College basketball is a big-time business, it seems like the UDM has passed on or missed miss this growth" period. I read somewhere that Izzo and maybe Matt Ishbia from UNW may have had some say in the hiring. If Matt Ishbia is somehow is involved, even on a minor scale, maybe the school should try to get him and his company involved in growing the program, perhaps naming rights, using the money to upgrade the facility, perhaps money to buy into the A-10. If anyone watched the NIT, Hinkle is a great old facility, maybe nearing 100 years old, money can make our house grand again, and with NIL money this school can be back up and running again. MD's 1-31 season may be a blessing for MM, he can only go up. I like the idea he will look for local players who need a second chance and to bring them home. It would be great if we could get United Wholesale Mortgage involved with Titan athletics. I know they have a strolling ad on the OU marque/press row. |
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Post by titanmike on Apr 5, 2024 15:17:25 GMT -5
College basketball is a big-time business, it seems like the UDM has passed on or missed miss this growth" period. I read somewhere that Izzo and maybe Matt Ishbia from UNW may have had some say in the hiring. If Matt Ishbia is somehow is involved, even on a minor scale, maybe the school should try to get him and his company involved in growing the program, perhaps naming rights, using the money to upgrade the facility, perhaps money to buy into the A-10. If anyone watched the NIT, Hinkle is a great old facility, maybe nearing 100 years old, money can make our house grand again, and with NIL money this school can be back up and running again. MD's 1-31 season may be a blessing for MM, he can only go up. I like the idea he will look for local players who need a second chance and to bring them home. It would be great if we could get United Wholesale Mortgage involved with Titan athletics. I know they have a strolling ad on the OU marque/press row. I would say, likely. |
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