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OT: Woj bomb!

SFspidur
spiderman said:
lines have really been blurred. will Woj be in charge of their Collective, or just a liason? I didn't think a school employee is allowed in charge. had to be some separation. but whoever's in charge ... that's probably the 2nd most important job to the HC.
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That'a undoubtedly why his job description very clearly indicates being a liaison to collectives. Does still have to be some separation.
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SFspidur
Absorbing another 3-team/2-game MTE is definitely problematic from the game count issue alone...all of those teams are likely to be at 31 games already and thus would have to drop another game somewhere to be able to move to a 3-game MTE.

I do love the live countdown on the Gulf Coast Showcase website ticking down by the second...it's like a doomsday clock. Under 60 days to go now!
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GKiller
VT4700 said:
Or maybe one of the many MTEs out there will drop to 3 teams, eliminate their MTE and join the Gulf Coast one.
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Look at my post above yours. u don't even have to get a MTE to drop from 4 to 3. There are many that are 3 teams. Probably easier. I imagine its hard to kick someone out or drop voluntarily. The advantage would be the # of games on schedule would match up. Obviously obstacles with both which is why it's almost October and we don't know what is going on.
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OT: Woj bomb!

GKiller
The fundraising part of GM role I think will be important. Someone like Woj you'd expect to do that well.

$ remains the most important part of NIL. That's what we have to keep up for sure with mens hoops. not stating as fact but I've heard Queally not being involved with other matters at UR now is actually a good thing for that.
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spider23
Kind of agree with both of you. The evidence says they will let some slip - like scheduling this year. BUT - it seems like that is one area that they should be really focused on. I think it is entirely possible that the portal blitz did take away from time and conversations with other coaches to get games. It does point for the need for an extra body. I think in general - in recruiting and scheduling - the assistants are the table setters, and HC has to be the closer - in most cases.
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spiderman
97spiderfan said:
And I would contend with Mooney that his current staff is not able to manage all of their duties effectively, otherwise we wouldn't be playing in the Gulf Coast Showcase with a bunch of nobodies and having to scramble to fill our OOC schedule with teams like Maine and Mt. Olive.
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solid point ... but staffs have and SHOULD be able to manage those duties.
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OT: Woj bomb!

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97spiderfan said:
I'd bet a sizeable wager that we too will have a "General Manager" for men's basketball in the next 2-3 years. We will need that to "compete" in the changing landscape of college basketball. SF, thanks for the answer.
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But in 2-3 years (or maybe more) are we on the tail end of schools adding it - so we are just adding it to "look" like we care and need it and be relevant or are we simply adding it because by that time - if more than half the schools have one, we just don't want to be left behind.

One name to throw out there - why not give Kevin Eastman a call for this position? See if he can bring some of his NBA assistant coaching and front office ways to UR. Could be a nice little retirement gig for him for a few years.
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GKiller
if truly looking to still add 3 teams I'd guess the Gulf Coast is looking to convince any of the 3 team 2-game MTEs at campus hosted sites that fall on same dates. & there would be some since popular time for MTEs. Problem is all teams would be adding a game, which means they would either need to be 1 game short of max or drop a game. Plus the team hosting the MTE has to be willing to give up a couple home games. All of which seems unlikely but you never know.

Adding 1 team to make 6 seems most probable whether that is some d1 or or a local d2/d3 "host:. Or 1 of the 5 team drops.
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Football to Patriot League. Should basketball and rest of sports be concerned?

SFspidur
Well, the MWC was able to buy off UNLV and Air Force with the exit fees they're getting from the other schools heading to the Pac-12...$25 million apiece was enough to keep those two in the fold.

With the MWC firming back up and the AAC targets having said no already, where does the Pac-12 turn next? MWC of course also still needs to backfill. As some have mentioned, FCS move-ups could play a role there.
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OT: Woj bomb!

SFspidur
The Bona release describes Woj's role fairly well: "a wide range of responsibilities including name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities and as a liaison with collectives; transfer portal management; recruit, family and alumni player relationships; professional player programs; and program fundraising."

We do not have a general manager.

Chris Mooney, Spiders’ men's basketball coach since 2005, said in a Thursday interview that at this time, his program is not headed in that direction.

“As we see that happening more and more, I suppose that will be something everybody looks into,” said Mooney. “Basketball is a small amount of people. If you’re going to try to have a 15-man roster … I don’t think we would need to right away go and create an extra position.” [...]

“At the moment, I just feel like we’re able to manage it,” Mooney said of GM duties that in most cases include name, image and likeness allocation, roster management, monitoring the transfer portal, and other tasks.

“If someone would come in with some unique expertise, I’m sure that would be great.”

Mooney suggested that work assignments of his staff members commonly overlap. He also noted that the video-coordinator’s role used to be very time consuming with film exchanges that involved travel independent of the team.

“Well now, that job doesn’t take nearly as long because of the technology and all the games are on these computer systems and they’re immediately available for everybody,” Mooney said.

“And so, I just think with the evolution of things, that person now contributes to a lot of different parts of the staff …

“I think general managing, as it stands right now, is manageable by the current staff we have.”
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VCU has one that serves both the men's and women's hoops programs. UVA and Tech do not for either hoops or football.

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General managers in Virginia college sports: Woj-to-Bona news sparks interest in position

"It's emblematic of how complicated these jobs have become, and how much you need more hands and resources to be working on these things at all times."
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OT: Woj bomb!

97spiderfan
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This will be interesting to see how it this goes for St. Bonny. He is a big name with a lot of connections. I'm not even sure what the General Manager for the basketball team does. Do we have a general manager?

I guess because of NIL, it makes sense to have a guy who acts in this capacity, signing the guys and contracts that come in through NIL.
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2024–25 schedule

SFspidur
The list of teams not doing one is pretty small:

Ivy: Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard
MAAC: Marist, Saint Peter’s
MEAC: Coppin State, Delaware State
NEC: Central Connecticut State, Wagner
Patriot: Lehigh, Loyola
SoCon: The Citadel, Western Carolina
SWAC: Florida A&M
Summit: Oral Roberts

I believe the Ivy has a rule where programs can only participate in MTEs twice every four years, so that's why they have a relatively high rate of non-participation in any given year.

Not going to go through them all, but I assume most or all of these schools have announced 29-game schedules already, so they'd have to cancel an already scheduled game in order to add a 3-game MTE. Many of course have games specifically scheduled on one or more of the Gulf Coast Showcase dates.
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