Congratulations to the UR Class of 2024. Lots of talk about the value of a UR degree, so figured the Forum should have a post about it. I know all the players have to work especially hard with the demands of their sport as well as the demands of the classroom and have heard comments from at least one about the commitment to both sides of the spectrum. I really admire the student athletes, who may be becoming a rare breed.

All the Mom’s will be very happy and get double celebrations today, which I think is somewhat cool. I graduated on a Mother’s Day as well.

Congratulations Spider grads and look forward to your contributions to society!

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• POSITION(S):​

  WR, TE

• HEIGHT:​

  6'6"

• WEIGHT:​

  205lbs

Mom is UR graduate

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And we're off! Paying VMI $82,000 to come visit December 21. I forget where we are in the multi-year deal.

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I expect Hunt, Dji, and Walz to start with 2 incoming transfers/freshman. We lose our top two 3 point guys in King and Bigs and likely have to replace them with 3 point guys if we are to match the success of this season.

PG...we saw what King did for us. Hopefully, the right transfer PG saw that too and will be the perfect fit like King was. Tyne showed some promise, but I'm not sure he is ready to be a big minute PG, so our best option is probably the portal.

Hunt. I really liked what he brought and think he had a solid year. He also showed what a great leader he is, and should be an even bigger leader next year. We might need a little more scoring from him next year, and I would like to see him shoot more 3s. He made 22 of 57 (38.6%). So doubling that would help us tremendously.

Dji. He had a really good year at both ends of the court. He is really good at driving and did a good job finishing at the basket. He needs to dramatically improve his FT shooting, and I still think he needs to find a way to at least be a threat from 3 if left open. He averaged 31 minutes a game, but only shot 38 3s ( 12-38 for 31.6%). Regardless of who we land in the portal, I'm not sure they will match the volume and percentage from 3 that King (84-203 for 41.4%) and Bigs ( 48-128 for 37.2%) gave us. So, Dji has to work and work and work that much more on becoming a 3 point threat.

Walz. I liked what I saw this year. He is physical, he can block some shots, doesn't back down from anyone, and thank goodness he doesn't shoot the floater. I appreciate everything Quinn gave us, and he had some huge games for us, but I was never a fan of his floaters and push shots. Even when he made a few, I think our opponents were more than happy to give him those all game long. When he shot those, we weren't shooting 3s, weren't shooting lay ups, and weren't drawing fouls. It's just not an efficient shot and I hope we never see it again. At 7 feet tall, I just never understood why he couldn't take one or two more dribbles for the layup or slam, or draw a foul at the rim, especially considering he rarely got doubled. But, he did a lot of real good things for us this year, so just because I didn't like his floaters and push shots doesn't mean he wasn't a good player for us. He absolutely was and we will miss him. Back to Walz, I think he is ready for good minutes. I like how active and physical he is, and with more minutes, he will need to stay out of foul trouble and be a key inside presence for us.

Bench: Roche. Need a bounce back year from him. I would never count him out. If you can shoot, you can shoot, and we all know he can shoot. It wouldn't surprise me to see him get his confidence back next year and be a key piece for us.

Tyne. Love his quickness and confidence with the ball. Needs to be much better from 3 point land. He got a lot of good looks and needs to knock more of them down.

Everything else is too much of a guess right now. Not sure how many minutes our current freshman will get next year. Hopefully, Soulis is ready to get minutes and back up Walz. Hard to tell what roles Tanner, Smith, and Graham will have without seeing much of them yet. I think Noyes might be exactly who we saw this year, so not sure if I expect him to be a rotation guy. Maybe he can prove me wrong, kind of like Dji did this year. I'm excited about Robinson and McGlothin coming in and McGlothin looks like he could get some minutes from day 1. Who knows? Maybe even start, because the minutes will be there to grab.

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Anyone heard if we have a full house, or are there some more recruits to come?

No sign yet that he's going to be a D-I recruit, but will be interesting to see how things go for him.

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The 2024 baseball schedule just released, link is below. Only two games against power conference opponents (BC & UVA) and looks to be a pretty soft schedule overall, which makes sense for what will be rebuilding team with a first-year coach. Also, the Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship has now been moved to a neutral site at the new Capital One Park outside their HQ in Tysons Corner.

"UR will host non-conference series against Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 23-25), Marist (Mar. 8-10), Cornell (Mar. 15-17), and single games versus Princeton (Mar. 11) and Lafayette (Mar. 13) before heading south for a weekend series at High Point (Mar. 22-25).

The 2024 Central Virginia Challenge opponents include Boston College (Mar. 1), Sacred Heart (Mar. 2) and Central Connecticut State (Mar. 3).

Richmond will also face in-state non-conference foes: William & Mary (Feb. 20), at James Madison (Mar. 6), home (May 14) and away (Mar. 19) against Old Dominion, at 2023 Men's College World Series participant Virginia (Mar. 26), against VMI (Apr. 9), home (Apr. 16) and away (Apr. 2) against Longwood, and host Norfolk State (Apr. 23). The Spiders will also split a home (Feb. 27) and away (May 7) series against Towson.

The Spiders host Atlantic 10 Conference series against George Mason (Mar. 29-31), George Washington (Apr. 12-14), Dayton (May 3-5), and crosstown rivals VCU (May 16-18). UR will hit the road for league games against Fordham (Apr. 5-7), Davidson (Apr. 19-21), St. Bonaventure (Apr. 26-28) and Rhode Island (May 10-12). The 2024 Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship has moved to a neutral site at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va., over May 21-25."

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Antisemitic riots started at Columbia and have spread to other campuses throughout the country. Students for Justice in Palestine is behind it. The riots have been at Columbia, Yale, Harvard, NYU, MIT, UC Berkeley, California Poly- Humbolt, Southern Cal.

Freshmen Commits

1. Cole Searight - 6/27/23 - RB/DB - Marvin Ridge HS, Waxhaw, NC - 6'0"/192
2. Amir Haskett - 6/27/23 - WR/DB - Coatesville HS, Coatesville, PA - 6'0"/185 ✅
3. Ryan Campbell - 7/1/23 - TE - Downington West HS, Downington, PA - 6'3"/230 ✅
4. Kyree Richardson - 7/8/23 - WR/DB - Manchester HS, Midlothian, VA - 5'10"/185 ✅
5. Daniel Sellers - 7/15/23 - TE/LB - North Allegheny HS, Wexford, PA - 6'3"/220 ✅
6. Isaiah Dawson - 7/17/23 - ATH - Garner Magnet HS, Fayetteville, NC - 5'9"/185 ✅
7. Andreas Hill - 7/17/23 - WR/DB - Edison HS, Alexandria, VA - 6'4"/180 ✅
8. Luke Surrett - 7/18/23 - OL - Cartersville HS, Cartersville, GA - 6'4"/290 ✅
9. Andrew King - 7/21/23 - RB - Flint Hill HS, Oakton, VA - 5'8"/180 ✅
10. Blake Houser - 7/22/23 - LB - DeMatha HS, Hyattsville, MD - 6'2"/215 ✅
11. Joe McCauley, Jr. - 7/28/23 - QB - Dexter Southfield HS, Brookline, MA - 6'3"/210 ✅
12. Braxton Lassiter - 8/13/23 - DL - Leesville Road HS, Raleigh, NC - 6'5"/250 ✅
13. Kelsey Hundley - 9/17/23 - OL/DL - Penn Hills HS, Pittsburgh, PA - 6'4"/265 ✅
14. Peyton Seelmann - 10/31/23 - LB - Hanover HS, Mechanicsville, VA - 6'1"/210 ✅
15. Lee Bruner - 12/18/23 - DB - Georgetown Prep, Bethesda, MD - 6'1"/170 ✅
16. Bo Fowler - 12/20/23 - OL - Severn School, Severna Park, MD - 6’5”/260 ✅
17. Jawan Goins - 12/20/23 - RB - Clinton HS, Clinton, TN - 6'0"/200 ✅

Transfers

1. Zachary Palmer-Smith - 1/9/24 - RB - 2 Yrs Eligibility - Delran HS (Wagner), Delran, NJ - 6'0"/205
2. Matt Robbert - 1/21/24 - TE - 1 Yr Eligibility - Centereach HS (Cornell), Centereach, NY - 6'4"/241
3. Carter Glassmyer - 2/9/24 - LB - 3 Yrs Eligibility - Central York HS (Saint Francis), Central York, PA - 6'1"/210

Preferred Walk-Ons

1. Joe Poinelli - 3/30/24 - LB - South County HS, Lorton, VA - 6'1"/215

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Marvin Ridge High School Waxhaw, NC

POSITION(S): RB/SS-CB
HEIGHT: 6'0"
WEIGHT: 180lbs

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Anyone have any information on the Spider Collective NIL and what is has been up to? How much money have they raised? How much have they given out, etc.

Or is this still a secret Fight Club situation where the first rule of Spider NIL is not to talk about Spider NIL. Just thinking with the transfer portal being open and trying to get guys, this is where NIL money could really have an impact IF the school wanted to go that direction.

Game Day. Vs Davidson at 3pm.

Let's go Ladies! Really fun to watch. Saw them win the tourny at vcu last year. Lots of fun! Then the kids and I traveled to Chapel Hill for the NCAA tourny. Crushed Marquette and then lost a nailbiter to UNC, the previous year's national champ.

On a 2 game skid currently. Time to right the ship and make a run!

As we had been expecting for a few days now, UConn transfer Apostolos 'Tolo' Roumoglou is officially on board.

6'8 G/Wing, two years of eligibility.

Two days, two transfers from Michigan and UConn respectively. Let's go!

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Wondering what we will do here?

Not sure if Fan1's guard on campus was Apostolos?

As I posted on one of the threads, with the last spot - I would like to get a guy that can ace some of what we lost with Harris, Bigs and Dji - athletic, tough defender and rebounder. I also could see us going the route we went last year and getting a re-class guy. I do think our biggest need now is an athletic wing that can guard, rebound and slash to the basket. Between Robinson, Apostolos, Tanner, and McGlothin - we may have that on the roster now - but none are proven in college yet.

What does everyone else think?

The Biden Doctrine is centered on Uncle Joe's desire to surrender and to cut and run. It infects every aspect of his policy choices.

Figured we should start a fresh thread .. a few are beginning to trickle out with coaching changes mainly.

3 year starter for Pepperdine ..

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Of all the quality programs in the MVFC, who woulda thunk Missouri State would be the one to go FBS? Downgrade in competition for them lol.

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moving to OVC plus Missouri plus Kentucky.Yikes.

Wow .. Go Spiders. 3 years of eligibility I think.

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Anyone willing to let me know what they paid for men’s bball season tickets last year? I’m looking into it, but want to know a ballpark price before I pay the deposit.