Colonel Ernest Hall: Good man, loyal Spider fan, whom I have seen at events for years. RIP, glad you got to end on what appears may be a good hoops season.

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selected amateur "highlights" were hard to find last night...there are even a few selected "frustrations" included...

any fan who's been watching UR basketball for a while knew that there had to be a game like this one out there somewhere...last night was it...after watching 12 straight in person wins at the Robins Center the way we played and were beaten last night was surprising and almost shocking...this team had spoiled us with their play that consistently had found ways to win...no matter what we did last night we couldn't find a way!...the Minutemen just whipped us...

I hope the game was an anomaly...now the team has the challenge of rebounding from the adversity of this loss and the VCU loss...as several posters have already pointed out the Rams, and now the Minutemen, have shown the A-10 the blueprint of how to defeat us...Mooney acknowledged postgame that UMass played extremely physical and disrupted us...he stated that we are usually able to compensate with crisp ball movement etc....we'll see if the Spiders can adjust to what they are likely to face each week...

the schedule gives the squad George Washington on Saturday...the revolt is not going so well...they've lost their last seven...I hope the coaches and players have learned enough from this tough spell to adjust strategically, mentally and physically to whatever they face on the court...

unexpectedly battling for a top tier finish in the A-10 was tremendous fun and entertainment in the first half...nothing would be much more disappointing than to watch it fade away in the second half of the schedule...battle to keep it going!

Go Spiders!

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Friends need one ticket for VCU game. Coming up from Carolina.

No video for the #20 men against Robert Morris since it's a neutral site at Georgetown Prep, but they're rolling 17–6 in the third.

The #19 women are at Campbell and also cruising, up 10–6 in the third.

Our 20-4 Spider Ladies take on GW at the Robins Center. They deserve a big crowd! Make it a pre-SuperBowl party! Go Spiders!

Mixed on who I want to win, but the game is a lot of uncalled fouls. Typical VCU game

Spiders 75-55 as we move to 9-1.

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selected 2nd half amateur highlights...I was a little worried about this game despite the Spiders strong A-10 first half and the Explorers woeful record...

if you've watched college basketball for a while it's not unusual to see a good team (like UR) have a letdown after a loss to a bitter rival like VCU and compound that with having to stew on the loss for a week, breaking all of the rhythm, chemistry, connectivity or whatever adjective/adverb/noun you want to use to describe why the first half A-10 Spiders were so good...

and I think we saw some of its residue yesterday versus outmanned LaSalle, but like the first half of our A-10 schedule, the team found a way to overcome their struggles and make the plays necessary to get the win...with a big assist in the final 12 minutes from an in game adjustment to "small ball"...over the years the Spiders have not been known often for game changing in game adjustments...this one worked big time!

with Dji Bailey at the center position and expertly assisted by Bigelow, King, Hunt and Harris, Richmond recovered from the 16-0 LaSalle run to finish the Explorers with a 30-12 close out to get the important win...small ball made the offense and the defense work extremely well as UR recovered and hammered LaSalle down the stretch...it was interesting to road test and find another way to win...

I can only imagine how intense the second half of our A-10 schedule is going to be...battling Dayton, VCU and Loyola-Chicago for a top tier finish is going to make every game seem like "VCU's Super Bowl"...but this team finds ways to win and I expect we'll need to as the schedule plays out...looking forward to a great A-10 2nd half...

Go Spiders!

Coach Mooney's 19 years at Richmond makes him the third longest tenured coach in the A10, behind John Chaney and Phil Martelli. Bob Mckillop coached for 33 years. Chris Mooney says he would like to retire from Richmond sometime after his son, a sixth-grader, graduates from college. He is 51 now, and ten years seems too short. One could argue that another 15 or 20 years seems about right.

I have heard several times that UR has an NIL program. If so, what is it called? How does one contribute? And how does that get administered? Who receives funds and under what conditions?

68-64 .. go Spiders.

Should be issued 1/8/24.Expect #16 or better.

Keep it rollin' Spiders!!

and can unionize.

The SBA is ranked in the top-20 of all undergraduate business schools (yes, rankings are important). Our university is making tremendous strides.

to Tristen Wheeler RVA Sports Award winner, Male Athlete of the year for 2024. Also Addie Budnik as nominee for Female Athlete of the Year.

at home AND in conference, Has a great ring to it! Same goes for the women!

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This is mainly about JMU move to the Sun Belt and football media coverage but the comments about Flo Sports enumerated below resonate with me.


But the CAA announced an expansion to the FloSports deal in August 2021. The expansion included streaming exclusivity, which meant no more in-house MadiZONE and Facebook Live broadcasts, though linear TV broadcasts were still available.
The FloSports configuration wasn’t a popular one with fans. While MadiZONE and Facebook Live broadcasts were free, FloSports subscriptions were available for options of $95.88 annually, or $12.50 per month, heading into the 2021-22 school year.
Bourne expressed on more than one occasion in his periodic “Bourne Dialogue” letters to the JMU community that he didn’t feel FloSports was the best option for JMU.

starts in 10 days with new Coach. February 16, Niagara at home.

6'6" PF out of Oak Forest, IL. Offers from DePaul, Toledo, and Cleveland State.

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Triple header today!
1pm - Lacrosse vs Maryland
4pm - Men's basketball @ vcu
6pm - Women’s basketball vs Fordham

Go Spiders! Bring home the Triple Crown!

Lets see how many on this board are heading to the game tomorrow? Will be there +2. Debating between the pre game block party or cobra cabana for prior to tipoff.

My observation only-CM for only the second time in his UR coaching career has made adjustments, the first was when David G announced he was transferring out. He stayed and CM adjusted the O to be more free and for the kids more fun, leading to the two NCAA appearances and the sweet 16. For the next decade he kept trying to plug all the new kids into to this system and it just did not work.
Nelson and Burton transfer out and CM has finally adjusted again. He is letting these talented kids play to their strengths and not yanking them on a perceived mistake, the kids play like they are having fun and looking at each other with trust and support and not over their shoulder at the bench. ALL of them are good and fun to watch AND they are improving.
Spiderdad your son played a tough game. He can fix his free throws. Rewatch the game and his FT. Easy fix.