A 20-loss season

[SpiderTrap]

Spiders are now a buy game.

We might need those games now in order to pay our athletes. We all know this money is not coming out of the endowment and will need to be all private funded. I have a hard time believe UR hoops can get $3 million for the men - and lets assume $1 million for the women on annual basis in donations JUST for paying the athletes.

So yeah - get some buy games to help pay our players.

 

[CarolinaSpider]

I agree with Mo that Hardt should speak of this season being unacceptable. Please don’t pull
the Hunt injury card as we were on a downhill spiral even with him. The Dayton game was one
of the few games I saw hope in improvement, but still not a good team but one who played with
a lot of heart. We played tough and battled to the end.

 

[spider23]

I agree with Mo that Hardt should speak of this season being unacceptable. Please don’t pull
the Hunt injury card as we were on a downhill spiral even with him. The Dayton game was one
of the few games I saw hope in improvement, but still not a good team but one who played with
a lot of heart. We played tough and battled to the end.

I agree with you guys, that is the way legit inspired basketball programs operate. Heck, I remember Dutcher's second season at SDSU - he followed up NCAA in his first season with a 21-13 record missing NCAAs. After the season saw an interview with Dutcher saying let the program down, and was working to fix it. I was quite surprised, but that is what leadership and expectations look like. We make excuses at Richmond Basketball Inc.

But no, we will not hear anything like this, maybe someone will say they were disappointed. But we are in full long game mode here. If we don't start seeing results in the 26-27 season - Maybe. More likely there will have been another paradigm shift in the NCAA/conference alignment/NIL that we will be able to cite that is keeping lil ol Richmond down.

 

[SpiderTrap]

We will get a Morning Jolt email that will detail the success of the women's program, but then talk about the difficulties the men faced with all the new players, injuries, and the changing landscape of college basketball - but that UR has opted in to pay athletes and the future is bright for men's hoops.

The email will be 90% about the women, and then barely mention the men and just say they competed, and the future looks good.

 

[urmite]

Starting with Maryland NIT game, I attended 548 straight games in the Robins Center.
Since then, age, economics, and pandemic or life in general have meant I have missed 2 to 4 games a year.

This year I have attended 2…

Oops! Was continuing discussion from post #40

 

[8legs1dream]

We might need those games now in order to pay our athletes. We all know this money is not coming out of the endowment and will need to be all private funded. I have a hard time believe UR hoops can get $3 million for the men - and lets assume $1 million for the women on annual basis in donations JUST for paying the athletes.

So yeah - get some buy games to help pay our players.

Treat this like a sales organization, set the players loose to negotiate buy games for us. You get a P5 team on the schedule you get a cut of the buy game money!

 

[Mo 2.0]

we are now a cupcake...those teams looking to stack a few easy non conference wins should be beating a path to our scheduler...the pathetic OOC schedule and joke of a MTE should have been a sign of things to come this year...I don't think it could get much worse...

Coach Mooney, AD Hardt and/or someone in a position of authority should formally address the fans after the season is concluded...UR has many loyal fans who have stuck with the program through it ups and many downs...they deserve so much better...I like to hear someone's acknowledgement that this year's results are not acceptable...and what we plan to do to rebuild the program...

do something different respect the Richmond fans!

Go Spiders!

Agree wholeheartedly.

If history is a guide, the next communication about mens basketball after A10 tourney elimination will be an announcement of the incoming transfer class in May/June with an adjoining solicitation for season ticket renewal.

 

[bullfrog91]

From a former long time season ticket holder - this is the first season since 1970 that I did not attend a single MBB game. Thrown in the towel on this "program".

When the school gets serious about establishing a consistently competitive program, they will once again enjoy my full support. Until then, will stick with the Lady Spiders. Greatly reduces frustration level.

I'm with u....only a season Tix holder for 30 yrs and I'm done until there'/ appears to be more of a commitment..I will watch the men on ESPN+ but likely will attend very few games in the future...that said, roussell and the ladies have my full support!!!

 

[97spiderfan]

Agree wholeheartedly.

If history is a guide, the next communication about mens basketball after A10 tourney elimination will be an announcement of the incoming transfer class in May/June with an adjoining solicitation for season ticket renewal.

Hardt may go on Bob Black AM afternoon radio show in April and express "disappointment" in the results this year but will be working with Mooney to make sure Spider basketball is more competitive going forward. Or Bob can just replay his interview from 2 years ago and 4 years ago where he said the exact same thing.

After that we will hear nothing from anyone in the MBB program until mid July when it is time fore season ticket renewal.