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.
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.
Agree wholeheartedly.
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!!!
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.
I too was a 30 year season tickets holder but gave it up 2 years ago. Haven't set foot in the RC this year. Administration doesn't care about winning, so why should we? By the way, it's pointless for UR to opt in to House settlement while keeping the current coach. It's just pissing good money away in my opinion. The entire program is a clown show and soft as a stick of butter.
Maybe someone can explain why this settlement is good for the vast majority of mid-major level programs. The premise is that this is “revenue sharing”. But most of the commentary I see says that the institutions are going to have to raise more funds to be able to support the payment of the athletes. Something does not add up here.
Because if everyone else is doing it and you’re the odd one out, then you’ll be at the bottom of level and play and accomplishment.
Not one bit.
I completely agree with you sman. To me these remarks are just platitudes. I brought it up because one of the criticisms of Mooney is how he conducts his post-game speeches and seemingly complacent attitude. While it might be nice to see some fire at times, to me this "I'm fired up and holding my self accountable" speech can only work so many times. At some point, actions speak louder than words. There are high expectations of Wes at a program like Cincinnati that has great history in basketball and is now in B12. He is on his 4th year and if I were a fan, hearing his response would do nothing for me either.
Some coaches are just better built for mid major programs. I think Wes could be very successful at a program like Richmond. Me pointing out his speech last night was not meant to knock him anyway. I respect his passion and think that can translate well in other ways. He hasn't found the success yet at Cincinnati but he is a heck of a recruiter and I am sure his practices are intense and meant to bring the best out of his players. B12 is a hard place to coach and has been the best or 2nd best conference in the country for awhile now in my opinion. If we were to have an opening and if Wes were to be fired, I would definitely consider him. Doubt he would want to come here though or if our AD/University would want to hire someone from a large, public university so this is all hypothetical and unrealistic anyway.
