Jamion Christian out at GW
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I've wanted LaSalle out for a long time. Now with Loyola coming it would be good timing. I do feel they'd be better in a lower conference where spending is more similar to their situation. But leagues don't vote or push out other members so lasalle would need to come to that conclusion on own.
Institutionally, they belong back in the MAAC where they were in the '80s...mostly Catholic schools with somewhat similar finances, and most of the conference (save Siena, Canisius, and Niagara) is within a ~3-hour drive.
I'm always on the Belmont train, another school worth a look years down the line would be Bellarmine. Won the ASUN first year in D1 and the stupid NCAA wouldn't let them in the NCAA or NIT because of their transition. NCAA is understandable I suppose but NIT is outright dumb. Anyways its a program on the rise in Louisville and play in Freedom Hall so should be able to draw decent opponents. They need to get their endowment up and see if they can sustain their success, but def a program with potential.
what's understandable about the NCAA's argument? honestly curious. I don't get it.
Yep, when I saw that about the NCAA's I was baffled. Does not make any sense at all for a team competing and winning D-1 league to be left out.
I could understand if D2 didn't allow a team moving down from D1 to play in their tournament. because they have an unfair existing roster advantage in that move.
a D2 school moving up has no advantage whatsoever.
Has that always been true? I thought a lot of D2 players in the past that became great NBA players were in D2 because they weren't eligible for D1...
If so, then having them become eligible because the school was transitioning to D1, would see like an advantage.
I could be completely wrong, but I thought the NCAA Tournament rules were a legacy regulation that hadn't kept up with the current difference in divisions.
I don't know, but I always thought that a D1 school transitioning to D2 would have a talent advantage but not an eligibility advantage.
I don’t want to make it sound like it was ok it def wasn’t but it’s in the bylaws in transition so they can at least point to that in the same way the caa does with regards to precedent. It should be waived, but the NIT makes no sense if you as me as it’s not a national championship.
If I was a sports szar I would of waived both rules.
It's an NCAA rule about postseason competition, and since the NCAA owns the NIT, it applies there too.
a long time ago. Scottie Pippen, George Gervin, Ben Wallace ...
I think it's very rare now though.
Yes, I haven't checked since the 80s. I thought there was a material difference back then...
And that was part of why the NCAA made the regulations that they did. Just seems they haven't revisited as often as they should...
UMass has a lot of potential, and it's demonstrated that in the distant past, but I would be a little surprised that this is the job that finally gets him to jump. Didn't BC offer him at least once and maybe twice in the past?
If true Umass had to be rooting hard for UVA last night. Now it gives Bona more time to work out ways to keep him & puts umass in awkward spot of waiting when there is chance he backs out.
1.8 million is a good raise considering I think last reports had him around 1-1.1 million at Bonnies from what I could find. I am sure Bonnies will give him a raise, but not sure they can compete with 1.8 million from UMASS which I am sure will be all guaranteed.
Also, Putnam Science Academy is one of Schmidt's prime recruiting grounds (Lofton, Ossuniyi - so 40% of starting lineup) is a 58 mile drive from Umass. He may be thinking its time to move and may open up more access to players. As well as he has done up there, the location has be ruling out a bunch of guys. Not saying Amherst is Aruba, but think an easier sell.
Exactly, UMASS has clearly showed what it is willing to do to win with Calipari.
Have to think if Schmidt leaves, all of Bonas seniors will leave too. Could be a rough couple of years for the Bonies.
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it would make a ton of sense to promote their existing associate head coach, Steve Curran, who's been there 11 years and is supposedly their top recruiter.
in fact, as SBU's AD I'd probably want to meet with Schmidt today.
"Why am I reading that you've come to terms with UMass for $1.8M per while you're still my coach?".
I actually might can him today and promote Curran on the spot ... but I'm spiteful like that.
"Why am I reading that you've come to terms with UMass for $1.8M per while you're still my coach?".
I actually might can him today and promote Curran on the spot ... but I'm spiteful like that.
UMass fans seem to be saying the other two tweets are based on no info, but this one is...
Nothing is a done deal when you've served time in federal prison for possession of 96 lbs of marijuana
Yep. And it sounds like they are ready to go "all in" again. Hopefully not quite to that level.
lol so predictable. This had no chance of happening when NIT semi's are not until Tues.
Different admission requirements perhaps when they were at D2 than at D1? Otherwise I agree, seems weird.
Still kind of dumb, I mean guys at LSU go to classes? And got paid. I bet the guys at Bellarmine could beat Kentucky in a game of Jeopardy. And once you are in college you still have to stay eligible, so why can't they play in the dance? And the D3 schools around me, at least some of them, are very academically well thought of. This makes no sense.
When is the last time the NCAA made sense about anything? It's outlived it's usefulness.
UMass was his first job as a head coach. He had no track record of cheating when he was hired there. The allegations about Marcus Camby, who received about $30K from agents, did not surface until Calipari had left for the NBA.
FWIW, Camby later reimbursed the school for the money it had to repay the NCAA. And he eventually returned to school to get his degree.
Those transgressions seem laughable now, with some players now earning much more legally through NIL deals.
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while we can always blame the guy on top since it's his program, Calipari is assumed dirty by everyone on the assumption that he had a hand in it all.
Camby took money. I understand it, but it was wrong at the time.
the agents gave money. that was clearly dirty.
there's no proof that I'm aware of that Calipari did anything wrong or knew something was wrong.
there was also the Dajaun Wagner stuff. again, no proof tying him to it. I lean towards the presumption of innocence but I get it. where there's smoke ...
but I think Calipari had and has his players best interest in mind. I like the guy.
Calipari has left a disaster everywhere he has been. Will Wade’s idol.
then it should be viewed on a case by case basis. yes, a DII team may have athletes who were admitted with lower standards than DI allows. but what if all on Bellarmine's basketball team exceeded the minimum DI requirements for admission and continued eligibility? why penalize them?
I know they did away with test scores. I really think this is bogus, once you step on campus you are now under a new requirement anyway. And wow, found this:
In order to receive full NCAA academic eligibility to compete your freshman year, you must achieve at least a 2.3 GPA in your core courses for Division 1 and a 2.2 GPA for Division 2 to fulfill the NCAA GPA requirements.
So this is what held Bellarmine back, dumb.
In order to receive full NCAA academic eligibility to compete your freshman year, you must achieve at least a 2.3 GPA in your core courses for Division 1 and a 2.2 GPA for Division 2 to fulfill the NCAA GPA requirements.
So this is what held Bellarmine back, dumb.
Grades are no problem for high school kids with the rampant online cheating during covid-19 that teachers are now making us aware of. The SAT and ACT were the only standardized thing the schools had left. So the old academic standards we had to meet are out the window.
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