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Not sure if it trickles down to two-ways or if its only for players that make the 15 man. Either way it's great for fringe guys that might not make it past their first NBA rookie deal. Star players, like Lebron, have plenty of other opportunities to cash-in on their likeness.

Hey now, even a poverty program like Toledo has some moments. You just need a 8mm film projector to see them.

Honesty, it's probably not a great time to have specific sport gear with school being out. It might pick up in August as college football becomes more into focus.

I agree. If I remove my Zips colored sunglasses I just don't see him making the NBA at the wing position. Making the NBA is already challenging enough. Only 450 players in the world (which the NBA is a true global game) are on NBA rosters. Now taking away what he does best by moving him away from the basket just further reduces his chances.

Precisely, I'll just be happy if the next TV protects the MAC rivalry games. Even if that means moving those games to October.

Yes, that's the two-way contract. Each team is allowed 3 of those. The rank and file G-League players (not on two-ways) make ~$50k.

He's probably better off playing overseas. G-League players only make ~$50K unless on a two-way. He could probably make double that in Europe.

Well Lyles is playing pro ball now so I'm uncertain how that would factor in. I know a random G-League player last year ended up committing to some D1 school and I know some pro European players have came to D1. The rules use to be much simpler when determining if a player was eligible or not.

Yes, that's the rule. That's why Evan and others took the matter to court to bypass the rule. He wouldn't have needed to take it to court otherwise.

I don't think many, outside of top 25, have rankings out for college basketball yet. Bart Torvik is probably one of the few reputable ones that has their rankings out currently and he has Akron at #114. That would place them 2nd in the MAC behind Miami, who sits at #101. Toledo is 3rd at #135. Either way I wouldn't put much weight into preseason rankings. With roster turnover it becomes nearly impossible to project once you get past the top dozen or so teams. Preseason rankings were always kind of dumb, but in this day and age of teams turning over entire rosters in 1 offseason they're pretty pointless. Not going to lose sleep over them.

You say that as though Cincy is a bottom feeder P4 program like Boston College. Cincy is adequately funded for basketball and Calhoun has exceeded expectations everywhere he's been. There's a very good chance Cincy makes the tournament. Possibly makes it past the first round as well.

Pretty much the class before them got an extra year because of covid and the class after them get the 5 years to play 5. From what I understand they're pushing for the 5 years to play 5 to start effective immediately instead of waiting until after next season. Under said scenario Evan would have 1 year left because he played as a true freshman.

That's why it's a necessary evil to play multiple P4 body bag games a season. We're not in a financial position to pass on a $1 million pay check. If we can't go 5-4 in our 9 games against G6 teams (counting 1 FCS win, 2 P4 losses) we frankly don't deserve to go to a bowl game. Especially considering how the MAC is consistently the worst or 2nd worst FBS conference every year.

Four wins or fewer and I feel Joe is gone. The reported ~$600K buyout would be a lot, but Kaulig or whoever is probably more likely to absorb that compared to the $1M+ it would have been had he been fired this past December. Five wins I could see playing out either way. Six+ wins he probably gets offered an extension.

I also wasn't a fan at the time of acquisition, but for different reasons. A University that recently experienced a significant enrollment decline and is facing budget issues should be looking to right size, not acquire more land or assets that require capital to maintain when in reality they aren't needed.

I feel shedding Groce's salary and the ensuing buyout we received from CoC pretty much funded that reduction for this upcoming season.

I didn't even know Eric Gordon was still lacing them up. The longevity of players today is insane.

I obviously haven't kept up on the NBA this offseason. I still thought Minnesota had Julius Randle and Naz Reid. That certainly makes Freeman's pathway to earning minutes more manageable.

The main problem with Freeman and the Timberwolves is the T-Wolves depth is at the PF and C positions. 5 out of Minnesota's top 7 paid players are PF or C. It would probably require an injury or trade for Freeman to get a consistent 5-10 mpg at the NBA level.

I was under the impression that the first round matchups are based off of preseason projections, not last year results. That said, with roster turnover as rampant as it is I'm not even going to dive in to attempt to determine who will be and won't be good in the SunBelt. I follow the MAC more closely than most and I would struggle to rank them 1-12 with any confidence. No chance I could do it with the SB.

There are 14 SunBelt teams and 12 MAC teams. Two SunBelt teams have to sit out the contest.

I don't think the schedule is particularly gruesome. Wake Forest, Minnesota, and UNLV are all winnable games for a team competing at the top of the MAC. Not saying I'd expect a Miami (OH) to win all 3, but I'd think they would win at minimum 1. The real issue is we're projected as the 9th best team in what is arguably the worst FBS conference. Of course getting to 6 wins will be a challenge. There are only 13 teams in all of FBS that Athlon has ranked below us.

This is probably a make or break it year for his NBA career. As I understand it players can only be on two-way contracts for a max 3 seasons and this would be year 3. Theoretically I suppose if he doesn't make this NBA roster after this year he could just take a standard G-League contract to chase an NBA dream, but those contracts are significantly less than what he would earn overseas.

There is nothing better in place to make it worth eliminating. If there was a multi-conference Bracket Buster lined up then sure eliminate the SunBelt/MAC challenge. Eliminating it without having something better in place though would achieve nothing and be counterproductive.

I think the televised games might be played the day before if I recall correctly. Some of the SunBelt Universities in particular aren't the most convenient places to travel. Hiltopper said we chartered a plane to play @ Troy. If we faced someone like Marshall instead we probably just bus. I would think you would need to know about 2 weeks before as if you do need to charter or fly commercial, you probably don't want to be doing that last minute.