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Wouldn't those players be viewed as more depth pieces? More players they have no intention to start, but willing to bring into camp to compete for a backup role.

As someone who doesn't really follow recruiting are we #2 because of the volume of the recruits that we got or because of the quality of the recruits? How does our average star compare to other MAC programs? I ask because in the past I've seen those services reward teams in rankings based off of volume more so than quality. My hope is that we're getting both.

What I found interesting was that under the proposal P4 schools could offer full scholarships to every player on every team. Currently college football roster size cap is 120. They could offer 120 scholarships, however, it sounds like the roster size number will be reduced to 85-95 if this deal is adopted. Baseball scholarships would climb to 32 instead of the current 11.7. If you're a MAC school, there will be no way to compete in sports like baseball or soccer. You're going to see Akron with 9.9 scholarships in soccer trying to compete against programs like OSU with ~25. If this goes through, the P4 should just form their own league.

Scarcity can create demand. I don't think I've ever bought a Zips football ticket in advance as I know I can just walk up to the gate and get one the day of the game. If they Zips 5500 seat arena suddenly seats 4500, you're going to see more and more people look to buy tickets in advance fearing it selling out. This is good for attendance as they're now committed to going. People who plan to just buy the day of the game can be flakey.

I wouldn't be opposed to paying for a cushioned chairback as well. I more so brought it up because many complained about ticket prices during the season.

If they do that, that likely means both sides would likely go to reserved seating therefore reserved seating prices.

Didn't Enrique Freeman "declare" for the draft last year to get looked at with the intention of returning to Akron? Dozens of players do this exact same thing every year. We wouldn't even be talking about him doing this if his dad wasn't who he is. Declaring, even when you're not NBA ready, isn't out of the ordinary.

I wouldn't waste your time arguing. Per kenpom, USC was the 85th ranked team. There are over 350+ D1 basketball programs. That's far from below average. In fact, they would have steamrolled the MAC this season. It seems people have an odd hatred for Bronny. Every year you see players "declare" for the draft without hiring an agent that way they can be evaluated by NBA scouts. They then return to college for another year. Even mediocre MAC players that had no chance of getting drafted have done that in the past. That's almost certainly going to be the case here with Bronny. There are only 60 players drafted per year. Of those 15-20 are international players. That means only 40-45 collegiate players get drafted per year. Of those maybe 10 will have an NBA career longer than 5 seasons. Odds are slim for any of these guys unless you're a generational talent at the very top of the draft board.

Build it and they will come just doesn't work in practice. A new arena wouldn't fix our attendance issues. Even if it provides a small boost at first, the new car smell will soon fade.

The MAC has taken a nosedive since covid. It's still better than the OVC, but the gap between them isn't as large as it used to be.

He's from Chicago so probably just wanted to be closer to home

No basketball program is generating their school hundreds of millions in revenue or anywhere close to that frankly. The bulk of the athletic revenue comes from football. Even at basketball schools like Kentucky. I'd venture to say 85% of D1 basketball programs aren't clearing 10 million in revenue a year. Let alone 10s of millions. My earlier comments weren't really about whether or not college players should be paid. I've stated on this board several times that it really doesn't matter if people like NIL or not. It's about adapting or being left behind. I was more just bringing light to the transformation.

Out of curiosity I went ahead and looked what the Euroleague is paying. Mirotic is making $5 million. Shane Larkin is making $4 million. After that the top players are making ~$2 million. It's not inconceivable that in 5, 10 years from now that the NCAA will be the best paying basketball league outside the NBA.

Definitely, there was money exchanging hands before, but nothing to this scale. Now you have companies like Tyson and FedEx committing reportedly $5 million/yr. The tattoos or free car is pretty small scale compared to the money that is getting thrown around now.

I still think there is value in recruiting high school players. Even if there is less of a priority compared to previous years. At the end of the day there is still a finite amount of NIL money that we can spend and we can only promise so many transfers playing time. I also think the caliber of incoming freshmen that we can attract becomes greater as more and more P6 programs specifically look to recruit transfers instead of high school recruits. Therefore high school players that previously were playing in the Big 10 or Big East are now going to find their way into conferences like the MAC or MVC. The reality is no program is running a 13 man rotation. Spending 2-3 of those 13 scholarships looking for your next Enrique Freeman, Ali, Tribble, etc IMO is worth it. It also allows you to build relationships that way you can recruit those players again in a year or two when they're looking to transfer again.

I think he has baseball and softball mixed up. I believe baseball is what's in Avon.

That was challenged in court and overturned. The NCAA just updated their rules last week to not limit transfers as it wasn't a rule the courts would let them uphold. As it stands, the NCAA has no power over player movement. It's the wild wild west and nothing can be done to modify it.

Certainly he seems connected enough that he has some business connections in the Akron area. I'd imagine the collective is more than just him at the moment, but I'm not sure who else is helping to bankroll it as nobody really advertises it.

I don't really think Groce ever really got away from the concept of wanting to be a guard center team. He just happened to stumble on an All-American big, which he didn't even recruit. When you have a player of Freeman's caliber, you adjust your scheme to fit your roster. Now that Freeman is gone, Groce is just returning to how he normally constructs a roster.

This is exactly why I've been saying if you think a player is good enough to give you 5-10 minutes, there is no point in red-shirting in today's game. It's better to use scholarships on players you can help you now as there is no promise of a tomorrow.

The clock still stops inside of 2 minutes after every first down. Before it was any first down throughout the entire game. The stopping of the clock inside of 2 minutes to reset the chains already functions as mini timeouts. That makes a two minute warning redundant.

A two minute warning in college football is completely unnecessary. You already have the clock stopping on first downs. The last two minutes of a college game already feels like it takes 15-20 minutes.

Anything worth noting in the article? I'm not able to read

I'm not talking about necessarily competing with the P5 teams. That ship long sailed. The thing is other G5 and mid-majors are starting collectives so if you don't utilize NIL, you're now not just below the P5 in the pecking order, but also below all the other mid-majors as well. You've now become a low-major. On par with the likes of the MEAC, SWAC, or whatever other cupcake conference that are out there.

He's from Brooklyn. Him going from Brooklyn to Cornell was probably the bigger culture shock.