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Appreciate the insight. As for your opinion, time will tell.

I don't see what zippyman was saying that is the opposite of me, besides maybe an opinion of it not being a T. Fact: You are not allowed hanging on the rim besides for very few exceptions (ie. to prevent injury). What was being debated was whether he pulled himself up or not, which is irrelevant. He swung his legs up so far that he kicked the basket support. I've never seen that happen in all of my years of playing/watching..and yes...even reffing basketball. Even Zeke's dunk, with all of 7ft and 240lbs of him, didn't generate enough momentum to kick the basket support. Nobody was under him or even around him. Why would the ref think it was to prevent injury?

There was no judgement to me made by the ref. Whether he pulled himself up or not is besides the point. He hung on the rim, and you aren't allowed doing that in HS (with very few exceptions, none the refs would have thought of in real time without watching the video 50 times), atleast in Ohio.

You're the exception (and my post wasn't targeting you). My point is that there are posters on here now saying the ref should have swallowed the whistle when they had an opposite view during the Can't game.

I wonder if the "whistle-swallowing" crowd feels the same way about the missed travel call against Can't? Answer: Nope!

Was an asst. at Tulsa. One would have to assume Drew and Hurley declined right?

The names of ref's are something I honestly hardly ever pay attention to (really the only way I know any names is because of this forum), however I have seen some familiar names during the NCAA tourney. Another one from the above mentioned is Terry Wymer. Wichita St/ND, WVU/Maryland, and Albany/Oklahoma during the tourney.

We get it. You think the football program is holding your boy Dambrot back and you don't like it.

Agreed. My last post on it because I don't want to derail any farther, but the bolded part was your first mistake haha. Cleveland sports radio/media is the worst.

Well in your defense (not that you're looking for it), you were kind of forced to stop being a fan in 1995. I couldn't imagine going 20 yrs without a rooting interest professional football (assuming you didn't pick up another team).

Never understood how you can just be 'done' as a team you are supposedly a fan of. Maybe lose interest over time, but not just quit.

Now St. John is a job I could see Hurley getting offered and taking.

ummmm.......I thought this kid sounded very familiar. Good to hear we could poach him from Walsh. http://zipsnation.org/forums/topic/28033-i-wonder-if-this-guy-is-on-our-radar/?hl=jackson#entry191019

Pohl has been the starter for two seasons and has been in the program for over 4 seasons now. I have zero issue with the coaches seeing if we have better. I don't see a revolving door at all. It also goes both ways. You can look a few hours south and see that a QB (freshman) in his first season went 11-1, and a QB making his first 3 starts beat Wisconsin, Alabama, and Oregon to win a national championship. You have to trust the coaching staff, and I don't really see why we shouldn't.

You mean Northeastern. They looked pretty good last night. Size will be a huge issue vs Kentucky though.

Hopefully MTB not being on the two deep is like the Kincade situation. Moreso not there because of other talent, rather than himself. I doubt it's that way, however.

Even if their football team does well this season, they are still spending some time being indepdendent. I can't think of a team who has accepted an invite in the offseason and was in the new member conference the next fall. Takes time to adjust things for the new conference. Same for UMASS. If they have games scheduled, they are going to have to cancel those ($$)/play them out until contract expires. Surely they wouldn't risk going into a season with no games scheduled.

I know someone on here said he got a raise a few days ago, but is this new? http://campuswatch.buffalonews.com/2015/03/25/ub-reaches-agreement-in-principle-on-new-contract-with-bobby-hurley/ If so, good for the MAC and Buffalo.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12553903/bobby-hurley-buffalo-bulls-front-runner-depaul-blue-demons-job?src=mobile&rand=ref~{%22ref%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FN9Z2nlswxM%22} Zach Jackson's thoughts: Zac Jackson ‏@FSOhioZJackson 4m4 minutes ago If Hurley is in hurry to take DePaul after just two years as head coach with what he has coming back to Buffalo, it's just about the money

Thanks. What you are saying is mostly in line with what I have read. Though, its more or less semantics, but Elton says its closer to 1 million per school. I also did some research on James Madison and came across some interesting tidbits. Subsidies increase an average of 1.2 million when reclassifying from FCS to FBS. James Madison also expects that I move to FBS would result in an increase of 2 million/year in donations. I cannot find anything regarding the whole athletics budget for JMU. Using my math, 400 difference in the tv contract, 1.2 million in subsidies, and 2 million increase in donations, this puts their athletic budget at 20.3 million. That isn't considering the University's additional commitment to athletics that would come with a move to FBS. However, debating minor math is besides the point. The point is that they are a lot closer than many on here are making them out to be, and certainly capable of hitting some minimum threshold if one were to be set. I think its a good fit in the sense of competitivness, making more money (better draws, local rivalries), and savings on costs (travel) for the whole conference compared to someone like UMASS or JMU. http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2014/08/new_mac-espn_deal_features_foo.html http://businessofcollegesports.com/2013/10/21/should-james-madison-university-move-to-fbs/

What would their athletic budget be if they were getting MAC tv money from ESPN/Time Warner?

From an unbiased perspective, I'm in favor of adding YSU.

Time will tell.

That's depressing.

That's insane. He's class of 2015 so he's a late signee. Has to be a story behind it. Smells fishy. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/soccer/broward-girls/fl-mcfadden-signs-miami-ohio-0321-20150320-story.html