Quickzips Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Can someone please explain to me why this is still a topic of conversation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Duquesne frees up 1 million annually by killing off baseball, wrestling, swimming ,and golf. Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune suggests it will be focused on the basketball program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Duquesne frees up 1 million annually by killing off baseball, wrestling, swimming ,and golf. Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune suggests it will be focused on the basketball program. Or more likely it will simply not be spent, since the A-10 is losing a significant amount of NCAA tournament payout money with Temple, Xavier, Butler, and Charlotte all leaving. Also, dropping four men's sports simultaniously implies that they're dealing with a massive Title IX problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Dejan used to be a really good writer for the PPG when he was the Pirates beat. Went to the Trib and is just a sensationalist now. I'd take everything with a grain of salt. Obviously he isn't making up the fact that sports are being cut, but as far as the reasons, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Can someone please explain to me why this is still a topic of conversation? We can't spend all our time on Illinois basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Districtballer Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Or more likely it will simply not be spent, since the A-10 is losing a significant amount of NCAA tournament payout money with Temple, Xavier, Butler, and Charlotte all leaving. Also, dropping four men's sports simultaniously implies that they're dealing with a massive Title IX problem. The A-10 keeps all the units earned by those schools in the A-10 so in fact all the schools stand to earn quite a bit more now, especially from Temple and X's shares which are sizeable to the tune of over 40 million dollars over the next 6 years. Schools earn NCAA shares for the conferences, and when they leave those units stay with the conference. Duquesne has a pretty good coach in Ferry, they have a massive rebuild job to do, but they'll be respectable in the next couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 The A-10 keeps all the units earned by those schools in the A-10 so in fact all the schools stand to earn quite a bit more now, especially from Temple and X's shares which are sizeable to the tune of over 40 million dollars over the next 6 years. Schools earn NCAA shares for the conferences, and when they leave those units stay with the conference. Duquesne has a pretty good coach in Ferry, they have a massive rebuild job to do, but they'll be respectable in the next couple of years. One more tweak in their athletic program might assist their march to respectability - a move to the MEAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Districtballer Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 One more tweak in their athletic program might assist their march to respectability - a move to the MEAC. That would do it too. The A-10 is tough to climb the ranks in. They'll be decent soon enough though. Ferry's already pulling in some pretty good recruits with impressive offers. I'm glad Coach D stayed with Akron. It's great to see loyalty from guys like him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Dejan used to be a really good writer for the PPG when he was the Pirates beat. Went to the Trib and is just a sensationalist now. I'd take everything with a grain of salt. Obviously he isn't making up the fact that sports are being cut, but as far as the reasons, who knows.Now he is his own boss. What local writer around here could do this????It remains to be seen whether Kovacevic has started a trend. Among sportswriters launching their own sites are: Gary Shelton, formerly of the Tampa Bay Times, and Dave Elfin who covers the sports beat in Washington D.C. Kovacevic said he has fielded numerous calls from sports columnists and reporters who are interesting in starting a site. He passes along the following advice. “In order to do this, you have to be old enough to have the trust of the community,” Kovacevic said. “And you have to be young enough to see what the next waves are [in media].” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 (edited) nm Edited March 1, 2017 by ZippyRulz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsVoice Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Oh yeah, according to Mom it's the coaches fault that two grown adult men fell asleep, probably with their Beats on, and missed their flight...no responsibility but the coaches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Totally the fault of the Ops Manager. I've never seen our bus or plane leave anywhere without a player headcount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Plenty of fault to go around. Heck, I'm always perplexed at the number of suits on a college bench. Can't one of them count? Also, these kids are old enough to know to stick with the group. Mom needs to crap her trap rather than draw attention to the fact she raised an irresponsible goof. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 1 hour ago, clarkwgriswold said: Plenty of fault to go around. Heck, I'm always perplexed at the number of suits on a college bench. Can't one of them count? Also, these kids are old enough to know to stick with the group. Mom needs to crap her trap rather than draw attention to the fact she raised an irresponsible goof. It's always someone else's fault, other than the students'. I see it on a daily basis. Thing is, I refuse to enable it. I FIRMLY believe that you get directions and that you be responsible for following them, remembering them and be diligent enough to be on time for them. Now, high school students you can't leave at the airport...but adults? Blame falls on yourself, just saying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 So this rumor has started again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) https://www.fanragsports.com/news/duquesne-refocusing-job-search-akrons-keith-dambrot/ https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiP6POFsfDSAhXFSCYKHfvZATgQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscolinssportsvenuesvisited.blogspot.com%2F2015%2F03%2F188-duquesne-university-j-palumbo.html&bvm=bv.150729734,d.eWE&psig=AFQjCNGE7zb88i8AY4cCdPGLwkj-OhUUZA&ust=1490487437303349 Edited March 25, 2017 by ZippyRulz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 1 hour ago, zippy5 said: So this rumor has started again. When we were discussing his situation a few weeks ago, I had hoped some people would notice that I added a big "S" to the word "offer". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 They offered a couple weeks ago but after 4 or 5 candidates said no they are taking another stab, presumably with a more attractive offer. Let's hope it's still not enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Duquesne ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Their leading scorer, who was a freshman, is now transferring. If they were having issues attracting coaches before (had 4 coaches reject them this week alone), things aren't going to get any easier now. https://mobile.twitter.com/MrEightball_/status/845338703107166209 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsjunkie330 Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Why the hell would he leave the comfy confines of Akron - winning 20+ games and just being happy to be in the NIT? KD isn't going anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackburn Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 13 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: Their leading scorer, who was a freshman, is now transferring. If they were having issues attracting coaches before (had 4 coaches reject them this week alone), things aren't going to get any easier now. https://mobile.twitter.com/MrEightball_/status/845338703107166209 Doesn't mean he is leaving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 2 hours ago, zippy5 said: They offered a couple weeks ago but after 4 or 5 candidates said no they are taking another stab, presumably with a more attractive offer. Let's hope it's still not enough Unfortunately for them, he already makes almost $1 million / yr. at Akron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackburn Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 14 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said: Unfortunately for them, he already makes almost $1 million / yr. at Akron. Not accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 On 2/23/2013 at 9:53 PM, Quickzips said: Can someone please explain to me why this is still a topic of conversation? For one thing, Channel 3 "news" keeps bringing it up like it's breaking news that he's leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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