04-25-2017, 09:43 AM
The dukies have decided to join the 21st century by including COA for men's and women's basketball. They are following Towson and Charleston's lead. Can the Tribe be far behind?
(04-25-2017 09:43 AM)SoCal Frank Wrote: [ -> ]The dukies have decided to join the 21st century by including COA for men's and women's basketball. They are following Towson and Charleston's lead. Can the Tribe be far behind?
(04-25-2017 05:41 PM)mrjoolius Wrote: [ -> ]I don't think there will be any thought of COA until a new president is in place. Having a new generation president and AD might be the only chance of getting a change
(04-25-2017 05:51 PM)Got Ribe Wrote: [ -> ][quote='mrjoolius' pid='14293212' dateline='1493160115']
I don't think there will be any thought of COA until a new president is in place. Having a new generation president and AD might be the only chance of getting a change
(04-26-2017 04:31 PM)82hawk Wrote: [ -> ]If they get on board, William and Mary will almost be forced to. Most CAA schools will have it, and the SoCon requires it. If the Tribe refuses, you can expect your recruiting to suffer tremendously.We don't need a lack of COA to pummel our recruiting.
(05-10-2017 03:12 PM)Old tribe Wrote: [ -> ]Relevant to this discussion, here is a quote from an article about the likely departure of UR's AD:
"Richmond may be interested, according to the sources, in transitioning to a basketball-centric AD, given that the Spiders flagship sport is men's basketball, the one with the most revenue-producing potential."
http://www.richmond.com/sports/college/s...46d46.html
(05-11-2017 11:14 AM)Sitting bull Wrote: [ -> ]The key here is to stay away from VCU.
Ever since they left the CAA, our fortunes and exposure have been ramping up.
For UR, the opposite. Since VCU joined the A10, UR has fallen off. They aren't even the #1 team in their own hometown.
UR could move to the Big East in bbl, that's the only upward move out there. Even here though, I think VCU has now generated more interest.
(05-11-2017 11:32 AM)TribeNiner Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2017 11:14 AM)Sitting bull Wrote: [ -> ]The key here is to stay away from VCU.
Ever since they left the CAA, our fortunes and exposure have been ramping up.
For UR, the opposite. Since VCU joined the A10, UR has fallen off. They aren't even the #1 team in their own hometown.
UR could move to the Big East in bbl, that's the only upward move out there. Even here though, I think VCU has now generated more interest.
Agreed (though I think UR to Big East is a pipe dream for them). I don't see how UR would ever move up before VCU.
VCU has a Final Four this century, is in the midst of 7 straight NCAA appearances, has sold out over 100 straight home games, has won 24+ games for 11 years straight (only Kansas has such an active streak), a rabid fanbase and a large alumni base, they've won 8 NCAA Tournament games in the last 10 years, they've finished 1st or 2nd in the conference in 5 of the last 6 years and they tend to play more exciting basketball. I don't see how, barring a deep run, UR could expect to move up before VCU.
(05-11-2017 12:31 PM)TDenverFan Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2017 11:32 AM)TribeNiner Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2017 11:14 AM)Sitting bull Wrote: [ -> ]The key here is to stay away from VCU.
Ever since they left the CAA, our fortunes and exposure have been ramping up.
For UR, the opposite. Since VCU joined the A10, UR has fallen off. They aren't even the #1 team in their own hometown.
UR could move to the Big East in bbl, that's the only upward move out there. Even here though, I think VCU has now generated more interest.
Agreed (though I think UR to Big East is a pipe dream for them). I don't see how UR would ever move up before VCU.
VCU has a Final Four this century, is in the midst of 7 straight NCAA appearances, has sold out over 100 straight home games, has won 24+ games for 11 years straight (only Kansas has such an active streak), a rabid fanbase and a large alumni base, they've won 8 NCAA Tournament games in the last 10 years, they've finished 1st or 2nd in the conference in 5 of the last 6 years and they tend to play more exciting basketball. I don't see how, barring a deep run, UR could expect to move up before VCU.
Big East is all small-mid sized private schools, a large public with nothing special academics like VCU doesn't really fit.
(05-11-2017 03:42 PM)BigTribe3 Wrote: [ -> ]The key to all this is that Richmond will lower their academic standards so they can get any player in there regardless of his academic record.