NickRU714 said:

I know this might be a crazy idea but I actually like watching the best players and teams play against each other.

I know a sports fan who prefers watching the best athletes and teams might seem a little out there but that's just me.

Funny how the NCAA Tournament has to rely on "storylines" to be great instead of the actual sport itself.

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Then watch the NBA?

College basketball has never been about 'watching the best players and teams' - that's professional basketball, where the best players are drafted each year onto 32 teams, and only stick around until even better players come along to replace them or their production dips.

I'd really rather not see college basketball become 'the NBA, but with less talent' - we already have the G-League for that.

PaKnight said:

He probably would not have spot at Rutgers next year. Just trying to find a place to play.

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He was a walk-on, he would probably have a spot. But who knows, the kid might be good enough to actually get on the court somewhere. Hard to blame him if he wants to find out. I don't think it is about NIL lol.

Mholinko said:

His record is far superior to Pikes … 2 additional ncaa berths and a possible one during the Covid season

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I don't think his NCAA berths at UNC Wilmington mean much to NC State fans. At NC State he made the tournament three times. They were not projected to make it or even in the first four out (projected) in 2020. Pike also made it three times including the 2020 projection. Obviously Pike did not have a final four run.

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2 other 20 win seasons above their ncaa runs

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Meh who cares about winning 20 games in a conference where winning 20 games doesn't get you in the NCAAs?

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And yet our fan base is divided about whether Steve should stay … similar resumes

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Yeah, bolded is a lot more accurate than "far superior". I mean, I don't think not firing him would be insane and I don't think firing Pike, outside of the contract issues, would be insane either. But this move makes a lot more sense on the surface than Texas' does.

NickRU714 said:

I know this might be a crazy idea but I actually like watching the best players and teams play against each other.

I know a sports fan who prefers watching the best athletes and teams might seem a little out there but that's just me.

Funny how the NCAA Tournament has to rely on "storylines" to be great instead of the actual sport itself.

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This

One Cinderella is cute maybe… but the ratings the tournament will do and the atmosphere and interest level will be far better next weekend with 8 matchups primarily made up of big brands and blue bloods

I would rather watch Kentucky/Tennessee and Houston/Purdue and Michigan/Auburn and Duke/Arizona than northwestern Louisiana technical institute try to pull of an upset

The ncaa likes it for round 1… they want the cream to rise for weekend 2 and the final 4

NickRU714 said:

I know this might be a crazy idea but I actually like watching the best players and teams play against each other.

I know a sports fan who prefers watching the best athletes and teams might seem a little out there but that's just me.

Funny how the NCAA Tournament has to rely on "storylines" to be great instead of the actual sport itself.

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I prefer watching teams grow into competitive teams to become the best. But that's just me.

Only way this ever works includes some form of the following:

• Salary caps
• Structured contracts with players — preferably multi year — with buyouts (just like coaches have)
• Revenue sharing

If we want everyone to be paid professionals, gotta form the “league” similar to professional leagues.

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RocktheRac said:

This NIL transfer is a joke. Walk ons now involved.

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He probably would not have spot at Rutgers next year. Just trying to find a place to play.

fluoxetine said:

Meh. That guys had mediocre results virtually every year except that one year he got super hot at the right time. People put way too much stock in miracle runs which is essentially what that was, and then they were terrible this year. Firing him makes sense to me. The Texas guy not so much.

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His record is far superior to Pikes … 2 additional ncaa berths and a possible one during the Covid season

2 other 20 win seasons above their ncaa runs

And yet our fan base is divided about whether Steve should stay … similar resumes

This is really just setting up a Div-IA and Div-IB split in basketball, similar to the FBS/FCS divide in football.

Teams will only get tournament credit for 2-3 games against the lower division each year, and the lower division will have its own championship dominated by a handful of teams that are looking to be picked up by a conference in the upper division.

And that upper division will essentially just be NBA-lite

Rutgers is stuck in quick sand while other power conference schools react at a rapid pace .They don't kick the can down the road and let disappointing results persist .For a head coach working under NIL constraints job security becomes a nightmare.

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NIL means that any player with the option to move up will move up.

You won’t see good players at low or mid majors for more than one season. You won’t even see them at high majors that lack NIL funds for more than one season.

I know this might be a crazy idea but I actually like watching the best players and teams play against each other.

I know a sports fan who prefers watching the best athletes and teams might seem a little out there but that's just me.

Funny how the NCAA Tournament has to rely on "storylines" to be great instead of the actual sport itself.

Mholinko said:

Try being the guy who won the ACC tournament and made the Final Four and got fired 1 year later

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Meh. That guys had mediocre results virtually every year except that one year he got super hot at the right time. People put way too much stock in miracle runs which is essentially what that was, and then they were terrible this year. Firing him makes sense to me. The Texas guy not so much.

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Holy moly, Ohio State goes to #3.

and #2 in USA Lacrosse Magazine poll...

I think it is more luck than NIL.

NIL means less 4 years players at one team. I think there will still be lower schools were there will be teams with experience and most importantly have a good shooting night.

Our sample size here is 48 games. Less if you take away majors playing against each other.

Are major conference basketball teams better than they were a few years ago?

I doubt it

fluoxetine said:

That's fine. Maybe there are other reasons they don't like that guy, I don't know. But if it was a purely results driven firing they pulled the trigger far too quickly imo.

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Try being the guy who won the ACC tournament and made the Final Four and got fired 1 year later

AdventureHasAName said:

I wonder if any of our former players can grace us with their presence (perhaps take some time away from running a three man weave at the top of the key?) and explain to us again how NIL was the most awesome thing in the history of things? And particularly explain how great it is for Rutgers?

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One spear headed and I think he had other intentions of what it was supposed to entitle and enable a player to do while in college than what it has morphed into

really sad...will take away from it's greatness for sure

maybe if it keeps happening they will actually try and get a handle on this BS