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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Horizon League Coaches/Portal
« on: Today at 09:41:58 AM »
Here is a quote from the Oakland coach.

"He's going to get offered so much money and I can't [match that]. We've got a 'Keep Trey Townsend Fund' going from our [NIL] collective, and we might be able to get $40-50,000 in there, but he's looking at $250-300,000 from what I'm being told. So, it's going to be hard for me to tell him to stay."

Gee, he is expecting to make more $$ than our coach.

Can’t really blame him. In a capitalistic society, he is free to make whatever $$ that people are willing to pay him. This is especially true for those who will never make it to nba. Make $$ now while you can.

Like most of the industrial companies, there are very little loyalty between employers and employees anymore since very few companies are offering pensions. The relationship are “at will” between them (employers can terminate employment at anytime for whatever reasons and employees can quit at anytime). People make decisions based on their personal benefits ( not company’s).The retirement $$ is now the 401k which employees can take with them when they leave.

If the mid major guy can expect to make this much, how much are the power 5 guys…..
Colleges may have to start looking at revenue sharing…..

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Horizon League Coaches/Portal
« on: Today at 06:15:59 AM »
So John Lovelace is going to Milwaukee, ehh https://twitter.com/ACNY2LA/status/1773163958611870198?t=KCUbaQblmio3AKCWPkbe3g&s=19

Not a surprise for him to be going home.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Coach too Duquesne??
« on: March 25, 2024, 09:37:34 PM »
How much more is that than what coach makes now?  just wondering!  I still think he gets another oppotunity with a major program!

He makes $300,000 base salary through  the 2027-2028 season, but there are a lot of bonuses in there.  Here's the contract https://ogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com/www.vindy.com/images/2023/03/31094720/J.-Calhoun-Contract.pdf

Call me old fashion, I don’t understand this. If he just signed the contract extension till 2028, what was he doing to interview for another mid major program already.

When Tressel signed his contract, he had an escape cause for Big 10 (specifically Ohio State). He incited at the time, if  he didn’t get the OSU job after interviewing, he would stay at YSU.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Coach too Duquesne??
« on: March 24, 2024, 05:38:25 PM »
I don't think that is a good fit for him

I would’ve thought he next move would be to the major programs (I.e. power 5).
May be SIU is willing to offer him $$$. Money talks.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU new WBB head coach
« on: March 22, 2024, 08:18:38 PM »
Was that comment about the YSU President search process meant to be sarcasm?
The board of trustees hired the president without much of a search. It was widely reported in the media. It is a fact and not meant to be sarcastic.
That has nothing to do with the qualifications of the person. It was the process being questioned. Personally, I think Tressel has been a great president and Johnson will probably do the same to move the university forward.
IMO, today, the president must be able run the university as a business enterprise and not just focusing on the academics.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Horizon League Coaches/Portal
« on: March 22, 2024, 09:18:20 AM »
So happy for Oakland and the Horizon League!  YSU lost two close games to Oakland, shows how good we were.

I still have nightmares from that home loss at YSU. The last play, when we were up 2 with 3 seconds left, the guy came around the high pick screen at the top of the key. Our big guy didn’t step to contest the 3 point shot……we lost by 1.
Kentucky should have watched the Oakland game at YSU.where they shot over 80% from the 3…

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU new WBB head coach
« on: March 21, 2024, 09:42:51 PM »
There was some kind of accusation against her I think the last year and I think she was exonerated but they decided to move on.  Did we have a national search? Did they interview  anybody else? Kinda odd how we handled this who thing?

lol, if YSU hired the President without much of a search ……..

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Horizon League Coaches/Portal
« on: March 21, 2024, 09:40:29 PM »
Believe it or not, Oakland U. Just took down Kentucky.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Horizon League Coaches/Portal
« on: March 20, 2024, 03:41:34 PM »
Comparing to the parallel with the MLB or other professional sports, there are other mechanisms in play to avoid the run away freight trains ( mechanisms such as revenue sharing, salary cap, drafting system…..etc.)

NCAA is trying to accomplish the same goal without these governing mechanisms.
The mid and lower majors are like minor league teams. With the major league teams power 5) paying big $$$ to attract all the top players, it is difficult to compete.

Something will have to be done, otherwise, I am afraid it will eventually destroy college sport as we know it today. More restrictive transfer rule might have be implemented in combination with contractual agreements between players and schools might be needed.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Horizon League Coaches/Portal
« on: March 19, 2024, 02:24:38 PM »
So DJ Burns has another year of eligibility!? https://twitter.com/underratedd__/status/1770104649544012062

so is he staying or going
Looks like he is entering the portal and the draft simultaneously. He implies he could go to another school with his additional eligibility if he is not drafted.

Personally, I wish him luck. At 6’6”, chance of becoming a dominant rebounder in NBA is virtually slim and none. He probably could continue his game oversea.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Horizon League Coaches/Portal
« on: March 19, 2024, 02:19:12 PM »
these kids change schools like they do underwear, my God.

Can’t blame the kids looking for more $$$ with the highest nil. Money speaks, specially for those with very little or no chance making the NBA.

Make the maximum nil $$ and possibly play a few years oversea. Get all the money available, then go on with the regular profession.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / YSU new WBB head coach
« on: March 19, 2024, 07:57:25 AM »

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Horizon League Coaches/Portal
« on: March 18, 2024, 04:16:40 PM »
John Lovelace has entered the portal.  Disappointed, but can't say I'm 100%.  Seemed like his mins and production dipped the second half of the season

Yes. I am disappointed in him leaving also.The entire season, I was pushing for a 6’7” Lovelace over the 5’9” Langdon at guard to compliment Thompson. However, coach preferred Langdon.

He brought lots of energy to the game. With the success of UWM, he might be heading back to his hometown.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Nit
« on: March 18, 2024, 10:03:58 AM »
The NIT turned into what we expected with a lot of the bigger school turning down invites so now they get a 15-16 Villanova team in and as a #1 seed.  There was no way YSU was getting in the NIT with the changes that were made

Cleveland St. is in the CBI tournament and PFW in the CIT tournament. 

From the sounds of it, YSU didn't want to participate in a post season tourney, the mindset sure changed from a few years ago when Coach Calhoun was all about it.

The whole thing is disappointing

According the news report, Calhoun didn’t want to participate into these tournaments. I don’t know what the real reason is. I guess it could have something to do with the budget. The other two teams don’t have football program expenditures. Calhoun also mentioned that the seniors are done. It could be due to the NIL agreements between the players and the university.
This new trend of portal transfer and NIL payments in NCAA has changed the landscape of college sports. Everything is about $$$. Watch the interview with Nick Saban on his view of NIL and its impact on the future of college sports and the players.

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