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General BS / Re: The public has reached high levels of retardation with cancellations

« on: April 08, 2020, 10:37:36 PM »

It was 100,000-240,000 with the mitigation efforts then dropped to 80 some thousand  & now it's down to 60,000.

DeWine said last month 100,000 people had it in Ohio.  Nearly a month later it just went over 5,000. He said during the peak would be 10,000 new cases per day now the prediction is down to 1,600. Keep in mind the other numbers were with mitigation  and social distancing not without.

The problem is they aren't doing mass testing yet.  There might be 100-200K that have it in Ohio but no one knows because they haven't been tested for it.   Those asymptomatic people are the problem because they are carriers and don't know it and when the stay at home order stops they will be going out and infecting people unaware that they are hurting others.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Basketball Commits

« on: April 28, 2017, 01:31:14 PM »

It's up to the conference to distribute the money, yes. Northern Kentucky received 1.77 million this year for playing one game.

It's up the the conference, yes, but the question is, does the Horizon league collect and distribute or not?  Northern Kentudky EARNED 1.77 M but did they keep it, or does YSU get $177,000 along with everybody else?

The HL divides all NCAA tournament money into 12 shares.  The team that earned the NCAA tournament money gets 2 shares.  The HL gets 1 share to cover operational costs and all remaining HL teams get 1 share.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Next coach

« on: March 25, 2017, 07:10:58 PM »

And there it is. Great decision!


Dana Balash‏ @DanaBalash21  5m5 minutes ago

 .@21WFMJSports Multiple sources tell me Fairmont State basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun expected to be named YSU Men's basketball coach.

If true, congratulations.  He is a great hire.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Next coach

« on: March 19, 2017, 02:01:15 PM »

CSU was paying Waters roughly 2x what you were paying Slocum.  It was something like 450K a year 

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Horizon League to add 10th member

« on: April 27, 2015, 09:27:41 PM »

NKU has a lower MBB budget than YSU.

NKU has a higher MBB budget than YSU. 

http://www.bbstate.com/info/schools-budget

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Athletic Budget Questions

« on: December 05, 2014, 08:51:50 PM »

Does anyone know the specifics of our athletic budget and any of the MAC Schools?  How much of the budget is tuition?  Where are the MAC schools spending the extra 10-15 Million?  Anyone have details on revenue coming in and how the shortfalls are subsidized?

 

http://www.bbstate.com/info/schools-budget

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: LUKE FICKEL LEADING CANDIDATE AT YSU

« on: November 29, 2014, 10:41:38 AM »

someone explain to me why Fickel would take a 350K a year paycut to be the head coach at YSU ?

Anyone that pays attention to OSU football knows that Luke's salary and job keeps getting demoted.  He made 650K in his one year as head coach at OSU.  He made 600K as co-defensive coordinator last year and was making the play calls as DC.  His salary dropped to 450K this year and although he kept the title of co-DC, he no longer makes the play calls on defense for OSU.  Chris Ash does now.   Luke is basically a linebacker coach with a glorified co-DC title now.  He is never going to get a HC job at a major university the way things stand.  I could see him taking another pay cut to become the head man at YSU.  It would allow him the chance to prove himself as a coach and I believe he will think it will give him the chance to become head man at OSU when Urban retires.  He has no shot at that now if he stays at OSU as LB coach. 



 

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: 1a4ysu and coach

« on: November 28, 2014, 01:02:35 PM »

Actually I will be more responsible, and post what 10 minutes of google-ing can explain to you.  Search YSU athletic budget, a couple of mouse clicks and you'll find, $13,540,369 for total expenditures.  Now using that same mouse we can search Kent State athletic budget and we find $25,005,983.33 for total expenditures.  So I'll allow you to use the mathematics in my universe to figure that little equation out.

A simple Google search of FBS requirements also shows that YSU doesn't meet the minimum requirements to go to FBS.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: VOTE YES OR NO IF YSU SHOULD HIRE A COACH TO TAKE YSU TO 1a

« on: November 26, 2014, 06:15:53 PM »

Actually, 5 million a year wouldn't even get you in the discussion.   You would have to almost double your current athletic budget to play in the MAC.

$28,955,008   Miami (Oh.) 
$28,654,890   Buffalo 
$27,680,624   Central Michigan
$27,027,550   Ohio 
$26,479,926   Akron 
$25,871,038   Kent State
$25,458,300   Western Michigan 
$23,654,142   Toledo 
$22,644,536   Ball State 
$21,904,184   Eastern Michigan
$21,586,804   Northern Illinois 
$19,326,000   Bowling Green 

http://www.bbstate.com/info/schools-budget

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Ryan Weber Transferring

« on: May 06, 2014, 07:05:00 PM »

Since you're into giving unsolicited advice, here's some for you're board. If Wright State actually wants some exposure, add football. You're welcome.

Thank you.   That was the best laugh I have had in quite some time.  Seriously though, you do realize that you get less exposure across the state of Ohio outside of Youngstown for your FCS football team than the average high school football team.   You can at least find box scores for most high school teams from around the state.   The same can't be said for your football program.  Thanks again for the laugh.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Ryan Weber Transferring

« on: May 05, 2014, 04:10:18 PM »

Sorry you lose all credibility with me once you start using the term "we" to describe the Wright State basketball team.

You don't play. You don't coach. Stop!

And you don't do anything. You have no power to hire or fire coaches. Just go to games. Cheer. Give back money when/if you have the means to. And if you really don't like the administration then stop giving money.

But once again, you don't hire or fire coaches. So stop with the whole "we don't tolerate losing B.S." It's not up to you.

First, I think any passionate fan refers to his team in the first person.  If you don't care about your team enough to refer to them as "we", I lost what little respect I had for you as a fan of YSU.

Second, you obviously don't know who I am.  I have spent the last 35 years associated with Wright State University as a student athlete, alumni, assistant coach, board member, father of 3 student athletes, season ticket holder, and as a donor.   So you are wrong on just about every one of your statements above about me.  I did play basketball and baseball for Wright State when we were still D2.  I coached at Wright State for 3 years after I graduated.  I was also a board member at Wright State for 8 years until the time constraint became too much with my own business.  As a board member I have helped hire presidents, faculty, ADs, and I have helped hire and fire more coaches than I care to remember.  I have also donated a small fortune to Wright State over the years.  I believe I have earned the right to say "we" when I refer to Wright State and I am very proud to say WE when I am discussing my University.

That all being said, none of that has anything to do with this topic.  You can always tell when someone has lost a debate because they just stop trying to debate the issue and start making personal attacks.  Back to the topic at hand, Ryan Weber is transferring because your coach sucks and I wouldn't be surprised to hear him say that he also left because YOU don't care enough about YSU basketball to say "we" when referring to your school.   I know Ball State fans say "we" when talking about their team.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Ryan Weber Transferring

« on: May 05, 2014, 01:20:38 PM »

Our problem with Men's basketball is defense. YSU doesn't play a lick of D. Put that on the coach. But Ryan Weber is a defensive liability on the court.

Have you seen Wright State play over the last 8 years?  Seriously, have you.  We are clearly on the bottom 1/2 of the league when it comes to athletic ability except for a few players here or there.  We are also typically undersized and as a result often not healthy.  We have had the top ranked defense in the league almost every year since Brownell/Donlon stepped foot on campus.   The reason being is our players are well coached to play good TEAM defense.  We make up for our lack of athletic ability by playing a certain way.  Weber would have had no problem being successful on our team. 

Slocum's problem is either
1.  He doesn't know how to utilize the players he has on his roster or
2.  He failed to recruit kids that fit his system well

Either way, that is all on Slocum, not Weber

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Ryan Weber Transferring

« on: May 05, 2014, 01:12:10 PM »

The thing is, WSU can't even sweep YSU. You would think someone who poured that much money into men's basketball would trounce the school where football means everything.

That is a pathetically weak argument.  Just because football is your top sport that means you don't give a sh** about any of your other sports.  Great argument.   

Basketball is our money sport at WSU, but we also care about our other sports.  When coaches aren't being successful, we replace them and try again with another coach.  We aren't nearly as successful with some of our sports as I would like but we are at least trying.  Instead of holding your coach accountable for his lack of success, you attack a kid who has decided to transfer.  Another one of your great arguments.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Ryan Weber Transferring

« on: May 05, 2014, 12:58:02 PM »

Clearly, WSU has a much larger basketball budget than YSU. Complaining about Slocum not able to make it at WSU is like me complaining about your coach not being able to make at your cross town school, Dayton, in case you do not think budget matters. If YSU does not commit to increase the basketball budget to hire a better coach and to increase the recruiting dollars, we just have to stuck with Slocum and an average team.
This is a football first town. The big money supporters wanted a strong football program. They do not support basketball as much. BigD, how much does WSU spend on football? By the way, how well did your track team do this weekend? By your argument, your track coach would not last a year at YSU.

IF Donlon was hired at UD, I think he would do a good job there.  He gets the most out of his athletes and puts winning teams on the court.  Slocum has brought in decent talent to YSU and done a very sh**ty job as a game day coach.

Our track team finished in 3rd place this weekend.  I'll take a top 3 finish in the conference any year.  BTW, has Slocum ever finished in the top 3 of the HL?  JJ is bashing Ryan Weber for transferring.  He isn't the problem with your program.  Your coach is the problem.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Ryan Weber Transferring

« on: May 05, 2014, 12:49:53 PM »

WOW, HARDO post of the year from this guy.

Let's use numbers to explain why expectation are a little different. And I'd hope you'd expect more from your basketball coaches.

Your school spends over $2,000,000 annually on men's basketball. http://www.bbstate.com/teams/WRIG

YSU spends around $1.3 million. http://www.bbstate.com/teams/YSU

Billy Donlon was making $225,000 in 2011 to be head coach at WSU. http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/sports/college/wsu-like-all-schools-paying-more-for-basketball--1/nMnfr/

Jerry Slocum made $1337,433 in 2013. http://media3.vindy.com/news/documents/2012/10/12/YSU_FY13SalaryReport.pdf

Green Bay's basketball budget was $1,399,814 last year compared to YSU's listed budget of $1,323,788.  They just won the conference.  What is your excuse now?