Gwmayhem wrote:

The fact is that JF's question carries an unknowable answer.  Very possible for CC to do well in the portal and still have been at a slight disadvantage due to participating in The Crown.  The larger point though is that this program is at a stage where it can't be turning down an invitation to play in a quality postseason tournament, period.  At the end of the day, the benefits of making and participating in a field like this will always outweigh any perceived disadvantage pertaining to recruiting transfers. 

100% agree

IF GW BBall were in a better place there would have been a better invite to the NCAA or NIT Tournaments

Every player got a trip to Vegas, per diem and between an average of $3k to $3.5k in NIL money.  
I am sure that they appreciated it.
And smart prospective players see this and think better about the program because of this.
 

i may be wrong
but i don't think that rule has been changed

there was a movement to force Hopkins to go to D3 in Lacrosse - led by some of their competitors

look for another court challenge to the NCAA on this

look at the A-10
some schools have no football programs
some are FCS 
some have Club Football 
and UMass leaves to go FBS 

i could see a scenario where schools try to hold one sport at D1 and move the rest of the athletic program to D2 or D3
 

GW0509 wrote:

One account has linked Norfolk State’s HC to GW

@WorldExposureWB
Molly Miller to Arkansas
Kellie Harper to Auburn
Jeff Mittie to Missouri
Charmain Smith stays at Cali
Vickers to George Washington
Houston gets a P4 Assistant Coach
UCF opens up and gets Abe from Georgia


https://x.com/worldexposurewb/status/1899916699375460527

Vickers to Auburn

HBCU women's basketball coach accepts job at Power 4 university

all A-10 teams with a conference winning percentage >= .500
made a post season tournament. 

I bought the All Session pass
I am traveling on Wednesday and wont be back until late Thursday

I have a single ticket to give away to a hard-core basketball fan
Wednesday Session 1 All Day - 3 games - seeds 11 thru 15
Thursday Session 2 Afternoon - 2 games - seeds 5, 8 & 9
[color=#b8312f]Thursday Sesson 3 Evening [/color]claimed
Free to a good home

if you need more than 1 ticket yu can probably find one for under $10

I was in Baltimore today to watch the CIAA Finals

CIAA is one of the two Division 2 conferences for HBCUs
Bowie State is a member of the North Division
It is the oldest of the HBCU Conferences as almost all HBCUs were a member until 1970.
That is when Howard and others chose to upgrade their programs/facilities and join D-1.

I sat beside Isiah Armwood, Sr. - Zeke's dad, as he is good friends with one of my good friends.
Junior is now playing basketball in Portugal

Isaiah Armwood: "Temos de ser dominadores" | Site oficial do Sporting Clube de Portugal

just MY opinion
26 conference games is too much
#1 playing #14 twice will not help #1

my concept
part 1
13 game balanced schedule
determines seeding for conference tourney 

part 2
in season tourney
seeds 1, 2, 3, 4   = 3 games,
5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
play at opposite court of the regular season
16 TOTAL

PART 3
challenge match
#1 challenges anyone in the conference 
then next highest ranked team makes their challenge ...
17 games per team

Part 4
rivalry game
18 games total per team

Block or Charge wrote:

Obviously the short term earning potential of a 3 or 4 star player is going to be better at a power 5 school than in conferences like the A-10, however I'm curious if there have been any studies on the long term earning potential of similar athletes that are bench players at power 5 schools versus having staring roles in lower conferences. Does starting and playing significant minutes at a lower level conference provide more exposure and better prepare players for pro careers than being a role player at a higher level, or does that player have a better chance of improving their game by practicing against high major talent at a BCS school?

I don't know the exact answer to your question but a look at the transfer portal shows that the top 150 players get scholarship offers - either up or down in terms of quality of competition. Maybe more important is the number of players who enter the portal and don't get picked up by any other program.