GW0509 wrote:

GWRising wrote:

But someone at GW is about to ask the question  - why are we spending all this money? We could spend $5 million or more less on basketball alone (when you count travel, NIL, coach's salaries) and move to the Patriot League and have maybe a much better chance at March Madness. No offense to anyone at GW but to me it's a matter of time before the question gets asked absent a tournament appearance soon. How much is GW willing to spend year after year to essentially chase average to good but not great? This is not the era of Jarvis, Hobbs or Lonergan. It is very different now and schools like GW are being left behind by the Power Schools.
 

That’s also not just a GW question. Outside of SLU, Dayton, and VCU I don’t see $5 million being sustainable for the rest of the A10.

 Yes, of course.

Hunger is a tough one. Hard to replace 6'10 offensive skills and Power 5 pedigree

The guards I think we can do as good or better via the portal

Lot of guys to lose even today's environment, but seem to bring in better than we lose year after year so I'm expecting the same again this year

GWRising wrote:

Long Suffering Fan wrote:

I feel like the team a root for just moved out of town and is being replaced by an expansion team with the same name (ala Washington Senators) whom I don't know any of the players.   Let me tell you...its not a good feeling.  Maybe I shouldn't be, but I am stunned that every player that played on last year's team has left with the exception of one, who was hardly a foundation piece.   Is it possible that at some point during the season, CC simply lost the team and everyone with eligibility just decided to bolt?   So I guess next season with be mostly overachievers from lower conferences and under achievers from higher conferences.   Remember the optimism of last fall?     Most key players returning, an opening game vs. Ge**getown, having 4 players named on various preseason all conference teams, and a 5th excellent player returning from injury,  a top 4 conference prediction, highest preseason rankings in years.  Talk about a step backwards.

 Is it? This team underperformed by almost all reviews. Maybe a fresh start is just what the doctor ordered rather than running it back for another 19-15 year. That all depends on CC and staff to find the right guys. Change isn't necessarily bad. I think the guys we had reached a ceiling. If you are content with battling for at best an NIT  bid then you run it back. I don't think CC is content.

That said, once you understand it is mercenary basketball now and decide not to get too emotional about departures, life is a lot easier. You can't blame the players for this crazy system the adults should have fixed long ago.

But someone at GW is about to ask the question  - why are we spending all this money? We could spend $5 million or more less on basketball alone (when you count travel, NIL, coach's salaries) and move to the Patriot League and have maybe a much better chance at March Madness. No offense to anyone at GW but to me it's a matter of time before the question gets asked absent a tournament appearance soon. How much is GW willing to spend year after year to essentially chase average to good but not great? This is not the era of Jarvis, Hobbs or Lonergan. It is very different now and schools like GW are being left behind by the Power Schools.
 

They could also think about it the other way - up their spending to SLU levels and maybe you become a nationally relevant program again, bringing incredible notoriety, fostering real pride and community among alumni, and seeing a spike in applications.  For a school with an endowment our size (and tuition as high as it is), finding an extra $5-$10 million ought not to be that hard (but I know it won’t it happen).

That said, I had one ironically dark thought.  If all this spending does finally ruin college basketball and split into a college football style system instead of 365 D1 teams, maybe much the way that the MAC stays in football D1A, the new D1 would include A10, American, and Mountain west schools.   In a sad scenario like that, maybe our schedule would actually improve because we would become the bottom of the D1 cupcakes teams buy games from 😂

Free Quebec wrote:

GWRising wrote:

Long Suffering Fan wrote:

I feel like the team a root for just moved out of town and is being replaced by an expansion team with the same name (ala Washington Senators) whom I don't know any of the players.   Let me tell you...its not a good feeling.  Maybe I shouldn't be, but I am stunned that every player that played on last year's team has left with the exception of one, who was hardly a foundation piece.   Is it possible that at some point during the season, CC simply lost the team and everyone with eligibility just decided to bolt?   So I guess next season with be mostly overachievers from lower conferences and under achievers from higher conferences.   Remember the optimism of last fall?     Most key players returning, an opening game vs. Ge**getown, having 4 players named on various preseason all conference teams, and a 5th excellent player returning from injury,  a top 4 conference prediction, highest preseason rankings in years.  Talk about a step backwards.

 Is it? This team underperformed by almost all reviews. Maybe a fresh start is just what the doctor ordered rather than running it back for another 19-15 year. That all depends on CC and staff to find the right guys. Change isn't necessarily bad. I think the guys we had reached a ceiling. If you are content with battling for at best an NIT  bid then you run it back. I don't think CC is content.

That said, once you understand it is mercenary basketball now and decide not to get too emotional about departures, life is a lot easier. You can't blame the players for this crazy system the adults should have fixed long ago.

But someone at GW is about to ask the question  - why are we spending all this money? We could spend $5 million or more less on basketball alone (when you count travel, NIL, coach's salaries) and move to the Patriot League and have maybe a much better chance at March Madness. No offense to anyone at GW but to me it's a matter of time before the question gets asked absent a tournament appearance soon. How much is GW willing to spend year after year to essentially chase average to good but not great? This is not the era of Jarvis, Hobbs or Lonergan. It is very different now and schools like GW are being left behind by the Power Schools.
 

They could also think about it the other way - up their spending to SLU levels and maybe you become a nationally relevant program again, bringing incredible notoriety, fostering real pride and community among alumni, and seeing a spike in applications. For a school with an endowment our size (and tuition as high as it is), finding an extra $5-$10 million ought not to be that hard (but I know it won’t it happen).

That said, I had one ironically dark thought. If all this spending does finally ruin college basketball and split into a college football style system instead of 365 D1 teams, maybe much the way that the MAC stays in football D1A, the new D1 would include A10, American, and Mountain west schools. In a sad scenario like that, maybe our schedule would actually improve because we would become the bottom of the D1 cupcakes teams buy games from 😂

I think you're right. We won't spend the money—and if we did it would be an irresponsible decision. DC's has so many sports teams all competing for our business.  St. Louis is almost like the dark side of the moon compared to the DC metro area.  NIL will be the death of mid-major programs unless the NCAA establishes meaningful guardrails—such as salary caps, transfer limits, anti-poaching rules, roster retention protections, and more balanced revenue-sharing mechanisms—to preserve their viability. 

The real question is: Will that happen?  I doubt it.

I believe the program has the ability this year to spend more than 4 m. The pressure is on to start quickly with a signing to energize the fan base.  Not a great start for next year.

To possibly illustrate why Hunger entered the portal, the bigs market is absolutely insane right now.

According to several sources, the 7’1” center from Florida who got into only 7 games this year and only for a couple minutes at a time, is currently looking for an NIL deal starting at $3M!

dmvpiranha wrote:

Following Mojo to Richmond
 

Guess we should've hired Mojo as an assistant (I kid! I kid!)

Followed on Twitter by Dwayne Lee

Dallis Dillard, D-2 All-American and Conference POY, is receiving a ton of D-1 interest in the portal. @DallisDillard

He visited Penn State today and has heard from a plethora of schools:

Penn St
Dayton
USF
Temple
Rice
Grand Canyon
Drexel
UNLV
New Mexico St
Liberty
Duquesne
Towson
JMU
Siena
Marist
Sacred heart
WKU
Quinnipiac
George Washington
Tennessee tech
NKU
IU Indy
Sam Houston
William and Mary
South Dakota st
Oral Roberts
Portland State
Sacramento State

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