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CBU victory helped MT jump a few spots higher. Lady Raiders at #59 Net Ranking now. Despite the 26 point loss to K-State it didn't really significantly harm the team's ranking.

Back at it.... Good for him....

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MTTim said:

This is so frustrating. They should make it an NFL farm league and pay the schools for the use of their name. Completely separate from the universities.
I'm like Wiley, watching more NFL and less so called college football.

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Matter of time before we lose a season due to a player's strike or schools lock them out...

We did shoot 10/10 from the line in the first half. Only the second game I’ve been able to make this year. Decent crowd for Christmas break and it was a fun game. Took until about two minutes left but people finally started to get into the game.

Shayne_Pickering said:

Arizona receiver transfer AJ Jones chooses Blue Raiders

Arizona receiver transfer AJ Jones has committed to Middle Tennessee.

middletennessee.rivals.com

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I could see him being an impact player. Hard to coach size and that will be really beneficial in our conference. Any idea how his speed is (40 time)?

Says a lot that the team is winning games when they are not playing their best. We’ve got a good team that could make a run. Shooting was a lot worse than average last night so I expect that to be an outlier.

We missed so many easy shots around the rim that we usually hit. We should have won by 10 or 12 points.

contracts and buyout are the only way to slow this process down. it will slow kids from jumping knowing they will owe a school and can't play at the new school until the money is paid. a school in g5 and fcs gets compensation for development and all expenses it incurred with the athlete. So MT could recoup per player 100k or more per year, the kid was on the roster.

sWiley said:

Nothing is going to be limited or restricted.

Every time these players run into a rule they don't like, they just file a lawsuit and win.

Has a player that sued the NCAA in the last 10 years even lost? Seems every single judge has done nothing but side with the players with every suit brought.

You try to limit or restrict them in any way and they will just sue. I'm surprised they have not filed a lawsuit regarding only 4 years of eligibility.

They should be able to play college sports forever right?

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I saw a post this week with someone just throwing it out there, but the NCAA has rules in place at this time that require athletes to gain so many credits each year towards a degree. Some schools also have minimum credit hours each semester. The post made the point that a non-athlete can go part-time and take as long as they want to finish school. So why can't an athlete?

Can part-time students get scholarships? Oh, wait, there could be another lawsuit.

Bad shooting night from field & free throw line, but it was an all around team effort. Cam & Porter 5-20 from the field. Pretty unusual for them. Essay & Torey 4-11 from free throw line.
When shooting bad you got to rebound which we did. 47-29 advantage on the boards won the game.
This was a game to be nervous about. Lipscomb can shoot & are very disciplined. They had a 94 net. The guys fought hard despite not playing that well. Resulted in an excellent win. I'll take it tonight. Got to be cleaner in Knoxville though.

Nothing is going to be limited or restricted.

Every time these players run into a rule they don't like, they just file a lawsuit and win.

Has a player that sued the NCAA in the last 10 years even lost? Seems every single judge has done nothing but side with the players with every suit brought.

You try to limit or restrict them in any way and they will just sue. I'm surprised they have not filed a lawsuit regarding only 4 years of eligibility.

They should be able to play college sports forever right?

Sommy said:

One interesting idea I’ve heard floated recently is limiting the amount of incoming transfers a program could take in a season. Obviously that could build some continuity by limiting the demand side of the equation. You would have to move the calendar around a bit so schools could refill their roster with high school recruits if the end up losing more than they accept.

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Perhaps...

But I think (JMHO here) that limiting the number of transfer signees won't help. You'll still have 20 guys hit the portal convinced that a P4 school is gonna give them $$$.

sWiley said:

Agreed. Shame too because this team is pretty good.

You cannot shoot FT's like a middle school team though and expect to win a championship. The better teams in this league like Liberty are going to bury us.

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I think this team can be great, but just have to be more consistent at the line. I don’t expect a 15/15 half, but can’t be 5/15 either.

altshauf said:

There is another good bump to the RPI/ken Pom

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Was a great win. Feel like we usually lose those types of games.

Now we go to Knoxville.

Let's go down there with zero expectations, zero fear, and let our nuts hang.

There is another good bump to the RPI/ken Pom

Whew

crposton said:

Free throw shooting will keep us from winning a lot of close games.

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Agreed. Shame too because this team is pretty good.

You cannot shoot FT's like a middle school team though and expect to win a championship. The better teams in this league like Liberty are going to bury us.

FINAL

67-65 MT wins

3:23

MT 65-64