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Offers:
MT
Kennesaw State
Abilene Christian
Samford
UTC
UT Martin
TSU
Arkansas Pine Bluff
ETSU
Alabama State

Mealer to utk

and one fro latech to MT

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I don't watch much NBA basketball, especially during the regular season. But I have peeked at the playoffs mainly because I enjoy seeing Jokic play. As they won the title tonight I saw a familiar face celebrating in former MT rival Popeye Jones. Jones was one of the Murray State greats from the late 80's - early 90's. He is a assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets now. Back in the day he was a beast for the Racers and he and MT great Warren Kidd had some major battles. Both would go on and play in the NBA.

Not sure if it is true but I always heard that Popeye, a Tennessee native, wanted to come to MT. At the time, Bruce Stewart had just had the twin tanks in Kerry Hammonds and Bam Bam Rainey. Supposedly Bruce wanted to go leaner while Popeye was a heavyweight.

I sure rooted hard against him while he was a Racer, but I also have great respect for him. Seemed like a class act who has made a good career for himself. Congrats to Popeye.

Listened to an interesting topic on the radio this afternoon. The topic was, is the PGA & LIV Golf the tip of the upcoming iceberg? Is college football & the NIL the next phase for Saudi Oil.
The proposition was would conferences & schools in need of NIL money accept a contract to promote their football teams in exchange for premium oil companies advertising & any contract ramifications included by the Saudi elite?
As stated these oil magnates have working funds in access of $750 billion. Not millions, but billions.
Let's take a smaller D1 football conference with 10 teams with practically zero NIL funds or collectives. Next step would be to set a $50 million NIL contract with said conference & their commissioner. Does commissioner get a signing commission? Of course, besides it's for the good of the conference.
Next we divide the $50 mill to 10 schools which gives a $5 million NIL pkg per each school for football. Tremendous money for the schools & conference. Chump change to the Saudi oil magnates.
As a school you have the right to morally say no thank you. However those funds would be divided to the schools who did sign. What do you do? Of course you have to sign.
After just a couple years the P5 starts realizing they don't like losing a lot of their 3 & 4 star players to the Sunbelt, CUSA, & the MAC. Now the Saudi's reel in the big boys too.
It was an interesting topic.
So question is, how close will this be to reality as the possible next phase of NIL & college athletics. And if so how soon from now could we see the 1st remnants of this beginning & what would be all it's ramifications?

Those wins be broken down by a couple of 11 win seasons combined with a couple of 3 win seasons, or remain constant (as we kind of are) at 6-8 wins a year.

No coaching talk, purely wins. Get 7 wins a year for a decade or fluctuate from 4-10 wins. Im curious the boards thoughts here.

Can someone associated with Rivals explain the prospect review/rating process?

There are a few players in TN, specifically the class of 2024 basketball class, that I am familiar with that are just as talented and has just as a high a ceiling as some of the few rated 3 star players in the database.

These kids are playing the same AAU team/tournaments as the 3 star kid. I don’t want to disparage the 3-star player in any way, but I cannot understand how kid A is a 3 star and these other 2 kids are not even listed in Rivals database, let alone not be be rated the same.

We aren’t talking just my opinion, the two I am referencing are All-State, Mr Basketball caliber players. It’s more of a if kid A is a 3 star, there is zero reason these kids are not 2/3 stars as well. It’s like Rivals is missing a significant a number of the 2/3 star players that have a legit chance of lower D1 ball.

Can someone explain how kids get rated in Rivals for basketball? Seems way harder than football.

What year did you graduate and where on campus did you stay?

I graduated in 2016 with a degree in Mass Comm/Journalism ...I stayed in Rutledge, and Monohan while commuting part of the time..

What was the landscape of MT athletics while you were a student?

I believe it was my freshman year when MTSU shellacked Georgia Tech. The basketball team was rolling as well.

"Once in a Blue Moon"

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