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Stu also addressed this in an article earlier this week. There is no comparison in SOS between the A10 and the MWC. It was embarrassing to see. He also referenced resources and revenue sharing and took a shot at Bernadette McGlade's leadership. I sound like a shill for his work but he is writing some good stuff. I don't think it is fair to him to copy and paste it here since it behind a paywall.

Stu has a nice articel on this on his Substack feed this morning. The coach is well aware of what he needs to do to upgrade the roster and compete. Let's see if he can do it.

Competetive balance tax - penalizes teams for "overspending"

Without opining on th elegaility of this I hope it stands up. College sports is currently the worst possible model: free agency with no salary cap. I can't think of any other (professional) sport where this is the case.

I read somewhere (the Post maybe?) that if SLU and Furman win, SLU would host round 2.

I belive Stu has said a couple of times that Dotzler was going to move into a starter's role pre injury. Based on the recovery path of Javonte Perkins, I think we need to be cautious on our expecations for him (Dotzler) next year (assuming he stays).

Interesting note on Thames from Stu's game recap. Mentioning McCottry's good week of practice, he referenced he (McCottry) has been playing on the blue team along with Thames and others. Suggests Thames has been particpating to some degree in practice.

I have 4 tickets for Friday's game at Loyola. Free to a good home. Section 207, Row K, seats 20-23

Unfortunately he isn't the commish or a university president, but an interesting take nonetheless. Rick Pitino adamant Big East will 'miss the boat' without an expansion

That sure looks like Kellen Thames warming up.

It has been a few years since my kids played junior tennis, but at that time, OU, OSU, and Tulsa all had great facilities. Tulsa has hosted the NCAAs several times also. For a school their size, they have very nice facilities with 6 indoor and 12 outdoor courts.

https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/1879961983434526950 Ouch

This is the type of game we haven't won since RM's teams. At home with a chance to make a statement and stay atop the A10. Wiz, as always, thanks for your analysis. While I realize it is never a single factor, what is the magic number on TO differential for this game? I feel like this will be a mid 60's to low 70's game and TO's will be critical.

Need KT to get healthy and back in sync. He was our best player early on. He can play quality minutes. Find one more you trust and you have a 7 man rotation.

Agreed. This is a loss IMO.

I will put this here. Not sure if it means anything but Matt Hayden is leaving. I believe he is #3 in the AD.

SIAP

Tonight has to be lowest Chaifetz attendance, right?

Hi Wiz As always thanks for all of your analysis and willingness to share it. I have a question but wouldn't want you to waste too much time on it. The narrative is now that this team is worse than last years. Any way to simulate that game? Thanks.

Bring it. You aren’t hurting anyone (except maybe the TV if you’re like me) and it can be cathartic.

Dotzler was to be inserted in the starting line up so the coach must see something in him. Casey is a mystery but we need to find another big to put RA at the desired 30 mpg. Hopefully Pikar is going to fill that role. But man he is thin.

So Dotzler and Casey.

Love the look. Hope we wear the black a bunch, particularly against VCU/Dayton. Dumbest of dumb questions so I apologize in advance for destrying a few seconds and brain cells seeking an answer...why are all of the replica jeseys #18? Feel free to add a healthy dose of ridicule in any answers. Thanks