Dane96

That is super interesting. I thought he was Turkish and not Kurdish. Would be a problem if he was Turkish and funding Kurdish charities, the government there would not be fond of such activities. Good on him!!

BTW-- baseball going nowhere. It's not a big deal in the scheme of things but... "Baseball and Softball Branded Storage – In Construction"

BTW, what does the administration (of the entire university) need to do in order to get a massive donation out of Hamdi Ulukaya? I understand that the company is very much employee owned however, he is the majority owner. Today, he saved Anchor Steam Brewing Company, including all of its buildings and ip assets, out in San Fran. Anchor Steam has a special place in my heart-- i was offered to partake in a pitcher of it at he Lark Street Tavern as a 19 year old (shhh...yeah, should hot have been served) by a couple of the older guys I was friends with that bartended at Cafe Hollywood when that place was in its prime. It was my first truly "craft" beer (I don't count Genesee Cream Ale) that was "adult" like. Back to the point, there is ZERO reason we don't have a Chobani Field House. Heck, now that he is in the beer business, give him exclusive rights to beers in the stadium/arena....and Chobani Yogurt in the food halls/stores on campus. That brings you at an annual, ongoing captive audience to market their wares. Get it done!!!

That is not entirely accurate-- I had come across designs that you now see for the PE building strength area about 4 years ago, and they were not easily accessible to the public. Per my understanding, they are considering a bubble vs. an actual field house. Both require significant funding from private resources and the latter would serve more purposes than the former.

Don't get this roster construction in the past few days. Let's see what DK has planned...but right now it is super heavy at the two. I get having a backup for Marshall but unless he's moving to the point, it seems like a bunch of kids at the two. We need a PG and a Center with experience.

The amount of money spent on baseball wouldn't even cover ice time for a season.

His program is notorious for this type of bull$iena. I live not to far from Andover and his demeanor, which goes down to the team, is beyond bro like. Glad he got the hook.

Central ark and ewu as well.

Jackson is not a borderline D1 player. Agree with the rest. Borderline hyperbolic statement.

Would be massive

Excellent news. Those I spoke to about him at the HS level said he's special, he just needed to put on some weight and deal with the speed of the game (both not unexpected at this level). Way I see it, I would suppose it's a two way battle between Myles and Trey...with Van getting third team reps, and next year a battle for number 2 (presuming Myles doesn't beat out Trey, tear it up, and move on to an FBS school). BTW, really good friends with folks in the UM program, high level close-up to the program. He's had a vanilla, but good camp. He had a mixed performance in the spring game, hitting an absolutely beautiful long ball and missing on a wide open receiver. Jacurri Brown transferred, meaning he is solidly in the group of three, with Ward as the starter and Poff/Williams vying for #2. So many 3 and 4 star recruits are transferring at key positions (like Brown). As much as we are a feeder program now, if we EMBRACE IT, Albany could have consistently wonderful years as kids will either want to start here and shine or drop down, shine, and move on. For all of our initial worries about the staff, and they were valid in many respects and irrational in other ways, this staff (starting with Gattuso) is excellent at recognizing raw talent and molding them. I think we finally settled on an offensive scheme that works, which is great. Personally, as much as i can't stand what has happened to college sports and it is ultimately driving out really good people before there time is up (Saban, eventually Gattuso, etc.), we are positioned to handle it well...and I think Coaching staff consistency is a HUGE key as it is the ultimate selling point at our level as kids ask, "Can you get me to my next spot, my dream...a NIL package or a shot at P2 school".

There will be so many kids without a degree, it's not even funny. Honestly, it is not college sports anymore. The amount of students who benefit from this massive 4 year upheaval is minute. The ones that suffer, long term, is a rather large group.

Money is likely to move the needle for both, that's about it.

Sultan Adewale has committed.

We have an onsite visit report "sighting". 6'7 kid from Iona coming up this weekend. Will be a sophomore, from London, U.K. and...shocker...he played HS ball in Philly. (Really good Catholic league school). Was pretty highly recruited out of high school. Played only 14mpg as a frosh averaging 3ppg and 3.2 RPG. Sultan Adewale His big offensive performances came against LBSU, Buffalo, Fairfield, St. Peter's, Rider, and St. Francis. Interesting player...a bit raw in some areas but he has some solid potential. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbgC69uJL2w https://twitter.com/SultanAdewale12