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Mens Basketball fell off the rankings again yesterday, but Stony Brook rejoined the rankings at #29 with 33 points. That is what a big win will do for you.

Move the bubble and build up and out. $20 mil is a lot of dough

Well with as terrible a team that Siena is become, I almost feel that the UA inferiority complex is starting to hit me. Kind of like when I was a fan of the Yankees as kid in the 80's and early 90's in High School. I started to honestly believe that my team was going to find a way to blow it every day. It's how a Mets fan must feel today.

I think it is time to stop worrying about $iena. They have become the second class team in the area and not worth the time any of us spend fretting about contract status or how they do. Maybe they will regain some power with some good recruiting, but their ceiling was already hit. We are just starting to walk - the sprint is coming.

Let the series die. They will be begging for it to return in a few years.

Albany listed again with others receiving votes ... 2 points this week.

Interesting that commenters on their board mentioned that UA would be near the top of the MAAC if it played in that league. Compare that to what Siena's board says about UA...

Anyone know how to watch this game without paying?

 

Siena forum complete dumpster fire, kids suspended, fighting, Long injured for like a month.

 

Fans looking for the next thing that moves to throw it under the bus. Tough year for those folks.

 

I thought they were the next Gonzaga?! hahahahaaa!! Sucks for the players and students but happy their arrogant fans are having a rough time. They deserve it.

 

This.

As a college basketball fan, and someone who wants to root for both programs, I truely feel bad and hope $iena can find a way to right the ship and play some competitive ball.

Thanks to the arrogance of their fans, and the TU writing staff, I find myself being overjoyed at their freefall.I shouldn't get so much satisfaction out of it, but it just makes me smile.

Ain'ters gonna Ain't (click the link to ebay) LOL

Lets say the game is played at SEFU, sells out, no free or reduced tickets for students, and they charge $20 per ticket (which is more than they charge now - $18 for chairback and $3-$12 for non chairback), and do not include the game in season ticket packages (for max revenue) I am not suggesting they do this, I am only trying to look at best case scenario for $$$

4,500 seating capacity X $20 = $90,000 in ticket revenue

Add to that any sponsorship dollars, TV revenue, concessions, etc. I would say that $150k wouldn't be out of the question.

I am not sure how many season ticket holders there are - but with some more realistic math:

• Lets say there are 1500 season ticket holders, and the game DOES count for part of the season ticket pass
• The game sells out
• They give Siena 500 tickets for students/donors/to sell
• They increase the ticket price as a 'premium event'
• They sell 500 'premium seats' at $30 each = $15,000
• They sell 500 'Good Seats' at $20 each = $10,000
• They sell 1000 'Cheap Seats' at $10 = $10,000
• They give away 500 seats to Students = $0.00
• This is $35,000 in ticket revenue plus whatever amortization of season ticket holders you want to apply to the revenue
• They give $iena a 50/50 split of the non-season ticket gate revenue on top of the 500 tickets $17,500
• With TV, sponsorship, advertising, naming rights etc. You add another $50k to the revenue (not a stretch because of the profile, and may be an underestimate)

Siena gets basically the same money UAlbany gets when the game is played at TUC

UAlbany makes around $75,000 (not to mention any potential parking revenue)

What is getting a home game that sells out and adds profile to your home court and capital region presence worth?

If you look at it that way - I think Siena needs to PONY up at least $75,000 minimum to keep it at TUC every year, or make it a home and home. Anything less than that equals UA walks away from the game. End of story.

in the new Poll, NJIT still got 2 points. They are a mediocre team that got hot at the right time vs a major program that took them lightly.

Looking ahead, the next match against Yale will be a tough one. They are currently #15 in mid-major poll with 336 points. For comparison sake Holy Cross got 6 points. This will be a real test. I guess we will see if the team that beat Siena shows up, or the team that lost to SFU makes an appearance...

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/101251/how-does-njit-beat-michigan?ex_cid=espnapi_public

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11988429&ex_cid=espnapi_public

looking back at the NJIT thread, it looks like it was mentioned. I just didn't put 2 and 2 together.

With how poorly UA has been playing, I kind of stopped paying attention to this, but I decided to look today. I haven't seen it mentioned, and being out of town I didn't notice until now...

NJIT received 25 points in last weeks poll after upsetting #17 Michigan? WOW

Only thing is mark s is not on the UA basketball beat. So I guess he shouldn't be getting info from brown. Wilkin though.. Ya know

Wilkin needs to be fired. He is a sad excuse for a reporter. Although I like to argue with Mark, he does do his job - cover Siena. Wilkin needs a slap upside the head or a walk to the unemployment line. His coverage (or lack there of) is a pitiful for a newpaper that is supposed to be the main capital district rag.

I made this suggestion on the TU forum, but the more I think about it - the more I would love to see it happen:

Cancel the UA/Siena series in current form.

Create an annual Albany Cup Tournament - Cohosted by UA and Siena, with all revenues split evenly

Invite 2 additional strong mid-major non-league opponents - like a Patriot League Team and a CAA Team.

In round 1 - Siena plays the Patriot League Opponent, Albany Plays the CAA opponent (because of Football)

In Round 2 - You have a Championship and Consolation Game.

UA Would play Siena only in years that both teams win or both teams lose in Round 1

You have 4 teams worth of fans to pad attendance and bring in additional $$

Since it is a tournament - it would not be a "home" Team for any team, and not be included in any season ticket packages - however both schools could sell an option to their season ticket holders for an all-games pass with premium seats or something like that (but not necessarily the same seat a Siena Season Ticket holder has during the regular season.

This would make the Siena/UA game happen a good percentage of years, but not every year - so it would become a little more special, and it would bring a couple additional strong teams into the capital district.

Didn't see the game today, but looking at the box score it seems like another poor shooting game. What was Dallas doing? Something needs to change and quick.

 

The game was painful to watch - but a lot of that was how poorly we shot combined with how well they shot. Bring their 3 point percentage to just under 50% (9-19 instead of 13-19) and we pick up 12 points - that changes the dynamic and stops the keep away game at the end. The results could have been different. Up our 3 pt percentage a little - but still less than theirs and we are ahead by 1 (8-18 instead of 6-18). If you look at that way - I think many of us would feel better about this disaster of a game.

I don't believe in the lets take their 3pt % down and now we have a closer game idea. They shot what they shot and we shot what we did. End of story.

 

Dont get me wrong. I agree with you 100%. My only point was that although the game was painful to watch, a few different bounces and the result is far different. I think I would have felt bad even if my scenario happened and we eeked out a 1 point win. I was just saying that the game could have very easily been very different.

The game was painful to watch - but a lot of that was how poorly we shot combined with how well they shot. Bring their 3 point percentage to just under 50% (9-19 instead of 13-19) and we pick up 12 points - that changes the dynamic and stops the keep away game at the end. The results could have been different. Up our 3 pt percentage a little - but still less than theirs and we are ahead by 1 (8-18 instead of 6-18). If you look at that way - I think many of us would feel better about this disaster of a game.

Their board is pretty active. I enjoyed reading the thread. I would love to see that many people get involved in conversations here. By the looks of it, they may have a large contingent of fans coming to SEFCU tonight. Wish I could make it, but I can never do Wednesday night due to another commitment. Will be watching from my phone.

Still not ranked. Siena fell off, Stonybrook got 10 points, Quininipiac got 4 points, upcoming opponents Holy Cross and Yale are 24 and 25 respectively

Women's out some time today.

Was it me, or was UNLV ridiculously hot from outside? I couldn't believe how open we left them on some shots, and how they somehow seemed to make the bad shots when we did get a hand in the face. Combine that with UA missing almost every shot (yet making all the stupid shots they took after the whistle).

When it was within 5 in the second half, I thought we had a chance to pull off the upset - but cold shooting ended it.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/nov/28/return-home-rebels-aiming-make-their-offense-less-/

At one point the foul difference deep in the second half was 9 to 4...9 on UA. That was with UA taking everything to the hole...

Unfortunately, I couldn't be at the game because of a family commitment, but I did watch it on my phone.

Is it me, or does the offense seem more ragged and less controlled this year? I almost felt like I was watching street ball at one point. I know we have a lot of talent on the floor that can cut and slash, but I felt like there were lots of forced shots and silly mistakes. Maybe this will calm down as the season progresses. Everyone likes watching scoring, but I have grown to love the grind.

Ouch. Ladies fell to #8

Mens poll release 11/24

No major updates, and not worth taking the time to count out the other's receiving votes. Of interest:

• Albany still on listed
• Quinnipiac dropped and only received 5 points
• Siena jumped up to receive 13 points
• Both Stonybrook and Vermont no longer received any points

Womens poll released tonight. I wonder what direction we will see the Lady Danes move after the loss to WKU?

Lark St is doing well. A bunch of places that are fun

City Line is very well done with GREAT food. Not my cup of tea though. I miss the dive Sutters.

Across The Street Pub is always a spot for Wings

No idea where the college kids go these days, but WTs is still kicking