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On 8/8/2023 at 1:31 PM, Dane96 said:
Seton Hall is a big time Power basketball team. The BE is a top 3, if not top 2 conference this year.
The Big East was all about UConn MBB ... not Seaton Hall (17-16 overall) a first-round loss in the Big East Tournament and a first-round loss in the NIT.
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If you believed from Day One when this renovation started, that the most loyal fans (aka Season Ticket Holders) ("STH") were not going to be asked to fund at least part of this project via the Preferred Seating Donation ("PSD"), then I consider you naive.
The devil is in the details and while I did not hear an amount mentioned yesterday for the "PSD" for premium seating, I have been told the low range for "STH" will require a payment of $75-$125 "PSD" per seat. I did hear that there will be perks (ex. Beer) from yesterday's tour. I await the MBB & WBB season ticket packages.
Mark Benson has been determined to bring in more donations from the average fan. I feel the president of the university may have established a benchmark for Mark when it comes to donations. Mark is now going for broke to change how we many of us give to the university and its sports programs.
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I took the tour today.
Well worth the time spent because the tour included ground tour of the floor and upper-level tour from all sight angles. The sight angles from the corners may be some of best views in any arena. In addition, the concession locations were part of the tour. A tour of the women's locker area, which was far from finished, was [art of the tour.
There was a quick overview on seat selection with a promise to send a mailing with details out in the near future with a seat selection date around the middle of October. This event will be an in-person event with arrangements for those who cannot make the in-person event.
Is the Broadview Center becoming the gold standard for the America East? Yes.
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24 minutes ago, statefan said:
Lexi is on maternity leave.
So, I guess Roger had the last couple days off when Saratoga is "dark".
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LOL ... well a little back to topic ... Albany station Channel 10 WTEN did a sports segment on the UAlbany Football team. Perhaps repeated at 11:00 PM.
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8 hours ago, statefan said:
Rodger is on vacation this week.
I know Ashley is leaving and/or has left for her position at North Colonie CSD, however where was Lexi Swatt yesterday?
In the past, Roger was always around for the Saratoga Meet.
What a joke.
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Where was Roger Wyland and WNYT-Channel 13 yesterday?
Is Roger still the face of UAlbany Sports?
Yesterday, I watched the 6:00 PM new segment to see how the schedule announcement was handle by Roger, another member of the sports department and WNYT's. No member of the sports team was part of the broadcast nor was there any mention of the MBB and WBB schedule announcement. The only segment was about a person's dream of becoming a fencing great. All due respect to this young man's dream.
Why do we keep Roger around?
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19 hours ago, MRuler 79 said:
Its been radio silent. Has anyone been to watch practice? Fordham game is like 2 weeks away. Any updates at all?
Yes, Football has gone quite, after a furry of pre-camp and early camp social media posts, now there is little.
On campus later today.....
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I guess if want to catch more of the Broadview Center and sooner, you need to catch opening of Broadview Center on November 12 (Sun) with UAlbany WBB playing Rosemont. The WBB team has six non conference games at home.
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My main concern is whether or not Eli has any interest in starting each game's thread and maintaining the stats' flow. Time will tell.
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I have noticed that the 2023 Volleyball's scheduled has been posted to www.UAlbanySports.com.
https://ualbanysports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule
Home matches are at Capital Center and Russell Sage College.
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On 8/5/2023 at 5:37 PM, UAalum72 said:
Will they still play RPI for the Dutchmen’s Shoes?
As we now know, yes.
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Can the 2023 Field Hockey Team repeat last year's team success?
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A former Union athlete shared his thoughts concerning the name change (from The Times-Union)
UNION COLLEGE
RB no fan of nickname
Arcidiacono says moniker for teams ‘makes me sick’
By Mark Singelais
Cindy Schultz/Times Union archiveUnion’s Tom Arcidiacono, the school’s all-time leading rusher, said he won’t buy any school merchandise with the new logo.
Former Union running back Tom Arcidiacono, who is from East Greenbush, is the program’s career rushing leader and a member of the college’s Athletics Hall of Fame.
He attends two or three Union football games each fall. Arcidiacono said he always buys Union gear to support the school when he comes back to campus.
Never again, according to Arcidiacono, after Union announced Thursday it is changing its nickname and logo. The college dropped Dutchmen and Dutchwomen, its nicknames since the first half of the 20th century, in favor of Garnet Chargers.
“I will not buy a single thing associated with that logo,” Arcidiacono said Friday. “I’ll wear all my old stuff.”
Arcidiacono, who graduated in 2007, blasted the college’s decision with the same force he ran through tacklers to gain 4,919 rushing yards from 2003 to 2006.
“I literally have nothing positive to say about it,” he said. “Honestly, it makes me sick, and that’s been the general consensus from any other athlete or friends of mine I’ve spoke to from Union.”
Arcidiacono was particularly critical of the altered logo, which now has an electrical charge splitting the traditional Union “U.” Arcidiacono compared it to a popular sports drink’s logo.
“The logo is horrendous,” Arcidiacono said. “We’ve always been known as ‘The U’ and had a nice block U, and now you’ve got this Gatorade bottle logo with a hollowed out electric bolt in the middle of our U, which changes not only our mascot, but now we’ve changed our primary logo, which I thought was really recognizable and awesome and now we’ve got an imitation bootleg Gatorade sports label as a logo.”
Union explained in a Thursday news release that many students, alumni and employees who preferred Garnet Chargers over other finalists said it reflected Schenectady’s legacy as a leader in electrical technologies.
General Electric was formed in Schenectady through a merger in 1892 and Schenectady became known as the “Electric City.”
“I’m not sure why the focus of our school name is based on an industry that’s basically left Schenectady behind,” Arcidiacono said. “GE has very few employees or presence in Schenectady any more. Not to mention, why would that be where we’re rooting a nickname, based on a corporate company that put a business in Schenectady? The whole thing is just odd. Now our name is a generic name based off 100 other probably athletic programs and pro teams in sports have the name Chargers. And they tried to throw Garnet in front of it, which makes it sound even more corny.”
Garnet has been Union’s official color for more than 150 years.
Union began exploring a nickname change 10 month ago as part of a broader branding update. Union said the new nickname, and mascot to be unveiled this fall, “would better exemplify Union’s rich history and resonate with current and future students more effectively than the current moniker.”
But Arcidiacono said he remains unclear on Union’s motivation for the change. He wondered if it was because “Dutchmen” wasn’t considered inclusive enough.
Many of the comments on Union’s social media accounts were negative.
“Sad day to be an alum,” former Union linebacker Kevin Flike of Stillwater, a teammate of Arcidiacono, said on Facebook. “I wonder how much money has been spent on this ridiculous re-branding.”
Former Union hockey player Daniel Carr, a member of the 2014 national championship team, declined comment. A message left with second-year Union men’s hockey coach Josh Hauge resulted in an email response from a Union athletics spokesperson, directing a reporter to a prepared statement from Hauge.
“As a hockey team, we were looking for a name that matches the energy and passion we are striving to achieve on the ice every day,” Hauge said in the Union email. “The Garnet Chargers name connects us to the city of Schenectady as well as embodies many of the core values of our program. While change may not always be easy, we are excited for the future of both our program and the College as we move forward as Garnet Chargers.”
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13 hours ago, MRSGDG said:
Is this math we were doing right? We were looking and this can't be right..or well maybe it is ?
If we bought a GOLD section season ticket, it would cost someone $70 per game ($350 commitment for 5 games). (You can go to a Mets game for $70 a ticket)
However, if we bought a single game ticket in the GOLD section for each game, it would cost me $36 per game (prices vary from $30 to $40 per game for the 5 games).
That might be the only time we see a larger committed outlay resulting in higher prices.
The normal response is that the donation makes you eligible for parking.. but now in order to get parking, you have to commit to at least two season tickets.. so, now $140 per game. And that donation now doesn't count for any other sports.
So if we wanted to go to games.. the single game ticket option is both cheaper, and allows people to not spend if there's a game they can't go to (ex. if someone bought a season ticket.. and then can't go to one game.. their per game cost just went up to $87.50).
A greatly designed system to incentivize people away from GDAC/season tickets.....
On 8/2/2023 at 7:48 PM, cwdickens said:I have been told that due to a "glitch", I was overcharged and would be credited towards the Preferred Seating Donation for MBB Season (new for the 2023-2024 Season).
Life is about choices and for many UAlbany season ticket holders for the Big Four Sports (Football, MBB, WBB and MLAX are now learning without any announcement from the University the Preferred Seating Donation Program ("PSD") is expanding to other sports however not a complete surprise as some has hinted that the University will be looking to increase revenues.
When I do math the average seat cost for my two seats is $80.00 ($300 ticket costs plus $500 "PSD" totaling $800.00), which makes the average cost per games higher than last year due to fewer home games
The new saying at UAlbany Sports: "If we rehabilitate a facility, our fans are going to pay for those improvements. You want Women's Rowing; someone has to pay for the sport."
Based on how things play out this year, I may be making new choices in 2024-2025.
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1 hour ago, Dane96 said:
Announcement was made a little while ago, women’s rowing is the official 19th sport of the University. This is an excellent move by the athletic department.
Absolutely....was thinking a spring sport however: I know rowing teams have meets in the fall and the spring. Well, now I have an excuse to go to The Head of the Fish - Saratoga Regatta.
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2 hours ago, alum73 said:
The website says all tickets are $100.
Donation for gold is $250.
I have been told that due to a "glitch", I was overcharged and would be credited towards the Preferred Seating Donation for MBB Season (new for the 2023-2024 Season).
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17 minutes ago, UAalum72 said:
Possibly an event on Homecoming Weekend Oct. 20-22?
A possibility, however, my understanding tours are aimed previous season ticket holders and GDAC members.
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On 7/21/2023 at 9:42 PM, Eli said:
Hey, you give them more credit than I do. Opening night was supposed to be vs Siena on 11/12. I said the second they moved that to MVP that they were behind. Now it's December - likely closer to Christmas, Benson just won't say it. I wouldn't be surprised if the AE home opener is the actual opener for the arena.
That's not my point though - the point is they don't even have a tentative date to share so out of town alum/people can't make plans. Something this big and their update with less than 6 months to go is 'sometime in December'...maybe that annoys only me but come on now.
My understanding is that that renovations are now back on track. I have learned the following:
- Pricing for seats and GDAC donation requirements will be release within a couple weeks
- There is the potential of tours of the nearly completed Broadview Center by the project manager in October.
- Seat installation is scheduled to begin November 1, 2023
- Seat installation completion date is set for November 15, 2023
- Broadview Center home opener is scheduled for November 29, 2023, opponent, to be announced.
Seat selection for season ticket holders may occur on or about November 15, 2023.
Keep your fingers crossed.
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On 7/31/2023 at 4:28 PM, UAalum72 said:
Football Tickets on Sale, Promotional Schedule Announced
As I expected, the Hawai'i game is at 6 pm HST (midnight EDT)
Donations to the Athletic Dept. are now only $350 /seat for season tickets, but counted separately for each sport that you give to when purchasing season tickets.
To clarify: you paid a $350.00 donation per season ticket plus your seat price for your seat location as I only paid $275 donation per seat times 2 ($550) for my two seats plus the seat price. Have you spoken with Nate recently?
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18 hours ago, Eli said:
Looks like SEFCU will now be known as Broadview Center officially.
I like it...Broadview Center works better than Broadview Arena.
I concur with your sentiments that Broadview Center flows better ,,,only question: Is the parking lot adjacent to Broadview Center and Tom and Mary Casey Stadium now known as the Broadview Center Parking Lot? Chuckle Chuckle....
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On 7/27/2023 at 12:21 PM, Dane96 said:
That's your expert legal advice? I specifically refer to your first point as incorrect, so the rest is incorrect. And before you have a snarky answer, I am pretty familiar as to the process of defense for a public entity in NYS and when the AG's office has the "total" authority to step in and make decisions on the behalf of the University.
I will make this short and sweet for you: your statement is incorrect, and the University does have some latitude here on settlement.
Your reply is utter nonsense as in no way offers counter arguments to against settling the case at this time. I offered no comments on who has the decision-making power and your comments on the decision-making power is all over the place.
Oh, by the way, I was offering a counter opinion to Clickclack's opinion, not legal advice as I am not an attorney.
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This thread comes to a close as the student-athlete commits elsewhere:
SAINT ROSE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Brown lands local stars
Saint Rose coach gets commitments from Faraj, Graber
By Mark Singelais
Courtesy of Daniel OrtizSyrita Faraj was named the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Year for Russell Sage last season. She’s transferring to St. Rose.
Graber
College of Saint Rose coach Will Brown was hired five weeks ago. Coaching women’s basketball for the first time, he’s still finding his way around.
“Just trying to get adjusted and figure it all out,” said Brown, the former University at Albany men’s coach, who attended a recruiting event in Atlantic City last weekend.
At the same time, Brown moved quickly to add a pair of former Section II stars who were scoring machines at other local colleges last season.
Tamarac graduate Syrita Faraj and Schalmont alumnus Payton Graber each announced her commitment to Division II Saint Rose this month.
Faraj, a 5-foot-9 sophomore guard, entered the transfer portal after averaging 20.2 points per game last season for Division III Russell Sage. She was named the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Year.
“I always kind of wanted to challenge myself to play at the higher level,” Faraj said. “I challenged myself to get Player of the Year and once I received that, I was like OK, I’m more confident in the way I play basketball. … Coach Brown got the head coach job at Saint Rose and I thought it was a good opportunity to go play Division II at Saint Rose.”
Faraj also made Lebanon’s senior national team, but couldn’t play with the team in Australia because of issues with her paperwork and visa.
After leading Schalmont to a Class B state title, Graber spent one season at Hudson Valley Community College. Graber, a 5-8 freshman guard, averaged 24.8 points per game to rank second in the nation in the NJCAA Division III.
Graber said she planned to return to HVCC for another year before Brown got the Saint Rose job. HVCC coach Keith Danzy immediately reached out to Brown about Graber.
Graber and her parents toured the campus with Brown, who was a Saint Rose men’s assistant from 1995 to 1998. She committed a couple hours later.
“Everything just felt very right and very easy,” Graber said. “I wasn’t really hoping to restart my recruiting process until I saw Coach Brown was back at Saint Rose and I wanted to give it a shot. My parents loved it, I loved it. It felt like an easy decision and the right fit.”
Graber said she’s excited to play for Brown in his first try at the women’s game.
“I thought it was a good opportunity to get to know him,” Graber said. “Obviously, he’s a very talented coach and very well known in the area, so I’m super excited to be able to work with him and get coached by him.”
Faraj said she doesn’t see that adjustment as a big deal. Saint Rose also recruited Faraj when previous coach Whitney Edwards was still there. Brown’s son Jackson, who plays for Russell Sage, let Faraj know when his father got the job.
“He’s going to push us harder, and I’ve heard really good things about him,” she said. “I mean, girls and guys are different, but it’s going to be just as good, and we’re going to be pushed to our limits.”
Brown said it’s important to him to recruit Section II, a good area for girls’ basketball. He said he’s expecting another local commitment soon he couldn’t reveal yet.
He said he doesn’t expect Faraj and Graber to put up the gaudy scoring numbers they did at their previous colleges.
“The (Northeast-10) conference we play in on the women’s side is the best in the Northeast,” Brown said. “It’s normal that as much success as Syrita had, she’s jumping up to a higher level. Do I expect her to have success? Absolutely. Do I expect her to average 20 a game, as she did this past year? I think that would be unfair. … Payton did so much for Hudson Valley, so my job is to make sure when she comes to Saint Rose, she doesn’t have to do as much as she did in junior college.”
Faraj and Graber played against each other in high school but don’t really know each other. They’ve texted to set up workouts together.
“I feel just her vision on the court and my ability to score is going to work together pretty well,” Faraj said.
2023 UAlbany WSOC Schedule is released
in Fall Sports-Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Cross-Country, Field Hockey
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The 2023-2024 UAlbany Sports Season kicks off with a WSOC match at Tom & Mary Stadium: