TrueBlue82 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 2 hours ago, Keenan Henderson said: Chase Martin has good size and some experience with 59 total appearances at Wofford. Last year he averaged about 4 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist. The only question mark with him is shooting: 24% from 3 and 50% from the free throw line. Chase needs to improve in those areas but could possibly be like a Trey P. type of guy off the bench. Chase started 22 games for Wofford and averaged 18 minutes per game, so he must add some intangibles as he doesn't exactly light up a stat sheet. Perhaps he is a plus defender or a "glue" guy. I can't imagine him transferring to ORU without some expectation of significant playing time. He is also an All-Conference Academic Honor Roll recipient, so has a good head on his shoulders. It will be nice to have a 6-5, 205 guard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keenan Henderson Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 NDSU just got maybe the best transfer so far for the Summit League: B. Watkins from VMI. He led his team with 15 points a game and 3 assists last year. Bison helped themselves after losing a couple of guys to the portal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bogus Smith Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 4 hours ago, Old Titan said: Yeah.....this was discussed about four pages ago. Keep up OT! Don't make me pull out my circling finger picture again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis 83 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 10 hours ago, Bogus Smith said: Yeah.....this was discussed about four pages ago. Keep up OT! Don't make me pull out my circling finger picture again! Oh please do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 11 hours ago, Bogus Smith said: Yeah.....this was discussed about four pages ago. Keep up OT! Don't make me pull out my circling finger picture again! I actually checked VerbalCommits.com for Cam's status before posting that nugget. They had nothing on Cam, but they did have Ashton-to-South-Dakota from earlier this week, so I truly thought this was... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Connor Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 hour ago, Old Titan said: I actually checked VerbalCommits.com for Cam's status before posting that nugget. They had nothing on Cam, but they did have Ashton-to-South-Dakota from earlier this week, so I truly thought this was... Been there. Done that. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 For anyone still under the delusion that the transfer portal and NIL represent a harmless and natural evolution of employment compensation, I offer the following graphic graphic (not a typo): We Are All Witnesses...to the genocide of low-to-mid-major competitiveness in college basketball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Old Titan Posted April 19 Popular Post Share Posted April 19 In contrast, read between the lines of this tweet today from ORU reserve Braeden Moore: 5 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmh8286 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 7 hours ago, Old Titan said: For anyone still under the delusion that the transfer portal and NIL represent a harmless and natural evolution of employment compensation, I offer the following graphic graphic (not a typo): We Are All Witnesses...to the genocide of low-to-mid-major competitiveness in college basketball. Sad to see. Not all represented in those number will find "greener pastures," but players with ability will be snatched away from the programs that gave them opportunity to display their skills and that desperately need them, by promises of money, PT, and greater fame made by programs with greater prestige. Or, they may just be disgruntled, and looking for the easy way out. In either situation they may find, that that (not a typo ) grass isn't always greener. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogus Smith Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 1 hour ago, tmh8286 said: Sad to see. Not all represented in those number will find "greener pastures," but players with ability will be snatched away from the programs that gave them opportunity to display their skills and that desperately need them, by promises of money, PT, and greater fame made by programs with greater prestige. Or, they may just be disgruntled, and looking for the easy way out. In either situation they may find, that that (not a typo ) grass isn't always greener. When you move from one organization to another, you are only trading one set of problems for another set of problems - no organization/team is perfect. These student-athletes are going to find this out earlier than later in their lives if they continue to change schools every year (and probably never graduate if they change more than twice). Find a school/team that values you for the person you are and game you have. If they are developing your skills and you are getting the education that you need to make a great living (if you work hard), you have found the school for you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 At some point there has to be some kind of salary cap put on teams and players, much like the NBA has. You already have transfer guys asking for a million and college basketball has only had NIL for about 3 years. Next year it will be 2 million and then 3 million and on and on. It just ruins college basketball, at this point they should change the name to NBA Jr. or some pro league. Unfortunately, I doubt that any guidelines will be put on the transfer portal or how much money they can make. Some schools will survive because they can get a company or billionaire to pay the players but I have no idea what mid majors do. Any chance the Green family would bankroll ORU's NIL program? Expect a miracle right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 The handwriting is on the wall. Super- Majors will separate themselves from the smaller, less financially endowed D1 schools, ausing a total restructure of the NCAA or maybe even forming their own organization outside the NCAA, with different rules on recruiting, eligibility, NIL/salary, etc. And schools like ORU will compete in their own division, made up of schools with caps on NIL and stricter rules on transferring. Possibly reinstating the sit-a-year clause in any scholarship offer a student-athlete signs. I don't see any other way this can go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogus Smith Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 22 hours ago, Keenan Henderson said: Any chance the Green family would bankroll ORU's NIL program? Short answer.......NO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Trey Phipps to Northeastern State in Tahlequah, his father Conley's alma mater: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmh8286 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 On 4/20/2024 at 5:31 AM, dave said: The handwriting is on the wall. Super- Majors will separate themselves from the smaller, less financially endowed D1 schools, ausing a total restructure of the NCAA or maybe even forming their own organization outside the NCAA, with different rules on recruiting, eligibility, NIL/salary, etc. And schools like ORU will compete in their own division, made up of schools with caps on NIL and stricter rules on transferring. Possibly reinstating the sit-a-year clause in any scholarship offer a student-athlete signs. I don't see any other way this can go. Only thing is, it is federal law, not the NCAA, that is allowing portal transfers. The NCAA tried to reinstate a little sanity with a rule allowing players a single transfer, then requiring them to sit a year before being eligible to play. They were sued by a player and the courts sided with the player, overturning that rule. So I think the at-will transfer will be norm in the future, regardless of the governing structure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Every day that passes, the odds that Issac will stay in an ORU uniform for next season increase by a small %… I would love to see him stay, but won’t be disappointed in him if he leaves for (what he believes to be) greener pastures. I’m just ready for the unknown to become known. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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