Quote from: The Sultan on March 14, 2026, 09:06:30 PMMan. Brutal loss for Toledo. Had the lead almost all night only to have Akron hit a three with six seconds left.

that was a tough one. TK always has good teams at Toledo...just can't get that tourney title. But, MAC sending 2 teams to the dance this year is sweet. One of the power conferences not getting a bid they were expecting.

Quote from: Jay Bee on March 14, 2026, 10:14:27 AMWay to drop the hammer, smh

I often think it's weird when people cry about 'oh, it cost more at the pump!'.. and they are literally just talking about filling up their own car. Nickel and dime sh1t. So odd; if someone DOGE'd their a$$, they could save a ton of money all over the place.

ppl r dum.

I may be misunderstanding this post, but it seems to completely miss the point. Energy prices going up substantially has an immense impact on the cost of everything, not just filling up their car. Most people understand this, with gas prices being a sign of larger energy related crises.

But on top of that though, this is impacting supply chains, which the last time that we had a simultaneous supply chain and energy crisis, inflation hit 9%.

This is why people are concerned.

Anyone else happen to notice that Vanderbilt has a backup guard named Chandler Bing?

Quote from: The Sultan on March 14, 2026, 09:06:30 PMMan. Brutal loss for Toledo. Had the lead almost all night only to have Akron hit a three with six seconds left.

Zippy and the Zips deserve to march forward.

Not that this is a wild take, but Arizona is really good. They have a quality backcourt, a Clingan-like big, and tough forwards. Has everything a championship team needs, as long as everyone is healthy.

Quote from: MuggsyB on March 14, 2026, 06:11:50 PMUCONN is not exactly looking like a 2 seed.

Overrated. Solo Ball has been on a milk carton for weeks. Mullins is a one-trick pony whose shot often eludes him. Karaban can't create for himself, disappears for long stretches and is often targeted when he's on defense.

UConn's title teams had great guards. This one? Not dependable enough.

I mean, UConn lost to Marquette, for crissakes, and it wasn't even a fluke. We outplayed 'em.

Quote from: The Sultan on March 14, 2026, 06:56:05 AMGotta root for Tod Kowalczyk and Toledo in the MAC title game today. The former Marquette asssistant has been there for 16 years, winning the regular season conference or division title 8 times, but never getting to the NCAAs.

Man. Brutal loss for Toledo. Had the lead almost all night only to have Akron hit a three with six seconds left.

What a win for Akron at the end. That's what March is all about.

Quote from: Billy Hoyle on March 14, 2026, 08:33:19 PMFirst, there is no more NLI (not LOI), they are Financial Aid Agreements between the school and the student-athlete. It is much easier for a kid to get out of a FA Agreement than it was with the NIL. And, those just cover institutional grants in aid. Revenue Share is a separate contract. More are one-year deals, but schools are starting to have athletes sign multi-year deals. There are also contracts with collectives or other boosters on top of revenue share - see the Darien Mensah situation at Duke. That's how you get to a $7 million number like Dybansta has.

#FakeNews #Lies

"Revenue sharing" isn't sharing of revenue. It's spending of money, up to a cap, if schools so wish. MU could spend a ton on men's bball - they choose not to, and will continue to not spend anywhere near that cap.

Traditional NLI absolutely exists, but has more rigor around the deals -- but that could change any second.

 

Quote from: Mu8891 on March 14, 2026, 06:38:46 PMTrash - Shaka sure as hell can't be the
" heavy " ..

I'm convinced he ( almost ) runs it back
w/ maybe two additions.  Zaide and hopefully Sean's spots. 

If Shaka can't do it, he's not going to survive in major college hoops. Difficult financial decisions are core to pro sports.