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    34 minutes ago, Tgr4life said:

    What does anyone think of buying 30 minutes on a local TV station on a weekly basis for an interview and highlight show of Towson athletics. Hopefully you could pay for it by selling advertising? That could help become Baltimore's college team. 

    Great idea in theory and I would guess you would have to get your DVR ready because I am sure they would only broadcast it like 4:00 AM in the morning.  I am in the Philadelphia area so I do not know if it is possible, but any chance of a show like that being on NBC Sports DC or MASN?

    Also here in Philadelphia, Temple has 15 minutes on Saturday mornings that is part of the local ABC Saturday morning newscast.  Might be a better option instead of a whole 30 minute show.

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    16 hours ago, BoogerJ said:

    Stadium Expansion?  What kind of ridiculous mindset is that?

    As Mat eluded to, this is the basketball page so maybe getting into stadium expansion is not for the page, but since it was mentioned here, here is what I think.

    Not knowing if this is true or not, just an opinion based on being part of stadium expansion/building in the past. (Not directly, but have been privy to meetings and discussions of venues that have been built over the past 15 to 20 years.

    Yes we think of the U as a football stadium, but how many times does that get used for football games?  5 or 6 times a year?  Add lacrosse and other sports and that facility is used maybe 50 to 60 times a year for ticketed events?  Maybe the expansion of the stadium has football in mind for 5% of it but maybe big picture they are expanding in order to entice other events to come to the U as well.   What exactly those events are and would require a larger venue I don't know, but outdoor concerts are becoming bigger and bigger.  Hosting other NCAA events and tournament host.  There are countless uses for a building that is dark close to 66% of the year.  These other events can be another source of revenue for the school which could go towards athletics.

     

    Just a thought

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    12 hours ago, mat1992 said:

    I was worried if we were mentally alert enough to play an A-10 team on the road.

    Huh?  

    1) This ain't the A-10 I grew up with so coach needs to lower the pedestal he placed on the conference a little bit.

    2) It was George Stinking Washington a team that is and will be at the bottom of the A-10.  

    If George Washington was in our conference they probably would not win it.  How is this team being prepared if the head coach was worried about our mental state to face GW?  

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    Not surprised we got in, but REALLY surprised we got a home game not that we have any sort of home field advantage, especially since we have lost a couple of games there including last Saturday.  The fact it is Thanksgiving Weekend means there will be hardly anyone there.  That being said happy to be in the dance and have a chance to compete.  Looking forward to watching the game on Saturday on ESPN3.

     

    The CAA commissioner should be under fire for the fact that there is no TV contract to see these teams.  There is no better way to highlight your conference.  Get on TV, get on something that if the game is not on TV it is easily accessible online.  CAA.TV does not cut it.

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    1 hour ago, mat1992 said:

    Based on Virginia, arguably one of the greatest defensive programs ever. 

    Yes Virginia has a great defensive program, so if that is the reason why it does not appear that we do not have any shooters, I will trust you since you see more of them than I do.  As I mentioned in the chat last night though, there is no defense during a free throw.  I'll take 44% from the 3 point line but not the foul line

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    We all knew we were not going to win this game.  I like Timberlake and hopefully him and the other freshman develop as the commentators mentioned on air last night over the next few years.  

    In this age of basketball you need shooters.  I may be wrong but I just don't see any on this team right now.  44% from the free throw line?  Inexcusable.  That stat may even overshadow another glaring one from that stat sheet.  I know they only made 17 field goals but we had ZERO ASSIST?  Terrible.  

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    On 6/18/2018 at 11:12 PM, mat1992 said:

    This is an utterly stupid argument about crime and I don't get why TU Alum is arguing with the wrong person.

    I'll try and find more info about this but my guess is that there are no decent venues that are not on campus that they could play in that seats 6-8,000 people. That's the rule. No on campus venues even though the Richmond Coliseum was less than a mile from VCU. So what really are the options from No. Va. to Philly? Some small arena in Chester? The D.C. Armory that was outdated 40 years ago? The only other option maybe would be to play on another campus like Villanova or hell, the Palestra (speaking of outdated but not as bad as the Armory). 

    As for the crime, I'm no expert but grew up near D.C. Southeast was not considered the safest place but that was 30+ years ago. I'm guessing that Ted Leonsis is smart enough to build a place (cheaper land?) in D.C. where the crime may be iffy but the Mystics will play there next year and the G-League Go-Go team of the Wiz will play this season. The thing opens in September so let's see how it goes in the first two years (before the CAA heads there) before making proclamations about crime.

    And yes, the RoFo Arena in Baltimore is also not in the best area but I never heard of issues there concerning crime. 

    The Palestra outdated? Mat you just hit me where it hurts the most. The Palestra is the perfect place for the tourney to happen and would give the conference some of the credibility it currently does not have. Perfect size historic and THE place to watch a college basketball game. Forget Cameron, Phog Allan, Hinkle or any other place. The Palestra has hosted more NCAA basketball games than any other venue and it still stands head and shoulders above all others!

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    What a joke. Gives you an idea as to the vision the commissioner’s office has for the future of basketball in the league. A 4,500 seat venue? To me that means they see a continued decline in the conference.

    Can’t wait for the release in a few years that Calvert Hall High Scholl will host the tournament starting in 2026.

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    If it wasn’t for Auburn winning dispite Bruce Pearl it really would of been a bad night for Towson. 

    Amazed at just how easy UMBC guards were able to penetrate and get to the rim. Unfortunately their win and Buffalo beating Arizona basically give Coach Cal and Kentucky a double bye into the Elite 8

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