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[Ben Chwarmer]

Hire Schmidt if Skinn leaves.

 

[Pablo]

Tarleton State names Eric Haut men’s basketball head coach - Tarleton State University Athletics

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – One of the top names in the NCAA coaching carousel is now a Tarleton State Texan. Eric Haut has been named the 16th men's basketball head coach

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[Ben Chwarmer]

I love Skinn. He really has an eye for talent. He legitimately took a backup center from a lower conference and turned him into a 2nd-team All-Conference player. Just imagine what Skinn could do if he actually had money to spend.

But for whatever reason, Mason hasn’t fully bought into its flagship athletic program.

It’s going to be hard to continue paying Skinn while also finding the money for NIL.

Apparently Mason is near the bottom of the league in NIL funding. St. Bonaventure basically canned Schmidt because they couldn’t afford both him and a competitive NIL budget. I worry that’s what could end up happening at Mason.

 

[mkaufman1]

Mason is not the bottom of NiL funding. They are top 5 (roughly)

However, there is a gap between them and the next program in the top 5 and other programs.

We aren’t bottom rung in spending.

 

[Ben Chwarmer]

Mason is not the bottom of NiL funding. They are top 5 (roughly)

However, there is a gap between them and the next program in the top 5 and other programs.

We aren’t bottom rung in spending.

NIL is around 2-2.5m. Dayton, vcu is around 6 million.

 

[mkaufman1]

NIL is around 2-2.5m. Dayton, vcu is around 6 million.

Correct, although vcu and Dayton spend possibly more.

But we are not in the bottom. There is just a gap between top spenders. We are somewhere in the 5th or 6th range to my knowledge.

 

[2011WinOverVillanova]

Correct, although vcu and Dayton spend possibly more.

But we are not in the bottom. There is just a gap between top spenders. We are somewhere in the 5th or 6th range to my knowledge.

And it is more than fair to question our leadership on whether they are aggressively lobbying the Board of Visitors for more money.

 

[Pablo]

Duft out as Head Basketball Coach at Weber State; Moves to administrative role within the program - HoopDirt

Weber State Athletics announced today that Eric Duft will transition from his role as head men’s basketball coach into an executive position within the department. Duft will serve as the President of Basketball Operations and Development for the men’s basketball program. In this role, Duft will...

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