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Good article in general. One thing that stood out to me.
Originally posted by ESPNFour years ago, after Ali Farokhmanesh stuck a dagger in Kansas' heart, Northern Iowa actually looked at the numbers, comparing before and after Farokhmanesh's daring 3-pointer went in. The school found a 1,577 percent increase in online sales, a 267 percent increase in unique visitors to the school's website and a 30 percent increase in calls to the admissions office on the day after UNI beat Kansas.
With that sort of research and just anecdotal evidence to go on, schools are investing more in their basketball budgets. According to the Department of Education's most recent gender-equity numbers, Villanova's basketball operating expenses were $7.39 million and Wichita State's were $5.36 million. VCU came in at $5.05 million.
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As with most investments, there is risk involved, and long-term investment is the best way to create a decent return. I don't think any of the other schools in the league have been willing to take the sustained investment risk it takes to build a program that provides return.
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"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it is about the future."
--Niels Bohr
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Somewhat related. ESPN is doing a top 50 coaches count down. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/
They are at #18 and haven't listed HCGM yet. Can't wait to see how high they rank him.
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Originally posted by Shockthemonkey View PostSomewhat related. ESPN is doing a top 50 coaches count down. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/
They are at #18 and haven't listed HCGM yet. Can't wait to see how high they rank him.
And here: shockernet.net/forum/showthread.php?18509-ESPN-Coaching-Poll-Where-does-Marshall-rank"Hank Iba decided he wouldn't play my team anymore. He told me that if he tried to get his team ready to play me, it would upset his team the rest of the season." Gene Johnson, WU Basketball coach, 1928-1933.
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Originally posted by 1979Shocker View PostNo, what happened?"I not sure that I've ever been around a more competitive player or young man than Fred VanVleet. I like to win more than 99.9% of the people in this world, but he may top me." -- Gregg Marshall 12/23/13 :peaceful:
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Remember when Nancy Pelosi said about Obamacare:
"We have to pass it, to find out what's in it".
A physician called into a radio show and said:
"That's the definition of a stool sample."
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I hear he shats lightning and is 9ft tallPeople who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. -Isaac Asimov
Originally posted by C0|dB|00ded
Who else posts fake **** all day in order to maintain the acrimony? Wingnuts, that's who.
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