Not sure if this is buried in another thread but seems like a strange comment from Whitehead.

Adam Zagoria‏@AdamZagoria 13h13 hours ago


Whitehead on SHU "They'll be a great group if I came back. They'll be maybe even better if I didn't just because they'll come together as 1'

so ... I've lived in Miami near 20 years and for all the pros/cons of living here (like anywhere) I'm pretty much all in for Miami (pro sports and canes) when it's not Nova; yeah that S16 was particularly sweet for me ... But damn if I'm not all in for Kyle and the Raptors in this series. It's that Nova pride pushing everything else to the side. Kyle is such a big part of the spark long ago that has us worrying today about whether Hart comes back to V-up in our quest to defend a national title (Think about that ... We are in the repeat discussion even if Hart doesn't come back!). Anyway, I find myself saying an emphatic "yes" with each big shot/play from Kyle .. Particularly given his recent struggles. Go Kyle/raptors!

As a liberal artist, I am not well-versed in finance. I have heard stories of people saving for college and finding out that they would have gotten financial aid if they had not saved. I don't know if that only applies to low income people.

We have started to contribute some to a 529 account. Is this a good idea or are we just going to disqualify our kids for aid? (I suspect that depends on whether we are beyond the aid threshold anyway). Are there better places to put savings to prevent disqualification?

Thanks for any help. Let's hear it VSB grads.

Kohls has the women's Nike white locker room championship t-shirt on sale for $14.99. Use code refresh30 to get an additional 30% off and code free4may for free shipping. All you need to use is your Kohls card for these to work. They also have championship basketballs at cheap prices. Not sure of the quality of the basketballs. The codes work for anything on their website.

RobN

UD hires Chrissi Rawak, Sr. Assoc AD at Michigan, as new AD.

Incoming Prez has told the members of bkb team that new AD will hire new Head Coach w/in 12-14 days.

In a very, very bizarre turn of events, the new UD Prez met with the members of hoops team this week to persuade them that they should stay with program and that a great, new coach will be hired. I kid you not, he actually said "I think basketball has the most potential of any program at UD. With the hiring of a great coach, I see no reason that UD can't compete with programs like Villanova".

the guy is either clueless or a total BS'er.

tonights first question. It's Wildcats ran wild in the 2016 Nationals Championship
I just love all this publicity we are getting.

...As Beavis and Butthead would say..."huh, huh, they said cornhole"..

https://www.victorytailgate.com/cp-...dcats+Cornhole+Game+Set+Confetti+Version.html

DAHMIR ROUNDREE .....13POINTS.....10REBOUNDS.....2 BLOCK SHOTS......LED TEAM FINAL TO AN IMPRESSIVE WIN 83-60...........LONNIE WALKER.....HIGH SCORER....21POINTS..........

Wow.

...see link...3pm this Thursday/Friday on ESPN2...
http://espnmediazone.com/us/programming/live-and-same-day-taped-event-schedule/

I'd like to read some thoughts on what Villanova's championship will really do for the Big East Conference as a whole. It certainly validates the league, but I'm not 100% sold that any program other than Villanova will really benefit in the long run from our championship run.

UConn winning the NCAA Championship in 2014 in the inaugural season of the AAC should have been huge for that conference, but in reality, the championship only validated the dominance of UConn.

Today, the AAC is still a hodgepodge of misfits.

Butler making back to back National Championship games as a member of the Horizon league did nothing for that conference. Instead, it helped Brad Stevens land the C's coaching job, and propelled Butler into the Big East.

Today, the Horizon is irrelevant.

Memphis benefiting from one and done NBA players and making the National Championship game did nothing for the CUSA. In reality, it helped Cal land the UK coaching job, and half the conference ended up in the AAC due to football realignment. Memphis was chosen largely because of their basketball relevance.

Today, the CUSA is irrelevant.

My point here is that it seems widely accepted that Villanova's victory is great for the Big East, but does it really help the conference in the long run? In each of the examples listed above, the AAC, CUSA and Horizon were each dominated by one team. The Big East has history, but Villanova has unquestionably dominated the new version of the league for the last three years, and Villanova has been the only consistently good program over the last decade. Is Villanova winning in today's Big East that much different than the three examples above?

So, when does winning a National Championship help the conference? When multiple teams within the conference have made Final Fours or won National Championships over the last decade. Case and point: The former Big East and the current ACC. If the team that always dominates the conference wins the Championship, I think it only really helps that team that dominates the conference.

Ultimately, I think that winning the NCAA Championship will propel Villanova to even greater heights, while the rest of the league tries to figure out how to catch up as the gap between Villanova and the rest of the Big East increases.

Enjoy:
https://villanova.n.rivals.com/news/friday-night-at-hampton-eybl

His opinion about the combine and guys whose stock rose and those who should go back to school. I don't have insider access to read the full article. Can someone summarize it or post any tidbits on Josh Hart?

Thanks...RobN

think his name is on their crap arena.

Who?

Enjoy:
https://villanova.n.rivals.com/news/mark-jackson-interview-pt-1-


Pavilion renovation, funding priorities, improving game-day experience and attendance for football and more are coming in subsequent parts of the interview:

Part 2:
https://villanova.n.rivals.com/news/mark-jackson-interview-pt-2-

says Villanova is on him the hardest:
http://www.madehoops.com/news_article/show/647986?referrer_id=1272156

On a slow day, here is some movement that I haven't seen reported...

Big East:
Creighton - has a JUCO guard who is transferring, Maalik Albert. Not much to see
Butler - Signed George Washington transfer PG Paul Jorgensen. Has to sit this year out
Depaul - signed some JUCO SF, which is good because they need some size.

Big 5:
St Joes (PA)(LOL) - signed 3 guys in the past few weeks: Nick Robinson, Lorenzo Edwards for 2016 and Taylor Funk for 2017. While very different players, all of them are in the 6 ft 6 to 6 ft 8 range, and Robinson/Edwards are both from Chicago (or the Chicago area)

Nothing earth shattering, but just some news.

Duke, Louisville, Maryland, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas, UCLA, UConn, Nova.

No Arizona..

I have been meaning to let you know you and your shirts are the reason we won the national championship. What you did not play and had had no role in the victories????

I think differently. Each game I wore the shirt you bought and Eric gave out at the pregame brunch we won including the entire tournament run. I did not wear it for the Seton Hall game in the BET and we lost. Since I did so well in logic many moons ago I have come to the conclusion that the reason we won is your lucky shirt. No doubt in my mind.

Isn't being a fan great?

VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE AUTHOR ...OF THE NOVA CHAMPIONSHIP BOOK..........ERIC WATKINS ....SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASKED TO WRITE IT......

Ryan Arcidiacono named Male Senior Student-Athlete of the Year..............Congratulations....

It has been a fabulous interview so far. Look for the podcast.

apple to stop selling music downloads in next few years.

http://www.macworld.com/article/306...usic-downloads-in-as-little-as-two-years.html