TIgreen01

A move like that kills all sports unless you've gotten all of our donors lined up to agree that they will, in fact, still give the same amount and are 'Ok' with using that money on basketball only. I suspect that the reality is that MANY of our big hitters are here for football first and basketball second. Kill that off and you likely lose them entirely.

Think WSU and OSU are going to keep spending at $90M+ once their new TV deal comes in? Or will they skew down, closer to where the rest of that league is at?

If our reason for joining is to block TxSt and UTSA, then sure. That isn't good enough for me. Our reason should be that we are going all-in on basketball if we make this move. I mean all-freaking-in. Like TCU did for football when they joined the MWC. If we go out West and continue to do North Texas things (middling support and results) then we will wind up further behind than we are today. There is no question that the media exposure out West will be less than what we get today. None. And it'll be harder for our own fans to watch away games than it is today. However, if we go out there and dominate, continue to place top 2 in the conference every year, I'd expect that would be good enough to make the tourney every year since they get more than just the conference tourney champ in. That could be a launch pad.

Grant and Hodge both came here with the goal to leave for the P5 as quickly as possible. They never intended to stay here longer than they had to. Grant, for some reason, stayed longer than just taking the first promotion offered. Hodge did not, as far as I can tell. Either way, they both won here, helped raise our profile, and ultimately reached their own personal goals. Good for them, and good for us. They are, and always will be, legends at North Texas. We need to put them in our HOF asap. Now its time to turn the page. Hopefully Robinson has similar goals, wins even bigger and we can ride that to bigger and better things (more NCAA tourney appearances and wins). I do not, and will not, get emotionally tied to a coach here like several seem to do. The only possible exceptions are those coaches that played or went to school here (IE: Pat Cobbs). Objectively, Hodge was not the complete package that Grant is/was. The drop in attendance, I think, is directly attributable to his personality vs Grant's. Grant is a public figure and a great salesman, along with being a great coach. How many times do you remember seeing Grant grab the mic at a game or event and pump up the crowd, or run over to the students and jump into the crowd or high five the front row? Hodge is an expert technical coach and tactician, but he doesn't have that same gift and presence that Grant did. They were a great team together, but ultimately Grant has the higher ceiling. Hoping that Robinson is more like Grant and can help re-engage the students and fanbase.

Which only helps reinforce why us joining a West Coast based league is not a great move. It might be better than where we are if it helps translate to NCAA tourney bids...but long term we'll get less exposure out West than where we are today if we move and regress as a bball program (fail to take advantage of the extra bid potential).

I hated being in a west coast based league in the past. However, after watching our basketball team get stone-walled the past several years while the MWC routinely gets in 4 teams into the tourney....I'd have a hard time not taking them up on the offer, if its serious.

Depends on your expectations. He was maddening for all the missed layups and shots from close range, absolutely. But he was a high motor defender with length. I'd definitely bring him back if possible. I bet every single player in our starting 5 with eligibility gets offers from P5 schools.

I'm not sure how anyone who watched Rondel Walker's effort last night could possibly walk away thinking the team didn't care. After the first 10 minutes, they made the better adjustments and beat us. Even with that, they had about three late clock prayers from deep late in the second half that were the difference. If they miss those shots, we probably still win.

Last year we retained all but Tylor Perry. FAU returned everyone, and that’s just the top two schools from AAC. This year we all lost everyone…or almost everyone. Look at last year’s AAC all conference team and how many are in the SEC and Big 10 now. The full on impact of the free transfer and NIL really hit this year. To your point, it’s just one year, but it feels like a major shift has now occurred and the fundamental landscape has changed. I’d love to be proven wrong.

It’s what we do here. Or what we did…

Back it up to the Sweet 16, then. Only 4 conferences represented and entirely P5. That’s the part that looks more troubling. Just limiting your view and pattern matching to “All 1 seeds make the final four” is either being naive or you’re deliberately burying your head in the sand.

Mid-Majors for years competed and showed well in the NCAA tourney BECAUSE we kept teams together when P5s were going after lottery pick guys who constantly left early, leaving them in rebuild mode every year. With unlimited transfers and NIL, every team is in rebuild mode every season, but now the P5 can always ensure they have the absolute top, experienced, talent. They've shot the golden goose. Media is all over this final four, but I am struggling. I'm looking forward to a potential Flagg vs Brohme final matchup, but seriously worried over the future of the sport. I do not care about an NCAA tourney that only ever rewards the top spending teams.

Obviously will have to wait to see how his team’s here look on the court, but I’m intrigued. Seems like a solid hire from his resume and the style of play fits. A others have said, JUCO experience and HC success at other lower level schools seems to be the Wren/Moseley blueprint and he’s got that too. I give it two thumbs up and another one sideways.

You are correct. However, what's the point? There is no reason for it to exist when we already have the NFL.

This is one hire I'm not worried about. Hiring basketball coaches is what Mosely does best.