Shark84

Just saw that he picked up offers from Arizona State and UAB. Would be a great pickup. Good finisher.

Just saw that Massie is in the portal. How in the heck does he have any eligibility left? He will probably end up at WV.

He can finish at the rim. I like it. Yes please!

Committed to Murray State.

Robinson was a quality hire. Head coaching experience, 3 straight 20+ win seasons and experience at building a competitive roster without lots of NIL money. Some big basketball donors were not happy with the Hodge hiring but winning quiets a lot of critics.

I'm sure the media bonus was for the weekly coaches shows and for pre and post-game radio stuff. He was always very engaging when I saw him at events.

I wonder if D-Rob has talked to him and if he would be open to returning if he doesn't get a better offer. 6'6 guards that can score on all three levels are hard to find. He may even be able to play small forward. He definitely looks the part. I wonder if D-Rob looked at any practice video of Mason, Cotton and Vice or talked to Hodge about them. I don't see them going to West Virginia.

I really don't see him as a starter at that level. He can probably be a good role player and knows the system.

First time in school history that no players or coaches off this year's team will return next season. Thanks NIL and portal.

Found this on a NIL/Portal site for college basketball. This is what the Major Conferences are supposedly playing for players right now. PROJECTED ELITE GUYS (Top 10-15): $2.5 to 4 million PROJECTED ALL-LEAGUE PLAYER: $1.5 to 2.5 million PROJECTED STARTERS: $500K to 1.5 million PROJECTED BENCH PLAYER: $200K to 700K This may be why we can't keep our best players. I doubt that we are even close to paying out more than 50-100k for a starter.

Maybe he is getting some good NIL money, but you are right. He isn't going to get minutes from Hodge in his first year at a new school. Hodge will need to win from the start to keep boosters that weren't excited about him off his back.

I hate to lose Mason as well but it wouldn't have mattered if Hodge had played him or not. If he had played well, he would still be gone. I would have loved to see how he would have developed but...

It's hard for me to get to fired up for next week. Kinda feels like when your girlfriend dumped you for a better-looking guy. If we win, all of the praise will go to Hodge and not the program and University in general. I will still be watching but not with the same passion. I still root for the name on the front but can't help but feel a little mad that they couldn't have waited until after the last game to make the announcement. Hodge is technically West Virginia's coach now. With all of the player movement in the portal, that is the way things are going to be in college sports. It's a business. Coaches and players are going to do what they think is best for them. Why should they have any loyalty to the schools? We as fans live and die with our school. I'm not going to start being a West Virginia or Texas Tech fan now just because our coach went there.

Another consideration is what players can they bring with them.

Anyone like Josh Howard? I think he could be a great recruiter at UNT but I don't know anything about his coaching abilities or style. I think it would be worth giving him an interview if he was interested. Could be our version of Penny Hardaway in Memphis.