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 vu72
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Posted by: @usc4valpo

good information - so for this year, I guess Valpo gets 2*$2M/12 teams/6 years which is about $56K annually for 6 years. Crumbs compared to the big picture. 

True, but remember that we were in the league (2018) when Loyola made the final four.  We've been getting our share of that run to the final four since.  Final four means five wins. There were only 10 teams in the conference then so maybe 150k per year to Valpo?  Again, crumbs in the greater big picture, but at least bigger ones!

 

 
Posted : 03/21/2025 12:05 PM
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@usc4valpo Thanks for the clarification.!

 
Posted : 03/21/2025 12:41 PM
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Good win for Drake. West Virginia is the latest rumor for McCollum.

Iowa (likely the top) and Virginia are on the rumor mill. I wonder if Indiana has buyers remorse getting DeVries so early. 

I saw a McCollum Indiana rumor before DeVries' name came up. I assume he wasn't a secret to Indiana.

 

 
Posted : 03/21/2025 1:05 PM
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Posted by: @jd24

Good win for Drake. West Virginia is the latest rumor for McCollum.

WVU is going after Calhoun at Utah State (former WVU top assistant under Huggins), while McCollum is either going to be Iowa or UVA bound.

 

Virginia's hiring Ryan Odom

Looks like both Iowa and WVU have McCollum as their first choice. This is assuming he wants to leave.

 

 
Posted : 03/22/2025 9:30 AM
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Definitely no guarantee Ben McCollum leaves for another school. Following the Iowa board, they would love to have him. 

 
Posted : 03/22/2025 5:04 PM
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McCollum is as good as gone.  Stirtz will go with him.  He hitched his wagon to NW Mo St. for a very long time, and is now on the upswing like never before, and he would be wise to strike while he is hot.  

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Posted : 03/22/2025 5:44 PM
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Posted by: @valpotx

McCollum is as good as gone.  Stirtz will go with him.  He hitched his wagon to Creighton for a very long time, and is now on the upswing like never before, and he would be wise to strike while he is hot.  

Considering that it's unlikely that future options will be better options than these, I definitely agree.

 

 
Posted : 03/22/2025 7:19 PM
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At the end of the game,  the announcer mentioned that D2 players can play in D1. 

also, I don’t think you will see players like JT Toppin in the MVC…Texas Tech’s inside game was an entirely different level for Drake to handle…

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Posted : 03/22/2025 7:20 PM
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