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I was hoping Betts would go to St.Thomas, St.Thomas needs to take our scraps like they almost did with Jarvis Omersa
 

I sure hope the players they reach out to improves. I'm trying to stay positive but I'm not expecting to go to the thrift store for our starting five. How about some decent P4 players.
 

GopherGuy82 said:
I sure hope the players they reach out to improves. I'm trying to stay positive but I'm not expecting to go to the thrift store for our starting five. How about some decent P4 players.
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Don't necessarily have to be P4 guys, dominant smaller school guys have been great for us as well. Look at Hawkins, Battle, Cooper, Robbins to name a few. Point being just because they aren't P4 doesn't mean they're bargin bin. That said, certainly would expect at least some P4 guys with the roster slots we have available. Lot of time left, lot's of guys in the portal, things have barely even started to move.
 









Mankato East grad & former UND Fighting Sioux/Cal player BJ Omot joining the Gophers. Would expect he'll have 2 years of eligibility after playing only 4 games due to injury this past season.

Wast 1st Team All-Summit League two seasons ago.

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BJ Omot (20) Forward - Accolades All-Summit League First Team (2023-24) NABC All-District 12 Second Team (2023-24) Summit League Player of the Week (Dec.
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The one I feared the most as a St. Thomas fan has happened. ... stud guard Kendall Blue has declared for free agency. That's a killer for the Tommies, if both he and Miles Barnstable exit the program.

Unlike Barnstable, Blue should have a lot of suitors from the major-conference programs. A 6-6 ambidextrous guard who can do a little bit of everything. Hoping like heck he sticks around at UST, but that's really wishful thinking. If Niko is not interested in Blue, he should be.

This one stings.
 
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Wow, if he didn't leave last year didn't think he would leave as they are finally tourney eligible. Really stings he didn't want to see this thing through, maybe Tauer gets some donors to price match and he stays. If not then come on Niko!
 

Spottedmuskie said:
Wow, if he didn't leave last year didn't think he would leave as they are finally tourney eligible. Really stings he didn't want to see this thing through, maybe Tauer gets some donors to price match and he stays. If not then come on Niko!
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With Blue likely gone, I think the Tommies go from the clear Summit League favorite to now just one of many teams that MIGHT still have enough left to earn the auto bid. The only saving grace is pretty much every team in the Summit League has lost its best potential returning players to free agency. Unfortunately, that's how things are going to be in the mid- to low-major conferences until the NCAA (if they ever do) cleans up some things with regards to unlimited, no-sit-out transfer & highest bidder madness.
 

SelectionSunday said:
The one I feared the most as a St. Thomas fan has happened. ... stud guard Kendall Blue has declared for free agency. That's a killer for the Tommies, if both he and Miles Barnstable exit the program.

Unlike Barnstable, Blue should have a lot of suitors from the major-conference programs. A 6-6 ambidextrous guard who can do a little bit of everything. Hoping like heck he sticks around at UST, but that's really wishful thinking. If Niko is not interested in Blue, he should be.

This one stings.
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The system now so stacked against small and mid majors. Got to be discouraging for coaches and fans of those programs.

I've posted this before and got shot down hard, but I would like to see the tournament format changed.
32 power conference in one bracket and 32 small/mid schools in the other.
Play two rounds.
Now 8 teams left in each bracket. Then cross match the two brackets and play it out from there.

This would allow 8 small/mid schools to make the sweet 16 every year. Also would be great intrigue to see if any of the big schools get knocked off in the sweet 16 games.

The large majority of teams are small/mid. A lot has been taken away from them, this format would give a little back.
 

golf said:
The system now so stacked against small and mid majors. Got to be discouraging for coaches and fans of those programs.

I've posted this before and got shot down hard, but I would like to see the tournament format changed.
32 power conference in one bracket and 32 small/mid schools in the other.
Play two rounds.
Now 8 teams left in each bracket. Then cross match the two brackets and play it out from there.

This would allow 8 small/mid schools to make the sweet 16 every year. Also would be great intrigue to see if any of the big schools get knocked off in the sweet 16 games.

The large majority of teams are small/mid. A lot has been taken away from them, this format would give a little back.
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This would never fly. But, you could do a second tier D1 like football does.
 

SelectionSunday said:
With Blue likely gone, I think the Tommies go from the clear Summit League favorite to now just one of many teams that MIGHT still have enough left to earn the auto bid. The only saving grace is pretty much every team in the Summit League has lost its best potential returning players to free agency. Unfortunately, that's how things are going to be in the mid- to low-major conferences until the NCAA (if they ever do) cleans up some things with regards to unlimited, no-sit-out transfer & highest bidder madness.
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They will be able to replace one of them… they found Raheem Anthony at D3 then Barnstable at D3…. They got a couple D3 guys who will be interested… replacing both a little tougher but I can see Minnesale expanding.. people were worried about point guard when Anders Nelson left Rohde too ok over than left then Dobbs…

Should be interesting they were the favorites now back to the pack I agree… One good thing you have a coach who runs a great offensive system and finds players who fit well in that system…
 

FinnGopher said:
This would never fly. But, you could do a second tier D1 like football does.
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Correct. Big schools would never go for it.
Wonder if momentum will start to build for a second tier standalone tourney
 

SelectionSunday said:
The one I feared the most as a St. Thomas fan has happened. ... stud guard Kendall Blue has declared for free agency. That's a killer for the Tommies, if both he and Miles Barnstable exit the program.

Unlike Barnstable, Blue should have a lot of suitors from the major-conference programs. A 6-6 ambidextrous guard who can do a little bit of everything. Hoping like heck he sticks around at UST, but that's really wishful thinking. If Niko is not interested in Blue, he should be.

This one stings.
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It has to be the 💵. There’s no way a guy hangs in for three years only to bolt for any other reason. I have no idea what his pro prospects are, but the worse they are, the more likely they would grab the money now. Or so it would seem.

Both Hawkins and Payne are not likely to see much if any 💰 after college, so they almost have to grab the money while they ditch their friends and teammates.
 

Roland Brooks said:
They will be able to replace one of them… they found Raheem Anthony at D3 then Barnstable at D3…. They got a couple D3 guys who will be interested… replacing both a little tougher but I can see Minnesale expanding.. people were worried about point guard when Anders Nelson left Rohde too ok over than left then Dobbs…

Should be interesting they were the favorites now back to the pack I agree… One good thing you have a coach who runs a great offensive system and finds players who fit well in that system…
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Any of the freshmen that redshirted this year (Franks) have a chance to be instant impact guys? Or an incoming freshmen?
 
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SelectionSunday said:
Any of the freshman that redshirted this year (Franks) have a chance to be instant impact guys? Or an incoming freshman?
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Franks is supposed to be able shoot it… decent size.. big time shooter.. Momcilivic I have never seen play his game is suppose to be like his brother.. I have only seen highlights
 

SelectionSunday said:
With Blue likely gone, I think the Tommies go from the clear Summit League favorite to now just one of many teams that MIGHT still have enough left to earn the auto bid. The only saving grace is pretty much every team in the Summit League has lost its best potential returning players to free agency. Unfortunately, that's how things are going to be in the mid- to low-major conferences until the NCAA (if they ever do) cleans up some things with regards to unlimited, no-sit-out transfer & highest bidder madness.
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Would be great if St. Thomas became the U's minor league team. Kind of like the Twins and the Saints Mpls/St. Paul set up.
 



golf said:
The system now so stacked against small and mid majors. Got to be discouraging for coaches and fans of those programs.

I've posted this before and got shot down hard, but I would like to see the tournament format changed.
32 power conference in one bracket and 32 small/mid schools in the other.
Play two rounds.
Now 8 teams left in each bracket. Then cross match the two brackets and play it out from there.

This would allow 8 small/mid schools to make the sweet 16 every year. Also would be great intrigue to see if any of the big schools get knocked off in the sweet 16 games.

The large majority of teams are small/mid. A lot has been taken away from them, this format would give a little back.
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I think changing the eligibility rules would be better.
You get 5 years of eligibility to play 4 seasons.
If you stay at a school for 3 years, you get to play for 2 more seasons (either at same school or a different one)
If you stay for a 4th year at the same school, you still get 2 more season to play anywhere.
 

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