OT: D1

[bballfan03]

Was just perusing rosters and schedules for various schools.. noticed Hurst girls OPEN the season AT Notre Dame.

Would we like to take guesses at a score? I'm legit thinking this will be a UCONN WBB vs Quinnipiac (etc) score where if they keep the deficit to within 75 it's a "good game".

ND could easily hit 150 if they wanted lol

[Fightingscot82]

Was just perusing rosters and schedules for various schools.. noticed Hurst girls OPEN the season AT Notre Dame.

Would we like to take guesses at a score? I'm legit thinking this will be a UCONN WBB vs Quinnipiac (etc) score where if they keep the deficit to within 75 it's a "good game".

ND could easily hit 150 if they wanted lol

Expect Hurst to play several of these games each year. They need to bring in revenue to justify the jump. The losses will pile up.

[IUPHawks24]

Expect Hurst to play several of these games each year. They need to bring in revenue to justify the jump. The losses will pile up.

How much for each of these games? I'm sure the men pay more than the women.

[Fightingscot82]

How much for each of these games? I'm sure the men pay more than the women.

More than enough to cover travel. When Pat Cleary was coaching Edinboro he told me that Miami OH paid them $25k (they beat Miami) and Pitt paid $15k. I'd imagine Notre Dame pays in the $50k ballpark for a D1.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

More than enough to cover travel. When Pat Cleary was coaching Edinboro he told me that Miami OH paid them $25k (they beat Miami) and Pitt paid $15k. I'd imagine Notre Dame pays in the $50k ballpark for a D1.

I'd guess that is pretty close. ND is a women's basketball powerhouse so they have to entice the lambs to the slaughter somehow. I'd guess what Pitt pays is the more common range, however.

On a personal level, I do wish Gary well in this transition. He grew on me over time, and I loosely got to know him a bit over the years. He'd often have dinner at the Hilton after games or the night before (Mercyhurst had money and would always come the day before for basketball games). I just think this is going to be a very rough few years for him up until he retires. It's funny ... Gary and Joe hated each other early in their rivalry. It was awkward just to watch them before a game try to chit chat with each other. That relationship slowly changed throughout the course of a decade-long war. They actually became pretty tight friends. I know Gary played a part in Joe signing Luke Triggs this off-season.

[bballfan03]

I'd guess that is pretty close. ND is a women's basketball powerhouse so they have to entice the lambs to the slaughter somehow. I'd guess what Pitt pays is the more common range, however.

On a personal level, I do wish Gary well in this transition. He grew on me over time, and I loosely got to know him a bit over the years. He'd often have dinner at the Hilton after games or the night before (Mercyhurst had money and would always come the day before for basketball games). I just think this is going to be a very rough few years for him up until he retires. It's funny ... Gary and Joe hated each other early in their rivalry. It was awkward just to watch them before a game try to chit chat with each other. That relationship slowly changed throughout the course of a decade-long war. They actually became pretty tight friends. I know Gary played a part in Joe signing Luke Triggs this off-season.

I totally understand they're gonna get some coin out of it, but that's the only thing they'll be taking away from it. It's not even a game you can "get a feel" for anything. They won't be in the game after 4 minutes lol

[IUPHawks24]

I totally understand they're gonna get some coin out of it, but that's the only thing they'll be taking away from it. It's not even a game you can "get a feel" for anything. They won't be in the game after 4 minutes lol

According to Twitter research, it’s about 70-100k for a men’s game. Less info for the women. That’s a ton of freaking money.

It will be a difficult transition for sure. Gary seemed to have elevated his talent on a consistent basis prior to this last season. Earlier in his PSAC tenure, he didn’t have the depth of talent that he did from 2018-23. When he had the roster, they went on quite a five year run.

From afar he seems like a difficult coach to play for, so you wonder if he’ll have to adjust with the losing that is likely coming down the tracks.