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lsbal84 · 03-06-2013, 02:20 PM

One thing I hope Lowell does is pick up a few transfers immediately in order to make their transition to D1 more palatable. Similar to when Stony Brook came into the AE...... I think they brought in a 1 year transfer named Leon Brisport (if I recall his name correctly) from Providence. It would be nice if they can compete as quickly as Bryant has in the NEC.

NotDeadYet · 03-06-2013, 03:48 PM

Next season just seems so far off...in the future, but I hope Lowell will have a team that competes.

UNHFan · 03-06-2013, 03:53 PM

The more I read about Lowell the more excited I am to have them join our league. I still want another team to get 10 but I think Lowell will be a nice addition.

Up and Under · 03-06-2013, 04:19 PM

Lowell will suck for a long time. It will take them two recruiting classes to get respectable.

NotDeadYet · 03-06-2013, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Up and Under

Lowell will suck for a long time. It will take them two recruiting classes to get respectable.

That doesn't sound very long to me. Several of the current AE teams sucked for many, many years and have improved. Now, if you said two generations...

Up and Under · 03-06-2013, 04:37 PM

does anyone know the history of non Div.I teams coming into the league? How long did it take them to be .500 in league?

umainealum · 03-06-2013, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Up and Under

does anyone know the history of non Div.I teams coming into the league? How long did it take them to be .500 in league?

Albany, Bing & Stony Brook all did it very quickly...though Bing certainly sold their soul to the devil to get there, but the other 2 did it well and are still doing well. Florida Gulf Coast has been very good after only a few years and I'm sure there are others that didn't take too long to get going.

It's not easy, but with the right coach and the excitement that moving up creates, it can be done.

And if only takes a couple recruiting classes to be at .500, that's pretty damn good!

Alumni96 · 03-06-2013, 05:44 PM

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Albany, Bing & Stony Brook all did it very quickly...though Bing certainly sold their soul to the devil to get there, but the other 2 did it well and are still doing well. Florida Gulf Coast has been very good after only a few years and I'm sure there are others that didn't take too long to get going.

It's not easy, but with the right coach and the excitement that moving up creates, it can be done.

And if only takes a couple recruiting classes to be at .500, that's pretty damn good!

Bing was certainly respectable prior to the Broadus debacle. Al Walker had some pretty good teams back then.

umainealum · 03-06-2013, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Alumni96

Bing was certainly respectable prior to the Broadus debacle. Al Walker had some pretty good teams back then.

Very true...point taken. I should have mentioned that...

TheSeawolf Roar · 03-06-2013, 09:37 PM

someone start emailing their season ticket holders and get them to make accounts for this website

BingGrad · 03-07-2013, 12:05 AM

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Bing was certainly respectable prior to the Broadus debacle. Al Walker had some pretty good teams back then.

Binghamton had by far the best start to the D-I era of the three SUNY's, and was competitive in the AE almost right away (going 10-8 in AE play in both their 2nd and 3rd seasons of D-I). Walker was a perfect fit for the job of taking a D-II program (that had never really been all that good at the D-II or even D-III level) and turning it into a respectable D-I program.

He struggled with recruiting and ultimately wasn't the right guy to get the team over the hump of simply being respectable, and it was the right time for a change when Walker was replaced by Broadus.

Good idea, bad execution. Really, really bad execution. Really, really, spectacularly bad execution.

I don't know what the coaching situation is at Lowell, but I'd certainly recommend Walker to any school that was making the transition to D-I.

**UVM Hoop Cat** · 03-07-2013, 04:52 AM

Apart from going 0-2 and/or 0-3 against UVM every year in the AE conference for their entire existence, I hope UMass-Lowell becomes very good very quickly.

MileHiCat · 03-07-2013, 06:38 AM

What kind of facilities do they have? I would assume that, to some extent, this will impact their ability to recruit, and therefore their ability to compete.

I am hoping they get an at large bid their first year, but then again, I have been hoping for an at large bid from the ECAC/NAC/AE for almost 30 years. As we all know, hope = disappointment deferred.

**Seth** · 03-07-2013, 09:15 AM

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What kind of facilities do they have? I would assume that, to some extent, this will impact their ability to recruit, and therefore their ability to compete.

I am hoping they get an at large bid their first year, but then again, I have been hoping for an at large bid from the ECAC/NAC/AE for almost 30 years. As we all know, hope = disappointment deferred.

If they play basketball at Tsongas, they immediately have one of the best facilities in AE. That's the limit of my knowledge of their facilities, though, so I'd wonder if anyone knows where they plan to play?

farfromtheshow · 03-07-2013, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by BingGrad

Binghamton had by far the best start to the D-I era of the three SUNY's, and was competitive in the AE almost right away (going 10-8 in AE play in both their 2nd and 3rd seasons of D-I). Walker was a perfect fit for the job of taking a D-II program (that had never really been all that good at the D-II or even D-III level) and turning it into a respectable D-I program.

He struggled with recruiting and ultimately wasn't the right guy to get the team over the hump of simply being respectable, and it was the right time for a change when Walker was replaced by Broadus.

Good idea, bad execution. Really, really bad execution. Really, really, spectacularly bad execution.

I don't know what the coaching situation is at Lowell, but I'd certainly recommend Walker to any school that was making the transition to D-I.

Actually Binghamton's initial Division I recruiting class was OUTSTANDING - but it wasn't Walker, it was Randy Dunton (Walker's assistant) who was a fantastic recruiter who landed them: Nick Billings obviously (super athletic 7 footer who at one point was viewed as a legit NBA prospect), Andy Hannan was a 6'6" highly skilled wing who made a big impact as a freshman before transferring to UNLV where he played on scholarship for the rest of his career, Sebastian Hermenier (a 6'6" Brenton/Voelkel/Rowley type), JuCo transfer Anthony Green (A terrific, All-Conference point guard), JuCo Billy Williams (a 6'4" athletic man without a position and dirty work player), JuCo Brandon Carter (athletic energy wing), transfers Brett Watson (PG) and Stan Occitti (6'9" big) who won a national championship at UConn... it was a really good recruiting class for anyone, and absolutely outstanding for a team's first D1 class...

Unfortunately, Dunton left and Walker could never duplicate his recruiting.

03-06-2013, 02:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
lsbal84 Veteran Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 91721	Lowell One thing I hope Lowell does is pick up a few transfers immediately in order to make their transition to D1 more palatable. Similar to when Stony Brook came into the AE...... I think they brought in a 1 year transfer named Leon Brisport (if I recall his name correctly) from Providence. It would be nice if they can compete as quickly as Bryant has in the NEC.

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NotDeadYet Player Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 875 Rep Power: 35420	Re: Lowell Next season just seems so far off...in the future, but I hope Lowell will have a team that competes.

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UNHFan Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,214 Rep Power: 20480	Re: Lowell The more I read about Lowell the more excited I am to have them join our league. I still want another team to get 10 but I think Lowell will be a nice addition.

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Up and Under Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 133 Rep Power: 0	Re: Lowell Lowell will suck for a long time. It will take them two recruiting classes to get respectable.

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Up and Under Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 133 Rep Power: 0	Re: Lowell does anyone know the history of non Div.I teams coming into the league? How long did it take them to be .500 in league?

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TheSeawolf Roar Seawolf Nation Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: The Brook Posts: 276 Rep Power: 1411	Re: Lowell someone start emailing their season ticket holders and get them to make accounts for this website

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UVM Hoop Cat -PREMIUM MEMBER- Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 17,439 Rep Power: 62496	Re: Lowell Apart from going 0-2 and/or 0-3 against UVM every year in the AE conference for their entire existence, I hope UMass-Lowell becomes very good very quickly. __________________ "Let's win this game for all the small schools that never had a chance to get here" - Hoosiers, & UVM mens basketball NCAA's 2005

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MileHiCat Rookie Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 59 Rep Power: 2	Re: Lowell What kind of facilities do they have? I would assume that, to some extent, this will impact their ability to recruit, and therefore their ability to compete. I am hoping they get an at large bid their first year, but then again, I have been hoping for an at large bid from the ECAC/NAC/AE for almost 30 years. As we all know, hope = disappointment deferred.

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