UH athletic director

[ZoomZoom]

Well, here’s tonight’s view into the future. Been saying basketball is next. Increase the number of slices of pie and shut out the “mid majors” gaining bids, more money in the long run for the big boys.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ns-72-76-teams

Other sports will follow.

[Turbine]

Well, here’s tonight’s view into the future. Been saying basketball is next. Increase the number of slices of pie and shut out the “mid majors” gaining bids, more money in the long run for the big boys.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ns-72-76-teams

Other sports will follow.

Good bye NIT

[CajunVic]

Good bye NIT

NIL strikes the NIT

it will probably be more diminished rather than gone

it may even become THE top level of competition for those no longer capable of competing in the NCAA tournament as a result of free transferred combined with NIL (or better the lack of NIL sources and funding)

[USLJim]

UH has a president (woman) who understands the importance of athletics to the university and it alumni. She has moved the university in an upward trajectory academically and athletically and now has them in the Big 12. Our president has done great things academically and with our campus, but athletics has been left to relative mediocrity at the G5 level with no understanding of the importance of athletics to the brand of the university that moves the needle with its alumni and fans or an unwillingness to do so.

I believe he’s more interested in the WOKE culture and nerds , than Athletics. He has beautified this campus tremendously and I salute him, but driving thru campus is like driving thru a ghost town, I don’t see the large number of students walking thru campus regularly

[R1Letterman]

Good bye NIT

NIT was already gone, lol. Any further downsizing of nit is a p5 esting p5 situation.
In 2023 g5 had only 1 auto bid to nit and in 2024 zero.
Meanwhile for p4/5/6? Autobids went from 0 to 11
And total teams in 23 for g5 there were 6, and big boys had 14, then in 2024 g5 just 5 with big boys up to 17

[RaginScotsman]

Good bye NIT

That was my first thought. Wouldn’t be a terrible thing as they are pushing back on non p4 too.

[CajunJeaux]

Good bye NIT

Reality is the NIT lost its luster years ago.

The only people who really care about it are the teams in it.

[ZoomZoom]

In the hey day of USL basketball, NIT meant Not In Tournament.

[ULGrad@HOU]

UH has a president (woman) who understands the importance of athletics to the university and it alumni. She has moved the university in an upward trajectory academically and athletically and now has them in the Big 12. Our president has done great things academically and with our campus, but athletics has been left to relative mediocrity at the G5 level with no understanding of the importance of athletics to the brand of the university that moves the needle with its alumni and fans or an unwillingness to do so.

I Agree, wish it were different.

[WestUCajun]

I disagree. The UH President, who has done an excellent job there, had a lot of help from Tilman to move their athletic program forward - a lot of help! I we had a supporter with the resources of TF that would donate to the UL, we would probably be in a P5 conference also. To say that Dr. Savoie has no understanding of the importance of athletics to the brand of the university is being disingenuous. It's not a lack of understanding, it is a lack of money that is holding us back.

[Turbine]

The UH President, who has done an excellent job there, had a lot of help from Tilman to move their athletic program forward - a lot of help! I we had a supporter with the resources of TF that would donate to the UL, we would probably be in a P5 conference also. To say that Dr. Savoie has no understanding of the importance of athletics to the brand of the university is being disingenuous. It's not a lack of understanding, it is a lack of money that is holding us back.

All true

[HoustonCajun]

I disagree. The UH President, who has done an excellent job there, had a lot of help from Tilman to move their athletic program forward - a lot of help! I we had a supporter with the resources of TF that would donate to the UL, we would probably be in a P5 conference also. To say that Dr. Savoie has no understanding of the importance of athletics to the brand of the university is being disingenuous. It's not a lack of understanding, it is a lack of money that is holding us back.

The UH President had a commitment to athletics long before Ferreira came along. He helped speed things up and put UH in a position to join a P5 conference.

Have to ask why we don't have the resources. We failed to cultivate any traditions with our students, alumni and locals following of athletics over the years then alienated the public to the point of diminished support. Why don't fans attend our games? Why aren't the basic questions asked and answered that might turn this around? We do that on this board constantly but does the athletic dept? Who is head of RCAF fund raising? Does anyone know who this invisible person is? Is there any interest in addressing why support has dwindled down? It remains business as usual, happy to be in the Sun Belt and calling ourselves an FBS school. The so called sleeping giant remains in constant hibernation.