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[joeboo22]

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contract to contract AJ probably makes about the same as most coaches. Where it hurts AJ is with incentive agreements/shoe contracts and the other money that big time coaches get put into there contracts.

[goon]

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Well Gonzaga has somehow mananged to hold on to Mark Pew(sp?) since their recent run of success. I have no idea what his contract with the zags looks like, but we've already held onto AJ once... maybe we can do it again???

Prolly not with out facility upgrades and such which we are doing but prolly the most pressing is job security, getting a long term contract. Not sure what he makes compared to other mid major or other coaches but i bet most of them have longer then a 1 year deal to keep them around.

[WestSideRabbit]

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Well Gonzaga has somehow mananged to hold on to Mark Pew(sp?) since their recent run of success. I have no idea what his contract with the zags looks like, but we've already held onto AJ once... maybe we can do it again???

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I could not agree more about the women are like gonzagas men. They will be competing against and beating ranked teams from major confrences regularily i feel. Hopefully the men can get close to that status in the future as well. Then other teams would strive to be the SDSU's and not the gonzagas of mid majors.

As long as AJ stays here for awhile.

[goon]

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Good information SturgisJeff....We all wish we could be ranked higher based on the teams we've played and beaten. I'd like to see us in the top 25. Fact of the matter is that if we don't beat both Gonzaga and Minnesota, we won't get ranked this year, even if we run the table in the Summit.

I truly do think that SDSU women's team can be the Gonzaga men's team of women's college basketball. They play anyone anywhere at all times. We kind of have that mentality and the coaches to put it together and lead the team.

I could not agree more about the women are like gonzagas men. They will be competing against and beating ranked teams from major confrences regularily i feel. Hopefully the men can get close to that status in the future as well. Then other teams would strive to be the SDSU's and not the gonzagas of mid majors.

[JamesJacks]

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Good information SturgisJeff....We all wish we could be ranked higher based on the teams we've played and beaten. I'd like to see us in the top 25. Fact of the matter is that if we don't beat both Gonzaga and Minnesota, we won't get ranked this year, even if we run the table in the Summit.

I truly do think that SDSU women's team can be the Gonzaga men's team of women's college basketball. They play anyone anywhere at all times. We kind of have that mentality and the coaches to put it together and lead the team.

[SturgisJeff]

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Ask and you shall recieve. The highest seed in the NCAA tourney was in 1994 I believe and it was Northern Illinois at #11. There has been a 12 seed, I think a 13 and 14 and all the rest are either 15 or 16's. One team has made it beyond to the second round.

[rabidrabbit]

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how many potential losses could they have barring a huge letdown in confrence with the remaning schedule? I dont see many if any. It would be hard to run the table but that would sure get a lot of attention going into the post season. Maybe not getting respect now will allow other teams to over look us come tourny time which could be a good thing.

WBB has two critical games next week vs teams higher rated than Jacks, and both those games are away. Looking at Sagarin - Jacks are 39.

Sagarin 38 U of MN - Tues.
Sagarin 11 Gonzaga - Fri.

So these are the ONLY two games that can directly help Jacks move UP. At this point, most of our opponents here on out will be above 100 RPI, so we can't afford to lose other than these two games.

If Jacks are 27-3, 29-1, and lose in the final (God forbid) Summit tourney game, we may still have a shot at an at-large. Given our OOC, IF these opponents have successful seasons, then we could be a 7-9 seed (assumes win of Summit).

What is the highest seed that the Summit/MidCon has ever had?

[goon]

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how many potential losses could they have barring a huge letdown in confrence with the remaning schedule? I dont see many if any. It would be hard to run the table but that would sure get a lot of attention going into the post season. Maybe not getting respect now will allow other teams to over look us come tourny time which could be a good thing.

[Jack4Life]

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Yeah, they spelled the coaches last name wrong too, but its just one letter.

Heck, we have SDSU supporters that spell it wrong!!

[jackmd]

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Jacks may not be in the top 25 (yet), but they're being noticed by a LOT of outside news organizations.

Here's the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/spo...6?OpenDocument

RR comments - Other than having Jacks in wrong conference pretty good stuff!

Yeah, they spelled the coaches last name wrong too, but its just one letter.

[rabidrabbit]

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Jacks may not be in the top 25 (yet), but they're being noticed by a LOT of outside news organizations.

Here's the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/spo...6?OpenDocument

AT HOME IN DIVISION I

South Dakota State is in only its fifth year at the Division I level, but the Jackrabbits already are knocking on the door of the top 25 with a 6-1 record. Their only loss came by 12 points against No. 8 Maryland, and they have defeated four opponents from BCS conferences, including 2008 NCAA Tournament qualifiers Utah and Montana.

Coach Aaron Johnson led SDSU to the Division II national championship in 2003, and the program moved to D-I in 2004-05. In the first five seasons, the Jackrabbits have a 94-30 record and won the Horizon League in 2007-08, their first year as a member.


RR comments - Other than having Jacks in wrong conference pretty good stuff!

[1stRowFANatic]

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IN the AP poll, one guy from OK has Wisconsin at 15 and doesn't have us rated. Another gal has them at 17 and I think we were at 23. I can't remember where she was from. Obviously, the vast majority of voters don't have either of us rated.

[22jack]

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We are receiving 11 votes in the ESPN\Coaches poll. Wisconsin is not receiving any.


http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/rankings

I am guessing that if we can beat Minnesota and Gonzaga on the road we could move into the top 25 but if we lose we could fall out for the year.

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ESPN THREAD:

Under the radar: South Dakota State 80, Oregon 63.


My most vivid memory of South Dakota up until now came from driving cross-country with a friend and finding our license plate effectively redacted by a black coating of mosquito carcasses after a day of driving on I-90 (trust me, way more memorable than Mount Rushmore and light-years ahead of Wall Drug). So here's a hearty thanks to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits for providing something else to associate with the state.

The Jackrabbits (a name that is just fun to read) rolled over Oregon on Sunday. In and of itself, that's not a huge deal -- Oregon isn't going anywhere in the Pac-10 -- but the win improved the Jackrabbits (see?) to 4-0 after earlier wins against Missouri, Wisconsin and Utah. The team returned a lot of talent this season (its first of postseason eligibility), but redshirt freshman Jill Young has stolen the show early, leading the team in points per game. (She missed the opener.)

Hopefully, more to come on them in the coming days.