Crowknowsbest

re: The median rent in Manhattan is $5,000 a month

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 4/8/26 at 3:58 pm to kingbob

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I bet if you gave me absolute power over NYC Zoning and permitting, I could solve their housing crisis in less than a year. I could probably get median rents in Manhattan below $1500/month.

No you could not. Do you have any idea how much it costs to build an urban apartment building and how they’re financed?

re: So, is it kinda true the SEC was cheating way more than anyone else pre NIL?

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 4/7/26 at 9:54 am to lsupride87

I think the marginal difference in amounts vs the under the table days is driving the shift as much as anything. A defensive lineman from South GA is probably not going to go to Michigan over Georgia for an additional $10k, but they absolutely will for an additional $500k.

re: UNC to hire Michael Malone

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 4/6/26 at 2:50 pm to AHM21

I think Billy Donovan would have been a safer hire but don’t think he’s enough better that an AD is going to essentially forfeit year 1 with other good options out there.

re: UNC to hire Michael Malone

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 4/6/26 at 2:05 pm to Aforem7

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Did they learn nothing from Belichick?

I assume that they confirmed that there is no 24 year old attention seeking girlfriend involved this time.

It’s also a different sport. UNC enjoys some roster construction advantages in basketball that they do not have in football.

re: Mick Cronin says the tradition of UNC isn't a factor anymore

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 4/6/26 at 1:02 pm to ColoradoAg

They just hired Mike Malone per reports online. It would appear that the job is still very appealing.

re: Mick Cronin says the tradition of UNC isn't a factor anymore

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 4/6/26 at 11:35 am to bamabaseballsec

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I mean 3 guys is a lot for unc. 10 years ago it was a job you couldn’t say no to. They poached Roy Williams from Kansas. It’s kinda wild

Roy Williams was a special case given his prior ties to UNC. It’s not shocking that they’d miss out on coaches who have big programs in this year’s final four. That certainly doesn’t mean the job now isn’t good.

re: Mick Cronin says the tradition of UNC isn't a factor anymore

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 4/6/26 at 11:15 am to Contra

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Coaches are turning them down left and right.

Hasn’t it just been like 3 guys so far?

I think a lot of the narrative around the blue bloods being toast is just a mistaken interpretation of them having a weak few years. Blue bloods have huge fan bases and the most valuable brands, both of which give them an advantage in the NIL era if directed correctly.

re: Top 5 SEC football and basketball coaching duos

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 3/26/26 at 12:57 pm to Contra

List is a slight to Kirby Smart no matter how mediocre White might be.

re: What do LSU fans think about hiring a coach before firing the current one?

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 3/26/26 at 12:17 pm to thunderbird1100

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McMahon is being fired today, before they ever announce Wade. Again, they only were going after 1 target, would look pretty stupid to fire the coach if you're going after 1 target and then couldnt get said target. What they did makes perfect sense.

Do you think they actually would have kept McMahon after publicly pursuing Wade? I don’t see how you can keep McMahon in place with any credibility had Wade decided to stay at NCSU.

re: TJ Finley on the market again

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 3/26/26 at 7:02 am to S

This is pretty sad. At some point self awareness has to kick in, and you focus on finding a solid school with a decent enough program. Start trying to get good grades and endearing yourself to that alumni base. He doesn’t have much to lean on at this point, and I’m sure his academic record is a disaster.

re: Oh my God! It's Happening! Afternoon Update Inside

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 3/25/26 at 11:23 am to TigerLunatik

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I loved that Wade's teams were looked at as the bad guy.

I don’t think that’s been NC State’s experience though. His passion didn’t really land there for whatever reason. He wasn’t all that popular at VCU either, and I wouldn’t describe either place as particularly stuffy.

re: Oh my God! It's Happening! Afternoon Update Inside

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 3/25/26 at 11:14 am to TigerLunatik

Fair enough, I guess. It’s interesting that the Will Wade experience seems to be polarizing in general. NC State seems pretty disappointed overall.

re: Oh my God! It's Happening! Afternoon Update Inside

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 3/25/26 at 11:07 am to TigerLunatik

Why is Will Wade such a fixation for LSU fans? He’s a sketchy dude and doesn’t win that much.

re: Hubert Davis out at North Carolina

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 3/25/26 at 8:52 am to MikeD

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Bad luck best player getting hurt going into the tournament.

Wilson wouldn’t have been around next year either.

Davis gave UNC eternal bragging rights in the Duke rivalry, and that counts for a lot. More than anything, this is an acknowledgment in Chapel Hill that their old way of building teams with a consistent and steady/multi-year upperclassmen roster build just isn’t working anymore. They need a killer on the sideline and they have every resource to attract one.

re: Does Hubert Davis get fired for that epic choke job?

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 3/20/26 at 8:04 am to longhorn22

No one on that list is remotely qualified for the UNC job. If those are the options they should keep Hubert.

re: Does Hubert Davis get fired for that epic choke job?

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 3/20/26 at 7:48 am to Kracka

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But in my opinion UNC shouldn’t be depending on one player to save their season. Even with Wilson, there were some head scratching losses.

Losing Wilson hurt, but they weren’t a likely title contender even with him. Davis really hasn’t gotten the roster right since he took over.

As an example, Seth Trimble is a nice player that could contribute on a contending team, but there’s no way a program like UNC should be so dependent on him as a lead guard and scoring threat. On a vintage UNC team, he’s probably the 3rd or 4th guard.

Their wing play has also been rough for a few years.

It’s one thing to have a couple transitional roster years pre-transfer portal when a couple recruiting classes don’t pan out. That happens. It’s quite another thing when you’re leading a big money program in the transfer portal era and basically points to serious talent evaluation issues. They spent lot of money on this team.

re: Does Hubert Davis get fired for that epic choke job?

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 3/20/26 at 6:53 am to Kracka

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There aren’t any UNC alum that are hot are rising coaching stars. They only hire UNC people.

This is an opportunity to make a hire free from that restriction.

They’d be in a much worse spot if Wes Miller was a moderate success at Cincinnati. He flamed out, so now he’s off the table, so they could hire most anyone they target.

re: Top College Basketball Programs?

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 3/19/26 at 3:08 pm to captdalton

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What about currently? Duke and UConn have to be there. Villanova? Florida?

UConn
Duke
UNC
Florida
Kansas
Kentucky
MSU maybe?
Gonzaga?
Villanova also good but hasn’t sustained like the others.

re: Interesting story about a guy who refuses to sell his house in South Florida

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 3/13/26 at 10:27 am to GeauxPack81

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For a fraction of the cost they would have paid previously. Now they cant go vertical on the pad since there are hotel rooms lining the entire surround. Its at best a single floor retail building now. Was worth way more when it affected the entire design and layout of the hotel.

This. Assuming he dies there, the best path for his kids is probably to let it become such an eyesore that it impacts the hotel’s revenue enough for them to pay an outsized amount just to demo it. Very little development value there now.

re: Paternity tests are illegal in France, unless woman consents. . .or ordered by court

Posted by Crowknowsbest on 3/9/26 at 8:21 pm to Roaad

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The ban aims to maintain family stability and peace, prioritizing established social, legal, and psychological fatherhood over purely biological proof.

“We’re going to paper over this problem by restricting the ability to learn the truth because the structure of our society depends on it.”