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Date Posted: Fri, March 06 2026, 13:10:56
Author: Linwood Larry
Subject: Re: Mark Schmidt might be gone at Bona
In reply to: Schmidt 's message, "Re: Mark Schmidt might be gone at Bona" on Fri, March 06 2026, 8:06:27

No, Schmidt is part of the problem, although I agree that he is not all of it. He has in fact made some minor changes to his line up, but it is too little, far too late.

But, nowhere the facilities? What about Fordham and St. Joe's? And as far as NIL money, they have it. They bought Frank, and also basically wasted $400K on Joe Grahovac. That's on GM Woj, who may have been a big shot at ESPN but apparently knows little about recruiting quality college players. Some on the Bona board were comparing Joe G. to Bill Walton, which practically made me want to vomit. BW was the National HS Player of the Year and had similar awards in college. Top 50 All-Time NBA. As far as Joe G.? Never played a DI game and played very little roundball overall. Seems like a nice 25-year-old "kid", but...really?

The Bonnie's season has been a major disaster and someone's head has got to roll. They won't get rid of Woj - that will come later when they realize he's an emperor with no clothes.

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[> [> [> Re: Mark Schmidt might be gone at Bona -- The A-10 Problem..., Fri, March 06 2026, 18:01:55

That's the thing. It's the A-10. The comparisons don't stop at Rose Hill Gym. Siegel at VCU is electric and larger. Chaifetz is bigger and nicer, and when they win it's a better environment. Dayton is probably the best mid-major arena in college basketball. Eagle Bank/Patriot Center is bigger and fantastic when GMU is good. The Ryan Center is nicer.

As for NIL, George Washington is in for over $3 million. Dayton is at $6 million. Even at $2 million, Bona still doesn't come close to the top of the A-10.

When you have Philadelphia, New York City, DC, Charlotte, St. Louis, Chicago, etc., all in your backyards, it's hard to recruit to Olean.

Is Schmidt blameless? No, but I don't think they've ever had a coach achieve more consistently, and I doubt they ever will again.

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