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Bowling Green needed a boost to operate like a Gonzaga or a Wichita State, the mid-major schools that have near-major basketball commitments. Wichita State’s basketball expenses in 2012-13 exceeded $5.3 million per U.S. Department of Education data, for example, while Bowling Green’s were less than $1.5 million. But it should have more resources, and it should have a coach who comes off a seven-year tutorial on how to maximize them.
“That’s the goal,” Jans said. “I can’t sit here and tell you that’s the end-all, is to try to replicate what we did at Wichita State, but it’s certainly something to shoot for. If we’re focused and have that mentality that we’re getting there every day and get the right student-athletes in our program, and we shoot for goals like that, the final results will be pretty darn good and everyone in the program will be happy with results and where the program is going.”

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“That’s the goal,” Jans said. “I can’t sit here and tell you that’s the end-all, is to try to replicate what we did at Wichita State, but it’s certainly something to shoot for. If we’re focused and have that mentality that we’re getting there every day and get the right student-athletes in our program, and we shoot for goals like that, the final results will be pretty darn good and everyone in the program will be happy with results and where the program is going.”

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All coaches are thieves. I’m no different. We’re certainly going to steal, slash, borrow the blueprint we created at Wichita State and try to implement it at BG. Our floor model will be similar to how we played at Wichita State. Our recruiting model will be similar, but not quite the same because I feel like we’re in a location within a four-and-a-half hour radius where you can drive to places like Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Akron, Detroit, Columbus, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh. Where in Wichita, we weren’t afforded those fertile recruiting grounds. It won’t be completely the same, but we’re going to build the program on rebounding and playing hard. We’re not going to be afraid to take a kid who is an inch shorter or was maybe overlooked or doesn’t quite have the ranking as the next person. We want to see the upside and talent in the guys who have a chip on their shoulder and develop them over time. Then we’ll fill in with a junior college player who can make an impact and help get the program going while some of our high school kids develop.

Flipper wrote: Plus the original nickname "Wheatshockers" is about as cool as it gets...