NAR-Rytis Petraitis

bpd · Post by **bpd** » March 18th, 2024, 3:24 pm

Rytis Petraitis is transferring. It sucks for the conference.

Aggie702 · Post by **Aggie702** » March 18th, 2024, 3:27 pm

It sucks that the portal opens today. It's crazy. It should be the day after the national championship game. 68 teams are still playing in the NCAA, others in the NIT. If you didn't make a post season tourney you have a head start on the portal. Or if your coach leaves after the tourney, the new guy is even further behind.

flying_scotsman2.0 · Post by **flying_scotsman2.0** » March 18th, 2024, 3:33 pm

bpd wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 3:24 pm
Rytis Petraitis is transferring. It sucks for the conference.

Doesn’t he still have a military obligation?

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » March 18th, 2024, 3:38 pm

flying_scotsman2.0 wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 3:33 pm

bpd wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 3:24 pm
Rytis Petraitis is transferring. It sucks for the conference.
Doesn’t he still have a military obligation?

I've wondered about that. My son started at USU in the AFROTC program. He wanted to fly aircraft and thought this would be a good way to get into that. He soon found out that he was not guaranteed a spot in the AF's flight school and once he accepted money from the goverment through the ROTC, he had a commitment to fulfill. He ended up not taking government money and not continuing with the ROTC program.

But yeah - it is tough to see Petraitis transfer. I really liked his game. Air Force is in a tough spot. The portal/transfer door only opens one way for them - out.

SpectrumMagic · Post by **SpectrumMagic** » March 18th, 2024, 3:46 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 3:38 pm

flying_scotsman2.0 wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 3:33 pm

bpd wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 3:24 pm
Rytis Petraitis is transferring. It sucks for the conference.
Doesn’t he still have a military obligation?
I've wondered about that. My son started at USU in the AFROTC program. He wanted to fly aircraft and thought this would be a good way to get into that. He soon found out that he was not guaranteed a spot in the AF's flight school and once he accepted money from the goverment through the ROTC, he had a commitment to fulfill. He ended up not taking government money and not continuing with the ROTC program.

But yeah - it is tough to see Petraitis transfer. I really liked his game. Air Force is in a tough spot. The portal/transfer door only opens one way for them - out.

They have to transfer before Junior year. Not sure if once become a junior your locked into a commitment

SpectrumMagic · Post by **SpectrumMagic** » March 18th, 2024, 3:51 pm

Aggie702 wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 3:27 pm
It sucks that the portal opens today. It's crazy. It should be the day after the national championship game. 68 teams are still playing in the NCAA, others in the NIT. If you didn't make a post season tourney you have a head start on the portal. Or if your coach leaves after the tourney, the new guy is even further behind.

Yep it’s ridiculous timing.

Bank Shot · Post by **Bank Shot** » March 18th, 2024, 3:52 pm

Wow. Already close to 400 in the portal. It's going to mushroom this year with the changes of not having to sit a year.

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » March 18th, 2024, 4:15 pm

I'd love to have him in Logan.

thrashsoundly · Post by **thrashsoundly** » March 18th, 2024, 4:25 pm

I'm sure Utah wants him.

FromLItoLogan · Post by **FromLItoLogan** » March 18th, 2024, 4:27 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 3:38 pm

flying_scotsman2.0 wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 3:33 pm

bpd wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 3:24 pm
Rytis Petraitis is transferring. It sucks for the conference.
Doesn’t he still have a military obligation?
I've wondered about that. My son started at USU in the AFROTC program. He wanted to fly aircraft and thought this would be a good way to get into that. He soon found out that he was not guaranteed a spot in the AF's flight school and once he accepted money from the goverment through the ROTC, he had a commitment to fulfill. He ended up not taking government money and not continuing with the ROTC program.

But yeah - it is tough to see Petraitis transfer. I really liked his game. Air Force is in a tough spot. The portal/transfer door only opens one way for them - out.

With how well he plays I'm sure they could scrounge up the NIL money to pay back what he is obligated to if he doesn't want to serve.

Post by **aggies22** » March 18th, 2024, 5:21 pm

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 4:15 pm
I'd love to have him in Logan.

I'd take him.

FloridaAggie13 · Post by **FloridaAggie13** » March 18th, 2024, 5:24 pm

Can we sign him in time for Friday's game?

ViAggie · Post by **ViAggie** » March 18th, 2024, 5:30 pm

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 5:24 pm
Can we sign him in time for Friday's game?

That's next btw, instant transfers, wait for it.

FromLItoLogan · Post by **FromLItoLogan** » March 18th, 2024, 5:53 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 5:21 pm

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 4:15 pm
I'd love to have him in Logan.
I'd take him.

With the treatment he got the last time he was in Logan he might be a bit timid about coming back, even if we're cheering for him this time

shoresy · Post by **shoresy** » March 18th, 2024, 6:53 pm

This does suck. Though I'd take him in a heartbeat.

I've always thought it's dumb that football transfer season opens before bowl games are played, but at least that's partially to get kids to their new schools before the semester starts. For basketball there's no excuse like that.

SLB · Post by **SLB** » March 18th, 2024, 8:34 pm

Oregon State would be my guess. His parents were basketball players at Oregon State, and he would land NIL money at Oregon State.

travelingagg · Post by **travelingagg** » March 18th, 2024, 8:48 pm

ViAggie wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 5:30 pm

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 5:24 pm
Can we sign him in time for Friday's game?
That's next btw, instant transfers, wait for it.

That'd be cool. Imagine landing LeDee during the MWC conference tournament game, getting him in an Aggie Jersey during halftime, and then having him get out on the court with four other Aggies. lol.

Sl7vk · Post by **Sl7vk** » March 18th, 2024, 9:20 pm

If a guy named Rytis Petraitis, straight out of the Roman legionnaire tradition, can’t make it stick at AFA……

SectionBAggie · Post by **SectionBAggie** » March 18th, 2024, 9:23 pm

Pretty much the end of the AFA basketball program. Can’t replace your best player through the portal or NIL money.

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » March 18th, 2024, 9:25 pm

Air Force needs to go to the summit league and sjsu needs to go play in the big west.

SLB · Post by **SLB** » March 18th, 2024, 11:46 pm

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 9:25 pm
Air Force needs to go to the summit league and sjsu needs to go play in the big west.

The future of the MWC/PAC 2 would be at its best if the conference was just the following ten teams: Oregon State, Washington State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Nevada, UNLV, Boise State, Colorado State, Utah State, and New Mexico.
New media deal spilt 10 ways with scheduling arrangements with San Jose State, Hawaii, Wyoming, and Air Force. The ten schools would grow into a new true power conference.

FloridaAggie13 · Post by **FloridaAggie13** » March 19th, 2024, 8:53 am

Sl7vk wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2024, 9:20 pm
If a guy named Rytis Petraitis, straight out of the Roman legionnaire tradition, can’t make it stick at AFA……

Marcus Aurelius had a dream for Rome proximo, and this is not it! This is not it!

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