Official 2022-2023 College Basketball Thread - Page 8

tarcone · 04-02-2023, 08:46 PM

Bullshit officials. They took everything that Caitlin Clark did for womrns basketball and pissed it away, Clark had the game relevant and 3 fucking incompetent idiots set it back 25 years.

Shame on the officials. Congrats to LSU

Atocep · 04-02-2023, 10:12 PM

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I've been railing on this forever. HS is of course even worse. The thing is they do it because they don't treat women with respect enough to believe they can conform to a clean game. Most games they allow all sorts of intentional fouls that don't get called at all and they just wait for everyone to end up on the floor and call jump ball.

There's a reason the best women's teams press 100% of the time, because there is literally no downside. You usually foul the other team into a TO and easy points. And because of the lack of height, if they break the press, it's not like it's an automatic basket - there's no dunks and even layups aren't automatic (especially when the same fouling rules apply under the basket).

It's not just an officiating thing. It's the way the game is played and taught. They won't try calling touch fouls and allowing women to adjust. They'd rather treat them like they have 8 year old motor skills and can't develop to play a more refined game. It sucks. And it caused my daughter 3 concussions. And on 2 of them, they didn't even call a foul...!

The game should be easier to officiate in the sense that you don't have the athletes you see in the NBA or high level men's CBB.

South Carolina and LSU both seem to take advantage of the fact that they know the game is going to be officiated poorly. They recruit size and play a physical game.

The forearm push by a defender on a ballhandler stopping their dribble has to be taught in drills because I see it several times a game. It's never called and results in either a travel or turnover just about every time.

I've also come to the conclusion that grabbing someone's arm is 100% ok as long as you end up getting some part of the ball at some point in the scuffle. If you manage to get both hands on the ball they'll call it a tie up immediately.

JonInMiddleGA · 04-02-2023, 11:17 PM

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I thought I was the only one who could not stand Kim Mulkey. Great coach but I can't stand her.

She's an effective coach.

Her teams are pretty much always filled with some of the most unlikable characters possible.

There are few people that can get me to root for Gino, she's high on that list.

sterlingice · 04-03-2023, 09:51 AM

I'm still kicking around if I should go to the title game tonight. It's not all that expensive. I can get in the door for about $70 and get a really good seat for about $250 (price including fees). Parking will probably set me back another $50 or I can just park and ride 5 mins on our sad little light rail for $15 (that's the option that's going to happen). But, honestly, none of that is all that expensive for a major sporting event.

The problem I have is that I'm not all that excited to see UConn blast San Diego St. And there's a real chance that's what this becomes.

I went in 2016 and saw an amazing game between UConn and North Carolina and that was fun-ish, but less fun when I didn't have a rooting interest. Also, I paid for the get-in-the-door seats so the view was less than idea. I'm more tempted to pay more this time to get down in the lower bowl.

But, I dunno, going there to watch an ass kicking seems less than fun.

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Lathum · 04-03-2023, 10:04 AM

The question you should ask yourself is if it is a great game will you regret not going?

sterlingice · 04-03-2023, 10:10 AM

I don't really know the answer to that. Like the 2016 title game was a legit great game and my memories of it were "Cool, I'm glad I went" not "Bucket list awesome". Going in person to watch KU get blasted by Nova when they hit a Final Four record for 3s in a game (in the first goddamned half) or getting Trey Burke'd in the Sweet 16 is more memorable to me because I have a personal connection.

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albionmoonlight · 04-03-2023, 10:22 AM

It sounds like you kind of don't want to go but think that you should want to go.

It's a good price for a ticket to a major sports championship. But if it isn't worth it to you, then it isn't worth it to you.

Spend the money on something else fun.

miami_fan · 04-03-2023, 03:50 PM

It would all depend on where that really good seat is for me. Being at the event for me would be cool even if it is a blowout and/or I have no interest in the teams. Being at the event and spending most of my time looking up at the big screen because the players look like they are 2D characters in a text sim is not something I would have any interest in. This would especially be the case if it were not my team.

Young Drachma · 04-03-2023, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

I'm still kicking around if I should go to the title game tonight. It's not all that expensive. I can get in the door for about $70 and get a really good seat for about $250 (price including fees). Parking will probably set me back another $50 or I can just park and ride 5 mins on our sad little light rail for $15 (that's the option that's going to happen). But, honestly, none of that is all that expensive for a major sporting event.

The problem I have is that I'm not all that excited to see UConn blast San Diego St. And there's a real chance that's what this becomes.

I went in 2016 and saw an amazing game between UConn and North Carolina and that was fun-ish, but less fun when I didn't have a rooting interest. Also, I paid for the get-in-the-door seats so the view was less than idea. I'm more tempted to pay more this time to get down in the lower bowl.

But, I dunno, going there to watch an ass kicking seems less than fun.

SI

That's still a lot for no rooting interest in a game with no future NBA starters (probably) and all the added hassle of getting into a full football stadium.

miami_fan · 04-03-2023, 05:20 PM

LSU's win over Iowa is most-watched women's college basketball game ever

Ksyrup · 04-03-2023, 09:10 PM

This game kinda sucks. Not just the big lead but plenty of sloppiness and easy missed shots.

miami_fan · 04-03-2023, 09:19 PM

I will give the 2nd half until the first timeout. If it does not grab me by then, I am heading to sleep.

Young Drachma · 04-03-2023, 09:34 PM

We knew UConn was going to blow these boys out, it's too bad FAU couldn't keep the slipper on for one more game. They wouldn't have won either, but it'd have been more interesting. All the Hurleys & Geno (I'm joking, but also...) and probably Jim Calhoun were in the lab gameplanning this one. No contest.

JonInMiddleGA · 04-03-2023, 10:52 PM

A friend on FB asked me if tonight was the farthest distance between two finalists in history. I was surprised by the results I came up with

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just going with Google Maps fastest driving between home cities
2023 - SDSU/Uconn 2,914 miles
2017 - UNC/Gonzaga 2,443
2006 - Florida/UCLA 2,406
1972 - UCLA/FSU 2,255
1971 - UCLA/Villanova 2,712
1970 - UCLA/Jacksonville 2,416
1968 - UCLA/UNC 2,246
1964 - UCLA/Duke 2,521
1959 - Cal/WVU 2,636
1942 - Stanford/Dartmouth 3,100
WOW ... I did not expect to find one longer all the way back to the 4th ever title game

albionmoonlight · 04-04-2023, 07:42 AM

The dude who wrote one shining moment wrote it in 20 minutes after he was rejected by the most beautiful waitress on the planet because his entry point move was to try and explain Larry Bird to her https://t.co/FU1P6cvpEg pic.twitter.com/NGHvBvEWcf
— Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad) April 4, 2023

Edward64 · 04-04-2023, 08:07 AM

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Rooting for UConn.

If you get whupped, always better to say you got whupped by the NC

Congrats UConn. Great and convincing tournament wins.

Ksyrup · 05-07-2023, 01:41 PM

AS if FSU's fall off the cliff, 9 win season wasn't bad enough, we lost 3 of our best players to the portal and one, Matthew Cleveland, who was responsible for the highlight of the season, a buzzer beater to beat Miami... is transferring to Miami.

Basketball season is over 6 months before it begins.

JonInMiddleGA · 05-08-2023, 07:51 PM

I'll leave you to find the details for yourself but, damn, WTF Huggins? I mean, knowing the show and all, I'm sure the intent in his head was to poke at the host (Cunningham is a Xavier grad) but talk about picking an ill-advised way to do it. Just damn.

That's gonna be one helluva way to end a hall of fame career abruptly

Lathum · 05-08-2023, 08:09 PM

Yeah. I don't think he's surviving this one.

Atocep · 05-08-2023, 08:15 PM

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Yeah. I don't think he's surviving this one.

Could go either way, but as of right now I think he does.

EDIT: You very likely see a suspension, an apology tour, and a large donation to LGTBQ organization(s). Gee will want him gone, but I think he has enough support to survive this.

JPhillips · 05-08-2023, 09:05 PM

Thom Brenneman is definitely trying to line up an interview.

albionmoonlight · 05-09-2023, 06:40 AM

He's 69.

I wonder if it is worth spending the political capital to keep him. He's going to naturally retire, you'd think, in 5 or so years anyway.

Ksyrup · 05-09-2023, 07:26 AM

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Thom Brenneman is definitely trying to line up an interview.

There's (kinda) a tweet for that!

I want to thank my friend Thom Brennaman for traveling over to Morgantown and speaking to the team. His message isn't one of excuses but one of accountability. It takes courage to confront mistakes head on and I believe our guys learned that from his time with us. pic.twitter.com/53zSpOPS4M
— Bob Huggins (@CoachHuggs) November 21, 2020

Swaggs · 05-09-2023, 07:44 AM

Not a good situation and WVU is already handling quite a few other messes. I think Huggins survives this with a short suspension. He has overwhelming support and is frankly more connected than the new AD (who I don't think would touch him) and President Gee is sort of on the ropes right now. I do think faculty is going to raise a hellstorm (there has already been talk of significant budget cuts, fewer adjuncts, and more teaching duties for professors, plus the legislature just passed a campus carry law that is, understandably, very unpopular among faculty and staff). It would not shock me if Gee ends up falling on the sword, intentionally or unintentionally, here.

Atocep · 05-09-2023, 10:00 AM

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He's 69.

I wonder if it is worth spending the political capital to keep him. He's going to naturally retire, you'd think, in 5 or so years anyway.

It very likely is. The guy does a massive amount for the school and the state in terms of raising money and awareness of different things. There are more donors attached to him than anyone else involved with the school and while basketball is the focus, Huggs can get money rallied around a cause like no one else.

I think he uses some of his political capital to survive this, but isn't going to be the same untouchable guy he has been moving forward.

sterlingice · 05-09-2023, 07:03 PM

Bob Huggins has entered the transfer portal. He is currently receiving interest from Liberty University. — Jake Hretz (@JHretz76) May 8, 2023

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Atocep · 05-09-2023, 08:40 PM

Announcement sometime tomorrow, but Huggs will be suspended and there will be additional steps he has to meet. Those who know him and have talked to him have said he's embarrassed and taking this very seriously. No pushback at all on the demands the school put in front of him to avoid being let go.

sterlingice · 05-09-2023, 09:02 PM

His apology wasn't one of those "I'm sorry you were offended" and then doubling down, blaming the woke media or some such. It read more like a guy out of his time who didn't realize that what he said wasn't ok at all in the modern world and seems really embarrassed and sorry once someone took him aside and told him what was up.

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Swaggs · 05-10-2023, 07:51 AM

I finally listened to it last night and I think it sounds like they called him without him realizing he was on the air. Apparently the host was a Xavier grad and the co-host was on Huggins staff when he coached at Cincy. It almost sound like they woke him up or, more likely, he was drunk and picked up his phone and missed the part where they told him he was on the air. It is just an awful thing to say, whether on air or not.

I feel bad for the AD. He is not a year into the job. Had to retain the unpopular football coach because of his enormous buyout and is now going to alienate a sizable chunk of the fan base either way. I think Huggins survives this, but a lot of people are going to be upset. He was headed towards getting a statue built outside the Coliseum and now, his legacy is going to have this as a big exclamation mark on the end of it.

cartman · 05-10-2023, 09:51 AM

Huggy Bear getting a $1 million salary reduction

Atocep · 05-10-2023, 11:04 AM

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Huggy Bear getting a $1 million salary reduction

$1 mil salary reduction, 3 game suspension, all contract perks removed, contract reduced to 1 year contract with an annual renewal option, and he has some required commitments to LGTBQ organizations.

miami_fan · 05-10-2023, 01:19 PM

I agree with all those that hoped that Huggins did not lose his job. The comments were abhorrent but his apology seems genuine to me. I hope he does better in the future.

Can we talk about the hosts and the producer now? Those guys are his friends? The radio station does not have a delay or a dump button? Huggins is completely responsible for what he said but damn his buddies could have used the technology in the production booth to help him out. Friends don't let friends lose a million dollars and everything else associated with the Huggins discipline for that content unless they are doing the radio version of Jackass Forever.

JonInMiddleGA · 05-10-2023, 01:32 PM

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I agree with all those that hoped that Huggins did not lose his job. The comments were abhorrent but his apology seems genuine to me. I hope he does better in the future.

Can we talk about the hosts and the producer now? Those guys are his friends? The radio station does not have a delay or a dump button? Huggins is completely responsible for what he said but damn his buddies could have used the technology in the production booth to help him out. Friends don't let friends lose a million dollars and everything else associated with the Huggins discipline for that content unless they are doing the radio version of Jackass Forever.

Typically you're not listening for that sort of thing, you're listening for one of the Seven Dirty Words -- at most, and that's if anyone is listening with a finger on the dump button at all. And that's usually for random callers, not guests (okay, depends on the guest occasionally but still)

And I can't imagine ANY station/chain having policy to use a dump button on this anyway. It exists solely to protect the station from liability, not to protect guests from themselves. That'd be such a slippery slope that I'm hard pressed to imagine anybody going along with it in 2023.

Swaggs · 05-10-2023, 01:54 PM

On the one hand, him still making $3.2M lessens the blow of a $1M deduction. On the other, I when I try to related it to me losing a) $1M or b) my income going down by 25%, it feels pretty substantial. When I think about just about anyone else saying what he said and keeping their job, it is still hard to fathom that he was able to keep his job, but it is pretty hard for anyone outside to understand/appreciate how much goodwill or (I guess) political capital he has at the university, in the state, and with the money folks.

miami_fan · 05-10-2023, 01:58 PM

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Typically you're not listening for that sort of thing, you're listening for one of the Seven Dirty Words -- at most, and that's if anyone is listening with a finger on the dump button at all. And that's usually for random callers, not guests (okay, depends on the guest occasionally but still)

And I can't imagine ANY station/chain having policy to use a dump button on this anyway. It exists solely to protect the station from liability, not to protect guests from themselves. That'd be such a slippery slope that I'm hard pressed to imagine anybody going along with it in 2023.

Bob Huggins IS the guest you keep your finger near the dump button just in case lol.

Swaggs · 05-10-2023, 02:06 PM

Someone suggested that part of his penalty should be to have PPV for his sensitivity training and give the proceeds to related charities...

miami_fan · 05-10-2023, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Swaggs

On the one hand, him still making $3.2M lessens the blow of a $1M deduction. On the other, I when I try to related it to me losing a) $1M or b) my income going down by 25%, it feels pretty substantial. When I think about just about anyone else saying what he said and keeping their job, it is still hard to fathom that he was able to keep his job, but it is pretty hard for anyone outside to understand/appreciate how much goodwill or (I guess) political capital he has at the university, in the state, and with the money folks.

I think the quick and apparently sincere apology went a long way. Also, he kinda of offended both sides of the aisle so to speak. I could see both sides not wanting to seen as trying to cancel Huggins after he apologized.

JonInMiddleGA · 06-17-2023, 10:04 AM

Ruh roh

West Virginia's Bob Huggins booked on DUI charge in Pittsburgh - ESPN

And yes, it does seem as though the arrest occurred not far from the Taylor Swift concert (or so Twitter says)

Lathum · 06-17-2023, 10:21 AM

not a good month for him

Atocep · 06-17-2023, 11:34 AM

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Ruh roh

West Virginia's Bob Huggins booked on DUI charge in Pittsburgh - ESPN

And yes, it does seem as though the arrest occurred not far from the Taylor Swift concert (or so Twitter says)

This, I can't see him surviving.

Lathum · 06-17-2023, 12:05 PM

10 of us went to NYC to see Hamilton last summer. We rented a limo because we knew we were going to eat, drink, and be merry.

It blows my mind whenever one of these guys who has literally made tens of millions don't take the necessary precautions.

Atocep · 06-17-2023, 12:14 PM

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10 of us went to NYC to see Hamilton last summer. We rented a limo because we knew we were going to eat, drink, and be merry.

It blows my mind whenever one of these guys who has literally made tens of millions don't take the necessary precautions.

Huggs has struggled with alcoholism for years. A lot of people thought he had improved, but maybe he was just better at hiding it. There really is no understanding that disease.

Lathum · 06-17-2023, 12:35 PM

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Huggs has struggled with alcoholism for years. A lot of people thought he had improved, but maybe he was just better at hiding it. There really is no understanding that disease.

yeah, I get it. Just pisses me off that you are putting lives at risk when you have every resource available to avoid that. Where are the people close to him?

Atocep · 06-17-2023, 02:03 PM

Sounds like Huggs will announce his retirement. Supposed to have a team meeting today to tell them first before an official announcement.

Edward64 · 06-20-2023, 05:09 AM

More of a football than basketball fan, but always good to read about Hogs doing well. We had lots of freshman talent apparently.

I think Hog basketball players (since the 90s) have achieved more in the pros than their NFL counterparts.

Arkansas players Anthony Black, Jordan Walsh, Ricky Council IV, Nick Smith Jr. in latest NBA mock drafts

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The 2023 NBA Draft is officially three days away and there are four Arkansas basketball players who are hoping to hear their names called Thursday evening.

Freshmen Anthony Black and Nick Smith Jr. are both basically locks to be selected in the first round, while freshman Jordan Walsh and junior Ricky Council IV are looking at being potential second round picks.

Atocep · 06-20-2023, 07:31 PM

It looks like former Huggs assistant and current UAB coach Andy Kennedy will likely be the replacement for Huggs at WVU.

JonInMiddleGA · 06-20-2023, 07:34 PM

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It looks like former Huggs assistant and current UAB coach Andy Kennedy will likely be the replacement for Huggs at WVU.

Ole Miss fans say "have fun with that"

Atocep · 06-20-2023, 07:42 PM

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Ole Miss fans say "have fun with that"

Yeah, not super excited about it. But this is the safe hire to keep a final four talented team together.

June isn't the best time to go coach hunting. The other top options were Kelsey from Charleston and Ben McCollum from D2 NW Missouri State. Both have interesting resumes but added risk.

Swaggs · 06-21-2023, 01:26 PM

I need to WVU to resolve this coaching thing. My work and general life level of productivity is not good when we have coaching openings.

Atocep · 06-21-2023, 01:40 PM

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I need to WVU to resolve this coaching thing. My work and general life level of productivity is not good when we have coaching openings.

Yeah it still sounds like Kennedy is still the likely guy but they're circling back and considering a 1 year interim and another search after the season. Wren supposedly has a lot of agents saying their guy is interested but can't leave their current job right now.

04-02-2023, 08:46 PM	#351
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Bullshit officials. They took everything that Caitlin Clark did for womrns basketball and pissed it away, Clark had the game relevant and 3 fucking incompetent idiots set it back 25 years. Shame on the officials. Congrats to LSU __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

04-03-2023, 09:51 AM	#354
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I'm still kicking around if I should go to the title game tonight. It's not all that expensive. I can get in the door for about $70 and get a really good seat for about $250 (price including fees). Parking will probably set me back another $50 or I can just park and ride 5 mins on our sad little light rail for $15 (that's the option that's going to happen). But, honestly, none of that is all that expensive for a major sporting event. The problem I have is that I'm not all that excited to see UConn blast San Diego St. And there's a real chance that's what this becomes. I went in 2016 and saw an amazing game between UConn and North Carolina and that was fun-ish, but less fun when I didn't have a rooting interest. Also, I paid for the get-in-the-door seats so the view was less than idea. I'm more tempted to pay more this time to get down in the lower bowl. But, I dunno, going there to watch an ass kicking seems less than fun. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 04-03-2023 at 09:52 AM.

04-03-2023, 10:10 AM	#356
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I don't really know the answer to that. Like the 2016 title game was a legit great game and my memories of it were "Cool, I'm glad I went" not "Bucket list awesome". Going in person to watch KU get blasted by Nova when they hit a Final Four record for 3s in a game (in the first goddamned half) or getting Trey Burke'd in the Sweet 16 is more memorable to me because I have a personal connection. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

04-03-2023, 03:50 PM	#358
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	It would all depend on where that really good seat is for me. Being at the event for me would be cool even if it is a blowout and/or I have no interest in the teams. Being at the event and spending most of my time looking up at the big screen because the players look like they are 2D characters in a text sim is not something I would have any interest in. This would especially be the case if it were not my team. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

04-03-2023, 05:20 PM	#360
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	LSU's win over Iowa is most-watched women's college basketball game ever __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

04-03-2023, 10:04 AM	#355
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	The question you should ask yourself is if it is a great game will you regret not going?

04-03-2023, 10:22 AM	#357
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	It sounds like you kind of don't want to go but think that you should want to go. It's a good price for a ticket to a major sports championship. But if it isn't worth it to you, then it isn't worth it to you. Spend the money on something else fun.

04-03-2023, 09:10 PM	#361
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	This game kinda sucks. Not just the big lead but plenty of sloppiness and easy missed shots. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

04-03-2023, 09:19 PM	#362
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	I will give the 2nd half until the first timeout. If it does not grab me by then, I am heading to sleep. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

04-03-2023, 09:34 PM	#363
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	We knew UConn was going to blow these boys out, it's too bad FAU couldn't keep the slipper on for one more game. They wouldn't have won either, but it'd have been more interesting. All the Hurleys & Geno (I'm joking, but also...) and probably Jim Calhoun were in the lab gameplanning this one. No contest. Last edited by Young Drachma : 04-03-2023 at 09:35 PM.

04-04-2023, 07:42 AM	#365
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	The dude who wrote one shining moment wrote it in 20 minutes after he was rejected by the most beautiful waitress on the planet because his entry point move was to try and explain Larry Bird to her https://t.co/FU1P6cvpEg pic.twitter.com/NGHvBvEWcf — Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad) April 4, 2023

05-07-2023, 01:41 PM	#367
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	AS if FSU's fall off the cliff, 9 win season wasn't bad enough, we lost 3 of our best players to the portal and one, Matthew Cleveland, who was responsible for the highlight of the season, a buzzer beater to beat Miami... is transferring to Miami. Basketball season is over 6 months before it begins. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

05-08-2023, 07:51 PM	#368
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	I'll leave you to find the details for yourself but, damn, WTF Huggins? I mean, knowing the show and all, I'm sure the intent in his head was to poke at the host (Cunningham is a Xavier grad) but talk about picking an ill-advised way to do it. Just damn. That's gonna be one helluva way to end a hall of fame career abruptly __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 05-08-2023 at 07:51 PM.

05-08-2023, 08:09 PM	#369
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Yeah. I don't think he's surviving this one.

05-08-2023, 09:05 PM	#371
JPhillips General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Thom Brenneman is definitely trying to line up an interview. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

05-09-2023, 06:40 AM	#372
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	He's 69. I wonder if it is worth spending the political capital to keep him. He's going to naturally retire, you'd think, in 5 or so years anyway.

05-09-2023, 07:44 AM	#374
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Not a good situation and WVU is already handling quite a few other messes. I think Huggins survives this with a short suspension. He has overwhelming support and is frankly more connected than the new AD (who I don't think would touch him) and President Gee is sort of on the ropes right now. I do think faculty is going to raise a hellstorm (there has already been talk of significant budget cuts, fewer adjuncts, and more teaching duties for professors, plus the legislature just passed a campus carry law that is, understandably, very unpopular among faculty and staff). It would not shock me if Gee ends up falling on the sword, intentionally or unintentionally, here. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

05-09-2023, 07:03 PM	#376
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	`Bob Huggins has entered the transfer portal. He is currently receiving interest from Liberty University. — Jake Hretz (@JHretz76) May 8, 2023` SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

05-09-2023, 08:40 PM	#377
Atocep Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA	Announcement sometime tomorrow, but Huggs will be suspended and there will be additional steps he has to meet. Those who know him and have talked to him have said he's embarrassed and taking this very seriously. No pushback at all on the demands the school put in front of him to avoid being let go.

05-09-2023, 09:02 PM	#378
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	His apology wasn't one of those "I'm sorry you were offended" and then doubling down, blaming the woke media or some such. It read more like a guy out of his time who didn't realize that what he said wasn't ok at all in the modern world and seems really embarrassed and sorry once someone took him aside and told him what was up. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 05-09-2023 at 09:02 PM.

05-10-2023, 07:51 AM	#379
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I finally listened to it last night and I think it sounds like they called him without him realizing he was on the air. Apparently the host was a Xavier grad and the co-host was on Huggins staff when he coached at Cincy. It almost sound like they woke him up or, more likely, he was drunk and picked up his phone and missed the part where they told him he was on the air. It is just an awful thing to say, whether on air or not. I feel bad for the AD. He is not a year into the job. Had to retain the unpopular football coach because of his enormous buyout and is now going to alienate a sizable chunk of the fan base either way. I think Huggins survives this, but a lot of people are going to be upset. He was headed towards getting a statue built outside the Coliseum and now, his legacy is going to have this as a big exclamation mark on the end of it. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

05-10-2023, 09:51 AM	#380
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Huggy Bear getting a $1 million salary reduction __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

05-10-2023, 01:19 PM	#382
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	I agree with all those that hoped that Huggins did not lose his job. The comments were abhorrent but his apology seems genuine to me. I hope he does better in the future. Can we talk about the hosts and the producer now? Those guys are his friends? The radio station does not have a delay or a dump button? Huggins is completely responsible for what he said but damn his buddies could have used the technology in the production booth to help him out. Friends don't let friends lose a million dollars and everything else associated with the Huggins discipline for that content unless they are doing the radio version of Jackass Forever. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

05-10-2023, 01:54 PM	#384
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	On the one hand, him still making $3.2M lessens the blow of a $1M deduction. On the other, I when I try to related it to me losing a) $1M or b) my income going down by 25%, it feels pretty substantial. When I think about just about anyone else saying what he said and keeping their job, it is still hard to fathom that he was able to keep his job, but it is pretty hard for anyone outside to understand/appreciate how much goodwill or (I guess) political capital he has at the university, in the state, and with the money folks. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

05-10-2023, 02:06 PM	#386
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Someone suggested that part of his penalty should be to have PPV for his sensitivity training and give the proceeds to related charities... __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

06-17-2023, 10:04 AM	#388
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Ruh roh West Virginia's Bob Huggins booked on DUI charge in Pittsburgh - ESPN And yes, it does seem as though the arrest occurred not far from the Taylor Swift concert (or so Twitter says) __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 06-17-2023 at 10:10 AM.

06-17-2023, 10:21 AM	#389
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	not a good month for him

06-17-2023, 12:05 PM	#391
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	10 of us went to NYC to see Hamilton last summer. We rented a limo because we knew we were going to eat, drink, and be merry. It blows my mind whenever one of these guys who has literally made tens of millions don't take the necessary precautions.

06-17-2023, 02:03 PM	#394
Atocep Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA	Sounds like Huggs will announce his retirement. Supposed to have a team meeting today to tell them first before an official announcement.

06-20-2023, 07:31 PM	#396
Atocep Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA	It looks like former Huggs assistant and current UAB coach Andy Kennedy will likely be the replacement for Huggs at WVU.

06-21-2023, 01:26 PM	#399
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I need to WVU to resolve this coaching thing. My work and general life level of productivity is not good when we have coaching openings. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

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