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pruman91

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Oh No......Black Bart is an Italian................................I hate the mafioso............................

I gotta talk................I'm a chatterbox..................I defy silence..................I really really do...........................

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Dan said:
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10-day foreign trip to Spain (details are to be determined, these trips are typically taken in early August).
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This is going to really help this team get things together. Like the overseas trips for new teams or basically new teams
 
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altgeld88

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mydosburns said:
Has anyone done a foreign trip to watch the team before? Spain is on the bucket list....
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I saw them in August '07 when they took a spin through Canada and I was living in Ottawa. (Is that a foreign country?! Yes. Yes, indeed it is! Seven years in Canada teaches a man to hate :ROFLMAO:)

They played the reigning Canadian National Champions, Carleton University, and won in overtime. It was helpful, if depressing, to see that game and realize that the ensuing season would be a long one. I was so desperate for hope that I actually thought there was a chance that Steve Holdren (whom I believe was the leading scorer that evening) would be dropping daggers on the BT from the perimeter all season long!

Pretty cool to see the team in a gym that seated fewer than 1k, however, sit a dozen rows behind the bench, and chat with boosters afterward. (One told me that Jamar Smith, who was still suspended during that summer, was shooting the ball like no one he had ever seen. Alas, I don't believe Jamar ever stepped on the court for the Illini again.)

The Canadians also mercilessly heckled Jeff Jordan.

Go to Spain to see the team if they go this summer. You won't regret it.
 
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dainjazoner said:
RJ canceled nil deals. he's gone.
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If it really happens, I understand the fresh start, change of scenery, concept after a very disappointing year.
However BU knows what RJ can do and would probably stick with him longer than a new guy. A new coach may just say, "Not working out, but he can help us on the practice squad."
I've cheered hard for him this long, I will keep hoping for the best.
 
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