I think he was trying to exert dominance by showing you directly to your face that he was stealing this candy bar.
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After reading numerous posts on this topic the past 36 hours....I've come to these conclusions.... 1) most here think BU has done a pretty decent job considering where the program was when he first arrived....2) have we made progress....absolutely.....3) are we relevant .....yes....4) are we competing for championships....B10 wise...yes.....national level...no.....5) are we recruiting at a higher level....yes....6) has the NIL made a difference in the progress of improvement of the program....this one is probably 50-50....I'm gonna say to be determined.....7) are there concerns with the offensive schemes that BU and staff employee....yes......8) are there concerns with the defensive schemes that are used....not really, been pretty good here most of the time.....9) are there concerns about the culture surrounding the program....not until this year....could that be results of the NIL portal system.....maybe.....10) and finally, are we Elite.....no.....but probably most think we're hoovering somewhere just below that level.......So....with changes to some of the areas mentioned above and others in previous threads, can we compete for national championships...can we become Elite.....absolutely.....can BU and his staff make these changes... that's the question....I believe they can and think we need to be patient (given what BU has accomplished over the past 3-4 years) and see what transpires with the recruits coming in the next year or so and what the portal produces.....jmo
blackdog
- Champaign
He was exerting dominance by showing me directly to my face that he was stealing the Xavier men's head basketball coach.
sacraig
- The desert
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
Where do we want to ship Brad off to this time? Should we do K-state again?
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
How long do we have to wait until Denzel starts dropping some BOOMs up in here??
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Patience, my son. Many subsequent pages shall be revealed in much less than the fullness of time.
uofi7477
- Silver & Gold Vandals
They won't take him now after this thread yesterday.
Rick Pitino on making St. John's relevant again
Jay Bilas calls St. John's under Rick Pitino 'an immediate player' as Red Storm hire Hall of Fame coach — 247Sports
Before St. John's introduced Rick Pitino as the Red Storm's new head men's basketball coach Tuesday, Jay Bilas joined members of the college basketball media who approved the hire Monday. Bilas explained on SportsCenter.apple.news
"We'll probably have to bring in six to eight players from this basketball team and that's going to take a lot of work."
I wonder how many strippers they'll bring in?
Mike Repole the billionaire behind Body Armour said any money Rick needs he gets so its going to be pretty wild there.
Will the real Brad Underwood stand up today and say something? 
Just having a little fun.
I've never thought Brad deserved to be fired for the results this season. I think people who do are still carrying some feelings from the 2021 tournament loss. But I do think he should be open to criticism and roster construction is a big one, and that's something that falls squarely on the head coach. It's not year 1 or 2, this was year 6 and if you don't have a team that can run the system you want, or play as hard as you want, or be an "everyday guy", or can't shoot 3s or FTs, that's on Brad. Hopefully this year will be a learning experience for his since everyone is still fairly new to the transfer portal and NIL wild west way of life that is now the norm.
I spoke with an influential Texas booster this morning. I can't tell you his name but I asked him if he knew about the upcoming hire of Underwood. He said that Del Conte informed him about 10 days ago. I asked what his reaction was when he was told. He said "Alright, alright, alright".
What’s true then and what isn’t? We shall find out sooner than later.
It might not exactly fit Occam’s razor, but coaches/agents do this stuff every year to get raises extensions. It happens across all levels and every sport.
Drumming up speculation to receive benefits is the second older trick in the book. I choose to believe that’s what’s happening here. Or (and maybe this is more likely) we’re all sheep following one idiot off a cliff who randomly says BU is unhappy and therefore gone.
Drumming up speculation to receive benefits is the second older trick in the book. I choose to believe that’s what’s happening here. Or (and maybe this is more likely) we’re all sheep following one idiot off a cliff who randomly says BU is unhappy and therefore gone.
If it were you in your current job and you employed someone who's job is to look out for your best interest...that's literally his job, you wouldn't want them to put all information that he/she collects in front of you? If people take the approach where they won't ever accept phone calls or have a quick conversation, those calls will stop coming. You don't want that, ESPECIALLY in an industry as volatile as competitive sports with salaries being what they are. You lose all leverage, even though you don't plan to exercise that leverage....at that point. If BU were 65/70 years old and planned to call it quits in a couple of years...agreed, don't take the call.
Look at some of our fan base, heck, look at some of this board have turned on him because he hasn't gotten to the second weekend of the tournament. So, again even on this board, think that he should be on the hot seat after EVERYTHING that he's done for this program. You don't think that he hears this stuff? He'd be doing himself a complete disservice if he didn't evaluate his situation year in and year out. In an era of NIL and portal activity, it's a year by year crapshoot. He won 20 games trying to recover from a roster that lost 85% of everything and it wasn't good enough for some. If he's expecting another 80% turnover, much like Shrewsbury and Collins....have to look. College athletics has turned ugly and in an era of instant gratification amongst the fans or a revolt, if it's me... everything is on the table.
Either that or he was recommending/promoting 3 Musketeers. hmmmmmmmm
On a much smaller scale topic, if the only change is we lose Alexander as an assistant coach, who are we thinking takes his place?
Again, comes down to if BU/his agent are taking calls or making calls. Big difference between the two, IMO.
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