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The way that that unfolded from the 9:34 mark of the 3rd (especially offensively) that may have been even worse than kissing your sister. :vomit:

I found his passive aggressive/slighting post, especially as an administrator (be better) peculiar as well. Quite interesting. In my view, you were just offering your opinion, right, wrong or indifferent. I didn't interpret any of your post as a matter of fact.

From a national championship standpoint, 6 vs. 1, you're 100% correct. However, Syracuse University is the 5th winningest (I'm counting the bogus 101 vacated W's) program in Division 1 college basketball history. UConn currently stands at 23rd. UConn has 6 natties in the past 25 years...

Of course it wouldn't. Just as it didn't for Pitino and Cal and why they sprinted back to the college game. The most significant role in the NBA is dealing and managing the egos of players, etc.

Unfortunately, this is exactly the camp I'm in nowadays. And, it is, in part, a notable reason why you won't see me giving even a dime to any NIL fund.

Weak arse kids young adults nowadays. Back in the day, a two year player who has seen significant minutes as he has would be "bring it on" dude you ain't besting me. Nowadays, "when the going gets tough" Gen Z and the like simply take the easy way out and the path of least resistance...all day...

100% truth!

Only because we prioritized Battle and told Huerter to prep for a year, which he had absolutely no intentions of doing considering his other very solid offers.

Exactly. It's pretty simple to connect the dots in regards to your point, no matter how difficult it is for some to swallow. UConn has gone from your undesirable ex (Dom Perno years, etc.) to your 'undercover angel midnight fantasy' while SU has aged very ungracefully, especially over the...

Ha. Probably many of those same "smart" (usual suspects) posters that thought NIL, etc. and its theoretical intention would actually play out, versus some of us others (not as "smart") practically felt otherwise. :)

It's a complete crock IMO! And, I've paralleled it to being the owner of some multi million dollar business entity where the owner, rather incredulously, get your customers to buy in to paying for your employees raises, promotions, etc. And, just as incredulous, keeping 100% of the financial...

Exactly. And, everything in life is relative. So, just as we "had to leave" the Big East for football to "competitively" survive a decade ago, who the hell are we to say to Clemson it's not the same deal and that it's greed vs. survival? Especially, based upon where things are clear as day...

Perhaps, that has been the FSU play all along?

Against "public policy." ?

It's a southern thing. ;):p

No surprise here. Clemson has always been the snake in the grass relatively speaking. Undoubtedly, there are others as well...

NYC speaks for itself, I mean, it's frigging MSG in the heart of Manhattan, so attempting to compare anything to it is misguided. That said, Charlotte is an excellent venue, with numerous restaurants and bars, etc. Not to mention many of the great steakhouses like Ruth's Chris, Capital Grille...

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You sure about that? ;):p

Well, it's just so damn confusing. I mean, not too long before the season began just one short year ago, JB said this was "his best recruiting class EVER." :rolleyes:

Ha. FWIW, if you go back to my initial reply (post #60) to yours (#56) I implied that it wasn't a sure thing as your post claimed due to all of those bid stealers pulling it off. And, with such an astonishing occurrence for bubble teams that were thought to be in, now Lunardi had them out, so...

This is what you get when the powers that be enable a subordinate to continuously get away with; “JB just saying stuff!” Shameful! :(:mad:

If I recall correctly, GMac had a legit injury (groin or hamstring) after that BET run/championship that gave us that auto bid. There's a night & day difference between being physically spent, etc. from the 4 games in 4 days/5 games in 5 days versus being legitimately injured.

No. It now appears in all probability, that bid stealer, NCST, swapped with UVA. UVA was projected in by most bracketologists prior to all those potential bubble buster teams actually pulling it off in such unprecedented fashion yesterday.

Some may refer to that as Karma.

No almost about it, exactly it at 5. Our ACCT record to date is 5-9 since being in the league.

Not so sure about that. FWIW, based upon what transpired tonight with State and Oregon being bid stealers, Lunardi now has UVA on the outside looking in. If that's the case, it appears the 4 ACC bids are 3 NC schools and Clemson.

FWIW, Lunardi now has UVA out. Really goes to show you and just more proof in the pudding on how weak the ACC was this year when its tournament 3 seed is unlikely to make the Dance.

Perhaps, but, as you know, all conference standings are not created equal.

Hence, why the league is probable to be a 4 bid one, with other than the standard two, teams that will be double digit, and/or play-in type seeds in the Dance.

We all have the capacity to compartmentalize, etc. Whether one does or not depends on how they choose to roll or see fit. One's morality depends upon one's belief system. Interestingly, you (we all here) voluntarily choose to root for a school that has one of its all time greats (on the field)...

Well, several of the so called pundits have St. Johns in the Dance. Meanwhile, SU is nowhere in the stratosphere of even the "next four out." So, perhaps, that may answer your question? Additionally, the win against D2 school in Chaminade doesn't count, well, at least not in the NET.

Yeah. My point though was how his John Chaney-esque (match up type zone) all the time, nothing but the zone, so help me god approach was obsolete. Which, significantly contributed to him being so as well.

Ha, the moral 'holier than thou' folks here's quite comical. Better hope none of you ever get your computers, smart devices, etc. confiscated. ;);) Some here would cut of their nose to spite their face.

100%! The "football drives the bus" folks weren't wrong as another poster alluded, that's a fact. Unfortunately, what no one had the foresight of knowing, was just how JB was going to operate once we got the ACC invite. His mindset, unflattering comments about the ACC move coincided with his...

That was a very high level game yesterday between UConn & St. John's. St. John's impressed me from what I saw, and UConn, again, has the total package. St. John's looked every bit of a tourney team yesterday, and, based on what I saw, I'd agree with Jimmy Jackson that the Johnnies can...

FIFY. :)

There's nothing factual about that statement. Actually, it's about as obvious of one's own opinion as one can be. The Syracuse hoops program is where it is today purely because of its former coach, as well as the stewards of the university reaping what they sowed.

By '18, it had taken us 4 years to win our first ACCT game. It came on the tourney's first day to boot, a Tuesday affair against a putrid 11-20 Wake team. '19 the W came against a 14-19 Pitt team. '20 the W came against a 14-19 UNC team. '21 the W came against a 14-11 NCST team. '22 the W...

You certainly have and I give you a lot of credit knowing the 'usual' chit here you'd get. I wonder if those folks who thought/posted you were cuckoo for Coca Puffs still think as much? :)

Because there are many here that rather choose to view this team as one that was close to getting a 4 seed in the ACC Tournament, etc., versus what that actually says about the ACC and the quality of its league.

2014: L vs. NCST 66-63 2015: Self imposed ban 2016: L vs. Pitt 72-71 2017: L vs. Miami 62-57 2018: W vs. Wake 73-64; L vs. UNC 78-59 2019: W vs. Pitt 73-59: L vs. Duke 84-72 2020: W vs. UNC 81-53; (Covid) 2021: W vs. NCST 89-68; L vs. UVA 72-69 2022: W vs. FSU 96-57; L...

Yeah. I have said this in another NIL related thread; imagine running/owning a multi-million dollar business where you, rather incredulously, get your customers to 'buy in' to paying for your employee's raises, promotions, cost of doing business, etc. And, just as miraculous, keep all of the...

Theoretical vs. actual. And, the reality is, many folks knew exactly how this would play out. NIL is a facade behind the actual; pay for play. Calling it NIL is comical, not to mention somewhat insulting. I mean, how does a 17 year old high school kid getting hundreds of thousands...

Me too! Really miss that annual trip to NYC with buds for over two straight decades. The Blarney, Mcsorely's Ale House, hitting Wolfgang's Steakhouse on Park Ave., etc. It was a great tradition.

Perhaps, the reason the ACC is HQ in Charlotte is because many of its member schools are in relative close proximity to it. And, Charlotte being a world class city with the 6 busiest airport in the country. Additionally, several of its schools having a relatively short driving distance to it...

We all realize that football drives the bus. And, unfortunately, the NE is made up of primarily non flagship football schools, privates, etc. along with a geographic area that is predominately pro sports orientated. Syracuse football draws a limited amount in its upstate regions, as well as...

Yes, I realize. The argument I was attempting to make, was that it's not the driving force nowadays. And, that of our overall attraction, etc. and how it has more to do with Flagship state institutions and the like with enormous alumni/fan bases, statewide interest, financial commitment, etc...