As far as the next Head basketball coach

[Jake]

Would a been miles ahead if we just hired Piitino when JB retired or a year earlier. A sure hand, a winner and a little bit of that "return of the prodigal son stuff." Yeah, he had some baggage, but it wasn't evil baggage.

As if it was a matter of just offering…you know, just snap your fingers and it’s done.

Pitino wasn’t coming here. And it wasn’t a matter of “just pay him more.”

 

[tptcuse]

Love all the fond reminiscing without anything but anecdotes.

And now for the rest of the story (and to make our younger board members feel better about their own parents).


No, children were not actually safer in the 1970s. Despite the cultural perception of greater freedom, 1970s kids faced significantly higher mortality rates from accidents and disease, lacked modern safety regulations (car seats, helmets), and lived through higher rates of violent crime. Child mortality rates have dropped substantially since that era.

Key Safety Differences:
Physical Danger: Playgrounds had hazards like concrete surfaces and hot metal equipment, while cars often lacked seatbelts or proper car seats.

Unintentional Injury: Rates of serious injuries and fatalities from, for example, accidents, were much higher than today.

Violent Crime: Violent crime rates in the US were higher in the 1970s than in the 2020s, contrary to popular memory, which often overlooks the danger of that era, as discussed on Facebook.

Environmental Hazards: Exposure to leaded gasoline was common, which impacted children's health and IQ.

Why People Remember it Differently:
Independence: Kids had more unsupervised freedom to roam, often only needing to return by streetlights.

Limited Awareness: News traveled slower, and there was no 24/7 news cycle or instant alerts on local crimes, making the world feel less dangerous, notes Facebook.

While many feel the social atmosphere was more trusting, objective data from sources like BBC News and GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury Attorneys shows that modern children are safer, as noted in Quora.

Thank you! Nostalgia is nice and all but facts also matter.

 

[Chip]

Well to be fair I think I had it -2000…

All signs point to BH and it makes the most sense. But at the end of the day it will be whatever the Lally family wants. But I’d bet BH +700 all day

This is why the world works better when we use commas to separate every thousand.

If someone sends me a spreadsheet without them, I won't even acknowledge it. Like green text Android people.

 

[OrangeFoo]

Clearly the source of this info hasn’t taken into account the dangers of this age of cyber bullying and living online and the associated health risks

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

As if it was a matter of just offering…you know, just snap your fingers and it’s done.

Pitino wasn’t coming here. And it wasn’t a matter of “just pay him more.”

The man is in heaven making bank at SJU with great NIL support and Wingfoot right there. Why don't people get this? It's a dream pre-retirement gig.

If he ever retires.

 

[CA Monk]

As if it was a matter of just offering…you know, just snap your fingers and it’s done.

Pitino wasn’t coming here. And it wasn’t a matter of “just pay him more.”

I don't know whether or not Pitino would've been interested. Remember he was just coming out of the wilderness then (Panathinaikos/Iona) and was perhaps looking to reclaim himself. In hindsight I bet it would've been a feelgood retro-basketball story had RP any inclination to return to Syracuse, and 'Cuse having offered. Oh well, what might've been.

 

[Blanko97]

As if it was a matter of just offering…you know, just snap your fingers and it’s done.

Pitino wasn’t coming here. And it wasn’t a matter of “just pay him more.”

Pitino is just the representation of what we chose not to pursue. It’s not that we would get him, it’s that we didn’t try to get anyone

 

[Starman]

I don't know whether or not Pitino would've been interested. Remember he was just coming out of the wilderness then (Panathinaikos/Iona) and was perhaps looking to reclaim himself. In hindsight I bet it would've been a feelgood retro-basketball story had RP any inclination to return to Syracuse, and 'Cuse having offered. Oh well, what might've been.

Pitino seems like a guy that, if given the opportunity, would choose to go back to the ACC to beat up Louisville. But it would have to be a school that can actually produce wins: he aint going to bc.

 

[Niastri]

Love all the fond reminiscing without anything but anecdotes.

And now for the rest of the story (and to make our younger board members feel better about their own parents).


No, children were not actually safer in the 1970s. Despite the cultural perception of greater freedom, 1970s kids faced significantly higher mortality rates from accidents and disease, lacked modern safety regulations (car seats, helmets), and lived through higher rates of violent crime. Child mortality rates have dropped substantially since that era.

Key Safety Differences:
Physical Danger: Playgrounds had hazards like concrete surfaces and hot metal equipment, while cars often lacked seatbelts or proper car seats.

Unintentional Injury: Rates of serious injuries and fatalities from, for example, accidents, were much higher than today.

Violent Crime: Violent crime rates in the US were higher in the 1970s than in the 2020s, contrary to popular memory, which often overlooks the danger of that era, as discussed on Facebook.

Environmental Hazards: Exposure to leaded gasoline was common, which impacted children's health and IQ.

Why People Remember it Differently:
Independence: Kids had more unsupervised freedom to roam, often only needing to return by streetlights.

Limited Awareness: News traveled slower, and there was no 24/7 news cycle or instant alerts on local crimes, making the world feel less dangerous, notes Facebook.

While many feel the social atmosphere was more trusting, objective data from sources like BBC News and GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury Attorneys shows that modern children are safer, as noted in Quora.

Part of the additional safety comes with a cost... My 9 year old, for the first time ever, stayed home alone for a while. It was half an hour while his mom dropped his sister off at birthday party.

When I was nine, my best friends and I would have been miles away and hours since a parent last knew where we were. My friends had a "clubhouse" in an abandoned house. One day we found a strange man sleeping in that house, squatting for the night.

I shudder to imagine my son in a strange house with a stranger unattended.

The independence we learned was extremely valuable. But my kids are definitely safer...

We are trying to find a happy medium of free range in the neighborhood, with other neighborhood kids.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Part of the additional safety comes with a cost... My 9 year old, for the first time ever, stayed home alone for the first time ever. It was half an hour while his mom dropped his sister off at birthday party.

When I was nine, my best friends and I would have been miles away and hours since a parent last knew where we were. My friends had a "clubhouse" in an abandoned house. One day we found a strange man sleeping in that house, squatting for the night.

I shudder to imagine my son in a strange house with a stranger unattended.

The independence we learned was extremely valuable. But my kids are definitely safer...

We are trying to find a happy medium of free range in the neighborhood, with other neighborhood kids.

Absolutely, and one of the hardest balancing acts parents face these days.

 

[Niastri]

Clearly the source of this info hasn’t taken into account the dangers of this age of cyber bullying and living online and the associated health risks

"The Anxious Generation"

iPhone's equipped with Facebook, Instagram and other social media literally kill your teenager at a significantly higher rate than lack of car seats killed kids from generation x

 

[CuseFaninVT]

"The Anxious Generation"

iPhone's equipped with Facebook, Instagram and other social media literally kill your teenager at a significantly higher rate than lack of car seats killed kids from generation x

I wonder if that’s actually true.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

"The Anxious Generation"

iPhone's equipped with Facebook, Instagram and other social media literally kill your teenager at a significantly higher rate than lack of car seats killed kids from generation x

I do know that I’m glad the government back then wasn’t afraid to act on behalf of the people instead of the CEOs of the car companies.

 

[Starman]

I wonder if that’s actually true.

Certainly it kills our soul. I want to ditch my smart phone, but they're just too useful

 

[Dcuse]

As if it was a matter of just offering…you know, just snap your fingers and it’s done.

Pitino wasn’t coming here. And it wasn’t a matter of “just pay him more.”

Absolutely correct. He has shown nothing but hate over the years for Syracuse. I will NEVER understand the desire to get this jackass from our fan base. He’s a total douche.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Certainly it kills our soul. I want to ditch my smart phone, but they're just too useful

By far the biggest killer of time for me right now.

Obviously…..

 

[atlanticuse]

if only we didn't hire Red.

 

[hoopsupstate]

I don't know whether or not Pitino would've been interested. Remember he was just coming out of the wilderness then (Panathinaikos/Iona) and was perhaps looking to reclaim himself. In hindsight I bet it would've been a feelgood retro-basketball story had RP any inclination to return to Syracuse, and 'Cuse having offered. Oh well, what might've been.

You could not pay Pitino’s wife enough money for her to ever live in Syracuse. It was never going to happen.

 

[Dcuse]

You could not pay Pitino’s wife enough money for her to ever live in Syracuse. It was never going to happen.

Why would we pay Pitino’s wife? I would start a GoFundMe to keep her out of Syracuse.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Love all the fond reminiscing without anything but anecdotes.

And now for the rest of the story (and to make our younger board members feel better about their own parents).


No, children were not actually safer in the 1970s. Despite the cultural perception of greater freedom, 1970s kids faced significantly higher mortality rates from accidents and disease, lacked modern safety regulations (car seats, helmets), and lived through higher rates of violent crime. Child mortality rates have dropped substantially since that era.

Key Safety Differences:
Physical Danger: Playgrounds had hazards like concrete surfaces and hot metal equipment, while cars often lacked seatbelts or proper car seats.

Unintentional Injury: Rates of serious injuries and fatalities from, for example, accidents, were much higher than today.

Violent Crime: Violent crime rates in the US were higher in the 1970s than in the 2020s, contrary to popular memory, which often overlooks the danger of that era, as discussed on Facebook.

Environmental Hazards: Exposure to leaded gasoline was common, which impacted children's health and IQ.

Why People Remember it Differently:
Independence: Kids had more unsupervised freedom to roam, often only needing to return by streetlights.

Limited Awareness: News traveled slower, and there was no 24/7 news cycle or instant alerts on local crimes, making the world feel less dangerous, notes Facebook.

While many feel the social atmosphere was more trusting, objective data from sources like BBC News and GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury Attorneys shows that modern children are safer, as noted in Quora.

 

[WoadBlue]

Remember there were ads on TV trying to guilt parents into parenting?

"It's 10 o'clock, do you know where your children are?"

Lol.



Seemed normal at the time (I was a kid to be accounted for...) but in hindsight, kinda messed up...

That commercial was about parents with kids prone to crime - especially violent crime.

 

[Toga]

Playgrounds built on cement including that thing that spins around until you fell off. Lawn darts. Wood burning kits. Drinking from outside faucets. Playing tackle football with zero equipment. Climbing trees high enough that a fall would kill you.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Love all the fond reminiscing without anything but anecdotes.

And now for the rest of the story (and to make our younger board members feel better about their own parents).


No, children were not actually safer in the 1970s. Despite the cultural perception of greater freedom, 1970s kids faced significantly higher mortality rates from accidents and disease, lacked modern safety regulations (car seats, helmets), and lived through higher rates of violent crime. Child mortality rates have dropped substantially since that era.

Key Safety Differences:
Physical Danger: Playgrounds had hazards like concrete surfaces and hot metal equipment, while cars often lacked seatbelts or proper car seats.

Unintentional Injury: Rates of serious injuries and fatalities from, for example, accidents, were much higher than today.

Violent Crime: Violent crime rates in the US were higher in the 1970s than in the 2020s, contrary to popular memory, which often overlooks the danger of that era, as discussed on Facebook.

Environmental Hazards: Exposure to leaded gasoline was common, which impacted children's health and IQ.

Why People Remember it Differently:
Independence: Kids had more unsupervised freedom to roam, often only needing to return by streetlights.

Limited Awareness: News traveled slower, and there was no 24/7 news cycle or instant alerts on local crimes, making the world feel less dangerous, notes Facebook.

While many feel the social atmosphere was more trusting, objective data from sources like BBC News and GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury Attorneys shows that modern children are safer, as noted in Quora.

Thank you ChatGPTVermont

 

[Toga]

Converses with assistants
Cool

 

[Niastri]

I wonder if that’s actually true.

Suicide and self harm rates are up massively among preteens and teenagers.

The point where it suddenly got worse exactly matches smart phones becoming omnipresent... "The Anxious Generation" is the book written by the doctors who are on the cutting edge of that portion of psychiatry.

Reading that book was terrifying for me, a guy with a nine-year-old and a six-year-old... Fortunately, the simple solution is no smartphones and to heavily restrict their access to social media. It's more complicated that that, but that's what it comes down to.