Bronxhoya, you seem like a decent person, and I welcome you here. It takes guts for a Hoya fan to post on here(or for anyone with a minority view, for that matter). On behalf of those of us SU fans who aren't trying to become legendary for our internet antics and arguing/insulting ability, I'd like to apologize for the rude behavior shown to you. You made some good points, and they made some good points too, probably a little better if I had to guess. Either way, I don't want you to think this level of class and inability to consider new ideas and show objectivity is indicative of what makes a SU fan.
One thing that strikes me as interesting was that we knew Kentucky was a finalist from the start and assumed that SU would be as well, but I don't think a lot of the internet experts saw Georgetown making the final three, and the shock of it is upsetting them, even if Noel doesn't end up going there. Can you imagine the rage on here if he picked Georgetown?!!? These guys could live with Kentucky as many would admit it was expected, but a total meltdown would ensue if he picked Georgetown. I, for one, would be happy to see you back. Some of these people haven't even been around long enough to remember the real Big East rivalries and are already trashing the conference in hopes that our football team(which is far beyond the mediocrity of your basketball program) will be pulled up by the ACC. Screw the ACC and the sour grapes mentality of having the basketball team take it on the chin for the football program, as if we were actually joining the SEC or something.
There, my friend. I think I will probably be more hated in your own thread than you amongst these rabid beasts. I think a lot of the stuff said in this thread was immature and a poor representation of SU fans and their mentality, even though much of it was sprinkled with some good arguments. Truth be told, if we lose out on Noel, I'd rather you guys get him than Kentucky. I don't think JT3 is a slimeball like Cal is. Speaking of slimeball mentality, it is amazing to see the levels grown men will sink to regarding their own perception of the decision a kid is going to make about where he plays one year of a game. The truth is no one knows at this point, with the possible exception of Noel himself. With Kentucky and SU being favorites for a long time, there must have been something about Georgetown that stood out to him and made him include them in the final three. SU fans, forgive me, this was only a shot at those being rude to the guy, not all of us. He did nothing to deserve this, and simply wanted to have an intelligent conversation, like some of us with minority views would like once in awhile too. This mob rule mentality is why our founders abhorred the idea of a democracy.
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