So Gottfried's eating his words now

[SUalldway]

"I wouldn't want to be Syracuse"

 

[dasher]

when did he say that and what was the context? Because if I were him and had that team, I would want to be almost anyone else othet than N.C.State.

 

[iommi]

think he said that in his pre-game pep talk to his team...they showed it in the first half.

 

[Deano]

when did he say that and what was the context? Because if I were him and had that team, I would want to be almost anyone else othet than N.C.State.

His pregame speech - he's eating crow now. I think he lost some more hair on the top his head after that game.

 

[orangenauburn]

He also talked before the season about Syracuse

 

[Knicks411]

I don't think anyone is going to eat crow about what they said in a pregame speech. The point is to fire your team up.

 

[Orangemen]

Gottfried's always been pretty complimentary of JB.

Didn't hear the speech, but I'd bet the context was something like 'SU is walking into our building, with a crazy crowd, and a team that's been focused on beating them, so I wouldn't want to be syracuse.'

I'd be very suprised if it was anything more than that.

 

[OttoMets]

I don't think anyone is going to eat crow about what they said in a pregame speech. The point is to fire your team up.

Don't try to say reasonable things around here - it's much more fun to take things out of context and pretend that everyone hates and "disrespects" Syracuse.

 

[orangenauburn]

HE SAID BEFORE THE SEASON ABOUT JB AND CUSE

Im not concerned about pregame speach. His comments pre season were dick

 

[OttoMets]

Gottfried's always been pretty complimentary of JB.

Didn't hear the speech, but I'd bet the context was something like 'SU is walking into our building, with a crazy crowd, and a team that's been focused on beating them, so I wouldn't want to be syracuse.'

I'd be very suprised if it was anything more than that.

Within two or three words, it was exactly that. Sounded a lot like what Walter Mathau told the Bad News Bears told his team before every game.

 

[dasher]

what did he say before the season and why would he say anything about a team that isn't even in his conference?

 

[orangefan13]

I don't think anyone is going to eat crow about what they said in a pregame speech. The point is to fire your team up.

Still, Usually if you want to fire someone up you have your players look within themselves.
Not without at their opponents with some stroke of home luck.

 

[Knicks411]

Yeah, if he said something before the season, A) I wasn't aware, and B) different story.

I found it, he was responding to what JB said about having the ACC tournament in NYC

"I think the tournament has so much tradition, probably more than any other basketball tournament in the country," Gottfried said. "I like the fact, whether it’s in Greensboro, or to me, Charlotte would be a great place. Jim Boeheim popping off up there that he thinks it needs to be in New York -- he needs to get in the league first, before he starts making demands on the league."

Not that big a deal, but I can see getting a litte fired up about it. What do you think JB would've said if an ACC school was about to join the BE and said the BE tournament should be moved to Greensboro?

Still, Usually if you want to fire someone up you have your players look within them not without at their opponents.

He said he wouldn't want to be Syracuse because we (State) are going to kick their ass. That seems like typical pregame rah rah stuff to me.