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longtiimelurker
2/13/2019 10:22 PM
FearLeon wrote:expand_more
Yeah because the last thing the new coach is going to do before signing a contract that is probably going to pay him a minimum of $350K per year is to go on Bobcat Attack and see what FearLeon and Buck.Cat have to say about the team and staff. Good lord....you are joking right?
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If that were the case the guy in Oxford would not have been coming. Had he read that pathetic board and considered it legit there is no way he would have left Purdue. Good thing all those aspiring young stud coaches all think they are "the one" .
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OhioCatFan
2/13/2019 11:56 PM
Buck.Cat wrote:expand_more
We also have some "completely crazy" folks on the football forum by that standard. I would agree that they are not thinking straight. In this or another like thread, some folks were actually arguing that if OHIO got red hot at tournament time and won the MAC tournament that Saul should still be fired. That's complete lunacy, and would never happen.

I'm beginning to think that FearLeon and his fellow travelers have taken lessons on "making friends and influencing people" from some of the chronic malcontents over on the football side of BA. However, none of them have quite the flare or the witty style of the most notorious of the chronic football complainers.

I have said it before but I will repeat it: some people have reasonable expectations for their sports teams. This is not a charity. It's pretty hilarious to hear you calling out others for being crazy. You are after all the one who thought Nathan Rourke was one of the top 10 quarterbacks in the country last season. Did you ever figure out the names in that top 10?
It has noting to do with "reasonable expectations" for your sports teams. It has to do with logic, IF Saul wins the MAC tournament, he will be retained. Now, the likelihood of that happening is quite low, but it's a truism that you and others seem not to be able to comprehend. It is apparently because your hate is so deep. What a pity.

I'll tell you my picks for the other top ten QBs when you tell me why NFL draft status has anything to do with picking the best college QB and the Heisman Trophy. Your question was actually not really relevant to the basic point I was making, that's why I ignored it.
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OU_Country
2/14/2019 10:49 AM
longtiimelurker wrote:expand_more
Yeah because the last thing the new coach is going to do before signing a contract that is probably going to pay him a minimum of $350K per year is to go on Bobcat Attack and see what FearLeon and Buck.Cat have to say about the team and staff. Good lord....you are joking right?
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If that were the case the guy in Oxford would not have been coming. Had he read that pathetic board and considered it legit there is no way he would have left Purdue. Good thing all those aspiring young stud coaches all think they are "the one" .
I hate to say this, but if any players or coaches took stock in what this bunch on this board brings to the table, there's no way they'd come here either. We're probably not any better than Miami's Hawk Talk. There's just more of us to behave like idiots.
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bshot44
2/14/2019 3:59 PM
OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
... IF Saul wins the MAC tournament, he will be retained. Now, the likelihood of that happening is quite low, but it's a truism that you and others seem not to be able to comprehend. It is apparently because your hate is so deep. What a pity.
I'm sorry. But this is not a truism.

If Ohio catches fire and wins MAC tourney (first of all, hell would have frozen over) ... Saul is still gone. He will leave for another job. Period.

The marriage is over.

If there was any chance that it could have been salvaged, Schaus would have commented or they would have signed an extension last year.

The silence is deafening.

#SaulBall at Ohio University
2014-2019
R.I.P.
Last Edited: 2/14/2019 4:00:05 PM by bshot44
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Buck.Cat
2/14/2019 11:14 PM
OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
It has noting to do with "reasonable expectations" for your sports teams. It has to do with logic, IF Saul wins the MAC tournament, he will be retained. Now, the likelihood of that happening is quite low, but it's a truism that you and others seem not to be able to comprehend. It is apparently because your hate is so deep. What a pity. [/QUOTE]Can you provide a specific quote in this thread or any other where I state that Saul will not be retained if he were to win the MAC tournament?

[QUOTE=OhioCatFan]
I'll tell you my picks for the other top ten QBs when you tell me why NFL draft status has anything to do with picking the best college QB and the Heisman Trophy. Your question was actually not really relevant to the basic point I was making, that's why I ignored it.
It's pretty obvious that you ran away from the other thread because you realized how big of a fool that you came off as for saying that Rourke was a top 10 quarterback in the country last year.
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BillyTheCat
2/15/2019 2:20 AM
Buck.Cat wrote:expand_more
It has noting to do with "reasonable expectations" for your sports teams. It has to do with logic, IF Saul wins the MAC tournament, he will be retained. Now, the likelihood of that happening is quite low, but it's a truism that you and others seem not to be able to comprehend. It is apparently because your hate is so deep. What a pity.
Can you provide a specific quote in this thread or any other where I state that Saul will not be retained if he were to win the MAC tournament?

I'll tell you my picks for the other top ten QBs when you tell me why NFL draft status has anything to do with picking the best college QB and the Heisman Trophy. Your question was actually not really relevant to the basic point I was making, that's why I ignored it.
It's pretty obvious that you ran away from the other thread because you realized how big of a fool that you came off as for saying that Rourke was a top 10 quarterback in the country last year.
Cue the “Buck.Cat has a reading problem” post in 3...2...1...
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cbus cat fan
2/15/2019 9:12 AM
OU_Country wrote:expand_more
Yeah because the last thing the new coach is going to do before signing a contract that is probably going to pay him a minimum of $350K per year is to go on Bobcat Attack and see what FearLeon and Buck.Cat have to say about the team and staff. Good lord....you are joking right?
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If that were the case the guy in Oxford would not have been coming. Had he read that pathetic board and considered it legit there is no way he would have left Purdue. Good thing all those aspiring young stud coaches all think they are "the one" .
I hate to say this, but if any players or coaches took stock in what this bunch on this board brings to the table, there's no way they'd come here either. We're probably not any better than Miami's Hawk Talk. There's just more of us to behave like idiots.
OU Country, people are frustrated on the board that comes with the territory when you're losing. They sometimes say silly or stupid things, I am guilty of that too and I would include your last response in that category as well. However, do you really think a kid would look at our Bobcat Attack board and decide not to come here? Honestly, have you taken a look at the Power Conference boards? They make a bad day here look like a church picnic argument. I don't even know if Eastern Michigan has a board? Some MAC schools have so much apathy do you think that is appealing to a kid? Unfortunately the state of the world is rather coarse right now. With all of the world's positive developments in the last 1,000 years, you would think we are living in the Dark Ages because of our culture's victimization complex. Coach Phillips is a good man and he will move on and probably be happier at the end of the season. Hopefully, he will realize his short comings and decide his future plans by what are in his best interests. In the grand scheme of things, I am sure close to 99% of the country would trade places with him for the salary he's making.
Last Edited: 2/15/2019 9:14:41 AM by cbus cat fan
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OU_Country
2/15/2019 10:54 AM
cbus cat fan wrote:expand_more
Yeah because the last thing the new coach is going to do before signing a contract that is probably going to pay him a minimum of $350K per year is to go on Bobcat Attack and see what FearLeon and Buck.Cat have to say about the team and staff. Good lord....you are joking right?
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If that were the case the guy in Oxford would not have been coming. Had he read that pathetic board and considered it legit there is no way he would have left Purdue. Good thing all those aspiring young stud coaches all think they are "the one" .
I hate to say this, but if any players or coaches took stock in what this bunch on this board brings to the table, there's no way they'd come here either. We're probably not any better than Miami's Hawk Talk. There's just more of us to behave like idiots.
OU Country, people are frustrated on the board that comes with the territory when you're losing. They sometimes say silly or stupid things, I am guilty of that too and I would include your last response in that category as well. However, do you really think a kid would look at our Bobcat Attack board and decide not to come here? Honestly, have you taken a look at the Power Conference boards? They make a bad day here look like a church picnic argument. I don't even know if Eastern Michigan has a board? Some MAC schools have so much apathy do you think that is appealing to a kid? Unfortunately the state of the world is rather coarse right now. With all of the world's positive developments in the last 1,000 years, you would think we are living in the Dark Ages because of our culture's victimization complex. Coach Phillips is a good man and he will move on and probably be happier at the end of the season. Hopefully, he will realize his short comings and decide his future plans by what are in his best interests. In the grand scheme of things, I am sure close to 99% of the country would trade places with him for the salary he's making.
Simply put - I was making the statement that Miami and it's board are no more or less pathetic that this one. There are simply more of us. I don't think that statement is silly, or stupid. From my own perspective, I think it's the truth as it relates to comparing the two. That's it. Nothing more.
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cbus cat fan
2/15/2019 3:35 PM
OU_Country wrote:expand_more
Yeah because the last thing the new coach is going to do before signing a contract that is probably going to pay him a minimum of $350K per year is to go on Bobcat Attack and see what FearLeon and Buck.Cat have to say about the team and staff. Good lord....you are joking right?
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If that were the case the guy in Oxford would not have been coming. Had he read that pathetic board and considered it legit there is no way he would have left Purdue. Good thing all those aspiring young stud coaches all think they are "the one" .
I hate to say this, but if any players or coaches took stock in what this bunch on this board brings to the table, there's no way they'd come here either. We're probably not any better than Miami's Hawk Talk. There's just more of us to behave like idiots.
OU Country, people are frustrated on the board that comes with the territory when you're losing. They sometimes say silly or stupid things, I am guilty of that too and I would include your last response in that category as well. However, do you really think a kid would look at our Bobcat Attack board and decide not to come here? Honestly, have you taken a look at the Power Conference boards? They make a bad day here look like a church picnic argument. I don't even know if Eastern Michigan has a board? Some MAC schools have so much apathy do you think that is appealing to a kid? Unfortunately the state of the world is rather coarse right now. With all of the world's positive developments in the last 1,000 years, you would think we are living in the Dark Ages because of our culture's victimization complex. Coach Phillips is a good man and he will move on and probably be happier at the end of the season. Hopefully, he will realize his short comings and decide his future plans by what are in his best interests. In the grand scheme of things, I am sure close to 99% of the country would trade places with him for the salary he's making.
Simply put - I was making the statement that Miami and it's board are no more or less pathetic that this one. There are simply more of us. I don't think that statement is silly, or stupid. From my own perspective, I think it's the truth as it relates to comparing the two. That's it. Nothing more.
Fair enough OU Country, have a good weekend!
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IceCat76
2/19/2019 8:59 AM
An update on the Jim Christian saga at BC.

This article is from yesterday's Boston Globe. It's the first sign that the natives are restless. Typically it means someone in the BC AD office or a booster dropped a dime.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/colleges/2019/02/18/ha...

One thing that JC talks about in the article is reinventing the team after injuries. That's my biggest problem with Saul. Despite injuries and transfers he doesn't seem to be able to adapt or adjust.
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GroverBall
2/19/2019 12:04 PM
IceCat76 wrote:expand_more
An update on the Jim Christian saga at BC.

This article is from yesterday's Boston Globe. It's the first sign that the natives are restless. Typically it means someone in the BC AD office or a booster dropped a dime.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/colleges/2019/02/18/ha...

One thing that JC talks about in the article is reinventing the team after injuries. That's my biggest problem with Saul. Despite injuries and transfers he doesn't seem to be able to adapt or adjust.
Thought this was the most interesting part of the article, after the JC stuff:

Conference USA will begin its revolutionary scheduling experiment this Saturday. The last four games of each team’s schedule were left blank before the season. The matchups have been determined by performance. For example, the top five teams will play each other in the final four games.

Here are the explanation and schedule.

The goal was to improve the league’s NCAA at-large chances by making the schedule more difficult. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it’s going to work; C-USA appears to still be a one-bid league.
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Brian Smith (No, not that one)
2/19/2019 2:52 PM
I always wonder if Al Skinner doesn't sit back and laugh at what BC has become since they canned him.

"You'd give a lot of money to have me back, winning 22 games per season, and running the flex 76,000 times per game, wouldn't you? Wouldn't you?"
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Alan Swank
2/19/2019 6:47 PM
IceCat76 wrote:expand_more
An update on the Jim Christian saga at BC.

This article is from yesterday's Boston Globe. It's the first sign that the natives are restless. Typically it means someone in the BC AD office or a booster dropped a dime.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/colleges/2019/02/18/ha...

One thing that JC talks about in the article is reinventing the team after injuries. That's my biggest problem with Saul. Despite injuries and transfers he doesn't seem to be able to adapt or adjust.
This is the quote that got me from the article.

“You’ve got to kind of keep reinventing yourself. Other guys have to emerge, and I think we’re getting that."
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FearLeon
2/19/2019 7:51 PM
Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
An update on the Jim Christian saga at BC.

This article is from yesterday's Boston Globe. It's the first sign that the natives are restless. Typically it means someone in the BC AD office or a booster dropped a dime.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/colleges/2019/02/18/ha...

One thing that JC talks about in the article is reinventing the team after injuries. That's my biggest problem with Saul. Despite injuries and transfers he doesn't seem to be able to adapt or adjust.
This is the quote that got me from the article.

“You’ve got to kind of keep reinventing yourself. Other guys have to emerge, and I think we’re getting that."
Only fitting that Saul and Christian get fired at the same time.
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GraffZ06
2/19/2019 10:16 PM
In the "What if the season ended today" file :

Certainly not official as I haven't gone through all the MAC tie-breakers but by my count we sit at the #11 seed. That means our first round game in the conference tournament would be at the #6 seed.

By my count - that's currently Akron.

Buffalo and BG 1 & 2 at 11-2.
Toledo and Kent 3 & 4 at 8-5.
Central 5th at 7-6.
Akron, Miami and EMU are 6 through 8 all at 6-7.

Lots can still change and again tie-breakers might seed teams a little differently, but wouldn't it almost be fitting for Saul's final game to be against Groce at Akron.

Ouch.
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OhioCatFan
2/19/2019 10:20 PM
GraffZ06 wrote:expand_more
. . . Lots can still change and again tie-breakers might seed teams a little differently, but wouldn't it almost be fitting for Saul's final game to be against Groce at Akron.
Ouch.
Even more fitting would be if it was his next to last game, and we upset Akron and sent them home.
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GroverBall
2/19/2019 10:23 PM
OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
. . . Lots can still change and again tie-breakers might seed teams a little differently, but wouldn't it almost be fitting for Saul's final game to be against Groce at Akron.
Ouch.
Even more fitting would be if it was his next to last game, and we upset Akron and sent them home.
+1
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MonroeClassmate
3/2/2019 3:36 PM
Remember, it was year two of Groce in OHIO that he took them to the first round victory in NCAA; anything less in year two with the Zips and he has lost his mojo.

Or perhaps it was that he caught lightning in the bottle in Athens?

Zips looking mighty at home against the Bob Kittens! NOT.

And look at the calendar, my goodness, it is March!
Last Edited: 3/2/2019 3:37:57 PM by MonroeClassmate
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RSBobcat
3/2/2019 3:46 PM
Groce Ball 49 Saul Ball 73
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FearLeon
3/2/2019 3:47 PM
The biggest win of the Saul era? How sweet it is to beat the Zippies and their annoying fan base that got oh so cocky. Hopefully this gets some more fans in the seats on Tuesday night for the Beefs.
Last Edited: 3/2/2019 3:52:52 PM by FearLeon
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bigtillyoopsupsideurhead
3/2/2019 3:51 PM
RSBobcat wrote:expand_more
Groce Ball 49 Saul Ball 73
Akron is now 7-9 in the MAC this season.
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longtiimelurker
3/3/2019 2:40 PM
GraffZ06 wrote:expand_more
In the "What if the season ended today" file :

Certainly not official as I haven't gone through all the MAC tie-breakers but by my count we sit at the #11 seed. That means our first round game in the conference tournament would be at the #6 seed.

By my count - that's currently Akron.

Buffalo and BG 1 & 2 at 11-2.
Toledo and Kent 3 & 4 at 8-5.
Central 5th at 7-6.
Akron, Miami and EMU are 6 through 8 all at 6-7.

Lots can still change and again tie-breakers might seed teams a little differently, but wouldn't it almost be fitting for Saul's final game to be against Groce at Akron.

Ouch.
Nice to know the league keeps us up regularly https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0sPLVvXgAg7QW0.jpg:large
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