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lovebobcat
2/19/2019 10:06 PM
allen wrote:expand_more
If Saul stays, he needs to reconsider using zone defenses against more athletic teams. Most mid majors that continually beat power 5 teams have a particular offensive or defensive strategy that gives them a competitive advantage against the power 5.
Wait, IF?

If you're Jim Schaus and you bring him back, good luck selling a single season ticket for year six of #SaulBall

"Turn out the lights, the party's over..."
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GraffZ06
2/19/2019 10:09 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
I remember when Saul was hired he said "our teams are going to look alot like Western Michigan." I knew then we were in trouble.
Actually, it was Jim Schaus who said that.
Well, Schaus delivered on that one.

Houston - we have a problem.
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giacomo
2/19/2019 10:29 PM
Send in the clowns. There ought to be clowns. Don’t bother, they’re here.
Last Edited: 2/19/2019 10:30:49 PM by giacomo
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GroverBall
2/19/2019 10:34 PM
lovebobcat wrote:expand_more
If Saul stays, he needs to reconsider using zone defenses against more athletic teams. Most mid majors that continually beat power 5 teams have a particular offensive or defensive strategy that gives them a competitive advantage against the power 5.
Wait, IF?

If you're Jim Schaus and you bring him back, good luck selling a single season ticket for year six of #SaulBall

"Turn out the lights, the party's over..."
This "fan" base is pathetic. Offers in the chat room to meet up and duke it out over questions of BA participation, and now the thought that not a single season ticket would be sold? Count my ticket purchased, this program and university are so much more than the guy at the end of the bench and I'll be there whoever is coaching. Go Cats.
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Jeff McKinney
2/19/2019 10:37 PM
GraffZ06 wrote:expand_more
I remember when Saul was hired he said "our teams are going to look alot like Western Michigan." I knew then we were in trouble.
Actually, it was Jim Schaus who said that.
Well, Schaus delivered on that one.

Houston - we have a problem.
You mean you think we can get Kelvin Sampson?
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Good cat Good cat
2/19/2019 10:46 PM
Or David Klinger?
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Buckeye to Bobcat
2/19/2019 10:52 PM
Good cat Good cat wrote:expand_more
Or David Klinger?
What about Corporal Klinger?
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GraffZ06
2/19/2019 10:58 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
I remember when Saul was hired he said "our teams are going to look alot like Western Michigan." I knew then we were in trouble.
Actually, it was Jim Schaus who said that.
Well, Schaus delivered on that one.

Houston - we have a problem.
You mean you think we can get Kelvin Sampson?
Hah good one Jeff :)
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Jeff McKinney
2/19/2019 11:08 PM
Or Mike D'Antoni?
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OhioCatFan
2/19/2019 11:11 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
Or Mike D'Antoni?
This thought occurred to me, but I think it's a fairly wild one, and has about close to zero percent chance actually happening. More like a pipedream than anything else.
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Jeff McKinney
2/19/2019 11:13 PM
It was just a joke connected to zgraff's Houston reference...
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OhioCatFan
2/19/2019 11:22 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
It was just a joke connected to zgraff's Houston reference...
What I figured . . .

Well, I remember when brother Dan was hired at Marshall, there was some talk that Mike was getting canned that same year and many of the Herd faithful thought that he might be available and interested in the Marshall job. However, as well as Houston is doing this year, and as well as Mike has done recently, that kind of scenario is completely out the window.
Last Edited: 2/19/2019 11:23:49 PM by OhioCatFan
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BobcatPride
2/19/2019 11:45 PM
The most god “Saulful” performance I can remember from the Bobcats. Get his clown out of the program now! Let an assistant coach finish the season. If nothing else (and to be honest, probably nothing else at all) it would show Jim Schaus is aware of just how off the rails this program is right now. #godsaulful
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GoCats105
2/20/2019 12:36 AM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
I remember when Saul was hired he said "our teams are going to look alot like Western Michigan." I knew then we were in trouble.
Actually, it was Jim Schaus who said that.
Schaus must have gotten his wires crossed and thought he was hiring a football coach to look like their 13-0 MAC title team, and then realized he hired a basketball coach. Whoops.
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71 BOBCAT
2/20/2019 8:15 AM
If any of you guys are at Fridays game and see Schaus please ask him about Saul's contract extension, when is it going to be finalized? This question will certainly cause him to be off balance and he is just liable to admit he's gone after the last game of the season.





GO BOBCATS
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Bobcat Love
2/20/2019 8:32 AM
71 BOBCAT wrote:expand_more
If any of you guys are at Fridays game and see Schaus please ask him about Saul's contract extension, when is it going to be finalized? This question will certainly cause him to be off balance and he is just liable to admit he's gone after the last game of the season.

GO BOBCATS
# of people shaking their head saying "yeah, I'm definitely doing this!" = 50+
# of people that will actually do this = 0
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Buck.Cat
2/20/2019 10:38 AM
Bobcat Love wrote:expand_more
# of people shaking their head saying "yeah, I'm definitely doing this!" = 50+
# of people that will actually do this = 0
I'm going to the home game against Buffalo. I'll volunteer.
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OU_Country
2/20/2019 11:27 AM
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If you had any doubt how bad our athleticism is and how bad the recruiting is....just rewind the first half of this game. And don't tell me Jimmy G and Dartis would make a difference against the Buffalo's of the world or even average MAC teams.

This is like watching a 3rd grade basketball team play a HS team. I've never seen a basketball team turn the ball over more by simply throwing the ball out bounds thinking their teammate was there. And Kirk still can't make a free throw. How can a Division One basketball team be this poorly coached in fundamentals? I mean..is Saul even trying anymore? Schaus really should just pull the plug now.

I don't want to hear anymore about how Saul was dealt a bad break with injuries. Jimmy G and Dartis can't fix this. The talent is not there and Saul recruits the players. The embarrassment of this program continues to reach an all-time low. [/QUOTE]You might not want to hear it, but around the under 12 in the first half, the UB announcers on ESPN+ made a point to bring it up as it relates to Dartis and Gollon.

[QUOTE=FearLeon]
Never thought I'd ever see an Ohio team afraid to take the court against Buffalo...but we saw it tonight. Zero desire...zero effort to compete. Well done Saul.
Good to see your efforts at whining and complaining are still at the top of their game. ;)
Last Edited: 2/20/2019 11:30:17 AM by OU_Country
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OU_Country
2/20/2019 11:35 AM
lovebobcat wrote:expand_more
If Saul stays, he needs to reconsider using zone defenses against more athletic teams. Most mid majors that continually beat power 5 teams have a particular offensive or defensive strategy that gives them a competitive advantage against the power 5.
Wait, IF?

If you're Jim Schaus and you bring him back, good luck selling a single season ticket for year six of #SaulBall

"Turn out the lights, the party's over..."
I'll ask this: Why is it automatically assumed that Jimbo isn't feeling heat as well? Why is it that so few people are willing to ask this? Y'all rail on Saul, and deservedly so this year, but why does Schaus get a free pass? His is, after all, the CEO of the whole operation.
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OU_Country
2/20/2019 11:38 AM
GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
Yeah that Louisville football game...oof. We didn't even look like we wanted to be there.
I remember that one - at least until halftime. Then I just drank all the beer at the gamewatch.
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BobcatPride
2/20/2019 11:59 AM
OU_Country wrote:expand_more
If Saul stays, he needs to reconsider using zone defenses against more athletic teams. Most mid majors that continually beat power 5 teams have a particular offensive or defensive strategy that gives them a competitive advantage against the power 5.
Wait, IF?

If you're Jim Schaus and you bring him back, good luck selling a single season ticket for year six of #SaulBall

"Turn out the lights, the party's over..."
I'll ask this: Why is it automatically assumed that Jimbo isn't feeling heat as well? Why is it that so few people are willing to ask this? Y'all rail on Saul, and deservedly so this year, but why does Schaus get a free pass? His is, after all, the CEO of the whole operation.
Other than the hire of the men's basketball coach not working out, are there a number of other glaring problems or reasons why Schaus should be considered for removal?
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BobcatPride
2/20/2019 12:00 PM
GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
Yeah that Louisville football game...oof. We didn't even look like we wanted to be there.
+1
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OU_Country
2/20/2019 12:22 PM
BobcatPride wrote:expand_more
If Saul stays, he needs to reconsider using zone defenses against more athletic teams. Most mid majors that continually beat power 5 teams have a particular offensive or defensive strategy that gives them a competitive advantage against the power 5.
Wait, IF?

If you're Jim Schaus and you bring him back, good luck selling a single season ticket for year six of #SaulBall

"Turn out the lights, the party's over..."
I'll ask this: Why is it automatically assumed that Jimbo isn't feeling heat as well? Why is it that so few people are willing to ask this? Y'all rail on Saul, and deservedly so this year, but why does Schaus get a free pass? His is, after all, the CEO of the whole operation.
Other than the hire of the men's basketball coach not working out, are there a number of other glaring problems or reasons why Schaus should be considered for removal?
Others have cited other coaching hires. I'm less familiar with other sports outside of football/basketball, so I'll leave that to them. I will cite the general staleness that permeates the Convo on game day in terms of atmosphere, and how the whole thing just feels in terms of the excessive security, the damn barriers, moving the whole upper level to being GA, etc.

I'll say this - the experience I had at BG the other night with over 500 walk-up SRO tickets sold was infinitely better than the last few years in Athens with less of a crowd. They got people in and out through concession lines, security, etc, much, much faster. Oh, and every concession stand was open too. And I didn't have yellow shirts questioning my every move. If not all of that falls on the CEO of the Ohio Athletic department, and instead falls elsewhere, forgive me. My perception is that most of it is the responsibility of Ohio Athletics, and if that's the case, they can do better. In fact, I think they did noticeably better about 3-4 years ago.
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FearLeon
2/20/2019 2:01 PM
OU_Country wrote:expand_more
If you had any doubt how bad our athleticism is and how bad the recruiting is....just rewind the first half of this game. And don't tell me Jimmy G and Dartis would make a difference against the Buffalo's of the world or even average MAC teams.

This is like watching a 3rd grade basketball team play a HS team. I've never seen a basketball team turn the ball over more by simply throwing the ball out bounds thinking their teammate was there. And Kirk still can't make a free throw. How can a Division One basketball team be this poorly coached in fundamentals? I mean..is Saul even trying anymore? Schaus really should just pull the plug now.

I don't want to hear anymore about how Saul was dealt a bad break with injuries. Jimmy G and Dartis can't fix this. The talent is not there and Saul recruits the players. The embarrassment of this program continues to reach an all-time low.
You might not want to hear it, but around the under 12 in the first half, the UB announcers on ESPN+ made a point to bring it up as it relates to Dartis and Gollon.

Never thought I'd ever see an Ohio team afraid to take the court against Buffalo...but we saw it tonight. Zero desire...zero effort to compete. Well done Saul.
Good to see your efforts at whining and complaining are still at the top of their game. ;)
I stand corrected....with Jimmy G and Dartis in the line-up...Ohio loses by 42 to Buffalo last night. Good lord....open up your eyes. This team didn't want to be there last night and played scared against a Top 25 team.
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OU_Country
2/20/2019 3:37 PM
FearLeon wrote:expand_more
If you had any doubt how bad our athleticism is and how bad the recruiting is....just rewind the first half of this game. And don't tell me Jimmy G and Dartis would make a difference against the Buffalo's of the world or even average MAC teams.

This is like watching a 3rd grade basketball team play a HS team. I've never seen a basketball team turn the ball over more by simply throwing the ball out bounds thinking their teammate was there. And Kirk still can't make a free throw. How can a Division One basketball team be this poorly coached in fundamentals? I mean..is Saul even trying anymore? Schaus really should just pull the plug now.

I don't want to hear anymore about how Saul was dealt a bad break with injuries. Jimmy G and Dartis can't fix this. The talent is not there and Saul recruits the players. The embarrassment of this program continues to reach an all-time low.
You might not want to hear it, but around the under 12 in the first half, the UB announcers on ESPN+ made a point to bring it up as it relates to Dartis and Gollon.

Never thought I'd ever see an Ohio team afraid to take the court against Buffalo...but we saw it tonight. Zero desire...zero effort to compete. Well done Saul.
Good to see your efforts at whining and complaining are still at the top of their game. ;)
I stand corrected....with Jimmy G and Dartis in the line-up...Ohio loses by 42 to Buffalo last night. Good lord....open up your eyes. This team didn't want to be there last night and played scared against a Top 25 team.
Show me where, specifically, I stated that they would have made a difference last night? Please. I merely stated what the announcers said on air in the first half. Hell, I didn't even watch the second half because I wanted to watch something that was more enjoyable to watch.

What is it with you and putting words in people's mouths to fit your hashtag laden, anti-Saul, and what often seems almost anti-Ohio basketball team, narrative? Why is it so hard to just let it go for a day or two? Open YOUR eyes - we don't need you to tell us how bad they are. We all know they're playing terribly right now.
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