Jesus who cares about Calipari.Calipari is a lowlife who would have risked putting us on probation at every step of the way.Once we got caught he would bolt for greener pastures.I admit I liked the idea of all the excitement Calipari would bring to the program. He'd make basketball fun to watch in Raleigh again... but in the end let's face it he wasn't a strong long-run solution.Why does everyone assume because we aren't getting a "big name" that we are getting a nobody.Bill Self, Rick Pitino, Coach K, Billy Donovan, Bob Knight... these were ALL "nobodies" at one point.We were going nowhere fast with Herb. Can we get worse with a coaching change? Sure... We could end up with a worse coach.But we could also get a guy like Georgia Tech did a few years ago in Paul Hewitt.We could potentially land a Gary Williams.There's a reason "big names' are available. It's because they've failed somewhere along the way or they are jumping ship because they are a "grass is always greener" type coach.Those are not the best solution for NC State.It's ridiculous to say we are in for a demise because we missed out on TWO fucking coaches.UNC got their SIXTH choice a few years ago.It didn't work out and they fired his ass and landed their man.Maybe the first guy won't work out. Maybe he'll be the next Matt Doherty or Buzz Peterson.If he is, we'll fire his fucking ass.No one on this board is 75 years old. There is no reason to act with such desperation. You don't like what you've seen from NC State basketball the last week? Fine. Now imagine how I've felt the past 5 years when I didn't like what I saw from NC State basketball.Look at it this way, our program is light years closer to making a Final Four today (4-12-06) than it was two weeks ago when Herb was at the helm.
4/11/2006 11:58:54 PM
oh[Edited on April 12, 2006 at 12:01 AM. Reason : d]
4/12/2006 12:01:37 AM
i support this threadseriously
4/12/2006 12:02:26 AM
4/12/2006 12:02:50 AM
i have a man crush
4/12/2006 12:02:57 AM
in times like this, it really makes you think...WWJD
4/12/2006 12:04:51 AM
good point
4/12/2006 12:06:37 AM
This might be the only thread in Sports Talk worth reading
4/12/2006 12:06:54 AM
4/12/2006 12:07:01 AM
i like where we are now as opposed to where we were 1 month agoyou are also overexaggerating the situation
4/12/2006 12:08:04 AM
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4/12/2006 12:08:35 AM
Calipari used us for a better offer.Boo fucking hoo.Tell the wolfpack club to grow the fuck up.They are crying like little school girls.They stuck their neck out for Calipari? What the fuck could that possibly entail?Lee Fowler spent a few hours on the phone? Who gives a fuck that's his job.I don't blame Lee Fowler at all. He did what he was supposed to do. He tried to hire a coach.It turns out he was duped. Who the fuck cares. We wasted two days. Get a goddam life and stop crying. I've seen 6 year olds get less emotional over Uno games when someone plays a Wild Card Draw Four than this.If I went to Food Lion right now I'd fully expect their to be empty shelves in the tampon aisle.
4/12/2006 12:11:40 AM
i played drinking uno last weekend. shit was fun.
4/12/2006 12:14:16 AM
So wait, is Simmons bailing? I may have missed that.
4/12/2006 12:14:37 AM
wow man, you need to relax, i just posted an article, and there are a few fairly inocuous posts on herewhere is all the boo fuckin hoo, etc. that you speak of, this thread actually has the least amount of whining of any thread in sports talk at this pointif you are frustrated with other threads, fine, but i just dont think anybody is saying anything requiring multiple boxes of tampons on this thread/2 cents[Edited on April 12, 2006 at 12:18 AM. Reason : .]
4/12/2006 12:17:52 AM
4/12/2006 12:18:25 AM
agree or disagreegood thread
4/12/2006 12:20:36 AM
4/12/2006 12:21:18 AM
4/12/2006 12:23:45 AM
I agree with some of what has been said here, and disagree with some of it. But this:
4/12/2006 12:27:17 AM
4/12/2006 12:30:44 AM
4/12/2006 12:38:34 AM
fowler has gone after the two biggest "available" names in college basketball. A for effort. i still trust him (unless we offer money to brady, then i give him an F)
4/12/2006 1:03:37 AM
Just hire someone so I can focus on school for christ's sake.
4/12/2006 1:10:47 AM
4/12/2006 1:11:32 AM
I'm really happy that we are going for the big names and not just rolling over and admitting defeat but still i want this to be over so we can get on to next year
4/12/2006 1:13:46 AM
^^^Seriously, It's been hard for me to write my paper the last couple of days.
4/12/2006 1:16:18 AM
4/12/2006 1:20:10 AM
I've heard this shit before. Hey rally, just put "insert name here ________ " and copy and paste this for every coach that we help get a raise. Then we can get another unproven mid-major coach who can "bring fire" into the program. WOOOOOTTTT!!!!
4/12/2006 1:21:13 AM
4/12/2006 1:24:04 AM
4/12/2006 1:26:26 AM
Actually...I want to have a little fun with this post...
4/12/2006 1:31:29 AM
You didn't really do a very good job dissecting my posts.Two major problems.A) You missed some of my points.B) You made some bad points.
4/12/2006 3:24:40 AM
simmons is gonehe will get picked in the first round, which is all he wants, and he'll sign with the agent immediately
4/12/2006 3:28:12 AM
Well if he's gone then he's gone.We still have potentially the best starting lineup in the ACC returning if you replace Simmons with (a hopefully improved) Brackman or McCauley.If we lose Simmons it sucks, no way around it.Simmons isn't easily replaceable like Sendek.It doesn't mean the program is in shambles.Simmons had a maximum of one more year in Raleigh anyway.And before you even try to blame Simmons departure on Herb leaving make sure you have a damn good reason for Powell, Wilkens, Williams, Harrington, Bean, MOD, Flatt, SImons, etc all leaving during Sendek's tenure.People leave. It happens.Particularly, when millions of dollars are on the line.If ANYTHING, you should be pissed at Herb Sendek for not turning a potential first round draft pick into an ALL-ACC player. I don't think Simmons could have possibly been more underutilized on offense this season.[Edited on April 12, 2006 at 3:40 AM. Reason : a]
4/12/2006 3:37:02 AM
yea, i agree with rally, weird........
4/12/2006 3:37:59 AM
RALLYDURHAM FOR MAYOR!or for sports mod at least. i'm serious. good thread.
4/12/2006 4:05:52 AM
i was gonna post a thread similar to this, i would've worded it differently of course, but anyone words it in their own way....the basic point is the more or less the same, and valid
4/12/2006 4:11:41 AM
for ONCEI actually agree with this guy
4/12/2006 8:46:23 AM
yes, I find myself agreeing with rally not too often, but right now he's preaching gospel.
4/12/2006 8:56:31 AM
What makes Cal a slimeball and Barnes great?
4/12/2006 9:05:30 AM
4/12/2006 9:12:18 AM
^^Barnes didn't use us for a raise, and every indication is that he seriously considered moving here.[Edited on April 12, 2006 at 9:18 AM. Reason : fdh]
4/12/2006 9:18:12 AM
i hope to god we don't get a Doherty-like replacementi though Les Robinson already was that guy
4/12/2006 9:24:15 AM
^^^I'm not reading all that crap, cause your posts always suck.
4/12/2006 10:18:43 AM
^I got about halfway before the stupidity overwhelmed me
4/12/2006 10:21:29 AM
4/12/2006 10:46:02 AM
even still, your posts suck.
4/12/2006 10:46:57 AM
MAN WE ARE SO FUCKED
4/12/2006 11:12:32 AM
4/12/2006 11:45:23 AM