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« Reply #465 on: March 28, 2021, 11:43:40 PM »
Hard to argue with that, I guess.
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« Reply #466 on: March 28, 2021, 11:45:17 PM »
Quote from: Custard on March 28, 2021, 11:39:54 PM

WTF planet do you live on?  I’m not advocating for Underwood I’m trying to understand your advocacy for a bunch of coaches who’ve had terrible tourney losses of their own, coaches who are on multi year rough stretches, coaches who are trending negatively, coaches who are under NCAA and FBI investigation and have been banned from the tourney.

Somehow you managed to dismiss the idea of Underwood being worthy of the Texas job while at the same time proposing a list of “name” candidates that had a much worse year than Illinois did.

I never said he wasn’t “worthy” of it. You’re extrapolating. I’m saying he’s like probably number 14 on their wishlist. Which isn’t a terrible place to be. It
just means he’s not a serious candidate, nor should he be.
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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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« Reply #467 on: March 28, 2021, 11:47:23 PM »
I think Underwood could very well be pretty respectable at Texas, but I guessing they’re aiming higher than that.
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« Reply #468 on: March 28, 2021, 11:48:59 PM »
Rick Barnes was pretty darn respectable there. It eventually got him a ticket to Knoxville.
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« Reply #469 on: March 28, 2021, 11:51:16 PM »
Quote from: Tempo34 on March 28, 2021, 07:40:09 PM
Underwood has 1 win in the NCAAs at a high major. He’s not a 40 year old highly coveted up and comer. A guy like Underwood probably makes the initial long-list of candidates Texas would consider. Almost no chance he would make their top 3-4.

You compared his hire to Bruce Weber replacing Bill Self.   
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« Reply #470 on: March 28, 2021, 11:54:14 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on March 28, 2021, 11:51:16 PM
You compared his hire to Bruce Weber replacing Bill Self.

“Inspirationally.” Meaning, If they chose him over other much more exciting/promising candidates.

I mean, honestly. You could
make the case Weber was somewhat successful here. I, for the most part wouldn’t buy it, but one could make that case.
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« Reply #471 on: March 28, 2021, 11:55:43 PM »
This sucks. We all got Tempo wound up and ready to throw a wobbler, and now everybody's going to bed.

I hope to follow along the path of destruction in the morning.
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« Reply #472 on: March 29, 2021, 12:02:03 AM »
Quote from: Tempo34 on March 28, 2021, 08:09:16 PM
I can hear the discussion now inside the Texas Athletic Dept. “What about that 60 year old up and comer with a unproven recruiting record and his 1 NCAA win up at Illinois..?”

C’mon guys, this is TEXAS.

IU hired a guy who was not a McD AA because he graduated before it started.   
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« Reply #473 on: March 29, 2021, 12:04:13 AM »
Quote from: Tempo34 on March 28, 2021, 11:54:14 PM
I mean, honestly. You could
make the case Weber was somewhat successful here.

Well, not honestly. Satirically.
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« Reply #474 on: March 29, 2021, 12:06:56 AM »
Quote from: illiniray on March 29, 2021, 12:04:13 AM
Well, not honestly. Satirically.

Point taken.
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« Reply #475 on: March 29, 2021, 12:10:16 AM »
There was talk about John Beilein, but I guess IU chose to go with youth.  Beilein turned 68 in February. Woodson turned 63 in March. Underwood won't be 58 until December.   
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« Reply #476 on: March 29, 2021, 12:11:12 AM »
Before I head off to bed (then waking up in 4 hours); my point wasn’t that Underwood sucks. It’s that it would be the shock of the year if the richest athletic department in America brought in a 57 year old coach with a very short record of high major success. That would be a hard sell to the fanbase. It’s about as likely as the sun setting in the East.
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« Reply #477 on: March 29, 2021, 12:16:47 AM »
Guys like Beard and Drew (and who knows who else) are probably within their grasp, and they’re gonna instead go for a nearly 60 year old guy who’s biggest accomplishment is winning a conference tournament? Just not gonna happen, guys. But keep being you, don’t ever change.
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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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« Reply #478 on: March 29, 2021, 12:19:26 AM »
This thread is a prime example of why I exist as a poster. It’s to combat the dumb.
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« Reply #479 on: March 29, 2021, 12:23:06 AM »
And I don’t mean you guys are dumb per se; by “the dumb,” I mean the dumb that exists within you. Usually emboldened by homerism.
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