gabriel Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 15 hours ago, JMM28 said: Meh. Texas Tech guys are going to get them because Mark Adams was fired for being a "racist." don't think we need the quotes there billikenbill likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Mark Adams quoted a Bible verse with horrible optics given his audience. Ten years ago his comment would have gotten an eye roll. Today he is forced to resign. Ten years from now a dirty look may get you fired. I don't think this level of sensitivity is sustainable. AGB91, VeniceMenace, JMM28 and 4 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 This one is interesting. A Graduate Student with two degrees. Harvard and Ohio State? If so, quite impressive. How about adding a PhD from Howard to the list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 1 hour ago, 3star_recruit said: Mark Adams quoted a Bible verse with horrible optics given his audience. Ten years ago his comment would have gotten an eye roll. Today he is forced to resign. Ten years from now a dirty look may get you fired. I don't this level of sensitivity is sustainable. It's also possible (or likely) that TTU wanted him gone and he gave them an easy out. He was not having a good season. Creighton HC Greg McDermott also made a really awkward slavery-adjacent kind of comment to his team (twice), was suspended one game, and continues to coach there without his career being defined by it. Creighton has been ranked almost the entire time and has made the Sweet Sixteen, second round, and Elite Eight since the incident. Funny how that works. Dr. Holly Hills, JMM28, brianstl and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabriel Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Weird time for sure, there were plenty of calls in and out of Creighton for Mcdermott to be fired after his absurd plantation comments, they also lost one of their top recruits, TyTy Washington, after these comments came out. Team basically turned their back on him for the remainder of that season following those comments as well. Everything has turned around for Creighton, but at the time this was a big big issue with the team. Tough decision on the intention of these comments, etc. but in my opinion both Adams and McDermott's comments were so insane and misguided that both could have justifiably been fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 9 minutes ago, gabriel said: Weird time for sure, there were plenty of calls in and out of Creighton for Mcdermott to be fired after his absurd plantation comments, they also lost one of their top recruits, TyTy Washington, after these comments came out. Team basically turned their back on him for the remainder of that season following those comments as well. Everything has turned around for Creighton, but at the time this was a big big issue with the team. Tough decision on the intention of these comments, etc. but in my opinion both Adams and McDermott's comments were so insane and misguided that both could have justifiably been fired. This is what I'm talking about. By that standard we've been surrounded by insane people our whole lives. We've worked with them, we've gone to school with them, we're in-laws with them. The real world is not a message board filter. We can't just get rid of everybody that we find offensive. This is not sustainable. gabriel likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 11 minutes ago, gabriel said: Tough decision on the intention of these comments, etc. but in my opinion both Adams and McDermott's comments were so insane and misguided that both could have justifiably been fired. Theres a reason Mark Adams got a multi million dollar buyout from Texas Tech over this situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabriel Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 5 minutes ago, JMM28 said: Theres a reason Mark Adams got a multi million dollar buyout from Texas Tech over this situation. There's also a reason he didn't get the full 7.5 million buyout that he would've had they fired him without cause... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Just now, gabriel said: There's also a reason he didn't get the full 7.5 million buyout that he would've had they fired him without cause... Because he got paid it all up front with no offset? And got all bonuses due to him for the season where he was forced to resign? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabriel Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 2 minutes ago, JMM28 said: Because he got paid it all up front with no offset? And got all bonuses due to him for the season where he was forced to resign? https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2023/03/10/texas-tech-former-coach-mark-adams-agree-to-settlement/69996002007/ If that comes out to 3.5 million dollars then my point is mute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 1 minute ago, gabriel said: https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2023/03/10/texas-tech-former-coach-mark-adams-agree-to-settlement/69996002007/ Exactly my point. He got it all up front. He didn't have to worry about offsets for future jobs. There are tax reasons you take a lump sum as well. That is a fairly common practice in coach firings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Another 2x approval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 37 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: Another 2x approval Here’s the real story. UC said they were going to sue and get the NCAA on record with these things. NCAA capitulated within hours. The ncaa originally said that it wasn’t better for his mental health to be in Cincinnati because he’s not from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy II Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 -what are the chances we take such action as to threaten to sue the NCAA? remember CMay is on an NCAA committee, someone from Cinny might be as well and they said we're going for it -gosh, I would hope what Cinncy did becomes the norm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 Like I said it's ludacris to have a panel of strangers reviewing intimate details of student athletes lives to determine if their mental health claim has merit. Invasion of privacy and rife with issues. If SLU had and ballz they'd add it to every transfer packet and also sue. But we won't. We don't even want to take advantage of MO state law that would help with HS recruiting. Might as well drop down to D2 or NAIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cowboy II Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 -why didn't WVU threaten to sue the NCAA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 1 hour ago, Cowboy II said: -why didn't WVU threaten to sue the NCAA? Maybe they will. Give them time court's and lawyers off for the holiday. Also I get it SLU won't sue. It's just so tiresome to always be Mr. Nice guy and never have any edge or get the results we want. Other schools ruthlessly pursue winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 19 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: Maybe they will. Give them time court's and lawyers off for the holiday. Also I get it SLU won't sue. It's just so tiresome to always be Mr. Nice guy and never have any edge or get the results we want. Other schools ruthlessly pursue winning. So has every waiver denial sued the NCAA? Curious if you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 4 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: So has every waiver denial sued the NCAA? Curious if you know. You're so tiresome. Go find some more X posts to share. At least that serves a purpose. JMM28 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 20 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: You're so tiresome. Go find some more X posts to share. At least that serves a purpose. So you don’t know? I thought you said ALL OTHER SCHOOLS ruthlessly pursue winning. Did I misinterpret your remark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 5 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: So you don’t know? I thought you said ALL OTHER SCHOOLS ruthlessly pursue winning. Did I misinterpret your remark? I'm sorry I was harsh with you. I realize you're very excited that AOL is now in Gary and you're eager to share your expansive college basketball knowledge. Apparently the concept of hyperbole hasn't made it to Gary yet. You see it's the usage of exaggeration for effect. Very common in the world wide web, message boards as this isn't a court of law or journalistic endeavor. However, to address your point directly. Every school that I know threatened legal action the NCAA has acquiesced. To further help you understand the purpose of my posts I'll simplify. Other schools are willing to do more to win. They utilize the Missouri state NIL law. Or they get tough with the NCAA either through the court of public opinion, actual court or threatening a suit. SLU seems unwilling to go to such lengths. SLU doesn't win. SLU is back sliding. Is it a coincidence? JMM28, thetorch, MusicCityBilliken and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyRican Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 I was at practice yesterday and talked to Brad for a little bit. He is a nice kid and wants to be out there bad. He said he is just waiting and is hopeful. He didn't practice during the 4 v 4 scrimmages but he looks like a man amongst boys on our front line. The dude is huge. TheA_Bomb, gabriel, SLURadioBoy and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 15 hours ago, TheA_Bomb said: I'm sorry I was harsh with you. I realize you're very excited that AOL is now in Gary and you're eager to share your expansive college basketball knowledge. Apparently the concept of hyperbole hasn't made it to Gary yet. You see it's the usage of exaggeration for effect. Very common in the world wide web, message boards as this isn't a court of law or journalistic endeavor. However, to address your point directly. Every school that I know threatened legal action the NCAA has acquiesced. To further help you understand the purpose of my posts I'll simplify. Other schools are willing to do more to win. They utilize the Missouri state NIL law. Or they get tough with the NCAA either through the court of public opinion, actual court or threatening a suit. SLU seems unwilling to go to such lengths. SLU doesn't win. SLU is back sliding. Is it a coincidence? Why the shot at Gary IN? Have you been there? I have, and I don't care to go again. BTW, besides the Jackson 5, others from Gary IN include Frank Borman, Alex Karras, Avery Brooks, and Glenn Robinson. I am aware of two basketball transfer situations where a lawsuit, or threat of a lawsuit, has overturned the initial NCAA decision. This WVA situation is the most recent. The other one escapes me know, but it is probably buried in this thread. There are likely more lawsuit situations that I am unaware of, but that you ARE aware of. The early fall stats on 2X waivers was that 20% were being granted. The early stats had a list of maybe 40 or more 2x waiver requests. These numbers were from September, so they undoubtedly have changed. I read this month that one or two schools are STILL filing for these waivers, even after the season has started. I'm interested in information. Did VCU file a lawsuit over Bamisille? I don’t know. I do know he has yet to play. Opinions are fine...that's what these message boards are all about. But it is refreshing to have facts every now and then. I'm off to join the millions on the nation's highways. Enjoy the holiday. cgeldmacher likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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