Does anyone know what these numbers are? No, not the Pick three lotto numbers, that is the combined record of the two communist kickball teams and volleyball.
I guess that too is part of the branding campaign, continue to lose and stink up the field? Of course men's communist kickball is only in its' second year of existence, but wait, they're the only traditional record keeping team sport that has a winning record right now. Thoughts? Anyone?

Ooohh, your talking about the soccer and volleyball teams. That one flew right over my head!

Soccer and volleyball are ancillary country club sports. We really should only care about tennis and golf.

"ancillary"


Nice word use

Does anyone know what the attendance has been for the soccer team?

My money is on their combined REAL ATTENDANCE for the season not being equal to that of the last football game.

the men's team tied Va. Tech. When did our football time tie or beat Va. Tech? Nice touch for an ETSU supporter to call two of our teams communist. You still wear that sheet at night?

Interesting comparison with Virginia Tech.

In 1994, when Janice Shelton left as AD for a job with the Olympics, Jim Weaver, now the VPI AD and formerly the AD at UNLV, was one of the three finalists to become the AD at ETSU.

I desperately wanted ETSU to hire him. I thought with his background at UNLV he might be able to grow the athletic program into something as competitive and prominent.

Unfortunately, Weaver took his name out of the running (as did all three of the finalists). Instead, Keener Fry was hired, the first of the three ADs that left for greener climes/Stanton ran off at ETSU.

Now, this move predated Stanton. But I wonder if Weaver got the idea that the culture of ETSU athletics was not one where it was conducive to grow the football and basketball programs.

And remember, in 1994 ETSU was just two years off the run of the four straight NCAAs, in the Southern Conference, and Mike Cavan had football record their first winning record in seven years.

It's easy to look back, considering the success he had at UNLV and Virginia Tech, to wonder what would have happened if Weaver had been hired. My guess is that he would have left when Stanton got here, just like all the other real ADs did, so it is a moot point.

And that should tell you where we are right now. Instead of contemplating if it would be ETSU who would have grown into a FBS school, or made the Southern Conference a multiple basketball bid league a la the Missouri Valley, because we KNOW Stanton would have run off any AD who wasn't a puppet, we're bragging on ties in an unnamed sport against the Hokies.

I don't know what sport you're talking about, BuckyBuck, but I do know ETSU beat VPI multiple times in basketball in the '90s, and I suspect most ETSU fans more than 30 know that too.

I'm not comparing ETSU to Virginia Tech. Just pointing out that we were competitive with them in men's soccer. Not like our game against Miami in football which was an absolute embarassment. 1994? What did you major in here...ancient history?

(09-17-2009 12:27 PM)buckybuck Wrote:  the men's team tied Va. Tech. When did our football time tie or beat Va. Tech? Nice touch for an ETSU supporter to call two of our teams communist. You still wear that sheet at night?

I give up on that one. When did ETSU play Va. Tech in football?

The Bucs visited Blacksburg last in 1986. Mike Ayers was coach and this was Bill Dooley's last year or next to last year at Tech. I was at the game. We had a good ETSU contengent. The Bucs played tough but lost out in the 4th quarter because we were outmanned. Final score was 37-10 or something like that. Tech had more scholarship players and players period, being in a higher division.

I remember ETSU all-american (AP 1st team) George Simedevilla putting on a show that day with his kicking game. Also remember both teams running the ball a lot. We stayed to the end as did most of the Buc fans. We came back to beat Furman the next weekend.

THANK YOU EAST TENNESSEE STATE! I was just a small kid when Simedevilla played at ETSU and couldn't for the life of me remember his name. Wasn't he a barefooted kicker? If ETSU ever had a better kicker than Simedevilla then I don't remember him.

(09-17-2009 07:09 PM)EastTennesseeState Wrote:  The Bucs visited Blacksburg last in 1986. Mike Ayers was coach and this was Bill Dooley's last year or next to last year at Tech. I was at the game. We had a good ETSU contengent. The Bucs played tough but lost out in the 4th quarter because we were outmanned. Final score was 37-10 or something like that. Tech had more scholarship players and players period, being in a higher division.

I remember ETSU all-american (AP 1st team) George Simedevilla putting on a show that day with his kicking game. Also remember both teams running the ball a lot. We stayed to the end as did most of the Buc fans. We came back to beat Furman the next weekend.

Thanks for sharing. Sounds like a great memory for you!

I can remember him standing right in front of me kicking Gold and believe he was barefooted but I can't remember for sure. He did some place kicking also. He was a good one.

I remember him well and thought he was a great punter. He also put on a show at Kentucky which was a very, very close game determined by SEC officials eventually. A few years ago I saw him place kicking for the Atlanta arena football team. Good memories.

You know, I'm offended.

I think that's what you're aiming to do, Bucky, but let me explain to you why.

I'm not old (I don't know- maybe you might think I am), but I do recall being of the age to think 15 years ago was ancient history.

But at that age, I really DID have an interest in history. Sports history especially.

I remember reading an article about the 1969 pennant race- which occurred before I was born- and the writer lamenting that "it couldn't be 15 years ago! The memories are too fresh!"

And I felt like I was cheated for being that young. So I would read up about the Cubs and Mets battling it out that year for the division, or the '69 Series. I had a genuine interest.

And so to dismiss something because it could have happened in 1994 is, to me, a sign of mental weakness and a sign that you DON'T care about the program.

Gee Pitt...chill out. I'm not trying to offend you, just pointing out how stupid referring to 1994, when Stanton wasn't president, when Mullins was not in administration (as far as I know) and when no one was considering what to do with football. Assuming things were so great why didn't football create a huge endowment during that period?

Geez... a little thin skinned this morning, aren't we?

What's sad about the whole deal is we have someone championing a FREAKING TIE!!!! That right there is what is fundamentally wrong with communist kickball, there are no ties in sports, only winners and losers. And granted, college football dropped the ball on that for years, but they fixed it. Isn't commie ball the ONLY sport left out there that the pro leagues still have ties? And here we have a spin doctor saying "Look at us! We tied Va. Tech! in Communist Kickball!" For one, WHO CARES! Everyone talked about the great attendance at that first game, and what's happened since? three, four hundred people showing up for games tops? Do you really not see what's fundamentally wrong here? Have you ever listened to any other college president, athletic director, or member of the college sportsworld with a fully functional brain and some backbone? I'm just asking.