(10-24-2016 09:33 PM)brock20 Wrote:  This needs to make Sportscenter

Agreed. CBS did pick up on it.

CBS Sports

Pardon my superstition...but was that an omen? Two free tuitions?

(10-25-2016 05:45 AM)Bucfaithful Wrote:  Looks like it was on SportsCenter!
https://twitter.com/wxnotifications/stat...8560096256

Got the names backwards but oh well. (And it wasn't midnight)

I called yesterday. The tickets are supposed to be arriving in the mail this week. A bit close, but oh well.

(10-24-2016 09:36 PM)swvabucsfan Wrote:  

(10-24-2016 09:34 PM)etsubuc Wrote:  Love the video view from the backboard on the youtube video.

I went to Bluenanza for only the 2nd time tonight and it was indeed a great environment. Looking forward to the season.

I haven't received my tickets yet- does anyone else have theirs or know when they will be mailing them out? Seems like I usually have the tickets in hand much earlier than this.

Haven't gotten mine either. And am also feeling a little antsy.

NBC sports has picked up the story too. Great press for ETSU!
http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2...e-tuition/

Burrell's a sleeper. He's got Deuce/Tubbs athleticism on a prototypical wing frame.

(10-25-2016 07:16 AM)ekxixis1984 Wrote:  I called yesterday. The tickets are supposed to be arriving in the mail this week. A bit close, but oh well.

https://twitter.com/BrandonHudson35/stat...4382944256

Can someone please respond to this joker's article, blog, or whatever the hell it is. I am too tired tonight.

http://www.unsportsmanlike-conduct.com/b...ee-tuition

Bleh...who cares.

2 or 3 clicks on that link would generate way more traffic than he's used to, so don't overload his server.

More importantly, it did make SportsCenter. I saw a link to a clip on Twitter, through Facebook. Unable to find an actual link I can repost, sorry. ESPN mixed the players' names, but they also showed one of AJ's windmills.

It is funny looking at all these sources reporting this event haha. Two sources from New Zealand... Do they even play basketball there haha

(10-25-2016 09:38 PM)etsuBucsFan1988 Wrote:  Can someone please respond to this joker's article, blog, or whatever the hell it is. I am too tired tonight.

http://www.unsportsmanlike-conduct.com/b...ee-tuition

What a tool.

(10-25-2016 03:05 AM)posterformerlyknownasthedoctor Wrote:  And finally, I just *have* to say it one more time - I was rather strongly impressed by the enthusiasm, camaraderie, and sense of joy that seemed to fully infect each and every player. Really fun to see.
I think said joy is evident in many of these pics:

Bluenanza photo gallery

This is maybe the biggest difference from the Bartow years: Forbes ability to inspire "the enthusiasm, camaraderie, and sense of joy" in the team. The joy at the end, with guys hugging each other and cheering each other on - you just can't fake that.

Bartow often came across as the ultimate disapproving father, standing at a remove from the players, frowning and shaking his head. Forbes lets himself get into the emotion of it. Even when he's angry, there seems to be a basis of passion that lets the players believe that he's there for them, that he's got their back.

You can let the emotion get a little out of control, as I believe it did at the end of the UTC tournament game, which could have been handled better. But overall, its a key to building a team from a collection of guys who are new to each other.

I wonder with Bartow how much of it was due to the influence of his former boss Bobby Knight, who titled his last book "The Power of Negative Thinking". In most situations, the positive approach will work better.

(10-24-2016 09:13 PM)swvabucsfan Wrote:  See the incredible ending live here: https://youtu.be/WeimhYeKi84

Note that the announcer gets T.J. to "guarantee" his responding shot.

Now over 19,700 views on youtube already, in less than 3 days.