(09-28-2017 12:18 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 07:34 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  Yep, I wasn't on the sweat hog train either. I was OK with Forbes, really wanted Mike White but he was gone before the search began. But I'm OK with Tubby too. And I was on board to support whoever was hired (you have to trust the admin, they get paid to make these choices). But he or anyone else will need 3-5 years to judge his efforts.

Think about what you just wrote. Trust the administration?

Look how they handled football for YEARS. Look how long they left Opie at the helm.

Would this apply to Louisville fans? How about Penn State fans during the 'Sandusky' years?

Trust no one. Question everything.

This isn't trust in the sense of trusting your wife. But UM has a president, AD & coaching staff in place to perform certain jobs. I have no problems with Rudd or Bowen, so I do trust them based upon their performance to date to hire the best available MBB coach - and I give this coach 3-5 years to prove his value. Yes, based upon the performance of Rudd & Bowen, I trust their judgement to hire Tubby Smith. And BTW, we have to trust them unless "we" are in a position to make those hiring decisions.

(09-28-2017 12:36 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:18 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 07:34 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  Yep, I wasn't on the sweat hog train either. I was OK with Forbes, really wanted Mike White but he was gone before the search began. But I'm OK with Tubby too. And I was on board to support whoever was hired (you have to trust the admin, they get paid to make these choices). But he or anyone else will need 3-5 years to judge his efforts.

Think about what you just wrote. Trust the administration?

Look how they handled football for YEARS. Look how long they left Opie at the helm.

Would this apply to Louisville fans? How about Penn State fans during the 'Sandusky' years?

Trust no one. Question everything.

This isn't trust in the sense of trusting your wife. But UM has a president, AD & coaching staff in place to perform certain jobs. I have no problems with Rudd or Bowen, so I do trust them based upon their performance to date to hire the best available MBB coach - and I give this coach 3-5 years to prove his value. Yes, based upon the performance of Rudd & Bowen, I trust their judgement to hire Tubby Smith. And BTW, we have to trust them unless "we" are in a position to make those hiring decisions.

We don't have to trust anything, we have to live with it.

(09-28-2017 12:42 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:36 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:18 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 07:34 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  Yep, I wasn't on the sweat hog train either. I was OK with Forbes, really wanted Mike White but he was gone before the search began. But I'm OK with Tubby too. And I was on board to support whoever was hired (you have to trust the admin, they get paid to make these choices). But he or anyone else will need 3-5 years to judge his efforts.

Think about what you just wrote. Trust the administration?

Look how they handled football for YEARS. Look how long they left Opie at the helm.

Would this apply to Louisville fans? How about Penn State fans during the 'Sandusky' years?

Trust no one. Question everything.

This isn't trust in the sense of trusting your wife. But UM has a president, AD & coaching staff in place to perform certain jobs. I have no problems with Rudd or Bowen, so I do trust them based upon their performance to date to hire the best available MBB coach - and I give this coach 3-5 years to prove his value. Yes, based upon the performance of Rudd & Bowen, I trust their judgement to hire Tubby Smith. And BTW, we have to trust them unless "we" are in a position to make those hiring decisions.

We don't have to trust anything, we have to live with it.

A distinction without a difference when you don't make the decisions...use accept instead of trust, if that makes you feel better.

(09-28-2017 12:45 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:42 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:36 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:18 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 07:34 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  Yep, I wasn't on the sweat hog train either. I was OK with Forbes, really wanted Mike White but he was gone before the search began. But I'm OK with Tubby too. And I was on board to support whoever was hired (you have to trust the admin, they get paid to make these choices). But he or anyone else will need 3-5 years to judge his efforts.

Think about what you just wrote. Trust the administration?

Look how they handled football for YEARS. Look how long they left Opie at the helm.

Would this apply to Louisville fans? How about Penn State fans during the 'Sandusky' years?

Trust no one. Question everything.

This isn't trust in the sense of trusting your wife. But UM has a president, AD & coaching staff in place to perform certain jobs. I have no problems with Rudd or Bowen, so I do trust them based upon their performance to date to hire the best available MBB coach - and I give this coach 3-5 years to prove his value. Yes, based upon the performance of Rudd & Bowen, I trust their judgement to hire Tubby Smith. And BTW, we have to trust them unless "we" are in a position to make those hiring decisions.

We don't have to trust anything, we have to live with it.

A distinction without a difference when you don't make the decisions...use accept instead of trust, if that makes you feel better.

Accept is the same as trust for you? Bizarre even by your standards.

(09-27-2017 09:55 AM)CKMcDan Wrote:  Auburn Men's bb program was one of the 1st 4 programs with an assistant coach named in the FBI's initial investigation report.

They have a sub-500 cumulative record over the past 3 years.

I'd hate to think that a program is on the verge of major sanctions, and has no NCAA bids to show for it.

Nah. Auburn fans don't care about basketball.

(09-28-2017 12:36 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:18 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 07:34 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  Yep, I wasn't on the sweat hog train either. I was OK with Forbes, really wanted Mike White but he was gone before the search began. But I'm OK with Tubby too. And I was on board to support whoever was hired (you have to trust the admin, they get paid to make these choices). But he or anyone else will need 3-5 years to judge his efforts.

Think about what you just wrote. Trust the administration?

Look how they handled football for YEARS. Look how long they left Opie at the helm.

Would this apply to Louisville fans? How about Penn State fans during the 'Sandusky' years?

Trust no one. Question everything.

This isn't trust in the sense of trusting your wife. But UM has a president, AD & coaching staff in place to perform certain jobs. I have no problems with Rudd or Bowen, so I do trust them based upon their performance to date to hire the best available MBB coach - and I give this coach 3-5 years to prove his value. Yes, based upon the performance of Rudd & Bowen, I trust their judgement to hire Tubby Smith. And BTW, we have to trust them unless "we" are in a position to make those hiring decisions.

Yes they get to make the hires but we are not required to be bobble head dolls.........

(09-28-2017 12:34 PM)ksigtigerdood Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 07:54 AM)holyterror Wrote:  It's possible that a historically-squeaky-clean guy like Tubby could become a hot commodity. Sounds like there will be multiple schools looking to forge a new identity for their basketball program.

This really isn't that far-fetched. ADs won't want to gamble with cheating, given the current landscape. Honestly, I believe that was our rationale for hiring Tubby last year. Tubby is the ultimate "big name, safe bet" hire. There might be some looking. That being said, I don't see Tubby taking another job. I believe the Memphis job will be his last.

Memphis is where he wants to be.

(09-28-2017 12:59 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:45 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:42 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:36 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:18 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  Think about what you just wrote. Trust the administration?

Look how they handled football for YEARS. Look how long they left Opie at the helm.

Would this apply to Louisville fans? How about Penn State fans during the 'Sandusky' years?

Trust no one. Question everything.

This isn't trust in the sense of trusting your wife. But UM has a president, AD & coaching staff in place to perform certain jobs. I have no problems with Rudd or Bowen, so I do trust them based upon their performance to date to hire the best available MBB coach - and I give this coach 3-5 years to prove his value. Yes, based upon the performance of Rudd & Bowen, I trust their judgement to hire Tubby Smith. And BTW, we have to trust them unless "we" are in a position to make those hiring decisions.

We don't have to trust anything, we have to live with it.

A distinction without a difference when you don't make the decisions...use accept instead of trust, if that makes you feel better.

Accept is the same as trust for you? Bizarre even by your standards.

Trust suits me fine, thank you. I suggested accept for you.......since you always have strong opinions on things you can't change or even influence.

(09-28-2017 12:42 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:36 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:18 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 07:34 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  Yep, I wasn't on the sweat hog train either. I was OK with Forbes, really wanted Mike White but he was gone before the search began. But I'm OK with Tubby too. And I was on board to support whoever was hired (you have to trust the admin, they get paid to make these choices). But he or anyone else will need 3-5 years to judge his efforts.

Think about what you just wrote. Trust the administration?

Look how they handled football for YEARS. Look how long they left Opie at the helm.

Would this apply to Louisville fans? How about Penn State fans during the 'Sandusky' years?

Trust no one. Question everything.

This isn't trust in the sense of trusting your wife. But UM has a president, AD & coaching staff in place to perform certain jobs. I have no problems with Rudd or Bowen, so I do trust them based upon their performance to date to hire the best available MBB coach - and I give this coach 3-5 years to prove his value. Yes, based upon the performance of Rudd & Bowen, I trust their judgement to hire Tubby Smith. And BTW, we have to trust them unless "we" are in a position to make those hiring decisions.

We don't have to trust anything, we have to live with it.

And ultimately, they have to live with it and the follow-on consequences too.

(09-28-2017 08:22 AM)MemTigers1998 Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 12:34 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  proud to say I've never wanted Bruce Pearl anywhere near Memphis hoops...I do wish we had sealed the deal with Scott Drew to follow Cal...I think he would have killed it here.

Josh and Tubby have killed it. Like, as in, dead and buried.

how did you make it through the Rip and Tic years then? I mean, I've seen Memphis athletics way worse off before.

Auburn just fired its AD.

Oops, on bumping the old thread. I think I was supposed to do this...

Bruce Pearl thread good for a laugh

(09-29-2017 10:48 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  Oops, on bumping the old thread. I think I was supposed to do this...

Bruce Pearl thread good for a laugh

As long as Pearl ends up getting his ass canned at Auburn and / or they don't make the NCAA tournament again this season then you can get your jollies.