(04-12-2017 04:24 PM)Motor City Sam Wrote:  

(04-12-2017 03:39 PM)BuccTiger Wrote:  Coaching is overrated, we need all recruiters. We need more STARS.

Now I've got Herbie Hancock's "You've Got Stars In Your Eyes", playing in my head. :-)

(04-12-2017 10:09 AM)TigerAF Wrote:  Memphis Peej‏ @Memphispeej 10m10 minutes ago
@geoff_calkins @mgiannotto Geoff you buried the lead! Mark was just going to talk about admin not letting Tubby talk! What’s that story?

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Mark thinks Tubby would like to be out there, talking, but the administration doesn't want him to talk at the moment.

Memphis Peej‏ @Memphispeej 2m2 minutes ago
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Don’t understand why they wouldn’t let him talk. Seems odd to me.

Attempt to get all their stories together before allowing comments.

(04-12-2017 10:22 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  I guess they're afraid someone will ask the obvious -- 'Why not lose the recruiting dead weight that is Saul / Poo and replace that with someone who can actually recruit at the high major level. They're afraid of Uncle Tubby:s responce -

Total dead weight. Who have either brought in? All the kids Lawson were in with are getting ready to graduate in the next two years , and tubby screwed the pooch for his own son.

(04-12-2017 03:37 PM)TigersOhMy Wrote:  

(04-12-2017 03:33 PM)snowtiger Wrote:  I wonder what Bowen is like when he's interviewed for a job.

I am guessing not good, based on how many jobs he's been rumored to be associated with the past few years that he hasn't gotten.

You beat me to it

(04-12-2017 12:11 PM)tiger1016 Wrote:  

(04-12-2017 12:03 PM)BJD Wrote:  I've heard tubby speak enough times that I can recite it verbatim, "eh...uh...well...eh...um...ahh...ah...eh...uh...oh..ahh...umm.."

Need I continue?

BS

For real.

(04-12-2017 06:43 PM)macphil30 Wrote:  

(04-12-2017 10:22 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  I guess they're afraid someone will ask the obvious -- 'Why not lose the recruiting dead weight that is Saul / Poo and replace that with someone who can actually recruit at the high major level. They're afraid of Uncle Tubby:s responce -

Total dead weight. Who have either brought in? All the kids Lawson were in with are getting ready to graduate in the next two years , and tubby screwed the pooch for his own son.

Maybe they are there to coach all of the no STAR players being brought in? Its got to be tough teaching no talent teenagers how to dribble and shoot?

I'm guessing they are good dribbling teachers. See if someone would convince Tubby the STAR system, they could kick back during the season and just roll the balls out.

(04-12-2017 06:50 PM)450bench Wrote:  

(04-12-2017 03:37 PM)TigersOhMy Wrote:  

(04-12-2017 03:33 PM)snowtiger Wrote:  I wonder what Bowen is like when he's interviewed for a job.

I am guessing not good, based on how many jobs he's been rumored to be associated with the past few years that he hasn't gotten.

You beat me to it

I've seen him really struggle with the tough questions.

(04-12-2017 10:53 AM)Steve davis Wrote:  I made a thread that something happened in Florida after the UCF game, and it has led the continuing saga right till today. Now, my friends and a lot more Tiger fans are questioning about this situation.

Discussed here frequently during the season and right after. Partying, curfew violation, final straw, team divided.

(04-12-2017 11:15 AM)Motor City Sam Wrote:  This is how things get started. Someone pulls pure speculation out of the air ("I think Tubby wants to talk but the AD won't let him") and the next thing you know people are treating it as fact.

There's really no point in making media appearances now, other than to provide more fodder for talk shows and message boards. I'd rather the coach focus on recruiting and his other obligations (such as the sponsors event yesterday). If Coach Smith holds true to his history, he'll have a press conference sometime in the next week or two (or three) to talk about the incoming class, the transfers, and the general state of the program. I doubt that anything he says would calm the waters, anyway. People already have their minds made up.

Yep. People clamored for Bowen to make a statement. He did, and got lit up locally and nationally for it. Would have been better served to just stay quiet - at least for a couple of weeks. I mean, the media is already in feeding-frenzy status. So they're just circling for more blood.

Tubby did a 30 minute interview with Wolo on Sports 56 this AM. I am sure the podcast will be up soon on their site (if it isn't there already).

Peter Edmiston was not there today and I wish he was as he would be able to ask the tougher questions that Wolo likely couldn't.

(04-13-2017 10:28 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  

(04-12-2017 11:15 AM)Motor City Sam Wrote:  This is how things get started. Someone pulls pure speculation out of the air ("I think Tubby wants to talk but the AD won't let him") and the next thing you know people are treating it as fact.

There's really no point in making media appearances now, other than to provide more fodder for talk shows and message boards. I'd rather the coach focus on recruiting and his other obligations (such as the sponsors event yesterday). If Coach Smith holds true to his history, he'll have a press conference sometime in the next week or two (or three) to talk about the incoming class, the transfers, and the general state of the program. I doubt that anything he says would calm the waters, anyway. People already have their minds made up.

Yep. People clamored for Bowen to make a statement. He did, and got lit up locally and nationally for it. Would have been better served to just stay quiet - at least for a couple of weeks. I mean, the media is already in feeding-frenzy status. So they're just circling for more blood.

Exactly. Coach Smith did an appearance on local radio today and I'm already reading criticism that he went to a "friendly" outlet. And his statements are getting dissected by people trying to find something to complain about instead of actually listening to what he said. Like you said, feeding frenzy.