Marshall vs USF

I_Dont_Exist said:
You're correct. In this case it appears from the pockets of boosters who choose to donate the money. I'm not 1 cent poorer due to Charlie Strong.
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Yes, but the original post to which I was responding stated: "What we pay Strong doesn't cost anyone a single penny." [emphasis added] I was assuming a booster would count as somebody. ;)
 
Definition of poetic license: "the freedom to depart from the facts of a matter or from the conventional rules of language when speaking or writing in order to create an effect."
Now I understand; thank you. ;)
 
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stanhin said:
Definition of poetic license: "the freedom to depart from the facts of a matter or from the conventional rules of language when speaking or writing in order to create an effect."
Now I understand; thank you. ;)
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You're welcome. Always happy to educate.
 
ProdigalHorn said:
He's good at baking the cake. He just hasn't figured out how to take it out of the oven yet.
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I don't know about that. The cake he baked before he left UT seemed to be missing several key ingredients. Apparently reading recipes is not a skill he has perfected.
 
I still don't see why so many find amusement in another's failures.
Especially a former Longhorn.
Charlie didn't stage a coup and take over the UT program.
He accepted a job offer.
He did his best for Longhorn nation and it just wasn't good enough, fast enough.
He doesn't need me wishing him the best as he's living larger than I could hope for in this lifetime.
But I do wish him success.
 
moondog_LFZ said:
I still don't see why so many find amusement in another's failures.
Especially a former Longhorn.
Charlie didn't stage a coup and take over the UT program.
He accepted a job offer.
He did his best for Longhorn nation and it just wasn't good enough, fast enough.
He doesn't need me wishing him the best as he's living larger than I could hope for in this lifetime.
But I do wish him success.
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It's called "schadenfreude". A million dollar word used by those with 10 cents worth of character to sound smart.
 
moondog_LFZ said:
Especially a former Longhorn.
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Charlie is a good guy, but a terrible coach. He is NOT NOW, NOR EVER WILL BE A LONGHORN!

He is, rather, one of a few that I characterize as "the fighting Billies", named in "honor" of their benefactor Billie Powers.

I don't blame Charlie for grabbing the money, but his USF contract screwed our University; so, yes, there is some animosity for that.

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moondog_LFZ said:
I still don't see why so many find amusement in another's failures. Especially a former Longhorn.
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When Strong arrived, I hated the way he puffed his chest out and acted like he was taking over some outlaw program like the late eighties U. All that BS about cleaning house and no guns and respect for women…oh brother. During Mack’s tenure, many on this very board used to argue that he had too many boy scouts, that we needed more gangstas. So Strong was clueless from Day 1. The fact that he managed to offend just about every Texas high school football coach from the very beginning didn’t help matters, and was another clue to his cluelessness. The guy set our program back years, good riddance, let him go ruin another school’s program. And he's not a former Longhorn, by the way...
 
zuckercanyon said:
I also cede to @zuckercanyon that Herman definitely inherited a worse situation from Charlie in terms of player development than Mack Brown inherited from Mackovic.
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HTown, much thanks for the props! Scholar and a gentleman![/QUOTE]


I think they both walked into similar situations most of the experienced players were around in year 1 and then year 2 the youth wave started. I think Herman having cdc vs Charlie having Patterson definitely helped Herman get things up and running better.
 
I think they both walked into similar situations most of the experienced players were around in year 1 and then year 2 the youth wave started. I think Herman having cdc vs Charlie having Patterson definitely helped Herman get things up and running better.
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The head coach is responsible for wins and losses not the AD. I promise the lockers didn't contribute to not one extra win this year.
 
Vol Horn 4 Life said:
I promise the lockers didn't contribute to not one extra win this year.
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I don't think you can necessarily say that.
The facility upgrades, and particularly the fancy lockers, were made to draw in recruits that might have gone elsewhere.
Other major programs had passed us by in these upgrades.
We had freshman make major impacts in games this year.
Did the upgrades and hi-tech lockers have any part in them being here?
Even a small part?
If so, then the upgrades contributed to wins.
 
Mack Brown was able to win 8-9 games the previous three years with those same lockers. The lockers have nothing to do with poor tackling, no discipline, penalties, poor in-game decisions, no defense, etc.
 
Htown77 said:
Mack Brown was able to win 8-9 games the previous three years with those same lockers. The lockers have nothing to do with poor tackling, no discipline, penalties, poor in-game decisions, no defense, etc.
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I think one could argue they exacerbate those problems because they create a sense of entitlement.
 
Run Pincher said:
I think one could argue they exacerbate those problems because they create a sense of entitlement.
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I was impressed by the Army play yesterday. Crushed a team with a handsome coach and fancy new stadium with enthusiasm. And they had the same name on the back of their jerseys, "Army". Could you imagine if we insisted on the same for our jerseys? HA!
 
Htown77 said:
Mack Brown was able to win 8-9 games the previous three years with those same lockers. The lockers have nothing to do with poor tackling, no discipline, penalties, poor in-game decisions, no defense, etc.
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Then why did Herman feel a need to spend $10k per locker to have them installed?
 
Then why did Herman feel a need to spend $10k per locker to have them installed?
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My point was that they were irrelevant to player development, coaching, etc. Also, to he honest, I do not think a new locker room was needed. I think a lot of athletics spending by most schools is a waste of money that ultimately does not make much difference. Anyway, “more support” and “fancy lockers” are not why he lost to Kansas.
 
I'm guessing Notre Dame doesn't have lockers with stainless steel doors/trim, LED lighting, USB ports, individual flat screen for each player above them....ND is in the Final Four.
 
ND never had anyone as stupid as Billie Powers to lead their school, and definitely no one as self-serving or as big a piece of **** as Stevie Patterson as AD.
 
blonthang said:
I'm guessing Notre Dame doesn't have lockers with stainless steel doors/trim, LED lighting, USB ports, individual flat screen for each player above them....ND is in the Final Four.
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Well, those Irish Catholics they recruit aren't really concerned with all that.
 
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