RE: Sylvester

[Panth]

If a kid doesn't choose UC, I want him to fail. It is human nature. It
is part of being a fan. Will I go to a West Virginia message board and
tell them that they shouldn't root against Huggins because he didn't
take their offer? NO. I expect them to hate Huggins and I know they
can't wait for him to bring his Bearcats to Morgantown.

I really want the kid to fail, though when the kid says he chose OSU for
"academic" reasons. Who chooses OSU for "academic" reasons? I am not
saying that UC is a step lower than Harvard, but anyone that chooses OSU
for "academic reasons" (like a couple of morons have) need to get their
heads examined - preferably at OSU's medical school. I mean, OSU's own
coach left Boston College because he lost a couple of recruits there due
to the academic standards that were in place.

Panth


> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 12:34 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Sylvester
>
> Andy, I apologize if you think that I was coming down on you that
wasn't
> the
> intent of the post.  All I was saying is I don't agree when a person
looks
> forward to a kid (how did you put it) "not performing up to
expectations"
> just
> because they did not choose UC.
>
>     > "My point was that it is funny how these things work out when
> players
>     > go to one school over another, for whatever reason, and they do
not
>     > perform up to expectations."
> I think that when you say things like this it just reminds me of the
> people
> that said UC got what it deserved when Kenyon broke his leg.  It's not
> right
> and it's not true.
> I understand that Huggins has a wonderful ability to develop
basketball
> players, but so do many other coaches, not just Bob. You can have all
the
> RPI,
> Sagarin rankings, and anything else you need, but I feel when it comes
to
> March
> Madness Huggins leaves a lot to be desired.  That 1992 final four
> appearance is
> almost 12 years old.  As far as UC playing tOSU close in football,
their
> are
> many teams that can say the same thing but the fact of the matter is
Ohio
> State
> is 24-2 over the last 2 years with a national championship and it
doesn't
> get
> much better than that.
> That being said UC is a great program and I look forward to watching
them
> in
> the Big East.