RE: Support for Coach Huggins

[Dan Marshall]

Bearheel,
 
Welcome aboard!
 
I think the "Boos" were used because it is the only "word" that could sum up
all the frustration, there was acctually a great deal of discussion on the
appropriateness og booing...check some of the message boards.  However it
was obviously decided that this would be the best way to be "Heard"
 
The fansall cheered for everyone loudly but her, she seems to live in a
vacuum, and in denial.  She has avoided thesesituations, it reminds me of my
kids covering their ears when i tell them they did somethib wrong.  you know
:hear no evil, see no evil"  She's been hidibg from it, surrounding herself
with only people who think like her ans is missing the point, I'll boo her
again...of course if she doesn't want to be booed, she can come out and
comment on the situation andlet usall know what's going on.  It's really up
to her.
 
She gives us no other options... really... Chanting "I support Huggins"
doesn't have the same impact.  The negative feelings you felt generated by
the "Boos" are the strength of emotion we need to show, it impacted you
didn't it? I hope it impacts her.
 
 

  _____  

From: Myles Berling [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 2:52 AM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Support for Coach Huggins


I could not have said it any better myself.
 
By the way I could not attend the event tonight.  Could someone fill us in
on what happened.
 
Also, I do not appreciate Bob Goin saying we do not know the whole story.
Well we are big boys and girls and can handle the truth.  Why not tell us?
UC is not a private business.  We pay the bills of the athletic department.
Why don't we have the right to know the whole story?  Don't be a lap dog
Goin.  

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Adam Weigand <mailto:address@hidden>  
To: address@hidden 
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 7:19 PM
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Support for Coach Huggins

Bearheel,
 
Nice to have you on the forum!  What transpired at Fountain Square today was
the culmination of weeks, if not months, of frustration by Bearcats fans
loyal to both the program and its coach.  What you saw were fans frustrated
with the process and looking for a way to vent this frustration towards the
administration.  NZ is at the center of this obviously.  My main problem
(not speaking for all) is that she has failed to ever adequately address the
situation to the public.  I don't want to hear Goin talk about us "not know
the whole story", quite frankly we have asked and not been told.  Some may
argue it is none of our business, however we are the people that pay UCATS
dues, that donate to the university, that buy the tickets for the games.  I
believe we have a right to know.
 
We want closure, or direction, not a lame duck coach basically getting it
handed to him by someone that knows nothing about what this university is
all about, much less what this basketball program is all about.  Our boos
and attacks are out of frustration, and I do not think that they would
influence this administration to choose against Huggins.  I doubt the BOT or
NZ would say, "well they are booing me?? there is no way I'm extending him
now..."  The fact is none of us believe that NZ knew what she was getting
herself into when she picked this fight for a second time.  While I agree in
some respects with her intentions (to have a program we can be proud of and
that doesn't bring embarrassment to the university), I also believe we
already have that.  Media bias is a powerful tool, see graduation rates and
successfully prosecuted arrests.  UC is no different than any other big time
program out there.
 
That is my take and that is why I booed.  She thinks Bob Huggins is
everything that is wrong about UC, quite frankly he is a big part of what is
right, just ask Jason Maxiell, the ONLY first round draft pick with a
college degree, or any of his former players.
 
And BTW, I'm sure watching UC rock Oregon at MSG was awesome, but nothing
compared to watching them blow out UNC in Chicago!!!  Not a slam on UNC by
any means, but after that I knew we had arrived and would be around for a
long time...
 
Adam
 

-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 7:12 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: [UC Basketball] Support for Coach Huggins



I've been a reader of Bearcatnews.com for quite a while and particulalrly
enjoy recruting news as well as analyses provided by knowledgable fans of UC
football and basketball games.
 
I am registering for the Forum becasue I want to offer some comments and
questions of my own after watching (on TV and on line) today's "celebration"
at Fountain Square and reading all the comments forum members have made
since the Huggins/Zimpher controversy erupted.
 
First, I commend the energy and efforts of everyone who has worn t-shirts,
displayed banners and pointed out all of Coach Huggins' strengths and the
reasons for extending his contract.  These efforts should surely influence
decision-makers and help keep him.
 
However, I do not understand what is accomplished by booing President
Zimpher at Fountain Square or by making what seem to be mean-spirited
comments and threats againt her, the Trustees, or the athletic director in
forums like this one.  Maybe I'm missing something, but the booing and the
vengeful comments seem likely to influence decision-makers in the opposite
direction - and make it less likely that Coach Huggins will have his
contract renewed.
 
Surely there must be a better way...
 
PS: since I'm newly registered to the forum, a bit of background that can
help readers judge whether my thoughts are worth anything:  (1) I've lived
most of my adult life in North Carolina and Ohio, with brief interludes in
Florida, California (where they think UC refers to another university), and
the New York area.  (2) For as long as I lived in North Carolina I was a
season ticket holder to UNC football and basketball games.  (3) For as long
as I've lived in Ohio, I've been a season ticket holder to UC football and
basketball games.  I don't get to too many away games, but I've been to a
few: watching Bobbitt destroy Oregon in the Meadowlands was much more fun
than watching us falter in the NCAAs in Rupp Arena against Mississippi
State.  (4) I was a manager/statistician for my alma mater's Division II
basketball team for several years, but alas was too short and too slow to
play...