Re: Dare to expect BIG THINGS from this team

[jon breiner]

Brad, I did not take anything personally.  I believe we are all within our 
rights to believe at what ever level is appropriate, and yet we can still 
all be fans.  I have been a fan for a long time.  I will ALWAYS be a 
Bearcat.  The recruiting job I have seen has been very impressive and not 
expected quite so soon by me.  As such I am much more excited now than I was 
early about the possibilities of this year's team.  My expectations are 
lower than yours, but I truly hope you are the one who is correct. 
Regardless I will be cheering hard.

Richard, I always think the forum "was" better once, but that is mixed so 
much with so much nostalgia and can also be a bit cruel to new folks.  Hard 
tellin' to what extent which of those matter.  But definitely the Huggins 
firing has caused most all Bearcat discussion (here, hallways, etc.) to be 
worse than before.  Too much divisiveness when it should be first and 
foremost about "Go Bearcats" and how the Bearcats might better Go Bearcats!

All, thanks for the support.  Always nice to see and hear kind words.

Jon


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Mckinney" <address@hidden>
To: "UC Basketball Forum" <address@hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Dare to expect BIG THINGS from this team


> It appears you all have known Jon for a long time, so ill have to take 
> your word for it.   I guess, the glass half empty attitude just gets me 
> down...i actually wasnt in all that bad of a mood when i said anything 
> about jon, just a little pet peave i guess.  My apologies for judging 
> anyone that i have no right to.  Cheers.
>
>  Brad
>
> "richard l. kandell" <address@hidden> wrote:
>  I think what is really funny is that anybody who knows Jon or has spent 
> any
> time at all on this Forum feels the need to defend him in regard to 
> whether
> or not he is a UC "fan." More years ago then I care to remember I 
> suggested
> on the Forum that my experience on the Forum had led me to believe 
> widening
> the "membership" base was not necessarily beneficial to the quality level 
> of
> the discussions. A number of the "old timers" disagreed. I reiterated that
> point when Aji left to go home to India and then again after the Bearcat
> News triumvirate were good enough to take over, which is when it became
> significantly more public. I still think I am (was) more right than wrong,
> but I have noticed over the course of years many of the lesser lights have 
> a
> tendency to leave, or at least not post, when people either disregard what
> they post, or explain their annoyance with silly comments. The dimmer 
> bulbs
> blink out when they don't get any electricity from other sources.
>
> That said I suggest a new poll - how many of those who were involved with
> the Forum within 2 years of its inception believe that the quality of
> discussion is higher now, the same as back then, lower than back then?
> While over the last decade we have added some really high quality
> commentators, we've "lost" a number - but are we better off today then
> back then, or not?
>
> Richard K.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Marshall"
> To: "'UC Basketball Forum'"
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Dare to expect BIG THINGS from this team
>
>
> > LOL...
> >
> > I think it's getting pretty funny when Breiner is called Not a fan..
> >
> > So anyone that is realistic is NOT a fan
> > So far I've heard Breiner, Richard, Don and Myself all agree on keeping
> > things real.
> >
> > I think it's getting time to start putting money on this :)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: address@hidden
> > [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 8:31 PM
> > To: UC Basketball Forum
> > Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Dare to expect BIG THINGS from this team
> >
> > "It makes no sense to call yourself a fan. . . . "
> >
> > I would most definitely call Jon Breiner a Bearcat fan.
> > http://homepages.uc.edu/~zureick/bc/bb96/101795
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike Ryan
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/5/06, Brad Mckinney
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Jon,
> > >
> > > U remind me of the people that i dont enjoy talking about the bearcats
> > > with. Why not just expect 0-30 than you will be super stoked! It
> > > makes no sense to call yourself a fan, if you do not hold your team in
> > > the highest regards. Too many risk managers in todays society...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > jon breiner
> wrote:
> > > I am not changing my "wishlist". If UC makes it into the NIT that
> > > will be quite a feat. The schedule might be easier this year than
> > > last, but not by much, and this year's team would lose to last year's
> > > team. I am not tempering my enthusiasm, I am letting it build to
> > > heights I feel comfortable with. If I expect 25-6 and get 15-15, I
> > > will be very disappointed. But since I expected the worst earlier
> > > (like immediately after AK's injury last
> > > year) and have simply been hoping this year's team can be .500, I will
> > > stick to that. If they achieve more, great, but I do not expect this
> > > team to be in the NCAA tourney next year. if they are, I would say
> > > Mick's coaching job was as good as Andy's last year. Better in some
> > > respects, but no one
> > > (likely) will ever have more difficult extenuating circumstances than
> > > Andy had, so his success was truly remarkable.
> > >
> > > Jon
>
>
>
>
>
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