Re: top 12 programs (who cares?)

[Rands, William \(randswj\)]

I've already moved on, but I'm not particularly optimistic about this
year.  A completely new team with late-in-the-year recruits, playing in
a hard league doesn't make much of a platform for optimism.And we may be
without our 2 6'10" recruits. Of course, I hope we'll do well. I don't
consider myself a pessimist. I guess cautious is the right word.
      Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden
[mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Dan Marshall
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:37 PM
To: 'UC Basketball Forum'
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] top 12 programs (who cares?)

Your first paragraph is contradictory to your second "I will agree that
he
was put at a significant disadvantage in his first year because of the
very
short time he had to recruit players and build a roster. "

This is exactly what I was refferring to.

That in addition to a disgruntled fanbase that they have to work harder
to
inspire, eliminating any of tha casual fans, etc etc

Once again... Thank you Goin and Huggins for varsity village.. Too bad
neither of you could enjoy it.

-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden
[mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Keith Wedinger
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:18 PM
To: UC Basketball Forum
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] top 12 programs (who cares?)

Going forward, Coach Cronin is not handcuffed and I would argue that he
wasn't beforehand either.  Handcuffed to me  means that he is limited to
recruiting only certain types of players.  I don't believe this is the
case.

I will agree that he was put at a significant disadvantage in his first
year
because of the very short time he had to recruit players and build a
roster.
Going forward, this will no longer be an issue.

In years to come, he will be able to fully exploit not only the benefits
of
being in the Big East but also the benefits of Varsity Village which has
been referred to by those outside UC as one of the finest athletics
facilities in the country.

On 11/1/06, Dan Marshall <address@hidden> wrote:
> No... I've actually stayed away from explaining myself out of respect 
> for not slamming the administration...
> However... Now that you mention it...it was in reference to the fact 
> that the administration killed any recruiting momentum of joining the 
> big east and momentum toward being a leader in the big east by their
actions.
> Cronin has been 'handcuffed' by the administration by being handed a 
> broken program... One that wasn't broken before.
>
> Clearer now :)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
> [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of 
> address@hidden
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:57 PM
> To: UC Basketball Forum
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] top 12 programs (who cares?)
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> Dan I am totally surprised, you of all people to bring up the term 
> "handcuffed". Is this another case of the typing being ahead of the
mind?
> "Dan Marshall" <address@hidden>
> Sent by: address@hidden
> 11/01/2006 10:42 AM
> Please respond to
> UC Basketball Forum <address@hidden>
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> I think some have already "exited" on this years team.  Sorry couldn't

> resist.
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> It's tough to get excited about a team that is handcuffed....
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
> [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Al Uhrig
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 9:53 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] top 12 programs (who cares?)
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> Like it or not Mick Cronin coaches his first (exhibition) game as UC 
> Head Coach tonight at 5/3rd Arena. Mick is the present and foreseeable

> future of the UC Bearcats. Posts on this board are dwelling on 
> bygones, early 2nd round exits, who won the most games the last 6 
> years, etc. It is time to wake up and realize that Bob Huggins is not 
> coming back. I will be one of the probably about 5,000 at the game 
> tonight cheering on this years team and putting faces to the names. It

> is time to move on and put the past in the past. It is time to get 
> exited about this years team and the Mick Cronin era of UC basketball.


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