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Mak,
Same here….
Was at the WPC HQ last year and there was literally a line of folks purchasing LTR’s. Some in our Lenovo CC area also did such.
BOY….what a difference a year makes….
The old Hee-Haw video is the only thing that cheered me up reading this and the Headlines this morning…
Really about sums it up…
must be some WEIRD thing goin on in Californy…..a congressperson that is calling for investigation of the NCAA over a university that is the bastion of support for his party. Wonder if he done fried some brain matter (as in the egg in the pan)….
However, he OUGHT to ask another question of the NCAA….
Tell me, Mr. Commissioner…..WHAT is YOUR salary? Why does your Non-Profit Organization need over ONE BILLION ($1,000,000,000.00) in “reserves”? What type of rainy day are you saving for…..even Noah did not have, proportionally, THAT much cash.
Also, whilst about your questioning, how’s bout calling Commish Swoff. His little empire has over 50 MILLION ($50,000,000.00) in reserves. If you totaled up ALL the reserves of the conferences and the NCAA, then that would probably be $2,000,000,000.00 PLUS. Now WHY, Mr. ACC Commish…..do YOU need that type of bread in Petty Cash?
WAIT, Mr. ACC Commish…..we have one more little inquiry……Who was the AD that was TOLD by the venerable DEAN of BB Coaches to set up the AFAM fiasco…
Also, WHO greased all the skids and pushed it through?
Why, Mr. Commish….you seem a bit perplexed…..
OK,
I admit to being one who is sorry that Tyler is leaving. I think that he contributed a LOT over the two years. Cat looked to me like he was being coached by Whitt….in that he never knew when to pass. His D was great and that put in a notch or two above TL.Tyler was more mature this year. That was obvious. Cat made a LOT of dumb plays where he used his “I always scored in HS” brain without realizing that he was playing in the ACC and not the AAU or whatever. He was not an assist person….
Ask TJ or Vandy WHO got them the ball. HINT, it was not a common name for a feline.
Having said that….it WAS probably time for him to move on if he and Coach did not see eye-to-eye on his playing time and role next year.
Twitter should have a 24 hour filter…ask some of our politicians.
Tyler was not Corchiani or Spud….but he did bring some maturity and also some organization to our game. Coach G pulled Cat more times for “showboating” or being DUMB than I can remember. Coach G talked about pulling Calvin in his sophomore year to “show him how much he loved him and to share that love while Calvin was seated next to him on the sidelines”. Cat got the same treatment this year.
I have a LOT of HOPE (as many did in 2008 & 2012) that Cat will CHANGE and that he will lead us next year. BUT, after watching a LOT of Good PG’s over the years, Cat does NOT show those same traits. Sidney Lowe, he will never be….and he really needs a Whitt, but seems to think that he is WHITT.
I HOPE for the best for Tyler. Butler is an interesting choice, especially after the coaching changes. Some of the other schools would have been, IMHO, a better fit and also a place where he could excel…
It will only take a MAJOR injury for everyone to be opining….”Gee, we SURE could use Tyler right now” and then wishing and hoping and wondering WHY Coach G “ran him off”. This happened last year and this year RIGHT HERE….but folks forget.
Tyler’s departure was “foretold” and opined to ad nauseam due to one of his “I’m not getting enough PT” tweets…..but then he did and showed poise and we were better with him starting and Cat coming in and having a short leach.
I predict that there will be many future posts bemoaning his leaving….
I also predict that CAT will improve….or HE will be packing his back next year….and NOT for a shot at the SHOW….
I have done fingered this out. Jimmy V was actually a baseball fan. Seriously, he told the story about coaching baseball one year….it was part of his JV Basketball contract. He was HORRIBLE. He then changed jobs where he would only have to coach Basketball.
BUT, he was a great friend, and admirer of Sam Esposito. They clowned around a lot. He talks about him in his book and the “V & Me” book details a LOT of stories about them.
Maybe, since Elliot and Mark are supposedly close friends, Mark got V to look at what was going on and V FINALLY interceded today.
I listened to some of the game while driving the MH back to storage. Then watched the last few innings on TV. Talk about FINALLY catching a break. Walk a guy….let a guy get a base hit and then beaning the batter….and THEN an IN PARK Home Run.
I do NOT think that I have seen such a bizarre set of circumstances in a long time…
Great win….not certain how much SKILL and COACHING and other “fundamental” stuff went into the 4 runs….but, I’ll take luck over smarts any day…
GO PACK
Manning??
Miller (the younger one)?
http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/30/report-marquette-wake-forest-will-continue-to-pursue-dayton-head-coach-archie-miller/We KNOW that WoJo is going to Marquette because Mikey signed his transfer papers and the NCAA will allow that….otherwise, WoJo would be beside Mikey until Mikey has turned into a skeleton….
Beat goes on.
Shaka is staying at VCU….it appears the big donors got their granddaughters to go “pro” this time as their wives and daughters have had to do such over the year to raise $$ to keep him….
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9106022/shaka-smart-remain-coach-vcu-rams
So close the 2014 chapter on Shaka. Sounds like he has the Buther’s agent working for him.
Wonder how they felt about allowing a game that was WON (4 point lead) go to OT by fouling a 3 point shooter —– who made it and the FT also. REALLY great coaching oh his part or incredible coaching on the Stephen F. Austin coach…
Jimmy V used to say….go to the NCAA and play a SCHOOL that is well known….not part of a state (as in ETSU or ET @ wherever). The kids that come there that are usually NOT there are too hyped up….play the entire state (Georgia or Utah or Texas….not the lesser known’s. NOW we can add….never play a school that looks like it is owned by an oil or software or tech tycoon….
Stephen F. Austin…..what kind of nerdy image does that connote?
H>I>J>A>C>K
What NOT to yell when you see your long lost buddy, Jack, getting on a plane and you are sitting in first class with a beard and you have your head wrapped up in a multi-colored towel due to a recent lice infestation treatment and you have a large black box in your lap that is actually a present you are taking home to your significant other….
OK….I DO think that the PC Police and Trolls have landed on the beaches….and we will fight them…(see Winston Churchill for additional text).
Is there ANY truth in the rumor that all Trolls and PC Police wear light blue undies and have Ramses PJ’s with sock feet?
Interesting comments….
Hope that Cat Matures.
Hope that RT keeps working on his 3’s
Anya needs (unconfirmed, but reliable source) a Food Handler. The team dietician kept him on a strict diet during the season (M-f), but he was a drunken sailor (food, not the demon rum) on the weekends and undid all his gains. HOPE that he has good supervision.
Rest of squad needs to develop.Tyler obviously decided to LEAVE and does not have a landing spot nailed down….will just cruise around on the thermals until one opens up.
Well….
The “Now you see it….NOW you don’t” Edit Function is AWOL (at least on my PC) in the forums. BUT, it appears to be a “time out” function…as it exists on this post.Guess that Tyler will have to change his Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/tylewis_12
Probably the handle…unless he grabs a “12”, but DEFINITELY the art work.
Here is a more informative article…probably in the N&O, but it showed up in the CO.
Figured with Lutz staying that things would settle down. Lutz was the key to Tyler and it is ODD that Lutz stays and Tyler goes.
If I had had to bet, on WHO was leaving (other than TJ….which I think is becoming less and less probable), then I would have bet on Lutz leaving.
We will never know, or at least I hope we don’t, WHY…
Things happen and each must make up their own mind.
Watching Josh Davis the other night sure makes me wish that he would have been playing his Sr. year for us LAST year and filling in for losing Richard and DeShawn.
Oh well….it happens….you go where you think you will play and be appreciated.
Purvis will be an interesting situation next year…..will he be another Josh or a Ryan Harrow?
Well…..tonight really sucked
BOTH Millers go HOME….and will not be playing next weekend…
Now, Tyler says, “I will NOT be finishing my playing career at NCSU”
Maybe HE is going to declare himself as eligible for the NBA Draft?
Seriously, with Lutz staying, I would have thought that would be a real plus for Tyler as Tyler is definitely a LUTZ guy.
Never know……guess there are always underlying issues that we will, and probably should NOT, NEVER know.
Wish him well….but can’t help having some less than positive feelings….but the beat will go on…
OUCH….I was watching BYU ladies (and I think that they ALL are…as well as being able to pass a physical exam) play UConn.
BYU was on a run…..and were cutting the lead….maybe down 6 when I left the room to set up a copy program for some photos on my wife’s PC. When I got back in…..BYU was then down by 20 and it was about 2 minutest to go….probably 5 minutes had passed.
Dayton better watch out…otherwise Archie will be getting all sorts of overtures tonight wanting to know if he is interested in living in a new city and, perhaps, changing his wardrobe to a different color.
What’s with Shaka and WFU and Marquette and TJW these days. All the “inside sources” have quit posting or tweeting when they will go to the bathroom and come out and announce that something had “happened”
GO Flyers….
BTW…Grant Hill is now the Jimmy V of advertising on the Tourney. Expecting him and Kathy Rigsbee to do Feminine Hygiene spots next and that brand will be the official brand of products for the NCAA…and HOPEFULLY used by all the Lady BB players….but you NEVER know….
PackAlum44,
It would be INTERESTING to see if JH was hired….but I suspect that anytime that Gott needs a little help or consultation or whatever that he has some $$ in petty cash and there is a “consulting” contract for JH to be paid.As for Lutz….this is GREAT news for us…IMHO.
DW came up with a theory…
Wonder if TJW is thinking LESS and LESS about being an NBA player and working on his skill set for another year? If SO, would THAT have influenced Bobby Lutz. IF…and this is PURE speculation….the WP does well next year and gets a LOT of positive press (like we did when TJW blew away the media and that probably HELPED getting us in the Dance….even if it was the side entrance)….THEN will Lutz’s stock be worth more.I, quite frankly, am somewhat amazed at Ron Wellman NOT approaching him. Lutz is a mental giant. He would be a great fit for WFU where you have to coach folks with supposedly more IQ than perhaps the average ACC BB player.
BUT, if he withdrew from Happy Appy and stated his allegiance, THEN WFU would be off the table.
We shall see if AD Yow issues a little presser in a few weeks about performance and compensation reviews…..perhaps she will….perhaps NOT.
SO….which happened….
Did Shaka WANT to go to the Golden Eagles, but Mrs. Smart said NO?
Did Shaka get a NEW contract or a raise at VCU? The folks in Richmond were coloring him gone and the wealthy (very few) VCU donors said that they still had home equity loans from last year and that their wives refused to go on Craigslist again…
Shaka is just bidding his time waiting for Ron Wellman to call
The WFU crowd is MIGHTY quiet these days….
If I were Ron Wellman, I would be sniffing around the WPC Case Center and trying to get a hot trail to Lutz….
Gonna be interesting…..
Is Amaker STILL in play for WFU or will he be the NEXT Marquette Golden Eagles target?
Couple of points…
Karl or maybe it is King Karl Hess was the ref or one of the zebs in the Dayton Game. The XM announcers were commenting on the preponderance of fouls being called and specifically mentioned KKH….My wife had just commented that it SOUNDED like a KH game.
THEN, right before the half, Dawkins got a T. From another Zeb. The radio guys were upset as they said that he did not do or say anything to get it. However, the TV guys said he wanted it for motivation.
I wondered if he called Mikey and told Mikey to lean on KKH in the second half and cut him some slack. Stanford made their run…but it was not enough. Archie did a great job of coaching.
NOW, watching the second set of games….the OLDER Miller (Sean….son of the KING of HS Coaches) is or looks like he is in trouble….and we, the WP are part of his issues.
Josh Davis….a name from the past or maybe the grave….is on Steve Fisher’s SDSU team. WE played them in 2011 at Columbus and sent them packing. Tonight, they seem hell bent to send Sean back to the desert….barren, that is.
As I type this, SDSU is up by 6 in the second half (40 – 34). Davis (can’t see his minutes) has 6 points and 11 rebounds….so he is contributing.
He played two seasons (after sitting out as a transfer) at Tulane….then used the Graduate Transfer rule to go to SDSU. Steve Fisher (of MSU fame) is doing well….
Wonder if making ONLY the third string in the NABC voting will have an impact?
NO inside info….just curious. The LONGER he waits, the more likely that he will be cracking the books next fall in Raleigh.
Alpha,
Your comments about the $$Side are probably the real KEY. I dug up a few years ago the NCAA “audit report”….the one that the FOIA makes them disclose. You know those pesky little FIOA reports that listed Mikey’s salary in the Dukie’s disclosures.
This was based on info that is probably 4 years old….so the numbers are even more staggering.
The NCAA, AT THAT TIME, had “reserves” or CA$H of almost 750 Million or 3/4 Billion…..even by govt standards….that is obscene.
About $100 Million was in “short term Money Markets”….which are paying about 1/4 %….I guess you never know WHEN you might have to write out a check for couple of Million…..maybe to those high paid investigators.
There was about $300 – $350 Million is “short term” or Bonds
Rest, another $300 – $350 Million is in “equities and securities”.
SO, if you factor in the market, their portfolio is approaching $1 BILLION….not counting the fresh cash and their merchandise and tickets are going up at twice the rate of inflation….the only thing going up MORE is College Tuition (Thanks to the Student Loan programs).
The ACC, BTW, reportedly (I was told a number in confidence) but a local Talking Head on one of the Media Sports shows blabbed it….Johnny and the Gang in Greensboro have over $50 Million. That would explain the ticket and merchandise tickets…..
MONEY….MONEY…..MONEY…. I guess it comes down to POWER. The more you control…..the MORE you feel the POWER.
as to the “MESS” at UNC….I dabble in the stock market, to say the least….and I would not place a farthing on the odds of UNC getting any visits from the boys at the “home office” in Indianapolis….much less vacating banners and titles.
All this is doing, IMHO, is getting up false hopes…..I think there is a better chance of finding X (Flight 370, WA mudslide survivors, Big Foot, who REALLY shot JR, etc……) than the NCAA coming to Chapel Hill…..unless Bill Gutheridge’s old college roommate wants to play golf again.
Look at this way…..TJ was family insight into this process and also what to expect.
If he and his family, who is well acquainted with the NBA said GO FOR IT….then I would also expect that Coach Gottfried was asked for a “professional” opinion.
Would NOT surprise me if Coach Lowe was also involved to give some insight as he has the most knowledge.
TJ was a great asset to the team. Wish him the very best in the future and have NO hard feelings or animosity to him.
He peaked at the right time and we, the WP, are the beneficiaries of his learning process.
GO TJ and GO PACK.
OK….just to clarify. RE Coach G’s Contract.
His contract runs from April 4 until April 4. Therefore, a NEW calendar starts on April 4. Therefore, if he was terminated on April 4, 2014, his buyout or payout would be 3.0 Million ($750K BASE times 4 remaining years).
His Supplemental Salary is incorrect in the contract. He got a “raise” in Sept, 2012. Here is the OFFICAL excerpt from the Dr. Yow’s Press Release dated 9/21/2012.
” “Coach Gottfried and his family have been a welcome addition to the Wolfpack Family,” said director of athletics Deborah Yow. “His competitive and recruiting success has accelerated our vision of excellence in an impressive way. With his work ethic, attention to academics and sound coaching, we believe the future is bright for men’s basketball.” Gottfried’s annual salary remains at $750,000. His supplemental compensation was increased from $450,000 to $1.2 million, which moves him from ninth to third among the 12 ACC men’s basketball head coaches in annual guaranteed compensation. The term of his contract remains unchanged through April of 2018, after having been automatically extended two years by virtue of the Pack’s Sweet 16 appearance last March.
Under Gottfried’s guidance, the Wolfpack earned its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2006 and first Sweet 16 appearance since 2005. NC State’s 24 victories were the most by a Pack squad since 1988 and nine ACC wins marked the most in league play since 2006, tying the Pack for fourth in the final conference standings. Gottfried’s win total was second only to the legendary Everett Case’s 26 victories for Wolfpack coaches in their first season. The wins and his .667 winning percentage were among the nation’s best among first-year coaches.
“I’m very thankful to the board of trustees, chancellor Woodson and Debbie Yow,” said Gottfried. “I’m very excited about the future of NC State basketball and being a part of the Wolfpack Nation ”Gott’s record is
2012 – 24 – 13 & ACC 9 – 7
2013 – 24 – 11 & ACC 11 – 7
2014 – 22 – 14 & ACC 9 – 9
Total 70 – 38 (64.8%) & ACC 29 – 23 (55.8%) At Alabama he was
Total 210 – 131 (61.6%) & SEC 82 – 82 (50.3%)As to “making up the REVENUE”…..if you look at the 2013/14 Ticket brochure, the “average” upper would be around $360. Therefore, you would need 2100 MORE season tickets sold.
In 2013, the average attendance was around 75% (see the link….I did the math on a calculator…not in Excel)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NC_State_Wolfpack_men’s_basketball_teamI can NOT get a handle on the TOTAL Season Tickets sold from the data….as I do not know if this is the “scanned” or sold tickets.
BUT, it would take a sizeable BUMP in ticket sales just to break even on Gott’s buyout. THAT is why the WPC and the AD do NOT threaten the high rollers who buy the lower levels and never bother to attend except for special games…..the ushers quietly bring down the 3rd level to the end zones to “improve” the looks of the place.
SO would a NEW coach bring in MORE fans? I do NOT know….if you look at the numbers in 2013 BEFORE we had some issues, CJ and Zo’s “draw” was NOT that great.
All this discussion of “What shoulda, coulda, woulda” seems to be off topic.
The idea of Shaka at WFU is intriguing….but bring Amaker in to coach “scholars” that can REALLY play BB so that he is in a better position to inherit Mikey’s job is something that makes a LOT of sense….and offers endless possibilities for speculation.
Archie would be a FOOL to jump this year. He needs two to three years of NCAA experience….THEN he can write his own ticket.
Remember Gott’s FIRST NCAA run at State. I was at Columbus and St. Louis and the fan spirit was as HIGH as I have ever seen it….well maybe not quite in 1974 and 1983….but it was GREAT.
GO PACK….
If I were Ron Wellman, I would be trying to get Bob Hoffman’s cellphone number.
I really feel a LOT better since watching this game.
Only saw the second half, but the body language on the Dukie side was UGLY. Also notice that Mikey chose (I suppose he had the option) of sitting on the Visitor’s Side as he always does in Raleigh.
Charles Barkley sounds like he has a REAL head on his shoulder in his comments about Mercer.
Archie’s resume and credentials will continue (IMHO) to grow…
Whether he is interested or not….don’t know. He MIGHT be better served to stay and finish the job for the Flyers. Plenty of time in the future to get the REALLY big bucks with a team that has some talent (not that BZZ did not have that). Who knows.
Shaka…..looks like the VCU fans will have to take out MORE home equity lines or the wives (daughters?) of the heavy hitters will have to go on the “Street” again to earn the bucks to keep him there.
The VCU fans, according to a friend in Richmond, are a little tired of playing “Lets make a NEW deal” every March/April.
Shaka has set the tone that he is NOT a stable commodity. We (many reliable sources) had his PERSONAL commitment and our lawyers and his agent (lawyers) stayed up all night in a motel room in Richmond on Saturday night hammering out the details of his contract. THEN, his overly PG wife said….”I ain’t leaving Richmond”. Each year, the VCU folks hold their breath as a new suitor comes along.
Will be bolt? Will his wife be happy in WS? WHO KNOWS….but her ability to control his career moves is a MAJOR negative (again opinion).
Ron Wellman has ONE shot to revive WF’s BB program…and if he fails at this, then Ron will be fishing with Lee (I KNOW BB) Fowler and be unemployed.
The Coaching Carousel has started up…..VERY slowly. As each team departs the NCAAT, then there will be more folks reaching out to grab the MANY Brass Rings that will be dangled from various heights and positions.
Shaka in WFU. He would probably RIDE THE HARLEY HIMSELF….and the Demon Deacon would not be the person that aphiaxates the crowd…
I watched the game rather than post. It was a great effort….right up to the end.
We have played 5 games in 8 days….We beat the #5 team in the ACC Tourney. We ran out of gas against Duke. Duke is our WORST match-up, but we played tough. In case some of you doubt that statement, then I will cut and paste it from Bobby Lutz’s email that I got.
Tonight, we were playing a veteran senior team. We stayed up all night on the flight from Dayton to Orlando.
If you go back through the season and look at the losses, especially the ones that we lost in the end, you can see a pattern of “exhaustion”.
NOW, we did have MORE than enough of a lead. We just did not hit our Free Throws. If you think that was tough, ask Jim Harrig of Peperdine about hitting Free Throws in 1983.
Coach Crews used the Jimmy V defense on us and Vandy missed his. TJ and others contributed.
I am very disappointed….but NOT ready to throw a team that showed a LOT of guts and won games that they should not have won and also finished MUCH higher than anyone thought.
I also remember folks wanting Cat to go to Calipari and Tyler to Davidson….then when they showed their talent, they were the greatest thing since drop seat underwear.
The season is OVER. BUT we have a 2014 NCAA banner. Coach Gott is 4 – 3 in NCAA play and has a 3 year run going.
Not a great way to end the season, but it ended MUCH better 22 – 14 than anyone EVER (seriously) thought and we got to the NCAA and avoided the NIT.
GO PACK…
Obviously if you are reading or posting on this thread….you are a Partisan WOLFPACK FAN….probably into Tournament Trivia. I got CURIOUS…Coach GOTT now has THREE (3) consecutive NCAA Appearances….if you count the Pre (fore?) Play session this year.
Jimmy V had FIVE (5) (1985, 86, 87, 89, 90). WOULD have been EIGHT (8) as we were there in 82 and 83….OPPS….NIT in 1984 and we were 0 – 1 in the NIT that year. V’s NCAA record…TOTAL for the 7 years is 14 – 17. Really HELPS to win it all one year.
HWWNBSOHA (Herbie) also has FIVE (2002, 3, 4, 5, 6) NCAA appearances – Record is 5 – 5. He ALSO has FOUR (4) Consecutive NIT appearances. Total NIT appearances is FIVE (5). Record for ALL NIT is 8 – 6….NOW that is CORRECT as you play a THIRD PLACE game in the NIT…so we had a 3 – 2 record one year.
Great Video….watch it and see the various players and coach’s reactions…
Mak4DPak,
You MIGHT remind your UNC fan that HIS team will be going to RDU rather than the leisurely ride over to the PNC. Pitt sent them to the airport.As to US….I had a sneaking suspicion (wish I was that psychic about the stock market…) that we would get in. Had not ruled out a “play in”. Interesting that we are playing for a #12 seed rather than a #16.
I know that AD Yow and staff were burning LOTS of broadband sending stuff to the NCAA committee after the wins during the tourney. Looks like all the stuff they sent (maybe they have pictures of certain members and their mascots) worked. Wellman must have also had a hand in this.
He probably had two stickies on his phone….Figure out HOW to State IN….and Fire Bzzz…
I have NOT heard any inside stuff….just a gut reaction.
BTW….did you guys notice that King Karl was always scheduled in a NON-WP game and that Karl did NOT make the Final Sunday game. I have NEVER found any data that goes far enough back to find TWO consecutive years where Karl did NOT have every ACC Team and MANY of them several times.
GO PACK….having minor surgery on Wednesday AM…will stay up late and hopefully BE HAPPY. Dayton is not that bad a place to play and YES, it is a bit of an inconvenience to have the play-in, but I will GLADLY give up the opportunity to go to the NIT games at the PNC.
Those NCAA Participation Banners are NICE.
It will ALSO be nice to see one hanging in Reynolds….for the Ladies.
From the front row perimeter seats of the second level….very close to where Hall went down, you could hear it as well as see it. Funny thing….watching all the 6 shots that Syracuse made down there was like a scene from the Twilight Zone…I could watch and count.
But, when Hall sprinted, it happened in speeded up REAL time. All you saw was Hall going down and Duke bodies around him.
If it was a NO CALL….then GOOD…but it looked ugly and the Dookies around us looked at each other and finally exhaled when the Refs hit the “Outta Here” button.
Not arguing with anyone….just stating that it was the kind of event where you usually hear a multitude of tweets…but if he slipped and no Dookie was involved, then Coach K escaped.
STILL should have been won by the 10:00 minute mark in the second half. Duke did NOT have the momentum….
That MIGHT be a wake-up call….so we will have to FIGHT for the win and the chance to Survive and Advance….
GO PACK.
Having been at the Coliseum with a very nice view of the court for the final minutes of the Syracuse game and the Duke game, I can offer this.
The State game was surreal….when all the shots (6) went up, it was almost in slow motion. You watched and held your breath. What a finish.
The Duke game was boring, but Clemson stuck in there. Clemson should have been down by 15 with 10 to go, but Duke never put the dagger in the heart. It was like watching two punchdrunk fighters slug.
The final play was as unbelievable as I have seen. Ron Hall ( I think), made a phenomenal run from the Duke side. There was 3.8 seconds on the clock…I suspect that it started a little late. His drive and then his “unfortunate encounter” with a Dukie (or maybe two) that went unnoticed by the officiating crew was….words escape me. Even the avid Duke fans said that Coach K must have had the ref’s family held hostage.
As soon as the “no-call” was agreed on and the horn sounded, all three of the Zebra’s hightailed it OUT of the Coliseum in unison. I was looking straight down the Press (not the team) sideline. Hall got mugged and tripped….horn goes off. I look up at the Zeb’s….they are literally RUNNING to the exit (the one on the left – press side) and moving quicker than hall.
In retrospect, from our RPI/BPI or whatever, Clemson losing was the best outcome and the smart money SHOULD have been on Duke.
I commented to a few fans from various schools that NOW, the Clemson ending would get MORE publicity that the grand theft at Syracuse.
On to TOMORROW. The UNC fans are now plotting HOW they are going to “HURT” KH and crew…BOY….they are NOW on him worse than we were…
