Poll
Question:
Which meme is better
Option 1: Can't recruit/teach bigs
votes: 72
Option 2: Can't win on national tv or w/ baby blues
votes: 74
Can't recruit/teach bigs
This has been a universal truth among MU fans for time immemorial. Essentially it goes that whatever coach du jur at MU he can't recruit and/or teach a big. Apparently there is a big man repellant on campus preventing such players from attending or being developed by the team. Any failure by the team can be traced to this issue....or the fact that it's a guards game and MU can't do that either. Go Figure
Can't win on national tv or w/ baby blues
I can't find any origin history on this meme but it relatively ubiquitous for MU fans. Per the legend, the team can't win when on national tv or when wearing the baby blue unis. God help them if both are happening at the same time. There have been a large number big wins and losses on national tv to make this not true, but never let reality stand in the way of a good meme
Quote from: mu03eng on May 07, 2014, 12:14:39 PM
I can't find any origin history on this meme but it relatively ubiquitous for MU fans.
Our good friend, MU Avenue, loved to create a new thread to rant about it every time we lost on national television. PTM provides a nice summary here:
http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=34578.msg423847#msg423847
MUavenue invented the "can't win on national TV" meme several years ago.
I haven't seen avenue here in a looong time. He dates himself in his definition of "national TV." He means CBS, ABC or NBC. He does not mean that new fangled thing called "cable" or that intriguing thing on it called "ESPN."
Those kids and their technology!
Quote from: Heisenberg on May 07, 2014, 12:30:51 PM
MUavenue invented the "can't win on national TV" meme several years ago.
I haven't seen avenue here in a looong time. He dates himself
Those kids and their technology!
Is that like same sex marriage?
The classic 5-12 Matchup
This one is MU Avenue vs. Willie!
Bumps
This one is going down to the wire.
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on May 08, 2014, 06:57:20 AM
This one is going down to the wire.
That is really cool how tight it is. I'm curious to see if we can get over 200 votes in total.
Quote from: mu03eng on May 08, 2014, 10:35:34 AM
That is really cool how tight it is. I'm curious to see if we can get over 200 votes in total.
Tightest game in the tournament to date...amazing stuff!
Nixon-Kennedy
What if there's a tie?
Quote from: keefe on May 09, 2014, 01:05:02 PM
Nixon-Kennedy
Does that mean Can't Recruit really won if we don't count deceased Chicagoans?
Quote from: Heisenberg on May 07, 2014, 12:30:51 PM
MUavenue invented the "can't win on national TV" meme several years ago.
I haven't seen avenue here in a looong time. He dates himself in his definition of "national TV." He means CBS, ABC or NBC. He does not mean that new fangled thing called "cable" or that intriguing thing on it called "ESPN."
Those kids and their technology!
He attempted a comeback in late March. Memories proved long, however, and he showed no more stomach for acknowledging past transgressions and moving on than he had previously, and so he again drifted away.