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Title: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 04:05:57 PM
The petty taunt and sarcasm above -- "Thanks, Bert." -- makes Marquette and all of us look silly and small.

Are we really blaming Buzz Williams for the outcome of this year's season? If yes, we really feel the need to proclaim it in such an infantile way?

Wojo is our guy and our coach. He has just finished a really tough, surprisingly difficult, unexpectedly unsuccessful first season, from which he has undoubtedly learned plenty and grown as a man and a coach.

Why this need to wallow in the memories of Buzz Williams, who is LONG GONE?

I do not know if Buzz Williams left Marquette or if he, for some reason, was told to leave Marquette. I only know that I like Wojo a lot and feel no need to care about or be reminded almost constantly of Buzz Williams' relatively short stint as head coach.

Please remove "Thanks, Bert." from atop this page.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: wadesworld on March 21, 2015, 04:09:30 PM
Who else would we blame for this season? The only guy Wojo recruited to Marquette University for this past season ended up on 2nd Team All Big East even after missing 5 games. The reason we had a horrible season is because of Bert. So, thanks Bert.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: GGGG on March 21, 2015, 04:10:36 PM
Quote from: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 04:05:57 PM
The petty taunt and sarcasm above -- "Thanks, Bert." -- makes Marquette and all of us look silly and small.

Are we really blaming Buzz Williams for the outcome of this year's season? If yes, we really feel the need to proclaim it in such an infantile way?

Wojo is our guy and our coach. He has just finished a really tough, surprisingly difficult, unexpectedly unsuccessful first season, from which he has undoubtedly learned plenty and grown as a man and a coach.

Why this need to wallow in the memories of Buzz Williams, who is LONG GONE?

I do not know if Buzz Williams left Marquette or if he, for some reason, was told to leave Marquette. I only know that I like Wojo a lot and feel no need to care about or be reminded almost constantly about Buzz Williams' relatively short stint as head coach.

Please remove "Thanks, Bert." from atop this page.

Thanks MU Avenue.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: NotBuzzWilliams on March 21, 2015, 04:14:13 PM
Agreed, the obsession that some people have with our former coach is sad
Title: Pathetic!
Post by: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 04:19:36 PM
Quote from: wadesworld on March 21, 2015, 04:09:30 PM
Who else would we blame for this season? The only guy Wojo recruited to Marquette University for this past season ended up on 2nd Team All Big East even after missing 5 games. The reason we had a horrible season is because of Bert. So, thanks Bert.

You really feel the need to "blame" this season's outcome on anyone, wadesworld?

That is f****** pathetic!
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: GGGG on March 21, 2015, 04:21:50 PM
Quote from: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 04:19:36 PM
You really feel the need to "blame" this season's outcome on anyone, wadesworld?

That is f****** pathetic!


Dude, take a sedative.
Title: Thanks for the deep insight, The Sultan of Sunshine
Post by: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 04:26:55 PM
Quote from: The Sultan of Sunshine on March 21, 2015, 04:21:50 PM

Dude, take a sedative.

The Sultan of Sunshine: That was the best you could offer as your 16,689th post?

Profound ... dude.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: MUeng on March 21, 2015, 04:31:11 PM
Right on mu avenue. We are past the first phase of rebuilding the program. No need to have petty blame and hatred like you said. Enjoy the stress free offseason with youtube mixtapes of recruits!
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: GGGG on March 21, 2015, 04:31:50 PM
Quote from: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 04:26:55 PM
The Sultan of Sunshine: That was the best you could offer as your 16,689th post?

Profound ... dude.


Still better than your initial one in this topic.  HTH.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: willie warrior on March 21, 2015, 04:39:37 PM
Yeah, I agree. Remove it and replace with "thank you phony cowboy who pledged to be at MU as long as they would have him". Leave it up there permanently so that the Buzz slurpers, all 7 of them, have lasting memories. This obviously strikes home to their fantasies.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: #UnleashSean on March 21, 2015, 04:43:26 PM
Quote from: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 04:05:57 PM
unexpectedly unsuccessful first season

You thought this season was going to be successful? After losing 70% of the scoring from the season before, where we still didn't make the tournament? Were you on crack all year?
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: chapman on March 21, 2015, 04:46:35 PM
While we're at it, replace SoG Tally with ELoNT Tally.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: Blackhat on March 21, 2015, 04:47:04 PM
Are we chalking up next year as a disaster too?   I don't care who anybody wants to blame, to feel better.  Just fix the damn thing.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: muwarrior69 on March 21, 2015, 04:50:00 PM
Quote from: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 04:05:57 PM
The petty taunt and sarcasm above -- "Thanks, Bert." -- makes Marquette and all of us look silly and small.

Are we really blaming Buzz Williams for the outcome of this year's season? If yes, we really feel the need to proclaim it in such an infantile way?

Wojo is our guy and our coach. He has just finished a really tough, surprisingly difficult, unexpectedly unsuccessful first season, from which he has undoubtedly learned plenty and grown as a man and a coach.

Why this need to wallow in the memories of Buzz Williams, who is LONG GONE?

I do not know if Buzz Williams left Marquette or if he, for some reason, was told to leave Marquette. I only know that I like Wojo a lot and feel no need to care about or be reminded almost constantly of Buzz Williams' relatively short stint as head coach.

Please remove "Thanks, Bert." from atop this page.

The vitriol for both Tom Crean and Buzz Williams is beyond the pale. It's like some here take pleasure in bashing these guys and I just don't get it. I always look forward not back. They both have had their best success as coaches while at Marquette that should be enough for any of us to appreciate. Now it's time to move on.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: willie warrior on March 21, 2015, 05:00:11 PM
Quote from: muwarrior69 on March 21, 2015, 04:50:00 PM
The vitriol for both Tom Crean and Buzz Williams is beyond the pale. It's like some here take pleasure in bashing these guys and I just don't get it. I always look forward not back. They both have had their best success as coaches while at Marquette that should be enough for any of us to appreciate. Now it's time to move on.
Another nominee for meme..."Vitriol is beyond the pale"..usually reserved for posts that critique Buzz Williams, Derrick Wilson, or Tom Crean.
Hall of fame nominee: "Ah yes, the Dukiet years"
Title: Re: Pathetic!
Post by: wadesworld on March 21, 2015, 05:14:47 PM
Quote from: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 04:19:36 PM
You really feel the need to "blame" this season's outcome on anyone, wadesworld?

That is f****** pathetic!

Hahaha
Title: Only losers feel the need to blame others
Post by: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 05:35:30 PM
Some here clearly share an adolescent need to comment constantly on Buzz Williams while blaming him for how Marquette played this year. This makes no sense to me, but whatever. ...

While I do not even understand some of the posts under this topic, it is clear that certain "regulars" at this site are weirdly focused on Buzz Williams, which is completely disrespectful of the man chosen to succeed Williams and lead Marquette basketball into the future.

Blame Buzz Williams all you want. He does not give a damn about you, your feelings or, perhaps, Marquette basketball.

Wojo is the future. I only care about that.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: MU82 on March 21, 2015, 05:42:56 PM
Quote from: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 04:05:57 PM
The petty taunt and sarcasm above -- "Thanks, Bert." -- makes Marquette and all of us look silly and small.

Are we really blaming Buzz Williams for the outcome of this year's season? If yes, we really feel the need to proclaim it in such an infantile way?

Wojo is our guy and our coach. He has just finished a really tough, surprisingly difficult, unexpectedly unsuccessful first season, from which he has undoubtedly learned plenty and grown as a man and a coach.

Why this need to wallow in the memories of Buzz Williams, who is LONG GONE?

I do not know if Buzz Williams left Marquette or if he, for some reason, was told to leave Marquette. I only know that I like Wojo a lot and feel no need to care about or be reminded almost constantly of Buzz Williams' relatively short stint as head coach.

Please remove "Thanks, Bert." from atop this page.

Lighten up, Francis. This board is supposed to be fun, not super serious. It's supposed to be playful, not real life.

FWIW, I actually appreciated Buzz's contributions to the program, and Crean's too. But I see nothing wrong with having fun with it.

Me? I personally blame Obama!

As for Wojo's "surprisingly difficult, unexpectedly unsuccessful first season" ... to you, perhaps. It's your opinion and certainly not a fact. I expected almost exactly what we got. In fact, I'm pleasantly surprised with how we stayed in almost every game against vastly superior opposition.
Title: Re: Only losers feel the need to blame others
Post by: wadesworld on March 21, 2015, 05:48:52 PM
Quote from: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 05:35:30 PM
Some here clearly share an adolescent need to comment constantly on Buzz Williams while blaming him for how Marquette played this year. This makes no sense to me, but whatever. ...

While I do not even understand some of the posts under this topic, it is clear that certain "regulars" at this site are weirdly focused on Buzz Williams, which is completely disrespectful of the man chosen to succeed Williams and lead Marquette basketball into the future.

Blame Buzz Williams all you want. He does not give a damn about you, your feelings or, perhaps, Marquette basketball.

Wojo is the future. I only care about that.

I couldn't care less whether Buzz Williams "gives a damn" about me, my feelings, or Marquette basketball, and I certainly don't expect him to "give a damn" (funny that you talk about adolescent needs).  Good for him.

Buzz Williams's roster is the one that went 13-19 this season.  Only so much a coach can do when inheriting an entire roster from a former coach.  In my opinion, Wojo did a very good job of setting a standard that players need to live up to and letting those who weren't up to it leave.  Once that was all sorted out, he got those who were willing to put in the work to work hard and compete every night.  You're trying to argue Bert has no fault in this season.  You're entitled to your opinion.  My opinion that he is very, very largely to fault for this season, given that it was his players out on the basketball court, does nothing to disrespect Wojo.  Nothing at all.

Listen, you can call me "f****** pathetic" (again, funny considering you are the one saying others have adolescent needs here) for "needing to blame the season on someone."  You're the one who started this thread and brought up blame in the first place.

Let's relax a little here.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: brewcity77 on March 21, 2015, 05:52:23 PM
I'm guessing Buzz also doesn't care enough to ever look at Scoop, so I'm sure he'll never see it. Complete non issue.
Title: Re: Only losers feel the need to blame others
Post by: willie warrior on March 21, 2015, 05:59:43 PM
Quote from: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 05:35:30 PM
Some here clearly share an adolescent need to comment constantly on Buzz Williams while blaming him for how Marquette played this year. This makes no sense to me, but whatever. ...

While I do not even understand some of the posts under this topic, it is clear that certain "regulars" at this site are weirdly focused on Buzz Williams, which is completely disrespectful of the man chosen to succeed Williams and lead Marquette basketball into the future.

Blame Buzz Williams all you want. He does not give a damn about you, your feelings or, perhaps, Marquette basketball.

Wojo is the future. I only care about that.
Those certain "regulars " you refer to should most definitely refer to the ones that blindly defend the cowboy constantly, also.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: Autoengineer on March 21, 2015, 07:31:36 PM
The only thing I'm bitter about is the recruits he basically stole.  Namely Pierce and Hill.  Those guys committed to MU.  Not Buzz.  I realize that MU did the right thing in letting them out of their commitments but it doesn't change my opinion.  Its one thing to leave after a down year, but then take recruits with you.  Low class.   
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2015, 07:50:23 PM
Quote from: NotBuzzWilliams on March 21, 2015, 04:14:13 PM
Agreed, the obsession that some people have with our former coach is sad

Have you seen the obsession with the former coach that left 7 years ago......
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: KenoshaWarrior on March 21, 2015, 08:25:31 PM
Quote from: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 04:05:57 PM
The petty taunt and sarcasm above -- "Thanks, Bert." -- makes Marquette and all of us look silly and small.

Are we really blaming Buzz Williams for the outcome of this year's season? If yes, we really feel the need to proclaim it in such an infantile way?




Wojo is our guy and our coach. He has just finished a really tough, surprisingly difficult, unexpectedly unsuccessful first season, from which he has undoubtedly learned plenty and grown as a man and a coach.

Why this need to wallow in the memories of Buzz Williams, who is LONG GONE?

I do not know if Buzz Williams left Marquette or if he, for some reason, was told to leave Marquette. I only know that I like Wojo a lot and feel no need to care about or be reminded almost constantly of Buzz Williams' relatively short stint as head coach.

Please remove "Thanks, Bert." from atop this page.
Agree.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: keefe on March 21, 2015, 09:27:26 PM
Quote from: The Sultan of Sunshine on March 21, 2015, 04:31:50 PM
HTH.

Hit The Highway??
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: 4everwarriors on March 21, 2015, 09:30:28 PM
Hi to Henry
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: keefe on March 21, 2015, 09:31:07 PM
Quote from: MU82 on March 21, 2015, 05:42:56 PM
Lighten up, Francis. This board is supposed to be fun, not super serious. It's supposed to be playful, not real life.

FWIW, I actually appreciated Buzz's contributions to the program, and Crean's too. But I see nothing wrong with having fun with it.

Me? I personally blame Obama!

As for Wojo's "surprisingly difficult, unexpectedly unsuccessful first season" ... to you, perhaps. It's your opinion and certainly not a fact. I expected almost exactly what we got. In fact, I'm pleasantly surprised with how we stayed in almost every game against vastly superior opposition.

How dare you diminish the importance of MU Scoop in the global design!
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: MU82 on March 21, 2015, 11:52:16 PM
Quote from: keefe on March 21, 2015, 09:31:07 PM
How dare you diminish the importance of MU Scoop in the global design!

Sir yes sir!
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: HutchwasClutch on March 22, 2015, 12:02:11 AM
Quote from: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 04:05:57 PM
The petty taunt and sarcasm above -- "Thanks, Bert." -- makes Marquette and all of us look silly and small.

Are we really blaming Buzz Williams for the outcome of this year's season? If yes, we really feel the need to proclaim it in such an infantile way?

Wojo is our guy and our coach. He has just finished a really tough, surprisingly difficult, unexpectedly unsuccessful first season, from which he has undoubtedly learned plenty and grown as a man and a coach.

Why this need to wallow in the memories of Buzz Williams, who is LONG GONE?

I do not know if Buzz Williams left Marquette or if he, for some reason, was told to leave Marquette. I only know that I like Wojo a lot and feel no need to care about or be reminded almost constantly of Buzz Williams' relatively short stint as head coach.

Please remove "Thanks, Bert." from atop this page.

Two words that were I think really half joking, unnerved you that much? Geez, ok.  Well it's changed now, so maybe the world is back to being perfect again.   

You can't make poke fun at anyone or anything anymore without someone getting all offended about it and overanalyzing it. 
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: brandx on March 22, 2015, 12:05:00 AM
Quote from: Autoengineer on March 21, 2015, 07:31:36 PM
The only thing I'm bitter about is the recruits he basically stole.  Namely Pierce and Hill.  Those guys committed to MU.  Not Buzz.  I realize that MU did the right thing in letting them out of their commitments but it doesn't change my opinion.  Its one thing to leave after a down year, but then take recruits with you.  Low class.   

It sounds nice that players commit to schools. The reality is quite different though.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: The Process on March 22, 2015, 07:39:55 AM
Quote from: MU Avenue on March 21, 2015, 04:05:57 PM
Please remove "Thanks, Bert." from atop this page.

Hey, you asked nicely, so it looks like got your request! ;)
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: 4everwarriors on March 22, 2015, 12:44:04 PM
Quote from: brandx on March 22, 2015, 12:05:00 AM
It sounds nice that players commit to schools. The reality is quite different though.



Absolutely correct in virtually all cases. The relationship is with the coach and not the school.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: JamilJaeJamailJrJuan on March 22, 2015, 12:57:35 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2015, 07:50:23 PM
Have you seen the obsession with the former coach that left 7 years ago......

Headed by non other than yourself.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 01:57:16 PM
Quote from: JamilJaeJamailJrJuan on March 22, 2015, 12:57:35 PM
Headed by non other than yourself.

Correcting the lies or factless claims?  Yes.  Confirming that he was \ is a douchebag and I would know more than 99.9999% of the people on this board since I had to work for the man.  Yes.

The constant harping day after day after day and year after year after year....no, that's on you a-holes.  You get to own that all by yourselves....some of you wear it daily.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: Jay Bee on March 22, 2015, 02:04:59 PM
Quote from: 4everwarriors on March 22, 2015, 12:44:04 PM

Absolutely correct in virtually all cases. The relationship is with the coach and not the school.

That's not what so many of these kids sign.

ARREST THEM ALL.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: GGGG on March 22, 2015, 03:22:04 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 01:57:16 PM
The constant harping day after day after day and year after year after year....no, that's on you a-holes.  You get to own that all by yourselves....some of you wear it daily.


You're right Chicos!

It is really annoying when long time posters come on here and say the same things over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: MUCam on March 22, 2015, 03:42:19 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 01:57:16 PM
Correcting the lies or factless claims?  Yes.  Confirming that he was \ is a douchebag and I would know more than 99.9999% of the people on this board since I had to work for the man.  Yes.

The constant harping day after day after day and year after year after year....no, that's on you a-holes.  You get to own that all by yourselves....some of you wear it daily.

Thank you, knight in shining white armor, for defending the honor of the poor maiden Tom Crean. Because lord knows, no barb or insult should go uncorrected.

I was in tears of genuine horror at the recent "pictures of Tom Crean thread" that made him look like an idiot until you came in, again, on your majestic white horse and saved Tom from the savagery by posting pictures of Crean during the Final Four years. Certainly, you could not have allowed such barbaric attacks to go uncontested. What dismay would have occurred had you not saved his honor and reminded us all, again, that Tom did great things and that you worked for him personally.

What a quixotic martyr you are, sacrificing your own reputation for the honor of poor Tom Crean.

Kisses and hugs.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 03:45:42 PM
Quote from: MUCam on March 22, 2015, 03:42:19 PM
Thank you, knight in shining white armor, for defending the honor of the poor maiden Tom Crean. Because lord knows, no barb or insult should go uncorrected.

I was in tears of genuine horror at the recent "pictures of Tom Crean thread" that made him look like an idiot until you came in, again, on your majestic white horse and saved Tom from the savagery by posting pictures of Crean during the Final Four years. Certainly, you could not have allowed such barbaric attacks to go uncontested. What dismay would have occurred had you not saved his honor and reminded us all, again, that Tom did great things and that you worked for him personally.

What a quixotic martyr you are, sacrificing your own reputation for the honor of poor Tom Crean.

Kisses and hugs.


Kisses and hugs....you may have taken 10 seconds to actually read what I said about those photos, but that was probably asking too much.  All the best.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: MUCam on March 22, 2015, 03:51:27 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 03:45:42 PM

Kisses and hugs....you may have taken 10 seconds to actually read what I said about those photos, but that was probably asking too much.  All the best.

You mean the part where you stated that you provided a little balance? In other words, lest the images portray TC too negatively, you were there to correct such defamatory conduct.

Thank you, again, for protecting his honor. We are on the same team here. I just don't have the intestinal fortitude and strength of character to wield the sword of honor on Tom's side on a thread by thread account like you do.

I can't remember. Who were you responding to in this very thread when you swooped in to right the wrongs against Tom Crean?



Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 03:53:41 PM
Quote from: MUCam on March 22, 2015, 03:51:27 PM
You mean the part where you stated that you provided a little balance? In other words, lest the images portray TC too negatively, you were there to correct such defamatory conduct.

Thank you, again, for protecting his honor. We are on the same team here. I just don't have the intestinal fortitude and strength of character to wield the sword of honor on Tom's side on a thread by thread account like you do.

I can't remember. Who were you responding to in this very thread when you swooped in to right the wrongs against Tom Crean?

No, the part where I said every image in that thread is great, funny...I concur with all of them.


Below I'm going to post three pictures?  Can you guess what they are of?
















































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Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: MUCam on March 22, 2015, 03:56:04 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 03:53:41 PM
No, the part where I said every image in that thread is great, funny...I concur with all of them.

Below I'm going to post three pictures?  Can you guess what they are of?


1. Don Quixote.

2. Joan of Arc.

3. A bottle of Pabst Blue Ribbon.

How did I do?
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 04:01:15 PM
Quote from: MUCam on March 22, 2015, 03:56:04 PM
1. Don Quixote.

2. Joan of Arc.

3. A bottle of Pabst Blue Ribbon.

How did I do?

The pictures are right there, this isn't hard.  No need to make stuff up.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: jesmu84 on March 22, 2015, 04:15:25 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 04:01:15 PM
The pictures are right there, this isn't hard.  No need to make stuff up.

Well, to be fair to Cam, there aren't any pictures showing up for me.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 06:03:17 PM
Quote from: jesmu84 on March 22, 2015, 04:15:25 PM
Well, to be fair to Cam, there aren't any pictures showing up for me.

Here's a hint....The first picture is that of our most recent Final Four after the one we had in 2003.

The other two....
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: Dr. Blackheart on March 22, 2015, 06:15:52 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 04:01:15 PM
The pictures are right there, this isn't hard.  No need to make stuff up.

Not showing for us Apple users.  Ghosts in the Machine, a'nia?
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: 4everwarriors on March 22, 2015, 06:19:44 PM
Lost in cyberspace, hey?
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: brewcity77 on March 22, 2015, 06:26:10 PM
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on March 22, 2015, 06:15:52 PM
Not showing for us Apple users.  Ghosts in the Machine, a'nia?

Not showing up for anybody, I wager. Used the quote button to check links and all that's there is blank space.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 06:41:26 PM
Again

Here's a hint....The first picture is that of our most recent Final Four after the one we had in 2003.

The other two....
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: wadesworld on March 22, 2015, 06:58:26 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 06:41:26 PM
Again

Here's a hint....The first picture is that of our most recent Final Four after the one we had in 2003.

The other two....

HERE TO KEEP BALANCE FOR BERT!

We went to the 2013 Final Four thanks to a cheating program in Syracuse.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: wadesworld on March 22, 2015, 07:03:31 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 06:41:26 PM
Again

Here's a hint....The first picture is that of our most recent Final Four after the one we had in 2003.

The other two....

HERE TO PROVIDE BALANCE FOR BERT!

Why whould we put a Final Four on a pedestal and glorify that?  The NCAA is all a crapshot, ai'na?  It's just a flip of the coin?  There is no difference between a first round loss and a Final Four run.  Just luck of the draw.  You win some, you lose some.  No?
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 07:11:44 PM
Quote from: wadesworld on March 22, 2015, 06:58:26 PM
HERE TO KEEP BALANCE FOR BERT!

We went to the 2013 Final Four thanks to a cheating program in Syracuse.

No we didn't, they (SU) didn't have the vacate that win or any wins from that season....see, now I must be in love with Jim Boeheim because I'm "defending" him and SU because of your malice with the facts.

From the NCAA  "The SU basketball program will also have to forfeit an unknown number of wins from the seasons of 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2010-11 and 2011-12."


Carry on
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 07:12:39 PM
Quote from: wadesworld on March 22, 2015, 07:03:31 PM
HERE TO PROVIDE BALANCE FOR BERT!

Why whould we put a Final Four on a pedestal and glorify that?  The NCAA is all a crapshot, ai'na?  It's just a flip of the coin?  There is no difference between a first round loss and a Final Four run.  Just luck of the draw.  You win some, you lose some.  No?

Nope and never said here....good try, though.  Here, this might help. 

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2015/03/9-quintillion-to-1-for-perfect-bracket.html
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: wadesworld on March 22, 2015, 07:20:19 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 07:11:44 PM
No we didn't, they (SU) didn't have the vacate that win or any wins from that season....see, now I must be in love with Jim Boeheim because I'm "defending" him and SU because of your malice with the facts.

From the NCAA  "The SU basketball program will also have to forfeit an unknown number of wins from the seasons of 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2010-11 and 2011-12."


Carry on

Haha you believe that they just happened to cheat just about every year in between FF runs but conveniently didn't cheat those 2 years? Want to buy this bridge I own in Iran? It's great property.

Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 07:12:39 PM
Nope and never said here....good try, though.  Here, this might help. 

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2015/03/9-quintillion-to-1-for-perfect-bracket.html

What does fans picking the perfect bracket have to do with anything at all?
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 07:29:45 PM
Quote from: wadesworld on March 22, 2015, 07:20:19 PM
Haha you believe that they just happened to cheat just about every year in between FF runs but conveniently didn't cheat those 2 years? Want to buy this bridge I own in Iran? It's great property.

What does fans picking the perfect bracket have to do with anything at all?

No, actually I believe they cheated in each of those years, but the NCAA isn't vacating that win...sorry.  Again, I'm dealing with facts.  Using your logic, then every team SU played in that tournament should get another shot, including your favorite coach that gave us Wadesworld.

If you read the article, it's pretty clear no one ever said it is a flip of the coin, including me...who wrote the article.  Not hard.

Carry on.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: wadesworld on March 22, 2015, 07:45:08 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 07:29:45 PM
No, actually I believe they cheated in each of those years, but the NCAA isn't vacating that win...sorry.  Again, I'm dealing with facts.  Using your logic, then every team SU played in that tournament should get another shot, including your favorite coach that gave us Wadesworld.

If you read the article, it's pretty clear no one ever said it is a flip of the coin, including me...who wrote the article.  Not hard.

Carry on.

Nope, we lost to them to go to the FF. But hey, Crean actually got to an E8 at II, II with their forfeited win over Cuse in the S16! Congrats coach Crean!

You are the 1 who repeatedly talks about how Tourney success doesn't mean anything. Why look at 1-6 games when a season is 30 games long, right? But when it comes to defending your boyfriend it's all that matters, check out these awesome pictures of his FF! Thanks for letting me jump on your back Wade! And for being a partial qualifier so none of the big boys could actually recruit you!
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 08:34:55 PM
Quote from: wadesworld on March 22, 2015, 07:45:08 PM
Nope, we lost to them to go to the FF. But hey, Crean actually got to an E8 at II, II with their forfeited win over Cuse in the S16! Congrats coach Crean!

You are the 1 who repeatedly talks about how Tourney success doesn't mean anything. Why look at 1-6 games when a season is 30 games long, right? But when it comes to defending your boyfriend it's all that matters, check out these awesome pictures of his FF! Thanks for letting me jump on your back Wade! And for being a partial qualifier so none of the big boys could actually recruit you!

WRONG.  Come on dude, you are a smart guy, why do you misrepresent so much?

I said and have ALWAYS said that I break the seasons up in thirds.  Preseason\non conference,  conference, post season.  I've never said the post season is not important or doesn't mean anything.  NEVER.  Not once. EVER.  Let alone repeatedly.  I've said, if you bothered to read, that it doesn't define a season for me. If a team sucks all year but gets hot for 3 days to win their conference tournament and go to the dance, did they have a successful season?  No.  They had a successful postseason run for a few days.  Just as a team can slug it out all year long, win their conference but have an off night in the tournament final and not make it.  Does that mean their season was horrible or unsuccessful?  Sorry, I don't view it that way...there regular season was very good, maybe great, but their post season wasn't. 

Two different things.  Anything can happen in the tournament, this year's version proves out what it does each and every year.  Better teams lose sometimes.  I don't judge a team's entire value on what happened in one game.  It's part of it, but it's not everything.  I'm right there with Coach K, Coach Few, etc and have been since day one on this board.

Stop making stuff up. 
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: wadesworld on March 22, 2015, 09:05:02 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 22, 2015, 08:34:55 PM
WRONG.  Come on dude, you are a smart guy, why do you misrepresent so much?

I said and have ALWAYS said that I break the seasons up in thirds.  Preseason\non conference,  conference, post season.  I've never said the post season is not important or doesn't mean anything.  NEVER.  Not once. EVER.  Let alone repeatedly.  I've said, if you bothered to read, that it doesn't define a season for me. If a team sucks all year but gets hot for 3 days to win their conference tournament and go to the dance, did they have a successful season?  No.  They had a successful postseason run for a few days.  Just as a team can slug it out all year long, win their conference but have an off night in the tournament final and not make it.  Does that mean their season was horrible or unsuccessful?  Sorry, I don't view it that way...there regular season was very good, maybe great, but their post season wasn't. 

Two different things.  Anything can happen in the tournament, this year's version proves out what it does each and every year.  Better teams lose sometimes.  I don't judge a team's entire value on what happened in one game.  It's part of it, but it's not everything.  I'm right there with Coach K, Coach Few, etc and have been since day one on this board.

Stop making stuff up. 

Sorry, but Marquette isn't a low major.
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: The Process on March 22, 2015, 09:45:03 PM
I have no idea what to make of this thread.

What process should I be respecting here?
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: MU82 on March 22, 2015, 09:45:30 PM
Quote from: The Sultan of Sunshine on March 22, 2015, 03:22:04 PM

You're right Chicos!

It is really annoying when long time posters come on here and say the same things over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...

You know what Al always said: "Whether or not one loses his/her mind while reading Chicos' stuff ... it's a crapshoot!"
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: NotBuzzWilliams on March 22, 2015, 09:52:26 PM
Quote from: The Process on March 22, 2015, 09:45:03 PM
I have no idea what to make of this thread.

What process should I be respecting here?

I was trying to be ironic, but that might have started something else...
Title: Re: Remove ‘Thanks, Bert.’ from atop this page
Post by: thekahoona on March 23, 2015, 08:49:41 AM
Like most threads on this board it starts out well, then careens through the guardrail and plummets like a flaming wreck into the gorge.

Personally, I blame Bert every time it happens.
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