Shaka Watch is OVER

[mechaghidorah]

No different than UCLA.  He gets the wedding gown on, and then says no.  He isn't along, plenty of other coaches have done so.  Question is if it can ever be proven he said yes. 

It isn't a DONE DEAL until it is a DONE DEAL. 

Exactly.

DONE DEAL isn't a verbal agreement.  It means the guy is signed, sealed and delivered to MU.

There's no getting your credibility back from that.

[MisterJaylenBrownMU]

Thats pretty nasty, unprofessional stuff. Really uncalled for, but like I said in earlier threads, all these guys care about is being the first one to break a story.  Journalism resume bolsters. 

Wait till IWB or someone else says Diamond Stone is a Done Deal to MU.

BREAKING NEWS, EVERYONE.  MY SOURCE IS SAYING DIAMOND STONE TO MU.  #DONEDEAL

[Wisco]

Or maybe the Big East poaches Richmond and pumps some TV time and TV bucks into that program.

Nightmares...nightmares.

[Dawson Rental]

Nightmares...nightmares.

Georgetown has a legitimate hard-on for Richmond, probably at least partly related to BCS football.

[warriorstrack]

Arachnophobia

[314warrior]

Sounds like Smart is as big of a troll as the VCU fans.  I'm glad we didn't just throw filthy amounts of money at him.  If he didn't want to come for a fair (and likely very high) price, so be it.  I think its a long shot he ends up at a blue blood.  Those jobs don't seem to be opening up in the next few years, and all it will take is Another Stephen F. Austin's or two and he'll be off their lists.  VCU doesn't play enough ranked teams for his regular season reputation to carry him to a top post.

[Gopher+RamFan]

Sounds like Smart is as big of a troll as the VCU fans.  I'm glad we didn't just throw filthy amounts of money at him.  If he didn't want to come for a fair (and likely very high) price, so be it.  I think its a long shot he ends up at a blue blood.  Those jobs don't seem to be opening up in the next few years, and all it will take is Another Stephen F. Austin's or two and he'll be off their lists.  VCU doesn't play enough ranked teams for his regular season reputation to carry him to a top post.

You mean like a home and home with the VCU Champs? Or next year's Legends Classic with Villanova, Michigan and Oregon?

I understand some of these trolls are very annoying. Some aren't even VCU fans (there's a couple who posted on the Gopher board who admitted so). One fanbase was going to be disappointed, but categorizing the entire fanbase of VCU based on message board fodder is misguided. I'll apologize for VCU fans who may be trolling this board currently, although Im sure you don't care for an apology.

I've been nothing but polite on here, but I'm sure someone will respond with GTFO....

For those in Kenosha, that means I should leave.

[Dawson Rental]

Sounds like Smart is as big of a troll as the VCU fans.  I'm glad we didn't just throw filthy amounts of money at him.  If he didn't want to come for a fair (and likely very high) price, so be it.  I think its a long shot he ends up at a blue blood.  Those jobs don't seem to be opening up in the next few years, and all it will take is Another Stephen F. Austin's or two and he'll be off their lists.  VCU doesn't play enough ranked teams for his regular season reputation to carry him to a top post.

So, you're saying that Marquette was aiming low and missed.

[314warrior]

You mean like a home and home with the VCU Champs? Or next year's Legends Classic with Villanova, Michigan and Oregon?

I understand some of these trolls are very annoying. Some aren't even VCU fans (there's a couple who posted on the Gopher board who admitted so). One fanbase was going to be disappointed, but categorizing the entire fanbase of VCU based on message board fodder is misguided. I'll apologize for VCU fans who may be trolling this board currently, although Im sure you don't care for an apology.

I've been nothing but polite on here, but I'm sure someone will respond with GTFO....

For those in Kenosha, that means I should leave.

You are correct.  A select few VCU fans have been trolling, and no apologies are needed.  Smart (like Buzz and many others) uses the coaching carousel very effectively to better his position without taking a risk, and some VCU fans take pleasure in the process instead of fearing it as most Marquette fans have.  

FF's don't disappear off your resume, but NCAA games are immensely more important for Smart than say Buzz at VT (if he ever finds himself there).

[314warrior]

So, you're saying that Marquette was aiming low and missed.

I hope they only offered him what made fiscal sense for the university.

[GB Warrior]

I hope they only offered him what made fiscal sense for the university.

There aren't a lot of offers Marquette could make that wouldn't make fiscal sense for the university given our budget.

[Scooter22]

Marquette took a chance on their first choice, made their best offer, and it was rejected in the end.  So what, happens every day.  As others have said, move on (quickly)...

[keefe]

Hopefully the ongoing negotiations yield something positive

[Galway Eagle]

Or is it?