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Post by aggie2ru on Mar 7, 2012 14:41:42 GMT -5
So you shall put your faith in a group that has given you bad hires since 1999. Yeah that makes sense. Believe and Trust in them , lol Good point Professor but Hilton is not part of that group!!! Now if Martin over rules Hilton on the hire then we may still have a problem. Was going to say the same thing. Stay tuned because its gon be a gud one to see how this is played out!!!
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Post by Bigboy on Mar 7, 2012 16:10:42 GMT -5
Some of ya'll need to let go of Eaves' sack and get a life. Do ya'll dream about this brother at night?? Enough already. Whatever will be will be. Damn!!!!
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Post by saabman on Mar 7, 2012 17:23:53 GMT -5
BIGBOY don't be so CHEEK MAN..LOL PEOPLE ARE ONLY GIVING THEIR OPINION MAN..LOL
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Post by aggie2ru on Mar 7, 2012 19:38:37 GMT -5
Jerry Eaves said, "In spite of everything, we've accomplished quite a bit.........we just don't make shots."
Sounds like a very confused coach (eh man) to make a statement like that.
What did they accomplish? We were 7-10 against MEAC foes and 12-20 overall. What is very sad and disturbing is people will believe next year will be better.
Like they use to say in slavery, "just hold on". Wow!
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Post by codeblu78 on Mar 7, 2012 21:00:07 GMT -5
As most on this board, I am all for getting rid of Eaves, but not if it is going to put the athletic dept in a financial bind. I don't know what all went down in securing the finances to obtain coach Broadway, but i have a feeling the admin pulled all the resources that they have.
Unless Hilton is really creative, we may have to bite the bullet for one more year. Now is the time to start the coach recruiting campain and maybe in 12 months we will have the next Broadway on the Aggie hardwood!
We've been .500 this long, 12 more months ain't going to kill us!
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Post by Tee-Sharp on Mar 9, 2012 6:24:54 GMT -5
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Post by aggie2ru on Mar 9, 2012 7:34:36 GMT -5
Wow! Everybody can see it but the ones that keep thinking inside the box (the blind trembling loyalists). Everybody should do something good for our university and contact Martin/Hilton and let them know we have a laughingstock MBB program. Maybe we should leave the MEAC and go back to the CIAA....we MIGHT have a better than .500 record in the conference. However, with the infamous Jerry Eaves as coach we would be one and done in the CIAA tourneyment. What is truly sad is most just sit back and won't say anything to Martin/Hilton. You all know I'm telling the truth!
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Post by ohsixrain on Mar 9, 2012 8:15:28 GMT -5
Truth be told...I think that's apples and oranges. It is not A&T's responsibility that the MEAC cannot market its own basketball tournament. And to say A&T didn't bring the people to the tournament is wrong. Winston is pretty much kicking the MEAC out just like Raleigh because it cannot attract fans. What was the reason for leaving Raleigh? It wasn't that A&T didn't bring its crowd because at that time A&T did bring a decent crowd to the tournament. Raleigh still told the MEAC...see later, bye!! I don't have any appreciation for the commissioner blaming his marketing failure of the tournament on A&T...that's out of bounds. A&T has enough issues of its own...they are not to sit here bear the weight of an unsuccessful MEAC tournament in Winston.
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Post by Aggie Monster on Mar 9, 2012 8:46:05 GMT -5
"We needed A&T to fill this place and it didn't happen," Thomas said.
That statement is straight trash! First, its in Winston, not Greensboro. If someone in the MEAC office had half a brain they would know that 35mins or 2 hours, if you are not going then you are just not going.
They do a horrible job from promotions and trying to blame it on the city of Winston is ridiculous also.The CIAA outgrew Winston Salem and the same "Chinese No. 1 Take-Out and a nearby Goodwill Thrift Store" that he tried to be so cleverly and mention.
With all that being said I actually like Norfolk as the tournament location, but if they dont increase the promotions and events it will be the same old MEAC tournament.
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Post by aggie2ru on Mar 9, 2012 9:06:27 GMT -5
"We needed A&T to fill this place and it didn't happen," Thomas said. That statement is straight trash! First, its in Winston, not Greensboro. If someone in the MEAC office had half a brain they would know that 35mins or 2 hours, if you are not going then you are just not going. They do a horrible job from promotions and trying to blame it on the city of Winston is ridiculous also.The CIAA outgrew Winston Salem and the same "Chinese No. 1 Take-Out and a nearby Goodwill Thrift Store" that he tried to be so clever and mention. With all that being said I actually like Norfolk as the tournament location, but if they dont increase the promotions and events it will be the same old MEAC tournament. MEAC office needs a personnel turnover like we do @mbb. It will never grow and be viable until we get some fresh ideas in thar. Hate to say it but we could use some of the same marketing ideas of the CIAA tourneyment. Went again last week and once again it was off the chain.
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Post by The Professor on Mar 9, 2012 9:22:53 GMT -5
Wow! Everybody can see it but the ones that keep thinking inside the box (the blind trembling loyalists). Everybody should do something good for our university and contact Martin/Hilton and let them know we have a laughingstock MBB program. Maybe we should leave the MEAC and go back to the CIAA....we MIGHT have a better than .500 record in the conference. However, with the infamous Jerry Eaves as coach we would be one and done in the CIAA tourneyment. What is truly sad is most just sit back and won't say anything to Martin/Hilton. You all know I'm telling the truth! The fact that you cite Dennis Thomas is another indiciation...... Serioulsly..... Your joking right. He blames us for not filling a stadium. When did it become A&T's job to do anything for the MEAC
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Post by ohsixrain on Mar 9, 2012 9:23:01 GMT -5
What helps the CIAA is all the schools are within decent proximity of each other for starters. When you think of it...at one time all the schools in the CIAA (16) where located in NC or VA. That helps when you talk about putting butts in seats. Now look at the MEAC, the schools are spread from Delaware to Florida. Now, they have to figure out how to market to the fans in Delaware, Daytona Beach and Talley. Look at this year, both schools from Florida and Virginia are still in the tourney. Now, fans may come from Virginia but, the likelihood the Florida schools having a huge crowd is slim....why??? That's for the commissioner to figure out. If A&T and Central were still in the tourney...you'd see a decent crowd. But, it's logical for you not to attend if your team is knocked out of the tourney. It sounds as if the commissioner has placed a responsibility of some sort of A&T to fill seats, regardless of what happens during the tourney...thats flat out wrong.
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Post by Aggie Monster on Mar 9, 2012 10:16:19 GMT -5
I would tend to agree ohsix, but lets just talk ticket sales for a minute. The CIAA has found the perfect combination for having fun and making money in terms of game ticket sells.
To me its nothing more than poor promotion issues. It's definitely not the quality of b-ball. It's definitely not the number of alumni because 5 MEAC schools could equal the entire CIAA.
The CIAA started with ONE concert and ONE party that they promoted the hell out of and made sure they said this is the CIAA basketball tournament event. They almost made it sound like if you didn't have a game ticket book you couldn't get in the party or concert. After that they just added on and added on until now they really dont have to do much.
I've yet to even hear the MEAC have an official ANYTHING. I remember when it was in Raleigh I didn't hear about anything. I heard a commercial for the tournament itself, but that was it. No parties, no events. Just the basketball games. I didn't hear about the cheer competition, no band stuff, no nothing. I did hear about a "career day".....?
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Post by saabman on Mar 9, 2012 13:54:33 GMT -5
It's poor location more so then poor promotion for the MEAC.
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Post by ohsixrain on Mar 9, 2012 15:05:10 GMT -5
Well...I'll just say the MEAC is definitely reaching by placing their promotional/marketing failures on A&T...that's crazy. If they were smart they would meet with CIAA coordinators and follow the same model, even if they have to pay out a consulting fee. This is just crazy to think the MEAC's only chance for success was through A&T.
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