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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 18, 2020 18:14:59 GMT -5
I don’t know what Joyner did, but it’s a moot point. There’s no way he should get this job back. Coach Jones may be the answer especially if we have to pay 2 coaches at once. I don’t know the status of Joyner’s contract but worst case scenario we should be able to pay both without too many problems.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 18, 2020 18:11:58 GMT -5
I was a Kam critic; this type of play suits his game better. I do still believe he needs to be able to make a jump shot. And free throws. When you handle the ball as much as he does he really should work on improving from the free throw line. Even so, he’s had an amazing career thus far, and he will be an all time great.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 15, 2020 19:59:08 GMT -5
Waiting on the Big South haters to say "do yall really want to miss out on this type atmosphere, you ain't gone get that with Gardner-Webb." Because the atmosphere was definitely electric. I will say there was a stretch in there where I thought there was whistle blown for about 8 straight possessions resulting in our 3 bigs in foul trouble, but I ain't gone cry over spilled milk. I’m definitely a Big South hater. I do legitimately worry about support for our women’s basketball program during the Big South conference schedule. I don’t think that there is any doubt that the women’s team benefited from the doubleheader format.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 13, 2020 12:08:36 GMT -5
My 3 years or less vote is primarily wishful thinking.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 11, 2020 12:39:49 GMT -5
Money Game, Central and Winston each year. They bring revenue and we can save on travel costs. The kids can play Winston and not miss too much class time. We know how important that is! /s.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 11, 2020 12:36:37 GMT -5
Right now most people are trying to be optimistic, but what factors, if any, would make you eventually regret this decision? For me it would be if the MEAC is still around in 3 years and if another school is cashing a $800k Celebration Bowl check and getting national airtime on ABC. I am not really expecting any major revenue benefits from the Big South streaming contract, and I think the travel benefits are probably overstated as well, but I am under the curent impression that the MEAC is a sinking ship. If the MEAC somehow survives without us, however, I honestly think it would have been a mistake to leave. Time will tell ... This move to the Big South makes sense IF and only IF the MEAC is about to fail. Otherwise it’s moving from one struggle conference to a slightly less struggle conference. The MEAC has to fail, then we can credit our leaders with great foresight. Although, the conference’s failure would’ve been hastened by our decision to leave.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 8, 2020 4:53:22 GMT -5
There certainly seems to be shifting justifications for this move. I’ve heard that moving to the BS positions us better for future movement, the MEAC is failing, travel costs, better TV package in the BS. Honestly, there are some metrics by which you can say the BS is healthier than the MEAC. But, let’s not pretend that there aren’t other metrics where the MEAC outshines the BS. The truth is the difference between these two conferences are minimal. The BS was in a precarious position with schools moving out. They needed to hold onto their auto bid. Let’s not act like the BS is some great prize. It is not.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 7, 2020 15:48:30 GMT -5
I was there for each and everyone. I now know scheduling Gardner-Webb and Charleston Southern were strategic choices by our administration. C-O-N Spiracy. Well, Mr. Aggie Conspiracy Theorist... NCCU also scheduled a home-and-home with Gardner-Webb within the same 3-year period. How 'bout dem apples? Are you really so naive as to think we didn’t start scheduling Big South teams for a reason? What does Central have to do with it? Hindsight is supposed to be 20/20, but for you it must be 20/200.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 7, 2020 12:21:24 GMT -5
During Black History Month too. Carter G. Woodson is turning in his grave. Sad.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 7, 2020 11:54:19 GMT -5
I wonder how many of the naysayers watched and/or attended the games we played against Gardner-Webb, Charleston Southern, and Coastal Carolina (and Elon for that matter). Just axin' for a friend. I was there for each and everyone. I now know scheduling Gardner-Webb and Charleston Southern were strategic choices by our administration. C-O-N Spiracy.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 7, 2020 9:55:21 GMT -5
You can disagree with this decision and the process leading to the decision and acknowledge that Earl and Chancellor Martin are both excellent at what they do. Both can be true. I wouldn’t trade either Earl or Chancellor Martin for any other administrators. I was there when Earl first became Acting AD. He expressed concern about whether Aggies would support him despite his race. I stood up and said (paraphrasing as it was many years ago) the last guy (Wheeler) was black and it didn’t save him. We want good people, doing the right things for the right reasons.
However, in my view Earl and Chancellor Martin missed an opportunity to engage key stakeholders. Many of us are left questioning this decision. If there had been effective engagement we could have understood and advocated for this decision with other less engaged stakeholders. People have been calling and texting me to try to explain it. Damn if I know.
It’s a missed opportunity AND Earl and Harold are excellent. Both can be true.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 7, 2020 4:06:04 GMT -5
Leaving the MEAC? OK. I don’t have any great love for the conference administration.
Joining the Big South offers very little but apparently lower travel costs to schools many of us have no desire to play or watch on a regular basis.
There’s loyalty and then there’s blind loyalty. I’m down for one and not the other. There will be a lot of us re-examining exactly how we support the University (athletics v. academics) and how we spend our Saturdays.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 6, 2020 15:37:10 GMT -5
This feels like a lateral or at best a SLIGHT upgrade. Certainly doesn’t justify leaving history behind to be aligned with something called South Carolina Upstate. What the hell is that?
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 6, 2020 14:00:55 GMT -5
From what I understand Hilton has said as much. Nah player. Ain’t happen.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Feb 6, 2020 13:58:14 GMT -5
I don't know how they could've shared their vision and priorities other than the way they did without playing their whole hand. I disagree. Your donor experience is different than mine. Maybe I need to write larger checks. But, I have been a member of the Aggie Club, Victory Club and now the AAF for nearly 20 years. Those of you who know me know that I didn’t even go to A&T. I believe Earl or the Chancellor could have attended an AAF meeting to say: “We are always evaluating our athletic programs. Everything from coaches, facilities and conference alignment. When it comes to conference alignment we are interested/concerned about A,B,C and D. We’d like to see improvements in E,F and G.” Had they done this the university’s supporters would be able to put this move in some context. I have massive respect for both men. But, in handling this matter they have failed their supporters.
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