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Fumblerooskies wrote:It wouldn't be nearly as big of a deal. That person didn't use us. That person likely had other options out of high school and turned them down to come here. We were Seth's only choice besides Davidson. He's said that himself. Then he got national attention and bolted.Cider Jim wrote:Fumble, LU draws students who are just as gifted academically as Seth is gifted athletically. We have LU alumni who came here with perfect scores on their SATs and ACTs, and we have 34 National Merit Finalists (top half of the top 1% on PSATs) here on full rides academically.So...how would you feel if one of your Honors students transferred out to a higher ranked institution?
Fumblerooskies wrote:So...how would you feel if one of your Honors students transferred out to a higher ranked institution?Not good--and I certainly wouldn't be rooting for that school or pulling for their Quiz Bowl team.
--Fumble (1961-2009), RIPBlessed1 wrote:I wished him the best. But man oh man, if he goes to Duke...(smh)Man, what a game! I actually fell over a couch in a rush to call a fellow Duke fan and let them know that those fur wearing "scholarship" athletes had been taken DOWN!!!
I started hating those guys when Christian Leattner hit that shot against Kentucky. I was also heart-broken when they beat my Runnin Rebels too! Man, I hate them!....But, uh, like I was saying, I wish him the best.
Fumblerooskies wrote:I wonder if it were a top academic student as opposed to basketball player who wanted to transfer to a Duke or a Wake or a UVA...in order to better himself academically in preparation for a chosen profession...if there would be a spewing of such venom???If said person sent a press release to the papers announcing he wasn't changing his major but feels he's just too smart for the school or the conference and his professors aren't up to the academic level he expects and his classmates, which he relies on in group projects, aren't as smart as him so therefore he's leaving - you bet there'd be hard feelings and justifiably so.
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--Fumble (1961-2009), RIPJDUB wrote:you and I and everyone else knows that if Duke wins a national championship(highly unlikely in the first place) That it won't be because of curry.Cider Jim wrote:I wish we had a choice for, "I feel like somebody just shot my dog and put him in a Duke jersey."I personally hope he leads duke to a national championship. And helps them destroy unc. That would be a nice change
flamesfilmguy wrote:Like I said in another thread, I don't think he'll play much. If he surprises us all though, who knows?JDUB wrote:you and I and everyone else knows that if Duke wins a national championship(highly unlikely in the first place) That it won't be because of curry.Cider Jim wrote:I wish we had a choice for, "I feel like somebody just shot my dog and put him in a Duke jersey."I personally hope he leads duke to a national championship. And helps them destroy unc. That would be a nice change
Hold My Own wrote:would it be wrong to create a sig of seth's body with darth vader for the face saying come to the dark side?Somewhere...A.G. is smiling
rogers3 wrote:Yeah.......I remember that game.........it's called "taking a dive - $$$$."Blessed1 wrote:I wished him the best. But man oh man, if he goes to Duke...(smh)Man, what a game! I actually fell over a couch in a rush to call a fellow Duke fan and let them know that those fur wearing "scholarship" athletes had been taken DOWN!!!
I started hating those guys when Christian Leattner hit that shot against Kentucky. I was also heart-broken when they beat my Runnin Rebels too! Man, I hate them!....But, uh, like I was saying, I wish him the best.
That game solidified my respect for Duke and Coach K, in the same way that the NC Stae/Houston game in the early 80's turned me into a BB fan.
I might end up having to cheer for the guy if he did end up at Duke, but I can't really imagine that he will end up there.
blwall1416 wrote:Haha. It was well-known that Grand Mama and the others were taking in that Vegas money to fail! lol. It's a shame too because I thought they were the best b-ball team of all time! I am a little biased though.rogers3 wrote:Yeah.......I remember that game.........it's called "taking a dive - $$$$."Blessed1 wrote:I wished him the best. But man oh man, if he goes to Duke...(smh)Man, what a game! I actually fell over a couch in a rush to call a fellow Duke fan and let them know that those fur wearing "scholarship" athletes had been taken DOWN!!!
I started hating those guys when Christian Leattner hit that shot against Kentucky. I was also heart-broken when they beat my Runnin Rebels too! Man, I hate them!....But, uh, like I was saying, I wish him the best.
That game solidified my respect for Duke and Coach K, in the same way that the NC Stae/Houston game in the early 80's turned me into a BB fan.
I might end up having to cheer for the guy if he did end up at Duke, but I can't really imagine that he will end up there.
flamesfilmguy wrote:Exactly!JDUB wrote:you and I and everyone else knows that if Duke wins a national championship(highly unlikely in the first place) That it won't be because of curry.Cider Jim wrote:I wish we had a choice for, "I feel like somebody just shot my dog and put him in a Duke jersey."I personally hope he leads duke to a national championship. And helps them destroy unc. That would be a nice change
They haven't been to the Elite 8 in 3,000 Dookie years. (That's an eternity to the rest of the common folk, lol). Coach K can still coach, but he needs more Elton Brand type of players to control the paint.Blessed1 wrote:I wished him the best. But man oh man, if he goes to Duke...(smh)Hey! Duke fan (and of course Liberty fan) here!
I started hating those guys when Christian Leattner hit that shot against Kentucky. I was also heart-broken when they beat my Runnin Rebels too! Man, I hate them!....But, uh, like I was saying, I wish him the best.
SuperJon wrote:We're not building a 60,000 seat stadium. We're building a 30,000 seat stadium. The 60,000 number is when our grandkids have grandkids at Liberty.
flames1971 wrote:Hey flames1971, don't take in personal but Duke is sort of like the Yankees - you either love them or you hate them! I respect their tradition and all, but why do ALL of their players take so many "Shane Battier" charges?Blessed1 wrote:I wished him the best. But man oh man, if he goes to Duke...(smh)Hey! Duke fan (and of course Liberty fan) here!
I started hating those guys when Christian Leattner hit that shot against Kentucky. I was also heart-broken when they beat my Runnin Rebels too! Man, I hate them!....But, uh, like I was saying, I wish him the best.
ALVI22 wrote:I hope he fails his classes and has to sit out more because of grades as well as the transfer rule.Looks like we need another choice in the poll. Add my vote onto this category.
flamesfilmguy wrote:I fall into that category. The reason I believe this to be true is after you get out of the Liberty environment, you realize how much of a joke most of our athletic programs are. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED Liberty and had an AWESOME time in the mid to late 90's watching our teams, but when it comes down to it, we haven't achieved anything worth discussing in the history of our program outside of the women's basketball run a few years back. Football has never made the playoffs, I think men's basketball has won the Big South tourney twice? The guys on PTI said it best when they basically called us one of the lower end conferences. When Seth Curry left, it was TOTALLY understandable from someone who isn't living in the Liberty environment any longer. I wouldn't rip into a co-worker that left a small company to work at a Fortune 500 company, even if it was a lateral move or possibly he lost a little salary. I understand those who are close to the situation being bitter, but I think it often just a reality check of who we are right now. We are a school that 95%+ of the nation/recruits knows little to nothing about. We haven't done anything to get their attention. Perhaps our newer coaching staffs (football and basketball) will change that (I do hope they can), but the reality of now trumps the potential of tomorrow at the time of Seth's transfer.
5 bucks says the majority of people who voted for wishing him the best are over the age of 23 Aka Alumni.
scuzdriver wrote:I think the sadness of his leaving is that he had the potential to bring this program to the next level. Along with a couple other pieces to the puzzle. Too bad for us. Count me as an apathetic observer to his college career from now on.This is were I am. I think recruits may now look at Curry's situation and see the benefit of playing at a smaller school with the option of either: 1) staying 4 years and graduating from Liberty or a lesser D-I program like Liberty, or 2) possibly transferring into a bigger program after a year or two.
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