If roundball is your blood, this is the place to discuss the Flames as they move into the Ritchie McKay era for the 2nd time.

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By RagingTireFire
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A little perspective here. There are three dominant basketball conferences right now, the ACC, the SEC and the Big 10.

Gregg Marshall established a mini-dynasty, captured a half-dozen conference championships and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. His reward? He upgraded to Wichita State in the Missouri Valley Conference.

After two years at Liberty, McKay is going to the ACC. Yes, as an assistant, but most basketball coaches would gladly lose a finger just to get a sniff at the ACC. It's an unbelievable opportunity that's landed in his lap and he'd be a complete moron not to take it.

Get this through your collective head, people. Liberty is no longer a doormat. Liberty has elevated itself to the status of stepping stone.
In the last twelve months, we have sent assistant coaches to Marquette in basketball and Buffalo, Virginia and the NFL in football -- all of them better opportunities. As much as you may like our coaches, we are no longer in that mediocre place where people will stay for years and decades at a time. As we succeed, bigger and better opportunities will come and the people that we have come to love and respect will take them. And the next day, we will start finding the people to pick up where they left off.

Accept this fact: no one will stay forever and everyone is replaceable.
By Ed Dantes
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RagingTireFire wrote:A little perspective here. There are three dominant basketball conferences right now, the ACC, the SEC and the Big 10.
I could have sworn that the Big East was a quality basketball conference. I guess I was wrong.
By treyjman24
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the problem isnt replaceablilty... its all the convo's he stood and said how much he loves LU and all that jazz... i want to know what changed in him or who he really is cause this is jacked up...
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By Kolzilla41
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Well.... I am glad there is hockey still on right now. I have not seen a program witht this many people jumping ship in a long time. I hope UVA stays at the bottom of the ACC. Recruit wise, there may be a lot of fallout there.
By Rocketfan
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SuperJon wrote:
Rocketfan wrote:
SuperJon wrote:Every time I come to post something, I realize I'm better off not saying anything.
Thus the reason i have posted on may of these firebomb threads....smartest thing you ever said.....
I'm in a slightly different place than you. You can get away saying whatever you want. As an employee and the leader of a student support club, saying negative things looks really bad coming from me and can get me in trouble.

So instead, I'm just going to make fun of everything.
So what your saying is your a fraud.....
By olldflame
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Smegma wrote:
Rooster Cogburn wrote:Speaking of Coach Meyer, Bring him back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Long time lurker, first time poster. Coach Meyer probably won't be involved in the NCAA for the rest of his life. He was one of the primary guys who was breaking NCAA rules left and right along side Calvin Sampson at IU.
Go back to lurking if that's the best you can do! Meyer is currently the basketball ops guy on Bielein's staff at Michigan, and is under absolutely no sanction with the NCAA. The stuff he did was small potatoes.
By TDDance234
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RagingTireFire wrote:A little perspective here. There are three dominant basketball conferences right now, the ACC, the SEC and the Big 10.

Gregg Marshall established a mini-dynasty, captured a half-dozen conference championships and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. His reward? He upgraded to Wichita State in the Missouri Valley Conference.

After two years at Liberty, McKay is going to the ACC. Yes, as an assistant, but most basketball coaches would gladly lose a finger just to get a sniff at the ACC. It's an unbelievable opportunity that's landed in his lap and he'd be a complete moron not to take it.

Get this through your collective head, people. Liberty is no longer a doormat. Liberty has elevated itself to the status of stepping stone.
In the last twelve months, we have sent assistant coaches to Marquette in basketball and Buffalo, Virginia and the NFL in football -- all of them better opportunities. As much as you may like our coaches, we are no longer in that mediocre place where people will stay for years and decades at a time. As we succeed, bigger and better opportunities will come and the people that we have come to love and respect will take them. And the next day, we will start finding the people to pick up where they left off.

Accept this fact: no one will stay forever and everyone is replaceable.

The problem isn't the fact that he left. It's the things that were coming out of his mouth and the timing. If he wasn't declaring his love for LU and that God had called him here just a few days ago, this would be a non-issue.

If you're interested in moving up--be a man and admit it. Don't drag your faith through the mud.
By SuperJon
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Rocketfan wrote:
SuperJon wrote:
Rocketfan wrote: Thus the reason i have posted on may of these firebomb threads....smartest thing you ever said.....
I'm in a slightly different place than you. You can get away saying whatever you want. As an employee and the leader of a student support club, saying negative things looks really bad coming from me and can get me in trouble.

So instead, I'm just going to make fun of everything.
So what your saying is your a fraud.....
Nope, what I'm saying is I keep my mouth shut unless there's something I can say that's supportive out of it. It's my job. You've had plenty of personal conversations with me where I've questioned things. Publicly though is a different story.

I guess I could make a fake name and question things and be cynical and all of that but I don't see the point.
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By RagingTireFire
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Ed Dantes wrote:
RagingTireFire wrote:A little perspective here. There are three dominant basketball conferences right now, the ACC, the SEC and the Big 10.
I could have sworn that the Big East was a quality basketball conference. I guess I was wrong.
You would be, because that's not what I said.
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By ToTheLeft
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If we lose JVP over this...

If and when we lose JVP, someone needs to admit me.
By treyjman24
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TDDance234 wrote:
RagingTireFire wrote:A little perspective here. There are three dominant basketball conferences right now, the ACC, the SEC and the Big 10.

Gregg Marshall established a mini-dynasty, captured a half-dozen conference championships and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. His reward? He upgraded to Wichita State in the Missouri Valley Conference.

After two years at Liberty, McKay is going to the ACC. Yes, as an assistant, but most basketball coaches would gladly lose a finger just to get a sniff at the ACC. It's an unbelievable opportunity that's landed in his lap and he'd be a complete moron not to take it.

Get this through your collective head, people. Liberty is no longer a doormat. Liberty has elevated itself to the status of stepping stone.
In the last twelve months, we have sent assistant coaches to Marquette in basketball and Buffalo, Virginia and the NFL in football -- all of them better opportunities. As much as you may like our coaches, we are no longer in that mediocre place where people will stay for years and decades at a time. As we succeed, bigger and better opportunities will come and the people that we have come to love and respect will take them. And the next day, we will start finding the people to pick up where they left off.

Accept this fact: no one will stay forever and everyone is replaceable.

The problem isn't the fact that he left. It's the things that were coming out of his mouth and the timing. If he wasn't declaring his love for LU and that God had called him here just a few days ago, this would be a non-issue.

If you're interested in moving up--be a man and admit it. Don't drag your faith through the mud.
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By SuperJon
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ToTheLeft wrote:If we lose JVP over this...

If and when we lose JVP, someone needs to admit me.
Told you not to get too excited before he got on campus.
By Rocketfan
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SuperJon wrote:
Rocketfan wrote:
SuperJon wrote: I'm in a slightly different place than you. You can get away saying whatever you want. As an employee and the leader of a student support club, saying negative things looks really bad coming from me and can get me in trouble.

So instead, I'm just going to make fun of everything.
So what your saying is your a fraud.....
I guess I could make a fake name and question things and be cynical and all of that but I don't see the point.
See LU Couples thread....haha
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By Rooster Cogburn
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On the bright side, maybe we'll hire a coach who likes big guys and Guards equally as well and we can sit back and watch UVA become guard U.
By FlameNForest
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TDDance234 wrote:

The problem isn't the fact that he left. It's the things that were coming out of his mouth and the timing. If he wasn't declaring his love for LU and that God had called him here just a few days ago, this would be a non-issue.

If you're interested in moving up--be a man and admit it. Don't drag your faith through the mud.
Hey now, that was before he had another offer. :P
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By jcmanson
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Eff you McKay and I hope that gets me kicked off of here
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By ToTheLeft
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SuperJon wrote:
ToTheLeft wrote:If we lose JVP over this...

If and when we lose JVP, someone needs to admit me.
Told you not to get too excited before he got on campus.
Whatever. He's a good kid and I wanted to support him. I will still support him wherever he goes. But you're right, I am the reason he would leave...
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By "R" i "
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givemethemic wrote:[quote=""R" i ""]
givemethemic wrote:
Rooster Cogburn wrote: Wrote and reported for WRAL in Raleigh for years and runs the ACC area Sports Journal (The Poop Sheet)
I work with DG and he hands down is the source for all things ACC... Owns www.accsports.com and as mentioned run the The ACC area sports journal.... Also hosts a show on 850 the "Buzz" from 3-6pm...
How many shameless promos and how much butt can you kiss in two days.

I bet his crap dont stink either?
Don't know who you are... but he asked for who he was and I told him who he was.... I don't need to kiss anybody's butt believe me on that... I have been on this board from the start and sure as hell don't need to prove anything to you.. Thanks for the good laugh![/quote]



It was a joke dude.
I know who you are,you are famous for your spelling . Good LCA education
I was just saying that you posted that site 4 or 5 times in less than 24 hours, and you even spelled that wrong once.
Bumping some ones site is not a bad thing... you just did it alot, and i pointed that out.


Sorry
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By treyjman24
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jcmanson wrote:Eff you McKay and I hope that gets me kicked off of here

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By Ed Dantes
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RagingTireFire wrote:
Ed Dantes wrote:
RagingTireFire wrote:A little perspective here. There are three dominant basketball conferences right now, the ACC, the SEC and the Big 10.
I could have sworn that the Big East was a quality basketball conference. I guess I was wrong.
You would be, because that's not what I said.
You said 'dominant'. Otherwise I quoted you exactly. Is the Big East not a dominant basketball conference?
Last edited by Ed Dantes on April 1st, 2009, 2:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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By Rooster Cogburn
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I want to thank all of you for the entertainment on such a junk filled day!
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By Kolzilla41
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On a serious note, how long do you think it will take up to win 20 plus games again?
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By JDUB
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flamerbob wrote:On a serious note, how long do you think it will take up to win 20 plus games again?
how long until next season starts?
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