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 Hold My Own
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If Dale Layer leaves us before 5 years then I will take 6 months off of Flamefans...and this isnt like a TTL saying he's going to leave...I will have them block my IP addresses so there can be NO posts


I'm telling you guys it took me months to buy into what RMK was selling b/c I didnt have a good feeling...then I talked to him and believed him. I believe in DL from day 1 he's the man...promise you guys
By Hold My Own
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Really the only thing yall need to comfort your worries is the fact that TB's gonna be great is 100% behind him...that says a million things right there!
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By El Scorcho
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Hold My Own wrote:Really the only thing yall need to comfort your worries is the fact that TB's gonna be great is 100% behind him...that says a million things right there!
:vomit
By JK37
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BuryYourDuke wrote:
Hold My Own wrote:If Dale Layer leaves us before 5 years then I will take 6 months off of Flamefans...and this isnt like a TTL saying he's going to leave...I will have them block my IP addresses so there can be NO posts


I'm telling you guys it took me months to buy into what RMK was selling b/c I didnt have a good feeling...then I talked to him and believed him. I believe in DL from day 1 he's the man...promise you guys
Well, as someone who doesn't have immediate access to the team or the coaches, I am going to take your word for it. So I am excited to hear it. With that said, I sincerely hope he can talk Jesse into staying.
Wasn't Jesse (and his brother, for that matter) Eaker's recruit? I would think DL's decision to keep Eaker solifies them both.
By olldflame
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Having the assistant who was Jesse's primary recruiter still on board can't hurt at all, but I don't think many players make their decisions based on that. It's one factor, along with the school, the head coach, and the teammates (not necessarily in that order).
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By jcmanson
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Hold My Own wrote:If Dale Layer leaves us before 5 years then I will take 6 months off of Flamefans
I'm gonna hold you to that. :wink:
By Hold My Own
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JK37 wrote:
BuryYourDuke wrote:
Hold My Own wrote:If Dale Layer leaves us before 5 years then I will take 6 months off of Flamefans...and this isnt like a TTL saying he's going to leave...I will have them block my IP addresses so there can be NO posts


I'm telling you guys it took me months to buy into what RMK was selling b/c I didnt have a good feeling...then I talked to him and believed him. I believe in DL from day 1 he's the man...promise you guys
Well, as someone who doesn't have immediate access to the team or the coaches, I am going to take your word for it. So I am excited to hear it. With that said, I sincerely hope he can talk Jesse into staying.
Wasn't Jesse (and his brother, for that matter) Eaker's recruit? I would think DL's decision to keep Eaker solifies them both.

Yes, Eaker has known the family since Jesse was 7 years old. However some on the team say Jesse really fell in love with RMK when getting here
By olldflame
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"Jesse really fell in love with RMK when getting here." (HMO)

Which MIGHT tempt him to go to UVA if that opportunity presented itself. Then again, there is a fine line between love and hate when you feel betrayed. Otherwise, I would think LU would have the inside track, or he might look for somewhere closer to home.

I think Bennett is taking a significant risk as it is hiring both RMK and Soucie. If Jesse were to be offered a scholarship there, well............. :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn things could get interesting. It would make about 80% of the faculty, a lot of highly placed people in the administration, many fans, and some very wealthy boosters "uncomfortable" (and that's putting it mildly).
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By "R" i "
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Assistants ?

or should i say JERK"T s ?
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By ToTheLeft
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Eaker is the only one I have heard of so far. Doubt he'll be associate, so that leaves associate and one assistant spot open. We know it isn't Soucie and I doubt Getter will stay.
By jimflamesfan
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I know some people were joking...but I think Bart Lundy would make a good assisrant. He definately knows the big south.
By LUconn
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certainly, I mean the guy had some success but seemed to choke every year. He can't really choke if he's not the HC.
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By Th3rd
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About Jesse

just got done with a good conversation from one of the guys on the team and he said right now there is still no word on the situation, just that he is at home with family and wont be back on campus until tuesday. i just cant see jesse leaving at this point, from what i have seen and been around he loves liberty and has made really great friends here, we always see each other in north's food court and i will stop and talk to him for 5 or 10 minutes, and he is always upbeat and positive about everything. that being said he could surprise us all and transfer, but right now i think we just need to focus on other things and see what tuesday brings
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By BJWilliams
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I ran into Jesse this week when he stopped by my table at the Rot...I echo what Th3rd was saying about him being very upbeat and didnt give even a hint in his body language that he didnt want to stay here. We will see what this weekend yields though
By olldflame
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So, Soucie is NOT going to UVA?
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By ToTheLeft
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Brad Soucie currently is the program's interim head coach after Ritchie McKay's departure follwing the 2008-09 season.
I just think they haven't updated it yet.
By LUconn
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Are Buck and Rebekah chosen by the HC or does the university hire them?
By olldflame
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It seems strange that they just wouldn't take his bio down if he is gone. It would seem like a simple thing to do while they are putting Layer's up.
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By ToTheLeft
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olldflame wrote:It seems strange that they just wouldn't take his bio down if he is gone. It would seem like a simple thing to do while they are putting Layer's up.
I think they need to talk with Layer or the D-Op before they make changes to the staff... and I don't think Layer has his staff finalized yet. So, probably just keeping it how it was until there's new names to put up.
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By Cider Jim
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I'm really hoping they deleted the part toward the end where JB referred to Dale as "Coach McKay." :oops:
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By bigsmooth
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after viewing the press conference, i really like what i hear from coach layer. welcome back!!
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By flames1971
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bigsmooth wrote:after viewing the press conference, i really like what i hear from coach layer. welcome back!!
+1
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By "R" i "
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Would it be hard for someone to put the press conference on you tube?

I am having some trouble seeing it.

Also, when can we expect an assistant announcement?
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