I Am Sorry Mr. Self
 

Dear Mr. Bill Self,

I did not like you very much. I said some things about you that I wish I would not have said. I mentioned that you couldn't coach in game and that you were only a great recruiter. After Bucknell and Bradley in consecutive years, I wanted you gone. I even made a white T-Shirt saying "I Hate My Self" after the Bradley game and wore it around town a couple of times. Frankly, I wanted you out of here.

I have just finished my dinner of burnt crow (shown below):
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Mr. Self, I hope you can accept my most sincere apology. If I could erase all the bad things I've said about you, I would. I know hindsight is always 20/20, but you deserved a full chance and I was impatient and didn't want to give you that chance. Once you got your team that you recruited 100%, you showed me what you are capable of.

The script for this could not have been written any better. We got to the Sweet 16, facing this year's cinderella with the hottest player out there at that time and it was a nail biter, but we came out on top. Then we face our old coach, who most Jayhawk fans hate with a passion. You beat him against all odds (well, at least that's what sportscenter would have you believe.) Then to keep this team together while all seems lost with only a minute or so to go, being down by 7. It could have been easy for our players to give up at that point, but they were composed and Mario Chalmers, the son of your assistant, hit's that clutch 3 pointer to send us into overtime with momentum on our side.

So Mr. Bill Self, I am extremely sorry for doubting you and I feel stupid for doing so. I hope you stay in Lawrence, KS until your career is finished.

Thank You Bill Self,



Paul
University of Kansas
Class of 2005

And he'll throw in a sex robot with Gucci sunglasses if you don't bolt for OSU.

Hopefully this shuts all the Bill Self haters up for good. And hopefully he stays around. He could be a great one.

So you actually have a degree from KU? I think Athan does too.

I think I'm going to write them to see if they'll send me one.

Damn man thats cold. Dissing KU right after their shining moment.:eek:

Not cool ! Not tonight .......:grr:

I've offered plenty of 'grats to their B-Ball program.

Yeah, but you have to actually know how to write. "Making your mark" isn't accepted as a signature at KU.

Heh. I don't mind it.

I wasn't an english, journalism or grammar major. But that was unnecessarily cold Phil. Jeez. But, I didn't actually try to write a perfect, professional letter either.

I've already accepted the fact, that will just never go away.

Time for a lifetime contract from KU to Self....

You're a good guy, Paul. I do like you. But I can't pass good material up. It's just not in me. At least you have a degree. I'm stuck working my fingers to nubs the remainder of my life.

eh, the degree is overrated. But thanks.