K-State Hires Bruce Weber as Men's Basketball Coach

[Dante84]

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[Saulbadguy]

Time to melt down.

[Dante84]

:facepalm:

fuck.

:deevee:

[Imon Yourside]

Time for K-Staters to get their Torches and Pitchforks and crash the presser?

[DaWolf]

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[KevB]

Worse hire when it was made, Weber or Haith?

[the Talking Can]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

please tell me you didn't hire that pussy...his players are such pussies they cry during games

watching self stomp his ass will be a joy

[the Talking Can]

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And please don't speak on his national championship run that he made with bill self players and the best backcourt in the big ten three pros

ROFL

[mnchiefsguy]

Worse hire when it was made, Weber or Haith?

I would have to say Haith. Weber has been to the national title game and has had some tournament success.

Hopefully Weber is successfully at KSU.

[Pants]

LMAO

[patteeu]

My condolences. That's tough.

[the Talking Can]

Worse hire when it was made, Weber or Haith?

weber....not even close

he completely lost control of his program and players...

without Self's recruits, he has been a disaster...his players simply don't improve...

[Saulbadguy]

He can't even recruit at UI. Simply an awful hire.

[El Jefe]

I feel bad for you guys, Weber sucks.

[gblowfish]

That sucks.

[Wyatt Earp]

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[patteeu]

At least you still have Bill Snyder for a few years.

Boy, there's going to be some lopsided, rivalry-snuffing football and basketball series in KS for the next few years.

[Saul Good]

What a limp-dicked hire.

[Buck]

Wow. Good luck the next 5 years.

[mnchiefsguy]

What a limp-dicked hire.

Seems like KSU was going for the safe hire, I think they would have been better off taking a chance, even if it meant hiring Doug Gottlieb.

Weber did win 2/3 of his games at Illinois, but they have not been very good the last few years at all. Tough to put a positive spin on the hire overall, he has been riding that final four appearance for awhile.

Maybe the Weber hire can turn out as good as the Haith hire for Mizzou. I know Mizzou fans at this time last year were feeling just like KSU fans are feeling today.

Maybe Weber can get himself a strong recruiter, since that seems to be his biggest weakness.

[|Zach|]

New and different situations. You never know how its gonna shake out.

[Los Pollos Hermanos]

www.firejohncurrie.com is still available.

[PunkinDrublic]

He had the perfect setup at Illinios. How do you not stay successful coming off a national championship appearance and having a direct pipeline to the best HS basketball players in Chicago?

[veist]

My condolences, this is one bizarre hire.

[Fritz88]

That was quick.

[threebag]

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[Fritz88]

It could have been worse. I don't think he's as bad as some want him to be.

[Tombstone RJ]

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ROFL

[Bambi]

Does this mean doug gottlieb isn't coming?

[sedated]

Man, currie has really F-d up that program.

[notorious]

LOL

I love supporting small, mid-west schools in sports. What a fucking joke.


Might as well get a preview of what is going to happen to the football program when Bill leaves.

[kstater]

Jesus

Currie went with the safe hire. Weber can probably(if they all come back) lead next years team to a respectable record and NCAA tournament. Currie bolts before his recruits start sucking.

[58kcfan89]

FUCK!

[Thig Lyfe]

HA HA

[Crush]

My condolences.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

He needed to go back to the Valley

[Chiefs Pantalones]

When you succeed at Illinois you go to Kansas and when you fail at Illinois, you go to Kansas State

[Bump]

he looked good for a season when he still had Bill Self's players, hasn't done shit since

[Bump]

When you succeed at Illinois you go to Kansas and when you fail at Illinois, you go to Kansas State

the proof is in the pudding

[Braincase]

K-State deserves better. Seriously. I extend my deepest sympathies to all of my friends that are K-State fans. Absolutely awful hire.

[The Dawg]

Does this mean doug gottlieb isn't coming?

ROFLROFLROFL

I thought that would have been an interesting hire at least. Bruce Weber is just makes me feel bad for K-State.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Fuck you John Currie.

[DeezNutz]

Worse hire when it was made, Weber or Haith?

Haith, though Weber is notably uninspiring.

Bright side for Cats fans: the AD will be fired soon.

[Saulbadguy]

K-State deserves better. Seriously. I extend my deepest sympathies to all of my friends that are K-State fans. Absolutely awful hire.

Dont feel too sorry for us. We hired the basketball equivalent to Charlie Weis. :(

[Saulbadguy]

Haith, though Weber is notably uninspiring.

Bright side for Cats fans: the AD will be fired soon.

Haith hadn't achieved anything, but he was at Miami. I don't think he was fired, was he?

[kstater]

Haith hadn't achieved anything, but he was at Miami. I don't think he was fired, was he?

Missouri didn't give Miami the chance. It was widely speculated that he would have been .

[baitism]

Haith hadn't achieved anything, but he was at Miami. I don't think he was fired, was he?

No, but another season of mediocrity and he probably would have been. I go back and forth on Haith, but on thing is for sure. It is hard as hell to win at bball at Miami. You are a football school in a bball conference.

[Saul Good]

Haith wasn't handed the keys to a National Championship quality team when he was hired at Miami.

[Bugeater]

Probably a better hire than what's his name that Nebraska hired.

[Reerun_KC]

EMALHLW

[baitism]

Haith wasn't handed the keys to a National Championship quality team when he was hired at Miami.

He wasn't at Mizzou, either. Did you watch that team the year before under Anderson. Whatever Haith got, he earned. Nobody on that team was above a 3* recruit.

[Braincase]

Dont feel too sorry for us. We hired the basketball equivalent to Charlie Weis. :(

The Weis hire is being criticized by our opponents. The Weber hire is being criticized by everybody.

K-State deserves an up-and-comer, not a down-and-outer.

[Imon Yourside]

The Weis hire is being criticized by our opponents. The Weber hire is being criticized by everybody.

K-State deserves an up-and-comer, not a down-and-outer.

Anyone know how many NBA Championship rings Weber has?

[Reerun_KC]

When is Franks funeral? Has it been announced yet?

[Reerun_KC]

Dont feel too sorry for us. We hired the basketball equivalent to Charlie Weis. :(

Just when you think some couldn't post something more stupid. Saul never disappoints.

[kstater]

we have been reminded several times so far by staff to not boo at the presser. good hire.
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[Imon Yourside]

.

:shake: This hire reflects badly on the state of Kansas.

[kstater]

5 years 1.5M, 100k increase/year.

[Imon Yourside]

5 years 1.5M, 100k increase/year.

So how much does he get if he's fired today?

[KChiefer]

Don't forget to bring your ear plugs K-Staters!!!

Really though, Weber is a great Xs and Os coach. IMO, His problem with not recruiting comes from him being a super good person. Hence he's probably always done it "the right way." Also he just comes off as kind of goofy to me and that won't impress the 17 year old phenom.

Then there's the program as a whole in terms of recruiting. Our facilities aren't as good as elite programs. And if the campus is 3 hours away from Chicago, why not just go to MichSt, IU, or OSU? If you're going to leave within two years who cares about state pride? Chicago is almost like it's own state anyways.

I really feel like Jeremy Richmond is the biggest reason Weber is now gone. He was the biggest recruit we didn't let slip through our fingers, but became the biggest headcase/cancer most programs have ever seen. If he'd had his head on straight and stayed for another year we'd have been a legit squad.

Him and we didn't have a replacement for Demetri McCamey who was an "in-game" headcase himself. Not recruiting someone to handle and distribute the ball is a great way to get the pink slip.

Lastly, we had no leader on the team. McCamey, for better or worse was our leader. Meyers Leonard wanted to lead, but proved too young and immature. Thankfully, he can change that.

Illini Football and Basketball have been downright depressing for years(a rose bowl ass kicking and lame bowl wins do not help). If it gets worse from here, so be it. It's funny, Ron Zook was the yin to Weber's yang. He could pull the out-of-state "blue chip" but made awful gameday choices.

[DeezNutz]

Haith hadn't achieved anything, but he was at Miami. I don't think he was fired, was he?

Nope. But Weber isn't bringing an association with an impressive scandal, either. Basically, you hired the college BB version of Herm.

[Saulbadguy]

The Weis hire is being criticized by our opponents. The Weber hire is being criticized by everybody.


Mainly because we know a loser when we see one. We've experienced quite a bit of it.

[Saulbadguy]

When is Franks funeral? Has it been announced yet?

The lone thing i'm actually looking forward to.

[Saulbadguy]

"Give me a chance"

No, denied.

[Extra Point]

Weber-Self history may be fun for a bit. Plain vanilla, just like you don't like it. Weber is a good hire.

[kstater]

"Give me a chance"

No, denied.
WE COULD BE A SWEET SIXTEEN TEAM

[Saulbadguy]

We hired a guy that is being paid $4 million not to coach at Illinois. Fuck me.

[Predarat]

That AD should be fired immediately.

[Saulbadguy]

That AD should be fired immediately.

He'll be gone in 3 years anyways.

[Saulbadguy]

Don't forget to bring your ear plugs K-Staters!!!

Really though, Weber is a great Xs and Os coach. IMO, His problem with not recruiting comes from him being a super good person. Hence he's probably always done it "the right way." Also he just comes off as kind of goofy to me and that won't impress the 17 year old phenom.

Then there's the program as a whole in terms of recruiting. Our facilities aren't as good as elite programs. And if the campus is 3 hours away from Chicago, why not just go to MichSt, IU, or OSU? If you're going to leave within two years who cares about state pride? Chicago is almost like it's own state anyways.

I really feel like Jeremy Richmond is the biggest reason Weber is now gone. He was the biggest recruit we didn't let slip through our fingers, but became the biggest headcase/cancer most programs have ever seen. If he'd had his head on straight and stayed for another year we'd have been a legit squad.

Him and we didn't have a replacement for Demetri McCamey who was an "in-game" headcase himself. Not recruiting someone to handle and distribute the ball is a great way to get the pink slip.

Lastly, we had no leader on the team. McCamey, for better or worse was our leader. Meyers Leonard wanted to lead, but proved too young and immature. Thankfully, he can change that.

Illini Football and Basketball have been downright depressing for years(a rose bowl ass kicking and lame bowl wins do not help). If it gets worse from here, so be it. It's funny, Ron Zook was the yin to Weber's yang. He could pull the out-of-state "blue chip" but made awful gameday choices.

Hey - Manhattan has a daily nonstop flight from Chicago. Can you say PIPELINE?!

[Reerun_KC]

The lone thing i'm actually looking forward to.

Maybe it.can be broadcasted on the sunflower network.

[chiefs2012]

great prospects don't want to go there. you got to take what you can get.

[Saulbadguy]

Maybe it.can be broadcasted on the sunflower network.

KStateHD.TV

For "Premium" subscribers only.

[Saulbadguy]

great prospects don't want to go there. you got to take what you can get.

No, great prospects have never stepped foot on the campus of K-State.

[chiefs2012]

do you want to debate it? why else do you think you ended up with bruce weber?

[the Talking Can]

Don't forget to bring your ear plugs K-Staters!!!

Really though, Weber is a great Xs and Os coach. IMO, His problem with not recruiting comes from him being a super good person. Hence he's probably always done it "the right way." Also he just comes off as kind of goofy to me and that won't impress the 17 year old phenom.

Then there's the program as a whole in terms of recruiting. Our facilities aren't as good as elite programs. And if the campus is 3 hours away from Chicago, why not just go to MichSt, IU, or OSU? If you're going to leave within two years who cares about state pride? Chicago is almost like it's own state anyways.

I really feel like Jeremy Richmond is the biggest reason Weber is now gone. He was the biggest recruit we didn't let slip through our fingers, but became the biggest headcase/cancer most programs have ever seen. If he'd had his head on straight and stayed for another year we'd have been a legit squad.

Him and we didn't have a replacement for Demetri McCamey who was an "in-game" headcase himself. Not recruiting someone to handle and distribute the ball is a great way to get the pink slip.

Lastly, we had no leader on the team. McCamey, for better or worse was our leader. Meyers Leonard wanted to lead, but proved too young and immature. Thankfully, he can change that.

Illini Football and Basketball have been downright depressing for years(a rose bowl ass kicking and lame bowl wins do not help). If it gets worse from here, so be it. It's funny, Ron Zook was the yin to Weber's yang. He could pull the out-of-state "blue chip" but made awful gameday choices.

illinois fans are hilarious

Weber is too clean to recruit...this excuse has been thrown around for years to excuse his failures...it's an insult to good coaches

and weber "is a great X's and O's" coach? holy shit...that would be news to the rest of the big 10

i've never seen so many excuses for a guy who has failed so spectacularly...he was handed an NBA team by Self and then turned the program into a pile of crying players and embarrassing losses

KSU should be punished for bringing this ass clown into the Big 12...Self will go out of his way to humiliate Weber

[Saulbadguy]

Self will go out of his way to humiliate Weber

Yeah - he had a lot of trouble doing that to Frank Martin. :rolleyes:

[Titty Meat]

Better than Gotlieb I guess

[Saulbadguy]

Better than Gotlieb I guess

:#:#:#:#

[the Talking Can]

Yeah - he had a lot of trouble doing that to Frank Martin. :rolleyes:

that has nothing to do with it...but thanks for the irrelevant comment

[Saulbadguy]

that has nothing to do with it...but thanks for the irrelevant comment

So, Self is going to own K-State more than he did in previous years? Well, ok then.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Bruce Weber is too clean? To recruit? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. And if it's true, he sure as fuck will fail here.

Of course, I'm sure as fuck he'll fail anyway..

[007]

To my KSU friends, I'm so sorry for your loss.

[Saulbadguy]

Bruce Weber is too clean? To recruit? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. And if it's true, he sure as fuck will fail here.

Of course, I'm sure as fuck he'll fail anyway..

I think the fact that he is genuinely unlikable and annoying is the reason he can't recruit.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Raise a banner for making the FF in "Personal Integrity and Doing It The Right Way".

[WilliamTheIrish]

I hope Frank did us all a favor and cheated so much we get death penalty-ed, just so I never have to hear Weber or Currie again.

And FUCK you Schultz for allowing this asshole to kill us.

[Titty Meat]

Raise a banner for making the FF in "Personal Integrity and Doing It The Right Way".

I'd rather lose with winners than win with losers

[KC_Connection]

Why did KSU do this to themselves? Why?

[Saulbadguy]

I'd rather lose with winners than win with losers

I'd rather make the NIT with Doug Gottlieb than the NCAA's with Bruce Weber.

[Titty Meat]

I'd rather make the NIT with Doug Gottlieb than the NCAA's with Bruce Weber.

I was really hoping you guys would hire Doc Sadler. That shit conference always sucked him off.

[Saulbadguy]

Salt in the wound, just got a robo-call from Bruce Weber reminding me to renew my season tickets. (seriously)

[Saulbadguy]

I was really hoping you guys would hire Doc Sadler. That shit conference always sucked him off.

Yeah, I told myself it could have been worse and immediately thought of Doc.

To be fair to Doc though, he is saddled with an AD that thinks AAU basketball should be eliminated.

[ROYC75]

WOW, as a rival I'm lost for words.


Currie has just sealed his exit, he must really want out at KSU!

[KChiefer]

Salt in the wound, just got a robo-call from Bruce Weber reminding me to renew my season tickets. (seriously)

If he didn't blow your eardrum, you probably need to replace your phone's blown earpiece.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Damn.

Currie needs to go...

[Swanman]

As an Illinois fan and alum, all I can say is that I feel for the K State fans. I wouldn't wish Bruce Weber on my worst enemy's team. Here are his negatives as were evidenced this last season:

1) He runs an offense that is predicated on passing the ball around the perimeter for 30 seconds then chucking up a desperation 3.

2) He doesn't shut up the entire game, screaming "Moooooooooooovvvvvvveeeeee" until his players start tuning him out.

3) He doesn't know anything about building a well-rounding team. This past year, the roster of around 14 players was made up of 11 small forwards.

4) He throws players under the bus at every opportunity, barely ever directly takes blame himself.

5) He went from a final four run in '05 to a combined 2 tourney wins in the next 7 years. Most of the Illini fans gave him the nickname Bubbles.


Even though the Illini coaching search was one big shit-show, at least we have a coach besides Brucie. I am actually pretty excited about John Groce.

[WilliamTheIrish]

He went total SLTH in the presser.

"we lost 8 games by 4 points or less".

Nice. We hired Wooly Weber.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Don't forget to bring your ear plugs K-Staters!!!

Really though, Weber is a great Xs and Os coach. IMO, His problem with not recruiting comes from him being a super good person. Hence he's probably always done it "the right way." Also he just comes off as kind of goofy to me and that won't impress the 17 year old phenom.

Then there's the program as a whole in terms of recruiting. Our facilities aren't as good as elite programs. And if the campus is 3 hours away from Chicago, why not just go to MichSt, IU, or OSU? If you're going to leave within two years who cares about state pride? Chicago is almost like it's own state anyways.

I really feel like Jeremy Richmond is the biggest reason Weber is now gone. He was the biggest recruit we didn't let slip through our fingers, but became the biggest headcase/cancer most programs have ever seen. If he'd had his head on straight and stayed for another year we'd have been a legit squad.

Him and we didn't have a replacement for Demetri McCamey who was an "in-game" headcase himself. Not recruiting someone to handle and distribute the ball is a great way to get the pink slip.

Lastly, we had no leader on the team. McCamey, for better or worse was our leader. Meyers Leonard wanted to lead, but proved too young and immature. Thankfully, he can change that.

Illini Football and Basketball have been downright depressing for years(a rose bowl ass kicking and lame bowl wins do not help). If it gets worse from here, so be it. It's funny, Ron Zook was the yin to Weber's yang. He could pull the out-of-state "blue chip" but made awful gameday choices.

But, but, but some genious assures us that going to a BCS Bowl makes up for all the shit seasons. You should be running around shouting Flower Power!!!

[KChiefer]

illinois fans are hilarious

Weber is too clean to recruit...this excuse has been thrown around for years to excuse his failures...it's an insult to good coaches

and weber "is a great X's and O's" coach? holy shit...that would be news to the rest of the big 10

i've never seen so many excuses for a guy who has failed so spectacularly...he was handed an NBA team by Self and then turned the program into a pile of crying players and embarrassing losses

KSU should be punished for bringing this ass clown into the Big 12...Self will go out of his way to humiliate Weber

An NBA team with 2 real pros and NO CENTER. Then Weber X'ed and O'ed them to the final and a 2 loss season. When did Self take us all that far? Maybe Self would have, but he choked here just like his early years at KU.

We ended up with Weber after others like Crean and Matta passed then and there are reasons why Smart passed now. Weber did his best and there's a reason why Izzo publicly defended him.

[Blick]

What does SLTH stand for?

[mikeyis4dcats.]

sigh.

[Saulbadguy]

What does SLTH stand for?

Solid long term hire - a term coined by K-State fans to make fun of dumbass KU fans who thought Martin was a bad hire. (As well as Huggins)

[WilliamTheIrish]

"Solid Long Term Hire".

It started after the Asbury firing. KSU hired Wooly. He was horrible (but oh so close to being good - if you judge him by the amount of close losses). However, he was nothing but a lovable loser. He continued that at KSU. He was "so close" (8-70 road record) that the shirt tucking fanbase and Wefald kept him for six fucking years.

If you back through the years you'll find the usual suspect rival fans give their glowing appreciation of SLTH coaches. Doc Sadler had a couple of close losses in AFH and many of the less critical thinkers were sure he would "get his team to the top, as soon he gets his players in there". Which of course never happened. Doc was also the beneficiary, by virtue of close losses, of being a better coach than Rick Barnes. "If he had Barnes' talent he would win the conference". Of course he wouldn't. Because he's a SLTH. And he sucks.

After Huggins left the same suspects mentioned clowns like Mark Fox. He had won a game as coach of Nevada against KU. Therefore, he was a "perfect fit". And he would "win the right way". Those are SLTH trademarks. I've seen em all. Altman. Asbury. Wooly.

Weiser broke the mold by hiring Huggins and Frank and Currie picked up the SLTH mold pieces, glued them together and viola' Weber is now the KSU BBall coach.

[Titty Meat]

"Solid Long Term Hire".

It started after the Asbury firing. KSU hired Wooly. He was horrible (but oh so close to being good - if you judge him by the amount of close losses). However, he was nothing but a lovable loser. He continued that at KSU. He was "so close" (8-70 road record) that the shirt tucking fanbase and Wefald kept him for six ****ing years.

If you back through the years you'll find the usual suspect rival fans give their glowing appreciation of SLTH coaches. Doc Sadler had a couple of close losses in AFH and many of the less critical thinkers were sure he would "get his team to the top, as soon he gets his players in there". Which of course never happened. Doc was also the beneficiary, by virtue of close losses, of being a better coach than Rick Barnes. "If he had Barnes' talent he would win the conference". Of course he wouldn't. Because he's a SLTH. And he sucks.

After Huggins left the same suspects mentioned clowns like Mark Fox. He had won a game as coach of Nevada against KU. Therefore, he was a "perfect fit". And he would "win the right way". Those are SLTH trademarks. I've seen em all. Altman. Asbury. Wooly.

Weiser broke the mold by hiring Huggins and Frank and Currie picked up the SLTH mold pieces, glued them together and viola' Weber is now the KSU BBall coach.

Those comments all came from the same fan base.

[Blick]

Thanks guys. GoEMAW is an even bigger joy to read now that I know what that means.

[kstater]

Thanks guys. GoEMAW is an even bigger joy to read now that I know what that means.


I don't think you really know what it means.

[Blick]

I don't think you really know what it means.

Yeah, "joy to read" was a terrible choice of words considering the state of the basketball program.

Just meant that I think the site is fantastic.

[WilliamTheIrish]

It's a great site, Blick. I love that it has a lot of the CP edge to it. Plus it's funny as hell.

[Saulbadguy]

Yeah, "joy to read" was a terrible choice of words considering the state of the basketball program.

Just meant that I think the site is fantastic.

Thanks. I run the place. Did you register?

[HonestChieffan]

As an Illini I cannot imagine the butthurt KStaters must feel. But then the Illini will likely end up with some twit that is worse.

[Titty Meat]

Thanks. I run the place. Did you register?

Unban my account

[kstater]

Unban my account

It takes a special kind of retard to get banned from goemaw.

[KChiefer]

As an Illini I cannot imagine the butthurt KStaters must feel. But then the Illini will likely end up with some twit that is worse.

We got the coach from Ohio. Time will tell, but I don't see a decade of top three finishes ahead.

[HonestChieffan]

We got the coach from Ohio. Time will tell, but I don't see a decade of top three finishes ahead.

I almost don't care anymore. Bullshit Athletic department with no hope to get better. I read the alumni magazine and want to gag at the PC crazies who seem to be in charge.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Unban my account

Huh? what did you do to get banned?

[Titty Meat]

Huh? what did you do to get banned?

I joined while I was banned from here for a few months. Every post was about Nebraska.

[Titty Meat]

We got the coach from Ohio. Time will tell, but I don't see a decade of top three finishes ahead.

That's the guy we wanted. If he recruits Illinois it'll be a good hire.

[Blick]

Thanks. I run the place. Did you register?

Yeah, a while ago. Then, I forgot what my password was. I just figured it out.

[Saulbadguy]

Unban my account

Surely you aren't really banned.

[Blick]

It's a great site, Blick. I love that it has a lot of the CP edge to it. Plus it's funny as hell.

Yes. I was rolling in the "questions you would ask Tad Boyle at his press conference" thread.

Too bad they couldn't unleash on Weber like that.

[Saulbadguy]

I was really hoping you guys would hire Doc Sadler. That shit conference always sucked him off.

http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/4c/64c02e70-4b58-5151-b2d1-14e7df2b385f/4f421a478e27b.preview-300.jpg

[Saulbadguy]

Jesus. Listening to some of his press conferences. His voice is so fucking nasaly/crackly/annoying.

[Raiderhater]

http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2010/4/12/129156051954645220.jpg

[KChiefer]

http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/4c/64c02e70-4b58-5151-b2d1-14e7df2b385f/4f421a478e27b.preview-300.jpg

That's probably the lowest point in Illinois bball history. I've defended Weber in this thread, but that game was inexcusable!

[hawkchief]

Unbelievably awful hire. Terrible coach, recruiter and an even worse "face of the KSU program".

Really sucks for the Big XII to have a douche like this hired. What a joke, KSU - should have done much better than this garbage.

[Dave Lane]

Sorry for you guys. This really sucks. Any of you been able to get to bargaining in the grief cycle? Soon you will be back to hope because you never know.

[Messier]

The fact they buried his introductory news conference on a day they knew it would get pushed to the back page is telling.

[notorious]

Still melting down.

This is the equivilent of the Chiefs hiring Rich Kotite.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Still melting down.

This is the equivilent of the Chiefs hiring Rich Kotite.

SyFy original movies > Weber....Sorry man, had to :evil:

[mikeyis4dcats.]

The fact they buried his introductory news conference on a day they knew it would get pushed to the back page is telling.

Just the opposite, they had it just before the FF in the hopes the talking heads would all talk about it.

[notorious]

SyFy original movies > Weber....Sorry man, had to :evil:

Ballbreaker. LMAO

[Al Bundy]

SyFy original movies > Weber....Sorry man, had to :evil:

Holy shit... that is bad.

[58kcfan89]

So I usually feel a lot more optimistic about stuff like this the next day... But not this time.


Anyone got anything to make me feel better about this whole situation?

[WilliamTheIrish]

So I usually feel a lot more optimistic about stuff like this the next day... But not this time.


Anyone got anything to make me feel better about this whole situation?

Here is my hope. Keep in mind that this is only how I hope it plays out.

1) Weber made no friends with his Bill Self funeral. If Self is any kind of a friend to Frank, he'll unleash the hounds on Weber and beat us by 55 for the next 3 years.

That should send the $ donors into a frenzy. Weber is fired and he leaves in disgrace and his voice actually goes up 3 octaves as he blames it all on the players.

It is my hope that John Currie is given the Braveheart treatment. His shoulders and hips should be dislocated. Following that he should be disemboweled. Than as he slowly bleeds out, the guillotine raises and he is asked to say his final words. In his last breath he is about to cry out something (probably "Rocky Top"), but I cut loose the blade and it slices through his neck and his head rolls into a basket.

The crowd screams out EEEEEMAW!

The severed head is delivered to Western Union with 200$ and a forwarding address to hell.

[DeezNutz]

Here is my hope. Keep in mind that this is only how I hope it plays out.

1) Weber made no friends with his Bill Self funeral. If Self is any kind of a friend to Frank, he'll unleash the hounds on Weber and beat us by 55 for the next 3 years.

That should send the $ donors into a frenzy. Weber is fired and he leaves in disgrace and his voice actually goes up 3 octaves as he blames it all on the players.

It is my hope that John Currie is given the Braveheart treatment. His shoulders and hips should be dislocated. Following that he should be disemboweled. Than as he slowly bleeds out, the guillotine raises and he is asked to say his final words. In his last breath he is about to cry out something (probably "Rocky Top"), but I cut loose the blade and it slices through his neck and his head rolls into a basket.

The crowd screams out EEEEEMAW!

The severed head is delivered to Western Union with 200$ and a forwarding address to hell.

Indeed a hopeful vision.

[58kcfan89]

Here is my hope. Keep in mind that this is only how I hope it plays out.

1) Weber made no friends with his Bill Self funeral. If Self is any kind of a friend to Frank, he'll unleash the hounds on Weber and beat us by 55 for the next 3 years.

That should send the $ donors into a frenzy. Weber is fired and he leaves in disgrace and his voice actually goes up 3 octaves as he blames it all on the players.

It is my hope that John Currie is given the Braveheart treatment. His shoulders and hips should be dislocated. Following that he should be disemboweled. Than as he slowly bleeds out, the guillotine raises and he is asked to say his final words. In his last breath he is about to cry out something (probably "Rocky Top"), but I cut loose the blade and it slices through his neck and his head rolls into a basket.

The crowd screams out EEEEEMAW!

The severed head is delivered to Western Union with 200$ and a forwarding address to hell.

ROFL
As long as this all happens before Snyder retires again, I'm cool with it. Don't want Currie hiring Ron Zook to fuck up our football program.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Those comments all came from the same fan base.

Yup.

[Swanman]

I thought the Illini fanbase hated Bubbles this last year, you KSU fans make us look like amateurs with your hatred before he even coaches a game. I feel bad for the K State fans.

Currie sounds like a clone of Ron Guenther, Illinois's former incompetent awful AD. That idiot extended Bruce a couple seasons ago through 2015 and didn't even include a buyout clause in his contract. In order to end the fiasco, the new AD had to pay him 100% of the remainder left on his contract (and had to do the same thing with Zook and the women's bball coach). Illinois paid 7 million in buyouts to fire three incompetent coaches. It seems that Currie is setting you up for the same problem.

Here is my hope. Keep in mind that this is only how I hope it plays out.

1) Weber made no friends with his Bill Self funeral. If Self is any kind of a friend to Frank, he'll unleash the hounds on Weber and beat us by 55 for the next 3 years.

That should send the $ donors into a frenzy. Weber is fired and he leaves in disgrace and his voice actually goes up 3 octaves as he blames it all on the players.

It is my hope that John Currie is given the Braveheart treatment. His shoulders and hips should be dislocated. Following that he should be disemboweled. Than as he slowly bleeds out, the guillotine raises and he is asked to say his final words. In his last breath he is about to cry out something (probably "Rocky Top"), but I cut loose the blade and it slices through his neck and his head rolls into a basket.

The crowd screams out EEEEEMAW!

The severed head is delivered to Western Union with 200$ and a forwarding address to hell.

[Saulbadguy]

Oh, you haven't seen anything yet.

[ChiTown]

THIS..........will not end well.:banghead:

[KChiefer]

Anyone got anything to make me feel better about this whole situation?

If your former coach recruited well and those who are committed stay, your next three years may be decent. At best your feelings will be reflected in the shape of the St Louis Arch. At worst, you're setting sail for the Mariana Trench.

[Al Bundy]

I heard that Kevin Harlan supports the hire....

[qabbaan]

Yikes. Disastrous hire.

[Mr. Plow]

We hired a guy that is being paid $4 million not to coach at Illinois. Fuck me.

LMAO



3) He doesn't know anything about building a well-rounding team. This past year, the roster of around 14 players was made up of 11 small forwards.


LMAOLMAO

[Thig Lyfe]

When you succeed at Illinois you go to Kansas and when you fail at Illinois, you go to Kansas State

The math checks out.

[Setsuna]

Is this guy a bad hire?

[Mr. Plow]

Is this guy a bad hire?

Yes.

[the Talking Can]

Here is my hope. Keep in mind that this is only how I hope it plays out.

1) Weber made no friends with his Bill Self funeral. If Self is any kind of a friend to Frank, he'll unleash the hounds on Weber and beat us by 55 for the next 3 years.

it's all rumor, but Weber was a insecure cock bag when he took over for Self, and Self hates him...hard to image he won't relish a chance to rub it in

[DJ's left nut]

Maybe a little too much IRL knowledge here, but I married into Garth Gardiner's extended family (I think the hardcore K-Staters know who he is, right?). He's a good dude, I'll see him once or twice a year at family reunion kinda things, weddings or holidays. We're all supposed to meet in August...it's going to take every ounce of willpower I have not to prod him a little on this thing. Frankly, Garth could probably break me in half anyway so it's probably for the best.

This has to just kill him. He loved Huggins and may have even like Martin more. Weber is the anti-Garth, IMO. As big a booster as Garth is, he has to reflect the sentiments of a lot of the other big-money guys. This can't help the program at all.

[Saulbadguy]

Maybe a little too much IRL knowledge here, but I married into Garth Gardiner's extended family (I think the hardcore K-Staters know who he is, right?). He's a good dude, I'll see him once or twice a year at family reunion kinda things, weddings or holidays. We're all supposed to meet in August...it's going to take every ounce of willpower I have not to prod him a little on this thing. Frankly, Garth could probably break me in half anyway so it's probably for the best.

This has to just kill him. He loved Huggins and may have even like Martin more. Weber is the anti-Garth, IMO.

Yes, Garth is extremely upset.

Edit: You should prod him about it anyways. Share what you find out with me via PM. TIA.

[DJ's left nut]

Yes, Garth is extremely upset.

Edit: You should prod him about it anyways. Share what you find out with me via PM. TIA.

If I disappear from the board without a 'leaving forever' thread in early August, you'll know why.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Maybe a little too much IRL knowledge here, but I married into Garth Gardiner's extended family (I think the hardcore K-Staters know who he is, right?). He's a good dude, I'll see him once or twice a year at family reunion kinda things, weddings or holidays. We're all supposed to meet in August...it's going to take every ounce of willpower I have not to prod him a little on this thing. Frankly, Garth could probably break me in half anyway so it's probably for the best.

This has to just kill him. He loved Huggins and may have even like Martin more. Weber is the anti-Garth, IMO. As big a booster as Garth is, he has to reflect the sentiments of a lot of the other big-money guys. This can't help the program at all.

yeah, he's been pretty vocal on twitter.

[Saulbadguy]

Jesus. Watch this and try not to laugh.

http://illinoishomepage.net/ftfin?nxd_id=348642

[Swanman]

it's all rumor, but Weber was a insecure cock bag when he took over for Self, and Self hates him...hard to image he won't relish a chance to rub it in

He is still an insecure cockbag. Nothing is ever his fault. We usually called him Bubbles, but also called him Snakebites at times too.

[Swanman]

Some photoshops to enjoy.....

[Swanman]

MOAR....

[Dante84]

Jesus. Watch this and try not to laugh.

http://illinoishomepage.net/ftfin?nxd_id=348642

SOMEBODY TELL CURRIE THAT HE BOUGHT COLLEGE PLAYERS CUSTARD!

we still have hope!

[HemiEd]

Just read the news, very disgusting hire. Guess the football team doesn't want competition from the basketball team.
I was so glad to see Illinois fire him, then he pops up a team I actually care about. :banghead:

[KChiefer]

SOMEBODY TELL CURRIE THAT HE BOUGHT COLLEGE PLAYERS CUSTARD!

we still have hope!

This is what I meant by him being "too clean." He honestly thinks getting kids custard is showing them a "good time."

[the Talking Can]

petro just said that underwood has left

[Saulbadguy]

petro just said that underwood has left

No surprise there.

[Ceej]

Jesus. Watch this and try not to laugh.

http://illinoishomepage.net/ftfin?nxd_id=348642

That looks like some awful movie trailer...

[mikeyis4dcats.]

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3702/050415chinooknose7yw.jpg

[Setsuna]

Yes.

Soo essentially if I go to the conference home games, I should expect losses at each one?

[Reerun_KC]

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3702/050415chinooknose7yw.jpg

Pull up....