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BAcc in 1983, the good old days, baby, when the drinkin' age was 18.......

two more innocent youths victimized by the man. that ain't right...

lol, exactly.

Who's going to predict the winner on most of the games then?

P.S. good strategy, though, don't be part of the prediction contest, but stand on the sidelines and critique. I"m sure you and your gold goggled predictions for your man Mac would have gotten you riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight to the top of the list. Bravo, peter pan.

Sure I do, quantity over quality. Another losing point you make, nice work, comrade.

Geez, such common sense...let's take a step back, and ask ourselves a question: Should the coach of a team who has lost EVERY conference road game in two years be asked to come back? The choices are: 1. Yes, I like losing basketball with no hope and being a laughingstock in the conference. I'd write more, but my mom is making me cereal for dinner and i need to go..... 2. Hell no, I have higher expectations for my school and my team, and no matter the cost, I'd find a way to deal myself 5 new cards of uncertainty, than keep 5 that have proven to be losers. Come on, Apologists, vote!!

Piss on him, he should go back to playing flag football for the 'Cocks with his buddy Garcia! GO BULLS!!

Whooooooa, doesn't most wins, win?? WTF, is this nascar???

Typically, W-L are the statistics that are most measured with athletic teams. Wins are determined by the team that scores the most points in the game. Points are scored when the ball goes through the hoops, one point for a free throw, two for a hoop inside the half circle about 18' from the hoop, 3 points are scored when the ball is made into the hoop when shot from outside this arch. Hope this helps clarify the game for you.

I believe the perspective was he was a very big injury risk, given his high school injury and conditioning history. That's why most colleges backed off him, only the ones who COUNT ON longshots continued pursuit. Fine roster management.

or win.

thanks for clarifying, but you never said it would,either, which was my point. Either way, it's a sad mess. I did see mac and the team on the plan to chicago. I tried to chit chat with the coach (hey coach, i'm an alum, hang in there in the last game, etc.), he was courteous, professional, but could have given a **** what I thought, said or was. That dispassion is fatal in a coach who's looking up at success. He needs to be fired up, so his kids will be, that is the baseline of success - enthusiasm and passion. To the contrary, I chatted with Gransberry and Mattis, very professional, smiled, good kids, polite and appreciated a fan/alum, etc. saying hi. I feel for them, to a degree, I feel for Mac too, but he's just not the right guy for the job. Might make a great prison administrator, though...

Depaul 16 Buckley 15 Gransberry 13 61.3%

Nope too easy to pick the Opponent to win every game. To win points in all categories is what matters. Shows you might actually watch a game and do some analysis. But congrats on selecting USF to lose every game - I give you credit for having a plan and sticking to it. What an asinine comment. Check the scoreboard, I have the most wins and 3rd most average - not to self-perform here, but in the face of your consistent, uneducated and biased opinons, some facts must come into place. Funny, I thought the goal was to win this contest, not pick USF every week? IF it's so easy to always pick the opponent, it must be obvious to you, even the most green of goggled, that USF's hoops team has no hope? Same for others of your bias. Then again, if it's so easy to always pick the opponent, why aren't so many others? how come it's me, Herman and triple B leading the way?? Ridiculous. YOU do some analysis before writing next time.

You must be an accountant. Revenue - expense = profit. In this case, and all your other ones on this topic, you only talk about the costs and not the revenue aspect. How can you not expect attendance to improve? Advertising? Scholarship support, at least in an amount of $400K if Mac leaves? RIDICULOUS. NO ONE HAS ANY INTEREST IN USF HOOPS ON THIS BOARD AND WE ARE THE MOST RABID FANS OUT THERE!!! If we keep Mac, we spend his 200K a year and have no hope of it. If we eat it, and i'm sure the university can eat it, this is big business here, I would hope the next coach could easily raise enough revenues (see Lelo) PLUS interest in the program, to easily offset Mac's sunk costs. This current state is freaking hopeless. Admit it.

Isn't it about the W's baby??

JOe, this is a poor argument...our leading player is a JC transfer that didn't even start until late December, the second is Buckley, a rare senior...but would you like to compare... Louisville- ever heard of sa kid named Palacious, and Padgett- both four year juniors. Seton Hall- uhh, Nutter is a junior, they guy that went off on us. Laing, Gaines, and Marshall were all juniors and seniors too....they had two freshman that are big contributors. Quette- had a great guard class that came in two years ago. But remember last year it was only James that starred it wasn't until this year as sophs and with a year under their belts that Matthews, and McNeal started dominating. USF, has Bozeman playing as a true freshman, Howard as a RS-Freshman, Cann playing as a RS-Freshman...Amu Saaka playing as a true freshman, Aris Williams as a RS-Soph....Verdejo as a RS-soph...that's youth to me. Bring in Holmes, Curry, and Nique Jones and you add more scorers. I guess we're agreeing, but coming up with a different conclusion. The reason those guys are along is because they're solid high school recruits, not someone else's problem who's looking for BE minutes, so they pick us when no other options give them PT. As long as we we ill lead the nation in "Statue of Liberty" recruiting, we just won't get there. No one has won with everyone else's problems, and certainly Mac can't. As I've said before, it strikes me as Mac's failing in that he doesnt have a stud recruiting assistant (seth's zimroth) to cover for his lack of personality. Game day coaching, I'd give the guy a C+, maybe a B-, given the weak talent has. Unfortunately, he's also in charge of talent procurement, where you have to give him a D-, at best. He's got to go. Forget the results - and I can't, but I will humor the Apologists - just look at the program's enthusiasm. An all-time low, I dare say. That's untenable. Order Mac a copy of the home game.

You do need to cut them a little bit of slack now .... Some may not check in here that often and they think they've come up with some newfangled revelation and are just dying to share it with everybody. A condescending smilie is pretty mean spirited when taking all that into consideration. Hey listen, let's get the rules of the road here, you, me, Herman/Ari/Girl Friday talks smack on the good coach Mac, or some dim bulb, instant mortal sin. On the other hand, the Apologists can piss on anyone's cornflakes they want to, and even include a little white sauce to boot. ahhh, the golden rule..........

Your nuts Herman, and severely deter your credibility by comparing Mattis to any of those players. Hakim is 6-11 with a great wing span, same with Sojo. Mattis is around 6-5 170lbs, and gets called for traveling more than actually dribble penetrating. Mattis is so far off the NBA it isn't even funny, the kid would have had a shot if he had 5+ more inches and could have played exclusively inside ala SoJo, and for get the NBAD- no way. Mattis is a good enough athlete to make a healthy living overseas playing hoops where they let guys freelance on the court and teams will enjoy his high flying dunks, and amazing blocks. The NBA and Mattis- not a chance! Au contraire, boys, earlier in the year, i was maligned for offering up the fact that our basketball team did not have enough "well-rounded athletes" i.e. pro prospects, and all YOU pundits and soothsayers ASSURED me that McHugh - who's had a great year, was a NBA prospect, would be better than Sojo, etc. You can look that one up, boys and girls. Proof's in the pudding, some of us saw it when it was just a bunch of ingredients spread all over the kitchen counter, others, still can't see it when it's baked, burned, and about to be thrown out.....

Whew, close one, i'll wait on the photo for my acceptance speech........crazy coincidence, the Triumvirate of you, Herm/Ari/TBD and moi finished 1-2-3 this week and so far for the year. Where are all those objective pundits of USF hoops now? Hearts say one thing, boys, facts and knowledge say another. Nice work, Mac.

BULLS LOSE! 10 Buckley 17 Gransberry 12 68% GO MAC!!

Go Mac!

Priceless, absolutely priceless.

Just another reason to never believe a coach, regardless what they say about wanting to coach at another school. Maybe sports writers will finally figure that out. http://seminoles.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dawsey_lawrence00.html Maybe you should figure out your drivel is unneeded here. Go home, your sister is calling you...........