A lot has been made about the chicken nuggets and mowing his own lawn

[goCats101]

When I first read this thread title I thought you were referring to oscar as "The chicken nuggets". Would make a great nickname IMO. 

[DoyleLonnegan]

Your AD says he will evaluate your performance at the end of the season.

How does this equate to your season going into the shitter?  WTF?

This is also after having lost 5 of 6 already.  With three of those losses coming to teams that ended up in the bottom half of the league.

But it wasn't Weber's fault. 

It's pretty infuriating that he's running to all his coachbuddies to spread lies about how our AD somehow cheated him.

[Winters]

Your AD says he will evaluate your performance at the end of the season.

How does this equate to your season going into the shitter?  WTF?

This is also after having lost 5 of 6 already.  With three of those losses coming to teams that ended up in the bottom half of the league.

But it wasn't Weber's fault. 

It's pretty infuriating that he's running to all his coachbuddies to spread lies about how our AD somehow cheated him.

[pissclams]

huggins did the same crap. 

[j rake]

There may still be some frustration boiling over regarding Martin's decision to leave K-State, and that's understandable. But most people who know college basketball inside and out say K-State made a great hire — a hire they say the fans should embrace.

who said this?

who is 'most people who know college basketball inside and out?'

gottlieb, okay, he's neutral. but he's also being kind because he doesn't want to bash the hire publicly after lobbying for the job. the rest are friends of weber. so, who is 'most people?' because 'most people' in manhattan killed the hire. 'most people' in the midwest media killed the hire. 'most people' in the national media, save for jeff goodman at cbs, laughed and mocked and ridiculed the hire.

so, the question i guess is this:

how many people know college basketball inside and out?
of those people, how many think 'k-state made a great hire that the fanbase should embrace.'

can we quantify this somehow?

[michigancat]

huggins did the same crap. 

And poor old frank just had Shakey, Art, and Ron Everhart.

[SleepFighter]

huggins did the same crap.

Yeah, Huggins and Weber are both tremendous assholes.

[michigancat]

There may still be some frustration boiling over regarding Martin's decision to leave K-State, and that's understandable. But most people who know college basketball inside and out say K-State made a great hire — a hire they say the fans should embrace.

who said this?

who is 'most people who know college basketball inside and out?'

gottlieb, okay, he's neutral. but he's also being kind because he doesn't want to bash the hire publicly after lobbying for the job. the rest are friends of weber. so, who is 'most people?' because 'most people' in manhattan killed the hire. 'most people' in the midwest media killed the hire. 'most people' in the national media, save for jeff goodman at cbs, laughed and mocked and ridiculed the hire.

so, the question i guess is this:

how many people know college basketball inside and out?
of those people, how many think 'k-state made a great hire that the fanbase should embrace.'

can we quantify this somehow?

The hardest part to define is "know basketball". If it only includes current and former coaches, I would guess most would say k-state made a great hire no matter who we hired from their little circle of friends.

[Rage Against the McKee]

When I first read this thread title I thought you were referring to oscar as "The chicken nuggets". Would make a great nickname IMO. 

I think "General chicken nuggets" would be a little bit better.

[CNS]

When I first read this thread title I thought you were referring to oscar as "The chicken nuggets". Would make a great nickname IMO. 

I think "General chicken nuggets" would be a little bit better.

Waiting for his last stand.....impatiently. 

[Illiniphil85]

Your AD says he will evaluate your performance at the end of the season.

How does this equate to your season going into the shitter?  WTF?

One of the worst pieces of revisionist history I've ever read. Seems he's not content with still landing another gig, he's unwilling to own up to his last one. Good luck, the man has more excuses than Doan's has pills. Weeks after the fact when most of us haterz are well past ready to turn the page, he still can't shut up and move on. I'd like to think that you guys would have better luck with him, but it's tough to learn from your mistakes when you did nothing wrong.

[Rage Against the McKee]

When I first read this thread title I thought you were referring to oscar as "The chicken nuggets". Would make a great nickname IMO. 

I think "General chicken nuggets" would be a little bit better.

Waiting for his last stand.....impatiently.

It won't be long until he gets ambushed by "Sitting Bill".

[Mr Bread]

Actually the Gottliebs have some connection with Weber.  Doug is a big-time oscar supporter.  Not at all neutral. 

There may still be some frustration boiling over regarding Martin's decision to leave K-State, and that's understandable. But most people who know college basketball inside and out say K-State made a great hire — a hire they say the fans should embrace.

who said this?

who is 'most people who know college basketball inside and out?'

gottlieb, okay, he's neutral. but he's also being kind because he doesn't want to bash the hire publicly after lobbying for the job. the rest are friends of weber. so, who is 'most people?' because 'most people' in manhattan killed the hire. 'most people' in the midwest media killed the hire. 'most people' in the national media, save for jeff goodman at cbs, laughed and mocked and ridiculed the hire.

so, the question i guess is this:

how many people know college basketball inside and out?
of those people, how many think 'k-state made a great hire that the fanbase should embrace.'

can we quantify this somehow?

[Illiniphil85]

http://alioneye.com/

A take on the article from a respected Illini Blogger

[j rake]

http://alioneye.com/

A take on the article from a respected Illini Blogger

already tired of the illinois posters here. worse than sys.

[botb9]

http://alioneye.com/

A take on the article from a respected Illini Blogger

already tired of the illinois posters here. worse than sys.

Why tired of us? We can appreciate that you'll give oscar a chance, but don't let anyone fool you -- including Weber -- on how and why he was let go. The lack of a vote of confidence from Mike Thomas was not the final straw. The fact that Weber is trying to essentially rewrite the account of his history, and that people are willing to buy it because he's a nice guy, is disingenuous at best, and it especially makes Illinois fans appear ungrateful and wishy-washy. In reality, Weber's last six seasons fell short of expectations set by the Lou Henson-Lon Kruger-Bill Self years. It got to the point where major donors to the program were willing to pony up their own dollars to take care of Weber's buyout so we could go out and get whoever we needed.

Maybe Weber can build up something for KStaters to be proud of like he built up Southern Illinois. His coaching ability is respected by many. It's his lack of a thick skin and his admitted failure to build toughness in his players that derailed the Illinois program and left it where it is today, rebuilding with a new coach and a whole lot of raw talent that, for the most part, doesn't know how to run an offense. If Weber can repair those mistakes and get back to what made him successful at SIU, then KSU will be better off for it.

[chum1]

things went astray when people stopped being butthurt about his record and started being butthurt about the things he says.

[michigancat]

things went astray when people stopped being butthurt about his record and started being butthurt about the things he says.

I haven't stopped being butthurt about his record.

[8manpick]

things went astray when people stopped being butthurt about his record and started being butthurt about the things he says.

I haven't stopped being butthurt about his record.

Yeah, his record isn't currently changing, but he is currently saying stupid crap that is worth being butthurt about.

[j rake]

Why tired of us? We can appreciate that you'll give oscar a chance, but don't let anyone fool you -- including Weber -- on how and why he was let go. The lack of a vote of confidence from Mike Thomas was not the final straw. The fact that Weber is trying to essentially rewrite the account of his history, and that people are willing to buy it because he's a nice guy, is disingenuous at best, and it especially makes Illinois fans appear ungrateful and wishy-washy. In reality, Weber's last six seasons fell short of expectations set by the Lou Henson-Lon Kruger-Bill Self years. It got to the point where major donors to the program were willing to pony up their own dollars to take care of Weber's buyout so we could go out and get whoever we needed.

Maybe Weber can build up something for KStaters to be proud of like he built up Southern Illinois. His coaching ability is respected by many. It's his lack of a thick skin and his admitted failure to build toughness in his players that derailed the Illinois program and left it where it is today, rebuilding with a new coach and a whole lot of raw talent that, for the most part, doesn't know how to run an offense. If Weber can repair those mistakes and get back to what made him successful at SIU, then KSU will be better off for it.

dude, know what you are. you're illinois. you're not appreciably better than northwestern in football, and your hoops isn't - and never has been - a national powerhouse. your best year came with weber at the helm. now he's gone. deal with it.

your new coach wouldn't have been hired if he didn't win a pair of games in the tournament. he will fail, and fail miserably, and you weird illinois fans with your stupid, highly overrated orange crush student section will be sobbing for weber and wishing he'd come back to champaign to eat your chicken nuggets and mow your lawns and pick up your dry cleaning.

so please, take your former racist mascot chief illinigook, your disloyal athletic director, your ugly fans and your papa del's pizza and go away. i think jim croce or john grossi or jim crocket or (whoever) is about to reel in a big 2-star forward to add to his top 200 recruiting class which will combine with your weak-minded, undisciplined loser players.

have fun in the CBI.

[kso_FAN]

dude, know what you are. you're illinois. you're not appreciably better than northwestern in football, and your hoops isn't - and never has been - a national powerhouse. your best year came with weber at the helm. now he's gone. deal with it.

your new coach wouldn't have been hired if he didn't win a pair of games in the tournament. he will fail, and fail miserably, and you weird illinois fans with your stupid, highly overrated orange crush student section will be sobbing for weber and wishing he'd come back to champaign to eat your chicken nuggets and mow your lawns and pick up your dry cleaning.

so please, take your former racist mascot chief illinigook, your disloyal athletic director, your ugly fans and your papa del's pizza and go away. i think jim croce or john grossi or jim crocket or (whoever) is about to reel in a big 2-star forward to add to his top 200 recruiting class which will combine with your weak-minded, undisciplined loser players.

have fun in the CBI.

 

[DoyleLonnegan]

Why tired of us? We can appreciate that you'll give oscar a chance, but don't let anyone fool you -- including Weber -- on how and why he was let go. The lack of a vote of confidence from Mike Thomas was not the final straw. The fact that Weber is trying to essentially rewrite the account of his history, and that people are willing to buy it because he's a nice guy, is disingenuous at best, and it especially makes Illinois fans appear ungrateful and wishy-washy. In reality, Weber's last six seasons fell short of expectations set by the Lou Henson-Lon Kruger-Bill Self years. It got to the point where major donors to the program were willing to pony up their own dollars to take care of Weber's buyout so we could go out and get whoever we needed.

Maybe Weber can build up something for KStaters to be proud of like he built up Southern Illinois. His coaching ability is respected by many. It's his lack of a thick skin and his admitted failure to build toughness in his players that derailed the Illinois program and left it where it is today, rebuilding with a new coach and a whole lot of raw talent that, for the most part, doesn't know how to run an offense. If Weber can repair those mistakes and get back to what made him successful at SIU, then KSU will be better off for it.

dude, know what you are. you're illinois. you're not appreciably better than northwestern in football, and your hoops isn't - and never has been - a national powerhouse. your best year came with weber at the helm. now he's gone. deal with it.

your new coach wouldn't have been hired if he didn't win a pair of games in the tournament. he will fail, and fail miserably, and you weird illinois fans with your stupid, highly overrated orange crush student section will be sobbing for weber and wishing he'd come back to champaign to eat your chicken nuggets and mow your lawns and pick up your dry cleaning.

so please, take your former racist mascot chief illinigook, your disloyal athletic director, your ugly fans and your papa del's pizza and go away. i think jim croce or john grossi or jim crocket or (whoever) is about to reel in a big 2-star forward to add to his top 200 recruiting class which will combine with your weak-minded, undisciplined loser players.

have fun in the CBI.

What's the best, most foolproof way that I can save this so it's readily available in 2015-16?

[8manpick]

Why tired of us? We can appreciate that you'll give oscar a chance, but don't let anyone fool you -- including Weber -- on how and why he was let go. The lack of a vote of confidence from Mike Thomas was not the final straw. The fact that Weber is trying to essentially rewrite the account of his history, and that people are willing to buy it because he's a nice guy, is disingenuous at best, and it especially makes Illinois fans appear ungrateful and wishy-washy. In reality, Weber's last six seasons fell short of expectations set by the Lou Henson-Lon Kruger-Bill Self years. It got to the point where major donors to the program were willing to pony up their own dollars to take care of Weber's buyout so we could go out and get whoever we needed.

Maybe Weber can build up something for KStaters to be proud of like he built up Southern Illinois. His coaching ability is respected by many. It's his lack of a thick skin and his admitted failure to build toughness in his players that derailed the Illinois program and left it where it is today, rebuilding with a new coach and a whole lot of raw talent that, for the most part, doesn't know how to run an offense. If Weber can repair those mistakes and get back to what made him successful at SIU, then KSU will be better off for it.

dude, know what you are. you're illinois. you're not appreciably better than northwestern in football, and your hoops isn't - and never has been - a national powerhouse. your best year came with weber at the helm. now he's gone. deal with it.

your new coach wouldn't have been hired if he didn't win a pair of games in the tournament. he will fail, and fail miserably, and you weird illinois fans with your stupid, highly overrated orange crush student section will be sobbing for weber and wishing he'd come back to champaign to eat your chicken nuggets and mow your lawns and pick up your dry cleaning.

so please, take your former racist mascot chief illinigook, your disloyal athletic director, your ugly fans and your papa del's pizza and go away. i think jim croce or john grossi or jim crocket or (whoever) is about to reel in a big 2-star forward to add to his top 200 recruiting class which will combine with your weak-minded, undisciplined loser players.

have fun in the CBI.

What's the best, most foolproof way that I can save this so it's readily available in 2015-16?

Tattoo

[j rake]

What's the best, most foolproof way that I can save this so it's readily available in 2015-16?

take a screen shot. they can be preserved.

then you can come back and write a song about it, croce.

[Dugout DickStone]

WHAT A GUY!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/oscar-weber-classy-gesture-illinois-fans-130017848.html