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Title: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: Ghost of Stan Parrish on April 04, 2012, 10:13:02 AM
So I recall a very vocal group on this board liking Billy Clyde as a coach.  In the Big XII rankings thread, several (not all) ranked Gillespie ahead of Weber.

Now, I'm not sure whether there's any overlap between Gillespie lovers and Weber haters, but I don't see a big difference.  For the most part, Weber's numbers are better.

1)  Both were fired.
2)  Both are white men.
3)  Weber had a better overall record (.669) than Gillespie (.622) after being fired (i.e., not even counting last year's 8-23 train wreck for BCG).
4)  Weber won 4 conference titles in 14 seasons; Gillespie won 1 in 8 seasons.
5)  Weber went to Sweet 16 three times in 14 seasons; Gillespie once in 8 seasons.
6)  Weber went to the Elite 8, Final Four, and championship game.

Anyone who loves Billy Clyde and hates Weber, please clue me in.  Now, BCG didn't have a losing record at UK (in two seasons) but he sucked bad enough to get fired.

 :dunno:

(Of course, maybe BCG sucks as a coach -- his team last year was embarrassing -- in which case this comparison is not complimentary.)
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: steve dave on April 04, 2012, 10:15:30 AM
who on earth loves billy clyde?  also, gillespie built aTm from the ground and weber took over a program that was very high level if not elite.  gillespie did suck at KY who is definitely elite. 
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: Saulbadguy on April 04, 2012, 10:16:20 AM
No one here liked Billy. Phog loved him.
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: catzacker on April 04, 2012, 10:16:53 AM
wow.  you beat the crap out of that strawman. 
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: Ghost of Stan Parrish on April 04, 2012, 10:19:30 AM
OK then, I guess I misremembered the Billy Clyde love.

 :flush: this thread...
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: chum1 on April 04, 2012, 10:24:13 AM
OK then, I guess I misremembered the Billy Clyde love.

 :flush: this thread...

No, I remember.  People here have terrible memories.  (See surprise over the cost coaching search firms, e.g.)  It was a long time ago, though.  From the superior ksufans site.
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: AzCat on April 04, 2012, 10:37:14 AM
Not a huge fan of Billy Clyde but I'd send Weber & Currie to Lubbock in trade for BG and an assistant coach to be named later so fast it would make your head spin. 
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: pissclams on April 04, 2012, 10:38:33 AM
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Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: michigancat on April 04, 2012, 10:40:19 AM
Yes, I was a fan of BCG. A big difference between his tenure at UK and Weber's tenure at Illinois was BCG got 2 years and Weber got 9. BCG also never had a losing conference record.

I would still prefer him over oscar because he hasn't been given the opportunity to run a program completely into the ground and he recruits texas like a weirdo. Still, I'm allowed to change my mind depending on the context.
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: EllToPay on April 04, 2012, 10:42:35 AM
OK then, I guess I misremembered the Billy Clyde love.

 :flush: this thread...

just post some fancy nyc pictures to make up for it.
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: JavaCat on April 04, 2012, 10:44:11 AM
Yeah, there was plenty of Billy Clyde love. He obviously did well at A&M and they sucked before he came in, but Melvin left him NBA talent.
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on April 04, 2012, 10:46:39 AM
I think BCG is much better than Weber. His success at A&M trumps anything Weber has done. His failure at Kentucky was also nowhere near the level of failure Weber had at Illinois.
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: Saulbadguy on April 04, 2012, 11:07:10 AM
Yes, I was a fan of BCG. A big difference between his tenure at UK and Weber's tenure at Illinois was BCG got 2 years and Weber got 9. BCG also never had a losing conference record.

I would still prefer him over oscar because he hasn't been given the opportunity to run a program completely into the ground and he recruits texas like a weirdo. Still, I'm allowed to change my mind depending on the context.
NO. You pushed the "lost to Wooly" talking point pretty hard.
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: michigancat on April 04, 2012, 11:09:28 AM
Yes, I was a fan of BCG. A big difference between his tenure at UK and Weber's tenure at Illinois was BCG got 2 years and Weber got 9. BCG also never had a losing conference record.

I would still prefer him over oscar because he hasn't been given the opportunity to run a program completely into the ground and he recruits texas like a weirdo. Still, I'm allowed to change my mind depending on the context.
NO. You pushed the "lost to Wooly" talking point pretty hard.

I change my mind a lot depending on my mood and the audience.
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: Bill Clarahan on April 04, 2012, 01:25:38 PM
Throw out the 2 yrs a UK, he was to loaded to coach
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: sonofdaxjones on April 04, 2012, 01:32:21 PM
:thisthreadsucks


dang
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: nicname on April 04, 2012, 01:36:56 PM
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His face seems too small for his head. 
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: ChiComCat on April 04, 2012, 01:46:31 PM
Billy built aTm, Weber tore down Illinois.  Big difference.  Not necessarily a BCG fan though
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: Saulbadguy on April 04, 2012, 01:50:24 PM
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His face seems too small for his head. 
He looks like an older version of a prominent poster on this board.
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: Dugout DickStone on April 04, 2012, 10:43:00 PM
OK then, I guess I misremembered the Billy Clyde love.

 :flush: this thread...

No, I remember.  People here have terrible memories.  (See surprise over the cost coaching search firms, e.g.)  It was a long time ago, though.  From the superior ksufans site.

No one was surprised.  We were just calling Currie out for padding a friend's pocket with KSU money.  The same way Weef and Krause used to do it.
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on April 04, 2012, 10:51:18 PM
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His face seems too small for his head. 
He looks like an older version of a prominent poster on this board.

heh. weird that i immediately knew who you were talking about.
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: chum1 on April 05, 2012, 09:32:36 AM
OK then, I guess I misremembered the Billy Clyde love.

 :flush: this thread...

No, I remember.  People here have terrible memories.  (See surprise over the cost coaching search firms, e.g.)  It was a long time ago, though.  From the superior ksufans site.

No one was surprised.  We were just calling Currie out for padding a friend's pocket with KSU money.  The same way Weef and Krause used to do it.

pretty sure some were surprised about that.  and about currie padding a friend's pocket.  and that currie would lie.  and that frank would lie.  and that coaches are hired based on things other than wins.  it's been a regular rough ridin' naivete-o-rama around here lately.  it's caused by butthurt.
Title: Re: Weber v. Billy Clyde Gillespie
Post by: kso_FAN on April 05, 2012, 09:35:35 AM
pretty sure some were surprised about that.  and about currie padding a friend's pocket.  and that currie would lie.  and that frank would lie.  and that coaches are hired based on things other than wins.  it's been a regular rough ridin' naivete-o-rama around here lately.  it's caused by butthurt.

Yeah. Thing is there are plenty of things to legitimately be upset about.