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Title: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: star seed 7 on March 31, 2012, 03:56:06 PM
hate to say it, but i'm going to go with worse.  at least charlie had some time off between burning 2 schools down.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: Cartierfor3 on March 31, 2012, 03:56:48 PM
A million times worse. 
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: WildCatzPhreak on March 31, 2012, 03:57:17 PM
A million times worse.
It's not even close.  Definitely worse.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: kso_FAN on March 31, 2012, 03:57:36 PM
Similar.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: Saulbadguy on March 31, 2012, 03:58:31 PM
The only difference is KU fans are too dumb to recognize they hired a loser.

We are on the ball.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: FP TC etc. on March 31, 2012, 03:58:46 PM
Way worse.

_FAN is being a sunshine pumper.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: chemhawk on March 31, 2012, 03:59:31 PM
hate to say it, but i'm going to go with worse.  at least charlie had some time off between burning 2 schools down.

Charlie has a legit staff with him, and a few players he's bringing with him.  This is several orders of magnitude worse.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: MakeItRain on March 31, 2012, 03:59:56 PM
way worse
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: star seed 7 on March 31, 2012, 04:00:10 PM
The only difference is KU fans are too dumb to recognize they hired a loser.

We are on the ball.

this was my first thought as well.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: Saulbadguy on March 31, 2012, 04:00:18 PM
However, we were in prime position to make a good hire. KU was not.

How does this compare with the Turner Gill hire? Even without hindsight this is better.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: KSU176 on March 31, 2012, 04:00:37 PM
A million times worse.
This.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: FP TC etc. on March 31, 2012, 04:01:15 PM
However, we were in prime position to make a good hire. KU was not.

How does this compare with the Turner Gill hire? Even without hindsight this is better.

Which is exactly why this suck so much. KU had nothing to lose hiring Weis.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: Barry McCockner on March 31, 2012, 04:01:25 PM
Much worse...KU football has nowhere to go but up.  Worst case, status quo.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: MakeItRain on March 31, 2012, 04:02:45 PM
However, we were in prime position to make a good hire. KU was not.

How does this compare with the Turner Gill hire? Even without hindsight this is better.

Turner Gill was wanted, Turner Gill is John Groce
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: imgoing2vomit on March 31, 2012, 04:03:55 PM
KU can only go up after the Gill disaster.....we are now in a screaming head-first nosedive toward an epic crash landing.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: Saulbadguy on March 31, 2012, 04:05:03 PM
However, we were in prime position to make a good hire. KU was not.

How does this compare with the Turner Gill hire? Even without hindsight this is better.

Turner Gill was wanted, Turner Gill is John Groce
:lol:
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: kso_FAN on March 31, 2012, 04:08:13 PM
Way worse.

_FAN is being a sunshine pumper.

1st, I'm really not counting his first few successful years with Self's talent.

I just want to know why he lost his team this year.

The guy beat Ohio State and Mich State this year and had his team at 15-3 in early January and then they fell apart.

Last year and 09 he had solid teams. His 2011 recruiting class was really good.

His program definately declined after his first couple years, but it didn't decline at the level Weis' did. JMHO.


Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: kougar24 on March 31, 2012, 04:08:57 PM
Similar.

Oh, knock that crap off. I know you don't believe that. Now give me a goddamn TOTL post!
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: SleepFighter on March 31, 2012, 04:11:45 PM
Way, way worse.  Even if they are similar level coaches, the states of the two programs are completely different.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: felix rex on March 31, 2012, 04:11:58 PM
They are similar in how they are both terrible, but Weber is worse. I just hate him so much.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: Barry McCockner on March 31, 2012, 04:14:09 PM
You fuckers need to understand something...this was a rough ridin' once in a lifetime opportunity.  We had an open head coaching positions, excess cash, stable football program brand rough ridin' new basketball facility, solid group of returning players, streak of NCAA appearances....the stars were aligned to get a high caliber coach.  Instead Currie crap his pants and hired the first rough rider Gene Keady sent his way.


Also keep in mind we paid that firm an assload of cash, and instead of letting them go through the process, we ended up hiring Gene Keady's golfing buddy on Gene's word....and that was the only rough ridin' interview, don't let that lying eff convince you otherwise.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: imgoing2vomit on March 31, 2012, 04:19:53 PM
Never cared much for Keady anyway - effing hate him now
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: Cartierfor3 on March 31, 2012, 04:20:22 PM
You fuckers need to understand something...this was a rough ridin' once in a lifetime opportunity.  We had an open head coaching positions, excess cash, stable football program brand rough ridin' new basketball facility, solid group of returning players, streak of NCAA appearances....the stars were aligned to get a high caliber coach.  Instead Currie crap his pants and hired the first rough rider Gene Keady sent his way.


Also keep in mind we paid that firm an assload of cash, and instead of letting them go through the process, we ended up hiring Gene Keady's golfing buddy on Gene's word....and that was the only rough ridin' interview, don't let that lying eff convince you otherwise.

I bet they at least interviewed Undy
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: MakeItRain on March 31, 2012, 04:21:47 PM
Way worse.

_FAN is being a sunshine pumper.

1st, I'm really not counting his first few successful years with Self's talent.

I just want to know why he lost his team this year.

The guy beat Ohio State and Mich State this year and had his team at 15-3 in early January and then they fell apart.

Last year and 09 he had solid teams. His 2011 recruiting class was really good.

His program definately declined after his first couple years, but it didn't decline at the level Weis' did. JMHO.

please remove your sig right now, it's depressing as hell
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: imgoing2vomit on March 31, 2012, 04:22:34 PM
Funny how things are relative...I would be so happy with Underwood at this point
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: AbeFroman on March 31, 2012, 04:30:55 PM
The question should be Is this a worse hire than Turner Gill?

The answer is still yes
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: Barry McCockner on March 31, 2012, 04:30:55 PM
Funny how things are relative...I would be so happy with Underwood at this point

I said that this morning and stand by it.  Hell, now I'm just hoping BW can talk him in to staying on so we at least have a chance in ell of keeping some current players.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: FP TC etc. on March 31, 2012, 04:38:58 PM
Way worse.

_FAN is being a sunshine pumper.

1st, I'm really not counting his first few successful years with Self's talent.

I just want to know why he lost his team this year.

The guy beat Ohio State and Mich State this year and had his team at 15-3 in early January and then they fell apart.

Last year and 09 he had solid teams. His 2011 recruiting class was really good.

His program definately declined after his first couple years, but it didn't decline at the level Weis' did. JMHO.

NOT NOW I'M MELTING DOWN
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: MakeItRain on March 31, 2012, 04:43:17 PM
The question should be Is this a worse hire than Turner Gill?

The answer is still yes

Asked and answered Abe
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: kso_FAN on March 31, 2012, 04:46:16 PM
Way worse.

_FAN is being a sunshine pumper.

1st, I'm really not counting his first few successful years with Self's talent.

I just want to know why he lost his team this year.

The guy beat Ohio State and Mich State this year and had his team at 15-3 in early January and then they fell apart.

Last year and 09 he had solid teams. His 2011 recruiting class was really good.

His program definately declined after his first couple years, but it didn't decline at the level Weis' did. JMHO.

NOT NOW I'M MELTING DOWN

Look, I think Currie made mistakes, giagantic mistakes, in the past month. Losing Frank and replacing him with Weber are both terrible. And at the point K-State basketball is in, I agree that we could've done better. I was 100% behind hiring Doug Gottlieb.

But I can't hate K-State, I just can't. I will support K-State basketball and the players we currently have, therefore I will hope Weber does well. I don't have it in me to hope for him (and therefore K-State) to fail.

So at this point I'm looking at what he has done and what went wrong at Illinois. And then what can I be hopeful for as a K-State basketball fan. If he keeps most of our players and brings in decent ones of his own, we'll be a decent team next year, probably and NCAA tournament team.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: 101cat on March 31, 2012, 04:47:31 PM
You won't have to "hope" for Weber to fail. He's a self-starter; he doesn't need your support to fail. Weber will excel at failing in Manhattan.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: AbeFroman on March 31, 2012, 04:48:22 PM
The question should be Is this a worse hire than Turner Gill?

The answer is still yes

Asked and answered Abe

I'm so angry I can't read threads, I'm just replying in full on luke mode
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: ChiComCat on March 31, 2012, 04:48:57 PM
If Currie is so focused on being fiscally responsible, I have to assume he won't even put a large picture of Weber up in the Practice Facility
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: MakeItRain on March 31, 2012, 04:49:38 PM
Way worse.

_FAN is being a sunshine pumper.

1st, I'm really not counting his first few successful years with Self's talent.

I just want to know why he lost his team this year.

The guy beat Ohio State and Mich State this year and had his team at 15-3 in early January and then they fell apart.

Last year and 09 he had solid teams. His 2011 recruiting class was really good.

His program definately declined after his first couple years, but it didn't decline at the level Weis' did. JMHO.

NOT NOW I'M MELTING DOWN

Look, I think Currie made mistakes, giagantic mistakes, in the past month. Losing Frank and replacing him with Weber are both terrible. And at the point K-State basketball is in, I agree that we could've done better. I was 100% behind hiring Doug Gottlieb.

But I can't hate K-State, I just can't. I will support K-State basketball and the players we currently have, therefore I will hope Weber does well. I don't have it in me to hope for him (and therefore K-State) to fail.

So at this point I'm looking at what he has done and what went wrong at Illinois. And then what can I be hopeful for as a K-State basketball fan. If he keeps most of our players and brings in decent ones of his own, we'll be a decent team next year, probably and NCAA tournament team.

Thanks for getting rid of the sig, it was bumming me out all day.

I agree with you totally.  I was hoping for something in the press conference to make me feel better, but he and Currie bombed it in the worst way.  Despite all that I will be there on opening day in 7 months.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: FP TC etc. on March 31, 2012, 04:53:52 PM
Way worse.

_FAN is being a sunshine pumper.

1st, I'm really not counting his first few successful years with Self's talent.

I just want to know why he lost his team this year.

The guy beat Ohio State and Mich State this year and had his team at 15-3 in early January and then they fell apart.

Last year and 09 he had solid teams. His 2011 recruiting class was really good.

His program definately declined after his first couple years, but it didn't decline at the level Weis' did. JMHO.

NOT NOW I'M MELTING DOWN

Look, I think Currie made mistakes, giagantic mistakes, in the past month. Losing Frank and replacing him with Weber are both terrible. And at the point K-State basketball is in, I agree that we could've done better. I was 100% behind hiring Doug Gottlieb.

But I can't hate K-State, I just can't. I will support K-State basketball and the players we currently have, therefore I will hope Weber does well. I don't have it in me to hope for him (and therefore K-State) to fail.

So at this point I'm looking at what he has done and what went wrong at Illinois. And then what can I be hopeful for as a K-State basketball fan. If he keeps most of our players and brings in decent ones of his own, we'll be a decent team next year, probably and NCAA tournament team.

I will not bring myself to cheer against K-State basketball. However, I think hiring oscar Weber is on par with KU hiring Charlie Weis. What makes it a "way worse" hire for us is that we shouldn't be hiring a coach that was fired for losing.

For KU, they are at the point where hiring a "loser" was a really good situation for them, but in my mind, our basketball program is/was in a position to make a better hire, not a "loser"

*when I say loser I mean someone fired for sucking, not necessarily a losing record etc.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: _33 on March 31, 2012, 04:54:02 PM
If Currie is so focused on being fiscally responsible, I have to assume he won't even put a large picture of Weber up in the Practice Facility

Weber shouldn't even get an office in the practice facility. What has he done to earn that? Makes me sick.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: Barry McCockner on March 31, 2012, 04:55:19 PM
The question should be Is this a worse hire than Turner Gill?

The answer is still yes

This.  Much more similar to Mangino-Gill.  But even then, it's worse.  At least Gill hadn't just gotten fired.  He was at a crap program and there was at least a CHANCE he would succeed.  Weber is a proven failure.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: fun muffin on March 31, 2012, 04:55:25 PM

But I can't hate K-State, I just can't. I will support K-State basketball and the players we currently have, therefore I will hope Weber does well. I don't have it in me to hope for him (and therefore K-State) to fail.


 :thumbs:

i'm with _FAN
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: Barry McCockner on March 31, 2012, 04:56:33 PM

But I can't hate K-State, I just can't. I will support K-State basketball and the players we currently have, therefore I will hope Weber does well. I don't have it in me to hope for him (and therefore K-State) to fail.


 :thumbs:

i'm with _FAN

Well, you can hope in one hand and crap in the other...
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: wazucat on March 31, 2012, 05:04:12 PM

A man should not want to cry over such trivial things as the hiring of a college basketball coach, but I love KSU so much I just can't stand the opportunities we forfeited with this horrible choice.  Hiring Wiess is genius in comparison. Where is the home run hire that could have made some small amends for Franking Frank.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: _33 on March 31, 2012, 05:08:23 PM
But I can't hate K-State, I just can't. I will support K-State basketball and the players we currently have, therefore I will hope Weber does well. I don't have it in me to hope for him (and therefore K-State) to fail.

That's like saying you can't hate Germany so want Hitler to succeed. I'm going to force you to march through the concentration camp that is K-State basketball after this all comes crashing down.
Title: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: kso_FAN on March 31, 2012, 05:21:24 PM
But I can't hate K-State, I just can't. I will support K-State basketball and the players we currently have, therefore I will hope Weber does well. I don't have it in me to hope for him (and therefore K-State) to fail.

That's like saying you can't hate Germany so want Hitler to succeed. I'm going to force you to march through the concentration camp that is K-State basketball after this all comes crashing down.

That's hyperbole at its best.
Title: Re: Is this hire better or worse than Charlie Wies?
Post by: Cartierfor3 on March 31, 2012, 06:49:16 PM

But I can't hate K-State, I just can't. I will support K-State basketball and the players we currently have, therefore I will hope Weber does well. I don't have it in me to hope for him (and therefore K-State) to fail.


 :thumbs:

i'm with _FAN

I always support our players and want them to do well.  But I can't say I hope Weber finishes his contract.  Is that a contradiction?