Marshall on Dec. 17th

[Low Mountains Drifter]

It's not just "good for the state" or good for people in SWV who can get to Charleston more easily, it's good for WVU, and for reasons some of you throw out without a clue as to why such a game helps us more than the other patsies.

Yes, we face a fired up team because it's a huge win for them when they occasionally prevail. That's good for us to play a team with exceptional motivation. It's better preparation than playing patsies taking a guarantee and hoping not to get embarrassed. Playing on a neutral court with split allegiance and a big game atmosphere more closely replicates conference tournament and NCAA games than playing other patsies on a dead neutral court or in front of a small and bored home crowd.

People with half a brain would understand that. that the game might somehow benefit Marshall more (but does it when they lose, as it usually does?) does not mean it is not a better game for our program than many others we play each season. As I said, the foolish lengths people go to to justify not playing them actually helps one of the reasons why we should. Even if you are posing negative nonsense about the game, you are talking about it and betraying your interest. Is anyone dead set against playing Kennesaw State and attempting to give reasons why we should refuse to schedule it?

Stupid cowards who are afraid of losing are the only people against the game. Huggins is not really against the game and we are not going to cease playing it. He just likes to put D'Antoni in his place.

 

[Bronco-eer]

It's not just "good for the state" or good for people in SWV who can get to Charleston more easily, it's good for WVU, and for reasons some of you throw out without a clue as to why such a game helps us more than the other patsies.

Yes, we face a fired up team because it's a huge win for them when they occasionally prevail. That's good for us to play a team with exceptional motivation. It's better preparation than playing patsies taking a guarantee and hoping not to get embarrassed. Playing on a neutral court with split allegiance and a big game atmosphere more closely replicates conference tournament and NCAA games than playing other patsies on a dead neutral court or in front of a small and bored home crowd.

People with half a brain would understand that. that the game might somehow benefit Marshall more (but does it when they lose, as it usually does?) does not mean it is not a better game for our program than many others we play each season. As I said, the foolish lengths people go to to justify not playing them actually helps one of the reasons why we should. Even if you are posing negative nonsense about the game, you are talking about it and betraying your interest. Is anyone dead set against playing Kennesaw State and attempting to give reasons why we should refuse to schedule it?

Stupid cowards who are afraid of losing are the only people against the game. Huggins is not really against the game and we are not going to cease playing it. He just likes to put D'Antoni in his place.

No one is afraid of losing. Call me stupid allk you want I just get tired of hearing the Marshall fans run their mouths, kinda like you just did. It has gotten old and I wish WVU would drop them in every sport. We owe them nothing.

 

[TexasforevEER]

It's all black and white for too many if you.

Some people have ties to both universities. Taje me for instance. My masters is from WVU. I have 2 family members with Marshall degrees.

Real life is too complicated for you guys. Better stick to the forums.

I get where you are coming from. I figured Paper out long ago. Warez

 

[Darth_VadEER]

It's not just "good for the state" or good for people in SWV who can get to Charleston more easily, it's good for WVU, and for reasons some of you throw out without a clue as to why such a game helps us more than the other patsies.

Yes, we face a fired up team because it's a huge win for them when they occasionally prevail. That's good for us to play a team with exceptional motivation. It's better preparation than playing patsies taking a guarantee and hoping not to get embarrassed. Playing on a neutral court with split allegiance and a big game atmosphere more closely replicates conference tournament and NCAA games than playing other patsies on a dead neutral court or in front of a small and bored home crowd.

People with half a brain would understand that. that the game might somehow benefit Marshall more (but does it when they lose, as it usually does?) does not mean it is not a better game for our program than many others we play each season. As I said, the foolish lengths people go to to justify not playing them actually helps one of the reasons why we should. Even if you are posing negative nonsense about the game, you are talking about it and betraying your interest. Is anyone dead set against playing Kennesaw State and attempting to give reasons why we should refuse to schedule it?

Stupid cowards who are afraid of losing are the only people against the game. Huggins is not really against the game and we are not going to cease playing it. He just likes to put D'Antoni in his place.

Charleston is not a big game atmosphere - LOL.

Currently, there's 3 top 5 teams on our schedule that we're set to play 6 times, yet we need play a fire dumpster Marshall team to prepare us for the NCAA tournament?

I've heard it all now, thanks for stopping in Mitch.

Low IQ Drifter = Marshall troll.

 

[KeatonsCorner]

"One game against MU is better than Louisiana Monroe."

Absolutely false........... especially when that ULM game is a home game, where WVU keeps all ticket sales from the 8500 who attended........... and the level of competition if HIGHER than that of a RPI 300 program like Marshall.

The Capital "Classic" is nothing more than sentimental cannon fodder for the elderly in the Kanawha Valley.

Younger generations don't give a shit. That is why attendance for the game has dropped 2,000 over the last 5 seasons............ Until Marshall can field a program worthy of a neutral-site matchup.... it needs to disappear or at least move to Morgantown every season.

The success of Marshall Basketball weighs NONE on the other atmospheric conditions of MU student activity or enrollment........... that is why enrollment at MU has risen over the last decade, when the basketball program has declined............. Why? A) Football success raising application numbers. B) it is a BS pseudo-correlation in the first place.

"Awe, shucks...... take care of ole lil brother down there........ they sure do deserve it"

 

[Low Mountains Drifter]

Keaton-- the voice of his generation!

I'm pretty sure most of your generation would consider you as big a boob as all the other generations do.

 

[KeatonsCorner]

Keaton-- the voice of his generation!

I'm pretty sure most of your generation would consider you as big a boob as all the other generations do.

when the facts fall out against you............ personal attacks will not save your argument either.

 

[dolemitebmf]

"One game against MU is better than Louisiana Monroe."

Absolutely false........... especially when that ULM game is a home game, where WVU keeps all ticket sales from the 8500 who attended........... and the level of competition if HIGHER than that of a RPI 300 program like Marshall.

The Capital "Classic" is nothing more than sentimental cannon fodder for the elderly in the Kanawha Valley.

Younger generations don't give a shit. That is why attendance for the game has dropped 2,000 over the last 5 seasons............ Until Marshall can field a program worthy of a neutral-site matchup.... it needs to disappear or at least move to Morgantown every season.

The success of Marshall Basketball weighs NONE on the other atmospheric conditions of MU student activity or enrollment........... that is why enrollment at MU has risen over the last decade, when the basketball program has declined............. Why? A) Football success raising application numbers. B) it is a BS pseudo-correlation in the first place.

"Awe, shucks...... take care of ole lil brother down there........ they sure do deserve it"

Owned...

 

[Darth_VadEER]

Keaton-- the voice of his generation!

I'm pretty sure most of your generation would consider you as big a boob as all the other generations do.

Low Information Drifter unable to make a counter-argument. Owned by Keaton.

Sorry Mitch.

 

[WVUDisciples]

The heart of the differing opinions on this issue is which institution do you care about more.

1. The overall state of West Virginia
2. WVU

What is best for one is usually best for the other. In this case, I agree the MU game is not best for wvu but as someone who prioritized WV, it's worth it to me.

 

[KeatonsCorner]

lol, HOW IS A WVU/MU GAME BETTER FOR THE STATE OF WV THAN A WVU/OPPONENT GAME IN MORGANTOWN AND A MU/OPPONENT GAME IN HUNTINGTON?

8,000+ buy tickets for the WVU home game, a large portion of which come from out of state and bring money into the state of WV to spend

5,000 buy tickets for the MU home game, a large portion of which come from OH and KY and bring money into the state of WV to spend

or..........10,500 keep instate money instate for the Capital Classic....

How is playing a game that Marshall rarely wins a BENEFIT for the development of their basketball program? Do kids sign up to play at Marshall BECAUSE the Capital Classic game? Nope....... The MU program would benefit greater by adding an easy W to their OOC record, not by "toughing one out under the big lights" against the flagship.

And that really isn't even opinion.......... that's cold hard facts, in terms of money generated for the state by sporting events...........

 

[Low Mountains Drifter]

8000+ do not "buy tickets" for the patsy games in Morgantown.

Exclude season ticketholders (many of whom don't attend) and students and the ticket sales for patsies is very small.

I was at the ULM game, counting everyone in attendance, I doubt it was even 5000 and that was on a weekend.

 

[Darth_VadEER]

The heart of the differing opinions on this issue is which institution do you care about more.

1. The overall state of West Virginia
2. WVU

What is best for one is usually best for the other. In this case, I agree the MU game is not best for wvu but as someone who prioritized WV, it's worth it to me.

What's best for WV is having it's flagship university strong and when it's HOF coach doesn't want to play the game, the answer is right in front of you. WVU already does plenty for the state and fulfill's their obligation well, it doesn't need to be bullied by unreasonable people like you Marshall fans. Sorry, but the game is going away and that's the way it is.

WVU's responsibility is to it's students, alumni, student-athletes, and coaching staff. Marshall just doesn't matter and WVU has no obligation to help grow their basketball program.

Nice try with the guilt trip, but no one is buying that crap. Take it to Herdnation, they'll eat that up.

 

[Low Mountains Drifter]

http://www.stubhub.com/wvu-basketball-tickets/performer/45203/


Also:

Only upper level baseline tickets remain for the Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic between West Virginia and Marshall at the Charleston Civic Center on Thursday, Dec. 17.


To purchase tickets, priced at $25 each, fans can stop by the Charleston Civic Center Box Office or call (304) 345-SHOW.


On Monday, Dec. 21, the Mountaineers will play their final home non-conference game of the season against Eastern Kentucky. All tickets are priced at $10, courtesy of United Bank. Visit WVUGAME.com or call 1-800-WVUGAME to purchase tickets.

 

[Darth_VadEER]

8000+ do not "buy tickets" for the patsy games in Morgantown.

Exclude season ticketholders (many of whom don't attend) and students and the ticket sales for patsies is very small.

I was at the ULM game, counting everyone in attendance, I doubt it was even 5000 and that was on a weekend.

Still not a good argument for why the game should be played and honestly, Keaton is making you look really bad, Mitch. Huggins already warned you folks to get your act together or he would pull the game off the schedule. Looks like you'll never learn. Your buddy Danny isn't off to a good start and he will look very bad when Marshall's biggest game is dropped from the schedule simply because Danny didn't know his place.

You're no match for Keaton and if you had any pride you'd simply limp away from this discussion and head back over to Herdnation.

 

[KeatonsCorner]

tries to discount ticket sales as not being a factor in a money-based argument............

uses "eye test" to "know" actual attendance at event..........


Low IQ Drifter just can't figure it out...

 

[Darth_VadEER]

http://www.stubhub.com/wvu-basketball-tickets/performer/45203/


Also:

Only upper level baseline tickets remain for the Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic between West Virginia and Marshall at the Charleston Civic Center on Thursday, Dec. 17.


To purchase tickets, priced at $25 each, fans can stop by the Charleston Civic Center Box Office or call (304) 345-SHOW.


On Monday, Dec. 21, the Mountaineers will play their final home non-conference game of the season against Eastern Kentucky. All tickets are priced at $10, courtesy of United Bank. Visit WVUGAME.com or call 1-800-WVUGAME to purchase tickets.

Thanks, I'll definitely be at the Eastern Kentucky game. I love game nights in Morgantown and we have a really great team this season. Press Virginia is red hot and the B12 is looking dominant.

 

[Low Mountains Drifter]

Being both a moron and an ass like Keaton does not help you. My wife and I have 4 degrees between us from WVU and a child is a student now. I've had football season tickets longer than you have probably been alive. I've already seen 3 b-ball games this season. No one in my family or her family ever attended Marshall.

That the best you can do to make your idiotic argument is to falsely say anyone who thinks the game should be played must be from Marshall just shows how utterly without sense you are.

As I have told you the juvenile whining about playing Marshall only serves to make our most idiotic fans sound as bad as the Marshall fans. but, at least they have a good reason to be insecure.

 

[Low Mountains Drifter]

As I said, I was there (were you?). The Coliseum seats around 13,500 at capacity. It was obviously much closer to 1/3 capacity than 1/2. I think most people who are not mentally challenged could figure it out.

 

[KeatonsCorner]

I'm still waiting for a reason to play the game in Charleston.... other than "it's good for the state"

• because, I've shown it's financially better for the state to not play, and instead have 2 separate sporting events.
• it's definitely financially better for WVU not to play
• Systemically, it's not better for WVU to play it, and really, it's not better for MU either, as they could schedule someone they can actually beat on a regular basis and add one more W to the column...
• The game brings nothing to WVU, in terms of recruiting or getting our guys coaching jobs in the future
• The opponent has went out of its way to be insulting towards the gifts given to them by WVU, who controls the situation from top to bottom
• Marshall is trending down while WVU is going up.......... and therefor a better opponent should be added
• The game's attendance is in decline, while home-game attendance at WVU through Nov-Dec is nearly 2,000 attendees higher than in previous years, indicating that a home game is far more lucrative.
• Our opponent brings less than 20% of the attendees through the door, yet pockets 50% of the earnings
• The game is not respected come Selection Sunday
• The opponent does not offer the chance for a current WVU player to play in front of family that otherwise could not travel to Morgantown
• Marshall University does not benefit, in applicants nor program quality, from this game's existence
• Finding MU a more-suitable opponent for this vacancy may create a positive momentum towards MU's basketball program and eventually (in a decade or so) pull them out of the depths that they are at. At this point, the game could resume........
• Our HC and players do NOT like playing there........... the facility is ancient and in need of drastic upgrades (which are coming, but not soon).

Boy, for a man who needed to brag about his advanced degrees, LowCountry sure can't seem to make a valid argument and in turn resorts to 3rd grade insults........ weird?

 

[Low Mountains Drifter]

Damn Keaton you keep topping yourself with the stupidity.

I wasn't saying ticket sales don't count in the comparison. the point is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more tickets are sold for the MU game than for the patsy games.

No season ticket holders do so for the patsy games. They do so for the good games which even pointed out we do play in Morgantown. Students don't have to pay.

So, if there were maybe 5000 people there (maybe fewer) when you subtract the season tickets and the students, the tickets bought for the ULM game might not have topped 1000. It's also worth noting that many season ticket-holders did not show up and either couldn't or didn't try to give the tickets away. The student section was also far from full (granted, the game was in the midst of finals) so it is just beyond the lowest depths of stupidity to even suggest there is similar interest among WVU fans for patsy games as there is for Marshall.

In Charleston, both schools have sold out their allotment and only a small number of the worst seats are still available from the Civic Center in a 12,400 seat arena. That means there will obviously be MANY times the number of tickets sold for the game in Charleston than actually got sold for ULM.

None of this is difficult. Even a stupid person would need to try extra hard not to get it.

 

[Darth_VadEER]

Being both a moron and an ass like Keaton does not help you. My wife and I have 4 degrees between us from WVU and a child is a student now. I've had football season tickets longer than you have probably been alive. I've already seen 3 b-ball games this season. No one in my family or her family ever attended Marshall.

That the best you can do to make your idiotic argument is to falsely say anyone who thinks the game should be played must be from Marshall just shows how utterly without sense you are.

As I have told you the juvenile whining about playing Marshall only serves to make our most idiotic fans sound as bad as the Marshall fans. but, at least they have a good reason to be insecure.

You're obviously insecure or else you wouldn't be giving me your fan resume. A Marshall troll trying to gain credibility by claiming WVU degree's and season tickets isn't anything new and we've all seen this act before. Sorry Mitch, but WVU fans are too sharp to fall for it.

For your information, I've been a season ticket holder for nearly 55 years and have 8 degrees from WVU. My wife has an additional 5. All ten of our children attended WVU and most received their PHD's. The grand kid's are alll college bound and none of them want to go to Marshall - go figure.

Bob Huggins is our coach and right now he's adding to a Hall of Fame career. He doesn't want to play Marshall and says this game is bad for WVU. What's that tell you, Mitch?

 

[Low Mountains Drifter]

WVU announced an 8200 crowd for ULM. There were nowhere near that number actually at the game. We laugh when Pitt gives bogus attendance numbers. We used to make fun of UConn for claiming 40K for every game when you could see there was really only half to 2/3 of that at the games.

We have obviously stopped (in football too) announcing "attendance" based on people actually at the games and are resorting to the "creative" method of counting all the season ticket holders and ignoring less than full student sections.

WVU used to be honest about it and when you went to a game the announced number did represent the number who came.

 

[Low Mountains Drifter]

I offered nothing until you and your equally dimwitted buddies made the 100% false assertion I have anything to do with Marshall.

Adding liar to moron and ass isn't helping you either.

 

[KeatonsCorner]

lol, so season ticket sales don't count for "patsys"............ man, the things you will read on this board.

This time last season, WVU brought in LSU, Wofford, and VT for home games at the Coliseum......... average attendance - 10,658

Attendance at last season's Classic, which WVU HAD TO SPLIT TICKET SALES FOR: 10,749



lol, I won. Your "knowledge" of actual attendance at games is defeated by the use of technology. The 8,200 in attendance were tallied as so by the card-scanning devices for every single ticket.

You should get your eyes checked, LowCountry........... they're failing you in your old age.

 

[Darth_VadEER]

Damn Keaton you keep topping yourself with the stupidity.

I wasn't saying ticket sales don't count in the comparison. the point is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more tickets are sold for the MU game than for the patsy games.

No season ticket holders do so for the patsy games. They do so for the good games which even pointed out we do play in Morgantown. Students don't have to pay.

So, if there were maybe 5000 people there (maybe fewer) when you subtract the season tickets and the students, the tickets bought for the ULM game might not have topped 1000. It's also worth noting that many season ticket-holders did not show up and either couldn't or didn't try to give the tickets away. The student section was also far from full (granted, the game was in the midst of finals) so it is just beyond the lowest depths of stupidity to even suggest there is similar interest among WVU fans for patsy games as there is for Marshall.

In Charleston, both schools have sold out their allotment and only a small number of the worst seats are still available from the Civic Center in a 12,400 seat arena. That means there will obviously be MANY times the number of tickets sold for the game in Charleston than actually got sold for ULM.

None of this is difficult. Even a stupid person would need to try extra hard not to get it.

You should put this all in a memo and send it to Huggins. Maybe you'll manage to change his mind about cancelling the series? Huggins can be intimidating but he's more approachable than you think and despite all the nasty rhetoric from you Marshall folks, he'll still treat you with respect. That's just the kinda guy he is, just cut from from a different cloth than Danny.

 

[Darth_VadEER]

I offered nothing until you and your equally dimwitted buddies made the 100% false assertion I have anything to do with Marshall.

Adding liar to moron and ass isn't helping you either.

I suppose it's possible you have nothing to do with Marshall but why would someone unconnected to either university be so passionate about this topic? Nice try, but we see right through you.

 

[Low Mountains Drifter]

Huggins is not going to cancel the series. Even if he wanted to (he doesn't) he couldn't. He just likes to gripe, especially when their idiot coach pisses him off. If you fools want to argue that people who wish Dana was gone should stop complaining about his coaching then you should stop complaining about playing Marshall.

The only difference is we will be playing Marshall long after Holgorsen is gone.

 

[Darth_VadEER]

lol, so season ticket sales don't count for "patsys"............ man, the things you will read on this board.

This time last season, WVU brought in LSU, Wofford, and VT for home games at the Coliseum......... average attendance - 10,658

Attendance at last season's Classic, which WVU HAD TO SPLIT TICKET SALES FOR: 10,749



lol, I won. Your "knowledge" of actual attendance at games is defeated by the use of technology. The 8,200 in attendance were tallied as so by the card-scanning devices for every single ticket.

You should get your eyes checked, LowCountry........... they're failing you in your old age.

Well remember, we need to play Marshall so we are prepared for the NCAA Tournament.

 

[KeatonsCorner]

Thought I should bump this.......... since LowCountry failed to address any of it. Maybe he didn't see it the 1st time?

Reasons the Classic makes no sense:

• because, I've shown it's financially better for the state to not play, and instead have 2 separate sporting events.
• it's definitely financially better for WVU not to play
• Systemically, it's not better for WVU to play it, and really, it's not better for MU either, as they could schedule someone they can actually beat on a regular basis and add one more W to the column...
• The game brings nothing to WVU, in terms of recruiting or getting our guys coaching jobs in the future
• The opponent has went out of its way to be insulting towards the gifts given to them by WVU, who controls the situation from top to bottom
• Marshall is trending down while WVU is going up.......... and therefor a better opponent should be added
• The game's attendance is in decline, while home-game attendance at WVU through Nov-Dec is nearly 2,000 attendees higher than in previous years, indicating that a home game is far more lucrative.
• Our opponent brings less than 20% of the attendees through the door, yet pockets 50% of the earnings
• The game is not respected come Selection Sunday
• The opponent does not offer the chance for a current WVU player to play in front of family that otherwise could not travel to Morgantown
• Marshall University does not benefit, in applicants nor program quality, from this game's existence
• Finding MU a more-suitable opponent for this vacancy may create a positive momentum towards MU's basketball program and eventually (in a decade or so) pull them out of the depths that they are at. At this point, the game could resume........
• Our HC and players do NOT like playing there........... the facility is ancient and in need of drastic upgrades (which are coming, but not soon).

Also, this:

 

[Darth_VadEER]

Huggins is not going to cancel the series. Even if he wanted to (he doesn't) he couldn't. He just likes to gripe, especially when their idiot coach pisses him off. If you fools want to argue that people who wish Dana was gone should stop complaining about his coaching then you should stop complaining about playing Marshall.

The only difference is we will be playing Marshall long after Holgorsen is gone.

We've already cancelled the football series and the future of the basketball series is in Huggins hands, so you folks better straighten out. The capital classic is an afterthought that we don't need. You can stomp and hold your breath all you want but you're getting left behind and it will be your own fault when it happens.

 

[KeatonsCorner]

"Huggins is not going to cancel the series. Even if he wanted to (he doesn't) he couldn't. "

Let's make a bet then............. if it sticks around, I'll mail ya a check for 5.00.

Once........ err..... I mean "if" it gets cancelled........... You jump in traffic while lit on fire. K?

 

[Darth_VadEER]

Thought I should bump this.......... since LowCountry failed to address any of it. Maybe he didn't see it the 1st time?

Reasons the Classic makes no sense:

• because, I've shown it's financially better for the state to not play, and instead have 2 separate sporting events.
• it's definitely financially better for WVU not to play
• Systemically, it's not better for WVU to play it, and really, it's not better for MU either, as they could schedule someone they can actually beat on a regular basis and add one more W to the column...
• The game brings nothing to WVU, in terms of recruiting or getting our guys coaching jobs in the future
• The opponent has went out of its way to be insulting towards the gifts given to them by WVU, who controls the situation from top to bottom
• Marshall is trending down while WVU is going up.......... and therefor a better opponent should be added
• The game's attendance is in decline, while home-game attendance at WVU through Nov-Dec is nearly 2,000 attendees higher than in previous years, indicating that a home game is far more lucrative.
• Our opponent brings less than 20% of the attendees through the door, yet pockets 50% of the earnings
• The game is not respected come Selection Sunday
• The opponent does not offer the chance for a current WVU player to play in front of family that otherwise could not travel to Morgantown
• Marshall University does not benefit, in applicants nor program quality, from this game's existence
• Finding MU a more-suitable opponent for this vacancy may create a positive momentum towards MU's basketball program and eventually (in a decade or so) pull them out of the depths that they are at. At this point, the game could resume........
• Our HC and players do NOT like playing there........... the facility is ancient and in need of drastic upgrades (which are coming, but not soon).

Also, this:

You can't talk reason to this fool. He's just a troll from Marshall sent to cause trouble. He was the main instigator leading the message board firings after every football game and it shouldn't be a surprise he's put Huggins in his crosshairs.

Huggins was very frank last season about cancelling the series and little Danny didn't do himself any favors a few weeks ago.

 

[mounty99]

I hate the game and hate Marshall fans. (sorry but they suck and are obnoxious when it comes to playing WV) I would be happy for WVU to never play them in any sport so we never have to interact. This game is not good for the state....it is somewhat good for Charleston and the Kanawha Valley only....but not much better than a concert or Disney on Ice..lol The game itself is usually played ugly on the crappy court in a crappy arena. The argument is bogus that its better financially for the state as a whole to play one game in one city when they could play 2 games in totally different cities on different ends of the state. I lived/worked in Charleston for 18 years and I always dreaded when this game came around. My job usually meant a pre game reception and taking clients....which were usually casual fans who were more excited about free food and booze than the game. Did I mention I hate this game. The only benefit to WVU is being in town to spend time with boosters in the area....beyond that I would personally prefer to drive 2.5 hours to a game in Morgantown than 1.5 to a game in Charleston.

 

[Low Mountains Drifter]

Even at those odd, I'll bet you we keep playing. Obviously, you are far less confident in your claim Huggins will cancel the game.

You can even keep the $5 and use it to buy yourself a brain if you win. Even a $5 brain would be an improvement on the one you are using.

 

[Low Mountains Drifter]

I will agree with the crappy court in a crappy arena. The Civic Center is going to be upgraded though. I'm not sure how much of the upgrade will go to the arena rather than the exterior and the convention space . Just a real scoreboard, a decent sound system and a thorough washing would be a major improvement. I doubt they get rid of the crappy court or even repaint it, because FOC paid for it.

 

[KeatonsCorner]

Geez, guess I gotta post these a 3rd time.......... LowCountry seems to keep "missing" them

Reasons the Classic makes no sense:

• because, I've shown it's financially better for the state to not play, and instead have 2 separate sporting events.
• it's definitely financially better for WVU not to play
• Systemically, it's not better for WVU to play it, and really, it's not better for MU either, as they could schedule someone they can actually beat on a regular basis and add one more W to the column...
• The game brings nothing to WVU, in terms of recruiting or getting our guys coaching jobs in the future
• The opponent has went out of its way to be insulting towards the gifts given to them by WVU, who controls the situation from top to bottom
• Marshall is trending down while WVU is going up.......... and therefor a better opponent should be added
• The game's attendance is in decline, while home-game attendance at WVU through Nov-Dec is nearly 2,000 attendees higher than in previous years, indicating that a home game is far more lucrative.
• Our opponent brings less than 20% of the attendees through the door, yet pockets 50% of the earnings
• The game is not respected come Selection Sunday
• The opponent does not offer the chance for a current WVU player to play in front of family that otherwise could not travel to Morgantown
• Marshall University does not benefit, in applicants nor program quality, from this game's existence
• Finding MU a more-suitable opponent for this vacancy may create a positive momentum towards MU's basketball program and eventually (in a decade or so) pull them out of the depths that they are at. At this point, the game could resume........
• Our HC and players do NOT like playing there........... the facility is ancient and in need of drastic upgrades (which are coming, but not soon).

BTW, this is a game Huggs has wanted to cancel for years now, and he nearly got it done last season, but contracts carried it over a year so we had to play 2015's game..... betcha didn't know that one, huh?

It's done.... barring Jim Justice, himself, issuing a Governor's mandate.... which he isn't about to do if he wins the race. Too many more pressing matters and he and Huggs are closer than that.

 

[Darth_VadEER]

Go Keaton, Go!

 

[Darth_VadEER]

WVU announced an 8200 crowd for ULM. There were nowhere near that number actually at the game. We laugh when Pitt gives bogus attendance numbers. We used to make fun of UConn for claiming 40K for every game when you could see there was really only half to 2/3 of that at the games.

We have obviously stopped (in football too) announcing "attendance" based on people actually at the games and are resorting to the "creative" method of counting all the season ticket holders and ignoring less than full student sections.

WVU used to be honest about it and when you went to a game the announced number did represent the number who came.

Already disproved by Keaton. Didn't take longer than a couple minutes. I'm not sure why you even try.

May The Hank Be With You.

 

[KeatonsCorner]

But he and his wife have multiple degrees.......... in things like "Crowd estimation" and "Age is a qualifier of expertise in every subject-ology"

that last one is a Masters...........