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"College basketball is still number one in my book, barely, but I could see college football, the NFL, and the PGA surpassing it next season for me if we lose everybody and drop to a .500 team."

I know very few "Carolina Fans" that actually still were adamant fans during the Doherty years

3/29/2012 6:49:30 PM

I'd be willing to bet that guy does not pull for unc-ch football.

3/29/2012 6:55:53 PM

jesus I can't stand their "I won't pull for a losing team" mentality, I wish the worst for them

3/29/2012 7:02:36 PM

^ this is the epitome of why I hate carolina fans.

3/29/2012 7:34:34 PM

they got no gumption

3/29/2012 8:36:07 PM

If only their fans could handle adversity as admirably as their basketball and football teams.

3/29/2012 8:51:20 PM

those faggots couldn't last a day as a state fan...let alone an entire season.

3/29/2012 9:19:44 PM

^

3/29/2012 9:24:57 PM

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"I know very few "Carolina Fans" that actually still were adamant fans during the Doherty years"

You might want to be more broad. Its hard to find a Carolina fan that acknowledges those years.

3/29/2012 10:12:19 PM

All my UNC friends on Facebook remind me of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRTkCHE1sS4

3/29/2012 10:31:27 PM

^ hahaha, so true.

Instead of "I want it now" the song would be "I want my calls" (calls from the refs). And work in a "go back to the ghetto".

[Edited on March 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM. Reason : ]

3/30/2012 10:48:39 AM

Supposedly this is recent

3/30/2012 10:30:11 PM

Wal-Mart Nation represent.

3/30/2012 10:31:22 PM

saw a 2012 UNC 'ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR' shirt on a guy at Roanoke Rapids food lion today

3/30/2012 11:28:08 PM

guess they were on the road to the final four. they just broke down before they got there.

3/31/2012 12:06:47 AM

chyeah. dumb motha fuckas.

3/31/2012 12:15:57 AM

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"Jonathan Jones @jjones9 Despite what McAdoo's father told several outlets earlier this week, multiple sources have told me all indications are JMM to the NBA"

Epic meltdown forthcoming.

3/31/2012 11:47:00 AM

god i hope that's true

3/31/2012 12:06:05 PM

seriously.

3/31/2012 12:15:05 PM

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" This program does not deserve this! The history of the jersey and being able to run our of the tunnel and play in front of the greatest fans in the world should be a privalage and not a use of a way to come in one or two years and jump. I was upset that the three left on Thursday, but with the news of JMM sounding like he his more then gone, I'm beyond ticked off! Roy does not deserve this and neither does the program."

3/31/2012 1:10:51 PM

lolol

3/31/2012 1:21:56 PM

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"the greatest fans in the world"

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"the greatest fans in the world"

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"the greatest fans in the world"

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"the greatest fans in the world"

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"the greatest fans in the world"

YA I ALSO LIKE THE YANKEES AND PATRIOTS AND LAKERS 4 LYFE~~~

3/31/2012 1:49:58 PM

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"privalage"

3/31/2012 1:54:29 PM

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"the greatest fans in the world of any school closer to us than Duke "

fixed it

3/31/2012 1:58:13 PM

http://www.gq.com/sports/lists/201104/worst-sports-fans-in-america#slide=8

How did Duke and Maryland make this list, and not UNC?

3/31/2012 5:32:01 PM

Actually. Roy does deserve this. I mean. He's the one that recruited these players.

3/31/2012 7:11:03 PM

^^ UNC fans are mostly just obnoxious, and there are even a fair number of reasonable ones out there.

Duke and Maryland fans go out of their way to be offensive, and I can count the number of reasonable ones I've known on one hand.

4/1/2012 7:39:07 AM

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" the greatest fans in the world of any school closer to us than Duke fixed it"

Don't be talkin shit about St. Aug's fans like that.

[Edited on April 1, 2012 at 8:14 AM. Reason : No nested quotes? In the trust tree?]

4/1/2012 8:12:51 AM

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"I agree, locomotive. Terrence Jones rolled up that ankle pretty badly, but he didn't even look over to the bench. I'm sure a lot of our players would have missed four games. We are going to have to get a whole lot tougher, and lose the "nice boy next door in the baby blue" attitude to compete with some of these gang bangahs. Some of it is on the strength and conditioning dept, but a person also has to take some responsibility and exhibit personal motivation to hit those weights, too. Zeller, PJ Hairston, and McAdoo all looked the most physical of our players, and those guys took shots and got back up. Genetics determine a lot of how big you are going to get, but it does make you wonder how a slight built, smaller boned John Henson (for example) will hold up to the rigors of a 90-game NBA season."

those UNC fans are so racially sensitive

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=78&f=1410&t=8874183

4/3/2012 9:34:44 AM

LOL. UNC fan behind me at work.

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"UNC's class is killer next year. Marcus Paige is better than Kendall Marshall. He'll average 22 per game next year and Tokoto is better than Vince Carter. They'll be top five easy next year."

4/3/2012 10:39:34 AM

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"UNC fans are mostly just obnoxious, and there are even a fair number of reasonable ones out there. Duke and Maryland fans go out of their way to be offensive, and I can count the number of reasonable ones I've known on one hand."

True, more reasonable Duke fans than MD fans even so.

4/3/2012 11:25:10 AM

From an IC thread about Kentucky:

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"I would rather watch UNC lose with juniors and seniors who might not be as talented v. NBA studs who just come and play a year and then move on."

4/3/2012 4:59:27 PM

lol, I can't stand this ideology that its wrong to leave college to make crazy amounts of money and they wouldn't bat an eye if a musician or artist did the same thing.

4/3/2012 5:02:33 PM

^

Or a techie...

4/3/2012 5:06:38 PM

exactly. calipari does a great job of selling these kids on what they want, which is to get to the nba...calipari can get them there and he does a great job of winning with that type of player. it's just a different approach.

4/3/2012 5:38:06 PM

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" KY represents all that is wrong with college b-ball."

4/4/2012 8:58:08 AM

I for one, think KY makes things go much smoother

4/4/2012 9:11:20 AM

^^^^

Yup. Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg should have finished college, and not left early to go pro in building multi-billion dollar corporations!

4/4/2012 9:50:33 AM

well, in regards to geniuses like bill gates, there is a slight difference in that the athletes are relying on their physical abilities to make the millions, which could be taken away at any time, and they'd have nothing to fall back on (except hopefully with the millions they'd saved, they'd have plenty of time and resources to go back and get a degee)

4/4/2012 9:55:13 AM

Yes, Bill Gates definitely couldn't have been disabled in some sort of accident

Only basketball players

4/4/2012 10:02:36 AM

^^ do you ever listen to some of these guys tv interviews? you think they are going to speak any clearer during a job interview? i dont think so.

4/4/2012 10:07:14 AM

ernie comes back to argue.

it's a stupid stupid argument, but a physical accident would hurt an athlete's career much more than a computer programmer's career. If Gates had a physical accident, he'd still have his money-making brain. Stephen Hawking does pretty well with his physical disability, but he'd make a lousy pro athlete. You see my point, don't argue it.

[Edited on April 4, 2012 at 10:12 AM. Reason : ^i'm not necessarily talking about the ones who don't know how to read]

4/4/2012 10:08:15 AM

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/feel-scuzzy-knowing-morris-claiborne-wonderlic-score-203014846.html

relevant thanks to this debate

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"So maybe the NFL thinks they need to throw us a bone so we don't feel inferior when watching NFL games. So is everyone enjoying the news that Morris Claiborne scored a four out of fifty on an "intelligence test" designed to measure someone's ability to learn and problem-solve? A score of 20 is considered to be "average intelligence", according to Wikipedia, and a 10 represents basic literacy. The score posted by Claiborne, the highly-rated cornerback prospect out of LSU, obviously, would not be on the impressive side of things."

He went to college for a little while and is 40% towards basic literacy! I'm sure a few more years would have improved his odds.

4/4/2012 10:12:40 AM

i'm not necessarily talking about the ones who don't know how to read.

like almost any general statement, it doesn't apply to every single person. i realize that many athletes wouldn't benefit from finishing a degree. i'm talking about the ones who could actually have a career in something other than sports. i didn't think i had to type that out, i figured people would understand that i'm speaking in generalities.

4/4/2012 10:15:34 AM

ITT 90% = 100%

4/4/2012 10:45:42 AM

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"If Gates had a physical accident, he'd still have his money-making brain. Stephen Hawking does pretty well with his physical disability, but he'd make a lousy pro athlete. You see my point, don't argue it."

you're arguing against yourself man. an athlete's window to make money is smaller... therefore they should definitely spend more time not getting paid in college?

4/4/2012 11:50:51 AM

a genius could also hurt his brain in many ways so... if you can make the loot, you go early, either you start a facebook or you declare early for the NBA/NFL/NHL/MLB/MLS/PBR etc.

4/4/2012 11:58:51 AM

This is such a dumb argument

Body guy hurts his body, loses income

Brain guy hurts his brain, loses income

You going to break out Bill Gates' vertical next? What's his 40-time, chief?

4/4/2012 12:49:53 PM

I doubt a genius is going to fucking hurt his brain while doing his job, though.

YOU KNOW, HOW UNPAID ATHLETES INJURE THEIR BODIES WHILE PLAYING THEIR SPORT

[Edited on April 4, 2012 at 12:54 PM. Reason : ]

4/4/2012 12:54:06 PM

holy shit this is stupid. the point was:

Gates would have gained nothing by finishing college and earning a degree.
If he hurts his body, he's still making money.

Some athletes may gain something earninga degree.
If they hurt their body, they'll have the degree to fall back on to make money

Both Gates and Athletes are screwed if they hurt their brain.
Only athletes are screwed if they hurt their body (and don't have an education).

edit: for the record, never said that athletes shouldn't leave if they're guaranteed millions in the nba (they can come back and get their degree at anytime). i was only saying, as i stated in my first post, that Gates dropping out of college and athletes leaving early are different situations.


[Edited on April 4, 2012 at 1:05 PM. Reason : ]

4/4/2012 1:01:44 PM