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"Here are Tubby's wins: "

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"Lost to Duke (OT)"

do moral victories count for half of a win?

2/28/2011 2:23:15 PM

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"I know a guy with wins against both UNC and Duke"

So do I.

2/28/2011 2:24:22 PM

Being .500 against both UNC and Duke, much less beating them regularly, is not a fair request of whoever our new coach is. I don't believe even the top coaches in the nation would realistically be able to go .500 against UNC/DUke. So in that sense it's best to temper those kind of outrageous expectations, because they're unreasonable.

2/28/2011 2:27:54 PM

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"^^Wins against UNC and Duke since 2006: Tubby: 1, Lowe: 3"

yeah, that's a fair argument. Wait...

Opportunities to play UNC/Duke since 2006:
Tubby: 2
Lowe: 19

2/28/2011 2:31:00 PM

Lowe's gonna come back next year.

2/28/2011 2:32:19 PM

I seem to remember MORR1799 outing himself as dumb in a grand fashion sometime in the past, I just can't think of the exact post(s)

2/28/2011 2:39:31 PM

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"Lowe's gonna come back next year."

as a season ticket holder?

2/28/2011 2:45:37 PM

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"do moral victories count for half of a win?"

Sorry for mentioning that he took the defending national champs to overtime. It wasn't very impressive.

2/28/2011 2:56:44 PM

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"Lowe's gonna come back next year."

I actually think this is very likely

2/28/2011 2:58:31 PM

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"statefansnation statefansnation Tubby Smith leaving Minnesota? Implications for NC State? Georgia Tech? Great discussion here: http://tinyurl.com/6feaeyo "

2/28/2011 3:03:11 PM

Just to put something in perspective, it's probably about 10 times more likely that Lowe comes back than we hire Donovan.

2/28/2011 3:09:38 PM

Anybody know what the buy out would be for Lowe's last year? It can't be much.

^ that's probably true

[Edited on February 28, 2011 at 3:22 PM. Reason : Fucking SFN trying to push Tubby]

2/28/2011 3:21:29 PM

^^^^I kind of agree.

I think we'd be much more optimistic if this was Lowe's 3rd season and he had these players...but its his 5th year and still, as a program, we are in the same place we were after his first season (only now, we are even further removed from the "glory days"). It would surely hurt recruiting too...opposing coaches using the fact that Lowe is a dead man walking and could be fired at any time to sway recruits (I'm sure its already being done). If we start out sluggish next year things could get ugly...fans booing, terrible attendance. Things are pretty bad right now...it will be worse if Lowe comes back.

I think it's just in the best interest of Lowe, the program, the fan base, and everyone else that we go ahead and part ways after this season. I think we all hope that Lowe succeeds, but at this point it appears that is very unlikely...Although I'm sure firing the starting point guard from one of your National Championship teams is no easy task

[Edited on February 28, 2011 at 3:24 PM. Reason : more ^]

2/28/2011 3:24:24 PM

His contract runs through 2013

2/28/2011 3:25:58 PM

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"I seem to remember MORR1799 outing himself as dumb in a grand fashion sometime in the past, I just can't think of the exact post(s)"

lol, wtf?

2/28/2011 3:37:20 PM

counting an overtime loss as a win isn't exactly helping your case

(which was a very weak one to begin with)

2/28/2011 3:39:17 PM

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"I actually think this is very likely"

why?

2/28/2011 3:41:17 PM

Can I get some numbers up in this B

2/28/2011 3:46:42 PM

I'll go 99% that Lowe is gone at the end of this year, but no higher than that, Tone.

[Edited on February 28, 2011 at 3:49 PM. Reason : .]

2/28/2011 3:48:56 PM

^^^I dunno...I just think given that this is DY's first year and Lowe only has 1 year left on his contract that it's possible that she let's him ride it out

[Edited on February 28, 2011 at 3:49 PM. Reason : df]

2/28/2011 3:49:15 PM

Tubby would be a very good choice, but not a home run by any means. Definitely not a they got that guy! hire.

2/28/2011 3:49:44 PM

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"His contract runs through 2013"

2/28/2011 3:51:44 PM

It being Yow's first year has nothing to do with this. She's already fired that soccer coach in her first year.

2/28/2011 3:51:55 PM

Milk Wilboner

2/28/2011 3:54:10 PM

^^^I thought he had a 5 year contract that was extended to 6 years?

My guy just tells me there's a chance he gets one more year...because we're nc state and that's what we do


[Edited on February 28, 2011 at 3:55 PM. Reason : d]

[Edited on February 28, 2011 at 3:56 PM. Reason : dfdf]

2/28/2011 3:54:49 PM

Eh, I really don't wanna pay Tubby Smith $2 mil/year to go 8-8 in conference.

2/28/2011 3:55:53 PM

Recap, Reali!

"and the check mark goes to Wilboner"

[Edited on February 28, 2011 at 3:57 PM. Reason : .]

2/28/2011 3:56:36 PM

Tubby Smith would be a boring as fuck hire

Speaking of boring as fuck, I hope you guys are ready for Tubbyball

2/28/2011 3:58:42 PM

I honestly have no idea how anybody can think that he won't be fired after this season

2/28/2011 3:59:22 PM

has anyone talked about getting an innovating coach? something new? we could really do a game changer by getting someone that encourages innovation and competition and creativity. someone with a business background and basketball skills.

2/28/2011 3:59:46 PM

I think Pinkandblack just nominated himself

I mean Hoops Malone

2/28/2011 4:01:31 PM

do you understand what basketball takes or are you just a jokester?

2/28/2011 4:03:16 PM

better check yourself, Ernie

HOOPS MALONE is an All-American

2/28/2011 4:08:07 PM

hoopsmalonelol

2/28/2011 4:08:24 PM

What about that Jeopardy computer? That would be pretty innovative and creative.

2/28/2011 4:08:31 PM

fuck yes, WATSON for coach!

2/28/2011 4:11:44 PM

the Jeopardy computer would routinely beat the shit out of UNC and Duke, but would occasionally slip up and lose to Wake Forest by 90 points

2/28/2011 4:13:22 PM

look, the nc state wolfpack arent like duke or kentucky or a nba team. they need to stand out w a GAME CHANGER. something new and different. maybe have try outs. let a couple guys try coaching a game against a weak team. try a few like that. sometimes companies hire a guy who might not be from that company but is known as a innovator and a good business leader. why not think like that and hire someone with a new perspective on the sport? another coach from another sport? what about trying a big time nc name like michel jordan?

2/28/2011 4:15:24 PM

that's because those deomn decons know linux

2/28/2011 4:15:39 PM

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"It is well that war is coaching searches are so terrible - otherwise we would grow too fond of it them."

2/28/2011 4:16:28 PM

a computer doesnt know about the specifics of stuff like marketing plans. how would a computer promote the team?

2/28/2011 4:16:38 PM

hahaha linux nerds hacking our coach

2/28/2011 4:17:03 PM

2/28/2011 4:18:31 PM

lol, I was just about to work on a watson 'shop, awesome job

2/28/2011 4:19:37 PM

that pic is straight lulz

2/28/2011 4:20:40 PM

^^^ gg to Ernie

Also

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"look, the nc state wolfpack arent like duke or kentucky or a nba team. they need to stand out w a GAME CHANGER. something new and different. maybe have try outs. let a couple guys try coaching a game against a weak team. try a few like that. sometimes companies hire a guy who might not be from that company but is known as a innovator and a good business leader. why not think like that and hire someone with a new perspective on the sport? another coach from another sport? what about trying a big time nc name like michel jordan?"

This is seriously one of the worst troll attempts ever. Suspend please.

2/28/2011 4:54:10 PM

Whatever Hoops is, he's damn good at it.

2/28/2011 5:14:05 PM

Terrible Troll % Effeciency.

Too much time spent on a poor product.

2/28/2011 5:14:51 PM

He suggested we go out and get Micheal Jordan to be the coach of NC State university men's basketball. It's so stupid that it can't be a real, authentic thought (even for an incredibly stupid person)... perhaps that's where he went wrong.

2/28/2011 5:17:21 PM

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"It would surely hurt recruiting too...opposing coaches using the fact that Lowe is a dead man walking and could be fired at any time to sway recruits (I'm sure its already being done)"

yeah, good thing we're not adding fuel to their fire..

oh wait.

2/28/2011 5:19:33 PM