BASH BOYLEN

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Is mentioning that Jordan Cyphers is floundering at Tennessee State considered Boylen bashing?

What has become of the Henderson kid that was going to be better than Jimmer?

[hostile]

What has become of the Henderson kid that was going to be better than Jimmer?

He was at Texas Tech last season. Don't think he played much, if at all. I dont think he is there this year.

[il Padrino Ute]

What has become of the Henderson kid that was going to be better than Jimmer?

He is now at South Plains College.

[Top Ute]

Majerus' alleged bad behavior was definitely much ado about nothing. I am starting to believe the sweater has cursed us and we will be living this curse until we retire his sweater like we should have done the year after he was forced out for no reason.

Stop it already. I know we pine for days of relevancy, but let's be real here. There is no way Majerus could still be coaching at Utah today, and when he left, it was the absolute right time. What disgusts me is that no one, not Maji or Hill, could be honest with the fanbase about it.

Maji walked away from the USC job because something was coming down the pike that forced USC to make a stand. Instead of dragging it out, Rick stepped aside. My absolute best guess is that an ADA lawsuit was coming down the pike with the Allred situation. I have no evidence that this was the case.

The USC issue was damaging and made Majerus toxic. Unhireable. No viable program gave Rick a serious look. And then St. Louis popped up, in which the university president went over the head of his AD, both in firing the previous coach and picking Majerus as a replacement. Of course, the AD resigned as part of the deal, which makes perfect sense, since that was the only way in which Maji would be hired ANYWHERE, because the AD that hires Majerus today is making his/her last hire for that school.

[SeattleUte]

http://www.utefans.net/message.php?id=1284924

[SeattleUte]

Stop it already. I know we pine for days of relevancy, but let's be real here. There is no way Majerus could still be coaching at Utah today, and when he left, it was the absolute right time. What disgusts me is that no one, not Maji or Hill, could be honest with the fanbase about it.

Maji walked away from the USC job because something was coming down the pike that forced USC to make a stand. Instead of dragging it out, Rick stepped aside. My absolute best guess is that an ADA lawsuit was coming down the pike with the Allred situation. I have no evidence that this was the case.

The USC issue was damaging and made Majerus toxic. Unhireable. No viable program gave Rick a serious look. And then St. Louis popped up, in which the university president went over the head of his AD, both in firing the previous coach and picking Majerus as a replacement. Of course, the AD resigned as part of the deal, which makes perfect sense, since that was the only way in which Maji would be hired ANYWHERE, because the AD that hires Majerus today is making his/her last hire for that school.

As you admit, this is all speculation; your fantasy. Take it from the lawyers. There was no ADA suit here. Notice one was never filed.

[MartyFunkhouser]

http://www.utefans.net/message.php?id=1284924

Boylen's handling of Carlon Brown is certainly another data point proving his complete failure as a coach. The guy had great talent and a real coach would have gotten more out of him.

[cougjunkie]

St. Louis is ranked for the first time since 1993.

You guys sure you can't forgive Big Rick?

[cougjunkie]

He is now at South Plains College.

Marshall Henderson averaging 19 a game. (of course he is only shooting 40% from the floor) Blame boylen!

[snowcat]

http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showpo...92&postcount=4

[falafel]

Marshall Henderson averaging 19 a game. (of course he is only shooting 40% from the floor) Blame boylen!

And a million dollar smile to boot.

[Blueintheface]

http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showpo...92&postcount=4

That right there is some good shit. SU knows his basketball.

[PaloAltoCougar]

http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showpo...92&postcount=4

Now that's a great post. The first and last sentences ought to be someone's signature. Still, I have to express admiration for SU's emphatic (if at times nutty) declarations and his consistently putting it all out there, without so much as a cup to protect his nuts when the inevitable groin kicks come. When he fails, as he often does, "at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

Seriously, SU,

[Mr. Crimson]

That right there is some good shit. SU knows his basketball.

I don't post much anymore, but I had to stop by and thank Blueintheface for that. I do drop by on occasion to watch Seattle spew and his toadie MP Funk lap it up. I imagine the bully from A Christmas Story and his little right hand man.

But to see Seattle humiliated so very perfectly, on this thread, I had to stop by and give a hand.

Blueintheface, should we ever meet, I owe you a beer or a root beer or whatever you want.

Thank you.

[Jeff Lebowski]

http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showpo...92&postcount=4

LOL!

Something that good deserves a full quote, not just a link.

I have a special gift for sizing up coaches. Go and do searches on utefans and you'll see me predicting greatness for Whit after last year's UNLV debacle and taking on posters on the subject like a James Bond action scene. On the other hand, I was hopeful but never a believer in Giacoletti. After giving him a chance for a year and a half after the first strong year with Majerus' players I said that's enough. It's really not rocket science. You watch the attention to detail and ethos of excellence or not when times are bad, regardless of wins, and the recruiting reports.

Re Boylen, I've said it before and I'll say it again. He's a keeper. I saw last year that with a lot of adversity and a team that was lacking in myriad ways he put a tough, disciplined team on the floor. I didn't care about the SW Baptist loss, because I look at the big picture. Not only are his teams defense oriented and hard nosed, he's recruiting maybe better than Majerus ever did. (Majerus didn't ever have big recruiting years in terms of magazine ratings; he had a genius for spotting diamonds in the rough and grinding them and polishing them to a luster.) Starting two years from now when the current freshmen are Juniors or sophomores (if redshirted) and the 09 class are sophomores, it's going to start all coming together and getting really ugly for the rest of the conference.