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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 30, 2010 8:56:28 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 30, 2010 9:18:59 GMT -5
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theexorcist
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Post by theexorcist on Mar 30, 2010 10:38:17 GMT -5
My favorite Skinner moment? BC losing in the first round of the BET right after they announced their desire to jump ship and all the fans in the Garden serenading them at the end with "Na na na / Na na na na / Hey hey hey / Goodbye!". Syracuse fans, UConn fans, Hoya fans, St. John's fans, Pitt fans, all speaking with a collective voice.
It was beyond glorious.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 30, 2010 13:43:40 GMT -5
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Post by hifigator on Mar 30, 2010 15:47:26 GMT -5
According to sources at BC, Skinner and his agent Dennis Coleman met with Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo and BC Vice President of Human Resources Leo Sullivan last Wednesday and were informed that Skinner would not be retained.
Skinner and Coleman then asked if BC could keep that information quiet to allow Skinner to find another job. BC agreed, and Skinner went to New York to interview for the opening at St. John's which developed when Norm Roberts was fired.
That comment has a slightly different tone from the one that I have heard. For what it's worth, our local sportstalk host said that Skinner asked for permission to talk to St. Johns. He was told yes, but that he wouldn't be retained if so. That's slightly different from the tone of that that article siad.
That comment
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 30, 2010 15:51:46 GMT -5
Sure makes sense that a Florida radio sports talk show host would have the inside scoop on something that happened in Boston.  |
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Post by hifigator on Mar 30, 2010 15:58:34 GMT -5
I didn't "correct" the article, just pointing out that there might be a bit more to it. Like I said, I don't know.
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Post by hoyarooter on Mar 30, 2010 20:54:21 GMT -5
I move that BC's name be changed to Delusional College. There's not much difference between BC and DC.
I think this is a shame. Skinner did a really good job there.
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Mar 30, 2010 21:03:45 GMT -5
Sure makes sense that a Florida radio sports talk show host would have the inside scoop on something that happened in Boston. It isn't hard to get a scoop about Boston teams since the city is the center of the sports universe. |
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 30, 2010 21:30:01 GMT -5
They don't call it The Hub for nothing, pally boy.
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Post by CTHoya08 on Mar 30, 2010 23:59:09 GMT -5
My favorite Skinner moment? BC losing in the first round of the BET right after they announced their desire to jump ship and all the fans in the Garden serenading them at the end with "Na na na / Na na na na / Hey hey hey / Goodbye!". Syracuse fans, UConn fans, Hoya fans, St. John's fans, Pitt fans, all speaking with a collective voice. It was beyond glorious. I don't know. I think my favorite Skinner moment was the following year, when BC was playing in the ACC tournament for the first time. Some ACC reporter, probably from a NC paper, asked him what it was like to be playing in such a tough tournament for the first time. Skinner said something along the lines of "The Big East Tournament, in New York, was pretty tough" in a tone that suggested, to me, that he thought it was absurd that anyone could suggest the ACC tournament was tougher than the BET. |
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 31, 2010 5:26:36 GMT -5
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Post by theexorcist on Mar 31, 2010 7:01:47 GMT -5
My favorite Skinner moment? BC losing in the first round of the BET right after they announced their desire to jump ship and all the fans in the Garden serenading them at the end with "Na na na / Na na na na / Hey hey hey / Goodbye!". Syracuse fans, UConn fans, Hoya fans, St. John's fans, Pitt fans, all speaking with a collective voice. It was beyond glorious. I don't know. I think my favorite Skinner moment was the following year, when BC was playing in the ACC tournament for the first time. Some ACC reporter, probably from a NC paper, asked him what it was like to be playing in such a tough tournament for the first time. Skinner said something along the lines of "The Big East Tournament, in New York, was pretty tough" in a tone that suggested, to me, that he thought it was absurd that anyone could suggest the ACC tournament was tougher than the BET. Oooh, I forgot about watching that game. The best part of watching a winning team in the NCAA tournament is when CBS cuts away with a few minutes left - you know the game's over. Glad everybody got the right footwear. |
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 31, 2010 8:52:56 GMT -5
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Post by The Stig on Mar 31, 2010 13:37:57 GMT -5
Forget paying a big-time coach, Creepy Crean would do that stuff for free. |
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 1, 2010 7:57:32 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 1, 2010 14:51:38 GMT -5
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Post by SirSaxa on Apr 1, 2010 18:27:16 GMT -5
Katz obviously thinks this was a hatchet job. THanks for posting Dan. Maybe we should talk to LIC, see if he can redirect that meteor headed for BC so it will just take out the AD's office  |
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Post by Elvado on Apr 2, 2010 11:54:34 GMT -5
Now he's available for the long-awaited "Dudley's Revenge--Diffrent Strokes Reunion Movie".
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 3, 2010 9:54:21 GMT -5
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