TBird41
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Post by TBird41 on Mar 28, 2008 21:00:49 GMT -5
If, like me, you've been going through the SI vault now that it's open, you've probably found some good articles--here's a great profile piece on JT2 from 1980, very similar to the one that was just written about JT3 in terms of depth, writing and detail. Every Hoya should read it, especially all the newer ones (like myself) who missed the original Hoya Paranoia vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124012/index.htm
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Post by williambraskyiii on Mar 28, 2008 21:34:41 GMT -5
what the hell is the Gospal?
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TBird41
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Post by TBird41 on Mar 28, 2008 21:59:42 GMT -5
what the hell is the Gospal? No idea. What are you talking about?
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JimmyHoya
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Post by JimmyHoya on Mar 28, 2008 22:03:21 GMT -5
I think TBird knows EXACTLY what bill is talking about.
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ichirohoya
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Post by ichirohoya on Mar 28, 2008 22:44:59 GMT -5
Good read. Some fantastic quotes. especially about the great value of a gtown education!
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Post by bronxhoya87 on Mar 29, 2008 0:53:40 GMT -5
Good read.
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HoyaChris
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Post by HoyaChris on Mar 29, 2008 5:50:53 GMT -5
28 years later I am most reminded of how concerned we were at the time that Big John would soon be departing to a bigger basketball program. He stayed another 18 years.
Speaking of which, isn't it time to start a bunch of threads demanding another extension for JT III?
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moe09
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Post by moe09 on Mar 29, 2008 19:49:38 GMT -5
Could be the first time I've ever heard of the phrase "cocking a snook," which I now plan to bring into reproduction.
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harlemhoya
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Post by harlemhoya on Mar 29, 2008 21:40:56 GMT -5
The "relationship" between Big John and Mary Fenlon.
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Post by Loyal Hoya on Mar 29, 2008 23:31:51 GMT -5
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gutuna
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Post by gutuna on Mar 31, 2008 11:47:15 GMT -5
The story of Thompson's speech after the win over WVU in '75 is amazing. I can't think of anyone else that could pull that off.
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moe09
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Post by moe09 on Mar 31, 2008 18:46:15 GMT -5
Naturally only such a great article could've come from a guy from the greatest city ever, ahem...
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Post by kchoya on Apr 1, 2008 14:24:37 GMT -5
The "relationship" between Big John and Mary Fenlon. "Some folks are a drag," Thompson says. "When I hired Mary and she started working closely with the kids and being visible all the time, you know how it is. You'd hear whispering, 'Thompson's going around with a white woman.' Dumb stuff. Ugly stuff. On the other hand, I'm a racist 'cause I had an all-black team last year. How come the basketball program receives such close scrutiny? People seem more worried about this little program I run here than they do about all those obvious places where racism's still the rule and still hurting people day in and day out. We all suffer, black and white, from the history of our country. No way around it. The sooner we realize that and deal upfront with it, the better off we'll all be.
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