DFW HOYA
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Post by DFW HOYA on Aug 6, 2007 20:34:36 GMT -5
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HealyHoya
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Post by HealyHoya on Aug 7, 2007 10:21:53 GMT -5
Not good. We need to wait to see what facts are discovered but this reflects poorly on Thompson and Ball State.
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Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Aug 7, 2007 10:34:02 GMT -5
Ronny deceitful and duplicitous?
Who'd a thunk it?
Personally, in my opinion, no statement of fact intended, Ronny slipped those letters under his own door.
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HealyHoya
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Post by HealyHoya on Aug 7, 2007 10:55:41 GMT -5
Ronny deceitful and duplicitous? Who'd a thunk it? Personally, in my opinion, no statement of fact intended, Ronny slipped those letters under his own door. Wow.
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HoyaNyr320
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Post by HoyaNyr320 on Aug 7, 2007 11:18:16 GMT -5
I am now convinced the only future Ronny has in coaching is for a team like the DC Jammers Kenner League squad. Maybe JT Jr. will give him a desk job at SportsTalk 980.
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BigMike
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Post by BigMike on Aug 8, 2007 7:45:38 GMT -5
Elvado,
You are an idiot. Your personal opinion is wrong. Of course you have a right to an opinion, but you also have a right to look stupid when you are proven incorrect.
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Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Aug 9, 2007 8:57:47 GMT -5
I concur wholeheartedly. I hope I am wrong. However, I doubt it.
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RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on Aug 11, 2007 12:55:03 GMT -5
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Post by SoCal Hoya85 on Aug 11, 2007 18:14:23 GMT -5
The Ball State student newspaper was able to get personal emails under the Freedom of Information act? How does that work? Can anyone see that ever happening at Georgetown?
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TigerHoya
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Post by TigerHoya on Aug 11, 2007 18:17:45 GMT -5
The Ball State student newspaper was able to get personal emails under the Freedom of Information act? How does that work? Can anyone see that ever happening at Georgetown? FOIA requests wouldn't work at GU. It can and does happen at state schools since they are public entities. That's why when you see salary details posted in college coaching circles for hoops or football you get exact figures at state schools that include the state's base salary (usually the max allowed by state law at bigger schools) plus all the other money from endorsements, camps, TV, etc.
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RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on Aug 12, 2007 2:31:11 GMT -5
Speaking as someone involved in journalism at Georgetown...no, I can't see it happening at GU. The school makes the students who get to see the budget sign waivers of confidentiality. That should tell you all you need to know.
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Aug 14, 2007 5:48:21 GMT -5
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Aug 14, 2007 9:20:38 GMT -5
Good catch, ed. This thing clearly isn't so one dimensional as the school would have it, and it seems that this is headed for full-blown fiasco territory. ESPN is preoccupied with the "Best Records" draw and the "ESPNU Championship Series" at the moment, but as soon as those goldmines of sports journalism dry up, I expect this BSU/RT situation to become a long running story.
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RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on Aug 14, 2007 10:36:44 GMT -5
Wow, that's definitely a stronger case by Ronny than I was expecting. This gets curiouser and curiouser.
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hoya95
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Post by hoya95 on Aug 14, 2007 13:18:22 GMT -5
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Aug 14, 2007 14:01:40 GMT -5
Geez, if half of this stuff is true Ball State is screwed.
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Post by HoyaLingus on Aug 14, 2007 14:14:48 GMT -5
I'm really happy with Wilbon breaking these details. He consistently addresses racial issues in sport better than any other columnist, in my opinion.
Heaven help Ball State if these allegations are true. They're going to need it.
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Post by Gold Hoya on Aug 14, 2007 14:48:57 GMT -5
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Post by strummer8526 on Aug 14, 2007 14:54:07 GMT -5
I'm really happy with Wilbon breaking these details. He consistently addresses racial issues in sport better than any other columnist, in my opinion. Heaven help Ball State if these allegations are true. They're going to need it. Completely agree. Every time I've seen Wilbon deal with anything racial, he's been the most credible and insightful. I remember his article from last season about Big John and how JTIII has the ability to be a "soft, friendly guy" because his father did a lot of the fighting twenty years ago. It looks like Big John's got another fight right here. I don't know Ronny's history with GU, whether he was a good coach, or on what terms he left. It sounds like he got screwed in this case, though. I also really liked the last paragraph. It seems like the Thompson brother might not be such a bad recruiter either: "Oh, there's one more thing. Thompson said his recruiting trips produced what has been described as a top 35 recruiting class, and the No. 4 recruiting class by a non-BCS school. It's too bad for the school and for Ronny Thompson he won't be there to coach them."
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Aug 14, 2007 15:20:43 GMT -5
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