CAHoya07
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Post by CAHoya07 on Dec 3, 2004 9:08:27 GMT -5
A few interesting articles on the Hoyas in this Friday's Hoya (wow, that was redundant). First is a recap of Tuesday night's Davidson game: www.thehoya.com/sports/120304/sports1.cfm"Aaaahhh!! The Carolina blue is back!" was my first response to seeing the horrifyingly blue uni on Jeff Green in the picture. In truth, I never thought the blues were as bad as everybody was saying. But after not seeing em for a while, then seeing that picture, the chilling feeling I got was like I had just walked in on my grandma in the shower... ewwww. The black road uni's, while still not great, are much better than the baby blues. Then again, after that dreadful experience just now, I'm willing to fix the problem altogether and start a petition to get our uniforms back to the home grays and the away navy blues. WHO'S WITH ME? Paraphrasing my least favorite president, you're either with me against me against the evil-doers. Secondly, there's a decent commentary article on what the Hoyas have shown in November: www.thehoya.com/sports/120304/sports2.cfmBtw, it's not Jonathon. It's not like you're spelling (gasp) Kzyskfddsidsfski, get it right. Jonathan Wallace > Matt Causey. ;D Wallace fills Causey's shoes and then some. Thirdly, a very good editorial on the necessity of improving the official athletic site: thehoya.com/viewpoint/120304/view2.cfmIncludes a plug on our very own frontpage, hoyasaxa.com, as well as talk about College Sports Network, which I think we have to get on board, looks pretty sweet. Fourthly, a shameless plug for me and my SMACK-DOWN of the disappointing new Emimem CD: www.thehoya.com/guide/120304/guide10.cfmDiscuss at will. Go Hoyas!
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HOYAPLAYA
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Post by HOYAPLAYA on Dec 3, 2004 9:16:26 GMT -5
I think that article (although it states the obvious) was pretty solid. If someone who was a casual Hoya fan picked it up and read it, they would have a good idea of what has been important so far and what will be important for this season to be successful. It also speaks to what this year's goal is as far as what would be considered a successful season (NIT, although a consideration for the NCAA would have to be seen as a complete success) and where we should be as a team in a few years. Good article.
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Post by DanMcQ on Dec 3, 2004 9:55:14 GMT -5
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MCIGuy
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Post by MCIGuy on Dec 3, 2004 10:30:37 GMT -5
I disagree with Dave Reid's assertion that the Hoyas are at least a few years away from making an NCAA tournament. Teams' fortunes can turn overnight after all. While I am not suggesting that the Hoyas will go dancing this season who is to say they can't do it in 2006 or two seasons from now in 2007?
Also I think its too early to predict the Hoyas will only win games if they knock down threes.
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Post by YB on Dec 3, 2004 10:37:28 GMT -5
I agree. We have a talented team- we are just young and learning a tough new system.
But young teams grow up, sooner or later.
NIT this year, NCAA next year. That has to be the goal.
Next year, we will have 3 freshmen.
And 5 sophomores, 3 juniors, and 3 seniors, all of whom have had 1 year in 3's offense.
Tell me that's not a bit more formidable.
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GUHoya07
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Post by GUHoya07 on Dec 3, 2004 10:46:58 GMT -5
Yeah, a move to the College Sports Network is in the process of happening. The only thing is, the move was supposed to be complete by September 15th and here we are in December and nothing has happened.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Dec 3, 2004 11:01:00 GMT -5
I know GUHoyas looks a bit amateur, but it has some good points. Love the game highlights. Honestly, it really shouldn't be that hard to upgrade even without a College Sports Network.
And what is wrong with fans turning to HS.com? In reality, the university website will never be the place for most fans, and it is and should be an unabashed PR department and hardly the place for objective analysis.
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Post by DanMcQ on Dec 3, 2004 11:02:36 GMT -5
Yeah, a move to the College Sports Network is in the process of happening. The only thing is, the move was supposed to be complete by September 15th and here we are in December and nothing has happened. Wait until you try to get a home built on time - see how soon the contractor gets things done!
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GUHoya07
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Post by GUHoya07 on Dec 3, 2004 11:19:12 GMT -5
Nope, Im pretty sure the contractor has completed his work. The new home owners just need to get their certificate of occupancy and get the hell in the house.
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Post by DanMcQ on Dec 3, 2004 12:17:24 GMT -5
Nope, Im pretty sure the contractor has completed his work. The new home owners just need to get their certificate of occupancy and get the hell in the house. The permit$ are always the hardest part.
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Post by RDF on Dec 3, 2004 12:39:15 GMT -5
Thanks for posting the links and here's some opinions from the demented place I call my brain:
1. GU is GREY at home and NAVY or in my opinion HOYA BLUE on the road. I don't hate the Carolina Blue because GU did wear those uniforms when I began following them, but I prefer the Grey and Blue because it's unique to GU (can't remember many teams wearing Grey uniforms at home??) and the Darker Blue with Grey Trim was the coolest uniform in CBB--check out what Hoyas wore in '85 season. That was classy and GU needs to STAY CLASSY--in the immortal words of Ron Burgundy aka the Anchorman.
2. To be honest I think nobody can predict when a program is "ready to make a run" at the NCAA Tournament. It is why we all enjoy sports--you never know what can happen. If you get kids who can play well as a TEAM, you can speed up the process. Key is to keep improving and add pieces that fit the program and have some chemistry on the court.
3. Jonathan Wallace played big time AAU Basketball with many D-1 Players and STARTED on those teams, so he can play. The fact he was "recruited" to Princeton and then Texas A&M by a coach who knows talent--former UTEP Coach Gillespie, shows that. He also FITS in what Hoyas are trying to do and that's most important.
4. Eminem is weak and always has been. If he were a Black MC he'd have been done a while back. He talks about the SAME THINGS in every track. We all know he's got a deadbeat, drunk mother, a skanky wife/ex-wife he wants to kill, and a Trailor Trash Daughter (Haley--why not name her Amber and ask her to go get him some cigarettes??). Throw in his beats that could be done at a Radio Shack on a Casio and what do you have??
Now pardon my Dennis Miller rant here, but what makes this guy a great MC? The fact he's white and can rhyme?? Or the fact that Dre decided to created a White Star and he just happened to win the lottery?? My favorite part of "Shady" is how he's trying to be a tough guy. Being tough doesn't require TRYING, you are what you are and no matter how many personal training sessions he gets to get buff, he's a BIA...---speaking Lil Jon-ese here. This is a man who has had "beef" with:
1. a Teenage Girl--Christina Aguilera 2. A small, skinny middle Aged Techo Artists (Moby) 3. N'Sync 4. Puppet--Triumph the Insult Dog 5. Politicians who don't even know who he is and don't care 6. Michael Jackson--this attack is kind of like a comic still doing jokes about Exxon or Roaches in their Apartments, done and tired.
Eminem is and has been a fraud. He makes a Hip Hop Version of Rocky and we're supposed to be in awe? He does the SAME SONG over and over. Insert a few different rhymes and 1 different beat and you have: Hi My Name Is, The Real Slim Shady, Without Me?, and how many times can a guy hear:
"Guess who's back, back again?" I don't give a crap and take you and Haley back to the 8 Mile you piece of white trash and don't forget to re-fill your Beer Helmet as you make your next track. Sorry *** clown. This guy just gives me another reason to HATE Detroit and he needs to be placed up there with Pistons PA Announcer "Mason"--sorry now he goes by John Mason who I was hoping would've been beaten beyond recognition during the Pacers-Pistons Brawl. Believe me, the only bad thing about that is that more Piston fans and Eminem weren't there to get a beatdown.
I think I know the title of his next CD/SONG "I'm Slim Marshall, the Real Shady, Without Me, you'll Lose Yourself, and you only get one chance to RIPOFF the Public".
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Post by Boz on Dec 3, 2004 12:50:59 GMT -5
Thanks for posting the links and here's some opinions from the demented place I call my brain: 1. GU is GREY at home and NAVY or in my opinion HOYA BLUE on the road. I don't hate the Carolina Blue because GU did wear those uniforms when I began following them, but I prefer the Grey and Blue because it's unique to GU (can't remember many teams wearing Grey uniforms at home??) and the Darker Blue with Grey Trim was the coolest uniform in CBB--check out what Hoyas wore in '85 season. That was classy and GU needs to STAY CLASSY--in the immortal words of Ron Burgundy aka the Anchorman. 2. To be honest I think nobody can predict when a program is "ready to make a run" at the NCAA Tournament. It is why we all enjoy sports--you never know what can happen. If you get kids who can play well as a TEAM, you can speed up the process. Key is to keep improving and add pieces that fit the program and have some chemistry on the court. 3. Jonathan Wallace played big time AAU Basketball with many D-1 Players and STARTED on those teams, so he can play. The fact he was "recruited" to Princeton and then Texas A&M by a coach who knows talent--former UTEP Coach Gillespie, shows that. He also FITS in what Hoyas are trying to do and that's most important. 4. Eminem is weak and always has been. If he were a Black MC he'd have been done a while back. He talks about the SAME THINGS in every track. We all know he's got a deadbeat, drunk mother, a skanky wife/ex-wife he wants to kill, and a Trailor Trash Daughter (Haley--why not name her Amber and ask her to go get him some cigarettes??). Throw in his beats that could be done at a Radio Shack on a Casio and what do you have?? Now pardon my Dennis Miller rant here, but what makes this guy a great MC? The fact he's white and can rhyme?? Or the fact that Dre decided to created a White Star and he just happened to win the lottery?? My favorite part of "Shady" is how he's trying to be a tough guy. Being tough doesn't require TRYING, you are what you are and no matter how many personal training sessions he gets to get buff, he's a BIA...---speaking Lil Jon-ese here. This is a man who has had "beef" with: 1. a Teenage Girl--Christina Aguilera 2. A small, skinny middle Aged Techo Artists (Moby) 3. N'Sync 4. Puppet--Triumph the Insult Dog 5. Politicians who don't even know who he is and don't care 6. Michael Jackson--this attack is kind of like a comic still doing jokes about Exxon or Roaches in their Apartments, done and tired. Eminem is and has been a fraud. He makes a Hip Hop Version of Rocky and we're supposed to be in awe? He does the SAME SONG over and over. Insert a few different rhymes and 1 different beat and you have: Hi My Name Is, The Real Slim Shady, Without Me?, and how many times can a guy hear: "Guess who's back, back again?" I don't give a crap and take you and Haley back to the 8 Mile you piece of white trash and don't forget to re-fill your Beer Helmet as you make your next track. Sorry *** clown. This guy just gives me another reason to HATE Detroit and he needs to be placed up there with Pistons PA Announcer "Mason"--sorry now he goes by John Mason who I was hoping would've been beaten beyond recognition during the Pacers-Pistons Brawl. Believe me, the only bad thing about that is that more Piston fans and Eminem weren't there to get a beatdown. I think I know the title of his next CD/SONG "I'm Slim Marshall, the Real Shady, Without Me, you'll Lose Yourself, and you only get one chance to RIPOFF the Public". Yeah!
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HOYAPLAYA
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Post by HOYAPLAYA on Dec 3, 2004 12:56:06 GMT -5
Best post I've read in a long time!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2004 18:24:55 GMT -5
As for the guhoyas.com site, I believe GU just signed a deal with a carrier to redesign and update the page. There was a link on this board at some point, if you can find it. I remember looking at the other pages they've done, and they all look GREAT. Should help with look, content, everything. I think its collegesports.com. I'm currently in grad school at BC and they have a GREAT athletics site by said company (www.bceagles.com).
GO HOYAS!!!
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Dec 3, 2004 18:29:29 GMT -5
As for the guhoyas.com site, I believe GU just signed a deal with a carrier to redesign and update the page. There was a link on this board at some point, if you can find it. I remember looking at the other pages they've done, and they all look GREAT. Should help with look, content, everything. I think its collegesports.com. I'm currently in grad school at BC and they have a GREAT athletics site by said company (www.bceagles.com). GO HOYAS!!! TRAITOR! I hope you do not voluntarily endure their sporting events.
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CAHoya07
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Post by CAHoya07 on Dec 3, 2004 18:48:12 GMT -5
That's good to hear about the website. Does anybody know when it is ACTUALLY going to be changed now?
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GUHoya07
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Post by GUHoya07 on Dec 3, 2004 18:59:07 GMT -5
CA- I thought I had already explained the details to you, but maybe not.
From what I've heard the page has already been designed, its just taking forever to get through all the university bureaucracy.
So basically, the way things go around here, God only knows how long it will take. Hopefully sometime soon, but I've been hoping since September 15th.
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CAHoya07
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Post by CAHoya07 on Dec 3, 2004 19:06:57 GMT -5
Ah, 007, that's why I put the ACTUALLY in all caps, because I knew from your previous post that it was SUPPOSED to be up and running a while ago. I was looking for some possible insider information on when it will finally be a reality.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2004 19:13:18 GMT -5
TRAITOR! I hope you do not voluntarily endure their sporting events. Hahahaha.... In two and a half years, I've only been to two hockey games, and that's it. BC fans are such dopes. GO HOYAS!!!
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Post by DFW HOYA on Dec 3, 2004 19:14:17 GMT -5
I'm currently in grad school at BC and they have a GREAT athletics site by said company (www.bceagles.com). GO HOYAS!!! The UConn and Rutgers sites are school-run and a step ahead of College Sports' sites: www.uconnhuskies.comwww.scarletknights.com
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