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A very frustrating season at times but I’m very proud of what the team accomplished this year. It will go down as a very successful and memorable year. Thanks players, coaches and the administration for all your efforts. Many programs didn’t come close to achieving what you did this year. I’m so excited about next year. Go Pack.
Arizona State has fired coach Herb Sendek after nine seasons.
Who couldn’t see this one coming a mile away? Just aint that much wood to chop in the desert.
According to un-named sources, HWSNBN said he has no interest in applying for his old job.
Still, how does he invite the winner to the White House for congratulations when he picked the other guys? “My bad, I picked the other team but you played a hell of a good game.”
Agree, pretty cool. This heat shot look is much more bad ass than when the entire mascot body is shown.
I always thought it was bad form for a public figure to root for a team when their constituency includes all teams involved. Obama doesn’t seem to get that. Kind of like a Governor picking sides when two in state schools square off. Different state school involved, no issue. You’d think after 6 years he’d act a little more Presidential and a little less like First Fan.
I’m glad we are not getting accolades. I’d rather see us dissed than get positive press that may go to our heads. Give us motivation to play harder any day of the week. Fly right under that radar to the elite 8.
Survive and advance.I honestly didn’t think we’d win two games in the tourney but as soon as we started I knew the right team showed up and we’d have more than a good chance to win. Congrats Pack on a great win. Keep making history, we’re all hungry for another deep run.
Unreal is all I can say. I was totally shocked that we pulled it out. Too use to heart break I guess. Was really proud of the team though for not quitting. They’ve grown up a lot over the season. Congrats guys. This was a big one.
This was hilarious. Besides the *NC comments, the Kitty Poster and Dick Move comments made me laugh out load. The Swahili references will also never get old.
ABC all the way but I won’t pull for either team. My biggest gripe with ND: If they won’t be in our football conference, they don’t deserve to be in our basketball conference either. Screw em and the blues too.
N.C. State is capable of beating any team in the field. The Wolfpack also is capable of losing to any team in the field. A rematch with Duke on Thursday looks juicy (N.C. State beat Duke 87-75 in Raleigh on Jan. 11), but it would be typical of N.C. State to stumble against Pitt on Wednesday.
Sad but true based on how the season unfolded. However, this team has come a long way and showed a lot of heart down the stretch. Lets make Pitt the first of 4 ACCT victims on Wednesday night.
Another storyline if we play KY will be the former SEC Coach angle. I’d look forward to that match up and think we’d be competitive.
My concern going into the tournament is that Pitt has a lot more to play for than we do. Here’s to hoping our heads are in the right place and we play like we really want an ACCT championship.
Hard to believe that all these people could have been fooled like that. Seems they would have interviewed Waddell if they thought he was a questionable candidate. The fact that he was a partial qualifier should have been the only red flag they needed. Sometimes people don’t want to see the obvious.
Here are the academic issues cited:
From 2005 through 2007, a part-time tutor and three football students violated ethical conduct rules by engaging in academic misconduct. The tutor certified that the students completed the required number of hours for an internship and gave the professor information about the type of activities performed by the students when he had limited knowledge of activities completed. The students received academic credit for misrepresented work.In January 2012, the director of basketball operations and a men’s basketball receptionist violated ethical conduct rules when working to restore the eligibility of a men’s basketball student. The two staff members completed coursework for the student after academics and athletics staff met to discuss potential options for the academically ineligible student. The improper academic assistance occurred in 2012 when the school was under investigation for other potential violations and after the NCAA denied an eligibility wavier for the student.
In its decision, the committee specifically addressed its concern about academic integrity.
“Improper institutional involvement and influence in a student’s academic work in order to gain or maintain eligibility is a violation of NCAA rules and a violation of the most fundamental core values of the NCAA and higher education,” the committee wrote. “The behavior in this case, which placed the desire to achieve success on the basketball court over academic integrity, demonstrated clearly misplaced institutional priorities.”
From 2010 through 2012, a support services mentor, who would later become the receptionist involved in the 2012 academic misconduct, and a support services tutor provided impermissible academic assistance to three men’s basketball students. The mentor and tutor made revisions, created or wrote assignments for the basketball students. Although the school determined academic misconduct did not occur, the panel noted revising or writing academic coursework for students was not a part of, or the intent of, the student-athlete support services provided by the school and exceeded the type of support generally available through the program. In January, the Division I Legislative Council determined that schools have the authority to determine whether academic misconduct occurred, however, traditional extra benefit rules still apply.Base on this, I would guess the NCAA is signaling UNC that their academic misconduct will not be overlooked entirely. Watch now for some minor self imposed action by UNC to try and avoid the hammer that is coming.
