McDermott interview

[BuB]

It may have been BU's AD making a suggestion to the "powers-that-be" in the MVC, but it was NOT "all BU's decision".

So should Reynolds call the Valley office? Better yet, let's get KW in on this. He's the real villian behind anything Bradley does is wrong and MUST be a conspiracy and BU's/Jim Les' fault.

The only thing I ever said about this entire situation was that McDermott was not happy about the change. I said it because I saw the interview after the game. Not quite sure why you included me in your conspiracy theory.

[bigdaddystuck]

I think he's mad because he and his team probably had to leave BIG AL'S before the lunch special was over.

Wait a minute....BIG AL'S has a lunch special?!?!?!

[Disturbed]

Wait a minute....BIG AL'S has a lunch special?!?!?!

Big Al's hasn't been open for lunch for about a year.

[BuB]

Wait a minute....BIG AL'S has a lunch special?!?!?!

I think they call it happy hour.

[tornado]

http://creighton.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1184068

He starts with Dana Altman,....

Man, we win one game and we're back to ripping other teams, programs and coaches.

"we"????
that is a link to the guys who are Creighton Bluejay fans...the very guys who run their fan site and message board...it is not "we"..

Here's a bit more of what they say about Dana Altman -- who gave Creighton plenty of good years!!
Note how they excuse their current coach and blame all their problems on Altman, then he poitns to how Altman is doing at Oregon and uses the exact opposite approach....blaming Dana's performance there on HIM!

"Frustration is not in short supply

Nobody is happy in Bluejay land right now. When you lose to a team that had lost their previous 11 games..

The performance by Creighton .. Tuesday afternoon was disgusting and embarrassing.

I think it would be wise for all of us who follow Creighton basketball to remember why there is a new leader of the program
While I'm not trying to make excuses for the current state of the Jays, Dana Altman deciding to leave Creighton
after he told us all he would retire in Omaha forced this transitional period. Coach Altman told us all a lie and he left the Omaha
without so much as an apology for not telling the truth.

I have withheld bringing up Coach Altman's departure to Oregon for a while because I understood why he was leaving the Jays,
just look at the roster mess he left behind. In addition to that, even I felt like it was the right time for some new blood after 16 seasons with Dana.
..I think it's important to point out that he wouldn't have been given the job if Altman had held to his word.

Coach McDermott was handed a group of underachieving players who do not know how to compete.
No amount of practice time or coaching will change that fact. Heck, the wing players cannot pass the ball into the post
The most ill picked MVC Preseason Player of the Year ever disappears for long stretches in most games and would rather shoot threes than rebound.

We all saw this dive coming though. I'll never forget being in Sundeckers last year during the Missouri Valley Tournament listening to former player after player
question the heart and will of the guys wearing their old uniforms. Almost to a man, they also questioned their former head coach and wondered if it was time for him to move on.

At Oregon however, Coach Altman isn't setting the world on fire after replacing the fired Ernie Kent. .."

[Chico]

"we"????
that is a link to the guys who are Creighton Bluejay fans...the very guys who run their fan site and message board...it is not "we"..

Here's a bit more of what they say about Dana Altman -- who gave Creighton plenty of good years!!
Note how they excuse their current coach and blame all their problems on Altman, then he poitns to how Altman is doing at Oregon and uses the exact opposite approach....blaming Dana's performance there on HIM!

"Frustration is not in short supply

Nobody is happy in Bluejay land right now. When you lose to a team that had lost their previous 11 games..

The performance by Creighton .. Tuesday afternoon was disgusting and embarrassing.

I think it would be wise for all of us who follow Creighton basketball to remember why there is a new leader of the program
While I'm not trying to make excuses for the current state of the Jays, Dana Altman deciding to leave Creighton
after he told us all he would retire in Omaha forced this transitional period. Coach Altman told us all a lie and he left the Omaha
without so much as an apology for not telling the truth.

I have withheld bringing up Coach Altman's departure to Oregon for a while because I understood why he was leaving the Jays,
just look at the roster mess he left behind. In addition to that, even I felt like it was the right time for some new blood after 16 seasons with Dana.
..I think it's important to point out that he wouldn't have been given the job if Altman had held to his word.

Coach McDermott was handed a group of underachieving players who do not know how to compete.
No amount of practice time or coaching will change that fact. Heck, the wing players cannot pass the ball into the post
The most ill picked MVC Preseason Player of the Year ever disappears for long stretches in most games and would rather shoot threes than rebound.

We all saw this dive coming though. I'll never forget being in Sundeckers last year during the Missouri Valley Tournament listening to former player after player
question the heart and will of the guys wearing their old uniforms. Almost to a man, they also questioned their former head coach and wondered if it was time for him to move on.

At Oregon however, Coach Altman isn't setting the world on fire after replacing the fired Ernie Kent. .."

There's been more than that post. That's the ones I referred to. Really just kidding with my post, but it rang true also.

[dogsrus]

After reading more about the change in time it sounds to me like Mc D should have a bigger beef with HIS AD then BU.

His AD agreed to it.....perhaps he could have called McD and said...hey they want to move the game up to 3. Should I agree or say no?

[jrish12]

After reading more about the change in time it sounds to me like Mc D should have a bigger beef with HIS AD then BU.

His AD agreed to it.....perhaps he could have called McD and said...hey they want to move the game up to 3. Should I agree or say no?

Ding ding ding, and honestly it was more of an inconvenience for the BU players, who were in class until noon. At least Creighton was just laying around in the hotel no doing anything... If I were McDermott I would be happy the game got moved up, less time for distractions and i know they are Div. I athletes but they are still kids and could do something stupid with nothing to do and a whole lot of time to do it in...

[lefty]

Suck It Up McDermott!

seems like alot for sour grapes

[ancona flash]

"we"????
that is a link to the guys who are Creighton Bluejay fans...the very guys who run their fan site and message board...it is not "we"..

Here's a bit more of what they say about Dana Altman -- who gave Creighton plenty of good years!!
Note how they excuse their current coach and blame all their problems on Altman, then he poitns to how Altman is doing at Oregon and uses the exact opposite approach....blaming Dana's performance there on HIM!

"Frustration is not in short supply

Nobody is happy in Bluejay land right now. When you lose to a team that had lost their previous 11 games..

The performance by Creighton .. Tuesday afternoon was disgusting and embarrassing.

I think it would be wise for all of us who follow Creighton basketball to remember why there is a new leader of the program
While I'm not trying to make excuses for the current state of the Jays, Dana Altman deciding to leave Creighton
after he told us all he would retire in Omaha forced this transitional period. Coach Altman told us all a lie and he left the Omaha
without so much as an apology for not telling the truth.

I have withheld bringing up Coach Altman's departure to Oregon for a while because I understood why he was leaving the Jays,
just look at the roster mess he left behind. In addition to that, even I felt like it was the right time for some new blood after 16 seasons with Dana.
..I think it's important to point out that he wouldn't have been given the job if Altman had held to his word.

Coach McDermott was handed a group of underachieving players who do not know how to compete.
No amount of practice time or coaching will change that fact. Heck, the wing players cannot pass the ball into the post
The most ill picked MVC Preseason Player of the Year ever disappears for long stretches in most games and would rather shoot threes than rebound.

We all saw this dive coming though. I'll never forget being in Sundeckers last year during the Missouri Valley Tournament listening to former player after player
question the heart and will of the guys wearing their old uniforms. Almost to a man, they also questioned their former head coach and wondered if it was time for him to move on.

At Oregon however, Coach Altman isn't setting the world on fire after replacing the fired Ernie Kent. .."

And we think we have a fickle fan base..........

I'd love to have experienced Creighton's last 10 years. Shoot, I'd be happy to have their W/L record right now. That's how sad this has gotten......I'm dreaming of a .500 record.

[SFP]

I was just in Omaha yesterday and was able to gloat a bit about our win! I also took out a Kansas alum out to lunch and I reminded him of how the Valley teams just love to play Kansas in the NCAA.

Also, I thought P-town was cold but it has nothing on Omaha.