That's true....it was nothing against Geno and more about the administration firing Les
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Maniscalco getting slammed by ESPN announcers
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That's true....it was nothing against Geno and more about the administration firing Les
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Obviously ESPN Announcers = 'Haters'! :lol:
Illinois rolled the dice on SM staying healthy enough to make a difference in the Big 10 and they lost.
Illini going after SM could have been a little bit of a jab at BU (who had beaten the Illini), perhaps some BW loyalty to JL, and, made a little recruiting noise in Chicago area for the Illini...
Illinois rolled the dice on SM staying healthy enough to make a difference in the Big 10 and they lost.
Illini going after SM could have been a little bit of a jab at BU (who had beaten the Illini), perhaps some BW loyalty to JL, and, made a little recruiting noise in Chicago area for the Illini...
FlyingSpaghettiMonster
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Obviously ESPN Announcers = 'Haters'! :lol:
Illinois rolled the dice on SM staying healthy enough to make a difference in the Big 10 and they lost.
Illini going after SM could have been a little bit of a jab at BU (who had beaten the Illini), perhaps some BW loyalty to JL, and, made a little recruiting noise in Chicago area for the Illini...
I'm not sure how much it really hurt them. He hasn't played to the level that I'm sure they or he expected, but what did they really lose? It hasn't worked out well for either party.
I agree with you on some but Dakich coached for 10 years at Bowling Green and was captain for 2 at IU....so I do think he is credble to make a comment....we don't have to agree with it by any means
http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dakich_dan00.html
Stardust6702
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I watched the Illinois game last night and heard what the announcers said. From what they were saying about him I can't disagree.
- Maniscalco stated the transfer was because of the graduate program that Illinois offered which we all know is BS. Lets be honest with this one. He saw how poor Bradley's program was going to be this year and bailed. He knew it was going to be a rebuilding year and saw his opportunity to be apart of a better program.
- Maniscalco has not been the leader on that team. Now granted he has been hurt but that energy and aggression that we saw at Bradley is gone.
Sorry but what the announcers were saying last night was the truth. They weren't sugar coating it for the illini or bradley fans.
On a side note. Maniscalco will most likely be apart of two coaching firings. Won't that be a nice stat for his basketball career.
- Maniscalco stated the transfer was because of the graduate program that Illinois offered which we all know is BS. Lets be honest with this one. He saw how poor Bradley's program was going to be this year and bailed. He knew it was going to be a rebuilding year and saw his opportunity to be apart of a better program.
- Maniscalco has not been the leader on that team. Now granted he has been hurt but that energy and aggression that we saw at Bradley is gone.
Sorry but what the announcers were saying last night was the truth. They weren't sugar coating it for the illini or bradley fans.
On a side note. Maniscalco will most likely be apart of two coaching firings. Won't that be a nice stat for his basketball career.
It wasn't because of Sam that Les was fired and if BW gets fired it won't be because of Sam either
I'll grant the graduate story as BS but I can tell you SM did not bail out because the program was going to suck. Let's just say there were other factors. Also the Maniscalco(s) are very loyal people and I can appreciate that.
Other factors, yea. But the loyalty thing goes 2 ways. You can be loyal to a coach and family friend but there is such thing as being loyal to your teammates and the university. You can't use the argument that him and his family are such loyal people that it was just ok for him to skip town.
Im not saying that I agree or disagree with his decision to leave. But now that we have seen how his decision has turned out, we can ultimately say that the grass was not greener on the Champaign side.
You conveniently left something out......he GRADUATED!
It's also a shame POB (along with a great number of other college athletes) wasn't loyal to his teammates and the university as well.
I'm guessing that's the thought process here, since you can't say SM bailed on his teammates but the decision by any other athlete to leave their school behind is ok. On second thought maybe it isn't the same......SM graduated!
Future Walk-On
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Sam didn't leave because he graduated.....it just gave him the out to do so...and that's fine.
You're right......he "bailed" on his team and the school that he graduated from by getting on with his life. Shame on him! :roll:
FlyingSpaghettiMonster
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Don't try to interject sanity into the situation! This is my favorite thread in a long time.
I agree. However, I've been called a "minion" and a "parrot" so that's probably not even my opinion.