(02-12-2016 09:18 PM)memphisike Wrote:  BRUCE PEARL BRUCE PEARL BRUCE PEARL BRUCE PEARL, would change this overnight. Plus ditch about half the cupcakes we play

not happening

My sources telling me, serious discussions going on right now. The Dude wants to coach Memphis

There are times when you have to throw good money after bad money.

(02-12-2016 05:55 PM)MTigerBlue Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 04:56 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Can we move basketball back to the field house. How many does it hold?

I heard that when the new football guy bolts, they'll move those games back to the middle of the track just outside the fieldhouse. That way, you can keep your same tailgate spots for both sports.

googly moogly....bam

(02-12-2016 05:33 PM)roundhouse74 Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 05:06 PM)jgardne Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 05:01 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 04:58 PM)jgardne Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 04:57 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  The paper said 6,666.

Coincidence?

The paper needs to check its math

The paper says 17 home games.

Not checking math, but checking denominators.

Also, I counted games including exhibition and counted 18. They screwed up their math dividing 1818 by 3, trust me.

The CA says the avg attendance has been 5889, not the 5899 which is used in the thread title. That puts us at 111 under for 18 games, or 1998 for the year. 1998/3=666.

Yep, the initial number in thread was wrong

(02-12-2016 10:13 PM)jgardne Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 05:33 PM)roundhouse74 Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 05:06 PM)jgardne Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 05:01 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 04:58 PM)jgardne Wrote:  The paper needs to check its math

The paper says 17 home games.

Not checking math, but checking denominators.

Also, I counted games including exhibition and counted 18. They screwed up their math dividing 1818 by 3, trust me.

The CA says the avg attendance has been 5889, not the 5899 which is used in the thread title. That puts us at 111 under for 18 games, or 1998 for the year. 1998/3=666.

Yep, the initial number in thread was wrong

So, we've gotta give 10% of the seats away for the final 3 games just so we can get to 6K average attendance for the year? Sweet.

FREE TICKETS COMING OUR WAY!

Sad.

You kids now days have it so easy. The Tigers pay you to come to games. In my day, we used to pay to go to the games!

(02-12-2016 04:50 PM)99Tiger Wrote:  I was at the UConn game. It was sad.

...blah, blah, blah...we can't afford to fire him...blah, blah, blah...

Can we afford to keep him?

Which is worse?

Losing out on an $800,000 payment or forking out $10.6 Million (for fire Pastner) AND another $10 Million - $15 Million to hire an EXPERIENCED HC?

$800,000 looks to be the least expensive alternative.

If josh had any type of integrity he'd step down,and not hold the school hostage over that bull$#it a$$ contract.

(02-13-2016 07:27 AM)macphil30 Wrote:  If josh had any type of integrity he'd step down,and not hold the school hostage over that bull$#it a$$ contract.

dont know if we need to start this argument again.
But how is holding up your part of the contract and expecting the other party to do their part of the contract a lack of integrity?

(02-13-2016 07:27 AM)macphil30 Wrote:  If josh had any type of integrity he'd step down,and not hold the school hostage over that bull$#it a$$ contract.

I want Pastner to step down, as well, but making the university honor a poorly thought-out contract is not due to a lack of integrity. I don't believe, if it came right down to it, anybody on this board would willingly forego millions of dollars contractually owed to them just for appearances sake. I know I wouldn't. Unfortunately, Pastner has not proven to be an effective HC for a high D-1 program, despite what I believe have been his best efforts. IMO, we should just leave it at that.

That's crazy. No matter how much you want him gone, Noone with integrity is walking away from $2.6M based on that.

(02-13-2016 07:27 AM)macphil30 Wrote:  If josh had any type of integrity he'd step down,and not hold the school hostage over that bull$#it a$$ contract.

Bs you wouldn't leave 10.6 million on the table

(02-13-2016 09:01 AM)MemphisFan95 Wrote:  

(02-13-2016 07:27 AM)macphil30 Wrote:  If josh had any type of integrity he'd step down,and not hold the school hostage over that bull$#it a$$ contract.

Bs you wouldn't leave 10.6 million on the table

By no means would I walk away from it they have to pay the man.
That being said josh is always speaking about integrity, and accountability. Wishful thinking that a person who talks so much about these things would put their literal money where his mouth is. Once again, he'd be foolish to do so, but he obviously has no shame.

The next story I want to see in the CA is how this !#$@1 contract ever got signed. I understand and appreciate the clarity re: the contract so far, but I want to know how. How the @5#$@% grown-___ men, adults, allowed this thing to get signed. Supposedly billionaires and experienced people. Lawyers undoubtedly involved from all angles. And no one stood up and said "Are we sure we want to give this relatively young guy the best contract in college basketball history ?" ... "Are we sure we want to leave ourselves absolutely no down-side mitigation in this contract ?" ... "I understand we want to keep him and pay him very well, but are you rich, successful businessmen aware that if anything goes awry we'll be in the worst position financially of any school in college basketball contract history ?" ... and then who said "YES" to every one of those questions. And why. And don't just tell me "they thought they had the next big thing" ... they could've kept him under that impression for a lot less risk on the down-side and he would've still signed it. Unless I'm missing it and Pastner actually specifically threatened to leave unless this exact situation was agreed to contractually, which I'd find highly unlikely.

(02-13-2016 11:13 AM)80sTiger Wrote:  The next story I want to see in the CA is how this !#$@1 contract ever got signed. I understand and appreciate the clarity re: the contract so far, but I want to know how. How the @5#$@% grown-___ men, adults, allowed this thing to get signed. Supposedly billionaires and experienced people. Lawyers undoubtedly involved from all angles. And no one stood up and said "Are we sure we want to give this relatively young guy the best contract in college basketball history ?" ... "Are we sure we want to leave ourselves absolutely no down-side mitigation in this contract ?" ... "I understand we want to keep him and pay him very well, but are you rich, successful businessmen aware that if anything goes awry we'll be in the worst position financially of any school in college basketball contract history ?" ... and then who said "YES" to every one of those questions. And why. And don't just tell me "they thought they had the next big thing" ... they could've kept him under that impression for a lot less risk on the down-side and he would've still signed it. Unless I'm missing it and Pastner actually specifically threatened to leave unless this exact situation was agreed to contractually, which I'd find highly unlikely.

Like you I've been trying to figure out why they would make such an unbalanced deal. I would really like to know too.

(02-13-2016 11:13 AM)80sTiger Wrote:  The next story I want to see in the CA is how this !#$@1 contract ever got signed. I understand and appreciate the clarity re: the contract so far, but I want to know how. How the @5#$@% grown-___ men, adults, allowed this thing to get signed. Supposedly billionaires and experienced people. Lawyers undoubtedly involved from all angles. And no one stood up and said "Are we sure we want to give this relatively young guy the best contract in college basketball history ?" ... "Are we sure we want to leave ourselves absolutely no down-side mitigation in this contract ?" ... "I understand we want to keep him and pay him very well, but are you rich, successful businessmen aware that if anything goes awry we'll be in the worst position financially of any school in college basketball contract history ?" ... and then who said "YES" to every one of those questions. And why. And don't just tell me "they thought they had the next big thing" ... they could've kept him under that impression for a lot less risk on the down-side and he would've still signed it. Unless I'm missing it and Pastner actually specifically threatened to leave unless this exact situation was agreed to contractually, which I'd find highly unlikely.

Its almost like Pastner and/or his attorney had the "goods" on Bowen...as there was never any urgent need to give him a raise from $850,000 to $2.65 Million and guarantee it for 6 years.

Bowen certainly didn't read this book:

(02-13-2016 07:13 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 04:50 PM)99Tiger Wrote:  I was at the UConn game. It was sad.

...blah, blah, blah...we can't afford to fire him...blah, blah, blah...

Can we afford to keep him?

Which is worse?

Losing out on an $800,000 payment or forking out $10.6 Million (for fire Pastner) AND another $10 Million - $15 Million to hire an EXPERIENCED HC?

$800,000 looks to be the least expensive alternative.

That's not the equation at all.