I thought at one time that you had a little common sense but I have to admit that I was wrong about that.Hard to talk to fanatics in a rational way is the lesson I take from you guys on this.

(01-23-2015 07:43 PM)70shawk Wrote:  

(01-23-2015 07:21 PM)82hawk Wrote:  Keatts is a stand up guy, and he did do the right thing for all involved.

Look. Luke and Nate both had one year athletic scholarships that weren't renewed. Both were given the choice of transferring to another school where they could play, or given academic scholarships to allow them to get their degrees. They weren't thrown into the street. They weren't even thrown to the financial wolves as far as completing their degrees. They were just cut from the team. If every athlete who was ever cut from a team pissed and moaned about it as much as The Mullet, the world would be filled with nothing but blubbering would-be Michael Jordans.

Anderson chose to finish out his degree at UNCW as I understand it. Hager probably had a more valid complaint about being cut later, which limited his options due to the timing.

So how did that work out for Hager? He is a scholarship player in HAWAII where he LEADS HIS TEAM in scoring and minutes played.

Boo-Hoo Mullet. Tell me again how terrible things are....

Its a fan board. Get a clue.

Mullet, the champion of the castaways.

Good thing we're winning and it looks like the right decision was made.

I'm sure Luke is torn up about having to play in Hawaii and leading his team vs sitting on a bench because Coach Keatts did the right thing ACCORDING TO MULLET.

UNCW did THE RIGHT THING by offering the option to transfer immediately or continue their education via academic scholarship.

I'm struggling to understand why Mullet THINKS he has a leg to stand on in this debate?

(01-23-2015 08:17 PM)jumpinmullet Wrote:  What does it teach to cut players that had an agreement with UNCW?

Really? They had annually renewable scholarships. They didn't get renewed. What "agreement" was broken? The guys in question were offered OTHER scholarships. They just weren't offered spots on the team.


You, on the other hand, seem eager to have Yemi's agreement broken mid-year, in as much as you said you wanted him 'already gone' -not based upon anything he allegedly did at UNCW, but based upon your "assessment" of a video clip you saw of an accuser from a past life.

As a player, I think I would rather trust myself to the tender mercies of Kevin Keatts than those of The Mullet....

As a new member I have no issues with Mullet or anyone else on this board for that matter. Coach Keatts was placed in a very hard situation which no one would want to be placed in. He had the option of renewing the scholarships and risk running the same results as buzz, which clearly were not acceptable based off of his firing or bring in the pieces to make this team a contender for years down the road. Unfortunately decisions like this are purely business. Universities no longer serve the needs of the students or the community but to make profit. Like being a Business Administration student, I believe, would understand this. Furthermore if people are going to get mad at Keatts for this where is the anger for the track athletes that were cut when they are a successful program as opposed to either of our basketball programs. They were told during finals week, no notice.

What happened, happened we can't go back. It seems Luke is enjoying his time in Hawaii based off of his stats and Twitter account and our basketball team is in a spot no one thought would happen this soon. Let's focus on that.

(01-23-2015 10:18 PM)Seahawkfan716 Wrote:  As a new member I have no issues with Mullet or anyone else on this board for that matter. Coach Keatts was placed in a very hard situation which no one would want to be placed in. He had the option of renewing the scholarships and risk running the same results as buzz, which clearly were not acceptable based off of his firing or bring in the pieces to make this team a contender for years down the road. Unfortunately decisions like this are purely business. Universities no longer serve the needs of the students or the community but to make profit. Like being a Business Administration student, I believe, would understand this. Furthermore if people are going to get mad at Keatts for this where is the anger for the track athletes that were cut when they are a successful program as opposed to either of our basketball programs. They were told during finals week, no notice.

What happened, happened we can't go back. It seems Luke is enjoying his time in Hawaii based off of his stats and Twitter account and our basketball team is in a spot no one thought would happen this soon. Let's focus on that.

Father Time is a biatch.

What does it teach the mullet asks? Everything in life is earned enough with the participation trophies!!!!

Im going to take the unpopular opinion and agree with some of what mullet is saying. its a tough pill to swallow sticking with a program though the turmoil that we were in and then to get cut at the end. no easy way about it. However, their utilization and play time is solely dependent on the new coach. If they were not going to be utilized, which they were not no matter if they stayed on the roster or not, it is in their best interest to get in a program where they can play while they still have eligibility. Everything I have read indicates they were given the option to finish their academic careers here, which is about the best you can do in a tough situation like a coaching change. UNCW also did not hinder their ability to go play elsewhere.

(01-24-2015 12:06 PM)solohawks Wrote:  Im going to take the unpopular opinion and agree with some of what mullet is saying. its a tough pill to swallow sticking with a program though the turmoil that we were in and then to get cut at the end. no easy way about it. However, their utilization and play time is solely dependent on the new coach. If they were not going to be utilized, which they were not no matter if they stayed on the roster or not, it is in their best interest to get in a program where they can play while they still have eligibility. Everything I have read indicates they were given the option to finish their academic careers here, which is about the best you can do in a tough situation like a coaching change. UNCW also did not hinder their ability to go play elsewhere.

So... you agree with all of us. Glad that's settled.

Right and wrong sometimes is NOT black and white, as has been proven in the arguments made in this thread. The difference here is that Mullet believes himself to be clearly in the right on this one, so much so as to dismiss us all as pure fanatics.

Mullet, if the players were promised to finish out their academic careers here, where was Keatts in the wrong? I call it being honest. He knew neither player would be contributors to the team. He told them as much. I fail to see how this one decision makes him a bad person.

(01-24-2015 02:35 PM)CoastGuardHawk06 Wrote:  

(01-24-2015 12:06 PM)solohawks Wrote:  Im going to take the unpopular opinion and agree with some of what mullet is saying. its a tough pill to swallow sticking with a program though the turmoil that we were in and then to get cut at the end. no easy way about it. However, their utilization and play time is solely dependent on the new coach. If they were not going to be utilized, which they were not no matter if they stayed on the roster or not, it is in their best interest to get in a program where they can play while they still have eligibility. Everything I have read indicates they were given the option to finish their academic careers here, which is about the best you can do in a tough situation like a coaching change. UNCW also did not hinder their ability to go play elsewhere.

So... you agree with all of us. Glad that's settled.

I agree with Mullett that players can be discarded and treated like crap. The system as a whole is flawed. But in this case, as is the case on athletics on any level, when a new coach comes in you may not fit the new system. Some universities treat players like dirty diapers and just throw them away. I don't think that is what happened in this case. The players were not going to play, but were offered the ability to finish their academic career. They were also, to the best of my knowledge, not jammed up nor were their transfers made difficult. That is about the best you can do when the players are not going to be utilized.

(01-24-2015 03:20 PM)solohawks Wrote:  

(01-24-2015 02:35 PM)CoastGuardHawk06 Wrote:  

(01-24-2015 12:06 PM)solohawks Wrote:  Im going to take the unpopular opinion and agree with some of what mullet is saying. its a tough pill to swallow sticking with a program though the turmoil that we were in and then to get cut at the end. no easy way about it. However, their utilization and play time is solely dependent on the new coach. If they were not going to be utilized, which they were not no matter if they stayed on the roster or not, it is in their best interest to get in a program where they can play while they still have eligibility. Everything I have read indicates they were given the option to finish their academic careers here, which is about the best you can do in a tough situation like a coaching change. UNCW also did not hinder their ability to go play elsewhere.

So... you agree with all of us. Glad that's settled.

I agree with Mullett that players can be discarded and treated like crap. The system as a whole is flawed. But in this case, as is the case on athletics on any level, when a new coach comes in you may not fit the new system. Some universities treat players like dirty diapers and just throw them away. I don't think that is what happened in this case. The players were not going to play, but were offered the ability to finish their academic career. They were also, to the best of my knowledge, not jammed up nor were their transfers made difficult. That is about the best you can do when the players are not going to be utilized.

Yeah. I think WE ALL can agree that some universities treat players like crap. But that is not what happened here.

Can we just promise to stop feeding the Mullet Troll? Every time he posts some outlandish negative comment we can just ignore it. No offense 70's but every time he posts something you comment afterwards. Please, let it die. I've noticed that since we've been doing well, his posts have gone down. He then comes into this thread, makes a dumb @ss post, and people feed him. WHY?

(01-24-2015 09:18 PM)BigDoubleU Wrote:  Can we just promise to stop feeding the Mullet Troll? Every time he posts some outlandish negative comment we can just ignore it. No offense 70's but every time he posts something you comment afterwards. Please, let it die. I've noticed that since we've been doing well, his posts have gone down. He then comes into this thread, makes a dumb @ss post, and people feed him. WHY?

Because it is HILARIOUS and entertains us between games.

Talley just picked up his 4th foul and UNCW's 9th as a team. Six minutes left. We need to be careful. Towson is struggling at the line terribly, but no reason to help them get it going late.

Jordan Talley fouls out with 4:50 remaining. 9 point game. We need to get some points here.

61-54 with a little over 4 remaining. Towson is starting to connect on FTs and is going to the line for a 3 pt play, Now 61-56.

Good thing he air balled that free throw!!!

We have given up 8 straight points and stopped hitting FTs. Time to grind fellas. Make those charity balls.

62-60. Freddie Jackson down with what looks like an ankle injury. This is NOT good.

C'mon guys!!!!

Hope Freddie is okay.