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Being of Italian decent myself I think I am familiar with the term.

Still a mystery to me how far DePaul has fallen. Should have never left the Horizon league.

I think DePaul CAN compete in the Big East, but they have to dramatically raise the profile of the program.

> Big Time Coach with big time assistants who can recruit (Aguirre? Strickland?)
> Firm commitment to build an on-campus arena and move home games to either UIC or the UC until the facility is built.
> Willingness to look the other way on admissions

Too bad DePaul athletic director Jean Lenti Ponsetto begs to differ, staying off campus at Allstate Arena...Whoever becomes DePaul's next head basketball coach will have his hands full. It will be a tall order.

The guy who should get the job is RICK MAJERUS! This is perfect! He has big time college connestions, he knows the NCAA, he loves Chicago, much closer to Milwaukee (His mother lives there) than St Louis (where he coaches now) !

This team needs an A to B guy, who could stay if things work out.

Majerus would be nice, but too great a concern that he might have a "grabber" mid-season (Chicago food? He would not make it one season)

good dolphin wrote:

bigfan wrote:

Now why didn't I think of that.

I brought up my brilliance at a family party this weekend. My brother broke in and said he golfed with a Majerus relative who said he was not interested. Everyone gave me a look like a should be sitting at the kids table. It looks like I am losing my touch outside of the board as well.

I think its time you took off the mask and attended an outing, GD.

We can then DNA test you for gender and do a psych exam for sexuality and polygraph for anything else! :joker:

Seriously, though, will you attend if I have that beanbag tourney this summer/late spring?

The Los Angeles Times reports: UCLA basketball Coach Ben Howland said that Internet rumors, picked by ESPN and fan websites, that he was headed to DePaul are false.

A source with ties to the UCLA athletic department said that he had received no indications that Howland was entertaining offers from other schools.

"I am the coach at UCLA," Howland said. "I will never leave UCLA and will stay at UCLA as long they will have me."

Get the full story at latimes.com.

I like how SHAKE THATkeeps saying "You guys will be surprised at the end of the depaul search. There's something going on that I cant talk about, that would get people very excited."

So when they hire their 7th choice, SHAKE THAT will pretend to have known all along.

Author:	bigfan [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 2:04 pm ]
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The guy who should get the job is RICK MAJERUS! This is perfect! He has big time college connestions, he knows the NCAA, he loves Chicago, much closer to Milwaukee (His mother lives there) than St Louis (where he coaches now) ! This team needs an A to B guy, who could stay if things work out.

Author:	Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:00 pm ]
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Plus, he's not a big gay guy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RXaERVhNuU

Author:	jimmypasta [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:19 pm ]
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DePaul already had the "fun to be around" guy. They just fired him. You want fireworks? Hire Bobby Knight. More importantly though,go back to that conference you came from. The Big East is killing the small school under the "L".

Author:	Hawkeye Vince [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 4:03 pm ]
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At this point, DePaul is better suited to the Horizion or MVC than anything else.

Author:	Chilli Palmer [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:10 pm ]
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How about they go out and hire good ole Mr. good catholic himself Rick Pitino. He would bring instant credibility to the program. Chicago has tons of Italian Restaurants and Skags for him to defile. I realize this is a ridiculous thought but at least it is funnier than the Bobby Knight bullshit. I f Depaul truly wants to swim with the big fish they may as well go all in. Even if it means courting this greaseball.

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Author:	jimmypasta [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:14 pm ]
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Chili, "greaseball" is a term used to demean my people (Italians). Of course, I will be mocked for bringing THAT up. That's par for the course on here anyway.

Author:	beni hanna [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:19 pm ]
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edited...should have just punted on this one.

Author:	Chilli Palmer [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:24 pm ]
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Being of Italian decent myself I think I am familiar with the term.

Author:	jimmypasta [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:32 pm ]
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Chilli Palmer wrote: Being of Italian decent myself I think I am familiar with the term. So,does that make you comparable to Eddie Murphy or Chris Rock using the "N" word? I think slimeball would be more to the point describing Pittino's behavior in that resturaunt on that night with that floozie.

Author:	Chilli Palmer [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:41 pm ]
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I was referring to his recruiting style. This guy comes off as a conman plain and simple. But he wins.

Author:	jimmypasta [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:44 pm ]
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Still a mystery to me how far DePaul has fallen. Should have never left the Horizon league.

Author:	Hawkeye Vince [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:15 am ]
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jimmypasta wrote: Still a mystery to me how far DePaul has fallen. Should have never left the Horizon league. They were actually Conference USA

Author:	doug - evergreen park [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:17 am ]
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right...

Author:	mel junior [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:54 am ]
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I think DePaul CAN compete in the Big East, but they have to dramatically raise the profile of the program. > Big Time Coach with big time assistants who can recruit (Aguirre? Strickland?) > Firm commitment to build an on-campus arena and move home games to either UIC or the UC until the facility is built. > Willingness to look the other way on admissions

Author:	SHARK [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:27 pm ]
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I heard Bernsy talking about the DePaul situation yesterday in the last 20 minutes or so of their show, and I kept hearing the name Mike Anderson, who is currently the head coach at Missouri, supposedly now the latest name being mentioned for the job on Belden Ave. Bernsy's source seems to think DePaul isn't moving fast enough to land a big name, and also dismissed all the Jamie Dixon rumors leaving Pittsburgh for DePaul. Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto's mentioning of the salary might not have been the smartest move either.

Author:	Krazy Ivan [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:31 am ]
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Laurence has definately reached fun/bad status...

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Author:	SHARK [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:21 pm ]
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mel junior wrote: I think DePaul CAN compete in the Big East, but they have to dramatically raise the profile of the program. > Big Time Coach with big time assistants who can recruit (Aguirre? Strickland?) > Firm commitment to build an on-campus arena and move home games to either UIC or the UC until the facility is built. > Willingness to look the other way on admissions Too bad DePaul athletic director Jean Lenti Ponsetto begs to differ, staying off campus at Allstate Arena...Whoever becomes DePaul's next head basketball coach will have his hands full. It will be a tall order.

Author:	NSJ [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:22 pm ]
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Excellent use of back to back clichés, SHARK.

Author:	mel junior [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:26 pm ]
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SHARK wrote: Too bad DePaul athletic director Jean Lenti Ponsetto begs to differ, staying off campus at Allstate Arena...Whoever becomes DePaul's next head basketball coach will have his hands full. It will be a tall order. She doesn't believe that, but she has no choice but to say that until something is announced differently. But you know it is question 1a) of any candidate she talks to in this process. My guess is that there is a lot of work being done behind the scenes, but to risk a Bears/Planet Park scenario, she needs to say publicly they are happy at Allstate.

Author:	good dolphin [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:31 pm ]
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bigfan wrote: The guy who should get the job is RICK MAJERUS! This is perfect! He has big time college connestions, he knows the NCAA, he loves Chicago, much closer to Milwaukee (His mother lives there) than St Louis (where he coaches now) ! This team needs an A to B guy, who could stay if things work out. Now why didn't I think of that. I brought up my brilliance at a family party this weekend. My brother broke in and said he golfed with a Majerus relative who said he was not interested. Everyone gave me a look like a should be sitting at the kids table. It looks like I am losing my touch outside of the board as well.

Author:	SHARK [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:37 pm ]
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DePaul can boast all they want about wanting to hire a major name coach with the second or third highest salary in the Big East, but all the Jamie Dixon talk is nothing more than leverage to improve his standing at Pittsburgh. Ms. Ponsetto will soon find out how unattractive the DePaul job really is when she can't get the one she really wants...

Author:	Krazy Ivan [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:39 pm ]
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Panther pislA wrote: Majerus would be nice, but too great a concern that he might have a "grabber" mid-season (Chicago food? He would not make it one season) I thought he was a vegan...

Author:	SHARK [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:02 pm ]
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If Ben Jacobson was a choice, forget it. The Northern Iowa head coach has signed a 10-year extension, complete with a substantial pay raise, according to chicagobreakingsports.com.

Author:	Gloopan Kuratz [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:04 pm ]
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Wonder if Mangino coaches basketball?

Author:	good dolphin [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:30 pm ]
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Panther pislA wrote: good dolphin wrote: bigfan wrote: The guy who should get the job is RICK MAJERUS! This is perfect! He has big time college connestions, he knows the NCAA, he loves Chicago, much closer to Milwaukee (His mother lives there) than St Louis (where he coaches now) ! This team needs an A to B guy, who could stay if things work out. Now why didn't I think of that. I brought up my brilliance at a family party this weekend. My brother broke in and said he golfed with a Majerus relative who said he was not interested. Everyone gave me a look like a should be sitting at the kids table. It looks like I am losing my touch outside of the board as well. I think its time you took off the mask and attended an outing, GD. We can then DNA test you for gender and do a psych exam for sexuality and polygraph for anything else! Seriously, though, will you attend if I have that beanbag tourney this summer/late spring? I went to an event at English last week and no one showed. I went to an early morning Mully and Hanley remote before the Cubs opener. I won some tickets and a box of Planter's Big Nut Bars. I'd be willing to go to something but it has to catch me at the right time and place and I really cannot plan it in advance.

Author:	spmack [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:32 pm ]
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I call that bS, good dolphin.

Author:	SHARK [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:15 pm ]
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Late this afternoon, there was a rumor about UCLA's Ben Howland supposedly being offered a great deal of $$$$ by DePaul. Then again, Howland's not about to leave Westwood for a situation on Belden Ave. that's not going to improve considerably overnight.

Author:	crosscheck [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:14 am ]
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In a shocking turn of events, UCLA coach Howland is not coming to DePaul, I'm stunned. Quote: The Los Angeles Times reports: UCLA basketball Coach Ben Howland said that Internet rumors, picked by ESPN and fan websites, that he was headed to DePaul are false. A source with ties to the UCLA athletic department said that he had received no indications that Howland was entertaining offers from other schools. "I am the coach at UCLA," Howland said. "I will never leave UCLA and will stay at UCLA as long they will have me." Get the full story at latimes.com.

Author:	rogers park bryan [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:29 am ]
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I like how SHAKE THATkeeps saying "You guys will be surprised at the end of the depaul search. There's something going on that I cant talk about, that would get people very excited." So when they hire their 7th choice, SHAKE THAT will pretend to have known all along.

Author:	Hatchetman [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:30 am ]
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rogers park bryan wrote: I like how SHAKE THATkeeps saying "You guys will be surprised at the end of the depaul search. There's something going on that I cant talk about, that would get people very excited." So when they hire their 7th choice, SHAKE THAT will pretend to have known all along. Shake That = Boers?