Anybody else heard that Bo Hardegree is leaving? - Page 2

**hatvol96** · 02-09-2007, 06:17 PM

The sad thing is, we weren't even assured of getting Alan when Wade was hired. UT President/Ex-Governor/Current Senator/Vandy Grad/Total Idiot Lamar Alexander had made up his mind to force that hire upon the Athletic Department. The only time I can say Doug Dickey should have been given total power to make a basketball hire.

BigPapaVol · 02-09-2007, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by hatvol96

The sad thing is, we weren't even assured of getting Alan when Wade was hired. UT President/Ex-Governor/Current Senator/Vandy Grad/Total Idiot Lamar Alexander had made up his mind to force that hire upon the Athletic Department. The only time I can say Doug Dickey should have been given total power to make a basketball hire.

The sad thing was the state of UT hoops for the ensuing 10 years.

**hatvol96** · 02-09-2007, 06:28 PM

Not really. The Houston and Green eras were actually good for several moments of high comedy. The O'Neill era was good for some blue humor. Buzzball provided a Theater of the Absurd fix.

BigPapaVol · 02-09-2007, 06:31 PM

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Not really. The Houston and Green eras were actually good for several moments of high comedy. The O'Neill era was good for some blue humor. Buzzball provided a Theater of the Absurd fix.

Particularly sad was the level of talent wasted with Green at the helm. Meltdown against UNC is my personal worst UT hoops memory. Ernie & Bernie going down is a close second, even though I was a very young pup.

**hatvol96** · 02-09-2007, 06:38 PM

At the time, the loss to the Heels was crushing. However, given the propensity of the mouthbreathing homer portion of our fanbase for letting a coach live forever off past accomplishments, it turned out to be for the best. Had Green made the Elite Eight, he'd probably still be here. Had we gone on to beat Tulsa and reach the Final Four, Coach Jed would have received a lifetime contract.

Jasongivm6 · 02-09-2007, 06:38 PM

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Not really. The Houston and Green eras were actually good for several moments of high comedy. The O'Neill era was good for some blue humor. Buzzball provided a Theater of the Absurd fix.

I actually enjoyed the Green years. They were sandwiched between pitiful years.

**hatvol96** · 02-09-2007, 06:41 PM

You must really enjoy watching incompetently coached basketball. Coach Jed did such a good job for us that the only job he can get now is as Kelvin Sampson's gopher.

Jasongivm6 · 02-09-2007, 06:45 PM

Well, compared to UT basketball right before and right after Jerry Green, it was a big difference. I liked to see us actually win some games.

BigPapaVol · 02-09-2007, 06:51 PM

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I actually enjoyed the Green years. They were sandwiched between pitiful years.

Really??? Have you ever heard of "doing the leastest with the mostest."

**hatvol96** · 02-09-2007, 06:54 PM

Watching the Green years was comparable to watching someone use thoroughbreds to plow a field. You might get a decent crop, but you know the horses could be used much more productively.

Jasongivm6 · 02-09-2007, 07:10 PM

I never said Jerry Green was competent. I'm just comparing the years before him and the years right after him. His teams were fun to watch compared to the 5-22 1993 team. That's all I'm saying.

VolTSX23 · 02-09-2007, 07:14 PM

I am pretty sure that hardegree has left the football team to play on the tennis team...

Jasongivm6 · 02-09-2007, 07:15 PM

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Really??? Have you ever heard of "doing the leastest with the mostest."

Yeah, that's amazing that he won 20+ games each year, going 26-7 in his last year after we went 90-113 the 7 years prior. He sure did put a dent in our tradition rich basketball program, huh?

I have no idea how he could have been so terrible with all of those NBA stars on our team.

rockydoc · 02-09-2007, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by hatvol96

The sad thing is, we weren't even assured of getting Alan when Wade was hired. UT President/Ex-Governor/Current Senator/Vandy Grad/Total Idiot Lamar Alexander had made up his mind to force that hire upon the Athletic Department. The only time I can say Doug Dickey should have been given total power to make a basketball hire.

I supported the hiring of Houston. It was a makeup move for our inability in the, then racially segregated SEC,to give him a scholarship when he (Wade) was in college. Just as we were the leader in the first African-American(Lester McClain) to play football in the SEC it was important for UT to be progressive in hiring one of the first head basketball coaches. As an alum I am proud of that.

So what Wade didn't work out as a coach. He had never been a head coach before. He did handle himself with class and dignity. We took a chance (just like the Chicago Bears took a chance with Lovie Smith). Besides, the last few years of DeVoe wern't worldbeaters anyway!

TravisHenryCBlockedMe · 02-09-2007, 08:51 PM

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Watching the Green years was comparable to watching someone use thoroughbreds to plow a field. You might get a decent crop, but you know the horses could be used much more productively.

Sounds like you're talking about Fulmer.