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I wonder what the mood around here would be at the end of the 21/22 season if Ferry is hired by WVU to take Huggins place (retired) after leading the Dukes to back to back NCAA bids? We'll be analyzing our new coach, Kevin Stallings, just stolen from Pitt. Pitt is so mad about it that they tell us that if we want to continue the series, all games must be played at Palumbo for the next 5 years. How about Suzie as our next men's coach? I wonder what the mood around here would be at the end of the 21/22 season if Ferry is hired by WVU to take Huggins place (retired) after leading the Dukes to back to back NCAA bids? We'll be analyzing our new coach, Kevin Stallings, just stolen from Pitt. Pitt is so mad about it that they tell us that if we want to continue the series, all games must be played at Palumbo for the next 5 years. How about Suzie as our next men's coach? Pitt is wishing they had hired Dan. Speaking of Suzie, she does not want to play Burt next year. If that should happen, then the Press should howl. And, yes, she is a better coach than Ferry. I'm not sure what it takes, maybe a sammich, a cold beer, or a little cash, but judging from the Zeise column the press can be bought pretty easily. So you're not likely to see a commotion if Suzie ducks the Dukes. How about Suzie as our next men's coach? Pitt is wishing they had hired Dan. Durkin's still available. I liked him, BTW. Colleary just never supported the guy. I hope Burt never leaves. Best basketball coach in Pittsburgh now that Jamie's gone. dan said he hopes to retire a duke when he was extended. When Pitt finally gets around to hiring a new AD and he comes to grips with the horrific contract he's stuck with in Stallings Susie will be next unless the football program blows up again. She is being paid pretty well and hasn't had the results expected. When Pitt finally gets around to hiring a new AD and he comes to grips with the horrific contract he's stuck with in Stallings Susie will be next unless the football program blows up again. She is being paid pretty well and hasn't had the results expected. If the football team wins, the other stuff matters less. Since I don't have a problem rooting for Pitt in football, that's a win win for me. Narduzzi actually seems to have a clue, so he might keep the fans distracted for a while. Ironduke81, WEB does not post much any more, but I do hear from him from time to time. We had our acrimonious differences with the firing of Ron back when he was a student at DU (and I was a passionate hot head about Ron getting fired), but he & I now have good mature private conversations about DU. He is a good guy, and I believe I can safely say he is as frustrated as all of us with the current state of DU hoops. I trust your judgement in saying WEB is a good guy, but he was very hard on Ron and mistakenly very high on Ferry when there was no hard evidence that he was the " next level" coach Amodio claimed him to be. Last edited by Westender (2/17/2017 5:42 pm) Have 'em watch the end of the St. Louis game, for one. Or one of the early season home cupcake games. Or have them watch the end of the Canisius game. Smalltime Jim says in his post game presser that he was trying to get a timeout, but the video shows that he did no such thing and was signaling/ waving his team to get back on defense. My personal favorite this year. When Pitt finally gets around to hiring a new AD and he comes to grips with the horrific contract he's stuck with in Stallings Susie will be next unless the football program blows up again. She is being paid pretty well and hasn't had the results expected. If the football team wins, the other stuff matters less. Since I don't have a problem rooting for Pitt in football, that's a win win for me. Narduzzi actually seems to have a clue, so he might keep the fans distracted for a while. I can't ever understand a supposed Duquesne alum rooting for Pitt in any sport; eat __it Pitt! I root for anyone who plays Pitt and really enjoy seeing them lose!!! Ironduke81, WEB does not post much any more, but I do hear from him from time to time. We had our acrimonious differences with the firing of Ron back when he was a student at DU (and I was a passionate hot head about Ron getting fired), but he & I now have good mature private conversations about DU. He is a good guy, and I believe I can safely say he is as frustrated as all of us with the current state of DU hoops. I trust your judgement in saying WEB is a good guy, but he was very hard on Ron and mistakenly very high on Ferry when there was no hard evidence that he was the " next level" coach Amodio claimed him to be. When Pitt finally gets around to hiring a new AD and he comes to grips with the horrific contract he's stuck with in Stallings Susie will be next unless the football program blows up again. She is being paid pretty well and hasn't had the results expected. If the football team wins, the other stuff matters less. Since I don't have a problem rooting for Pitt in football, that's a win win for me. Narduzzi actually seems to have a clue, so he might keep the fans distracted for a while. I can't ever understand a supposed Duquesne alum rooting for Pitt in any sport; eat __it Pitt! I root for anyone who plays Pitt and really enjoy seeing them lose!!! Have 'em watch the end of the St. Louis game, for one. Or one of the early season home cupcake games. Or have them watch the end of the Canisius game. Smalltime Jim says in his post game presser that he was trying to get a timeout, but the video shows that he did no such thing and was signaling/ waving his team to get back on defense. My personal favorite this year. When Pitt finally gets around to hiring a new AD and he comes to grips with the horrific contract he's stuck with in Stallings Susie will be next unless the football program blows up again. She is being paid pretty well and hasn't had the results expected. If the football team wins, the other stuff matters less. Since I don't have a problem rooting for Pitt in football, that's a win win for me. Narduzzi actually seems to have a clue, so he might keep the fans distracted for a while. I can't ever understand a supposed Duquesne alum rooting for Pitt in any sport; eat __it Pitt! I root for anyone who plays Pitt and really enjoy seeing them lose!!! Since we don't play football, I have to follow someone. I was watching Pitt football before I came to Duquesne. I mean, the alternatives aren't any better. Penn St.? Used to like them. Not so much after what they allowed to go on up there, and the fan reaction to it all. The Hoopies? Liked them when they were still playing an eastern schedule, but it's like they don't exist anymore playing all those teams from the middle of nowhere. I hate Notre Dame, and despise Michigan almost as much as I hate Villanova, who I hate more than Pitt. This is my feeling as well. I have always felt that Zeis is a lazy reporter, and also I'm sure the only Dukes game he saw this year was the Pitt game. I sent him an email and he responded in great detail. I would not call him lazy. He cares and is very knowledgeable about the program, its sad history and the inner politics. It was refreshing that he wasn't one of those 22 year-olds fresh out of college, who get stuck with the Dukes beat before moving on to bigger things, (the Pittsburgh sports equivalent of starting with "obituaries"). He cited talking with Ron recently and he even brought up a few items that I was told in my "confidential" chat with Harper last year. He didn't research the facts. He was wrong on every count, either because he misrepresented them or used them incorrectly. Talk about so-called alternative facts. He was clearly fed the info by someone, and given Ferry's documented flirtation with falsified info, I'd say it was Smalltime Jim himself. He didn't research the facts. He was wrong on every count, either because he misrepresented them or used them incorrectly. Talk about so-called alternative facts. He was clearly fed the info by someone, and given Ferry's documented flirtation with falsified info, I'd say it was Smalltime Jim himself. You know where I stand on Ferry and the administration. Based on our exchange, I believe he cares about, and knows the situation. He is no Ferry apologist and he actually spoke very highly of Ron. Also, he cited some facts that I was told in confidence last year. I believe him. Last edited by Tejas_Duke (2/18/2017 11:06 am) IT WILL BE ABOUT THE MONEY! Last edited by FAM (2/19/2017 12:16 am)
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duq81 wrote:ElDuque wrote:duq81 wrote:
We'll be analyzing our new coach, Kevin Stallings, just stolen from Pitt. Pitt is so mad about it that they tell us that if we want to continue the series, all games must be played at Palumbo for the next 5 years.
I hope Burt never leaves. Best basketball coach in Pittsburgh now that Jamie's gone.
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I hate myself for loving you. Quoting me without the expressed written consent of the National Hockey League is prohibited.
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They should have to at least suffer through the 
we see before extolling the virtues of Smalltime Jim.
Unless they want to see the program die altogether out of hatred for Duquesne.
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Sorry my good friend CLK I agree with Westender Web was brutal, vicious and unrelenting on Ron. Secondly, Web had a huge boy crush on Ferry. As you will note I am not a constant basher of Ferry. I believe the problem lies much deeper. Can he coach D ? NO AAU offense Yes but from day one I guaranteed he would not succeed in the A-10. Finally, Ron was the entire package. Winner, recruiter, great with local media & fans. My major problem with Ferry is the constant excuses and blame game towards Ron. In fact never heard Ron complain about Danny Née. NEVER. In conclusion thanks to the Quinipiac clown & Chuck for the 300 ticket holders. Sunday sunny 65 🏌🏌🏌🏌
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Levon please feel free to use our new Pittmogi: 💩 
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PhoenixRising2 wrote:ElDuque wrote:
They should have to at least suffer through the we see before extolling the virtues of Smalltime Jim.
Unless they want to see the program die altogether out of hatred for Duquesne.
Boy, the lies to the press really piled up this year.
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Vicimus Atlanticum decem
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But I still disagree with his view that Ferry should be retained!
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Today I talked to some folks who are pretty competent and also went back and reviewed a lot of facts and research...a lot of it here on this board and is true. Strong opinions are that Ferry will be retained only if Duquesne decides they can't afford to buy him out. I know, like you, we think they can't afford to NOT buy him out because one more year of this garbage and what little support that is left will be gone. Let's say they do have the money or arrange not to renew, they will be doing this in the best interest of the program. No one can say keeping him would be a good basketball move when (ROUND UP OF YOUR INFOR
--Number of kids leaving over the last five years
-No winning record in the last five years
-I think 3, someone posted 4 winning seasons in the last 15 years
-Blaming everything on the previous coach...that he inherited a mess is his theme
-That he is always rebuilding
-Blaming the players HE recruited
-Worst attendance since before Ron E.
-Lack of much support for the program in the city, school, alumni
AND MORE...
It's a no brainer...unless it all comes down to the $$$$$$
