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True, but he had made a similar $10m pledge back in

Posted on: April 2, 2021 at 10:10:15 CT
FIJItiger MU
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like 1997 when Norm was the coach. We just had to actually take him up on the offer and get the rest of the funding outside of his to make a new arena if we wanted one.

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On this day in 1999 - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 08:59:45
     Nope, All of us wanted Snyder. Allll of us. nm - Spartus MWSC - 4/2 15:01:13
     Seriously, though - XRob MU - 4/2 10:41:33
          i'd like to hear that rationale (nm) - phrejd MU - 4/2 12:54:48
          The Quin era certainly ended very badly - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:51:20
               It's college basketball - XRob MU - 4/2 13:48:54
                    Its not that I like to forget, Haith didn't actually win 0 - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 14:59:04
                         An ongoing NCAA investigation that led to punishment doesn't - XRob MU - 4/2 16:39:49
     "elects to wear a toupee during the interview and stutters - XRob MU - 4/2 10:38:06
          Thanks, I chuckled writing it (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:46:38
     And Calipari interviewed them not the other way around - Genco98 MU - 4/2 10:08:51
     You left out (as usual) Laurie's $25M for the Paige - tigertix MU - 4/2 09:59:53
          True, but he had made a similar $10m pledge back in - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:10:15
     Just good 'ol MU luck. What was this - GA Tiger MU - 4/2 09:52:26
          The inside perspective points to Calipari - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:57:04
               If true, sounds like MU considers itself - GA Tiger MU - 4/2 10:59:49
                    Possibly true. I do think one point that made this example - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 11:03:22
          Wasn't the general thinking at the time that Calipari - CoolBreeze22 MU - 4/2 09:55:54
               I think Calipari didn’t like that we interviewed others. He - alwaysright MU - 4/2 09:57:16
                    He was probably right (nm) - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 4/2 10:03:41
     Hindsight is 20/20 but at the time the differences on paper - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 4/2 09:45:47
          Probably at least 40 IQ points and a chasm of difference - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:23:52
          He was doing the halftime interviews for Coach K. He was an - Erwin Fletcher STL - 4/2 10:03:56
          I mean CBS was bringing Quin on for their in studio March - CoolBreeze22 MU - 4/2 10:00:00
               Kim could've worn his fanny pack on set. That would've... - Lerxst MU - 4/2 10:20:56
                    RE: Kim could've worn his fanny pack on set. That would've... - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:29:55
               LOL, that would have been a disaster. I know it shouldn't - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 4/2 10:02:11
                    I always thought Kim did himself a disservice agreeing - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:28:19
          If I'm remember correctly, Quin was considered a hot - Eggs MU - 4/2 09:51:57
               He was arguably the number one candidate in the country - alwaysright MU - 4/2 10:08:28
                    He was the hot commodity at the time. That's back... - Lerxst MU - 4/2 10:23:04
                         Yup, MU had a hire to make so they landed - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:26:07
               Yeah, I remember one preseason mag had a 2-page spread - zoomer 99 - 4/2 09:57:34
     Only one serious question remains - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 4/2 09:18:56
          RE: Only one serious question remains - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:24:23
               That was indeed a very bad hire - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 4/2 09:34:35
                    He wasn't hired to win - WrightWing MU - 4/2 09:57:45
                         No offense, that is silly - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:05:28
                    100%. I'm sure in retrospect - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:40:57
                         Well, I would simply offer the following thoughts - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 4/2 09:46:13
                              Well we are heading into year 7 of paying for that mistake - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:08:54
                                   Kim was a really bad coach - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 4/2 10:14:39
                                        Like I said, I just laughed about it with good - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:19:29
     Amazing how Norm made this into a top tier job - STLTIGER MU - 4/2 09:17:50
          RE: Amazing how Norm made this into a top tier job - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:22:07
               The economies of scale have increase & we didn't keep up - MoGold MU - 4/2 09:35:02
                    We joined the SEC and only - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:45:31
                         That's a bit dramatic, don't you think? - TigerMook MU - 4/2 09:51:04
                              MU could be good again at some future point, but I don't - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:54:03
     Frank Haith interviewed for the job? nm - MUHoopster MU - 4/2 09:13:13
          No, he was an assistant at Wake Forest at the time (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:16:13
     There's medication for what you have (nm) - zoomer 99 - 4/2 09:05:13




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