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ShawshankException t1_jbgtzaw wrote

So happy I got to see his final game in the dome. I think every Cuse fan saw it coming at this point but it's still surreal to think someone else will be coaching the team next year.

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huggles7 t1_jbh75dm wrote

Bro between him Jay, Roy, and Mike it’s been a whirlwind

It’s almost like Bill is next

Edit: holy shit I almost killed bill self

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zdiddy987 t1_jbhabzy wrote

Two common denominators - age and the onset of NIL

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huggles7 t1_jbhag10 wrote

I mean jay wright just turned 61, he’s still pretty young

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marximusaurelius t1_jbhxto2 wrote

Bill...Self? Walton? Raftery?

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foodude84 t1_jbi2rud wrote

Bill Self. Don't forget Tom Izzo and John Calipari. They'll all be gone soon.

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UsedandAbused87 t1_jbjgdlv wrote

If they coach as long as Boeheim they'll be here at least another 10 years.

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marximusaurelius t1_jbjnonk wrote

I'd say Bill Self isn't going anywhere any time soon. The guy is going to thrive in the NIL landscape and is the new top dog with all those other guys leaving, so why would he bail now?

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CarolinaKSU t1_jbjua67 wrote

>is going to thrive in the NIL landscape

He's got a lot of previous experience in pay for play over the years. I also agree that we shouldn't see any of the toupee shops in the KC Metro closing down anytime soon.

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RTwhyNot t1_jbjk8dv wrote

He has the added benefit of being on a first name basis with them while we are not.

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LighTMan913 t1_jbj5ces wrote

>It’s almost like Bill is next

Don't you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby! Don't you do it!

Edit: YOU MOTHER FUCKER! LOOK WHAT YOU DID!

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Orphasmia t1_jbgvi5e wrote

He was the coach not only for my entire life a few times over, but the entire time I was at Cuse. His run was truly impressive.

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Actually-Yo-Momma t1_jbgy98h wrote

I get the sentiment but the sentence is confusing and i wanna make sure I’m reading it right.

Doesnt “my entire life a few times over” imply a significantly longer period of time than “the entire time i was at cuse”?

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Sterling_Thunder t1_jbh0pgu wrote

HEY, Orphasmia went, to Syracuse. to watch round! ball go in hole, not do good languageing

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Orphasmia t1_jbgydyl wrote

Yeah I should’ve flipped the clauses lol

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Homitu t1_jbk253i wrote

It's cool. Not only did the earthquake in Turkey cause $35B in damage and destroy entire cities, it even knocked over my neighbor's doghouse!

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willyc3766 t1_jbhc83a wrote

I was also confused by “a few times over.” I think of a ‘few’ as being at least 3. ‘Couple’ I interpret as 2. Not saying everyone thinks that or it’s objectively correct to interpret as such. But if you meant 3 times over that would make you somewhere around 16. But you have been to college so that was confusing to me.

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With_The_Tide t1_jbjikdi wrote

My dad is 12 years younger than him. Coach B was the coach at Syracuse when my dad was in law school at Syracuse.

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gamers542 t1_jbh2kh9 wrote

I'm not a Cuse fan. He wasn't forced out, was he?

As a person who likes round numbers, I wanted him to coach for another 3 years.

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ShawshankException t1_jbh2zfb wrote

I haven't seen anything that indicates he was forced out, he's just 78 and hasn't had a great recent few years. It's just time for him to call it.

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zdiddy987 t1_jbha79t wrote

The college game has also changed a ton with NIL and he's expressed serious displeasure with it

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gallez t1_jbjyi4c wrote

Completely out of the loop, what is NIL?

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B1G_Fan t1_jbk2u9r wrote

Essentially allows players to sign endorsement deals like the Olympics allow their athletes to sign

The problem, of course, is boosters paying players “endorsement money” to sign with this team or transfer to that team

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syrstorm t1_jbhgcg4 wrote

It seems pretty clear that he was strongly encouraged that this was his last season.

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itsforachurch t1_jbhkwre wrote

I can't imagine that he was not given the opportunity to announce his retirement.

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syrstorm t1_jbhlmkz wrote

He actually gave his "retirement speech" a couple weekends ago, when several former players had their numbers retired. He just didn't tell anyone that's what the speech was. Honestly, that's typical Coach B.

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ShawshankException t1_jbk5nt8 wrote

Specifically the entire 2003 team minus Craig Forth was there for Hakeem Warrick and Gerry McNamara's jersey retirement because it was the 20th anniversary of our title. Jimmy B gave a great speech at the end which definitely was a pseudo retirement speech looking back on it.

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jimmy-b-bot t1_jbk5oxc wrote

If you score on me, I’m gonna tap you on your butt.

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Radthereptile t1_jbh9ksf wrote

Would be shocked if he was. Got them multiple NCAA tourney runs and a championship in Syracuse NY. Couldn’t expect more than that.

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Dingerdongdick t1_jbksce0 wrote

Yes, he was. When asked if he was returning he said it's up to the University.

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taleofbenji t1_jbj65kf wrote

Are you prepared to see Cuse doing the unthinkable?

I.e. playing man to man D.

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elpajaroquemamais t1_jbj27yw wrote

I’m down in Greensboro and got to see his final game ever. It’s wild to see the end of a 60 year relationship with Syracuse.

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Ender11 t1_jbjtc12 wrote

Hey, you guys want Hopkins back? We Huskies are about done with him.

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