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Wake rejects CBI bid

ManhassetDeac said:
Don't know who Baby is or what his affiliation is with Wake, but a lot of people trust his insight. Maybe I just don't get on the Boards enough, but I haven't seen him or KVegas post anything in a few days and that worries me.
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I would take anything Baby says about Wake athletics to the bank. Trust me.
 
AnonymousDeac said:
This information comes directly from a source that is involved with the CBI tournament.

The CBI currently has a contract out to Wake Forest to play in their tournament, with their first round being against Hampton. The CBI is actively telling insiders that Wake Forest is currently expected to play. Wake Forest, while still having the option to say no, has not yet rejected the invitation.

Better not sleep on the Hampton Pirates. They go 6'8 - 250, 6'8 - 240, 6'7 - 215 across the front line with another 6'8 player off the bench. They have depth with 10 players, six of whom are sophomores, playing at least 13 mpg. Some good shooters off the bench but the starters are a little weak from the arc.

Deacs have to do more than just show up or the Pirates could bookend Buzz's career with losses to Stetson and Hampton.
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Not buying this. Not as long as Wellman is on selection committee.
 
Would Bzz go for this? If we play in the CBI and lose, he would be denied his winning record (assuming we lose on Thurs).
 
It's probably to late to organize a boycott of todays game, but if we accept a CBI bid, that game could be a perfect opportunity to drive the final nail in the coffin. The bzout movement has been doing an excellent job of staying vocal, but what we need to do next is to show the BOT and Wellman what life would be like without Wake Forest basketball fans. This, of course, means not purchasing tickets, but a good chunk of their money comes from TV deals, so we need to commit to not watching the game on the TV and/or internet. Not only that, but I propose a total blackout-do not check the score online, do not post on Wake Forest message boards, and do not patronize bars/restaurants that are showing the game. If you cannot help yourself and must check the score, you may do so on the ticker of a television showing another game. These days, people can watch the internet for page clicks, and we want no perceived interest in Wake Forest basketball. We need to show Wellman a realistic, bleak future if he continues along his current path.

This next suggestion is a little radical, but bear with me. There is always the risk that Wellman will dismiss the boycott by saying that everyone is at work or that it's a sunny day and no one wants to watch TV. We should make it clear that we are in front of our various screens, but are actively rejecting Demon Deacon hoops. Therefore, I propose that everyone log on to a pornographic website at once. There are sites that monitor regional trends in porn traffic-one recent example reported a spike in such traffic in Colorado after the Broncos lost the Super Bowl. Winston Salem is smaller than Denver, so if we get enough fans on board, we could create an even greater spike (although I recognized that Wake fans are scattered throughout the country-I for instance, am in Springfield). The decision to gratify yourself is yours and your alone-all I am proposing is the viewing of pornography. If you elect to do so, I don't think it will be technically "gay" (not, to quote Seinfeld, that there is anything wrong with that); even if it is simultaneous, there is no interaction with the other parties. While "Jack the Nation" has a certain ring to it, all I want to see happen is for Wellman to have driven legions of devout Demon Deacons to traipsing through smut. We could choose one image or video and make the web traffic wildly disproportionate, but I think I prefer for each participant to make there own choice, whether they prefer Brazilian, buttock oriented, or what have you. Perhaps everyone could choose the same purveyor which would have a nice variety to satisfy all tastes. If many people are opposed to pornography, we could all watch netflix, but not everyone has a netflix account, so I suggest something free, and something that would embarrass Wellman and the BOT.

Anyway, I welcome any input you may have regarding the implementation. If someone thinks they can organize this in 90 minutes, we could implement it for the Pitt game, but that seems like a longshot.

Go Deacs!
 
THAT was funny. Only because it isn't that far-fetched based on the what we've seen of the lunatic slight minority of the Bzzout portion of the fanbase. A 30%-40% portion that would rather us not win an ACCT championship in favor of firing the coach. Talk about losing sight of the target....
 
ZzouriDeac53 said:
It's probably to late to organize a boycott of todays game, but if we accept a CBI bid, that game could be a perfect opportunity to drive the final nail in the coffin. The bzout movement has been doing an excellent job of staying vocal, but what we need to do next is to show the BOT and Wellman what life would be like without Wake Forest basketball fans. This, of course, means not purchasing tickets, but a good chunk of their money comes from TV deals, so we need to commit to not watching the game on the TV and/or internet. Not only that, but I propose a total blackout-do not check the score online, do not post on Wake Forest message boards, and do not patronize bars/restaurants that are showing the game. If you cannot help yourself and must check the score, you may do so on the ticker of a television showing another game. These days, people can watch the internet for page clicks, and we want no perceived interest in Wake Forest basketball. We need to show Wellman a realistic, bleak future if he continues along his current path.

This next suggestion is a little radical, but bear with me. There is always the risk that Wellman will dismiss the boycott by saying that everyone is at work or that it's a sunny day and no one wants to watch TV. We should make it clear that we are in front of our various screens, but are actively rejecting Demon Deacon hoops. Therefore, I propose that everyone log on to a pornographic website at once. There are sites that monitor regional trends in porn traffic-one recent example reported a spike in such traffic in Colorado after the Broncos lost the Super Bowl. Winston Salem is smaller than Denver, so if we get enough fans on board, we could create an even greater spike (although I recognized that Wake fans are scattered throughout the country-I for instance, am in Springfield). The decision to gratify yourself is yours and your alone-all I am proposing is the viewing of pornography. If you elect to do so, I don't think it will be technically "gay" (not, to quote Seinfeld, that there is anything wrong with that); even if it is simultaneous, there is no interaction with the other parties. While "Jack the Nation" has a certain ring to it, all I want to see happen is for Wellman to have driven legions of devout Demon Deacons to traipsing through smut. We could choose one image or video and make the web traffic wildly disproportionate, but I think I prefer for each participant to make there own choice, whether they prefer Brazilian, buttock oriented, or what have you. Perhaps everyone could choose the same purveyor which would have a nice variety to satisfy all tastes. If many people are opposed to pornography, we could all watch netflix, but not everyone has a netflix account, so I suggest something free, and something that would embarrass Wellman and the BOT.

Anyway, I welcome any input you may have regarding the implementation. If someone thinks they can organize this in 90 minutes, we could implement it for the Pitt game, but that seems like a longshot.

Go Deacs!
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This will work.
 
88Deac said:
THAT was funny. Only because it isn't that far-fetched based on the what we've seen of the lunatic slight minority of the Bzzout portion of the fanbase. A 30%-40% portion that would rather us not win an ACCT championship in favor of firing the coach. Talk about losing sight of the target....
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I voted for the ACC championship, but, I gotta tell you, I hesitated. Which is amazing in itself. But, funny you mention 'the target' - because that is the question - what is the target? An ACC championship would be awesome, no doubt. Hell, we have only won 4 in, what, 60 years? But, is that our target? A single ACC tourney title in the face of retaining a coach that no one can stand and for whom all evidence points to having no chance of sustained success? Or is our target a new coach who can lead us back to competing for titles year-in and year-out? A coach that will interact with fans, bring excitement and interest to campus, recruit great players, avoid embarassing us in every interview, etc.

Like I said, I voted for the championship but it is not as obvious a choice as it should be...
 
vtwhat etc said:
My gut feeling is that tournaments like this would have a strategy of leaking out attractive (or, at least, 'house-hold') names being interested preceding the actual bid/invitation process.
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I hear what you're saying about attractive teams, but what does that have to do with us?
 
scooter84 said:
I voted for the ACC championship, but, I gotta tell you, I hesitated. Which is amazing in itself. But, funny you mention 'the target' - because that is the question - what is the target? An ACC championship would be awesome, no doubt. Hell, we have only won 4 in, what, 60 years? But, is that our target? A single ACC tourney title in the face of retaining a coach that no one can stand and for whom all evidence points to having no chance of sustained success? Or is our target a new coach who can lead us back to competing for titles year-in and year-out? A coach that will interact with fans, bring excitement and interest to campus, recruit great players, avoid embarassing us in every interview, etc.

Like I said, I voted for the championship but it is not as obvious a choice as it should be...
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That is fair. The reality, as we've seen today, is that Buzz isn't going to win a championship, but if we won 5 in a row in March, THAT would show me a lot. It isn't a fluke to win an ACCT, and never has been. So if we did win, Buzz would be for real, which he just isn't. There is a reason he doesn't have any championships. Look at Howland and the fire he brings. Dude is fired up, and it is infectious and his players play hard. Buzz just doesn't have that. I do think Buzz knows his stuff, but he can't get 18-22 year olds fired up and motivated, and that is half the college game. Buzz acts more like a golf coach than a college basketball coach. Buzz: "Oh, nice ball, CM." (Polite golf clap). Howland: "Box his ass out, goddamit!!!" (Pointing menacingly, veins protruding from his neck).
 
ZzouriDeac53 said:
It's probably to late to organize a boycott of todays game, but if we accept a CBI bid, that game could be a perfect opportunity to drive the final nail in the coffin. The bzout movement has been doing an excellent job of staying vocal, but what we need to do next is to show the BOT and Wellman what life would be like without Wake Forest basketball fans. This, of course, means not purchasing tickets, but a good chunk of their money comes from TV deals, so we need to commit to not watching the game on the TV and/or internet. Not only that, but I propose a total blackout-do not check the score online, do not post on Wake Forest message boards, and do not patronize bars/restaurants that are showing the game. If you cannot help yourself and must check the score, you may do so on the ticker of a television showing another game. These days, people can watch the internet for page clicks, and we want no perceived interest in Wake Forest basketball. We need to show Wellman a realistic, bleak future if he continues along his current path.

This next suggestion is a little radical, but bear with me. There is always the risk that Wellman will dismiss the boycott by saying that everyone is at work or that it's a sunny day and no one wants to watch TV. We should make it clear that we are in front of our various screens, but are actively rejecting Demon Deacon hoops. Therefore, I propose that everyone log on to a pornographic website at once. There are sites that monitor regional trends in porn traffic-one recent example reported a spike in such traffic in Colorado after the Broncos lost the Super Bowl. Winston Salem is smaller than Denver, so if we get enough fans on board, we could create an even greater spike (although I recognized that Wake fans are scattered throughout the country-I for instance, am in Springfield). The decision to gratify yourself is yours and your alone-all I am proposing is the viewing of pornography. If you elect to do so, I don't think it will be technically "gay" (not, to quote Seinfeld, that there is anything wrong with that); even if it is simultaneous, there is no interaction with the other parties. While "Jack the Nation" has a certain ring to it, all I want to see happen is for Wellman to have driven legions of devout Demon Deacons to traipsing through smut. We could choose one image or video and make the web traffic wildly disproportionate, but I think I prefer for each participant to make there own choice, whether they prefer Brazilian, buttock oriented, or what have you. Perhaps everyone could choose the same purveyor which would have a nice variety to satisfy all tastes. If many people are opposed to pornography, we could all watch netflix, but not everyone has a netflix account, so I suggest something free, and something that would embarrass Wellman and the BOT.

Anyway, I welcome any input you may have regarding the implementation. If someone thinks they can organize this in 90 minutes, we could implement it for the Pitt game, but that seems like a longshot.

Go Deacs!
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Don't overlook this post, people. It may begin with the typical recycling of old ideas by those new to the boards, and you may almost stop reading halfway through the first paragraph. But Zzou might just be the second coming of Say Hey, with a happy ending to boot.
 
If Wake agreed to play post season they would be laughed out of college basketball.
 
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