If there was something to cheer about, believe me it would be loud. Were you at any games during the Artest era? The place was ROCKING. Even during the Hatten era, it was insane.
I remember walking in late from my intersnhip to the Miami game and the place was INSANE. Sold out Carnasecca and it was literally shaking.
I also remember a Uconn game at the Garden where it was actually 70-30 STJ fans in a packed arena. I thought the place was going to fall down there was so much vibaration. There were back and forth wars between STJ and Uconn fans. It was awesome.
This team sucks right now. There is just no hope. No NCAA, no NIT. Most fans don't want to cheer because they want Norm gone. Why show support to this clown?
I’ll say it again for the second time today as you seem to be having a problem grasping the concept…
The game is between two squads of college kids, or rather young men since you took offense to my term kids earlier. These young men go out and play for this school and it’s our job as fans to support them.
If you feel differently, stay home, which is what you seem to do anyway. You have very vocal thoughts for a guy who seldom attends game.
If you are “protesting†the employment of Norm Roberts by staying home, that’s your right. But get off your high horse and stop telling other fans of this program how to act.
It’s all about the players, get that through your brain!
Wow your mom and pop approach is disturbing to say the least. All about the kids? I don't think so. This is a business. Tix are $40 and there is so much money involved. There is school pride and there are actually tangible benefits for me as an alum for this team to be successful.
This is not modified basketball. This is elite major division one basketball.
These kids work their arses off for the recognition, the national spotlight, the women, the future money, and, yes, the love of th game and representing their school of choice.
How many of these kids would be willing to go back on the multi-million dollar tv contracts, the huge arenas, and the women and recognition to play a pure "all about the kids" game? Not many.
These players are woo'ed by shoe companies and travel the world as teens because the game is a business. How much better are their lives because of the business aspect of high school and college basketball? How many of these kids would travel 1/100th as much? How many of them would be setup for life even if their basketball careers don't pan out, ala Tarik Turner, under a mom and pop game?
You are fooling yourself.
But you are a lost cause. You said ealier today you would support Norman "The Nightmare" Roberts irrespective of how many games he loses. You are a classic enabler and it is fans like you that separate us from being a UK, IU, or even more recently, a Villanova.