AlamedaFan wrote:
Justinhall, I'm with you. For all the good qualities of GIAG posters, the universe contains the biggest proportion of crybabies I've ever seen. Take this latest whine about LMU's all-access or whatever it's called. SMCGaels.com has been doing EXACTLY THE SAME THING for I-don't-know-how long. How can someone bellyache about not having something when it's right under his/her nose? Get a grip, for criminy's sake.

Maye you had to be here in the 60s to understand really putrid athletic facilities, teams, coaches, administration, promotion, etc., etc. Whatever the reason, most of the belly-aching seems to come from more recent grads. What causes the inability to see the forest for the trees? To not appreciate that SMC teams in men's basketball, women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer and...almost, almost, almost...women's basketball are NATIONALLY RANKED? The men's soccer program just completed a season in which they made it to the Elite Eight in a sport not even offered when I was a student. That is a mind-boggling accomplishment, and adds Coach Cooper to a distinguished list that already includes the twin RBs (well, they're not really twins but are dynamite coaches) and the marvelous women's tennis coach. I know she's good because Freak tells me so, and I believe him.

That snide comment about replacing Mike Samuels is a perfect example. What does the poster know about what's going on with that search? Maybe they're being careful, maybe the salary allotted isn't sufficient to hire a top candidate (Mike was brought up through the ranks), maybe a million things. Instead of giving the college the benefit of the doubt, however, it's much easier to snap off a semi-witty crack and admire the handiwork. It's so tiresome it makes my teeth ache.
As the saying goes, "lighten up, Francis."  This is the internet.  People are going to say things that you disagree with.  I'm not surprised though, since you seem incapable of understanding sarcasm.  Obviously most of us here don't know what's going on with the search.  It's a message board where everyone speculates.  If you don't like it, go read a newspaper or smcgaels.com where they only report the facts after things happen.  Just like I was an idiot for saying that I thought the three guard lineup of Delly, Holt, and Page was something I wanted to see and thought would be successful.  What an idiot I was for saying that.

I'll let you in on a little secret.  Even I don't believe a lot of the things I say on here.  Sometimes I post things just in an (sometimes lame) attempt at humor.  I get that's not everyone's cup of tea.  In real life, I have no issues with Mark Orr.  I've met and shook hands with Blake Huckaby.  He's a nice guy trying to do the best he can with what was handed to them.  I fell through the cracks in the transition.  It happens.  I don't hold a grudge about the situation even though I like to bring it up.  To be honest, our program is still in a transitional stage, much like a town growing into a big city, but still with a town budget.  We can't expect them to go from 0 - 60 right away.  They're moving in the right direction and I'm sure doing the best they can.  Everyone has the same goal in mind.

So take it easy.  And for the record, I'm one of the few people here who defended you on this board (and to some of our Gonzaga counterparts) when you were getting bashed for your article.  You could at least give me the benefit of the doubt.