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Geno calls out men's team fans for reaction after Creighton loss

Kolumbo said:
Geno was the guy being a jerk. You don't call your fans balloon knots. We don't even know what the heck he was referring to. Could be one post, but he makes it sound like it was hundreds of posts. I'm not afraid to say the great one was wrong, because he was. No need to demean the program by saying we have lousy fans and that is exactly what he did. Lousy job by geno. and his cult.
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Outside of the chat/posts on here - think you need to expand your UConn Twitterverse/IG follows… replies/comments get mighty fugly @ times.
 
Kolumbo said:
Geno was the guy being a jerk. You don't call your fans balloon knots. We don't even know what the heck he was referring to. Could be one post, but he makes it sound like it was hundreds of posts. I'm not afraid to say the great one was wrong, because he was. No need to demean the program by saying we have lousy fans and that is exactly what he did. Lousy job by geno. and his cult.
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Good thing you missed the time he’s called out the Boneyard by name
 
huskymedic said:
Think you need to expand your UConn Twitterverse follows… replies/comments get mighty fugly @ times
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nah, I'm good. I've got enough on my plate. people can share the posts if they are so inclined
 
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Geno is the Godfather!

"I forgo the vengeance of my son (Uconn MBB). But I have selfish reasons... my youngest son was forced to leave this country (Uconn WBB)... Now I have to make arrangements to bring him back here safely cleared of all these false charges. But I'm a superstitious man and if some unlucky accident should befall him... then I'm going to blame some of the people in this room, and that I do not forgive."
 
Kolumbo said:
I have the same sentiments and I get where Geno is coming from, but I just don't get why people are OK with Geno calling fans balloon knots. You just don't do that. Call them out for being too negative or over reacting. Even if there are so many balloon knots as he is suggesting, too bad. They help pay for the programs. If the coaches don't like the criticism, take a job in another state where fans are used to losing. Seriously, it's ok for people to disagree with great coaches once in a while.

edit: I'm getting a ton of thumbs downs from posters I've never seen before. must be flooding over from the women's board to defend their hero. that must be thing over there 😂
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Geno wasn't calling me a balloon knot and he doesn't give a rat's patooie about your criticism
 
Nicklo28 said:
Geno is a smart guy but sometimes says some dumb things. This is one of those times. UConn fans are loyal and support both teams in attendance and financially.
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I think one of Geno's enduring quality is he's honest and candid .. criticism of the play of UConn teams is understandable but some FANS go to such crazy extremes that they deserve to be shamed a little bit .. are these guys really fans of the team or as Geno put it, fan's of winning so they can brag about championships to their buddies? Maybe they ought to take a timeout before they say such cruel and hateful things about players that are playing their hearts out but are human and flawed and occasionally screw up or play poorly
 
El Obrero said:
Wow, Geno's comments are touching a nerve with quite a few posters here. Some of you better pipe down, before somebody starts reposting your comments from the Creighton thread...
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Yeah, I'm calling this out as BS. Back it up with actual posts, or men up and admit you've never read that thread.
 
Wow balloon knots. That's weak, that people are upset by it. He's right. Every sports program is going to have thousands of balloon knots for fans. They make the most noise when things are tough and they're off-gassing.
 
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CL82 said:
Yeah, I'm calling this out as BS. Back it up with actual posts, or men up and admit you've never read that thread.
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Oh my gosh I'm so happy you asked. Here are 10!!

kansashusky

Post in thread 'Creighton Post Game Thread'

Goodbye one seed. No one on this team seems very interested in basketball. Book is out on us defensively and we aren’t very tough. Not a great combo.
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Fishy

Post in thread 'Creighton Post Game Thread'

Not shocked. We've been waiting for this to happen for the entirety of the conference season and now it has.

We're really not very good.

But worse, we're not very good by design. Our best rotations are rotations that we avoid because we feel some kind of obligation to certain players.

Anyway, that's the one seed done.
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WeAreUCONN

Post in thread 'Creighton Post Game Thread'

We aren’t the hunters anymore. We are the hunted. Wounded prey hiding for safety from the big bad wolves like Creighton and St. Johns. This team will be lucky to make the sweet 16. Our shot selection is putrid. Solo and Karaban just chuck shots and pray they go in. The only way we do anything in the tourney is if Mullins and Demary carry us on their backs. We don’t deserve to be anywhere close to the top 10. We just kissed any chance of a #1 seed, good bye.
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@Slipperman calling them bums: Creighton Post Game Thread

@Mr. Wonderful with a terrible take: Creighton Post Game Thread

@UConnTrumbull telling Alex Karaban it's over Creighton Post Game Thread

@Mets1432 saying we won't make it out of the first weekend and we're a joke: Creighton Post Game Thread

@RuffRuff had an entire debate with the board about how Alex Karaban is not good

@3rdbass says Reed doesn't block anything anymore (6 blocks against St. Johns : D)

@freshler40 saying we have a weak bench: Creighton Post Game Thread


I could go on. The takes are so excessive, so unnecessary, and just incredible overreactions. That's what Geno is saying.
 
superjohn said:
What are the cruel and hateful things about players that have been said?
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literally read any social media post on UConnMBB's IG page after any close win, or god forbid a loss. It's disgusting. Go read the post after the creighton game right now please.
 
80shusky said:
Wow balloon knots. That's weak, that people are upset by it. He's right. Every sports program is going to have thousands of balloon knots for fans. They make the most noise when things are tough and they're off-gassing.
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That's kind of the point 80s. His comment was directed at the men's team and he asked how can that one team have so many balloon knots following it. Like you said, every sports program has them. He had no reason to take a positive question and reply negatively about UConn Basketball fans. He didn't call anyone out. He criticized a large chunk of the men's program. Total D move.
 
Kolumbo said:
That's kind of the point 80s. His comment was directed at the men's team and he asked how can that one team have so many balloon knots following it. Like you said, every sports program has them. He had no reason to take a positive question and reply negatively about UConn Basketball fans. He didn't call anyone out. He criticized a large chunk of the men's program. Total D move.
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You calling him or UConn womens fan a cult is a "total D move."
 
drayenob said:
Totally agree. He took a softball question and turned it into something negative. Completely unnecessary.
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To be fair, Geno is partially biased in the fact that his team gets a lot more vitriol despite being AWESOME every single year and being the best program in the history of the sport, by far. He has commented multiple times before about the expectations being insane and fans considering a season with 6 losses <gasp> and a loss in the final four a failure. Y

ou ask Geno a question about "appreciation" for what the team(s) are doing and part of his answer is bound to include something about the expectations. I mean his immediate response is "I certainly hope so", about fans appreciating the success of the team(s).

This isn't 1990 anymore where a final four run just comes out of nowhere. Both teams are incredibly successful in the history of the sport and still they both have experience with a "down" year in the last few years to demonstrate that for all their success, it is still damn hard to do it. Even for the GOAT
 
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Kolumbo said:
That's kind of the point 80s. His comment was directed at the men's team and he asked how can that one team have so many balloon knots following it. Like you said, every sports program has them. He had no reason to take a positive question and reply negatively about UConn Basketball fans. He didn't call anyone out. He criticized a large chunk of the men's program. Total D move.
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He in no way criticized a large chunk of the men’s program. Now you are just making things up.
 
@superjohn @CL82 look at this garbage. Just from a 10 second scan of the IG page after the Creighton game which all the players and their families and friends see. It’s disgusting.
 

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Kolumbo said:
What the hell is he even referring to. Where are all of these heinous comments. I don't criticize players but people certainly have a right to criticize coaches. You don't call your fans balloon knots when they are the folks supporting your program. PC fans are balloon knots. UConn fans are not. Geno has our own fanbase turning against the program.
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Keep digging
 
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Hamms30 said:
He ain't wrong. I'm moving my seats for next year if I can because 6 of them sit right behind me in Hartford and don't shut up with the nonsense for 2+ hours every game.
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Well, I've said this before... Been going for 30 years and in 1998, I think, we sat in front of some of the biggest D bags of all time. They used to rip on Souleymane unmercifully. A guy that would be a key contributor on a national championship team. They've always been there.
 
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