Wichita St. to AAC Next Year (Officially Official)

[Alum86]

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Great news adding one of the more consistent CBB teams over the last five years. Great to see the AAC adding a team that could realistically be the conference's best team next season.

 

[Stainmaster]

How about nothing from KO? We have a school release, that is plenty good for a conference that has its hands balls deep in our pockets and is now sending our sports teams out to Kansas year round.

This is why people roll their eyes at and don't take the Fire KO crowd seriously. Every time you have temper tantrums over things that don't matter at all, your credibility drops to the point where even when your concerns are legitimate, it's hard to take you seriously.

 

[WestHartHusk]

This is why people roll their eyes at and don't take the Fire KO crowd seriously. Every time you have temper tantrums over things that don't matter at all, your credibility drops to the point where even when your concerns are legitimate, it's hard to take you seriously.

The dude is driving our program straight into the ground and you and your crowd want to crow over WSU and pretend he is executing some master strategy with the lineup. If you are happy with WSU, or happy with where our program is and is heading, then you enabling the problem. If we were a real program,he'd be gone by now. It's that simple.

 

[Adios]

Ollie won a championship, we'll be fine, if there's a need to recover. But this year (and maybe next) are make or break for Ollie at this point.

 

[JMick]

The dude is driving our program straight into the ground and you and your crowd want to crow over WSU and pretend he is executing some master strategy with the lineup. If you are happy with WSU, or happy with where our program is and is heading, then you enabling the problem. If we were a real program,he'd be gone by now. It's that simple.

Tubby Smith lasted 10 years at Kentucky. Tom Cream got 9 at Indiana. Those aren't real programs either, I guess.

 

[WestHartHusk]

Tubby Smith lasted 10 years at Kentucky. Tom Cream got 9 at Indiana. Those aren't real programs either, I guess.

You realize that Tubby finished 1/2 in the SEC in all but three seasons, made it to at least the second round every year, had one championship, 3 elite 8's and 2 sweet 16's otherwise. He basically got fired for only making it to the second round two years in a row. Sounds a lot better than KO, and he still got canned.

And you are basically asking us to become Indiana with the KO love.

 

[Stainmaster]

The dude is driving our program straight into the ground and you and your crowd want to crow over WSU and pretend he is executing some master strategy with the lineup. If you are happy with WSU, or happy with where our program is and is heading, then you enabling the problem. If we were a real program,he'd be gone by now. It's that simple.

Dude. He didn't even say the goshdarn quote. It was pre-written and his picture was slapped on top of it by an intern.

This has nothing to do with strategies or lineups. This is just you not being on the same planet as the rest of us.

How is not embarrassing myself by acting like a spoiled brat on a message board even though I'm a grown man "enabling the problem?"

You want to know what I think is our biggest obstacle to being a "real program?" Babies who refuse to come to games if we aren't playing Syracuse or Georgetown or Villanova, and whine and complain about adding a program that outdrew us with Drake and Loyola on their home schedule.

 

[huskymedic]

Kinda disappointed they didn't reach out to @Fishy or We Take the Stairs/@NoEscalators for comment
Wichita State fans, get to know your new AAC neighbors

 

[Stainmaster]

You realize that Tubby finished 1/2 in the SEC in all but three seasons, made it to at least the second round every year, had one championship, 3 elite 8's and 2 sweet 16's otherwise. He basically got fired for only making it to the second round two years in a row. Sounds a lot better than KO, and he still got canned.

And you are basically asking us to become Indiana with the KO love.

Oh yeah, because we fire KO and the guy who replaces him will definitely get back to JC levels.

 

[WestHartHusk]

Oh yeah, because we fire KO and the guy who replaces him will definitely get back to JC levels.

Luckily for the next guy, there is now a ton of space between JC levels and KO levels, so it's hard not to imagine that 3m a year will get us an improvement in the mighty AAC.

 

[Stainmaster]

Luckily for the next guy, there is now a ton of space between JC levels and KO levels, so it's hard not to imagine that 3m a year will get us an improvement in the mighty AAC.

You think we are paying that much for our next coach? Hah. Between the strain buying KO out would do on an AD already strapped for cash, OBE money running out, and the absolutely pitiful AAC payout compared to the P5, you'd be surprised.

 

[ctchamps]

Luckily for the next guy, there is now a ton of space between JC levels and KO levels, so it's hard not to imagine that 3m a year will get us an improvement in the mighty AAC.

With your imagination I imagine. With my imagination I don't imagine.

 

[Alum86]

This is a Shocker welcome thread.
You cannot bash Ollie on this for heavens sake. My dog photo however, c'mon? No likes. That is relevant.

 

[WestHartHusk]

Finally, and maybe without admitting it, you have hit the truth (which I agree with) - KO is only still here because of his albatross of a contract. This is the root problem of the entire AD, absolute financial ineptitude, from the TV deal to the coaching contracts.

 

[WestHartHusk]

With your imagination I imagine. With my imagination I don't imagine.

It is incredible that this guy is standing in your house pouring gas and tossing matches and you still think he is the best house-sitter you can find. I give up, with this base we are absolutely doomed to mediocrity (or worse?). I can't wait to see KO welcome Dayton as our next dance partner.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

It is incredible that this guy is standing in your house pouring gas and tossing matches and you still think he is the best house-sitter you can find. I give up, with this base we are absolutely doomed to mediocrity (or worse?). I can't wait to see KO welcome Dayton as our next dance partner.

Dude...

 

[Stainmaster]

Positively unhinged. I'm done here.

 

[shizzle787]

Official press conference: Wichita State leaving MVC for AAC on July 1

 

[HuskyHawk]

It is incredible that this guy is standing in your house pouring gas and tossing matches and you still think he is the best house-sitter you can find. I give up, with this base we are absolutely doomed to mediocrity (or worse?). I can't wait to see KO welcome Dayton as our next dance partner.

I've been critical of him at times, but you've just lost it here. These are the nonsensical ramblings of a lunatic mind.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

This is a Shocker welcome thread.
You cannot bash Ollie on this for heavens sake. My dog photo however, c'mon? No likes. That is relevant.

You got a like from me.

She's beautiful.

 

[tzznandrew]

You realize that Tubby finished 1/2 in the SEC in all but three seasons

You realize that Tubby inherited a team wholesale that had been to back to back championship games, that was in a stable conference, that was not under recruiting sanctions, and was not banned from the NCAAs, right? He inherited a juggernaut from Pitino and didn't have to do anything keep keep that train chugging. KO lost Drummond, Lamb, Oriahki, and Roscoe before he did anything, and had to essentially recruit Boat, Shabazz, and Daniels to a team that couldn't play in any postseason. Apples to airplanes here.

KO deserves criticism. If next year is a disaster (we may define that in different ways, to be fair), my attitude right now will be different. But Tom Crean inherited something relatively akin to KO (scholarship reductions, etc.) but still had the B10 to sell, and got 9 years to be mediocre. KO won a title.

 

[superjohn]

This is why people roll their eyes at and don't take the Fire KO crowd seriously. Every time you have temper tantrums over things that don't matter at all, your credibility drops to the point where even when your concerns are legitimate, it's hard to take you seriously.

WestHartHusk seems unhinged but I'm wondering what it would take for you to ever ponder that Ollie might not be the right guy or even be critical of him? Would another incomplete roster and an awful season do it? Two more bad seasons, three?

 

[John]

It is incredible that this guy is standing in your house pouring gas and tossing matches and you still think he is the best house-sitter you can find. I give up, with this base we are absolutely doomed to mediocrity (or worse?). I can't wait to see KO welcome Dayton as our next dance partner.

Never mind all that, the guy wears PURPLE SUITS.

 

[Stainmaster]

WestHartHusk seems unhinged but I'm wondering what it would take for you to ever ponder that Ollie might not be the right guy or even be critical of him? Would another incomplete roster and an awful season do it? Two more bad seasons, three?

Whatever that point is, I can confidently say it hasn't been reached as of right now.