I'm crediting the West Virginia victory, in part, to Coach Beard. After last Tuesday's defeat to his team, Coach Beard said that K-State would have something to say about this conference race and would make noise before it's over. When our guys came out with unbelievable energy and drive, I, immediately, thought of Coach Beard's words. Why? I was afraid, with #12 West Virginia coming into town after four straight losses, that our guys would pack it in and be lethargic. After all, West Virginia's not the kind of team you easily believe will give you a chance to set things right. They are well coached, physical and have been playing very good all year. I think Coach Beard's words gave these guys something to continue fighting for this year. One of the reasons Beard uttered these words is because he knows Coach Weber is a great coach.
After the West Virginia game, Coach Huggins said, "Bruce Weber is one of the best coaches...."
It's funny how so many of the best coaches in the country have made this statement, yet there are still many K-State fans who are ready to dismiss him as a loser. At the first site of a down year, it all begins anew.
I'll go on record now. Coach Weber has already placed himself high on the list of K-State's best coaches.
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Believing you're gonna win is a necessary component of winning. This was maybe the first time all year these guys looked like they thought they were gonna win. They stopped the bleeding, stopped wondering what would go wrong next, and regrouped. The players have to do that, not the coach. But the coach had to make 'em believe it when the evidence was sparse. Lots of tough road games ahead. They're not gonna win them all but there's still a lot to play for.
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learnin, I wouldn't say that "many" fans dismiss Weber as a loser. I would use the words "a few" or "some". Anyone who labels a coach a loser after giving the fan base two championships and a run to the Elite Eight is delusional.learnin wrote: ↑January 19th, 2020, 2:37 amI'm crediting the West Virginia victory, in part, to Coach Beard. After last Tuesday's defeat to his team, Coach Beard said that K-State would have something to say about this conference race and would make noise before it's over. When our guys came out with unbelievable energy and drive, I, immediately, thought of Coach Beard's words. Why? I was afraid, with #12 West Virginia coming into town after four straight losses, that our guys would pack it in and be lethargic. After all, West Virginia's not the kind of team you easily believe will give you a chance to set things right. They are well coached, physical and have been playing very good all year. I think Coach Beard's words gave these guys something to continue fighting for this year. One of the reasons Beard uttered these words is because he knows Coach Weber is a great coach.
After the West Virginia game, Coach Huggins said, "Bruce Weber is one of the best coaches...."
It's funny how so many of the best coaches in the country have made this statement, yet there are still many K-State fans who are ready to dismiss him as a loser. At the first site of a down year, it all begins anew.
I'll go on record now. Coach Weber has already placed himself high on the list of K-State's best coaches.
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it's hard to stay on top year-after-year when you don't cheat at basketball. weber coaches his ass off and does it at a very high level. we're fortunate to have him here.
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you'd think that fans could be a bit more mature than to throw tantrums as often as happens.
just saying, for me, it starts by being greatful for the coaches we HAVE and the players who want to be here. those are the people who 'go to war' for the purple and the white.
for me, that's where admirations, appreciation start.
doesn't mean I'm not disappointed in losses and other aspects, but it makes it awful hard for me to 'go negative' on individuals.
I have no such compunction over folks who post crap under aliases on forums.
If you have to be persuaded, reminded, pressured, lied to, incentivized, coerced, bullied, socially shamed, guilt-tripped, threatened, punished and criminalized...you can be absolutely certain that what is being promoted is not in your best interest
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Dave, I used the word many based upon twitter and not this forum. You are correct that there aren’t many on this forum who qualify. But, if you peruse Twitter, you find them coming out of the woodwork to bash Weber after a couple of lossespulitzerdave wrote: ↑January 19th, 2020, 8:31 amlearnin, I wouldn't say that "many" fans dismiss Weber as a loser. I would use the words "a few" or "some". Anyone who labels a coach a loser after giving the fan base two championships and a run to the Elite Eight is delusional.learnin wrote: ↑January 19th, 2020, 2:37 amI'm crediting the West Virginia victory, in part, to Coach Beard. After last Tuesday's defeat to his team, Coach Beard said that K-State would have something to say about this conference race and would make noise before it's over. When our guys came out with unbelievable energy and drive, I, immediately, thought of Coach Beard's words. Why? I was afraid, with #12 West Virginia coming into town after four straight losses, that our guys would pack it in and be lethargic. After all, West Virginia's not the kind of team you easily believe will give you a chance to set things right. They are well coached, physical and have been playing very good all year. I think Coach Beard's words gave these guys something to continue fighting for this year. One of the reasons Beard uttered these words is because he knows Coach Weber is a great coach.
After the West Virginia game, Coach Huggins said, "Bruce Weber is one of the best coaches...."
It's funny how so many of the best coaches in the country have made this statement, yet there are still many K-State fans who are ready to dismiss him as a loser. At the first site of a down year, it all begins anew.
I'll go on record now. Coach Weber has already placed himself high on the list of K-State's best coaches.
Twitter is the home of the mostly depraved, I don't know why you would quantify anything based upon what you find there.
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If you live in, or close to, Manhattan, you hear the talk whether in person, on sports talk radio, etc. Believe me, there are a good numberWIldWIllieCat wrote: ↑January 19th, 2020, 3:05 pmTwitter is the home of the mostly depraved, I don't know why you would quantify anything based upon what you find there.
of fans still wanting to see Weber fail.
So you're saying it wasn't based on Twitter, nor this forum, but more of a feeling.
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anyone who denies this reality is just not very observant. guys like bkparallax and trim to name a few. dues-paying cult of frank members.learnin wrote: ↑January 19th, 2020, 4:58 pmIf you live in, or close to, Manhattan, you hear the talk whether in person, on sports talk radio, etc. Believe me, there are a good numberWIldWIllieCat wrote: ↑January 19th, 2020, 3:05 pmTwitter is the home of the mostly depraved, I don't know why you would quantify anything based upon what you find there.
of fans still wanting to see Weber fail.
https://twitter.com/trimgoemaw/status/1 ... 96385?s=11
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