Remembering Mark Cuban’s April Fool’s Day prank.​

The year was 2003. Our feelings about Mark Cuban were far less complicated than they are today. He pulled off this greatness:

During a timeout in the Mavericks game against the then-New Orleans Hornets, Cuban began to argue with a ref, as he had done many times, but this was actually an actor dressed up as ref, and Cuban took the battle to another level, repeatedly shoving and then trying to wrestle the official.

The Dallas owner later told the Dallas Morning News that he was nervous the gambit would fall flat.

“We did it, and I remember thinking, I hope this doesn’t crater,” Cuban said. “When I stood up and there was the first shove, I could hear the whole place gasp. Then we went at it and I could hear everybody going nuts. Then I started laughing and blew it.”

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Buckeneye said:

Good morning, from the North Coast.

I was talking with my football circles about defensive fronts, evolutions of attacking protections, etc etc. In that talk I was able to source a clip from the 06' game on a particular front Texas used.

20 years on September 12th, to the date. It's incredible because I remember the hype that entire off-season for the rematch.

I came to BP to see what discussion there might be because I don't keep up with rosters like I used to. With the advent of the transfer portal, it feels like a part time job anyway. A farcry from when you practically knew the 2 deep year over year.

Now.... nothing. I don't know the extent of contributing factors in decline - if it's the medium of forums themselves that has shrunk in popularity? Perhaps those who were so passionate in this community have moved on or left us? (RIP & Godspeed)

But I do know this, from my perspective at least; The expanded playoff system (pinch of death in regional integrity/recruiting) has all but crushed what excitement I used to feel for the few calendar circling games you had a year. Especially those big, OOC games.

I went back to check the 2006 thread and here I am now, 20 years later in this vacant lot. My God... how things have changed so much. I'm not convinced for the better either.

These games have been watered down in value. In turn, the degree of importance, including all of the anxiety, anticipation, excitement and hype (you know, the fun build up to these games?) that comes with such high stakes, has seemingly evaporated.

I feel like I've lived through the death knell of college football as I, and countless others, knew and loved it for 100 years. What stands in it's stead looks* like the same thing to my eyes, but my heart sees it as something of an imposter now.

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ORD_Buckeye said:

And he's ready to take a fucking chance again.

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I was born in 77, have a sister who is ten years older. She used to make me get her records for her when I was little. My knowledge of sappy 70s music is comically vast. If a guy was on Tiger Beat, I know all the words.

Tarvos is a badass enough name to the point at which he doesn’t need to be called anything else - especially if he turns out to be elite.

That’s a world conquerer’s name and you dipshits know it.

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Tomorrow it is #26 USC.

Just sayin':
Re: 19 Straight B1G Titles
In conference play Sparty is 9-0 (with 4 games to play) and the Bucks are 7-1 (with 5 games to play)

BB73 said:

Buckeyes dropped a close one to Sparty 4-3.

Won the doubles point with an 11-9 tiebreak deciding it, but lost 4 of the singles matches.

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That loss at home to Sparty (after wining the doubles point) really sucked.

Animal’s going to start stacking 1st rounders like Hartline.

Good morning, from the North Coast.

I was talking with my football circles about defensive fronts, evolutions of attacking protections, etc etc. In that talk I was able to source a clip from the 06' game on a particular front Texas used.

20 years on September 12th, to the date. It's incredible because I remember the hype that entire off-season for the rematch.

I came to BP to see what discussion there might be because I don't keep up with rosters like I used to. With the advent of the transfer portal, it feels like a part time job anyway. A farcry from when you practically knew the 2 deep year over year.

Now.... nothing. I don't know the extent of contributing factors in decline - if it's the medium of forums themselves that has shrunk in popularity? Perhaps those who were so passionate in this community have moved on or left us? (RIP & Godspeed)

But I do know this, from my perspective at least; The expanded playoff system (pinch of death in regional integrity/recruiting) has all but crushed what excitement I used to feel for the few calendar circling games you had a year. Especially those big, OOC games.

I went back to check the 2006 thread and here I am now, 20 years later in this vacant lot. My God... how things have changed so much. I'm not convinced for the better either.

These games have been watered down in value. In turn, the degree of importance, including all of the anxiety, anticipation, excitement and hype (you know, the fun build up to these games?) that comes with such high stakes, has seemingly evaporated.

I feel like I've lived through the death knell of college football as I, and countless others, knew and loved it for 100 years. What stands in it's stead looks* like the same thing to my eyes, but my heart sees it as something of an imposter now.

Now that I think about it, Auriemma bitching about waiting for a handshake after his team got outtoughed and beaten soundly is, short of looking the other way at child rape, the most Joe Paterno thing ever.

ScriptOhio said:

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In the 20 minutes after the news broke, the Lakers' title chances dropped from 30-1 to 100-1, per DraftKings Sportsbook.

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They weren’t win shit this year with our without him

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In the 20 minutes after the news broke, the Lakers' title chances dropped from 30-1 to 100-1, per DraftKings Sportsbook.

Ummm

OHSportsFan said:

Women’s matchup but Geno going out like a little B in tonights game. Refused to shake Dawn’s hand.

The latest “greatest team ever” UConn Huskies got outscored by 16 in the 2nd half.

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Beat me to it re: Geno going out like a bitch. Embarrassing for him, and probably for his team.

Thump said:

Fire McGuff.

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In all seriousness, I don't know what the expectations are for the womens's program versus the men's program or what the resource allocation is relative to elite and other second (on a good day) and third (on a bad day) tier programs. (I'd slot our women's program well below elite but above most programs), and because of that it's hard for me to know what to do with McGuff. On the positive side, they have an identity and a pretty good plan A, recruit pretty well, if perhaps not ideally to what they are trying to do, and win a lot of games. On the negative side, they get bullied by physical teams, typically don't have a great plan B if plan A doesn't work, haven't been able to recruit and develop bigs although I'm hoping Elsa can be the exception (she's on her way IMO but needs to be pushed in the weight room, required to get meaner and rewarded more with the ball if possible) if she doesn't get poached by an elite program.

I think we need: a GM for both the men's program (pending) and the women's program; for the women's program to recruit rangier, stronger girls for the 2-4 slots and the bench if the pressing style is something they plan to stick with; for the strength program to be looked at hard and held accountable (If Elsa gets stronger, especially in her hands, she'll be a monster); for there to be greater urgency to play as hard and as physically as the top teams do; and, frankly, for there to be greater accountability, like benching, for stupid, sloppy play. Honestly, when they don't play stupidly or sloppily, they're clearly just one level below the elite teams even with the physicality issue.

I think McGuff is comfortable, and I don't know how much better he can be if the program is fully supported but he's also made uncomfortable with clear, high expectations. There's definitely significant downside risk to getting rid of him, but I suspect that he doesn't have what it takes to take them to the next level and would love to be wrong.

buckeyemania11 said:

Ohio State wins game 1 10-8 after flirting with blowing a 10-3 lead entering the 8th

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