More Matt Doherty sorriness?

[ontheedgeofmyseat]

gsp is such a child...thinks we read "his stuff" because it is insightful / informative, etc...bro, we respond to you because you are an idiot..fairly simple. Go Mustangs!!

[George S. Patton]

So does anyone know what happened in Hawaii with the basketball team and whether it did or did not go to the bowl game and if it didn't go, why not?

It would be wise for some on this board to stop rattling their sabres at me and just for once, focus on the issue, check it out and find out the facts.

Maybe it's not a big deal. Maybe it is. Hence, the title of the thread is in question form -- editorialized albeit -- but it's in question form.

[ontheedgeofmyseat]

Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cares if the Bball team went to the fball game or not, dude, who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cares! Besides you, of course...I / We would rather you wax poetically about all the "futbol" games you saw while on the hilltop or maybe you could discuss / explore the Vikings Super Bowl prowess...

[George S. Patton]

Ontheedgeofmyseat, I hope you're right and that it was just that simple that they didn't go and like Peruna88 said, MY PERSONAL HOPE is that they just voted to not go to the game and went to practice so they could focus on getting ready for Northeastern.

It just sounds pretty odd to me that if your football team is in a bowl game in the same location you're playing a tournament, you wouldn't go. Basketball team went to the home games at Ford during the season. Why not have the team support the best thing that's happened to SMU athletics in 25 years?

Go Vikings!!

[CalallenStang]

So does anyone know what happened in Hawaii with the basketball team and whether it did or did not go to the bowl game and if it didn't go, why not?

It would be wise for some on this board to stop rattling their sabres at me and just for once, focus on the issue, check it out and find out the facts.

Maybe it's not a big deal. Maybe it is. Hence, the title of the thread is in question form -- editorialized albeit -- but it's in question form.

PonyDoh says he knows what happened and you can PM him for the answer.

[George S. Patton]

Something just doesn't look right here. When your basketball team doesn't go to this major event or chooses not to go, I find that really strange. I also find it to be an act of an athletic department where the support of each other is inconsistent.

It speaks of sports/coaches/administrators who aren't on the same page. I find their not going to the bowl game unacceptable. They could have shown up for the first quarter and leave. Just letting Jones' program know this program had its back is important.

People on this board even inferred that the timing for the basketball team and the football team in Hawaii was a great thing.

Well, it's things like this that reveal why this program is 38-68 over the last 3 1/2 seasons.

I betcha if Rhonda's team was in Hawaii at the same time, she, her staff and her players would have been there because that's the kind of person I think Rhonda is. Oh, and Rhonda's program is the one enjoyed a run of success with championships and postseason appearances.

[PonyDoh]

Something just doesn't look right here. When your basketball team doesn't go to this major event or chooses not to go, I find that really strange. I also find it to be an act of an athletic department where the support of each other is inconsistent.

It speaks of sports/coaches/administrators who aren't on the same page. I find their not going to the bowl game unacceptable. They could have shown up for the first quarter and leave. Just letting Jones' program know this program had its back is important.

People on this board even inferred that the timing for the basketball team and the football team in Hawaii was a great thing.

Well, it's things like this that reveal why this program is 38-68 over the last 3 1/2 seasons.

I betcha if Rhonda's team was in Hawaii at the same time, she, her staff and her players would have been there because that's the kind of person I think Rhonda is. Oh, and Rhonda's program is the one enjoyed a run of success with championships and postseason appearances.

You are making way too much of it. Most programs at high majors don't support each other at all. In fact, they are often contentious

[PonyDoh]

Something just doesn't look right here. When your basketball team doesn't go to this major event or chooses not to go, I find that really strange. I also find it to be an act of an athletic department where the support of each other is inconsistent.

It speaks of sports/coaches/administrators who aren't on the same page. I find their not going to the bowl game unacceptable. They could have shown up for the first quarter and leave. Just letting Jones' program know this program had its back is important.

People on this board even inferred that the timing for the basketball team and the football team in Hawaii was a great thing.

Well, it's things like this that reveal why this program is 38-68 over the last 3 1/2 seasons.

I betcha if Rhonda's team was in Hawaii at the same time, she, her staff and her players would have been there because that's the kind of person I think Rhonda is. Oh, and Rhonda's program is the one enjoyed a run of success with championships and postseason appearances.

You are making way too much of it. Most programs at high majors don't support each other at all. In fact, they are often contentious

[George S. Patton]

Does that make it right?

[PonyDoh]

Does that make it right?

It doesn't make it anything. It was a business trip for both programs. Be real, pretty much the only time revenues support each other, is when attendance is mandatory. It's just a non-issue that occurs everywhere

[mustangbill67]

GSP is ridiculous and this is not a defense of DOH. The fact is that the game did not start to mid-afternoon. Rain was forcast and it did rain at half. Getting to and from the stadium took awhile due to the traffic in Honolulu. Once you got there it was a trudge into the stadium and to your seats. Even if you left early, it was a very long day getting back to the hotel after dark and the BB team had a game the next day. Their priority was the BB tournament not the Hawaii Bowl. They were not on vacation.

[Bergermeister]

So does anyone know what happened in Hawaii with the basketball team and whether it did or did not go to the bowl game and if it didn't go, why not?

It doesn't matter. It's not important. SMU 45 Nevada 10

[George S. Patton]

Does that make it right?

It doesn't make it anything. It was a business trip for both programs. Be real, pretty much the only time revenues support each other, is when attendance is mandatory. It's just a non-issue that occurs everywhere

OK, if we're going to go with that, then why did they go to Pearl Harbor? Blow off some steam? Take in something historic? Business trips do have some down time in them. You're not stuck in meetings and phone calls and on the computer 24/7.

They should have been there.

[PonyDoh]

Does that make it right?

It doesn't make it anything. It was a business trip for both programs. Be real, pretty much the only time revenues support each other, is when attendance is mandatory. It's just a non-issue that occurs everywhere

OK, if we're going to go with that, then why did they go to Pearl Harbor? Blow off some steam? Take in something historic? Business trips do have some down time in them. You're not stuck in meetings and phone calls and on the computer 24/7.

They should have been there.

You're just grinding your ax for no reason. Give it a rest. It's a non-issue at every school in America. Nobody is loving on Doherty in this thread, but the call to miss the bowl game was sensible on every level.

[NickSMU17]

JJ has made the football team go to a couple SMU bball games...would be nice to have a good relationship