BUFan
PhD Student
Posts: 1936
Reg: 01-24-06
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03-29-07 10:20 PM - Post#34188
Well, I guess any "press" is good press, but this sarcastic piece in this week's ESPN the magazine takes a few disses at us...More specifically, our attractive student body! 
Face it, Simmons is just jealous that we have won two straight NCAA games over the past two years, while HC just got thumped.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070328&sportCat=ncb
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BisonRoadWarrior
Professor
Posts: 5203
Loc: Where the Bison Roam
Reg: 08-16-06
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Re: Bill Simmons
03-30-07 12:24 AM - Post#34189
In response to BUFan
And he needs glasses, too.
http://bucknell.edu/x30084.xml
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BUFan
PhD Student
Posts: 1936
Reg: 01-24-06
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Re: Bill Simmons
03-30-07 12:43 AM - Post#34190
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
I sent him hate mail...You should send him a nice piece of hate mail with that picture as well
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BUFan
PhD Student
Posts: 1936
Reg: 01-24-06
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Re: Bill Simmons
03-30-07 12:44 AM - Post#34191
In response to BUFan
That said...If I were an HC fan, I would be even more pissed about his bogus thoughts. Don't get me wrong, I chuckled reading his article, but I think deep down he misses the point of what BU and HC stand for...And, at least in the case of BU and HC, the PL can compete with some of the big boys.
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ericatbucknell
PhD Student
Posts: 1940
Reg: 01-22-06
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Re: Bill Simmons
03-30-07 12:49 AM - Post#34192
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
yeah... i guess ill have to get working on my great monograph 'bill simmons is a big fat genius' (or for you unfortuante conservatives, 'bill simmons is a big fat stupid white man'), now.
the patriot league might not win many national championships, but we do have the most attractive conference in the nation. no doubt in my mind.
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BUPilot
Masters Student
Posts: 641
Loc: Philadelphia, PA
Reg: 02-11-06
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Re: Bill Simmons
03-30-07 04:27 AM - Post#34193
In response to ericatbucknell
The whole Bill Simmons issue has been beaten to death over on the H.C. board. While I've stayed out of it, the one thing that really annoyed me was the mention in Simmons' blog last week referring to the 'putrid' Patriot League and commenting that the league didn't deserve an auto-bid to the NCAA tournament. That's simply incredibly ignorant considering that there were 14 conferences with lower RPIs than the Patriot League this year.
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BuckWild
newbie
Posts: 22
Reg: 03-21-06
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Re: Bill Simmons
03-30-07 09:59 AM - Post#34194
In response to BUPilot
The only reason I read the article was because it was about Holy Cross. I always thought his stuff has been bad. From the HC message bored it seems like the HC alums are worried about what people will think about the patriot league and Holy Cross in the midwest.
I don't really think they have anything to be worried about because casual sports fans won't even read the article and die hard sports fans from the midwest already think Simmons is a douche and one of those East coast bias writers anyways.
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SFlaQuaker
Postdoc
Posts: 2427
Reg: 11-21-04
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Re: Bill Simmons
03-30-07 10:33 AM - Post#34195
In response to BuckWild
I happen to enjoy Bill's writing, but there's one other factor you guys should keep in mind: this wasn't just a usual random article from espn.com, it is in ESPN the Magazine.
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atlantabison
PhD Student
Posts: 1835
Loc: Atlanta, GA
Reg: 01-25-06
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Re: Bill Simmons
03-30-07 11:07 AM - Post#34196
In response to SFlaQuaker
Anyone consider that his tongue may be firmly planted in his cheek?
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Shot Clock
Masters Student
Posts: 883
Loc: Arlington VA
Reg: 01-27-06
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Re: Bill Simmons
03-30-07 12:48 PM - Post#34197
In response to atlantabison
I agree with those on the HC board who say that it supposed to be tongue-in-cheek, but even so, it isn't very humorous, and it certainly doesn't help the school or the League since as mentioned it is in the Mag. Frankly, I was put off a few weeks ago when he could only muster 2 negative sentences to say about the PL Final even though he hyped it in a previous column.
Bill Simmons has pretty much jumped the shark in the last few weeks anyhow. His attempts to pontificate on college hoops have fallen flat as it is painfully obvious that he knows next to nothing about Holy Cross or college hoops in general. It is clear that he would prefer it to be a more NBA-like game, and for god's sake, I hope that never happens. He should stick to writing about 'sports' I don't care about, which basically comes down to: the NBA (Celtics) and the Sawx/Yanks.
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BuckWild
newbie
Posts: 22
Reg: 03-21-06
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Re: Bill Simmons
03-30-07 01:37 PM - Post#34198
In response to Shot Clock
He's definitely being sarcastic especially since his plan is so ridiculous.
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Anonymous
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Re: Bill Simmons
03-30-07 02:40 PM - Post#34199
In response to Shot Clock
This guy is a joker. He's completely missing the point that these kids are STUDENT athletes. For me, it's refreshing to see teams and schools that can compete at the D I level, while at the same time maintaining 100% graduation rates. The other pure basketball point is that Bill seems to forget that HC lost by 10 points to a Top 20/Sweet 16 team on a night when its 2 best players were terrible. If Simmons scores his season average, the Crusaders win.
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GoBison
Junior
Posts: 221
Reg: 01-22-06
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Re: Bill Simmons
03-31-07 01:40 PM - Post#34200
In response to
It's really an unfair way to cap-off what was a great season for the Cross. I get that his writing style is tongue-in-cheek, but discrediting his alma mater's hoops program (something he supposedly cares about) makes him a tool - pure and simple.
Mea culpa: Never liked the guy's writing to begin with - but I'm not a Boston fan 
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BUFan
PhD Student
Posts: 1936
Reg: 01-24-06
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Re: Bill Simmons
03-31-07 04:47 PM - Post#34201
In response to GoBison
I think the folks in the HC athletic department will turn down his request should he ever seek tickets or a press pass for a future HC game.
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