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HuffyJB

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As much as gunslingerdick trolled this board, it's kind of nice to see him lash out against the full-throttle THR stupidity. lol. This is actually an awesome, awesome post by little Richard.

Steat: FACT:... K forces Dawkins to take a redshirt year.
Gunslinger: I think this is where the debate lies. You're selling that as fact when you have not provided any proof that Dawkins was forced to take a redshirt.
mikeirbyusa: And it matters why?

Gunslinger:
Umm,...because when you debate a topic, one must present evidence of his or her case.

Was that a serious question?

This thread has devolved into a -2 star thread. It started off as a zero star thread and has gone downhill from there. It's purposeless, baseless and baiting. Oh, and ridiculously inaccurate. And stupid. Inane. Just an overall terrible thread. I wish it was never poasted and I grow more and more embarrassed by the minute that I've had anything whatsoever to do with it. Years from now, our descendants will cite this thread when discussing the worst message board threads of all time. In fact, I predict that my great, great grandson will poast a Rank 'em thread on some message board in the future asking other poasters to rank the worst message board threads of all time and this one will win hands down.

Credit where it is due, for sure. That is a great post (or poast as he would call it).
 
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Thanks. I just think someone's mental health is not an appropriate topic to discus on a message board. It's a serious issue and one that shouldn't be taken lightly or speculated on. His mental health has absolutely nothing to do with his skill or performance on the court.
I can't believe they blocked you from posting in that thread simply for voicing this kind of sentiment. What an absolute joke. I seriously wonder how Rivals corporate would feel if they knew mods on one of their blueblood boards were behaving in such a way. Despicable.

Keep up the good fight.
 

tarheel0910

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I can't believe they blocked you from posting in that thread simply for voicing this kind of sentiment. What an absolute joke. I seriously wonder how Rivals corporate would feel if they knew mods on one of their blueblood boards were behaving in such a way. Despicable.

Keep up the good fight.
I guess I got put on a short leash because of what I said on our OOTB thread a day or so ago. Doesn't matter to me much at this point because I'm basically done with radar.
 

timo0402

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I guess I got put on a short leash because of what I said on our OOTB thread a day or so ago. Doesn't matter to me much at this point because I'm basically done with radar.
And you must have pointed that out as soon as I posted. That's exactly why if you ask me.
 

denniden

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I can't believe they blocked you from posting in that thread simply for voicing this kind of sentiment. What an absolute joke. I seriously wonder how Rivals corporate would feel if they knew mods on one of their blueblood boards were behaving in such a way. Despicable.

Keep up the good fight.
The individual sites govern themselves I believe. I do not think Yahoo/Rivals has corporate ownership of the individual sites. If that were the case, someone would have stepped in on that board already from corporate. On the national board, all the moderators (including myself) had a very strongly worded message sent to us about what our duties entail and what we are suppose to do and not do. If going by those guidelines, the UNC mods would be in jeopardy of not being moderators going forward. That's why it leads me to believe that Yahoo has very little to do with the team sites outside of content.

Gunslinger, and all the others calling out the mods over there, deserve some credit.
 

denniden

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I guess I got put on a short leash because of what I said on our OOTB thread a day or so ago. Doesn't matter to me much at this point because I'm basically done with radar.
Don't quit yet. You guys have a voice and have some numbers as well. If you keep fighting the good fight and getting somewhere, you will get some of the quiet members (who want to come back BTW) to come back and help.
 
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Mark Gastineau

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The individual sites govern themselves I believe. I do not think Yahoo/Rivals has corporate ownership of the individual sites. If that were the case, someone would have stepped in on that board already from corporate. On the national board, all the moderators (including myself) had a very strongly worded message sent to us about what our duties entail and what we are suppose to do and not do. If going by those guidelines, the UNC mods would be in jeopardy of not being moderators going forward. That's why it leads me to believe that Yahoo has very little to do with the team sites outside of content.
Gotcha. Thanks for the explanation. Unfortunate for fans like @tarheel0910 stuck with goons running their home board. Makes me even more thankful for the group we have in charge over here.
 

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From the Poster What Would Jesus Do


While I'm sure we all expect K to end up with one of the top recruiting classes when the dust settles, I just glanced at their offer list and predictions over at 247. Things are slipping.

The last time I looked, they were at or near 100% on 4 or 5 players and in the lead on a couple more. Since then they've dropped out of the lead on ALL of their PG offers. Bamba is now leaning to UK. And they are only ahead on Carter, Knox and Trent.

Now obviously a class with Carter, Knox and Trent would be pretty great. But since they were looking like they would get 5 guys of that caliber just a month or 2 ago, I wonder if there's something going on?"
 

skysdad

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From the Poster What Would Jesus Do


While I'm sure we all expect K to end up with one of the top recruiting classes when the dust settles, I just glanced at their offer list and predictions over at 247. Things are slipping.

The last time I looked, they were at or near 100% on 4 or 5 players and in the lead on a couple more. Since then they've dropped out of the lead on ALL of their PG offers. Bamba is now leaning to UK. And they are only ahead on Carter, Knox and Trent.

Now obviously a class with Carter, Knox and Trent would be pretty great. But since they were looking like they would get 5 guys of that caliber just a month or 2 ago, I wonder if there's something going on?"


Why doesn't he just ask gary-7 instead of wondering. OFC
 

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From the Poster What Would Jesus Do


While I'm sure we all expect K to end up with one of the top recruiting classes when the dust settles, I just glanced at their offer list and predictions over at 247. Things are slipping.

The last time I looked, they were at or near 100% on 4 or 5 players and in the lead on a couple more. Since then they've dropped out of the lead on ALL of their PG offers. Bamba is now leaning to UK. And they are only ahead on Carter, Knox and Trent.

Now obviously a class with Carter, Knox and Trent would be pretty great. But since they were looking like they would get 5 guys of that caliber just a month or 2 ago, I wonder if there's something going on?"

Lol, they suuuuure HOPE so. Wishful thinking.
 
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KellenPatrick

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This from that loser Steat. I know the link to this thread was linked by me the other day but just wanted to make sure garbage like this was viewed over here.

"Boogie, my conversation has centered around K's actions and the way he handled the situation. Perception is reality. K controls what happens at Duke. He controls the media. K only thinks about himself. He has very little regard about his players if he thinks they are not going to help him win. Dawkins was a key player in the 2009/2010 season. Without Dawkins, Duke would not have won the the 2010 title. Many of your posters have said this. If players don't work out, he forces them out. That's a proven fact. Duke is one of the leaders in players transferring. The way K behaved after the Cuse loss last year at Cameron was a the typical sore loser attitude. That press conference after that game was a low for K. In lieu of shaking the Cuse players hands after the game he ignored them walking through the handshake line pretending to shake their hands. I'm not blaming Dawkins for anything and as I have said several times above I feel sorry for the kid because of how K played mind games with the kid. Then K forces the kid to take a redshirt year or transfer. I got that information from Duke grad that I work closely with in my business. Perhaps the Duke grad was guessing but I believe what he told me. K didn't need Dawkins the year he redshirted, but he sure needed him in the 2010 championship season when outside shooting was a problem. I'm not debating Dawkins mental state as that is outside my job description. My focus is on how K handled the situation, which was grossly self-centered. He convinced Amile Jefferson to come back this year after he was sitting on the bench healthy for the later part of the season. Jefferson was healthy enough to play at the end of the season.

FACT:
Dawkins played immediately after his sister's death and help lead Duke to a NCAA Championship. Most of Duke fans has stated on numerous occasions that without Dawkins Duke would not have won the title. K needed his outside shooting that year.

FACT:
In a year when K had adequate outside shooting, K forces Dawkins to take a redshirt year. There were many rumors that Dawkins was dissatisfied with his playing time the prior year.

Bottomline, this is not about Dawkins mental state, it's about K using Dawkins when Dawkins was needed help him win a championship. When he had an opening to push Dawkins aside when he didn't need him, he pushed him to the curb. K, The Leader of Men, is an egotistical self centered Rat.

I have no problem calling K out and every opportunity I get I'm coming after the Rat and don't care what any Duke fans thinks of it."

63 Steat, Monday at 4:42 PM
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KellenPatrick

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Moron Steat again:

"Let me put it another way. Dawkins had a certain "skill set" that K rushed Dawkins back. Is that better? In fact, many Duke fans felt that Dawkins had a skill set that help lead them to a title. It's your fans that have said that without Dawkins Duke would not have won the 2010 title. Bottomline, the Leader of Men used Dawkins."

Isn't it incredible how several of those dummies at THR have all this intimate knowledge of what goes on in the Duke bball program??
 

KellenPatrick

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And finally (for now) this garbage from Steat. How juvenile can you get??

First post is from HeelFan58

"Who do I have to insult to get his thread locked? I can't believe Alex Murphy , Dawkins and Thornton have been disussed for 2 pages not to mention Soulman. They are all out of the conference."

Then Steats witty response:

"Oh, that's Rasheed "Hunchback" Suliamon ... had to be one of the ugliest players ever to play at Duke behind Kyle "Lurch" Singler."

What a complete A Hole.
 
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And finally (for now) this garbage from Steat. How juvenile can you get??

First post I'd from HeelFan58

"Who do I have to insult to get his thread locked? I can't believe Alex Murphy , Dawkins and Thornton have been disussed for 2 pages not to mention Soulman. They are all out of the conference."

Then Steats witty response:

"Oh, that's Rasheed "Hunchback" Suliamon ... had to be one of the ugliest players ever to play at Duke behind Kyle "Lurch" Singler."

What a complete A Hole.

Steat is probably a pedophile! That guy is a loser!
 
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And finally (for now) this garbage from Steat. How juvenile can you get??

First post I'd from HeelFan58

"Who do I have to insult to get his thread locked? I can't believe Alex Murphy , Dawkins and Thornton have been disussed for 2 pages not to mention Soulman. They are all out of the conference."

Then Steats witty response:

"Oh, that's Rasheed "Hunchback" Suliamon ... had to be one of the ugliest players ever to play at Duke behind Kyle "Lurch" Singler."

What a complete A Hole.


That is just a testament to their immaturity and childish nature. Their entire university is a $h!t show and a national embarrassment. Their basketball program is on a downward spiral recruiting wise, and on the brink of irrelevance.

They cannot say anything negative about Duke university, or the basketball program. Duke basketball is whipping their asses and they know it. So hole fans are left with nothing else to say other then to make comments on players looks.
 
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That's my problem with Mike. He is part of the problem and has a lot of influence. He is like lighter fluid. OFC

Mikeys a good guy and sometimes he's caught between a rock and a hard place. But I don't think he realizes just how bad it's gotten over there.

To his credit, he told dsouthr to cut the **** out after he basically called our inside premium guys liars.
 

timo0402

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Mikeys a good guy and sometimes he's caught between a rock and a hard place. But I don't think he realizes just how bad it's gotten over there.

To his credit, he told dsouthr to cut the **** out after he basically called our inside premium guys liars.
Uh oh, hope he doesn't quit the board again.

On a serious note, Clint is as good as it gets with his info. Anyone that questions him is so ignorant and insulting, they dont even deserve a response. Clint works so hard on building those relationships to provide the premium information he does. Questioning him, when you have absolutely no clue on what goes into it and what he does is disgraceful. It would be like me going into the operating room and telling the doctor i know more than you.
 

denniden

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Their basketball program is on a downward spiral recruiting wise, and on the brink of irrelevance.
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I am all for poking fun at UNC, however this is way over the top. UNC was a last second miracle away from going to overtime with a chance to win a national title. They are also ranked to start the very next season. Irrelevant? Not so much.
 

timo0402

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I am all for poking fun at UNC, however this is way over the top. UNC was a last second miracle away from going to overtime with a chance to win a national title. They are also ranked to start the very next season. Irrelevant? Not so much.
It wasn't so long ago that people on the other side of the fence were saying the same thing about Duke and K. How did that work out for us? Never write off a blue blood, and especially one that is ranked in the top ten after coming off a nat'l championship runner up. I mean i'm all for hating UNC, with the best of them. but let's be realistic- this thread is 95 pages long of unrealistic morons on the other side of the fence. UNC will be good next year, very good possibly. I think we'll be better, but I wont discount them especially with such a great PG at the helm.
 
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Uh oh, hope he doesn't quit the board again.

On a serious note, Clint is as good as it gets with his info. Anyone that questions him is so ignorant and insulting, they dont even deserve a response. Clint works so hard on building those relationships to provide the premium information he does. Questioning him, when you have absolutely no clue on what goes into it and what he does is disgraceful. It would be like me going into the operating room and telling the doctor i know more than you.

Another quality point about Clint is that he never gives anyone false hope about a recruit. If there's good news or bad news he won't hesitate to tell us. And it's quite refreshing from the "sunshine and rainbows OR ELSE" crowd over there. Dave just didn't want to hear that Kentucky is considered the front runner.
 
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dukedevilz

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If I pay for premium access to rivals, am I limited to inside info from the DI? I'd be interested in perusing other sites, but Tombstone-Mike banned me from THR, for example.
 

skysdad

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Mikeys a good guy and sometimes he's caught between a rock and a hard place. But I don't think he realizes just how bad it's gotten over there.

To his credit, he told dsouthr to cut the **** out after he basically called our inside premium guys liars.
The problem isn't him simply silently condoning the lunacy, it is that he often flat-out encourages it.



This. First of all just so you know Mike is in my prayers and he along with The Lord's will can defeat the cancer. I think I can speak for all of us that will happen. He's a moderator and the most active one at thr and he has to know how bad it's gotten there.He allows the vulgar insults directed at Coach K. On the Murphy thread he posted the pop corn cartoon himself. He allowed the comments about Andre Dawkins to get out of control. He could have stopped it. He wasn't caught between a rock and a hard place there. He knew how bad the Murphy thread got because he participated. Yes I do believe Mike is basically a good guy but he is a moderator and it's his job to keep things in a civil way. I've seen where he speaks of posters from other fan bases to be civil and they will be allowed to post. That's all good. That's the way all visiting fan bases should be. But he can do better than what he allowed on the Murphy thread. I wish he would post his reasoning for that here. Maybe he doesn't read here. To my knowledge he hasn't been banned. As far as I know no one from thr has ever been banned from posting something on their own board.
 
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This. First of all just so you know Mike is in my prayers and he along with The Lord's will can defeat the cancer. I think I can speak for all of us that will happen. He's a moderator and the most active one at thr and he has to know how bad it's gotten there.He allows the vulgar insults directed at Coach K. On the Murphy thread he posted the pop corn cartoon himself. He allowed the comments about Andre Dawkins to get out of control. He could have stopped it. He wasn't caught between a rock and a hard place there. He knew how bad the Murphy thread got because he participated. Yes I do believe Mike is basically a good guy but he is a moderator and it's his job to keep things in a civil way. I've seen where he speaks of posters from other fan bases to be civil and they will be allowed to post. That's all good. That's the way all visiting fan bases should be. But he can do better than what he allowed on the Murphy thread. I wish he would post his reasoning for that here. Maybe he doesn't read here. To my knowledge he hasn't been banned. As far as I know no one from thr has ever been banned from posting something on their own board.

I appreciate that thank you. As would he.

That's why I'm hesitant to talk badly about him here. He's a good man and I like him. Plus, I'm a Carolina fan on a duke board and there's an unwritten rule about airing your dirty laundry with the rival fan base.

However, THR has gotten out of control. People on the OOTB, including myself, tell him that constantly.
 
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skysdad

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I appreciate thank you. As would he.

That's why I'm hesitant to talk badly about him here. He's a good man and I like him. Plus, I'm a Carolina fan on a duke board and there's an unwritten rule about airing your dirty laundry with the rival fan base.

However, THR has gotten out of control. People on the OOTB, including myself, tell him that constantly.



I understand. Perhaps with all the things going on with his health and the ones on the boards who have the whole thing in chaos he should consider giving up the moderator position for the welfare of himself. OFC
 

Mark Gastineau

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That's why I'm hesitant to talk badly about him here
You've had no problem ripping @skysdad on your board for quite some time though...

September 25, 2016 - All I know, is that in the past whenever a dookie wanted to talk basketball he's been treated very poorly. And if this were skysdad or one of the other obnoxious c**ts over there I wouldn't care. But I think we need to be less suspicious of people.

September 24, 2016 - Exactly. I don't frequent radar as much as I used to, which might be a good thing. But all I'm asking is that we give people like coach and physics a shot. If they're condescending pricks like skysdad, give em the boot.

July 22, 2016 - I don't hate someone purely because they root for dook, but skysdad is one of the douchiest pricks I've ever seen.

If you want to be taken seriously outside of your pig trough home board, you should try and avoid appearing two-faced. Just remember, everything you post on these messageboards is easily searchable. You should be mindful of that when you come here and try to place nice with people you've **** on elsewhere. Ultimately, that kind of behavior just makes you look like a prick.;)
 
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You've had no problem ripping @skysdad on your board for quite some time though...

September 25, 2016 - All I know, is that in the past whenever a dookie wanted to talk basketball he's been treated very poorly. And if this were skysdad or one of the other obnoxious c**ts over there I wouldn't care. But I think we need to be less suspicious of people.

September 24, 2016 - Exactly. I don't frequent radar as much as I used to, which might be a good thing. But all I'm asking is that we give people like coach and physics a shot. If they're condescending pricks like skysdad, give em the boot.

July 22, 2016 - I don't hate someone purely because they root for dook, but skysdad is one of the douchiest pricks I've ever seen.

If you want to be taken seriously outside of your pig trough home board, you should try and avoid appearing two-faced. Just remember, everything you post on these messageboards is easily searchable. You should be mindful of that when you come here and try to place nice with people you've **** on elsewhere. Ultimately, that kind of behavior just makes you look like a prick.;)

Figured this one was coming.

Well it's right there in black and white. I own up to it. I didn't get along with skysdad very well at first. Despised the 'OFC' thing (still do) which probably had something to do with it.

But I'm not here to start trouble either. I can take the heat. So give me your best shot haha.
 

skysdad

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You've had no problem ripping @skysdad on your board for quite some time though...

September 25, 2016 - All I know, is that in the past whenever a dookie wanted to talk basketball he's been treated very poorly. And if this were skysdad or one of the other obnoxious c**ts over there I wouldn't care. But I think we need to be less suspicious of people.

September 24, 2016 - Exactly. I don't frequent radar as much as I used to, which might be a good thing. But all I'm asking is that we give people like coach and physics a shot. If they're condescending pricks like skysdad, give em the boot.

July 22, 2016 - I don't hate someone purely because they root for dook, but skysdad is one of the douchiest pricks I've ever seen.

If you want to be taken seriously outside of your pig trough home board, you should try and avoid appearing two-faced. Just remember, everything you post on these messageboards is easily searchable. You should be mindful of that when you come here and try to place nice with people you've **** on elsewhere. Ultimately, that kind of behavior just makes you look like a prick.;)



carolinablue34. I didn't realize you paid so much attention to me. You've called me things only a person who hangs out in a gutter would call someone. I see it's fairly recent so you still must feel that way. I would much rather you just come out and say it here. But I really know you can't help it. You are a tar heel fan, it's your nature. Bless you heart. I am a Duke fan. I can't help it. It's my nature. But I promise you one thing. I will not refer to you or any of the other thr posters to the way you referred to me and any other DI board member. Thanks Gas. You don't think he's gonna sue me do you for being those things and for this reply. If so do you know of any good attorneys and please don't recommend john edwards or mike nifong. OFC
 

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So give me your best shot haha.
Not worth it. I simply have no patience for two-faced behavior, and I doubt I'm the only one.

I'm all for outside fans posting over here and giving their perspectives. Honestly, that's why I post on the national board so frequently. But I have zero desire to have rival fans coming over here to play nice after talking such hateful nonsense elsewhere. A bit of self-awareness would serve you well.
 

timo0402

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DSouth responding to Miker about questioning the insiders such as Clint:
LOL Mikey, I am not slapping anyone in the face and shame on you for suggesting I have. All I am saying is I believe I am right, since when did believing you are right become a bad thing? Excuse me for not being in agreement just because Clint may see it differently. Clint is not perfect, who is? I don't claim to be perfect either, I think I am right and I stand up for my opinion and I don't ask anyone to agree with it.

I simply ask, if there is anything concrete out there that says the kid is picking Ky I would like to know about it, am I supposed to wilt on my opinion just because someone tells me Clint disagrees with me, especially when I can not even see what Clint has to say about this?

Definition of Ignorance
 
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