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Halldan

Halldan

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That didn't take long.

If not for Grant finding a defibrillator almost imm Pope would have died before the ambulance got to the campus.

Also, kudos to Steve Sauers who traveled in the ambulance with Pope.

BTW, a little trivia, Gonzo eventually tried to visit Pope a couple of days later in the hospital and was refused entrance into the room.
 
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TommyD82

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shu09 said:
That thug from Providence looks like he's about 30 years old. Still playing college ball? Everything that's wrong with the sport in one image.
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Lol. My wife said that guy looks like he is on the 10 year college plan. I told her there are some guys on 8 years. Big part of what is wrong with college sports is right.
 
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dehere23

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Halldan said:
I spoke to Steve Sauers when he got out of the ambulance that night. He told me Grant saved Pope's life. That's where I am getting this info from.
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I knew the answer because you told that story in the past. It’s a great one and true testament to Grant.
 
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HallLine69

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papacheesy2 said:
Watching the Providence crowd reaction to it all is nuts. Cheering the guy for a dirty hit. I swear ever since Cooley left it's like that fanbase's brains got scrambled.
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The fan behavior was despicable. This was a major embarrassment for what is otherwise recognized as a fine Catholic institution. Powell should be suspended indefinitely and English should be publicly reprimanded. But then again he's likely to be fired in a month anyway. Jones should also get a suspension.
 
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dehere23 said:
Just saw the YouTube mini clip. That dude gets a flagrant 2 for the dirty foul, then throws a cheap shot right hand at some other player (think it was Mitchell), and then is still on the court forever waiving his hands to the crowd who is cheering him and chanting his name. Wild stuff.

Have think with the punch afterwards he’s going to be suspended for a while. That’s way worse than the foul.
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Totally agree. Outrageous behavior by Powell.
 
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HallLine69

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Halldan said:
Shades of the Pope nut punch which led to Gonzo's firing.
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As bad as that was this was worse. Watch the slomo of the Powell foul and see how Hopkins' head was twisted.
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Let’s not overlook the conduct of the PC student section, of which several were ejected. Never a good look to be shown on TV chugging beers at noon. Maybe there’s something to be said for having a low turnout.
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1000% outrageous. That was the behavior of knuckle draggers.
 
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DIMEDISHA13

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catholicman said:
Those refs were allowing a very physical game prior to the melee. St. John's, the more physical team, was getting the benefit of those swallowed whistles in a big way. Perhaps it led to frustration for Providence.

I don't like when there's too tight a whistle but in a very physical game you can keep order by actually calling clear fouls. This officiating crew did not, even after the fight! A lot of the blame for the fracas should be laid at their feet. I hope the conference will look at this.
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Of course James Breeding was officiating this game! Always issues when his crew is on… ALWAYS!
 
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DIMEDISHA13 said:
Of course James Breeding was officiating this game! Always issues when his crew is on… ALWAYS!
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Him having seniority or tenure or whatever you'd call it w/Big East refs is such garbage & hurts the league. The guy is easily the worst ref in the league, one of the worst in the country, and runs his games poorly, with an attitude & with "the slowest finger in the west" once it comes time to have to review anything. The fact that his games are usually the ones in the league with controversy is not a coincidence. How the league lets this go on year after year is bull_shit. He SUCKS. Marquette game during the BET is the most glaring example for us SHU fans, but there's countless others. I hope his pipes froze last weekend during the deep freeze.
 
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BobbieSolo said:
Him having seniority or tenure or whatever you'd call it w/Big East refs is such garbage & hurts the league. The guy is easily the worst ref in the league, one of the worst in the country, and runs his games poorly, with an attitude & with "the slowest finger in the west" once it comes time to have to review anything. The fact that his games are usually the ones in the league with controversy is not a coincidence. How the league lets this go on year after year is bull_shit. He SUCKS. Marquette game during the BET is the most glaring example for us SHU fans, but there's countless others. I hope his pipes froze last weekend during the deep freeze.
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The BE has a history of atrociously bad refs. Burr and Higgins and that Rutgers St Johns game in 2011 BET come to mind.
 
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