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12/6/2006 10:58:39 PM

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"i don't like that we took another acc conference team's coach. just seems to have bad karma written all over it. "

where exactly would you say the word head coach appears in this statement?

12/6/2006 10:58:42 PM

people knew what i meant.

12/6/2006 10:59:43 PM

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"The 2005 Eagles led the ACC in total offense, averaging 387.8 yards per game, and also led the league in rushing defense (90.8 ypg.). Mathias Kiwanuka was named Preseason ACC Player of the Year and Will Blackmon finished his career second on the NCAA's all-time kick return yardage list. BC was one of six Division I-A institutions with a football graduation rate of 90% or better, along with Duke, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Southern Methodist and Southern Mississippi. "

sounds terrible :x absolutly terrible



hahahahha their fans sound just like ours

12/6/06: BREAKING NEWS: TOB TO NC STATE!
-NC State wants a coach who is 0-10 in winning a conference championship
-We might now be actually to defeat Wake Forest instead of suffering the annual WTF loss
-We will have a coach who will make adjustments
-We will have a coach with PASSION

[Edited on December 6, 2006 at 11:02 PM. Reason : .]

12/6/2006 11:00:27 PM

^ honestly. the only thing this guy has going against him is that he isn't bill cowher.

12/6/2006 11:01:16 PM

^i agree

12/6/2006 11:02:18 PM

agree


sounds like us when we bitched about herb...except....



TOB is the best coach in the history of their program

Herb was the worst coach to stay for 10 years in the history of NC State's basketball program.


Now you tell me who looks dumber.

[Edited on December 6, 2006 at 11:04 PM. Reason : ]

12/6/2006 11:02:38 PM

i do like thosestats alot better

12/6/2006 11:03:17 PM

had to do it
enjoy!

12/6/2006 11:04:15 PM

we got a coach that was very close to playing for the acc and kept his team ranked all season long at an institution that is far inferior as far as facilities, resources and fanbase are concerned.

i don't call that a 'settle'
call me crazy.

[Edited on December 6, 2006 at 11:06 PM. Reason : woah, acc, not ncaa]

12/6/2006 11:06:37 PM

He is gonna love the fans when he wins.

And if he loses alot, he will know the meaning of angry fans. We do like no other

12/6/2006 11:08:28 PM

http://www.fireobrien.com

12/6/2006 11:13:15 PM

I am not giving him a pass like lowe.

There should be enough returning talent next year to field a good team, and manage to go 6-6 to make a shit bowl. Anything less would be disapointing. Just my thoughts.

12/6/2006 11:13:19 PM

-Has won nine games for the third time in four years; eight or more games for the fifth year in a row and sixth time in seven years; and seven or more games for a school-record seventh year in a row.

-Went to a school-record seventh consecutive bowl game and won its sixth in a row (27-21 over Boise State in the 2005 MPC Computers Bowl), the longest active bowl game winning streak in the country.

and this is with mostly three star recruits, so not nearly as much talent as amato prob closer to duke

the bc fans are just totally delusional in that thery blame him for not being able to draw top talent when its their sub par atmosphere

The team became the 11th in BC history to win nine or more games in a season; three of those seasons have come under Tom O'Brien. The 2005 senior class won 35 games, the most in the modern era of BC football history. The 35 wins also ties for the best four-year mark in school history (1939-42). The Eagles have now strung together the most successful five, six and seven-year periods in school history.

I mean how much can you complain when they've only one nine or more games eleven times and three of those have been under TOB

12/6/2006 11:20:00 PM

Its a pro sport state up there. And they are yankees.

It begins!

12/6/2006 11:22:25 PM

Like how he's discipline-minded. Akron game + discipline = win.

Seriously though, this guy needs a tanning bed gift certificate.

[Edited on December 6, 2006 at 11:24 PM. Reason : f]

12/6/2006 11:24:37 PM

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"this guy needs a tanning bed gift certificate."

he has red hair, a tanning bed isn't going to do anything except make him peel. trust me, i have red hair.

12/6/2006 11:26:08 PM

spray on tan.

12/6/2006 11:31:06 PM

Not sure what I think about this decision, not that it really matters! Just not sure what to expect from this guy.

12/6/2006 11:32:09 PM

the guy is a guaranteed eight wins a year after a 3-9 season

12/6/2006 11:32:52 PM

I'm fine with this change. He came into a brand new conference and in 2 years has done pretty good with a team that was supposed to be lower-table.

12/6/2006 11:39:36 PM

ha, within 2 hours a whole lot of people have come full circle on him

gotta love our fans

12/6/2006 11:42:01 PM

well he was brought into this conference to add football depth...

that says something


but i think that Fowler wanted someone with discipline, offense, and the player grades to do well.

basically...he is never gonna be my top choice.

unless he does REALLY well

[Edited on December 6, 2006 at 11:45 PM. Reason : f]

12/6/2006 11:45:27 PM

^^ after the shock of it became clear that we weren't actually holding out for bill cowher, people are starting to realize that he's a good coach.

[Edited on December 6, 2006 at 11:46 PM. Reason : ^]

12/6/2006 11:46:04 PM

12/7/2006 12:25:51 AM

3-9 swap for 9-3. Fowler, so genius.

12/7/2006 12:27:05 AM

We should of kept Amato, this is a downgrade.

UNC gets Davis, and we get a Herb......great

12/7/2006 12:50:47 AM

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"I'll tell you this about Tom O'Brien I'm going to boo the hell out of him"

The guy hasn't even coached a damn practice and yet people hate him.

The motherfucker went 9-3 3 years in a row at fucking BC....do any of you hating know how little support he had at BC? NOBODY goes to the games, their facilities are a joke. Fuck you all.

12/7/2006 12:51:39 AM

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"The reports on broadcast and Web reports were based on unidentified sources, though San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers -- a four-year starter who left N.C. State as the school's all-time passing leader -- told a newspaper Wednesday that O'Brien was the choice to replace fired coach Chuck Amato. "I got a call this morning and they said it was a done deal," Rivers told the North County Times in Escondido, Calif. "

if rivers supports it, i support it.

from sportsline btw

12/7/2006 1:00:16 AM

It doesn't say whether he supports it or not, it just says he knows about it.

12/7/2006 1:06:53 AM

I don't know, i'm not thrilled with the choice by any means. Why bring in a coach who couldn't even beat US this year, or a coach that was at the bottom of our fan base list? This isn't going to please many people and he better show some serious potential as soon as he steps foot on campus for me to appreciate him cause i believe this decision sucks ass.

12/7/2006 1:10:38 AM

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"the longest active bowl game winning streak in the country. "

Well, the ESPN article talks about how BC has gotten shafted in the bowl games b/c they don't travel well...meaning they have been probably been playing teams with much worse records (or at least shitty schedules), so that's not ALL that impressive.

That said, though, I think we could have done a lot worse. But I don't think he'll get nearly as much leeway as CTC from the fans. If he doesn't win right away, there'll be serious bitching (even more than usual).

12/7/2006 1:11:54 AM

What's funny though is with a 6-6 record here, he goes to the same bowls he's going to with 9-3 records at BC. I mean shit we didn't even try last year and we got the Muffler Bowl.

12/7/2006 1:13:13 AM

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" or a coach that was at the bottom of our fan base list?"

Fans are sitting in the stands for a reason.

I love sitting with the old people and hearing the constant dumb things.

Learn some damn football please.

12/7/2006 1:13:35 AM

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"Learn some damn football please. "

Oh, are you on the board of trustee's or are you on the team??

NO

Shut the fuck up

All of these posts are basically opinions bitch

12/7/2006 1:17:39 AM

I am a paying member of the WPC...and my family has LTRs so I see a lot of football.

I am not purely responding to your post...I am responding to the stupidy amongst this board.

Why fans want some assistant or the coach at a lesser known school over a PROVEN winner is beyond me. I guess people at NCSU are going to bash the football/basketball coach no matter what.

12/7/2006 1:22:39 AM

most of you mother fuckers are ridiculous

when was the last time we had 9 wins? how about 9 wins in 3 straight seasons?

how about some mother fucking discipline for a CHANGE

I think its funnny that most of you asswipes still held out hope for cowher

we get a PROVEN college coach with a winning track record and you people still bitch

We could get Jesus mother fucking Christ and some of you would bitch that he doesnt have recruiting experience in North Carolina.

You guys should transfer if you dont like it, I am sure there are many students who will still love NCSU football and enjoy the games and for all you cunts who own LTRs, give the mother fuckers up if you dont like it. I will be glad to take them off your hands

/rant

V have you seen BC's facilities? Probably 3rd worst in the conference. Nobody gives a fuck about college football in New England. BC is a small jesuit catholic school that is hard to bring athletes to. Get the fuck over yourself already.


[Edited on December 7, 2006 at 1:27 AM. Reason : .]

12/7/2006 1:25:37 AM

5-3 in the ACC, barily above .500, wow....

i guess it is better than 4-4 and 4th place(highest)

chuck brought the excitment, this guy will bring the sleepy....

[Edited on December 7, 2006 at 1:27 AM. Reason : w]

12/7/2006 1:25:39 AM

what excitement? The excitement of going 3-9?

or do you mean that excitement I felt as i watched UNC run all over us in Kenan acouple weeks ago

or do you mean the excitement of winning chuck's truck?

12/7/2006 1:28:40 AM

just wondering if anyone knows whats up with this "gregory b barber and family head coach" title?

12/7/2006 1:29:10 AM

We all love NCSU, if we didn't then we wouldn't even take the time out of our day to bitch about it. Tom O'Brien is a great coach and i believe we will have sufficient talent during his first year that he should seriously have to prove himself with no transition lee-way.

12/7/2006 1:31:42 AM

so do we get all these guys?

http://www.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?Year=2007&School=9

his recruiting has been just as consistent as his winning. I think NC State can take him to the next level.

12/7/2006 1:36:08 AM

i am glad...with our facilities and our location we he should be able to recruit with no problem and coach with no problem...

12/7/2006 1:37:18 AM

the problem is Tom O'Brien can't coach.

12/7/2006 1:38:16 AM

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"O'Brien, who was named Boston College's coach before the 1997 season after working 15 years as an assistant at Virginia, is known for producing disciplined football teams and winning consistently. He guided the Eagles to at least seven victories in each of the last eight seasons and six consecutive bowl victories, the longest streak in the country."

Pretty good summary of him right there.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2689220

12/7/2006 1:43:14 AM

wow, ESPN says it is so, so we must believe them.

y'all are need to remember that TOB has thrown his hat in the ring for every coaching vacancy for the past two years and has been turned down by everyone.

12/7/2006 1:45:29 AM

yeah, he's just been riding on those super talented BC recruits.

12/7/2006 1:48:18 AM

^ Man, I surely hope that was purely sarcasm

12/7/2006 1:49:55 AM

Have no problem with him as a coach, he is a proven winner and with UNC getting Davis, we really couldn't take a chance on someone unproven. It is obvious he came here because he is hoping our fan base and faculties can help push him to the next level ( well also the pay raise that he going to be getting, you know he going to be making at least 1.1 million next year )
The only question that I have is how good a recruiter is he going to be. There is no denying that Chuck was excellent recruiter and I'm seriously wondering how much of O'Brien previous recruiting was on him or BC. Well enough being pessimistic, O'Brien welcome to NC STATE , our fan base is definitely more passionate then BC so get ready, looking forward to cheering for your success at NC State.

12/7/2006 2:41:32 AM

^Thank you!! Plus, as much as people are hating on Fowler, I'm sure there was an army of people evaluating the options out there. They knew as much as we did who the candidates were and they obviously picked Tom for a reason. I personally like his ACC experience; he has spent several months of his life picking apart tape of teams that he still will have to play. WELCOME TO RALEIGH COACH O'BRIEN!

12/7/2006 4:59:27 AM