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SeattleUte · 03-24-2007, 04:46 AM

Here's what transpired when someone from the press told Vanderbilt's coach Georgetown's Jeff Green may have travelled on that last shot:

"Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings refused to ruin Green's big moment.

'I'm certainly not going to take away from the dignity of this game,'' Stallings said. ''I haven't seen the replay. Don't care to. He made a great shot.'''

Contrast this with all the snivelling from BYU folks over seeds, ref calls and conspiracies that went on for days and days after the Xavier game.

All-American · 03-24-2007, 04:49 AM

Because only BYU fans snivel and gripe over this stuff, right?

SeattleUte · 03-24-2007, 04:52 AM

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Because only BYU fans snivel and gripe over this stuff, right?

BYU fans are unuquely pathalogical and extreme about this stuff. Waters had a wonderful post on this on CB, saying BYU just needs to go out and win rather than snivelling about being cheated. Of course, he was persecuted extensively for it.

bluegoose · 03-24-2007, 05:31 AM

Care to check a Vanderbilt student or alumni message board this evening? I'm guessing the student section is probably a little less civil about the no-call.

You quoted the coach, and yes, he was classy in defeat. Any instances where BYU coaches were any less classy in defeat?

And it was a travel, in case you missed it (all 47 times Gumbel showed it after the game).

SeattleUte · 03-24-2007, 05:58 AM

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And it was a travel, in case you missed it (all 47 times Gumbel showed it after the game).

I saw the play and the replays over and over again on about 47 television sets. I saw no travel. All I saw was two Vanderbilt guys fouling Green and Green making the shot.

il Padrino Ute · 03-24-2007, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I saw the play and the replays over and over again on about 47 television sets. I saw no travel. All I saw was two Vanderbilt guys fouling Green and Green making the shot.

Spoken like a Hoya.

I'm just glad an SEC team got beat. Butler had a chance but choked against Florida.

I'll never root for a team from the conference that was the driving force behind the BCS.

Cali Coug · 03-27-2007, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I saw the play and the replays over and over again on about 47 television sets. I saw no travel. All I saw was two Vanderbilt guys fouling Green and Green making the shot.

Come on, brother! I am a hoya, and THAT was a travel. Glad it wasn't called!!!

SeattleUte · 03-27-2007, 07:46 PM

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Come on, brother! I am a hoya, and THAT was a travel. Glad it wasn't called!!!

You know, it's like MikeWaters put it so eloquently on CB, while Indy and others pelted him with rotten fruit. Nobody remembers the whiners, just the winners. Jeff Green will be immortalized as the guy who made that heroic game winning shot against Vanderbilt, setting up that magnificent win against NC that cracked the Final Four. The alleged travel will be shrouded in the fog of history and mythology.

Detroitdad · 03-27-2007, 10:47 PM

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You know, it's like MikeWaters put it so eloquently on CB, while Indy and others pelted him with rotten fruit. Nobody remembers the whiners, just the winners. Jeff Green will be immortalized as the guy who made that heroic game winning shot against Vanderbilt, setting up that magnificent win against NC that cracked the Final Four. The alleged travel will be shrouded in the fog of history and mythology.

No, he'll be remembered as the guy who made the incredible shot while traveling. Lots of guys make great shots to win games. Not many do it while comitting a violation. You have got to enjoy what providence has flung your way, but recognize it for what it is. Sometimes the officials giveth sometimes they take away.

RockyBalboa · 03-24-2007, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

BYU fans are unuquely pathalogical and extreme about this stuff. Waters had a wonderful post on this on CB, saying BYU just needs to go out and win rather than snivelling about being cheated. Of course, he was persecuted extensively for it.

Kind of like your pathological and extreme obsession with the Church and persecution complex thereof because of your mean spirited hatred towards it.

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SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	Vanderbilt a contrast to BYU, classy. Here's what transpired when someone from the press told Vanderbilt's coach Georgetown's Jeff Green may have travelled on that last shot: "Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings refused to ruin Green's big moment. 'I'm certainly not going to take away from the dignity of this game,'' Stallings said. ''I haven't seen the replay. Don't care to. He made a great shot.''' Contrast this with all the snivelling from BYU folks over seeds, ref calls and conspiracies that went on for days and days after the Xavier game. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

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bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Care to check a Vanderbilt student or alumni message board this evening? I'm guessing the student section is probably a little less civil about the no-call. You quoted the coach, and yes, he was classy in defeat. Any instances where BYU coaches were any less classy in defeat? And it was a travel, in case you missed it (all 47 times Gumbel showed it after the game).