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Topic: RE: Jim Christian

Topic: RE: Jim Christian

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Paul Graham
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 2:14:47 PM

Ozcat wrote:

Paul Graham wrote:

He thinks that spending lots of money on sports at a place of higher education is stupid. I'm glad he cares enough about Ohio University to get involved a voice his opinion.

I think a classics/word religion department is stupid.

The difference between myself and Dr. Hays? I understand that his department has a place and that it ENHANCES the University, and I'm not going to lead a crusade to remove that department from campus.

The main difference between you and Steve Hays is: he is a respected scholar and you are a guy on a message board.

And he doesn't agree with you definition of enhancement. So he can't speak his mind?

PalmerFest
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 2:34:11 PM

I'm liking me some JC so far. Love the winning team - losing team reference with his wife in the stands and the nice comments about the administration.

GoCats105
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 2:36:13 PM

I don't know about the rest of you, but this guy is growing on me by the minute. He's killing the presser so far.

shabamon
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 2:40:48 PM

I lost track of time answering emails and I just started watching. What have I missed?

CATman
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 2:42:22 PM

He's not even all the way through the presser and he has already won me over.

I'm happy to say it looks like my initial apprehension was unfounded.

His style, attitude, connections (wife as an alumnus and a coaching tree connected to Groce) all seem like a natural fit.

He has to win games but JC has sounded great so far. Just seems like a likeable guy.

Last Edited: 4/3/2012 2:45:01 PM by CATman

My high school basketball coach had an old saying.....There are two things that don't last: Dogs that chase cars and teams that don't make free-throws.

GoCats105
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 2:44:34 PM

It's kinda tough to hear the questions being asked, but gauging by his answers he's looking at this as a great opportunity. I've got a feeling this guy is going to be here for a while and keep this program at a high level. Also sounds like his wife had a lot of influence on his decision.

Said he met with team today and he's not going to "reinvent the wheel." He likes the staples of the program that are in place, just the terminilogy may be a little different.

Also, he's really committed to making regular season titles something that should happen.

ab54
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 2:47:41 PM

well he can absolutely kill a presser, that's for sure.

athena
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 2:49:46 PM

So... are we ALL IN?

I am.

GoCats105
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 2:49:47 PM

Elton Alexander must have been present...at least that's who I'm guessing who JC asked:

"Elton I can't believe you don't have a question?!"

Elton is probably thinking, "Oh crap, more 'Ohio wins MAC Championship' articles I'm gonna have to write."

Last Edited: 4/3/2012 2:50:11 PM by GoCats105

athena
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 2:51:17 PM

Elton was probably gritting his teeth so hard he was physically incapable of asking a question.

Mark Lembright '85
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 2:52:03 PM

I was in for the hire but like everyone else I had my initial doubts. I mean, last week, Christian wasn't on anyone's radar on this board. No discussion, no nothing. Then out of the blue, he's the next coach. What???

Now, after listening to the whole press conference, I am REALLY IN!! I mean, his then-fiance doing the winning team-losing team chant with the rest of the Ohio fans during the 2005 MAC Tourney Quarters after Ohio beat Kent!?! That's priceless!!! I think Christian knows exactly what he's doing.

Now, whether any of that translates to wins, we'll see. You need to win games in March, not off-season press conferences. But I have no doubt Christian can take this team where it needs to go.

GO CATS!!!!

Last Edited: 4/3/2012 3:02:58 PM by Mark Lembright '85

Ozcat
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 2:54:54 PM

Paul Graham wrote:

1) I'm just not some guy. I'm the reigning BobcatAttack Bracket Pool Champion! That has to carry some weight around here, right? (It better not actually - it was a complete shot in the dark)

2) Dr. Hays can speak his mind. Absolutely. And I can speak mine and tell you I think his opinion is flat wrong. If he would like evidence to back up my opinion, he is more than welcome to join myself and ~25,000 others on October 13th, 2012 in Peden Stadium. Most of them will probably agree with me that atheltics definitively enhances the college experience. Had he been in Nashville or St. Louis in the last few weeks, he could have met others that do not share his opinion as well. No need to argue, as this thread is not the venue.

JC killed it. I really didn't expect much less. Looking forward to seeing how he fills out his staff, and if he locks down the current players and recruits. I'm excited.

Last Edited: 4/3/2012 3:51:15 PM by Ozcat

Scott Welsh
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 3:00:03 PM

Can we get a microphone for the media asking questions?

Also read on Twitter that there may be a meet and greet Friday @ 6 at Walter hall.

OhioCatFan
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 3:06:38 PM

Looks like a keeper. Handled himself very well in the presser. My internet connection was bad .... very jumpy. I probably should have checked out the exact location of the event a little earlier and gone in person. I think he's going to do very well at OHIO, and I doubt we'll lose a single player. Recruiting should be interesting. How many open scholarships do we have? We get that lost one back, right?

Last Edited: 4/3/2012 3:08:04 PM by OhioCatFan

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KC Bobcat
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 3:10:02 PM

I'm drinking the Kool Aide.

I love the fact that unlike other coaches whose wives couldn't get out of Athens fast enough, it seems like JC's better half was a big reason why he's her. She obviously gets it.

ohio9704
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 3:14:37 PM

OhioCatFan wrote:

We have the scholarship for Caris Levert, who I really want to keep. We have the Gouard scholarship now and the one from the APR loss. So Levert +2?

Edit: i forgot Green, so make it 1?

Last Edited: 4/3/2012 3:15:19 PM by ohio9704

Andrew Ruck
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 3:16:09 PM

Happy Wife Happy Life.

Andrew Ruck
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UpSan Bobcat
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 3:33:06 PM

ohio9704 wrote:

OhioCatFan wrote:

We have the scholarship for Caris Levert, who I really want to keep. We have the Gouard scholarship now and the one from the APR loss. So Levert +2?

Edit: i forgot Green, so make it 1?

Correct. One available scholarship for this coming season.

OhioStunter
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 4:27:16 PM

Mark Lembright '85 wrote:

Guys, we, as message board posters, MUST do better in our speculations. We MUST also take ourselves to the next level!

brucecuth
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 4:34:23 PM

This will be an interesting next few weeks. Task 1: Assembling staff. Very important, but I don't think it'll be that difficult. This is now the premier program in the MAC, JC should have pick of many applicants.

Task 2: Acquainting with and evaluating current players. This is where things will become interesting. Despite his statement indicating "no need to reinvent the wheel," a change or two in the current roster would not be surprising and is perhaps inevitable. There probably will be a player or two who is uncomfortable with the new coach and his staff. The flip side of that coin is that the new staff has nothing invested in any of the current players. If the staff doesn't like what it sees...

Personally, I think the one player to watch here is Ethan Jacobs. I can recall when he was first recruited that someone posted a comment on this board assuring everyone that Jacobs was not a project. Unfortunately, that's exactly what he turned out to be, and after 2 years, still a project with no end in sight. Does the new staff see a player that has even the potential to get off the bench in the next 2 years? Or a player that can do little other than fill out the second 5 during practice? Again, JC and co. have absolutely nothing invested in this kid. What they do have is only a single scholarship available for next year.

I don't think that JC would yank his scholarship. But it would not be a surprise that--if he doesn't see real potential--JC has a facts-of-life meeting with Jacobs and his family in which his position on the team is made clear and other options are suggested.

To a far lesser extent, Cooper bears watching. He was pretty much allowed to do anything he wanted on offense. What happens when JC "suggests" he might want to do a better job with shot selection. I think they are both mature enough to work it through, but one never knows.

We have hired a tough, hard-nosed coach and are paying him A LOT of money to be successful. I've observed this program for over 40 years and this is perhaps the most serious the administration and the athletic department have been about "taking it to the next level." And as far as JC is concerned, he knows he MUST succeed here. If he doesn't, I doubt he'd get another D-1 job, even at Bryant.

If everyone is committed to making Ohio University a mid major power, there may be some steps taken that perhaps wouldn't have been considered in the past, and might be uncomfortable for those who like the status quo. It certainly will be interesting...

Lash
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 4:39:01 PM

athena wrote:

So... are we ALL IN?

I am.

So, JC just resurrected the basketball program during Easter week?

In all seriousness, I think he did well during the presser.

What made me hopeful was that he sounded like his meeting with the players went well and that his main concern was about them and not about finding his own players.

Nash'Cat
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 6:07:44 PM

Ozcat wrote:

Paul Graham wrote:

Couldn't agree more! The more exposure the sports programs get (i.e. tournament games, televised games, etc) brings in more recruiting, and more recruiting means more exposure. Exposure is essentially FREE advertising.

Ohio had met the 2011-2012 enrollment quota by January of this year (for the 2012-2013 school year), and enrollment keeps going up. The more students, the more tuition. The more tuition, the more money for academics. It's basic trickle-down economics, only in sports-academia.

Also, being in Nashville myself, I can vouch for the fact that there were more Bobcats in attendance than any other school. Also, my boss (who is also an OU alum) went to Saint Louis and said (besides Kansas, who bought most of the "general admission" tickets) that Ohio had the highest attendance. Far more than UNC or NC State.

I think it's safe to say that Athletics is ENHANCING OUr school, not hindering it.

Last Edited: 4/3/2012 6:12:40 PM by Nash'Cat

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OhioCatFan
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 6:14:04 PM

Nashville Bobcat, I had read somewhere on this board that many of the Bobcat fans in Nashville were folks who hadn't been to any Ohio game in years. Was that your observation? If so, it means the Athletic Department needs to try very hard to build on this new Bobcat pride and get these folks to come to games in Athens this fall -- for both basketball and football. We got the "Big Mo" . . . let's keep it going!

Nash'Cat
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 6:16:56 PM

OhioCatFan wrote:

It seemed to be a healthy mix of students, former players (including Devaughn Washington), parents and alum. A lot of the alum I met at the Bobcat Bash, pre-game, had moved away from Ohio and were excited at the possibility to see the Bobcats play again near them.

I am fortunate enough to have only left Ohio in November of last year, so them coming down here was like a late Christmas present to me.

WE ARE OHIO
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Class of 2010
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Robert Fox
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RE: Jim Christian

Posted: 4/3/2012 6:21:31 PM

I certainly fit in that category. And I met some other alums who worked in Nashville and in Atlanta. But there were also a fair number of people that traveled from Athens or somewhere in southeast Ohio. One couple we met were returning to the Athens area immediately after the USF game, and expecting to get back home around 5 am. For once, we were closer to home than most.

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