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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/6/2012 9:54:15 PM 
It was quite nice.  My wife and I got there about 6:20, and it looked like the 110 had been there and were just leaving.  They must have had a few rounds of SUAC.  We had a chance to talk to JC for a few minutes, and he seems like a very genuine person who is not at all aloof.  More like JG than TOS in that regard.  I told him with a big smile on my face that he had not initially been my top choice, but once I heard Schaus' analysis of him and watched the presser and his interviews on regional TV that I had come around and thought he was the perfect man for the job.  He then joked, in a very friendly manner, that he hadn't been his wife's first choice either.  It was all very friendly banter.  In short, he's one of those guys who you can feel comfortable with very quickly.  No pretensions.  At the same time, you could tell he was very serious about his job and was going to work very hard to make us the best team possible.  All and all, I found him in person an even more compelling choice than what I had concluded based on Schaus' assessment.  


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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/7/2012 1:02:31 AM 
OhioCatFan wrote:
It was quite nice.  My wife and I got there about 6:20, and it looked like the 110 had been there and were just leaving.  They must have had a few rounds of SUAC.  We had a chance to talk to JC for a few minutes, and he seems like a very genuine person who is not at all aloof.  More like JG than TOS in that regard.  I told him with a big smile on my face that he had not initially been my top choice, but once I heard Schaus' analysis of him and watched the presser and his interviews on regional TV that I had come around and thought he was the perfect man for the job.  He then joked, in a very friendly manner, that he hadn't been his wife's first choice either.  It was all very friendly banter.  In short, he's one of those guys who you can feel comfortable with very quickly.  No pretensions.  At the same time, you could tell he was very serious about his job and was going to work very hard to make us the best team possible.  All and all, I found him in person an even more compelling choice than what I had concluded based on Schaus' assessment.  


Very cool. He seems to be winning over more OHIO fans by the day.

Just wonder what it will be like once the season starts.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/7/2012 10:05:33 AM 
once you meet him,you will like him very down to earth plus you get the feeling he is a hard worker
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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/9/2012 8:54:07 PM 
http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/blog/index.ssf/2012/04/coaching_decisions_at_akron_an.html
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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/9/2012 11:35:56 PM 
Thanks for posting!

I like this quote:

"Keith has done a fantastic job," said Christian. "We talked [during Duquesne's recruitment of Dambrot]. I mentioned that there are a lot of different things to think about, not just the money. I talked about that if I had to go back four years and make the [TCU] decision again ... well, he knew the answer."

And, this one:

Christian mentioned how Shaka Smart has turned down several major schools (including Illinois) to remain at Virginia Commonwealth. He talked about Brad Stevens staying at Butler when he had lots of chances to leave.

"You want to be a good place where they appreciate you and give you what you need to win," said Christian. "After you have had some success in a place, you need to be careful when it comes to just going somewhere else."

Maybe, just maybe, we've found a guy who won't run out of town on the first "big time" offer he receives after he takes us to the Final Four next year. 


Last Edited: 4/10/2012 12:13:02 AM by OhioCatFan


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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/9/2012 11:55:46 PM 
If he does, please don't read into these quotes him saying he's not going anywhere.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/10/2012 12:09:42 AM 
JSF wrote:
If he does, please don't read into these quotes him saying he's not going anywhere.
 He hasn't given us the "oh what a special place Athens is" crying-towel speech yet! 


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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/10/2012 8:24:34 AM 
OhioCatFan wrote:
He hasn't given us the "oh what a special place Athens is" crying-towel speech yet! 


Hasn't it crossed your mind that he was getting choked up about Athens because he really does love it and that made leaving for his dream job more difficult?

You took him getting choked up as he wasn't leaving.  I took it as the exact opposite.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/10/2012 11:56:29 AM 
I cried when I left Athens because it meant I had to live in a place where it wasn't sociably acceptable to be drunk at noon on a Tuesday.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/10/2012 12:36:13 PM 
Ryan Carey wrote:
OhioCatFan wrote:
He hasn't given us the "oh what a special place Athens is" crying-towel speech yet! 


Hasn't it crossed your mind that he was getting choked up about Athens because he really does love it and that made leaving for his dream job more difficult?

You took him getting choked up as he wasn't leaving.  I took it as the exact opposite.


It takes a lot of gall to suggest a guy was lying, especially in that situation.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/10/2012 1:37:13 PM 
JSF wrote:
Ryan Carey wrote:
OhioCatFan wrote:
He hasn't given us the "oh what a special place Athens is" crying-towel speech yet! 


Hasn't it crossed your mind that he was getting choked up about Athens because he really does love it and that made leaving for his dream job more difficult?

You took him getting choked up as he wasn't leaving.  I took it as the exact opposite.


It takes a lot of gall to suggest a guy was lying, especially in that situation.
+1 here.  I got choked up when we won those games too, because Athens was, is, and will always be a special place for me.  However my career path has removed me from the area, so does that mean it isn't special to me?
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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/10/2012 2:24:13 PM 
Brian Smith wrote:
I cried when I left Athens because it meant I had to live in a place where it wasn't sociably acceptable to be drunk at noon on a Tuesday.


Move to Nashville. Drinking city with a music problem.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/10/2012 11:14:32 PM 
Ryan Carey wrote:
OhioCatFan wrote:
He hasn't given us the "oh what a special place Athens is" crying-towel speech yet! 


Hasn't it crossed your mind that he was getting choked up about Athens because he really does love it and that made leaving for his dream job more difficult?

You took him getting choked up as he wasn't leaving.  I took it as the exact opposite.


+1, I had the same thought...
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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/11/2012 11:17:19 AM 
Ryan Carey wrote:
OhioCatFan wrote:
He hasn't given us the "oh what a special place Athens is" crying-towel speech yet! 


Hasn't it crossed your mind that he was getting choked up about Athens because he really does love it and that made leaving for his dream job more difficult?

You took him getting choked up as he wasn't leaving.  I took it as the exact opposite.


Agreed. I've said it several times on here but when Groce was here he gave us his all.  I have zero problem with the way things played out.
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   Posted: 4/11/2012 9:12:30 PM 
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Agreed. I've said it several times on here but when Groce was here he gave us his all. I have zero problem with the way things played out.


Same here

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   Posted: 4/12/2012 12:40:02 AM 
Brian Smith wrote:
I cried when I left Athens because it meant I had to live in a place where it wasn't sociably acceptable to be drunk at noon on a Tuesday.




I'll drink a couple for you after my 11-12 Geography class next Tuesday.  

Edit: Scratch that, we all know I'm skipping.

Last Edited: 4/12/2012 12:45:50 AM by The Optimist


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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/3/2014 12:40:25 AM 
Kind of like going back and looking at your old dating picks/letters/notes the night before a break-up?

OhioCatFan wrote:

Thanks for posting!
 
I like this quote:
 
"Keith has done a fantastic job," said Christian. "We talked [during Duquesne's recruitment of Dambrot]. I mentioned that there are a lot of different things to think about, not just the money. I talked about that if I had to go back four years and make the [TCU] decision again ... well, he knew the answer."
 
And, this one:
 
Christian mentioned how Shaka Smart has turned down several major schools (including Illinois) to remain at Virginia Commonwealth. He talked about Brad Stevens staying at Butler when he had lots of chances to leave.
"You want to be a good place where they appreciate you and give you what you need to win," said Christian. "After you have had some success in a place, you need to be careful when it comes to just going somewhere else."
 
Maybe, just maybe, we've found a guy who won't run out of town on the first "big time" offer he receives after he takes us to the Final Four next year

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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian (NT)
   Posted: 4/3/2014 12:45:35 AM 

Last Edited: 4/3/2014 12:46:09 AM by Chicken George

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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/3/2014 7:49:49 AM 
Thanks for reminding me of my tendency to take what people say at face value. Politicians excepted, of course. ;-)


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   Posted: 4/3/2014 8:38:07 AM 
Wow those are some fascinating quotes in hindsight.  Between that impression he gave and his solid but not exactly earth shattering results he got in just 2 years with mostly another regime's recruits...and I'm pretty stunned we are in this position.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/6/2014 2:45:21 PM 
Brian Smith wrote:
And I'm not sure Christian is looking long term here. I think he sees a team he can win with instantly, and he'll see if he can get a better job than TCU -- which is going to be swamped in the Big 12 next season.


Hey Brian, I hate to tell you, but you were right.


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   Posted: 4/6/2014 4:58:57 PM 
Not sure why you hate that.... Brian is usually a pretty good analyst and sees this pretty unemotionally.  I always read his stuff and see truths in what is being said.  Right up there with slimmy, flomo and about 10 others I really wait to see their takes on things...

Much credit Brian


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   Posted: 4/6/2014 5:05:01 PM 
bornacatfan wrote:
Not sure why you hate that.... Brian is usually a pretty good analyst and sees this pretty unemotionally.  I always read his stuff and see truths in what is being said.  Right up there with slimmy, flomo and about 10 others I really wait to see their takes on things...

Much credit Brian


Hopefully one day I can make this list 

 
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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 4/6/2014 5:29:34 PM 
Just like the gypsy woman said.

Last Edited: 4/6/2014 5:32:56 PM by .

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  Message Not Read  RE: Jim Christian
   Posted: 10/17/2019 9:51:22 AM 
FYI. Article in this morning's Boston Globe.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/colleges/2019/10/15/co...
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