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Larry,s teams had rebounders and shooters every year. his teams were in top 25 and beat teams like Syracuse and Connecticut If ou kept Larry he would still be here even in the face of offers from bigger schools. no doubt Ou would have a Wichita state Gonzaga type team had they retained hunter Back to Top oldkatz General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Post Count: 1,439 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 4:39:52 PM  bobcat 2000 wrote: ou should not have got rid of larry Hunter. Larry,s teams had rebounders and shooters every year. his teams were in top 25 and beat teams like Syracuse and Connecticut If ou kept Larry he would still be here even in the face of offers from bigger schools. no doubt Ou would have a Wichita state Gonzaga type team had they retained hunter Nope. Two words: Laferla twins Also, overly predictable and unwavering double high post offense. "All my inside sources tell me I have no inside sources." Salvatore "money bucks" Mafiosiano. Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 6,863 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 4:41:10 PM  bobcat 2000 wrote: If ou kept Larry he would still be here even in the face of offers from bigger schools. no doubt Ou would have a Wichita state Gonzaga type team had they retained hunter Yeah, that Western Carolina sure is a dynasty. Back to Top Monroe Slavin General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Oxnard, CA Post Count: 9,121 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 4:58:00 PM  Solich--consistency of approach? Where's the band?! WHERE"S THE BAND?! DesignspiritUSA.com The Pets On The Go Collection of pet gear travel bags The Holiday Tote Bigg Bagg Collection--over-sized, reversible, extra pockets; now love carrying packages as much as you love shopping! Back to Top Deciduous Forest Cat General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Ohio Post Count: 4,469 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 5:04:29 PM  bobcat 2000 wrote: ou should not have got rid of larry Hunter. Larry,s teams had rebounders and shooters every year. his teams were in top 25 and beat teams like Syracuse and Connecticut If ou kept Larry he would still be here even in the face of offers from bigger schools. no doubt Ou would have a Wichita state Gonzaga type team had they retained hunter Larry was in the top 25 for two glorious weeks one season. I'll have what you're having. Back to Top Jeff Hill General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 190 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 5:17:36 PM  I read the subject of this ridiculous thread and immediately went into Christie face mode. https://vine.co/v/igH3wW1Khe9 Back to Top cc-cat General User Member Since: 4/5/2006 Location: matthews, NC Post Count: 3,948 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 6:07:42 PM  bobcat 2000 wrote: ou should not have got rid of larry Hunter. Larry,s teams had rebounders and shooters every year. his teams were in top 25 and beat teams like Syracuse and Connecticut If ou kept Larry he would still be here even in the face of offers from bigger schools. no doubt Ou would have a Wichita state Gonzaga type team had they retained hunter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tXREbvXKeA Back to Top Panda General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Post Count: 280 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 7:02:28 PM  Evidently Bobcat2000 is not aware of the entire scenario of what occurred to result in his removal. I am not saying that I agreed in the manner that it was handled by then AD Tom Boeh. But in my opinion, the final result was needed. Please note that his record at WCU is below 500. What has happened in the Ohio's program has been very successful. Unfortunately, his replacement TOS found out that Ohio was not his forte and especially his wife who hated Athens, Ohio. Since that time the selection of JG, JC and SP as head coaches have been successful with good records. I just hope that Coach Phillips will stick to his statement that he will see his daughter graduate from Athens H.S. He is very good and our program will continue to be elevated. Panda Back to Top Big Willy General User Member Since: 12/29/2004 Post Count: 195 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 7:22:53 PM  How many NCAA Tournament games did Larry win??? We've won three since 2010. Back to Top Recovering Journalist General User Member Since: 8/17/2010 Location: Cleveland, OH Post Count: 1,852 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 7:25:27 PM  This has to be the strangest trolling job I've seen on this site. The OP cannot be serious, but at the same time what an odd thing to try to yank our collective chain about. Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 7:34:12 PM  oldkatz wrote: Nope. Two words: Laferla twins Also, overly predictable and unwavering double high post offense. Take it easy on Mrs. Hunter. She's just looking out for her boy. Back to Top cbus cat fan General User Member Since: 12/2/2011 Post Count: 1,169 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 8:43:53 PM  This is a fascinating post that might or might not have been created by someone who knew Coach Hunter well or by someone who just wanted to pull our chains, but it is revealing none the less. This was certainly an issue among the locals in Athens who remember Coach Hunter from his youth in Athens County. Coach Hunter almost left for the Kansas State job in 1994 (I can't remember exactly how close he came to getting the job, but he was a finalist.) I seem to recall that he wanted to stay, but his family would have preferred he left, but I can't swear to the exact details. When he got rid of Coach Hunter, the fairly new AD at the time Mr. Boeh wanted to send a message that the Ohio Bobcats would be a notch above the rest in the MAC, as far as expectations were concerned. I vividly remember some locals voicing their displeasure in Tony's after a football game the following year, when I came back into town for a visit. Coach O' Shea was hardly Mr. Popular after that hiring fiasco. Though he faced a lot of criticism, he certainly has to have lead one of the most charmed coaching lives in Division I basketball history to still be employed after getting Bryant up to the Division I classification. Mr. Boeh went on to become the AD at Boise State and was reassigned a couple of years ago to another job within the university, but I can't remember the specifics of the matter. We are in a much better place today than we were after Coach Hunter's firing. Though I wish Coach Hunter and Coach O'Shea well, one certainly got the short end of the stick and one has lead a charmed coaching life. Back to Top GroverBall General User Member Since: 12/3/2012 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,281 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 8:50:44 PM  Deciduous Forest Cat wrote: bobcat 2000 wrote: ou should not have got rid of larry Hunter. Larry,s teams had rebounders and shooters every year. his teams were in top 25 and beat teams like Syracuse and Connecticut If ou kept Larry he would still be here even in the face of offers from bigger schools. no doubt Ou would have a Wichita state Gonzaga type team had they retained hunter Larry was in the top 25 for two glorious weeks one season. I'll have what you're having. He/She has them regularly. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,401 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 9:05:58 PM  cbus cat fan wrote: This is a fascinating post that might or might not have been created by someone who knew Coach Hunter well or by someone who just wanted to pull our chains, but it is revealing none the less. This was certainly an issue among the locals in Athens who remember Coach Hunter from his youth in Athens County. Coach Hunter almost left for the Kansas State job in 1994 (I can't remember exactly how close he came to getting the job, but he was a finalist.) I seem to recall that he wanted to stay, but his family would have preferred he left, but I can't swear to the exact details. When he got rid of Coach Hunter, the fairly new AD at the time Mr. Boeh wanted to send a message that the Ohio Bobcats would be a notch above the rest in the MAC, as far as expectations were concerned. I vividly remember some locals voicing their displeasure in Tony's after a football game the following year, when I came back into town for a visit. Coach O' Shea was hardly Mr. Popular after that hiring fiasco. Though he faced a lot of criticism, he certainly has to have lead one of the most charmed coaching lives in Division I basketball history to still be employed after getting Bryant up to the Division I classification. Mr. Boeh went on to become the AD at Boise State and was reassigned a couple of years ago to another job within the university, but I can't remember the specifics of the matter. We are in a much better place today than we were after Coach Hunter's firing. Though I wish Coach Hunter and Coach O'Shea well, one certainly got the short end of the stick and one has lead a charmed coaching life. Bosh went to Fresno State where his charming personality got him canned. Larry had a nice run in Athens, always played a challenging schedule non-league and had some of his best talent when let go. However it is what it is, despite recent success, we took a step back with Timmy Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 9:33:21 PM  BillyTheCat wrote: Larry had a nice run in Athens, always played a challenging schedule non-league and had some of his best talent when let go. However it is what it is, despite recent success, we took a step back with Timmy It wasn't a very big step back. Timmy got us to the same number of NCAA tournaments as Larry and came a heck of a lot closer to winning a game in the tourney. After Trent left Larry's teams looked an awful lot like Timmy's. Larry 95-79 (.545) Timmy 120-95 (.558) And Timmy was more successful in the MAC Tourney. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,401 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 9:36:45 PM  OUVan wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: Larry had a nice run in Athens, always played a challenging schedule non-league and had some of his best talent when let go. However it is what it is, despite recent success, we took a step back with Timmy It wasn't a very big step back. Timmy got us to the same number of NCAA tournaments as Larry and came a heck of a lot closer to winning a game in the tourney. After Trent left Larry's teams looked an awful lot like Timmy's. Larry 95-79 (.545) Timmy 120-95 (.558) And Timmy was more successful in the MAC Tourney. And Timmy was left with very good talent, it's where the program went from there. And if you want to remove Larry's best years, why not remove his worst year, and see what the percentages were. Last Edited: 3/7/2016 10:37:27 PM by BillyTheCat Back to Top Gallia Cat General User Member Since: 7/11/2010 Post Count: 938 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 9:46:13 PM  Larry was a great guy and came in a cleaned up the Billy Hahn mess. Ohio had some big wins and some good times with him in charge. He and Boeh just didn't see eye and things were starting to get stagnate. But he was a good man! Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 9:58:13 PM  BillyTheCat wrote: And Timmy was left with very good talent, it's where the program went from there. Timmy left John Groce some pretty good talent as well. Michael Allen, Jerome Tillman, Tommy Freeman, Devaughn Washington, and Justin Orr were all on John Groce's first team. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,401 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 10:29:32 PM  OUVan wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: And Timmy was left with very good talent, it's where the program went from there. Timmy left John Groce some pretty good talent as well. Michael Allen, Jerome Tillman, Tommy Freeman, Devaughn Washington, and Justin Orr were all on John Groce's first team. Yeah, and Timmy's record wasn't as good as Larry's with the same kids, and Groce quickly surpassed Timmy's success after he taught the team to play a little defense. Look at the MAC record of Larry +39 v Timmy +8 Last Edited: 3/7/2016 10:33:46 PM by BillyTheCat Back to Top cbus cat fan General User Member Since: 12/2/2011 Post Count: 1,169 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 11:12:47 PM  Gallia Cat, OU Van & Billy the Cat, you made some great points. Hate to sound like an old man, but as nice as Coach Hahn was in public and he would always talk to people after Mass at Christ the King in Athens, or anywhere around town, he just lost his composure during games. He literally became unglued. You wanted to like the guy, but he just didn't have temperament and judgement to be a head coach. Can't imagine any other MAC coach with two future NBA players who ended up near the MAC basement. Coach Hunter had to really had to pick up the pieces. Coach Hunter left Coach O'Shea some talent and while Coach O' Shea could recruit, he couldn't consistently win. This is what I meant by a charmed life. Not many other coaches with his record are still coaching Division I basketball. We are in a much better place today. I cannot begin to tell the younger readers here that what it took Coach Nee years to build, it nearly came crashing down in two short years with Coach Hahn. At the MAC level, hiring the right coach is the toughest thing in AD does. You can make a mistake or two in a power conference, not the MAC. Back to Top Only one OHIO General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Avon, OH Post Count: 148 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/7/2016 11:30:28 PM  BillyTheCat wrote: Look at the MAC record of Larry +39 v Timmy +8 This is a better indicator. I liked Larry, not so much TOS but no question we are in a better place now. Back to Top FearLeon General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 4,708 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/8/2016 5:04:40 AM  cbus cat fan wrote: This is a fascinating post that might or might not have been created by someone who knew Coach Hunter well or by someone who just wanted to pull our chains, but it is revealing none the less. This was certainly an issue among the locals in Athens who remember Coach Hunter from his youth in Athens County. Coach Hunter almost left for the Kansas State job in 1994 (I can't remember exactly how close he came to getting the job, but he was a finalist.) I seem to recall that he wanted to stay, but his family would have preferred he left, but I can't swear to the exact details. When he got rid of Coach Hunter, the fairly new AD at the time Mr. Boeh wanted to send a message that the Ohio Bobcats would be a notch above the rest in the MAC, as far as expectations were concerned. I vividly remember some locals voicing their displeasure in Tony's after a football game the following year, when I came back into town for a visit. Coach O' Shea was hardly Mr. Popular after that hiring fiasco. Though he faced a lot of criticism, he certainly has to have lead one of the most charmed coaching lives in Division I basketball history to still be employed after getting Bryant up to the Division I classification. Mr. Boeh went on to become the AD at Boise State and was reassigned a couple of years ago to another job within the university, but I can't remember the specifics of the matter. We are in a much better place today than we were after Coach Hunter's firing. Though I wish Coach Hunter and Coach O'Shea well, one certainly got the short end of the stick and one has lead a charmed coaching life. I'm sure Hunter thinks about what could have been if he took the Kansas State job. I was a student at that time and remember vividly that he was K-State's first choice and had a contract in hand. The year prior, Trent was a freshman and almost led OHIO to a monster upset over K-State in Manhattan. Rumor was Hunter left the contract in front seat of his car at the Convo and one of The POST reporters saw it through the passenger seat window. Not saying Hunter would have been a good fit, but 23 years later, I'm sure he's thought about it more than once. #BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT Back to Top The Optimist General User Member Since: 3/16/2007 Location: CLE Post Count: 5,597 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/8/2016 7:07:44 AM  Big Willy wrote: How many NCAA Tournament games did Larry win??? We've won three since 2010. I've seen crazier things happen. Back to Top Andrew Ruck General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 5,221 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/8/2016 8:07:24 AM  Bobcat2000 is one of the more interesting posters we've had. Wish he would engage in conversation so we could get more info on his radical thoughts. Andrew Ruck B.B.A. 2003 Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: ou should have kepy larry hunter    Posted: 3/8/2016 9:39:12 AM  BillyTheCat wrote: Yeah, and Timmy's record wasn't as good as Larry's with the same kids, and Groce quickly surpassed Timmy's success after he taught the team to play a little defense. Look at the MAC record of Larry +39 v Timmy +8 Timmy's record in his first year was a lot closer to the record that Larry had the previous season than Groce's was to Timmy's last season. My point is that we weren't in a worse position when Timmy left than we were when Larry left. I think the last 6 years of Larry's tenure we pretty much like the 7 seven years of Timmy. There is the common thought process on this board that the Timmy years were terrible. They weren't. They were just frustrating because there was always the feeling that we could be better than we were. There is also the feeling that Larry's tenure was better than it was. After Trent we were no different than Timmy's years except we won more games in the MAC tournament under Timmy. Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 25  of 54 Posts Jump to Page:   1 | 2 | 3    Next > View Other 'Ohio Basketball' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 530 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 530 Guests 0 Registered Users There are no other users looking at this page.

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