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Post by FTA1982 on Oct 24, 2017 12:05:19 GMT -6
Shocked to see your response was as ridiculous as your initial thoughts in this thread. So to paraphrase, you didn't go either? Nope. I'm not quite sure what you are trying to prove. |
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Post by BBFran on Oct 24, 2017 12:34:27 GMT -6
So to paraphrase, you didn't go either? Nope. I'm not quite sure what you are trying to prove. Prove? Why go to all that effort? Res ipsa loquitur. |
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Post by FTA1982 on Oct 24, 2017 13:04:40 GMT -6
It speaks for itself because I didn't go to an exhibition game that was schedule like 4 days in advance?
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Post by Pantherholic on Oct 24, 2017 20:46:09 GMT -6
They play three dimensional chess. We play chutes & ladders. That's the difference in strategic thinking now. And the type of "strategic thinking" that believes a 4-1 series is acceptable can be reclassified as the following:  |
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Post by 2543nick on Oct 25, 2017 13:53:43 GMT -6
Shocked to see your response was as ridiculous as your initial thoughts in this thread. So to paraphrase, you didn't go either? Burned all your big words in your first post. Come on Fran grab that thesaurus! It makes us all want to bask in your brilliance. |
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Post by 2543nick on Oct 25, 2017 13:55:19 GMT -6
Nope. I'm not quite sure what you are trying to prove. Prove? Why go to all that effort? Res ipsa loquitur.Ah, there we go. When in doubt bust out the Latin. We are blessed to have such an intellectual amongst us commoners. |
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Post by steveisback on Oct 25, 2017 15:23:55 GMT -6
ha ha....last time I used latin was as an altar boy before the big change under Pope John 23rd !! Could recite the whole confetior but had to quit when went to English. Could not get the hang of it. Then again maybe it was a blessing I got out while I could based on some of the unfortunate things that went on.....
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Post by milwsport on Oct 31, 2017 22:15:07 GMT -6
Here's my thought for what it's worth. The idea was to raise money for charity with a game thrown together on short notice. That meant keeping costs down because there wasn't a lot of time to sell tickets. The Arena would have been too expensive. A place that big would've been mostly empty and it would've look like the fans of both schools don't care about hurricane relief.
I don't know what the cost would've been for Klotsche but it wouldn't be free. A state school can't give away its facilities no matter how worthy the cause.
Fran may have a point but I think he needs to consider what would've happened if UWM had turned it down. There's no way someone in the media wouldn't have found out. We'd have looked like we didn't give a rats ass about people who are suffering. Yeah that would help recruiting and attendance a whole bunch. Our rejection would have created bad blood that would've extended beyond Basketball. AND it would have been used as an excuse to NEVER renew the series again.
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Post by steveisback on Nov 1, 2017 7:40:09 GMT -6
Great post Milwsport
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Post by ghostofdylan on Nov 1, 2017 10:18:09 GMT -6
In reality, Marquette has been pulling the puppet strings for as long as I can recall, as it has maintained the upper hand on UWM through a series of shrewd manueverings. As such, I'm not sure that there's a way to create more "bad blood." Put another way: do you believe that MU now has warm feelings for UWM?
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We Are MILWAUKEE! And I'm all about accountability, unlike '5th Placer' Jeter apologists.
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Post by SRT4driver on Jan 6, 2018 15:27:30 GMT -6
I am genuinely curious to know how many of us attended the long-awaited game. I was there. I haven't missed any of the six games this century, but I don't want to see us sign another 4-for-1 series (or worse) with them ever again. Both sides have some points here. |
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