Roy Williams with KU logo

Bobber · 04-08-2008, 11:21 AM

This is a tough one. I think it was a little disrespectful to North Carolina for him to do that. He'd have less flack if he would have sat in the KU section with a North Carolina shirt.

I have to think if Dan McCarney would have ever gone to an Iowa bowl game and worn Iowa colors that half the people on this board would have called for his head on a platter.

isuno1fan · 04-08-2008, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by iowast8fan

To me, all it shows is the guilt he still has for leaving Kansas.

Bingo...we have a winner.

CyinCo · 04-08-2008, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by Bobber

This is a tough one. I think it was a little disrespectful to North Carolina for him to do that. He'd have less flack if he would have sat in the KU section with a North Carolina shirt.

I have to think if Dan McCarney would have ever gone to an Iowa bowl game and worn Iowa colors that half the people on this board would have called for his head on a platter.

I think that situation is a bit different. Iowa and ISU are bitter rivals. KU and NC are rivals to some extent, but not in the same way. I think the Duke and NC comparison would be closer.

rworkman83 · 04-08-2008, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by im4iast8

i was waiting for this thread to get started...

i kind of have mixed feelings about this... from what i heard last night, ku fans are still kind of mad that he left. if rich rodriguez showed back up at wv wearing wv clothes, would fans be all better just to see him wearing wv stuff???

on the other side, i realize that he had deep roots with ku, and i do like to see that he still supports his old team...

Not sure that is the case with most of them that were in San Antonio for the Final Four.

Our coach was at a restaurant that was designated as the Kansas "hangout." Apparently Roy Williams walked by on Friday night. When all the Kansas fans noticed, they applauded and sang "Rock Chalk Jayhawk."

Doesn't sound too upset to me...

CYKOFAN · 04-08-2008, 11:35 AM

I just don't see it as any big deal, and in fact it shows some good sportsmanship imo. UNC fans need to be thankful that Roy left Kansas and brought them a national championship, not show their insecurity by being upset because Roy still has good friends at Kansas and isn't afraid to show his support for that school after UNC was out of the tournament.

im4iast8 · 04-08-2008, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by rworkman83

Not sure that is the case with most of them that were in San Antonio for the Final Four.

Our coach was at a restaurant that was designated as the Kansas "hangout." Apparently Roy Williams walked by on Friday night. When all the Kansas fans noticed, they applauded and sang "Rock Chalk Jayhawk."

Doesn't sound too upset to me...

i didnt say that i didnt agree with what they were saying, i just said that is what people were saying

BvK1126 · 04-08-2008, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by im4iast8

i was waiting for this thread to get started...

i kind of have mixed feelings about this... from what i heard last night, ku fans are still kind of mad that he left. if rich rodriguez showed back up at wv wearing wv clothes, would fans be all better just to see him wearing wv stuff???

on the other side, i realize that he had deep roots with ku, and i do like to see that he still supports his old team...

Comparing how Roy Williams left Kansas to how Rodriguez left West Virginia is completely apples-to-oranges. There are no similarities whatsoever.

When Williams left to go to North Carolina, he was returning to his home state and his alma mater after previously turning them down three years earlier because of his love of the job in Lawrence. From every account I've read and heard, it was a gut-wrenching decision for him, and North Carolina is the only school that could have gotten him to leave Kansas. It's not like he didn't have his opportunities to leave before, including lots of looks from NBA teams over the years.

Rodriguez, on the other hand, was at his alma mater (and in his home state) while coaching at West Virginia. He flirted with other major programs after virtually every season. Moreover, Rodriguez leveraged the Alabama offer into a big contract extension, declaring to the media and the public that he wanted to stay at West Virginia and have a long career there because it was his home. Then, less than a year later, he's hopping the first plane to Ann Arbor and essentially giving the West Virginia administration and fans the middle finger on his way out the door. It didn't help that he tried to weasel out of paying his buyout clause to WVU.

I can understand why Mountaineer fans are angry with Rodriguez. Kansas fans, on the other hand, have no reason, in my opinion, need to get over Williams leaving. He didn't owe the program anything more than he already gave them. I liked the fact that he was wearing a KU sticker and cheering on his old team last night. Hopefully, the Jayhawk fans are ready to bury the hatchet now.

balken · 04-08-2008, 12:10 PM

Did Shawn Taggart have an ISU emblem on his jersey?

BvK1126 · 04-08-2008, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by balken

Did Shawn Taggart have an ISU emblem on his jersey?

Was ISU playing in the championship game?

CyinCo · 04-08-2008, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by balken

Did Shawn Taggart have an ISU emblem on his jersey?

Huh? Why would he?

balken · 04-08-2008, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by CyinCo

Huh? Why would he?

Joke. Playing off Roy's KU sticker. Sorry.

cybsball20 · 04-08-2008, 12:29 PM

I could understand being upset if he was decked out in KU gear but it was a stiker/button... He probably ran into an old friend and they gave it to him.. No big deal and it just shows how classy Roy is...

Clones85' · 04-08-2008, 12:31 PM

This was wrong on so many levels. Yes Roy Williams coached at Kansas for 15 years. I am sure that Kansas is still dear to his heart, but you are the coach of North Carolina now. UNC is your alma mater and just got their ***** handed to them 48 hours ago by Kansas. They embarrassed your team for the first half of that game and you show up two days later with a jayhawk logo on your shirt?!?! Come on Roy.

These were not his players. He has been gone for 5 years. I really think it was an attention seeking moment for Roy. A lot of KU fans still hate him for leaving to go to UNC. Don't forget they booed him during the banquet after they lost to Syracuse b/c they knew he was leaving them.

Clones85' · 04-08-2008, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by cybsball20

I could understand being upset if he was decked out in KU gear but it was a stiker/button... He probably ran into an old friend and they gave it to him.. No big deal and it just shows how classy Roy is...

It was a really big striker/button. He knew he was going to get on TV and everybody was going to see it. Hell the guy went on national television during halftime and talked about Kansas. If I was a UNC fan I would be irate.

Cyclonepride · 04-08-2008, 12:36 PM

I thought it was a classy move. It's not like he defected to North Korea and then came back waving an American flag. It's freaking basketball, no less and no more.