They refuted the having to buy tickets part and they refuted the travel to HI or NCAAs things and the hotel room is just stupid. Refuted seems applicable.
REFUTED: Travis Hines: A look into the ISU BBall program and the Athletic Dept
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They refuted the having to buy tickets part and they refuted the travel to HI or NCAAs things and the hotel room is just stupid. Refuted seems applicable.
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Hines should have been as concerned about getting his facts straight as the Pollard haters are about the precise use of the word refute...
Hines should have been as concerned about getting his facts straight as the Pollard haters are about the precise use of the word refute...
No I think it was about Hoiberg being frustrated with Jamie. The salary desctiption, the department briefing, not wanting to give him a raise and the mentioning the raise as reason for increased ticket costs were the things I thought were the big deal. Those were true.
Maybe, but what? What part of all the different things that Hines stated couldn't have easily come from someone else? I don't think any of the blame should placed on Fred here.
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I question the article but I also don't think the rebuttal completly debunks it. I think it still sheds some light on Pollard's deficiencies.
I question the article but I also don't think the rebuttal completly debunks it. I think it still sheds some light on Pollard's deficiencies.
Those aren't the headline, the national news outlets are leading with us being cheap and forcing our players to sleep in hotel ballrooms. And that would directly affect recruiting negatively.
And do it in their very own state of the art dedicated practice facility that they can use 24/7. That ought to count for something?
Do people think that Jamie can't be cheap? ISU historically has been a lower tier power 5 school. It's not like we are swimming in cash.
Re: Travis Hines: A look into the ISU BBall program and the Athletic Dept
Sounds like UAB loss burst the Fred bubble.
Sounds like UAB loss burst the Fred bubble.
Re: Travis Hines: A look into the ISU BBall program and the Athletic Dept
Whatever, Pollard walks on water and Hines wants to destroy his career by fabricating stuff. Makes sense. Carry on with your delusions.
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Like what? What did it tell us that we don't already know? I hope you're not saying it's ok to write articles smearing our athletic department with loads of false allegations as long as they throw in some facts that we already know.
Like what? What did it tell us that we don't already know? I hope you're not saying it's ok to write articles smearing our athletic department with loads of false allegations as long as they throw in some facts that we already know.
I know Legesse hasn't been mentioned but he edited and signed off on the article. So I'd say the blowback is for the Tribune in general. Not just Hines. I still don't get why they not only included such petty and easily refuted stuff, but they led with it and made it seem like a huge deal. A smaller article focusing on the issues surrounding Hoiberg's salary and how Jamie passive aggressively used it against him and stuff like that would have been higher quality and would have had a much greater impact. Because there is likely a lot more weight behind those claims. As it is, that stuff gets lost in the laughter and anger about how ridiculous the hotel and ticket stuff was.
I don't know what he did, but it must not have been a huge secret. I had heard before that Fred didn't necessarily like JP. Apparently, Keith Murphy had heard the same. People act like the sources were some rogue, disgruntled former coaches. Who would that be? Who left the program on bad terms? Mann would be the only one I can think of. Again, I just can't imagine there are multiple people who are telling the same lie. There's something that was done or said by Fred that led people to believe this. I should say, there isn't anything inherently wrong with that. Fred wouldn't be the first person in the world to take issue with his boss. I just think it's disingenuous to come in now and say everyone's lying. Surely he has more important **** to be dealing with in the big leagues.
Lets see who cancels their visits. 2 weeks and this story is not only refuted but dead.
Hines would say JP is still here and running a cheap program. Look at the Prohm contract.
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I guess if I have nothing you can refute you might as well make up things I never said and attack me. I happen to think Pollard has plenty of issues and Hines is actually my favorite by far sports writer. But I'm the one with delusions so what do I know.
I guess if I have nothing you can refute you might as well make up things I never said and attack me. I happen to think Pollard has plenty of issues and Hines is actually my favorite by far sports writer. But I'm the one with delusions so what do I know.
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I have found this ironic as well. Pollard, with the multi-million dollar stadium renovates, coach driving the football program into the ground, one-for-four on hirings, can't afford any more bad press. Why is it universally assumed he is telling the truth?
I have found this ironic as well. Pollard, with the multi-million dollar stadium renovates, coach driving the football program into the ground, one-for-four on hirings, can't afford any more bad press. Why is it universally assumed he is telling the truth?
I might offer that the "nearly double digit" sources may not have all opined on each "charge". So to say there were multiple people saying the same thing could easily be merely a few.
