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Post by municup14 on Mar 7, 2023 13:44:42 GMT -6
As the year went on Bobe was a marked man do to his 3 point shooting.
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Post by wildbill on Mar 7, 2023 13:57:59 GMT -6
BTW, Bobe led the MVC in 3-pt shooting in conference games I believe it was Drew Friberg from Belmont at .455 -- Bobe did not have enough attempts to qualify as a league leader, but his .440 conference mark was 2nd best. He got more accurate once MVC play started (was .393 for all games).
I have made my case for Bobe in previous comments. I hope there are enough guys that go to the portal and it won't be an issue with his scholarship being needed for a transfer player. Honestly, I wouldn't mind doing what Wardle did at Bradley with bringing in a bunch of new guys and keeping Bobe for his leadership qualities.
I don't know about everyone else, but if I see Bobe coming back, I'll not renew my season tickets. I know he's not real D1 caliber player. I will not spend a dime on this program as long as he's part of it. No more donations, no more merchandise purchases. I will just spend my money and energy watching the baseball boys play, and the girls BB team-who seem to be improving more than the boys. Enjoy March Madness, I know I cannot wait for the First 4 to start.
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Post by 83Ace on Mar 7, 2023 15:03:10 GMT -6
I believe it was Drew Friberg from Belmont at .455 -- Bobe did not have enough attempts to qualify as a league leader, but his .440 conference mark was 2nd best. He got more accurate once MVC play started (was .393 for all games).
I have made my case for Bobe in previous comments. I hope there are enough guys that go to the portal and it won't be an issue with his scholarship being needed for a transfer player. Honestly, I wouldn't mind doing what Wardle did at Bradley with bringing in a bunch of new guys and keeping Bobe for his leadership qualities.
I don't know about everyone else, but if I see Bobe coming back, I'll not renew my season tickets. I know he's not real D1 caliber player. I will not spend a dime on this program as long as he's part of it. No more donations, no more merchandise purchases. I will just spend my money and energy watching the baseball boys play, and the girls BB team-who seem to be improving more than the boys. Enjoy March Madness, I know I cannot wait for the First 4 to start. How high would his 3 point percentage need to be for you to consider him a real D1 player? I cringed when he played last year and assumed he wouldn't play much this year, but I admit I was wrong about him. Here is somebody who was a walk-on and has worked his butt off. He got minutes by being dependable, getting to his spot on defense, and because of his hustle. He got more minutes, improved from week to week it seemed, and actually became our best outside shooter. He certainly has his limitations, and someone like Gage might not play a lot on a team that has a full roster and challenges for the MVC title. But I don't get the depth of animosity. You won't even go to games if he is on the team? In the unlikely even that we bring in great recruits and win 25 games but Bobe is still on the team, you won't be there? Wow. I think that because we couldn't understand why he was playing so much last year, Bobe became a symbol for Lickliter and absorbed some of our anti-Todd sentiment. But that is not fair to him. I respect how hard he has worked and how much he has improved. Some posters minimize his 3 point shooting by saying that he is just making open shots. I hate to point out the obvious, but a team needs somebody who can make open shots.
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Post by Incognito on Mar 7, 2023 15:06:45 GMT -6
I believe it was Drew Friberg from Belmont at .455 -- Bobe did not have enough attempts to qualify as a league leader, but his .440 conference mark was 2nd best. He got more accurate once MVC play started (was .393 for all games).
I have made my case for Bobe in previous comments. I hope there are enough guys that go to the portal and it won't be an issue with his scholarship being needed for a transfer player. Honestly, I wouldn't mind doing what Wardle did at Bradley with bringing in a bunch of new guys and keeping Bobe for his leadership qualities.
I don't know about everyone else, but if I see Bobe coming back, I'll not renew my season tickets. I know he's not real D1 caliber player. I will not spend a dime on this program as long as he's part of it. No more donations, no more merchandise purchases. I will just spend my money and energy watching the baseball boys play, and the girls BB team-who seem to be improving more than the boys. Enjoy March Madness, I know I cannot wait for the First 4 to start. You are quite the program-building trailblazer. It takes courage to draw that line in the hardwood. It also takes something sharp because hardwood is not sand. Bobe did shoot a disgraceful and team-leading 44% from distance to lead the team. With a little more effort he could have shot a slightly more respectable 100%. Well, he probably will be returning, so you will be spending next winter not buying your usual single piece of merchandise, a crushing blow to the purple coffers. Meanwhile, I will be renewing my season tickets. I'll also do it the year after that and the one after that. I will continue doing so until after Gage Bobe's son has used up his Aces eligibility. That's why I take multi-vitamins.
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Post by wildbill on Mar 7, 2023 15:08:48 GMT -6
I don't know about everyone else, but if I see Bobe coming back, I'll not renew my season tickets. I know he's not a real D1 caliber player. I will not spend a dime on this program as long as he's part of it. No more donations, no more merchandise purchases. I will just spend my money and energy watching the baseball boys play, and the girls BB team-who seem to be improving more than the boys. Enjoy March Madness, I know I cannot wait for the First 4 to start. How high would his 3 point percentage need to be for you to consider him a real D1 player? I cringed when he played last year and assumed he wouldn't play much this year, but I admit I was wrong about him. Here is somebody who was a walk-on and has worked his butt off. He got minutes by being dependable, getting to his spot on defense, and because of his hustle. He got more minutes, improved from week to week it seemed, and actually became our best outside shooter. He certainly has his limitations, and someone like Gage might not play a lot on a team that has a full roster and challenges for the MVC title. But I don't get the depth of animosity. You won't even go to games if he is on the team? In the unlikely even that we bring in great recruits and win 25 games but Bobe is still on the team, you won't be there? Wow. I think that because we couldn't understand why he was playing so much last year, Bobe became a symbol for Lickliter and absorbed some of our anti-Todd sentiment. But that is not fair to him. I respect how hard he has worked and how much he has improved. Some posters minimize his 3 point shooting by saying that he is just making open shots. I hate to point out the obvious, but a team needs somebody who can make open shots.
Don't care if they do an IU 1976 repeat. I am deadly serious, if we cannot players of a better caliber/ceiling than Bobe, I'm done with men's basketball at UE. I will still donate to the girls team, and boys baseball. This Bobe kid isn't a D1 player. He's a laughing stock to the program that we delt with in 22/23. He needs to go away. If he loves UE so much, maybe he can purchase "The Slice" and make it a Bobe's spinoff. They do have good pizza in Vincennes on 6th St.
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Post by Incognito on Mar 7, 2023 15:22:34 GMT -6
How high would his 3 point percentage need to be for you to consider him a real D1 player? I cringed when he played last year and assumed he wouldn't play much this year, but I admit I was wrong about him. Here is somebody who was a walk-on and has worked his butt off. He got minutes by being dependable, getting to his spot on defense, and because of his hustle. He got more minutes, improved from week to week it seemed, and actually became our best outside shooter. He certainly has his limitations, and someone like Gage might not play a lot on a team that has a full roster and challenges for the MVC title. But I don't get the depth of animosity. You won't even go to games if he is on the team? In the unlikely even that we bring in great recruits and win 25 games but Bobe is still on the team, you won't be there? Wow. I think that because we couldn't understand why he was playing so much last year, Bobe became a symbol for Lickliter and absorbed some of our anti-Todd sentiment. But that is not fair to him. I respect how hard he has worked and how much he has improved. Some posters minimize his 3 point shooting by saying that he is just making open shots. I hate to point out the obvious, but a team needs somebody who can make open shots.
Don't care if they do an IU 1976 repeat. I am deadly serious, if we cannot players of a better caliber/ceiling than Bobe, I'm done with men's basketball at UE. I will still donate to the girls team, and boys baseball. This Bobe kid isn't a D1 player. He's a laughing stock to the program that we delt with in 22/23. He needs to go away. If he loves UE so much, maybe he can purchase "The Slice" and make it a Bobe's spinoff. They do have good pizza in Vincennes on 6th St. Cheerful Eric would never sell The Slice.
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Post by thevampire5 on Mar 7, 2023 20:29:59 GMT -6
I believe it was Drew Friberg from Belmont at .455 -- Bobe did not have enough attempts to qualify as a league leader, but his .440 conference mark was 2nd best. He got more accurate once MVC play started (was .393 for all games).
I have made my case for Bobe in previous comments. I hope there are enough guys that go to the portal and it won't be an issue with his scholarship being needed for a transfer player. Honestly, I wouldn't mind doing what Wardle did at Bradley with bringing in a bunch of new guys and keeping Bobe for his leadership qualities.
I don't know about everyone else, but if I see Bobe coming back, I'll not renew my season tickets. I know he's not real D1 caliber player. I will not spend a dime on this program as long as he's part of it. No more donations, no more merchandise purchases. I will just spend my money and energy watching the baseball boys play, and the girls BB team-who seem to be improving more than the boys. Enjoy March Madness, I know I cannot wait for the First 4 to start. +100 On Hair Bun not coming back 🤦♂️
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Post by wildbill on Mar 7, 2023 21:00:48 GMT -6
I don't know about everyone else, but if I see Bobe coming back, I'll not renew my season tickets. I know he's not real D1 caliber player. I will not spend a dime on this program as long as he's part of it. No more donations, no more merchandise purchases. I will just spend my money and energy watching the baseball boys play, and the girls BB team-who seem to be improving more than the boys. Enjoy March Madness, I know I cannot wait for the First 4 to start. +100 On Hair Bun not coming back 🤦♂️ Thank you.
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Post by 6thman on Mar 7, 2023 21:26:12 GMT -6
Bobe as a non scholarship player??? Back to walk-on status
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Post by municup14 on Mar 7, 2023 21:58:25 GMT -6
It was quite obvious he was better than the guards we had redshirting this year. If he wasn't they would have had Bobe on the bench.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2023 22:06:22 GMT -6
I gotta say after all this fuss, it's not Bobe's fault the team went 1-20 against MVC opponents. It may be his fault that he's not a better player. Most likely he splits minutes with anybody on any team that would have him. I really do think we should move on from ridiculing the guy. The odds that he returns are apparently pretty good and having somebody around who knows where they park the bus is probably useful. UE brought back 4 players from Lickliter's last season and one of them quit because he lost his starting job to ... Bobe. I gotta like it when a player sees opportunity disguised as working hard and ............. yeah, not many people in history turned a terrible team into a good one. I can't condemn Bobe for at least trying to achieve that. A lot of other players weren't even good enough to get dressed for a game without hurting their back. Or flunking out.
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Post by E-Villan on Mar 7, 2023 22:17:54 GMT -6
I gotta say after all this fuss, it's not Bobe's fault the team went 1-20 against MVC opponents. It may be his fault that he's not a better player. Most likely he splits minutes with anybody on any team that would have him. I really do think we should move on from ridiculing the guy. The odds that he returns are apparently pretty good and having somebody around who knows where they park the bus is probably useful. UE brought back 4 players from Lickliter's last season and one of them quit because he lost his starting job to ... Bobe. I gotta like it when a player sees opportunity disguised as working hard and ............. yeah, not many people in history turned a terrible team into a good one. I can't condemn Bobe for at least trying to achieve that. A lot of other players weren't even good enough to get dressed for a game without hurting their back. Or flunking out. I agree. Some of this Bobe bashing is just getting ridiculous. I too hope he isn't a starter, but only because I hope we have 5 guys better.He has done nothing but absolutely bust his ass for a program he loves. There is a place on the roster for him, even if as a walk-on. He represents this program with class and hard work, and like the above post, I have a lot more respect for a guy like Bobe than some of the so-called more talented players who graced our program during the McCarty era. I didn't see this much angst when Blake was starting over Mislav.
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Post by 65pointgame on Mar 7, 2023 23:30:24 GMT -6
Well, I suggest next year they have "Bobel Head" promo night ---- the Jr high girls will pack the Ford.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2023 23:34:46 GMT -6
Well, I suggest next year they have "Bobel Head" promo night ---- the Jr high girls will pack the Ford. Actually you might be onto a real promotion idea. Aces poster night. The advertising over and above production goes to the player's NIL fund. Who wants to manage this?
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Post by Purp on Mar 8, 2023 0:01:42 GMT -6
How high would his 3 point percentage need to be for you to consider him a real D1 player? I cringed when he played last year and assumed he wouldn't play much this year, but I admit I was wrong about him. Here is somebody who was a walk-on and has worked his butt off. He got minutes by being dependable, getting to his spot on defense, and because of his hustle. He got more minutes, improved from week to week it seemed, and actually became our best outside shooter. He certainly has his limitations, and someone like Gage might not play a lot on a team that has a full roster and challenges for the MVC title. But I don't get the depth of animosity. You won't even go to games if he is on the team? In the unlikely even that we bring in great recruits and win 25 games but Bobe is still on the team, you won't be there? Wow. I think that because we couldn't understand why he was playing so much last year, Bobe became a symbol for Lickliter and absorbed some of our anti-Todd sentiment. But that is not fair to him. I respect how hard he has worked and how much he has improved. Some posters minimize his 3 point shooting by saying that he is just making open shots. I hate to point out the obvious, but a team needs somebody who can make open shots.
Don't care if they do an IU 1976 repeat. I am deadly serious, if we cannot players of a better caliber/ceiling than Bobe, I'm done with men's basketball at UE. I will still donate to the girls team, and boys baseball. This Bobe kid isn't a D1 player. He's a laughing stock to the program that we delt with in 22/23. He needs to go away. If he loves UE so much, maybe he can purchase "The Slice" and make it a Bobe's spinoff. They do have good pizza in Vincennes on 6th St.
Bye. And when things turn around, don't come back.
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