Ever since we announced the hiring of coach Major, Iâve noticed a consistent trend:
People who are generally ignorant basketball fans, ie the Walmart ACC fans, or fans that only show up to watch the Niners when we play on national TV or against a ranked team, and basically just fans who donât know their stuff and talk out of their ass, all seem to think the hiring of Alan Major was a BAD decision.
Now on the other hand, generally knowledgeable and intelligent fans, people who form their opinions based on facts and not kneejerk reactions, those that follow the game closely and really know their stuff, think the hiring of Alan Major was a very GOOD decision.
I just started to notice this yesterday, and was wondering if anyone else had picked up on it. I think it basically has to do with the ignorant group being too intellectually lazy to wrap their minds around the fact that it doesnât matter that he hasnât been a head coach before, bc thatâs all I hear from that group is bitching ab him not having been a head coach.
I have noticed it. I have also noticed since the firing that the lurkers and the know-nothings have been coming out of the waterworks telling us whatâs good for us.
I was not surprised, and I didnât care (until people on here started to freak out way early).
Now we have a coach, and they can go back to their holes.
[quote=âChisox17, post:1, topic:23034â]Ever since we announced the hiring of coach Major, Iâve noticed a consistent trend:
People who are generally ignorant basketball fans, ie the Walmart ACC fans, or fans that only show up to watch the Niners when we play on national TV or against a ranked team, and basically just fans who donât know their stuff and talk out of their ass, all seem to think the hiring of Alan Major was a BAD decision.
Now on the other hand, generally knowledgeable and intelligent fans, people who form their opinions based on facts and not kneejerk reactions, those that follow the game closely and really know their stuff, think the hiring of Alan Major was a very GOOD decision.
I just started to notice this yesterday, and was wondering if anyone else had picked up on it. I think it basically has to do with the ignorant group being too intellectually lazy to wrap their minds around the fact that it doesnât matter that he hasnât been a head coach before, bc thatâs all I hear from that group is bitching ab him not having been a head coach.[/quote]
Major is not a ânameâ coach. Most have never heard of him. I had not until he came out of the woodwork on our candidate list, and I follow college basketball pretty closely. None of the ânameâ re-tread coaches thrown out were worth hiring, but since they have HC experience thatâs all thatâs worth anything in their minds. We could not afford a Brownell, etc., or other head coach at a lower level school. Realistically, this is about as good as we could do, and thatâs in no way selling Coach Major short. He has to prove his worth at the head coaching level somewhere, and has proved to be a great assistant at a successful BCS school and has earned a shot here. I think itâs a good hire. I like what he had to say today, and from listening to him speak today my guess is that he interviewed great. As always, the proof will be in the Wâs. How nice a guy he is and his seemingly great character wonât mean diddly on this board and at the games if this team does not come out of the gate strong. I donât disagree with your original post, but the âgenerally knowledgeableâ fans will be on here calling for his ouster if we donât play to their liking this season, after having called this a great hire. Letâs let the coach get to work and pass judgment later on some actual results. Go get 'em Coach Major!!!
I think he seems like a great hire. I just wonder what set him apart, I mean why did he automatically make the final four list? Why did they go to watch his 1st round games and not Duke to see their assistants. I certainly like the decision, I just think it would be cool to have insight into the whole process. Lots of people that seem pretty âintelligentâ on basketball stuff donât know who Coach Major is, but theyâre gonna get to know him in a few years when he has us kicking butt and taking names.
[quote=âJim Utter, post:9, topic:23034â]Maybe because they are afraid of whatâs coming.[/quote]Why donât you tell us whatâs coming that theyâre afraid of.
[quote=âConcordNiners, post:13, topic:23034â][Donât read the comments on the Observers stories[/quote]I get the impression most of those critical comments are coming from those other than Niners. There are some readers that throw out cheap shot insults on every Niner story. I think some of them are State fans. Bless their heart.
A perfect example of this can be found on my facebook profile. Just look for my post about Welcoming Coach Major and youâll see what I am talking about.