Bear Down Wildcats

"I'm outraged by many of the media's statements that were made, and the acceptance by the media that many of those statements were true."

I teared up on hearing this. Miller absolutely encapsulated my #1 complaint about ESPN, and the sports media's treatment of Arizona in general, since I became a Wildcat fan.

If you heard this brief press conference, you're ready to plow through a damn ocean wall for Sean Miller right now.

https://youtu.be/Y2tBSnfV9XM" target="_blank

Just in case you missed it! Bear the fuck down!!!

ByJoveByJingle wrote:ESPN stands by its reporting on Miller and the FBI investigation.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... ng-recruit

Beefcurtainsandwich wrote:ESPN standing by their report...
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... ng-recruit" target="_blank

"ESPN stands by its reporting on Miller and the FBI investigation" = "It's not our fault. It's our sources' fault."

EastCoastCat wrote:

CalStateTempe wrote:

Dosia wrote:I'm fucking shaking. Fuuuuuck ESPN. We love our witch

I need a cigarette

I just had one

I don’t smoke haven’t since socially in college...

I want, need, a cigarette, stat, pronto, now.

Maybe I’ll bum one off Tess my British admin. She’s a chimney.

Longhorned wrote:

Beefcurtainsandwich wrote:ESPN standing by their report...
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... ng-recruit" target="_blank

"ESPN stands by its reporting on Miller and the FBI investigation" = "It's not our fault. It's our sources' fault."

Christ almighty just take the loss and apologize.

Longhorned wrote:That was the coolest thing I've ever seen.

A fuck you in poetry

ByJoveByJingle wrote:A source told ESPN's Jeff Goodman that Miller will coach the Wildcats on Thursday night when they face Stanford.

How pumped will the players and fans be? Holy shit that was epic. Call the fire marshal because the structural integrity of McKale could be compromised tonight. Sorry Stanford, but a fucking freight train is coming at you!

I feel like im reliving the Sf giants 2010 chipper.

DEFAMATORY

ByJoveByJingle wrote:ESPN stands by its reporting on Miller and the FBI investigation.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... ng-recruit

Of course they do... fuck ‘em.

A bad night for a season ticket holder to have laryngitis, but I’ll applaud until my hands are bruised.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

ByJoveByJingle wrote:ESPN stands by its reporting on Miller and the FBI investigation.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... ng-recruit

There's also a nike one. The fanatics branded shirts are low quality fwiw

I want a 3 minute standing ovation tonight when his name is announced.

Longhorned wrote:

Beefcurtainsandwich wrote:ESPN standing by their report...
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... ng-recruit" target="_blank

"ESPN stands by its reporting on Miller and the FBI investigation" = "It's not our fault. It's our sources' fault."

They already admitted the report was false. Notice how it's been changed from Ayton to "a recruit?"

Which report is ESPN standing behind? They've changed it how many times?

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES.

That’s my dude.

now #FREEZO

I can see why that took a while. Much more substantive than I expected and sounded like a sworn affidavit with all the declarative "I did not" statements -- Miller's and U of A's lawyers would need time to crawl through each of those sentences.

Love it.

Who is doing broadcast tonight? Will be interesting to hear them. Or, at least as interesting as possible given how bad most of them are.

Beefcurtainsandwich wrote:Who is doing broadcast tonight? Will be interesting to hear them. Or, at least as interesting as possible given how bad most of them are.

TV: FS1 (Joe Davis, Steve Lavin & Matt Muehlebach)

ESPN = Ms. Choksondik

Steve Lavin or his corpse form the ntosu game?

Walton > monotone Lavin

ByJoveByJingle wrote:ESPN stands by its reporting on Miller and the FBI investigation.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... ng-recruit

If ESPN retracts their story, they admit fault and open themselves up to litigation. Now the burden is on Miller and Ayton to prove libel. That's the only reason ESPN hasn't apologized.

Check out ESPN'S 30/30 on the Boston College gambling scandal. A young Leslie Viisser outed an innocent player and destroyed his career. There were no repercussions.

AZ2000 wrote:I can see why that took a while. Much more substantive than I expected and sounded like a sworn affidavit with all the declarative "I did not" statements -- Miller's and U of A's lawyers would need time to crawl through each of those sentences.

Love it.

He also used language that basically mirrors the legal standard for libel of a public figure. That's a "shots fired" if I've ever seen it.

Stolen from a twitter post on Schlbach's page:

Was it Bilas that said Miller has coached his last game?
Take that motherfucker!

EXACTLY! ESPN HAS TO STAND BY THEIR STORY. Retracting it further shows that their sources were weak or non-credible. Another arrow for the plaintiff.

The problem is...

The CBB analysts relationship with CSM is effectively over. I'm sure NOW they believe Miller (would you believe him over the frustrated golfer?), but they are beholden to their employers and will not publicly say so.

What a freakin drama that has yet to play out. How will ESPN interview Miller going forward? In March? Covering the games? etc.?

The only link that may remain open is Goodman, because of his ties to Arizona, and also he didn't come out day 1 and say "he needs to be fired".

Fuck

AZ2000 wrote:I can see why that took a while. Much more substantive than I expected and sounded like a sworn affidavit with all the declarative "I did not" statements -- Miller's and U of A's lawyers would need time to crawl through each of those sentences.

Love it.

Same thoughts.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

ByJoveByJingle wrote:ESPN stands by its reporting on Miller and the FBI investigation.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... ng-recruit

WHERE CAN I BUY ONE?! TAKE MY MONEY

Let's drop some bags for EJ Montgomery, Jordan Brown & Afernee Simmons

Also, ESPN is standing by this reporting:

Someone told our reporter something.

Sure, that could be true. Now is it good journalism to print salacious and career ending allegations without evidence or confirmation? No - it's fucking not.

Why the hell do they keep saying sources.....you mean direct from Sean Miller's mouth.

Also, now what do the recruits that were swayed away do???

YoDeFoe wrote:Also, ESPN is standing by this reporting:

Someone told our reporter something.

Sure, that could be true. Now is it good journalism to print salacious and career ending allegations without evidence or confirmation? No - it's fucking not.

They aint in the game for good journalism, they are in for "reputation-making stories" for reporters, and eyeballs, add revenue, etc.

YOU MSM FAKE NEWS DENIERS, where art thou? This is how it works! Destroy a man with little recourse. Fuck

Bosy Billups wrote:EXACTLY! ESPN HAS TO STAND BY THEIR STORY. Retracting it further shows that their sources were weak or non-credible. Another arrow for the plaintiff.

The problem is...

The CBB analysts relationship with CSM is effectively over. I'm sure NOW they believe Miller (would you believe him over the frustrated golfer?), but they are beholden to their employers and will not publicly say so.

What a freakin drama that has yet to play out. How will ESPN interview Miller going forward? In March? Covering the games? etc.?

The only link that may remain open is Goodman, because of his ties to Arizona, and also he didn't come out day 1 and say "he needs to be fired".

Fuck

Once NCAA tourney starts he can completely ignore ESPN. Talk to CBS and let them take his side (against ESPN) and that's all we need

EastCoastCat wrote:Was it Bilas that said Miller has coached his last game?
Take that motherfucker!

He should never be allowed in mckale again.

Man I’m pumped!

Let’s get that recruiting account RECAPITALIZED and let’s get back to work!!!

NYCat wrote:Let's drop some bags for EJ Montgomery, Jordan Brown & Afernee Simmons

See ya sharif. Not Arizona good. Didn’t Bear down.

PS - even worse, the TIMING of the story, dropped a couple hours after the Yahoo! article.

Q: WHY NOT WAIT A WEEK FOR THE YAHOO REPORT TO PLAY OUT?

Q: DO YOU REALLY THINK THEY JUST GOT THE INFO THAT DAY?

Maybe they did, and it was someone leaking that in order to DEFLECT from the Yahoo! article while taking down another big fish.

This is how it works folks. WAKE UP. Fuck

How about the bomb he dropped around 3:30...about the player that ended up elsewhere....

As it relates to the FBI/NCAA investigation moving forward, Miller just went all in. Such a public denial in such specificity can only mean he's supremely confident that whatever the FBI/NCAA has or will have will not touch him. If something is found that proves he lied just now, he will look like Rafael Palmero.

prh wrote:

Bosy Billups wrote:EXACTLY! ESPN HAS TO STAND BY THEIR STORY. Retracting it further shows that their sources were weak or non-credible. Another arrow for the plaintiff.

The problem is...

The CBB analysts relationship with CSM is effectively over. I'm sure NOW they believe Miller (would you believe him over the frustrated golfer?), but they are beholden to their employers and will not publicly say so.

What a freakin drama that has yet to play out. How will ESPN interview Miller going forward? In March? Covering the games? etc.?

The only link that may remain open is Goodman, because of his ties to Arizona, and also he didn't come out day 1 and say "he needs to be fired".

Fuck

Once NCAA tourney starts he can completely ignore ESPN. Talk to CBS and let them take his side (against ESPN) and that's all we need

Great call. This is how to play it. Sadly, ESPN is still important in the CBB world, and recruits and players like the coverage.

I bet Bilas, Vitale, Greenberg, and even Gottlieb (who did a late night periscope to fanboy about the demise of Miller) do not bring up Miller for at least a year. We'll see

NYCat wrote:Let's drop some bags for EJ Montgomery, Jordan Brown & Afernee Simmons

This is where I'm at.

Can Miller POSSIBLY get Jordan Brown???? Holy shit if we flip Reef into Brown hahaha okay I've had enough good fortune for this afternoon I won't push it.

cats101 wrote:How about the bomb he dropped around 3:30...about the player that ended up elsewhere....

I think Hansen was half right it was Bowen

btfd16 wrote:

cats101 wrote:How about the bomb he dropped around 3:30...about the player that ended up elsewhere....

I think Hansen was half right it was Bowen

The guy that rhymes with Look had it right. Hansen had it all wrong.

Bosy Billups wrote:

prh wrote:

Bosy Billups wrote:EXACTLY! ESPN HAS TO STAND BY THEIR STORY. Retracting it further shows that their sources were weak or non-credible. Another arrow for the plaintiff.

The problem is...

The CBB analysts relationship with CSM is effectively over. I'm sure NOW they believe Miller (would you believe him over the frustrated golfer?), but they are beholden to their employers and will not publicly say so.

What a freakin drama that has yet to play out. How will ESPN interview Miller going forward? In March? Covering the games? etc.?

The only link that may remain open is Goodman, because of his ties to Arizona, and also he didn't come out day 1 and say "he needs to be fired".

Fuck

Once NCAA tourney starts he can completely ignore ESPN. Talk to CBS and let them take his side (against ESPN) and that's all we need

Great call. This is how to play it. Sadly, ESPN is still important in the CBB world, and recruits and players like the coverage.

I bet Bilas, Vitale, Greenberg, and even Gottlieb (who did a late night periscope to fanboy about the demise of Miller) do not bring up Miller for at least a year. We'll see

Gottlieb is talking about it on his radio show now.

You guys have to check out the twitters for forde and Mandel just ripping into ESPN