Will we be able to watch HPU's game over the internet?  I can't find a link, but was wondering if I missed something.

"Almost sounds like some people don't want to play at UTD?"
What has been my whole argument?  HPU won the conference tournament on the ROAD!!  HPU earned the respect of the NCAA and received the post season tournament!! BOTTOM LINE!!  UTD has one good year!! WOW!!

Quote from: SabineBBall on March 01, 2009, 07:36:19 PM

Quote from: JACKET84 on March 01, 2009, 06:54:52 PM
  You have to win on the road this time of year.  HPU has won 3 conference championships in a row now, and 2 of the 3 were on the road (Tyler & Abilene).

This was a great tourney.  There were several teams, with a break here and there, that could have won the tourney.  Great balance, but the West is still the best.

But you got to play Hope on your home floor last year in the 2nd round.  That was a great advantage.  If you had had to play at Hope instead?  Please at least admit that was a big advantage.  UTD is a young team and just learning to win especially on the road.  UTD has won one game EVER on McMurry floor. Not making excuses for any loss just explaining the road differences.   HPU may get the chance to prove they can win on UTD's home floor from the projections I am seeing.  If that happens I hope you don't change your tune lol.  As for the poster saying basically the conference tournament is all that matter.  I guess we can just throw out the whole 22 previous games in conference because according to you they don't matter at all!!!!!!!!!!!

You get to host a post season tournament when you are undefeated and have earned the respect of the NCAA.  That's what HPU has done for not just last season but the previous seasons as well.

And by the way HPU won the National Championship on Hope's home floor!!!

Quote from: SabineBBall on February 28, 2009, 03:52:33 PM

Quote from: Chris Brooks on February 28, 2009, 12:12:00 PM
I do think the head to head numbers could be looked at, but I would also hope they consider the home and away aspect of that. It was unfortunate for us that the year we have our best team is the same year we play the traditional power ASC teams on the road.

You can even take it a step further for UTD.  They were undefeated at home this year and if it had been the East's turn to host the tourney it makes it a whole different tourney IMO. 

Until the conference changes the way the tournaments are played you have to alternate years!!!!!  In order to win in the National Tournament you have to be able to win on the road!!!!UTD may have not been beaten at home, but during tourney time, it's a whole new ball game and winning on the road is the name of the game.  So no more excuses!!!

Quote from: JACKET84 on December 05, 2008, 12:35:52 PM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on December 04, 2008, 12:07:35 PM
Farewell to Coach Pattillo

Coach Patillo is a class act.  There's not a finer person to be coaching young men.  It just seems strange for this to take place during the season.  There has to be more to it than just retirement.

Read my post from above.  It was a force out led by a man that has no business around kids and especially athletics.  I don't want to be banned from this site so I won't go too far.  The AD has ruined that athletic department.

Notice there were no comments by the AD in the release   How can news like this not be released by the AD. 

Pattillo is a great man with great values.  HPU made a huge mistake by this!!!

As an ex-player and personal friend to the Pattillo family I am very upset of what has happened over the past month with this situation.  I won't go into details but there is more to this story than what will be put out into the open.  All I want to say is that it was a witch hunt not a retirement.

Coach Pattillo is a great Christian man and has more class than everybody in that athletic department combined!

Since that new AD has taken over there has only been two programs that have been successful at HPU and one of them is the men's basketball program.  Just read the release.

How come there are no quotes in that release from the AD?

I am sorry Pat if this goes a little far, I won't get into much more details.