Hamilton Considering Cal, LSU, Virginia

GMac and Ham owe the Iowa State fan base an explanation. You cannot use "closer to home" as an excuse for transferring and then be considering LSU, Virginia, and Cal. I really wish GMac would have a press conference. As a fan base we deserve to hear the whole truth. This is extremely frustrating!!!

I wouldn't mind hearing an explanation, but it won't happen.
 
GMac and Ham owe the Iowa State fan base an explanation. You cannot use "closer to home" as an excuse for transferring and then be considering LSU, Virginia, and Cal. I really wish GMac would have a press conference. As a fan base we deserve to hear the whole truth. This is extremely frustrating!!!

GMac did hold a press conference, with JP, remember? It was a thing of beauty. All sorts of information. ISU is on the right track. Stuff like that.

Now hurry up and make your annual contributions and renew your football tickets with the foul stench of year 4 of horrible men's bball still in the air.
 
I've not read the whole thread, but this is rather strong evidence that it is not homesickness that is driving Hamilton away. The next most logical conclusion would be that it is something to do with the program, which would explain the mass defections in the past.

Having pulled for McDermott up until the end of this year, I think it has become obvious that he needs to go. He cannot find any players that want to play for him.
 
Do we really want a PC? "Okay, I admit it, I just want the **** out of here".

Yes. I want a press conference. I want real answers. I want whole truth. I want the real reason Ham is transferring. If the reason is "his Dad hates me" than so be it. Tell the WHOLE TRUTH. If college basketball recruiting is dirty I want REAL MEN (not just GMac) to start stepping up and exposing the cheaters.
 
Yes. I want a press conference. I want real answers. I want whole truth. I want the real reason Ham is transferring. If the reason is "his Dad hates me" than so be it. Tell the WHOLE TRUTH. If college basketball recruiting is dirty I want REAL MEN (not just GMac) to start stepping up and exposing the cheaters.

Not going to happen.

I don't think Ham situation is dirty...I think it's personal.
 
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Yes. I want a press conference. I want real answers. I want whole truth. I want the real reason Ham is transferring. If the reason is "his Dad hates me" than so be it. Tell the WHOLE TRUTH. If college basketball recruiting is dirty I want REAL MEN (not just GMac) to start stepping up and exposing the cheaters.

You can't handle the truth!

If I was better at this dad-burn computer duehicky, I'd link Jack Nicholson for you.:jimlad:
 
If you are McDermott and a player tells you that he wants to transfer because
A) He wants to be at a program that has a better chance of winning and going to the NCAA tournament
B) He feels a different coaching staff will develop him better as a player
C) He just doesn't like the situation at ISU

Is that what you would you would put in the press release? Or would you ask the player to allow you to issue the press release that the reason is "Wanting to be closer to home"
 
He supposedly has sources with inside information to ISU athletics. Why should his age matter? If he is old enough to post, he should be old enough to take responsibility for what he posts. It's not like the information he is sharing is about the Ames 5th grade BB team. It's about a major university sports program.

Hopefully when your nephew is learning English language, his parents will teach him what "distinct" means...
He also did say 50/50...that mean in 100 chances 50 times one thing will happen the other 50 times another outcome will happen. For instance you take a quarter out of your pocket and flip it 100 times 50 times it will come out heads then the otehr 50 times it will come out tails(within some variation). That example makes sense right?
 
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our basketball program has become one of the biggest jokes in the big 12 and in the NCAA, how does JP not see this, and if he knows more important info on why greg should stay, us fans deserve an explanation. It's getting old, can't jp see that when we have to replace everyone every year its impossible to get a solid start. The worst thing JP did was defend mac before any of this happened.
 
our basketball program has become one of the biggest jokes in the big 12 and in the NCAA, how does JP not see this, and if he knows more important info on why greg should stay, us fans deserve an explanation. It's getting old, can't jp see that when we have to replace everyone every year its impossible to get a solid start. The worst thing JP did was defend mac before any of this happened.

Only thing JP didn't know about was Hamilton...JP knows what he is doing.
 
our basketball program has become one of the biggest jokes in the big 12 and in the NCAA, how does JP not see this, and if he knows more important info on why greg should stay, us fans deserve an explanation. It's getting old, can't jp see that when we have to replace everyone every year its impossible to get a solid start. The worst thing JP did was defend mac before any of this happened.
The worst thing an AD did was defend one of his coaches? I could understand if you meant to use hire him instead of defend but he obviously has to defend his coaches.
Within the last hour I went from thinking Ham is gone and Wilkins will be here to them both being here to them both not playing for us next year.
 
Congrats Ham on earning BCS offers, guys that do this make our program look better. Do you guys think Colvin has a chance to get some D-1 offers with a decent season next year? Go Ames Community College!
 
Only thing JP didn't know about was Hamilton...JP knows what he is doing.[/QUOTE

i was a greg supporter even during the season, but with Hambone jetting, there is obviously something going on behind the scenes. This isn't a prima donna leaving the program like wes j, hambone was well respected by his teammates and always given glowing reccomendations by mac, so what gives. Maybe mac shouldn't spin the media so much and start tellin it like it is. or can he not do that cause his response will be after 2 years of playing for me, you will not only hate me, but you will have no respect for me either. Lots of players hate their coaches, but those coaches still get respect, mac doesn't.