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Great win last night, but gotta beat DePaul, and give Creighton a tough competitive battle before i start feeling good. LETS DO IT. GOTTA COME HARD EVERY GAME
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Great win last night, but gotta beat DePaul, and give Creighton a tough competitive battle before i start feeling good. LETS DO IT. GOTTA COME HARD EVERY GAME
Scary stuff. Thankfully, everyone is ok.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...pressure-coach-says-was-scary-had-guys-crying
Butler team plane loses cabin pressure; coach says 'it was scary, we had guys crying'
11:36 AM ET
Jeff Goodman
The charter flight for the Butler men's basketball team lost cabin pressure Thursday night, and some staff members were so afraid that they texted family members, thinking they might never see them again.
Butler was flying from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Indianapolis after Thursday's 76-73 loss to St. John's. About 25 minutes into the flight, the cabin lights went out, Bulldogs coach Chris Holtmann told ESPN.
"It started to get really cold, and the plane went completely dark," Holtmann told ESPN. "Then all the oxygen masks came flying down, and the flight attendant told everyone to put the masks on. She kept repeating it.
"We had a really rapid descent. In the span of 10 or 12 minutes, we went from 35,000 feet to 10,000 feet."
Holtmann and the team wound up landing in Pittsburgh shortly after midnight and staying at a local hotel. They had planned to take a charter flight Friday, but instead opted to take a bus back to Indianapolis because another plane wouldn't have been available until late Friday afternoon.
Butler coach Chris Holtmann said he was "shook" by the team's charter flight losing cabin pressure, telling ESPN, "It was scary, we had guys crying." AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
Holtmann said he heard players yelling in panic from the back of the plane and that staff members were texting their wives.
"As a coach, you are obviously thinking of your family," Holtmann said. "But you are also thinking about all the young men on the plane.
"I was shook. It was scary, we had guys crying."
Holtmann said they used the oxygen masks for about 15 minutes. He said the pilot told him "that was some of the longest minutes of my life."
The coach said he experienced a severe headache and that players complained of pain in their ears.
The Bulldogs expect to arrive in Indianapolis early Friday evening, and associate athletic director John Dedman thanked people for "the notes and well wishes."
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...pressure-coach-says-was-scary-had-guys-crying
Butler team plane loses cabin pressure; coach says 'it was scary, we had guys crying'
11:36 AM ET
Jeff Goodman
The charter flight for the Butler men's basketball team lost cabin pressure Thursday night, and some staff members were so afraid that they texted family members, thinking they might never see them again.
Butler was flying from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Indianapolis after Thursday's 76-73 loss to St. John's. About 25 minutes into the flight, the cabin lights went out, Bulldogs coach Chris Holtmann told ESPN.
"It started to get really cold, and the plane went completely dark," Holtmann told ESPN. "Then all the oxygen masks came flying down, and the flight attendant told everyone to put the masks on. She kept repeating it.
"We had a really rapid descent. In the span of 10 or 12 minutes, we went from 35,000 feet to 10,000 feet."
Holtmann and the team wound up landing in Pittsburgh shortly after midnight and staying at a local hotel. They had planned to take a charter flight Friday, but instead opted to take a bus back to Indianapolis because another plane wouldn't have been available until late Friday afternoon.
Butler coach Chris Holtmann said he was "shook" by the team's charter flight losing cabin pressure, telling ESPN, "It was scary, we had guys crying." AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
Holtmann said he heard players yelling in panic from the back of the plane and that staff members were texting their wives.
"As a coach, you are obviously thinking of your family," Holtmann said. "But you are also thinking about all the young men on the plane.
"I was shook. It was scary, we had guys crying."
Holtmann said they used the oxygen masks for about 15 minutes. He said the pilot told him "that was some of the longest minutes of my life."
The coach said he experienced a severe headache and that players complained of pain in their ears.
The Bulldogs expect to arrive in Indianapolis early Friday evening, and associate athletic director John Dedman thanked people for "the notes and well wishes."
Brian Custer at the end of last night's game said that Butler was the highest rated opponent at 13 SJU beat since 1983 vs Syr at CA. A minor point but wasn't the DePaul team that SJU beat in 1985 at CA a top five team?
A more important point is that SJU rarely plays top rated teams at CA so that statement is pretty meaningless. This year with Butler and Creighton is a rarity.
A more important point is that SJU rarely plays top rated teams at CA so that statement is pretty meaningless. This year with Butler and Creighton is a rarity.
In January 1966, we beat St.Joseph, a Dr. Jack Ramsey coached team with Matt Goukas & Cliff Anderson. They were highly ranked, but the prior year they were ranked #1 at some point in the season. I was lucky as a freshman to see the game. Also around then we beat a Dave Bing led Cuse team at AH, not sure how high they were ranked.
Putting all things in perspective,the Butler team and entourage encountered a severe in air crisis for more than 1/2 hour but survived and came out unscathed, On the way home, their airplane lost cabin pressure and pitched at a sharp angle downwardfor 15.000 feet before leveling out. Oxygen masks were in play and there was a good deal of preparing for a possible crash physically and emotionally. They emergency landed in Pittsburgh and bused back to Indianapolis in early morning. There was lots of praying and crying reported on twitter.
It was a massive win for us and our great joy came that close to being turned around by a massive tragic accident. Aside from being a real bad day for Butler that kind of near tragedy reminds us that there are more important things than wins and losses. I will have prayers of thanks for their survival and quick emotional recovery. What could have been is unthinkable and basketball would not have mattered.
It was a massive win for us and our great joy came that close to being turned around by a massive tragic accident. Aside from being a real bad day for Butler that kind of near tragedy reminds us that there are more important things than wins and losses. I will have prayers of thanks for their survival and quick emotional recovery. What could have been is unthinkable and basketball would not have mattered.
Class of 72
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A fun recap but I think you were too hard on Federico. The poor bambino has a serious infection which he got by sharing his Vespa with his girlfriend. I am concerned that he wasn't wearing his St. John's issued [strike]underwear[/strike] Under Armour polyester warm ups until I noticed he was wearing a Brioni sports jacket while Chris Mullin was in his usual[strike] J. C. Penny [/strike]attire. Those Irish guys are [strike]not[/strike] fashion trailblazers.
The only other criticism is that you went strikeout [strike]bat shit[/strike] crazy. I look [strike]forward[/strike] to your missives for inspiration but that writing technique is better put to use after a loss.
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A fun recap but I think you were too hard on Federico. The poor bambino has a serious infection which he got by sharing his Vespa with his girlfriend. I am concerned that he wasn't wearing his St. John's issued [strike]underwear[/strike] Under Armour polyester warm ups until I noticed he was wearing a Brioni sports jacket while Chris Mullin was in his usual[strike] J. C. Penny [/strike]attire. Those Irish guys are [strike]not[/strike] fashion trailblazers.
The only other criticism is that you went strikeout [strike]bat shit[/strike] crazy. I look [strike]forward[/strike] to your missives for inspiration but that writing technique is better put to use after a loss.
Mama mia! Bella ragazza!
The "rapid" descent to 10,000 ft. In 10-12 minutes was orchestrated as the piilot (in concert with air traffic control for clearance) brought the plane to an altitude where the oxygen masks were no longer needed, Nonetheless a terrifying experience.
Coaster1955
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For those fans who chanted "These refs s**k" at the Butler game (I happen to agree, btw) may I suggest that next time there is a need for something like that, something more civil and clever be used. Maybe something like "Three blind mice," or something else. Yes, I know its used regularly between the Yanks and Red Sox. But, after all, there were hundreds of little kids at the game. Plus, we're better than that. (OK, I'm ready for the onslaught.)
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