Such an unbelievably corny look when you are a second year coach but you are giving out lectures like you are Coach ******* K
I don't understand how anyone has ever liked Tang
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I think this is worse than anything Campbell has done, I'm just saying I read a lot of other Big 12 boards and Twitter, and most non-ISU fans that pay attention to our program think Campbell is a crybaby.
Not my opinion, but it is a prevalent one to pretty much everyone else besides us.
If he truly felt like something happened, to the point of getting T'd up and making a scene, then just come out and say what the issue is. Not doing so makes you look like a tool more than the antics themselves.
What's the point in being coy about it?
CMC's freakouts on refereeing are the best thing about him.
I seriously cannot remember one that wasn't warranted.
His most famous one in the big 12 championship against OU... he was wrong.
My biggest issue with his freakouts is that he should be channeling that energy and passion into managing the game. In several of those games we wasted precious timeouts because we couldn't get plays in or used up the entire play clock when we needed some urgency.
Worry more about the things you can control rather than the ones you can't.
That one left a lasting impression on the sporting public.
And it doesn't matter if it's warranted or not. TJ never freaks out on the refs.
I was watching the game with my son who is 9 years old. He saw Tang for the first time and said "That guy looks like a cartoon villain." Proud dad moment.
What annoyed me was the pettiness he showed in the last minute when they were down 10 and game was obviously over but he just wanted us all to have to endure another 5-10 minutes of a game that wound up going over 2.5 hours long. Looking at the play by play:
Fouled with 1:08 and ISU up 10
Timeout at 1:05 with ISU up 12
Timeout at 1:01 after made 3 still down 9
Foul at :56
Foul again at :36 down 10
His technical at 2:01 cost his team too. They were only down 4 at the time and it gave Milan 4 free throws which he hit 3 and now they are down 7. As a coach you have to restrain yourself better than that and not put your team in a bigger hole that late in the game.
Fouled with 1:08 and ISU up 10
Timeout at 1:05 with ISU up 12
Timeout at 1:01 after made 3 still down 9
Foul at :56
Foul again at :36 down 10
His technical at 2:01 cost his team too. They were only down 4 at the time and it gave Milan 4 free throws which he hit 3 and now they are down 7. As a coach you have to restrain yourself better than that and not put your team in a bigger hole that late in the game.
Iowa fans are now saying that it was not a fair catch call by Tang.
It’s hilarious that anyone - even a delusional KSU fan - can watch that whole game, watch the actions of both coaches, and come away thinking “man that Otz guy is a huge douchebag”
I like the "you had the refs in your pocket" comments that I've read.
I'm like.....you know, ISU fans are rather cheap. Hell, Blum said he was getting pushback for $250 for an event that KState fans were paying $5k for.
It's a big reason I think TJ has been successful here. He keeps his composure and the team sees that and reflects it.
With all the bad calls last night compare the reactions and body language from both teams last night, big reason IMO why one flamed out spectacularly and the other clutched up and finished.
The KState assistants look like they're leaning in because they have no ******* idea what Tang is pissed about and want to hear it too.
I agree. I think that really adds to the team's toughness. A lot of times on a really bad call you will see no reaction from our guys. Just get up and get ready for the next play. That's a winning attitude.
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