Topic: Parthenon: Donnie Jones fact and fiction

[ZackUSAF82]

Hangin’ with Hobstetter

By Kyle Hobstetter
SPORTS EDITOR
Published: Friday, April 2, 2010

As the search for a new basketball coach heats up, there are still some comments about former head coach Donnie Jones floating around Marshall’s campus.

As Parthenon sports editor, I feel it’s my duty to clear up any of these rumors.

Donnie left due to Athletic Director Mike Hamrick declining a bid to the National Invitational Tournament.

This is complete fiction. Talking to Hamrick in Tulsa during the Conference USA Tournament, he made it clear he would be more than willing to accept the bid. I even saw the request that was faxed to NIT officials.

The fact is after the way Marshall played against Tulsa in the C-USA Tournament, they would have been lucky to play in the West Virginia high school tournament.

Donnie Jones left Marshall due to UCF’s multimillion dollar contract with Nike.

Link: http://www.marshallparthenon.com/sports/donnie-jones-fact-and-fiction-1.2209866

[Oh Herd CR]

It's funny to me how a few words in a sentence that are tweaked can turn fact into fiction.

 ::)

[W0lfman]

I enjoyed that.   :D

[herdfan_07]

Very good read, and entertaining.  Kudos to the parthenon, and it was pretty ballsy to call Hamrick out on the NIT ordeal.  I haven't heard any of the other papers touching that issue yet. 

[Porkopolis]

Very good read, and entertaining.  Kudos to the parthenon, and it was pretty ballsy to call Hamrick out on the NIT ordeal.  I haven't heard any of the other papers touching that issue yet. 

He didn't call Hamrick out.  The article supports the fact that Hamrick would have accepted a bid to the NIT.

[whf]

Fun read, thanks for posting it for us.

[wvmafia]

In Huntington, we import our gangsta's from Detroit and Columbus...Orlando has native gangsta's --- advantage Huntington in the tourism category. 










{sarcasm - lifelong Huntingtonian and hate that fact}

[jstherd]

Very funny read on Dee Jay.

[DJdaHERDfan]

Now that is some funny stuff!!