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Pat Dye Field => Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum => Topic started by: Snaggletiger on February 22, 2012, 12:11:24 PM

Title: Can't Believe This Didn't..
Post by: Snaggletiger on February 22, 2012, 12:11:24 PM: make all the headlines. No link because I just saw it this morning in our local paper. Nell Fortner stepping down.

Yawn
Title: Re: Can't Believe This Didn't..
Post by: GH2001 on February 22, 2012, 12:12:01 PM: Quote from: Snaggletiger on February 22, 2012, 12:11:24 PM
make all the headlines. No link because I just saw it this morning in our local paper. Nell Fortner stepping down.

Yawn

Seemed like she did a good job in Year 2 and 3 and then it kind of fell flat. Bring back Joe Ciampi I say!
Title: Re: Can't Believe This Didn't..
Post by: Snaggletiger on February 22, 2012, 12:14:23 PM: Quote from: GH2001 on February 22, 2012, 12:12:01 PM
Seemed like she did a good job in Year 2 and 3 and then it kind of fell flat. Bring back Joe Ciampi I say!

I feel dirty for actually commenting on women's basketball.
Title: Re: Can't Believe This Didn't..
Post by: GH2001 on February 22, 2012, 12:22:27 PM: Quote from: Snaggletiger on February 22, 2012, 12:14:23 PM
I feel dirty for actually commenting on women's basketball.

Hell, its our bright spot in basketball. Going into the Auburn Arena and having a quick glance at the women's banners vs the men's will reveal that.
Title: Re: Can't Believe This Didn't..
Post by: djsimp on February 22, 2012, 01:36:48 PM: The best thing to happen inside the Auburn Arena thus far has been the BCSNC viewing which has nothing to do with basketball.
Title: Re: Can't Believe This Didn't..
Post by: Tarheel on February 22, 2012, 01:44:16 PM: Quote from: Snaggletiger on February 22, 2012, 12:14:23 PM
I feel dirty for actually commenting on women's basketball.

You should.

Who's Nell Fortner? Wasn't she in 'Aint Misbehavin' and 'Gimme a Break'?
Title: Re: Can't Believe This Didn't..
Post by: Snaggletiger on February 22, 2012, 02:04:30 PM: Quote from: Tarheel on February 22, 2012, 01:44:16 PM

You should.

Who's Nell Fortner? Wasn't she in 'Aint Misbehavin' and 'Gimme a Break'?

Big woman, she was.
Title: Re: Can't Believe This Didn't..
Post by: GH2001 on February 22, 2012, 03:10:14 PM: Quote from: Snaggletiger on February 22, 2012, 02:04:30 PM
Big woman, she was.

RIP Nell.
Title: Re: Can't Believe This Didn't..
Post by: GH2001 on February 22, 2012, 03:13:11 PM: Quote from: Tarheel on February 22, 2012, 01:44:16 PM

Who's Nell Fortner?

I know you keed, but here is a snippet of who she is. She actually has quite a resume in basketball. But hell, this is Auburn. We eat good coaches for breakfast.

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Nell Fortner (born March 3, 1959 in Jackson, Mississippi) is the former women's college basketball coach at Auburn. She is most well known for leading the 2000 Olympics team to a gold medal. She has received numerous awards including the 1997 National Coach of the Year, the 2000 USA Basketball Coach of the Year and the 2008 SEC Coach of the Year. In November 2001, she was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
Title: Re: Can't Believe This Didn't..
Post by: Godfather on February 22, 2012, 03:33:59 PM: I heard she was fired because they had a scrimmage between the men's and women's team, and the women won.

Chubb fouled out.
Title: Re: Can't Believe This Didn't..
Post by: JR4AU on February 22, 2012, 04:29:11 PM: Quote from: Godfather on February 22, 2012, 03:33:59 PM
I heard she was fired because they had a scrimmage between the men's and women's team, and the women won.

Chubb fouled out.

I chortled
Title: Re: Can't Believe This Didn't..
Post by: Buzz Killington on February 22, 2012, 04:33:15 PM: Quote from: Godfather on February 22, 2012, 03:33:59 PM
I heard she was fired because they had a scrimmage between the men's and women's team, and the women won.

Chubb fouled out.

with one rebound and no points