Bob Huggins

[bobestes]

Bob has been a drunken mess for a long time. Chickens finally came home to roost.

[bearcatbret]

I am Catholic and I do not like X and I do not like their fans. They are terrible. I am not turned off by Huggin's comments. He said what many of us probably think privately. Someone has to say it. It is kind of like the kid from X a few years ago that supposedly mooned people in a bar and charges were dropped. He did much worse than that and it was all covered up. Being a private school, they get away with anything and everything. Lurch started that brawl, but it was blamed on UC. So on and so on and so on.

[Lobot]

if you’re a decent human being, you won’t like it. I’m not Catholic.

QUOTE=Lobot;n403099]Here’s the audio. If you’re Catholic, you probably won’t like this.

https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/...Vejy7i9nQSL1ug

[/QUOTE]

Good point

[Rufus]

I know Huggins is old enough to know better but it seems to me that Cunningham is just as culpable. BH is a Catholic and it comes across to me that Huggins was baited. Cunningham is heard laughing apparently he found what Huggs said just as funny or BH was taking an
enormous amount of glee in setting Huggs up. Why would Cunningham even bring up that particular game to begin with!

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

What comes over people to say such stupid things? Did he temporarily forget he was on the air?

[Corporateballa]

Some predicted a Bobby Knight type ending for Huggins. I think this is it.

[Corporateballa]

if you’re a decent human being, you won’t like it. I’m not Catholic.

QUOTE=Lobot;n403099]Here’s the audio. If you’re Catholic, you probably won’t like this.

https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/...Vejy7i9nQSL1ug[/QUOTE]

[longtimefan]

Here's the Huggins official statement/apology
https://twitter.com/WVUhoops/status/1655684254469091329

It’s not that he put Xavier down, the place is full of ********* hypocrites. It’s that he used an ugly slur against an entire group of people, that’s hard to take. Huggs turns 70 this year, but that’s no excuse. He’s put the WVU administration in a tough spot.

[GoBearcats31]

yes it was insensitive and Willie needed to speak up too. Maybe Huggs might not mind retirement, but not this way.

I think this upcoming year is/was planned to be his last. He has a ton of top notch transfer commitments but not a single incoming freshman commit. One last ride would seem to have been the plan.

[leo from jersey]

yes it was insensitive and Willie needed to speak up too. Maybe Huggs might not mind retirement, but not this way.

[GoBearcats31]

Here's the Huggins official statement/apology
https://twitter.com/WVUhoops/status/1655684254469091329

[leo from jersey]

I agree Huggs is the best. or tied with Ed "2-time champ" Jucker. They did name the court in his honor.

Concerning Thom getting fired, he should be allowed back. He paid his price.

[GoBearcats31]

Here’s the audio. If you’re Catholic, you probably won’t like this.

https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/...Vejy7i9nQSL1ug

"3-0 ballgame with the Reds in front of the Royals as we go to the top half of the fifth inning, Castellanos to lead things off. Jim Day's gonna be taking us the rest of the way through this game as Holland takes over on the mound. Um, I made a comment earlier tonight that, I guess, went out over the air that I am deeply ashamed of. If I have hurt anyone out there, I can't tell you how much I say, from the bottom of my heart, I'm so very, very, sorry. I pride myself and think of myself as a man of faith, as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos, it will be a home run. And so that will make it a 4-0 ballgame. I don't know if I'm gonna be putting on this headset again. I don't know if it's gonna be for the Reds, I don't know if it's gonna be for my bosses at Fox. I want to apologize for the people who sign my paycheck, for the Reds, for Fox Sports Ohio, for the people I work with, for anybody that I've offended here tonight, I can't begin to tell you how deeply sorry I am. That is not who I am, it never has been. And I'd like to think maybe I could have some people that could back that up. I am very, very, sorry, and I beg for your forgiveness. Jim Day'll take you the rest of the way home."

[Lobot]

Here’s the audio. If you’re Catholic, you probably won’t like this.

https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/...Vejy7i9nQSL1ug

[Lobot]

Update. We’re in Thom Brenneman territory on this one. Huggins was probably kidding about the remarks but it’s not going to come across that way in today’s environment