tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post5305405353580622259..comments2023-12-27T02:08:05.874-05:00Comments on The O List: Carolinas Mount Rushmore: CharlotteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-65256334263989628642009-03-05T14:01:00.000-05:002009-03-05T14:01:00.000-05:00Sadri went to StateSadri went to StateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-90222500410528295852009-03-03T15:11:00.000-05:002009-03-03T15:11:00.000-05:00How about the face of a crying infant baby to repr...How about the face of a crying infant baby to represent all 40 WHINER fans of Whiner Nation?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-75128441622038411022009-03-03T13:39:00.000-05:002009-03-03T13:39:00.000-05:00Ric Flair!Humpy Wheeler!Jerry Richardson!Ric Flair!<BR/>Humpy Wheeler!<BR/>Jerry Richardson!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-62472149896404696972009-03-01T20:13:00.000-05:002009-03-01T20:13:00.000-05:00John MaineJohn MaineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-1524597961486939422009-02-28T23:36:00.000-05:002009-02-28T23:36:00.000-05:00"I promise this is true."Yes, we'll take your word..."I promise this is true."<BR/><BR/>Yes, we'll take your word for it Mr. Anonymous. LOL LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-9800660869099576602009-02-28T23:32:00.000-05:002009-02-28T23:32:00.000-05:00Substitute either Jon Busch or Lee Rose for Judy R...Substitute either Jon Busch or Lee Rose for Judy Rose. If there's a fund-raising Mt. Rushmore, put her on it. She was DEAD-SET against football and made sure we would not explore while Woodward was Chancellor. I promise this is TRUE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-32759334183222941702009-02-28T22:33:00.000-05:002009-02-28T22:33:00.000-05:00I would like to learn more about the 49ers. Too ba...I would like to learn more about the 49ers. Too bad the observer doesn't cover them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-72125475388672642462009-02-28T21:37:00.000-05:002009-02-28T21:37:00.000-05:00John Sadri?Tom Knotts?so typical in Charlotte. To...John Sadri?<BR/>Tom Knotts?<BR/><BR/>so typical in Charlotte. Too many people do nothing but subscribe to whatever crap is force fed to them by the Observer.<BR/><BR/>A lot of great sports people associated with the city of Charlotte. But there also some great sports people connected to the Charlotte 49ers.<BR/><BR/>I want to know why the Charlotte Observer continues to thumb their nose at the 49ers. The issue is a lot greater than a poor Niners hoops team this current season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-58393788707341920422009-02-28T17:40:00.000-05:002009-02-28T17:40:00.000-05:00What year did Sadri and Knotts graduate from UNCC?...What year did Sadri and Knotts graduate from UNCC? I didn't even know they were alumni. Good list Jim, you do a great job covering 49er athletics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-88135658103540426622009-02-28T16:06:00.000-05:002009-02-28T16:06:00.000-05:00John Sadri and Tom Knotts???? This isn't a list fo...John Sadri and Tom Knotts???? This isn't a list for the city of Charlotte. It's a Mount Rushmore for the University of Charlotte.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-45673331067842698992009-02-28T15:46:00.000-05:002009-02-28T15:46:00.000-05:00What about JOHN SADRI????? Hello????!??!?!?!Sadri ...What about JOHN SADRI????? <BR/><BR/>Hello????!??!?!?!<BR/><BR/>Sadri is a Charlottean who played regularly at at local Charlotte tennis club and eventually climbed the ranks to number 13 in the world. He made it to the finals of the Australian open and had one of the most memorable collegiate tennis matches against John MaCenroe! Don't believe me? Look it up, he's even in the Tennis Hall of Fame!<BR/><BR/>John Sadri without a doubt should be on Charlotte's Mt. Rushmore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-16569861140177493342009-02-28T15:26:00.000-05:002009-02-28T15:26:00.000-05:00"And Sedrick Maxwell has no contact with the schoo...<I>"And Sedrick Maxwell has no contact with the school and never speaks highly of his time there. He basically does not claim the school. But then again if you listen to him talk it makes you wonder if he ecer attended class."</I><BR/><BR/>Please. I was at UNCC with Cedric, we were both in a Philosophy class taught by Dr. Fishman. Yes, he attended class....he also was an articulate participant in the discussions on all the far-ranging topics one might expect in such a class.<BR/><BR/>Your insult is out of line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-91631907915440793502009-02-28T14:19:00.000-05:002009-02-28T14:19:00.000-05:00Go Niners!!!Go Niners!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-69539820402569401592009-02-28T12:25:00.000-05:002009-02-28T12:25:00.000-05:00Cedric MaxwellHenry WilliamsJeff MullinsJohn Maine...Cedric Maxwell<BR/>Henry Williams<BR/>Jeff Mullins<BR/>John Maine<BR/><BR/>Honorable Mention:<BR/>Chris Haney<BR/>Bobby Lutz<BR/>Melvin Watkins<BR/>Lee Rose<BR/>Bill Foster<BR/>Jarvis Lang<BR/>Jamie Green<BR/><BR/><BR/>Tough but good list, would probably change in a few years with football.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-63792688585433754622009-02-28T12:00:00.000-05:002009-02-28T12:00:00.000-05:00Charlotte Football Initiative?How much of the corp...Charlotte Football Initiative?<BR/><BR/>How much of the corporate dollars needed for football have you raised? FSLs are good and needed. I have my own. But corporate dollars are needed to really make this work.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong. CFI did something worthwhile. But without the money raised by Minter, Rucker, Johnny Harris, Mac Everett, football will be a joke at Charlotte.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-2241120506869992862009-02-28T11:55:00.001-05:002009-02-28T11:55:00.001-05:00No love for Henry Williams?Replace Judy with Henry...No love for Henry Williams?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Replace Judy with Henry and you have a decent list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-44998013538069695312009-02-28T11:55:00.000-05:002009-02-28T11:55:00.000-05:00You guys forgot the Charlotte Football Initiative....You guys forgot the Charlotte Football Initiative. Without them, Charlotte would not have a future...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-62394724985800981822009-02-28T11:52:00.000-05:002009-02-28T11:52:00.000-05:00Maxwell - don't want him on the list, but I unders...Maxwell - don't want him on the list, but I understand why he is.<BR/><BR/>Mullins - good call Jim.<BR/><BR/>Haney - didn't follow baseball then, but his numbers support inclusion on this list. Plus, baseball deserves to be represented here.<BR/><BR/>Judy - well, she has been there a long time and seen a lot of change. But, in my opinion, she could have acted even quicker on things such as football. Football should have started when we were new in C-USA.<BR/><BR/>one last comment Jim. Thanks for excluding Bobby Lutz. Class guy, but the team has regressed during his tenure. Yes, I know the conference change was a huge impact, but he has been too slow to embrace the move to the A-10. If he didn't like moving to A-10, he should've left for somewhere else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-67422612995135172182009-02-28T11:46:00.000-05:002009-02-28T11:46:00.000-05:00Tommy Knotts has to be one of the four. just think...Tommy Knotts has to be one of the four. just think of how many kids have gone on to the next level-both directly and indirectly-because of the man. Regardless of what else you think you know about the guy,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-76962847559757808182009-02-28T11:40:00.000-05:002009-02-28T11:40:00.000-05:00LEEMIRE GOLDWIRE!LEEMIRE GOLDWIRE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-53065961040591952822009-02-28T11:06:00.000-05:002009-02-28T11:06:00.000-05:00I thought Lee Rose should belong on the list but t...I thought Lee Rose should belong on the list but then realized you would almost have to include Bill Foster if Lee Rose was on the list. Foster recruited most of those players on the Final 4 team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-91365061872734085102009-02-28T10:56:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:56:00.000-05:00Tough list when you think about it. Others that c...Tough list when you think about it. Others that could have been mentioned include Mets pitcher John Maine, Jamie Green, the Niner golf coach that recently led the Niners to 2 NCAA Top 5 finishes (one 3rd and one 5th), the men's soccer coach from the early 90s that took the Niners to the Final 4, or one of about 20 other basketball players that played professionally in the NBA or Europe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-25930420136461774262009-02-28T10:47:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:47:00.000-05:00Look at Maxwell....mabye 6 inches off the floor. ...Look at Maxwell....mabye 6 inches off the floor. For him that would be considered "skying".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-11696133107339058052009-02-28T10:40:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:40:00.000-05:00Henry over Haney. Henry Williams was a great play...Henry over Haney. Henry Williams was a great player and great and inspirational guy. The MJ of Italy, former bobcats announcer and minister.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488810632253889763.post-42673585343836672332009-02-28T10:37:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:37:00.000-05:00I'd take Haney off and add Lutz or John Maine. Ot...I'd take Haney off and add Lutz or John Maine. Others are accurate. <BR/><BR/>Rose has upgraded and built over 50million in new facilities at a university where Alums are not connected, the media ignores the school and the community is obsessed with ACC schools 2 hrs away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com