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Post by bigblueheaven on Oct 26, 2013 16:33:45 GMT -5
needless to say, the whole situation with marc and TBK is just extremely odd (at best).
i met marc (and dave kersey) at the teague announcement and marc seemed like a very nice person (you too dave). hell, marc bought all of us (about 8 or so) lunch that day. nothing huge, but it was a very nice gesture that he didn't have to do.
after reading about witnessing the loss of his best friend, ill give him (not that he gives a rip what i think) the benefit of the doubt and a chance to mentally come back. all of us i'm sure have experienced a personal loss in life, but i cannot imagine witnessing the death of my best friend. at the same time, i can understand that a lot of TBK folks (lifer member here) are upset about putting up their hard earned dollars and not getting much, if anything lately, in return. no explanation from the owner is strange at best.
anyway, none of it makes much sense. why would a seemingly smart business person behave this way? i have NO idea, but my GUESS is depression. hope all the best for marc, i just cannot imagine the situation is intentional and as uncaring as it seems. at least i hope that's the case.
in the meantime, thanks to those for starting this web site to try to keep us TBK'ers together.
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lovethemcatssince66
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I'm glad Kat Scratches is scratching my back ! Feels so good!
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Post by lovethemcatssince66 on Oct 26, 2013 16:34:19 GMT -5
Just took our money and ran with it! He said he needed time for his friend , but I bet he still ran his bar and other business! What burns me is that I think he had this planned from the beginning and instead of just saying I don't want to do this anymore ,he used the fact that a friend died as his reason for quitting! I don't know him personally and from what I do know would not want to be pals! I hope I'm wrong but evidence is mounting the other way!
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Post by bigblueheaven on Oct 26, 2013 16:43:25 GMT -5
Just took our money and ran with it! He said he needed time for his friend , but I bet he still ran his bar and other business! What burns me is that I think he had this planned from the beginning and instead of just saying I don't want to do this anymore ,he used the fact that a friend died as his reason for quitting! I don't know him personally and from what I do know would not want to be pals! I hope I'm wrong but evidence is mounting the other way! i can understand why one would think this, but i just cannot believe that this is who he is. it would take one cold SOB to intentionally treat people that way. you could turn out to be proven correct, but i hope not. however, i definitely agree that he, at the very least, owes his TBK customers an explanation and/or a refund from the last few months. who knows, we may never know the truth.
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lovethemcatssince66
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I'm glad Kat Scratches is scratching my back ! Feels so good!
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Post by lovethemcatssince66 on Oct 26, 2013 17:21:20 GMT -5
He offered the lifer status 2-3 times for a limited time and in between those times he gave a lot of good info to build everyone's faith that he would deliver, then he took that money, I have no ideal how many people signed up for lifer status,but seems to be a lot more than I thought , started his bar and then came back and gave a little more info just to sucker everyone in and people kept giving excuses that he was busy, ,dead period ,will be right back his best friend died and he can't deal with it. I call bogus ! All of us loose someone who is closer than a friend ,a child ,wife ,father ,mother ,brother sister shall I go on! And frankly Marc does not seem to be that loyal!
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Post by r0wdy on Oct 26, 2013 18:00:10 GMT -5
He's a crook. No other way to cut it.
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Post by uktaubetapi on Oct 26, 2013 19:07:11 GMT -5
I had noticed TBK going downhill to some extent for a while, but the thought really entered my mind that Marc had "lost interest", or at least noticeably was posting less info, after he got involved with the bar in Bowling Green. It was as if TBK wasn't nearly at the top of his priority list anymore, to a very noticeable extent. I really was always satisfied with what I got out of TBK and personally have no animosity toward Marc. I always greatly appreciated the inside info we were privy to. Although I considered the "Lifer" option, I hadn't gotten around to taking the plunge. I'm sure I would have stronger feelings about the evolution of this situation if I had more than just a partial-year's subscription down the tubes. I am just really grateful to the guys that formed this site. It's really neat to be able to go to a site and have rational interchanges relative to UK sports without having some jerkbait jump you or demand a link in a nasty manner! Even after a loss!!!!
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david
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Post by david on Oct 26, 2013 19:17:15 GMT -5
He's a crook. No other way to cut it. Tell us how you feel next time.
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Post by jbcook0 on Oct 26, 2013 19:25:59 GMT -5
I truly hope Marc does come back, I just hope he realizes with his latest absence that he's probably not going to be able to charge for his information again for a while. I think most people would be very wary of handing over more money to him right now, including myself. When he's into it, Marc has by far the most inside knowledge and insight of anybody.
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Post by ben101er on Oct 26, 2013 19:59:15 GMT -5
I did what I could to keep TBK going but it was all for nothing. I never had a problem with Marc. I was in business for 38 years and there was no way I could treat customers that way. Hopefully we will know what was running through Marc's head. That about sums it up for me could not have said it better Marc may have said he was not done, but if all his members are gone, then so is he. It's kinda like, what if you had a website and nobody visited?
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Post by wesley on Oct 26, 2013 21:32:07 GMT -5
I agree. The whole situation is strange. Just think there is a whole lot more to the story than will ever be let out. Either way, I'll miss his info.
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Post by mrdavidjenkins on Oct 26, 2013 22:11:55 GMT -5
I doubt it would happen...but it'd be great if Marc would make a "comeback" and then give TBK members a year's worth of free access to make up for his lack of interest lately. Wishful thinking but that'd be a nice way to make things right.
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Post by bb4uk on Oct 27, 2013 0:05:38 GMT -5
It really is great to see this site up, thanks a lot to those who started it!! Like a lot of others have said, I was a member of TBK for years but didn't post much. My favorite part was the requirement that everyone RESPECT THE UNIVERSITY and our players/coaches. Look forward to that here as well!!
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Post by 4BarCat on Oct 27, 2013 3:05:18 GMT -5
I doubt it would happen...but it'd be great if Marc would make a "comeback" and then give TBK members a year's worth of free access to make up for his lack of interest lately. Wishful thinking but that'd be a nice way to make things right. I totally agree with you David, I wish Marc would do that.
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Post by miked on Oct 27, 2013 7:14:39 GMT -5
On an audio report in 2010, Marc did once say that Eloy Vargas was all-SEC material. Also, before Wiggins reclassified, he wrote that Wiggins "will be a Wildcat." True Story. Maggard assured everyone that Wiggins was UK bound. Marc has been wrong, but he has been right more times than not. To act like he is always right is dumb.
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Post by whitler on Oct 27, 2013 7:16:11 GMT -5
The thing is even if Marc does come back. The things that are happening now will happen again. It will never be what it once was. So even if he gave a free year it would be a free year to sporadic insider info. Which ok that would be cool but it certainly would not lead this guy to re-up on a sub or go back to TBK.
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