I think you're misremembering, Evanston.
There was a time, and there was still some of it last year, where every thread had potential to turn into a Carmody thread. I distinctly recall a two page thread last season in the Jan-Feb timeframe that I came in on two days late and 80 posts in, only to find that it was, despite the subject line, primarily Carmody venting. Pretty much, if there are two pages of posts on a hoops thread, and it's not a game thread, it's 50/50 carmody bashing/Carmody hugger bashing and subsequent personal attacks.
If the wrong person suggests that NU in 2016 should experiment with the 1-3-1 or states that Olah (old regime recruit) is the best guy in the roster or that Falzon's ceiling doesn't compare to Shurna's, well, watch out...
That board is still on orange alert, IMO. And lots of people didn't come back because it was misery. Nice that we could bring a taste of it here.