CMJ

Even after seeing his name written correctly and you still can't spell it right. And we wonder why he is leaving.

Any time I see/hear someone say "If I had an XX number of dollars, this is what comes to mind." Given all the kids at all the various schools, a billion dollars probably wouldn't last that long.

As I said a couple of weeks ago, having a former coach from the JUCO ranks should help us navigate this current environment well. Not sure if that ever entered into the hire at all, but JUCO coaches constantly have to rework their rosters since kids never stay longer than a couple of years, and sometimes not even that long.

Rubin has graduated right? Trying out somewhere else with his extra year sucks, but we got the full four years out of him. It's only because of covid that he even has this.

I'm not sure what the connective tissue is. I feel like the teams have all been constructed differently.

Since its first title in 1999, Connecticut has won five title (looking like six, but we'll see) Amazingly they've also missed the tournament nine times since then. So they've won five titles in the 15 tourneys its played in, with three different coaches. 3 First-Round losses 4 Second-Round losses 2 Elite Eight losses 7 Final Fours (5 wins...and counting) Basically if they get to the Sweet 16, they have a better than even chance of cutting down the nets. It's remarkable. People may hate Kentucky, Duke, or UNC, or Kansas or pick your blue blood, etc. for their consistent greatness -- but most everyone has slept of the Huskies as they continue to own the the sport for the last generation plus. Best stretch of dominance since UCLA. It should be noted that I really have never liked UCONN much. Calhoun always rubbed me the wrong way and the feeling has never left how I view the program.

A One Shining Moment anyway.

I never thought Houston was anywhere as good as Connecticut. UConn might be beaten, but it'd be the biggest upset in at least 20 years if they don't win it all.

Our attendance was up like 9% this season.

Sure, we did. For that matter, so did LSU. LOL

Even if you mean the NCAA Tournament, we beat Purdue back in 2021. Three years isn't even close to a decade.

No, we won the first round.

I sorta feel bad for Houston given the injury. However, Tennessee was missing one of their best players tonight and still beat a Creighton team that I expected to beat a fully healthy UT squad.

Some great games in the Sweet 16. Connecticut looks basically unbeatable though.

The Midwest was total chalk. The East more or less was. The South and West -- not so much.

I'm not gonna rip the hire because he is a good coach. But he's gonna be at SMU in the basketball crazy ACC. I'll just say UNC and Duke are not scared of the Mustangs.

It's not the NCAA per se. They can't control the big guys - they consistently lose in court when the Big 10 or whoever challenges them. Even a few weeks ago the SEC commissioner made a veiled threat about not letting in so many auto bids from smaller conferences so the big boys can get practically their whole leagues in the postseason. That's what I'm starting to worry about.

He only stayed because they didn't actually offer him the job!

I know you love The Office Andrew. Just think of players as Dwight Schrute and you'll be happy. Would I ever leave this company? Look, I'm all about loyalty. In fact, I feel like part of what I'm being paid for here is my loyalty. But if there were somewhere else that valued loyalty more highly, I'm going wherever they value loyalty the most.

SMU is not a step up from USC - lol.

Can we at least spell Rubin's name right?

I think we've been overall fairly reasoned. Maybe there's a bit of a jilted lover syndrome going on, but that's gonna happen at any program. You don't think when Caleb Love left UNC he wasn't ripped on Tar Heel messageboards, because I assure you he was.

The best thing about having Hodge as a coach was he came from JUCO where they often have massive turnover year to year, which has now become the norm in DI too. I'm sure he was at least partially ready for this scenario.

I mean...we went 1-1 against SMU, so its not like we didn't beat them.