McNeese State (11/18/24)

[untbowler]

1 hour ago, TIgreen01 said:

Do yourself a favor and go look at their roster.  In particular, where they all come from.  The entire team is transfers, similar to ours, but from big time basketball schools.  Doesn't necessarily always translate, but from watching the game, that team has some absolute dudes.  Will Wade doing what he does.  Still thought we could have beat them, but that's a very good team.

so Hodge is incapable of out recruiting fricking McNeese and their massive NIL deals???? 

[UNTLifer]

Just now, untbowler said:

so your admitting our Savior Coach... i.e easy HC pick by Mosely go out classed, again

I think we always knew Hodge was the HC in waiting, even while Wren was here.

[untjim1995]

37 minutes ago, untbowler said:

so Hodge is incapable of out recruiting fricking McNeese and their massive NIL deals???? 

You might want to stick to following tennis...

[greenminer]

57 minutes ago, untbowler said:

so your admitting our Savior Coach... i.e easy HC pick by Mosely go out classed, again

by Will Wade and, just my 0.02, but this would probably be a 0.500 series if it were multiple games.

[MeanGreenTexan]

40 minutes ago, untjim1995 said:

You might want to stick to following tennis...

[Censored by Laurie]

3 hours ago, untjim1995 said:

You might want to stick to following tennis...

Aced that one. 

[Green Otaku]

Can we also sell out on recruiting a legit big man? I love Sissoko, and I hope Vice develops into a beast, but I feel like we haven't had a presence down low since Ousmane. We need to have that part of the game available to keep the team steady, and not have to play desperate shooting 3s.

[CMJ]

1 hour ago, Censored by Laurie said:

Aced that one. 

[UNTLifer]

7 minutes ago, Green Otaku said:

Can we also sell out on recruiting a legit big man? I love Sissoko, and I hope Vice develops into a beast, but I feel like we haven't had a presence down low since Ousmane. We need to have that part of the game available to keep the team steady, and not have to play desperate shooting 3s.

We need an Odufuwa, Wooden, Q. Williams type

[MCMLXXX]

21 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

We need an Odufuwa,

Odufuwho?

[Censored by Laurie]

for there being so many "I do my own research" crowd here, y'all are really terrible at doing your own research. 

 - McNeese was 30-3 last season
 - they won at Michigan and blew out AAC conference champion UAB in Birmingham
 - they were a 12 seed in the NCAAs...just like AAC conference champion UAB
 - they haven't lost a home game since February of '23

we lost to a good team in their building...a game with an even slightly better first half we have a great chance of winning. McNeese is currently a comparable program...they'd be very competitive as constructed in the AAC...and your either antiquated and/or football-centric perception of "conference superiority" really has no baring on an intelligent conversation about college basketball. 

had we lost a close game to Minnesota there would've been a lot more "eh, it's tough to win on the road at a Big 10 school"...when in fact Minnesota looks very mid and is picked to finish dead last in conference...and this McNeese team would beat them 8 of 10 times. 

I really kinda perversely now can't wait to beat Oregon State and lose to High Point and get to play out this inane argument all over again

[Green Otaku]

4 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

We need an Odufuwa, Wooden, Q. Williams type

Simmons also spoiled us with his guaranteed scoring night after night.

[greenminer]

Some have their entire college sports view shaped by the convos they get at the watercooler at work, or a small circle of bros that have been beer talkin' over the same 5 conferences (anchored in football) for 20 years.

The NET, committees, and them thar advanced metrics be damned.

Edited November 20 by greenminer

[Green Lantern]

On 11/19/2024 at 5:19 PM, Censored by Laurie said:

I really kinda perversely now can't wait to beat Oregon State and lose to High Point and get to play out this inane argument all over again

Nah. Let’s go ahead and win both of these. We’ll have plenty more new iterations of inane arguments to get into as the season progresses.

[Censored by Laurie]

11 hours ago, Green Lantern said:

Nah. Let’s go ahead and win both of these. We’ll have plenty more new iterations of inane arguments to get into as the season progresses.

you're right. I'll take my perverse joy in SMU making the College Football Playoff and watching the melt-down and rationalizing that ensues. 

[Green Lantern]

46 minutes ago, Censored by Laurie said:

you're right. I'll take my perverse joy in SMU making the College Football Playoff and watching the melt-down and rationalizing that ensues. 

That’s more like it! No need to drag our competitive basketball program down for comedy purposes.

[Censored by Laurie]

24 minutes ago, Green Lantern said:

That’s more like it! No need to drag our competitive basketball program down for comedy purposes.

you're so smart. and handsome, I might add. 

[untjim1995]

1 hour ago, Censored by Laurie said:

you're right. I'll take my perverse joy in SMU making the College Football Playoff and watching the melt-down and rationalizing that ensues. 

Can you imagine how nuclear this place will go if SMU makes the CFB playoff, UTSA wins a bowl game, and we get blown out by Texas State in a bowl game? 

[Censored by Laurie]

Just now, untjim1995 said:

Can you imagine how nuclear this place will go if SMU makes the CFB playoff, UTSA wins a bowl game, and we get blown out by Texas State in a bowl game? 

I'm only actively cheering for SMU in this scenario...but...