Mean Green Vs Ragin Cajun Game Thread

CMJ · January 13, 2008

What a struggle...

NT up 4 with 29 seconds to go.

CMJ · January 13, 2008

72-65 Final

BIG win guys!

ntexeagle · January 13, 2008

I have my fingers crossed and it is hard to type like that.

CMJ · January 13, 2008

Once again, Jones thanked the crowd for being there and into the game. Sounds very happy for the squad. Said Quincy did everything, including picking trash off the court. :lol:

UNTFan23 · January 13, 2008

Cool interview with Q.

I really hope fan support continues to increase. This team deserves it. I have the Feb 23rd game circled on my calendar as a must attend. Final home game and senior day.

UNTflyer · January 13, 2008

Just got home from the game...

Great energy through the game. The press in the first half was picked up well by the guys. There were a couple times in the 2nd half I thought the MG were going to blow it wide open, by the La-La's battled back each time. The La-La's are in first place in the West, and we are now in 2nd - just 1/2 game back.

Sun Belt refs are terrible. They are inconsistent, call phantom fouls and miss the obvious shooting fouls.

Decent crowd. I think it should have been packed, Saturday night and classes have not started... My attendance estimate is 2300.

chrisfisher · January 13, 2008

Just got home from the game...
Great energy through the game. The press in the first half was picked up well by the guys. There were a couple times in the 2nd half I thought the MG were going to blow it wide open, by the La-La's battled back each time. The La-La's are in first place in the West, and we are now in 2nd - just 1/2 game back.
Sun Belt refs are terrible. They are inconsistent, call phantom fouls and miss the obvious shooting fouls.
Decent crowd. I think it should have been packed, Saturday night and classes have not started... My attendance estimate is 2300.

I was thinking 3000 and they said 3500 on the radio...

UNTflyer · January 13, 2008

Heh. I was also thinking about 3000, but I always seem to overestimate. I believe 3500 would be our 2nd biggest crowd this season!

BTW Chris, nice basket.

chrisfisher · January 13, 2008

Heh. I was also thinking about 3000, but I always seem to overestimate. I believe 3500 would be our 2nd biggest crowd this season!
BTW Chris, nice basket.

thanks.... that chicken catch is harder than it seems... it was a ton of fun though.... if you look up to see where the chicken is landing, the basket leans backwards, so you have to figure out where it is going to fall and look forward.... the funny thing is, I got the game a few minutes late due to my daughter's b-ball game.... my buddy says, I signed us up for something.... the next thing I know I'm on the court with a silly basket on my head chasing rubber chickens.....

Edited January 13, 2008 by chrisfisher

UNTflyer · January 13, 2008

Official attendance: 3453

Let keep this attendance growing!

chrisfisher · January 13, 2008

I was just on ULL's board... I like to see the mood of the opponent after we beat them... they basically said that we are a good team (and that the SBC has the worst officiating), but have no chance against against S. Alabama and Western Kentucky..... we'll see about that very soon.....

filmerj · January 13, 2008

Great game... refs still suck, But good energy by the crowd at the end. I am an alum but I sit in the student section with my wife, she's a student , and I just can't understand why the rest of the crowd doesn't make more noise, however they did when it counted. So kudos. I also have to say it was a good crowd considering nfl playoffs were on tv. I was bringing a couple of people but then they realized football was on, so I tried but I couldn't beat the nfl. Anyway great job by the team to fight through some illness, and get the big win. good job pit crew. Go Mean Green.

Edited January 13, 2008 by filmerj

chrisfisher · January 13, 2008

I talked with Mr. McCoy, Adam's father after the game. I told him how happy I was that we signed Adam. He immediately started saying don't worry, Adam will find his shot... I told him that I had every confidence that Adam would and that I noticed that he was starting to slow down a bit and hitting more shots... his Dad replied that Adam knows that he needs to relax more and that he is trying too hard... he also acknowledged that more recently Adam felt more comfortable and making more shots... I joked with him about where Adam got his height (he was about as tall as me.... 5'9")... he laughingly replied it wasn't from him or Adam's mother, but from his uncles......Mr. McCoy was a very nice man, and a VERY proud Pappa.... good to have his family as a part of our Mean Green family.

Edited January 13, 2008 by chrisfisher

filmerj · January 13, 2008

I think Adam will come on soon... he is showed me some good things. He seemed to add a spark to the team when he entered the game.

Edited January 13, 2008 by filmerj

chrisfisher · January 13, 2008

I think Adam will come on soon... he is showed me some good things. He seemed to add a spark to the team when he entered the game.

8 points in 7 minutes is definitely a spark....

emmitt01 · January 13, 2008

More Tristan! I think he earned some PT tonight.

chrisfisher · January 13, 2008

More Tristan! I think he earned some PT tonight.

I hear ya.... getting adequate playing time right now is brutal for our guards.... Dez and Triston deserve time... as did Dennis, who has been given prime time.... White and Dennis, and to a lesser extint Bell, are setting an extremely high bar with shooting percentages..... this is a very good situation to have... hyper-competitiveness for guard playing time....

Edited January 13, 2008 by chrisfisher

CMJ · January 13, 2008

The La-La's are in first place in the West, and we are now in 2nd - just 1/2 game back.

Actually UALR is 1st in the West at 3-1. They play tommorrow.

BleedGreen · January 13, 2008

Quincy deserves much props for playing so many minutes tonight and not getting into foul trouble. Coaches protected him well with the defensive scheme and also laying him back on foul shots.

Adam McCoy can definitely shoot the rock. He could be a suprising key later on if he's on in the tournament.

Also, hats off to Josh White and to Collin Dennis who were both very sick tonight but still pulled through.

Mad Hatter · January 13, 2008

I was pleased with the crowd. Good showing by the students.

I heard some of the Alumni try to get the "Welcome To The Pit" chant going, but I don't think the Student heard it.

chrisfisher · January 13, 2008

I was pleased with the crowd. Good showing by the students.
I heard some of the Alumni try to get the "Welcome To The Pit" chant going, but I don't think the Student heard it.

no... didn't hear it... believe me when I say that if we did hear them we would have joined right in!

UNTflyer · January 13, 2008

I think "Welcome to the Pit" is more appropriate for the beginning of the game... maybe during the visiting team's lineup.

CMJ · January 13, 2008

If I recall my stories corrctly WTTP was chanted...

Pregame to rattle an opponent

After a big run which forces a TO to be called

At the end when victory is in hand

emmitt01 · January 13, 2008

If I recall my stories corrctly WTTP was chanted...
Pregame to rattle an opponent
After a big run which forces a TO to be called
At the end when victory is in hand

I think it's most apropos after a large run is put on an opponent and they call a TO. Especially given that while they're trying to regroup and stem the tide of momentum...they've got the students right behind them letting em know "you're in our house now bitch!"

Edited January 13, 2008 by emmitt01

CMJ · January 13, 2008

I think it's most apropos after a large run is put on an opponent and they call a TO. Especially given that while they're trying to regroup and stem the tide of momentum...they've got the students right behind them letting em know "you're in our house now bitch!"

True, though I also like the end of game variety - sort of like how Kansas does Rock Chalk.