MBB NCAA Final: Louisiana 55, Tennessee 58

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Originally Posted by babysitter

“Hud Type” ? You aren’t serious right ?

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Someone with some ability to hype up the fans and grow excitement?

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Originally Posted by CajunT

Yes, I meant Fulks. Julien is really a starter had he been healthy. Dolcourt is a good 6th man. After Williams, there isn't much talent.

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It doesnt matter what talent you get or is coming back next year. If Marlin is still HC our program is stuck where it is. One step forward two back.

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Originally Posted by no1cajunfan

It doesnt matter what talent you get or is coming back next year. If Marlin is still HC our program is stuck where it is. One step forward two back.

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Not arguing either way. Short of Brown returning for another season, another rebuild is ahead. How much of one is the question.

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Originally Posted by LA CAJUNS

Someone with some ability to hype up the fans and grow excitement?

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I know a guy!!! #NeverMindLOL

Man, I’ve rarely seen a team get after it as hard as these guys. A few more shots fall early and it’s whole different day today. Such a shame.

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Originally Posted by zeppelincajun

I don’t disagree with you on that scenario likely unfolding. I just think the time to drop him was last year after the 8th place finish. The admin saw it differently. Once you bring him back, IMO, you have to give him his chance to keep the job. He made the most of his chance.

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I know but the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. That's pretty much where we are with this basketball program.

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Originally Posted by CharlieK

Man, I’ve rarely seen a team get after it as hard as these guys. A few more shots fall early and it’s whole different day today. Such a shame.

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The only thing that slowed this team down was nerves.

A few more big time road games during the regular season might have helped in this regard.

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Originally Posted by zeppelincajun

It has nothing to do with hating anyone. It’s just time to acknowledge the truth of the program. We most likely will not be very good next year or in the couple years after that, and our administration is just fine with that. I’ll sit with the same 1,200 folks in the Dome and chat with the same 5 people in 2 page game threads until we make another run and stir up a brief interest from our fanbase, probably sometime around 2028.

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Agree with you mostly. I’ve come to accept the second coming of Beryl Shipley or Bobby Paschal isn’t walking thru the doors in the environment NCAA MBB has become. Want to be competitive every year, but the reality is this will be cyclical. Ask Georgia State.

The droning we need to be like (fill in the blank with a private school) by people demanding change is laughable. All creditability is lost when an unleveled comparative is made.

We’ll probably be back next year, but considering reducing or dropping RCAF. That’s a bigger issue with me. Besides my chump change donations seem not to matter. But that’s another topic.

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoom

Agree with you mostly. I’ve come to accept the second coming of Beryl Shipley or Bobby Paschal isn’t walking thru the doors in the environment NCAA MBB has become. Want to be competitive every year, but the reality is this will be cyclical. Ask Georgia State.

The droning we need to be like (fill in the blank with a private school) by people demanding change is laughable. All creditability is lost when an unleveled comparative is made.

We’ll probably be back next year, but considering reducing or dropping RCAF. That’s a bigger issue with me. Besides my chump change donations seem not to matter. But that’s another topic.

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All $$$$ matters.

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Originally Posted by CajunT

Not arguing either way. Short of Brown returning for another season, another rebuild is ahead. How much of one is the question.

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Correct. This is going to be an overhaul I fear.

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoom

Agree with you mostly. I’ve come to accept the second coming of Beryl Shipley or Bobby Paschal isn’t walking thru the doors in the environment NCAA MBB has become. Want to be competitive every year, but the reality is this will be cyclical. Ask Georgia State.

The droning we need to be like (fill in the blank with a private school) by people demanding change is laughable. All creditability is lost when an unleveled comparative is made.

We’ll probably be back next year, but considering reducing or dropping RCAF. That’s a bigger issue with me. Besides my chump change donations seem not to matter. But that’s another topic.

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Georgia State had one down year. Its not necessarily a down cycle for them

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoom

Agree with you mostly. I’ve come to accept the second coming of Beryl Shipley or Bobby Paschal isn’t walking thru the doors in the environment NCAA MBB has become. Want to be competitive every year, but the reality is this will be cyclical. Ask Georgia State.

The droning we need to be like (fill in the blank with a private school) by people demanding change is laughable. All creditability is lost when an unleveled comparative is made.

We’ll probably be back next year, but considering reducing or dropping RCAF. That’s a bigger issue with me. Besides my chump change donations seem not to matter. But that’s another topic.

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Georgia State is a perfect example of why it doesn’t necessarily have to be this way. They’ve been to the dance 4 times in a shorter span of time than Bob has gotten us to 2. They’ve won 3 regular season titles in that span where we have 1. They have off years absolutely, but they are consistently around the top of the conference.

To your last point, our attendance across all sports shows the disconnect between the administration and the “chump change” members of the fanbase.

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Originally Posted by zeppelincajun

Georgia State is a perfect example of why it doesn’t necessarily have to be this way. They’ve been to the dance 4 times in a shorter span of time than Bob has gotten us to 2. They’ve won 3 regular season titles in that span where we have 1. They have off years absolutely, but they are consistently around the top of the conference.

To your last point, our attendance across all sports shows the disconnect between the administration and the “chump change” members of the fanbase.

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Softball in ranked 6th in the nation in attendance.

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Originally Posted by JMV JustMyView

He will return next season.

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Originally Posted by axg8750

Who was the poster that was adamant he was 100% sure Marlin was going to resign in the middle of last season?

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Now I remember who was so certain Marlin would resign in the middle of 21/22 season because he had his “sources”:

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Originally Posted by JMV JustMyView

A little bird just told me that Marlin told a few folks that by mid season he will probably resign. Sounds like a cop out before officially getting canned. After Dr. Maggard makes the football hire the MBB program will be the next priority. Stay tuned folks.

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This is one of the many posts you made on this topic.

But now, we should believe it when you say Marlin will be given an extension?

I do think Marlin will get his extension but you have to understand why no one takes your comments about MBB seriously.

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Originally Posted by axg8750

Now I remember who was so certain Marlin would resign in the middle of 21/22 season because he had his “sources”:



This is one of the many posts you made on this topic.

But now, we should believe it when you say Marlin will be given an extension?

I do think Marlin will get his extension but you have to understand why no one takes your comments about MBB seriously.

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This post was from a different season when he is fact told some of the Marlin mafia that he will PROBABLY resign. I guess you confused WILL with PROBABLY, that Alaska air must be hampering your reading comprehension. He never said he will and neither did I. The MBB program will be and is the biggest priority. Do you think Marlin will be at UL forever? The next head coach needed at UL will be for WBB and MBB.

Nm

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Originally Posted by JMV JustMyView

I guess you confused WILL with PROBABLY, that Alaska air must be hampering your reading comprehension.

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Originally Posted by JMV JustMyView

Yes sir you better believe it. He is in full panic mode.

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“Better believe it” sure doesn’t sound like probably.

I guess I can see through all of the BS since I moved out of AK and the “AK air” back to Louisiana over 4 months ago.

Take a deep breath…must be tough to show the board you don’t know as much about every other poster as much as you try so hard to make it seem like you do.

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Originally Posted by axg8750

“Better believe it” sure doesn’t sound like probably.

I guess I can see through all of the BS since I moved out of AK and the “AK air” back to Louisiana over 4 months ago.

Take a deep breath…must be tough to show the board you don’t know as much about every other poster as much as you try so hard to make it seem like you do.

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Good for you and you were in Alaska when I posted those post. Nice try.. Glad you made it back to LA.

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Originally Posted by ragin50

Our guards are a turnover machine. This is an awful game. Tennessee is not very impreessive either.

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Impressive. FIFY.

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Originally Posted by JamesTheJeweler

19 points at half. Oof!

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Powerhouse Duke had 21.

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Originally Posted by cajunref

Duke will wipe the floor with winner of this game.

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Bump to this outstanding prediction.

Guess our 3 point loss to the Vols doesn’t look so bad now. Tenn is better than I thought. They are an excellent Defensive team. Now I wish we would have drawn Duke. Lol.
They beat Duke worst than us.

And yes, I did back up the truck on Tennessee at +3. The ACC was abysmal this season.

I think if we would have a different offensive strategy, we could have WON the Tenn game

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Originally Posted by Tasso

I think if we would have a different offensive strategy, we could have WON the Tenn game

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Maybe, but Tennessee has proven all year to be an elite defensive team. We had open shots and did not hit them. At some point, you have to give credit to an opponent. TN is a better team than us. Yes, we could've won if we played really well and they didn't.

Being consistently great defensively gives you so much room for error on offense.