60 grand they got from going to Drake would not have allowed the purchase of a name team to come here. Not enough there to do so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
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60 grand they got from going to Drake would not have allowed the purchase of a name team to come here. Not enough there to do so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
It doesn’t have to be accomplshed with a single money game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunsmike
In some years bringing in a quality opponent could affect seeding in the Big Dance, and seeding has a lot to do with whether a team has a chance to advance or not.
Define quality team? What makes you think that it’s strictly a money issue?Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
Their chemistry made them great. While Jordan Brown is good, I don't think this team (as a whole) was especially talented -- even judging against Coach Marlin's other teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crawfish
Not sure about PR but not having to play the #1 or #3 seed helped.
2013-14Quote:
Originally Posted by KajunKrazy
2017-18
2022-23
Saying Drake paid for the trip.
Just think if they had went to Puerto Rico for spring training AND stayed in the same dorms!!!! We would've won a natty for sure!Quote:
Originally Posted by LouisianaB
ESPN announcers and Joe Linardi discussed this in the last ten minutes of the first half of the South Alabama game at the CD a week or so back. Some really need to watch it and save some brain cells from beating their heads against the proverbial brick wall.Quote:
Originally Posted by KajunKrazy
Hint, it’s NOT money. And no, I’m not getting on the merry-go-round discussion to nowhere.
1%? OK, let's give credit to shoes also. Wearing shoes has to account for at least 1%, right? I'm being a smartass of course. And I'm not saying it couldn't have contributed some to the success, but let's be real. If a trip to PR is what contributed to THAT much success, then we should take that trip every year and got to the dance every season. We're splitting hairs here.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedTails
Yea, we are splitting hairs. But to be fair to the OP, he did not quantify how much the trip contributed. Only that it helped with chemistry.Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesTheJeweler
I'm on board with your logic.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedTails
Then you're not accepting reality.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
Three trips overseas. Three championships. That isn't a coincidence. All three of those trips helped with bonding and chemistry. The players themselves said as much in interviews last night.
Do the trips mean some kind of magic happens to win a tournament? Of course not. But to say it has nothing to do with it is simply wrong.
Now, if you want to say we should do it without those trips, that's your opinion and you're entitled to it.
So, now I'll ask you this question. And, anyone else can chime in.
For the cost of the Puerto Rico trip, what quality of opponent (assuming we had raised that money each year) do you think we could bring to the Dome?
Whatever your answer is, it won't do nearly as much as those trips did. And, you'll probably be wrong about the quality of opponent.
I see "Three trips overseas. Three championships" as part of Marlin's recruiting cycle, with him pulling all the rabbits out the hat during peak recruiting cycle.
I know it can't be done every year so he has to pace his opportunities, and he has done it to perfection.
As far as players saying as much, no disrespect but players are verbal parrots of coach speak.
What are the NCAA rules about practice between conference tournament and NCAA tournament. A week and a half sounds like a long time to not play a game.
Jay, does USM have a shot at an at-large?
46 RPI, 2 Quadrant 1 wins....
Well, I traveled more with this team than any team in the past. You can stop with the "verbal parrots of coach speak." I SAW the results on the buses after games and during trips. I HEARD the unselfishness of the players as they stood up in the bus to extol the performances of their teammates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
So you can stop right there.
Zero chanceQuote:
Originally Posted by CajunNation
No. RPI is no longer used. NET rankings are and they are 87. Marshall has the best NET rating at 83. Cajuns are 89.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunNation
I'll go a step farther. I truly believe had we lost last night our season would be over with 25 wins.
When the NET was explained, I said it would be tougher than ever to get an at large as a mid major.
Time so far has proven me correct.
are teams allowed to take a trip such as the puerto rico trip every year?
Every four years.Quote:
Originally Posted by RougaWhite&Blue
interesting, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by JayWalker
Wow.Quote:
Originally Posted by JayWalker
So, how do you get your Net ranking up?
I totally buy in to the unselfishness, their crediting teamates, the humility. All of it, all season long.Quote:
Originally Posted by JayWalker
But them going back to the preseason in the post game last night is is 100% repeating coach speak.
I have been in on many post-game press conferences where.
a) Coach talks to players.
b) Coach talks to media.
c) Players talk to media.
Result players are repeating verbatim what the coach just said about keys to the game (etc) and they weren't even in the media room together.
None of that takes away from them extoling each other's performances.
So you want to bring inQuote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
2013-14
2017-18
2022-23?
The question was what quality team would you spend that money on that is willing to come here for that price? How do you know its all about a money thing and not about a willingness to play on the road against a quality mid major? Name those quality teams that he should be bringing in?
Thanks cajunsmike for the original post.
The rest of this thread is stupid. The team had a great regular season. And last night won the conference tournament, which is the ONLY way for a Sun Belt Conference team to make the NCAA tournament in the current landscape of college basketball.
The money spent in PR would be nowhere near what it would cost to bring in a team that, if (and a BIG if) the Cajuns had beaten, wouldn’t have made any difference in making the NCAA tournament without winning last night.
Is it so difficult to enjoy the moment and celebrate this team accomplishing what they’ve accomplished?? My God.