Watch South Alabama's coach go nuts

[RedBug58]

I've been coaching several different sports for over 15 years now. I get wound up at times during some important games, but never, ever acted like South Al's coach did last night. He should be ashamed of himself and he IS a cry baby.
I still think he should have been tasered...........(Don't tase be Bro...)

Oh, one more thing.........someone should wash his mouth out with soap........Where are the Nuns when we need them........

[Cajunsmike]

I didn't see but did the refs look at it before they left the floor? It wouldn't have been a long review but I didn't even see them look at it.

Also any fans sitting behind the scores table able to hear what the USA coach was screaming? Guy looked like he was going to have a stroke. I know it's a tough way to lose but jeez man, the looked like a cry baby all game. I can't recall ever seeing a coach in recent history acting like that.

Guy was just fighting for his team. I respect him for it. Refs did not look at the replay as their was no courtside monitor and they are not obligated to look at it in such a situation. Replay which was brought up eventually was from RaginCajuns.com. He was still angry after seeing it as he wondered how Randell took all those dribbles and got it off in 2.4 secons.

[ULtimateCajun]

_ Couple of things, and mind you I was not at the game.

1. Ronnie Arrow is one of the best coaches in the Belt, if not the best. Cry baby, is harsh. As someone who coaches small kids in basketball I could understand his fustration if he truely believed it was a missed call. I would expect any coach to react to losing on a last second shot, especially if he felt it was a wrong call.'

2. As far as the video review goes, according to the advertiser this morning. "Unsure whether Daigle had gotten the 35-footer off in time, South Alabama coach Ronnie Arrow demanded the officials review the play. NCAA rules, though, state that a play can only be reviewed if there is a monitor located on a designated courtside table." _

With all respect to you Dave, I was at the game, you were not. I'm sure he sleeps very well at night knowing that he is one of the best coaches in the sunbelt. BUT he looked like a p!ssing and moaning high school coach last night at the cajundome. It wasn't just after the game either. At any point in the game you could look over at the bench and he looked like he was about to lose his ____e at any moment. So with that said, cry baby maybe isn't harsh enough. He acted like a gigantic p*ssy last night. Now that would be a harsh thing to say. Cry baby, not so much. If the shoe fits.

[jimbo]

I talked to one of the South AL players and he agreed with me that Ronnie Arrow is a CRYBABY and gets frustrated listening to him constantly whine during games. I was by the scorers table after the game and heard many F-bombs come out of his mouth and one of their assistant coaches bowed-up to a female UP, what a real tough guy! The problem is they began to celebrate a win before the game was over and it came back and bit them on their _____es!!! I also saw that FAU coach Mike Jarvis has been suspended for 1 game for getting 3 technical fouls the other night against ULM..........Why are SBC basketball coaches such BABIES!!!!!?????

[Tiredof theBS]

_ I talked to one of the South AL players and he agreed with me that Ronnie Arrow is a CRYBABY and gets frustrated listening to him constantly whine during games. I was by the scorers table after the game and heard many F-bombs come out of his mouth and one of their assistant coaches bowed-up to a female UP, what a real tough guy! The problem is they began to celebrate a win before the game was over and it came back and bit them on their _____es!!! I also saw that FAU coach Mike Jarvis has been suspended for 1 game for getting 3 technical fouls the other night against ULM..........Why are SBC basketball coaches such BABIES!!!!!????? _

Sorry, I don't believe a word of this post. If a player on the team mouthed off against one of his coaches and word got back to the coach that you told an OPPOSING TEAM FAN THAT HE IS A CRY BABY you would be talking about being benched for the remainder of the year, and possibly being put off the team. I'll give this post credence when you post the name of the player so I can Email the coach and let him know that one of his players needs to be suspended for insubordination.

Last week I made another post about coach pay at LSU where I actually called LSU to find out where the coaches pay came from. I love that we can be anonymous on this board, but saying that a player was bad mouthing his coach after a game is ludicrous. I'll do the same this time and serve as a fact checker on behalf off the USA coach.

[MetryCajun]

_ I talked to one of the South AL players and he agreed with me that Ronnie Arrow is a CRYBABY and gets frustrated listening to him constantly whine during games. I was by the scorers table after the game and heard many F-bombs come out of his mouth and one of their assistant coaches bowed-up to a female UP, what a real tough guy! The problem is they began to celebrate a win before the game was over and it came back and bit them on their _____es!!! I also saw that FAU coach Mike Jarvis has been suspended for 1 game for getting 3 technical fouls the other night against ULM..........Why are SBC basketball coaches such BABIES!!!!!????? _

I can think of a couple:
1) The refs are terrible. Missing a call happens to everyone, but some of these guys miss more than they get right.
2) Conferences like the SBC can make or break a coach. If you are unsuccessful, you probably will have a hard time getting another D1 coaching job.

[Frenchie35]

_ Refs did not look at the replay as their was no courtside monitor and they are not obligated to look at it in such a situation.

I would think that they would not be obligated if a monitor was not on the scorer's table.......what is there to look at? The ref's should have just walked off. And if it is true that he spent all his time at the scorer's table lashing out with the F-boom he should be suspended.

[RedBug58]

I saw that somebody was filming that whole thing with the South Al coach. I wish that the people who were not there last night could see it so they could know first hand that he is a Foul Mouthed Cry Baby

[Cajunbander]

He is a HUGE crybaby. Like someone said earlier, he kept running onto the court, roaming outside his little coach's box, throwing things around (even throwing papers onto the court) etc. We were all surprised he never got a technical.

As for after the game, he just got worse, it also seemed like some of the players took after him a little bit, no. 3 in particular. We decided to play the fight song for them, then Do What Ya Wanna. For some reason, they didn't like it.

Did anyone else catch the fact that UL's Chief of Police had to, along with two of his officers, escort the coach back to the locker rooms? When it gets to that point, that's not getting wrapped up in the game, that's taking it too far.

[lcitsh]

There are two thoughts I would like for us to take from last night's game. If you are hoping that this win will springboard the Cajuns into a miracle run, think on these factors. Half the teams we will be playing are pretty decent defensively. The easiest person to guard is the one who will not pass the ball. If you look at our offense when we are in a half court set, the success comes when players are moving without the ball and passes are short, crisp and often. When the players get open looks within 15 feet, that opens up the 20-footers. This is when the Cajuns get their leads. The leads vanish when they begin their one-on-one moves, noboby is moving, defensive players collapse on the ball handler and he tries to shoot over two defenders. Whether the orders are coming from the bench to not go inside or the ball handlers on the court have no confidence in any "inside player" (Barr, Gary, Batiste, Adeife, Wallace), when they shoot all of their shots from 15+ feet, they make it easier for the opponent to come back. They need to make the effort to shoot within 15 feet by passing, not by dribble penetration, and they should continue to score. We'll see if they (players and coaches) can figure this out and execute it.

The second factor: Ronnie Arrow. You know, our animosity with South Alabama, in my estimation, had somewhat died down over the last few years, with Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State starting to really come to the forefront. For the 2000+ who use to come to these games and weren't there last night, you missed the reason why South Al was our #1 nemesis when we first got into the league. It brought back to my memory the days of Tim Floyd @ UNO, when he would constantly be in the officials face, chewing on him, looking for a call. The only thing that was missing was the two steps on the court that Floyd would always do.
Ronnie Arrow's actions during the game, and even more so after, will bring back the animosity Cajun fans have had toward South Alabama and will recreate the intensity of the rivalry that had taken a back seat to other programs in the conference. A potentially huge mistake on Arrow's part. Time will tell.