Is Bob Marlin's seat even starting to warm up?

[oldalum]

I watched the entire game tonight. We were totally out classed from the first minutes of the game. We were never competitive. Pepperdine had 8 players who played 14 or more minutes with their big boys taking the game off and still 4 scored in double figures with a fifth at 9 points.

Our team is 0-6 to start the season verses real competition. The Fun Belt comes in now and it looks like we will be 6th or 7th in conference.

The questions now are:

1) will we get 10 wins in conference?
2) will we finish with a losing record?
3) how long will it take for the Marlin apologists to realize we don't have a real coach?

I guess the big question now is About Scott Farmer. Did he get over excited about football and basketball and raise the pay and extend contracts to two coaches who really are not that good? Perhaps his seat needs to heat up a little!

[CajunRed]

I have not been a Marlin apologist, but I was not one bashing him either. At this point in our season, though, with this many losses already, I might start. The program has made very little progress, if any, under him. Very disappointing.

[USLJim]

The 2015-16 basketball team is 0-3 against quality opponents. A school with our basketball tradition should not get credit for defeating Mississippi College, Louisiana College and a weak Loyola team (using the same philosophy that Alabama football should not really get credit for beating ULM and Eastern Michigan).

In 2013-14, with now NBA player Elfred Payton and NBA Prospect Shawn Long, the Cajuns went 23-13 with victories over power house teams like Louisiana College, McNeese State, Oakland, Coastal Carolina, Northwestern State, Centenary, and Central Methodist. Take those seven rent-a-wins away from the Cajuns and the team is 16-13 on the season with losses to power house teams like Jackson State and ULM. We did go to the big dance but lost by 10 points in our first game to Creighton.

In 2014-15, with our team being led by NBA prospect Shawn Long who would eventually make a national team, went 22-14 overall with 7 losses in conference. The Cajuns had wins over Louisiana College, Oral Roberts, Jackson State, Centenary, Milligan College, Incarnate Word, and Sam Houston State. Take those 7 wins off our schedule and the Cajuns are 15-14 with losses to Milwaukee, McNeese State, Northwestern State, and Evansville.

The 2014-15 Cajuns went to a THIRD TIER post season tournament meaning the top 98 teams went to the other two tournaments. A great degree of pride was shown by a second place finish in a tournament made up of also ran teams.

This season there was a lot of hype about how wonderful this team would be. In the three games that we have played against teams that have a chance to be in post season tournaments we have lost by 16 (Miami), 12 (Alabama) and 11 (ULM).

So here are the questions about a coach of a team with very high expectations:

1) What is an acceptable final season record for this team?
2) What is an acceptable finish in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament?
3) Is our season not successful if we are not in the NCAA Tournament?
4) If we make the NCAA Tournament how far do we think this team SHOULD go?
5) If we do not make the NCAA Tournament what is an acceptable finish in a second or third tier tournament?

Bob Marlin may have been a good coach at an Southland School but he is a terrible coach HERE. I don't like what is going on and I am tired of the KOOL AID from him and HUD. We are seeing and hearing crap.

Geaux Cajuns

[Zeebart21]

Well boys he was recently given a bump in pay and a new contract! He will be here for the duration. Thanks TJoe. Thanks Farmer.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night......

Z

[SMD7636]

I watched the entire game tonight. We were totally out classed from the first minutes of the game. We were never competitive. Pepperdine had 8 players who played 14 or more minutes with their big boys taking the game off and still 4 scored in double figures with a fifth at 9 points.

Our team is 0-6 to start the season verses real competition. The Fun Belt comes in now and it looks like we will be 6th or 7th in conference.

The questions now are:

1) will we get 10 wins in conference?
2) will we finish with a losing record?
3) how long will it take for the Marlin apologists to realize we don't have a real coach?

I guess the big question now is About Scott Farmer. Did he get over excited about football and basketball and raise the pay and extend contracts to two coaches who really are not that good? Perhaps his seat needs to heat up a little!

I agree Scott Farmer's seat needs to be HOT! I have been underwhelmed by his talents and vision for our future. We need a real AD.

[Geaux]

I said this when Farmer gave him the raise! He did nothing to deserve that type of raise. He flirted with SMU and a few others and played Farmer into giving him a raise.
From J.J. and Laron, to Elfrid to Sean Long, this guy has not done anything spectacular outside of the Sun Belt Conference

[CrazyCajun]

I said this when Farmer gave him the raise! He did nothing to deserve that type of raise. He flirted with SMU and a few others and played Farmer into giving him a raise.
From J.J. and Laron, to Elfrid to Sean Long, this guy has not done anything spectacular outside of the Sun Belt Conference

He hasn't done anything spectacular in the SBC...he won 3 games, barely, in a conference tourney with a lottery pick.

[CajunEXPRESS]

We're so ordinary in a bottom tier conference. Nothing else needs to be said.

[cajun4life]

Bobby Big Fish just ain't cutting it.

[oldalum]

Our Current RPI #268 (out of 351)

Our record is 1-6 against the teams listed in the Division 1 (351 teams). On the Cajuns Website they have 3-6 but two of the victories they are claiming are against teams in lower divisions. If we are going to ask why Alabama football gets credit for playing Middle Tennesse, ULM, and Charleston-Southern, then we need to hold ourselves to the same standard.

Our victories are over:
McNeese #329

Our losses are to:
Miami #38
Alabama #15
ULM #132
LATech #79
UCLA #42
Pepperdine #149

Why does Louisiana College show the UL vs Louisiana College Game as an EXHIBITION game, but on UL's website we claim that as a victory that counts toward our overall record? (http://www.lcwildcats.net/schedule.aspx?path=mbball)
Loyola also shows our game as EXHIBITION, but UL claims that as a victory as well. (http://wolfpack.loyno.edu/mens-basketball/schedule)

We have 20 games left plus the Sun Belt Tournament. Going back to the beginning of this thread most people were asking for 20 victories and being competitive in the first round of the NCAA.

Time to revise those picks is NOW before conference starts.

WHAT ARE YOUR NEW EXPECTATIONS OF THE BOB MARLIN COACHED CAJUNS?