MBB Final Louisiana 69, ULM 60

[Boomer]

Is that also Boomer doing the Dr. Pepper commercials? Cause he invented the college playoffs!

Go Boomer!

--Now that I think of it ---the old St Louis gym was very old looking and haven't seen the Dr Pepper deal yet---Lookin' forward to a great Spring Sports season---Waiting for the first negative post on the new AD, the baseball whatever, and the softball season----I think we are sitting pretty at this time and can't wait to sit in my new seats in the Russo!!!

[moorecajun]

Justin Miller is another recruit that is doing better than expected. You can probably add Roydell Brown to that list as well. In previous years, Bryant Mbamalu and Kasey Shepherd did better than expected. On the other hand, Heyward Register did not work out as well as we had hoped. You could say the same for Scottie Plaisance. That is the recruiting game. Hopefully the team we have now is indicative of what we will have going forward. With only one senior on this squad and three highly regarded transfers coming in as well as highly regarded recruit (he could be a bust-who knows), there is optimism for at least the next two years. You never know if chemistry will be an issue with those teams though. That appears to be a positive now. Someone asked to give examples of when people were wrong here. I provided some examples. The one I chuckle the most about was the view we would be the worst team in Louisiana this year as it occurred after a 70 point blowout. I can give you some more. Many people predicted the basketball team would win around ten games this year. They presented those as facts, not opinions as they were so sure the program was headed in the wrong direction. I predicted 17. Hopefully I am wrong as well there. I can give you another one that was wrong and it was something I said. I said the OL for the Cajuns football team would be improved this year. That crow tastes rancid.

I understand crow has to be cooked over a low heat for a long time. The only way to get rid of the rancid taste is too drink a lot of bourbon; I thought that was why we had the bourbon thread?

Just kidding. What we need more than someone being right or wrong is to enjoy what we have! This team is good, getting better and should continue getting better. This is a good time to go out and watch them develop right in front of our eyes.

Just to give my .02, I saw development in Scottie; it's just (as someone else pointed out) we brought in players after him that were better fits on our team. He may very well have a good career at another school. So he was not a bad signee.

[Just1More]

It wasn't a personal dig at mike, it's just the way I see it, I get it and like I said nothing wrong with it.

I don't think you meant it as harsh as it sounded. But in all honesty, Mike is not a puff for the program. He is about as informed and respectful as I've ever met. He chooses not to post ultra derogatory comments... but he is a very straight forward basketball fan/observer. I value his opinion on UL MBB about as much as anyone I've met. He will listen to your counter opinion and give it thought. That is a rare quality on this forum. He is not a blind cheerleader for MBB.

[Hark Mudspeth]

I don't think you meant it as harsh as it sounded. But in all honesty, Mike is not a puff for the program. He is about as informed and respectful as I've ever met. He chooses not to post ultra derogatory comments... but he is a very straight forward basketball fan/observer. I value his opinion on UL MBB about as much as anyone I've met. He will listen to your counter opinion and give it thought. That is a rare quality on this forum. He is not a blind cheerleader for MBB.

I didn't mean it to be harsh at all, people that are very close to a situation usually see it through different lenses than people that arent...neither are right or wrong...just different. Whe you start knowing these coaches and players on a personal level..it's very different...nothing wrong with it at all.

[Cajunsmike]

I didn't mean it to be harsh at all, people that are very close to a situation usually see it through different lenses than people that arent...neither are right or wrong...just different. Whe you start knowing these coaches and players on a personal level..it's very different...nothing wrong with it at all.

I can agree with that. When you know guys personally, you naturally pull harder for them to succeed.

[Turbine]

I'm starting to lean towards pro Marlin.

[HOUCajun]

Fire Bobby Bigfish!!!!

[Crawfish]

That sounds EXPRESSLY familiar...

Not sure where I heard it before though.

Fire Bobby Bigfish!!!!

[Zeebart21]

Is that also Boomer doing the Dr. Pepper commercials? Cause he invented the college playoffs!

Go Boomer!

In a fever dream!!!

[zephyr]

I'm excited about where we are...and where we are heading, finally. Add in all the new guys this year that appear to be good gets and Marlin has still missed a whole lot more than he has hit in recruiting...like a lot more. So to hear the same passive aggressive comnenta everytime someone says how much they like pj Hardy only puts a negative connotation on Hardy and what the team is doing IMO. To hear how good of a recruiter Marlin is everytime Hardy is mentioned is silly...he appears to have hit on Hardy, that doesn't make him a good recruiter. It's also very early in their careers, let's see how they develope...hell let's see if they are still here in a couple years.

It seems to me that you are taking things to unnecessary extremes. Nobody all of a sudden was claiming Marlin is a great recruiter. Mike was only mentioning that while he is criticized, and rightfully so, for the roster attrition we've had, he should be complimented along with the rest of the staff on the value they saw in Hardy.

I've banged on Marlin a lot over the last couple of years and nothing he does now will change what I thought about his job in those previous years but its good to see a winner and this team is fun to watch. I'll watch every game this year and appreciate it for what it is, a great year hopefully. Nothing more nothing less and it doesn't mean we will be some sort of juggernaut next year either. The staff and players need to find a way to catch that lightning in a bottle from this year and build upon it next year which will be a chore in itself.

Having a good year this year doesn't put all those Marlin detractors in their place so to speak either. Like I said, its one good year mixed in what some not so good results. Hopefully we build upon it and get better. Give me a few of these type of years with some consistency and decent signature wins and I'll admit I was wrong.

[Hark Mudspeth]

It seems to me that you are taking things to unnecessary extremes. Nobody all of a sudden was claiming Marlin is a great recruiter. Mike was only mentioning that while he is criticized, and rightfully so, for the roster attrition we've had, he should be complimented along with the rest of the staff on the value they saw in Hardy.

I've banged on Marlin a lot over the last couple of years and nothing he does now will change what I thought about his job in those previous years but its good to see a winner and this team is fun to watch. I'll watch every game this year and appreciate it for what it is, a great year hopefully. Nothing more nothing less and it doesn't mean we will be some sort of juggernaut next year either. The staff and players need to find a way to catch that lightning in a bottle from this year and build upon it next year which will be a chore in itself.

Having a good year this year doesn't put all those Marlin detractors in their place so to speak either. Like I said, its one good year mixed in what some not so good results. Hopefully we build upon it and get better. Give me a few of these type of years with some consistency and decent signature wins and I'll admit I was wrong.

It wasn't just the comments in this thread, I'm not taking anything to the extreme.

[zephyr]

It wasn't just the comments in this thread, I'm not taking anything to the extreme.

Um, Ok