MBB NIT Final: LOUISIANA 76, LSU 84

[Kjun08]

All we gotta do is say where and when---- to play them again since we "Don't get to"

[studentfan]

Being out coached again - no adjustments

Sounds familiar...like when Hud was coaching.

[Rougarou]

Thats all they hire.... friggin (want to say the other word) douches.... This is why I didn't go tonight.... when their crowd started chanting LSU reject at a young man.... well I may be in the local jail right now..... Frig LSU

That's why I have to laugh when people I know that are LSU fans believe they are the "good guys".

[BrockMeaux]

Listening to Murphy talk after the game about this could be a rivalry. What a crock. It’s only a rivalry if we win a few.

We had some great kids on this team and I thank them for being Ragin Cajuns.

Again. Can only win a few if you play a few. At this point, I'd be happy with a regular 2-and-1. Play regularly. Get them to the Cajundome once in a while. Instead, they'll just wait a couple decades to schedule us or until we're paired in the NIT again, win that one, claim continued dominance, and go about their business.

[Cajunsmike]

Listening to Murphy talk after the game about this could be a rivalry. What a crock. It’s only a rivalry if we win a few.

We had some great kids on this team and I thank them for being Ragin Cajuns.

Just left game. Tigers played fairly well, our guys played hard but made too many mistakes. We were hammered inside most of game with few calls. Despite all that difference in game was simply fact Gant was ineffective due to his illness. He could not even dunk. Where he was really missed was on defense as we had no rim protector. Guy was hustling but he just could not go. What was disappointing is our depth did not show up. Miller, Davis, and Marquetti were ineffective. Those guys will be counted on next year. They have to perform better than what they showed tonight for next season to be successful. In closing I of course had to bring in logic to balance the understandable emotional responses many have

[Balanced_view]

It wasn't coaching IMO. They were longer, more athletic and more explosive. We got beat up on the boards on both sides of the ball. They were playing sticky defense and we started throwing up poor shots. Our guys are savvy and experienced. We made a few runs. It just wasn't enough to overcome the athletic discrepancy.

I disagree. if what you said were true, you would have seen the difference in both halves. truth was we out played them in the second have and looked just as athletic as they did.

[KajunKrazy]

Relax fellas ed o has football quickly headed back to curly hallman days. Just be patient and enjoy the meltdown around the corner.

[Balanced_view]

Hell on this crap. Yeah, win and you get respect. Great. You know how you win? Getting as much going in your favor as you can. It's not like we're talking a 50/50 coin toss on where this game should've been played. It 100% should've been in Lafayette. Middle Tennessee, for all their supposed respect, despite all statistical metrics, got left out and disrespected just like we did. The deck will always be stacked in favor of the money. If that game is played at home tonight, maybe we get that win because our guys are in their environment instead of having to go to Baton Rouge and facing a hostile crowd backing a team with the comforts of home.

but the point is the game was not in Lafayette. we need to win games. period, no matter where they are played. to suggest we need to be at home in order to win is not good enough

[BrockMeaux]

It wasn't coaching IMO. They were longer, more athletic and more explosive. We got beat up on the boards on both sides of the ball. They were playing sticky defense and we started throwing up poor shots. Our guys are savvy and experienced. We made a few runs. It just wasn't enough to overcome the athletic discrepancy.

First half, I think it was definitely coaching. The commentators mentioned it lots of times. We had very poor spacing and little movement on offense. Now, maybe that was just the team not rising to the moment, I don't know. But we made adjustments after half and every bit deserved to be in that game.

[CajunGrad16]

Guys this hurts for everyone especially the players as it’s not the way any of us wanted the season to finish but these guys fought their hearts out and finished with a school record 27 wins and they are the first Cajuns basketball team to claim the SBC title outright since joining the Sun Belt. These guys will be rembered for their teamwork and their passion.

[cajunfan1]

Hate to admit it but the better team won tonight. After that punch to the face at the beginning of the game LSU played with poise & confidence of their home floor. Even with a subpar offensive & rebounding performance from Bryce & Marquetti virtually nonexistent on offense, & an unhealthy Gant & we still hang tough till the end is admirable. Bartley, Stove, & Stroman gave it all out on the floor. Justin Miller must improve for next season. Sad fan but proud of our guys. Seen a lot of Cajun basketball in the last 40 years & this team was exciting to watch. We will never again see the days in which mid-majors will get the respect & scheduling opportunities they deserve like we did in our glory years. Such is the nature of the beast we call the NCAA.

[KajunKrazy]

You know I am upset as the next man but I'm not ready to can Marlin. What ____ed me off the most is my drive home I turn the game on the radio first station I got too was 98.1 during first quarter. The total disrespect for our university and the talking _____ about our players why referring to us as Lafayette made me sick to my stomach. Then I turned to 105.9 to hear Jay say nothing bad about the other school. And people wonder why I hate that school so much.

I am pretty sure that was John Brady calling us Lafayette. You have to forgive that chip monk he can't read the name across our chest.