Marlin's Record

[Turbine]

Dude, if you actually believe that... wow.

You don't?

Without a healthy Gant and Stove, a pay in game is doubtful.

[LouisianaB]

That RPI got us a road trip NIT game and an early spring break.

Technically our regular season championship did.

[VObserver]

That 5 year average of 108 is not bad.

Get rid of the 2 non D1 games and replace them with teams who have a good 3 year rpi average. That is what we can do but for us to see any substantial change, the conference has to step there scheduling up.

The non D1 schools don't hurt RPI. I don't like playing them, but if you want to help RPI, dump McNeese and UNO and replace them with good RPI schools.

[CharlieK]

Technically our regular season championship did.

I know. My point was our RPI he was so excited about only got us a road game. So it was practically meaningless.

[Tell The Truth]

typical usl fans on this board...excuses and more excuses for never taking advantage of a situation to gain some respect...the fleur de leis never win the big game against a quality opponent...marlin is an big a_ _ hole for not shaking hands prior to the game...I just became a fan of any team usl plays from now on...JUST SHUT UP AND WIN SOMETHING BIG THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHEAT TO GET...ie bowl games in NO...by the way robe has never beaten LSU in a regional only in meaningless mid week games...has it really been 18 years since the steroid team went to OMAHA!!!

[VObserver]

Here is Marlin's D1 record at UL, broken down in several ways.

Conference Regular Season standings: 1, T2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 6, 8

Conference Tournament titles: 1

NCAA Appearances (record): 1 (0-1)

NIT Appearances (record): 1 (0-1)

Road Record: 48-71

Neutral Record: 13-11

Home Record: 77-25

Overall Record: 138-107

Record vs RPI 1-100: 10-32

Record vs RPI 101-200: 44-54

Record vs RPI 1-200: 54-86

Record vs RPI 201-351: 84-21

Not a bad overall record if you don't care about championships or building a quality program. In the best Scott Farmer tradition, it is "comfortable".

Ok.. someone asked for Middle Tennessee over the same 8 year period. Here it is.

Conference Regular Season Standings: 1, 1, 1, 1, T1, 2, 4, 6

Conference Tournament Titles: 2

NCAA Appearances (Record): 3 (2-3)

NIT Appearances (Record): 2 (3-1)

Road Record: 72-41

Neutral Record: 16-17

Home Record: 90-17

Overall Record: 178-75

Record vs RPI 1-100: 22-36

Record vs RPI 101-200: 72-26

Record vs RPI 201-351: 84-13

This is what good coaches in weaker conferences do to be considered for good seeding or at large bids. Pay particular attention to the record vs 101-200 RPI, and the Road Record.

[Ragincajun07]

Ok.. someone asked for Middle Tennessee over the same 8 year period. Here it is.

Conference Regular Season Standings: 1, 1, 1, 1, T1, 2, 4, 6

Conference Tournament Titles: 2

NCAA Appearances (Record): 3 (2-3)

NIT Appearances (Record): 2 (3-1)

Road Record: 72-41

Neutral Record: 16-17

Home Record: 90-17

Overall Record: 178-75

Record vs RPI 1-100: 22-36

Record vs RPI 101-200: 72-26

Record vs RPI 201-351: 84-13

This is what good coaches in weaker conferences do to be considered for good seeding or at large bids. Pay particular attention to the record vs 101-200 RPI, and the Road recoed.

Wow, we’re not even close...

[VObserver]

Wow, we’re not even close...

Which is what some of us have been saying for several years. Our players and our fans deserve better. Just as an aside, Middle Tennessee has not had a single player in that span who even sniffed the NBA.

[ManAboutTown]

Ok.. someone asked for Middle Tennessee over the same 8 year period. Here it is.

Conference Regular Season Standings: 1, 1, 1, 1, T1, 2, 4, 6

Conference Tournament Titles: 2

NCAA Appearances (Record): 3 (2-3)

NIT Appearances (Record): 2 (3-1)

Road Record: 72-41

Neutral Record: 16-17

Home Record: 90-17

Overall Record: 178-75

Record vs RPI 1-100: 22-36

Record vs RPI 101-200: 72-26

Record vs RPI 201-351: 84-13

This is what good coaches in weaker conferences do to be considered for good seeding or at large bids. Pay particular attention to the record vs 101-200 RPI, and the Road Record.

Thanks for doing the research Mr. Charlie..

Those are very sobering numbers..

Wow.

[VObserver]

No problem.

To paraphrase our esteemed play by play announcer, you may spell good coaching "p-l-a-y-e-r-s", but you spell good programs "c-o-a-c-h-i-n-g".

[CajunNation]

The non D1 schools don't hurt RPI. I don't like playing them, but if you want to help RPI, dump McNeese and UNO and replace them with good RPI schools.

Aren't the D2 games not included in RPI calculations? They are empty wins that matter only to those worried about contract extensions and citing fake successes. They are also missed opportunities to get our scheduling where it needs to be to go forward.

[Duckster]

Thanks so much for posting the MT stats comparison. If we all consider the NIT a quality postseason tourney, then 5 of 8 seasons MT advanced to the postseason. Illustrates Coach Marlin has ways to go to close the gap from that standpoint. Makes you wonder if we fund MBB similar to MT? Improving our strength of schedule is a challenge which will likely take more money. Implementing a multi faceted strategy for the program to take next level type of steps is crucial. We have a first class arena to watch games but that's not enough. I haven't been a MBB season ticket holder usually making the last five or six home games after duck season. But will be purchasing them for next season.