Sun Belt Basketball Coaches Rank the Best Jobs in the Conference

[zephyr]

Oh no, we not going to do that again, and again and again!!!!!

You don't have to

[ULvictory]

That was probably not the best comment to make at the time. However your players had to be devastated at that time so they likely did not want to make things tougher for them. Still what is said publicly often is not how people really feel. With the passage of time they have likely come to realize things have to improve.

The best thing for him to do at the time was to not say it at all because the perception to the fan base is that “this is acceptable.” It’s PR 101. I never hear Napier tell the media that other teams celebrate like they win the Super Bowl after they beat us because we are some kind of juggernaut. If anything, he always says that “we still have work to do.”

Outside of you and a few other fans that say that they know they can do better, I don’t usually get that vibe from them.

[CajunRebel]

It is funny how people can take one single word and interpret it in opposite ways.

I honestly don’t understand how anyone could think he meant that our fan base had low expectations given basic context.

First of all, let’s be honest. We’re one of the few Belt fan bases who even gives a damn about college basketball. Second, besides maybe Georgia State, I don’t know of any other Belt team whose fans have higher expectations than ours. Third, we know that having a fan base with high expectations is not good for a coach’s job security. Because this article is about good vs. bad coaching jobs, “high expectations” will naturally fall under the “where they lose” category.

[cajun4life]

It is funny how people can take one single word and interpret it in opposite ways.

I honestly don’t understand how anyone could think he meant that our fan base had low expectations given basic context.

First of all, let’s be honest. We’re one of the few Belt fan bases who even gives a damn about college basketball. Second, besides maybe Georgia State, I don’t know of any other Belt team whose fans have higher expectations than ours. Third, we know that having a fan base with high expectations is not good for a coach’s job security. Because this article is about good vs. bad coaching jobs, “high expectations” will naturally fall under the “where they lose” category.

We don’t have high expectations. We have realistic expectations. Big Guppy just has excuses. He hasn’t had a win against a top 100 program. He isn’t very good against top 200 programs either. Our scheduling is terrible until this year when Maggard got involved.

Big Guppy is all about reaching weak milestones/contract infinitives. Padding your schedule to tech them is almost like stealing. Farmer allowed him to do so because he was a small time AD.

[ULvictory]

It is funny how people can take one single word and interpret it in opposite ways.

I honestly don’t understand how anyone could think he meant that our fan base had low expectations given basic context.

First of all, let’s be honest. We’re one of the few Belt fan bases who even gives a damn about college basketball. Second, besides maybe Georgia State, I don’t know of any other Belt team whose fans have higher expectations than ours. Third, we know that having a fan base with high expectations is not good for a coach’s job security. Because this article is about good vs. bad coaching jobs, “high expectations” will naturally fall under the “where they lose” category.

I read it pretty clearly. They’ve underachieved. And it’s not because of our fans “high expectations.”

[ManAboutTown]

It is funny how people can take one single word and interpret it in opposite ways.

I honestly don’t understand how anyone could think he meant that our fan base had low expectations given basic context.

First of all, let’s be honest. We’re one of the few Belt fan bases who even gives a damn about college basketball. Second, besides maybe Georgia State, I don’t know of any other Belt team whose fans have higher expectations than ours. Third, we know that having a fan base with high expectations is not good for a coach’s job security. Because this article is about good vs. bad coaching jobs, “high expectations” will naturally fall under the “where they lose” category.

How anyone has this opinion is unconscionable. Our fan base has high expectations? Maybe you're high...

[zephyr]

It is funny how people can take one single word and interpret it in opposite ways.

I honestly don’t understand how anyone could think he meant that our fan base had low expectations given basic context.

First of all, let’s be honest. We’re one of the few Belt fan bases who even gives a damn about college basketball. Second, besides maybe Georgia State, I don’t know of any other Belt team whose fans have higher expectations than ours. Third, we know that having a fan base with high expectations is not good for a coach’s job security. Because this article is about good vs. bad coaching jobs, “high expectations” will naturally fall under the “where they lose” category.

10 years: 1 NCAA tournament appearance and 1 Regular Season Conference Championship. Average finish in SBC play~4th and 58% winning percentage = 2 extensions, several raises and bonuses and larger coaching salary pool. All this = Fans High and Unrealistic expectations.

[Turbine]

How anyone has this opinion is unconscionable. Our fan base has high expectations? Maybe you're high...

The article said it was the opinion of an unnamed Sun Belt Assistant somewhere (not fans) but someone said it.

What's next, getting upset because some article quotes an unnamed tailgater (perhaps a tailgater) stated "this isn't it" I hope not.

[CajunVic]

The article said it was the opinion of an unnamed Sun Belt Assistant somewhere (not fans) but someone said it.

What's next, getting upset because some article quotes an unnamed tailgater (perhaps a tailgater) stated "this isn't it" I hope not.

I suspect we should expect more.