Happy to see everyone excited

[ZoomZoom]

Not excited here, just very content. Win the next two, then everyone will be greatly excited.

The TOs and FT issues cannot exist this week in order to be successful. Those are up to coaches to get the guys focused AND the team to respond.

[zephyr]

Clearly your definition of great is somewhat lower than mine. Maybe we should go to something a little less subjective. Rating the season 1-10. A regular season championship maybe 7, tournament championship 8, a NCAA win a 9, and ten for sweet sixteen win or better. We definitely aren’t great yet.

I don't think its lower. I think its different. You clearly don't define the season, you define the few games in March as a higher metric of accomplishment but I was speaking about the overall season. If we win a conference championship, that would likely mean we have to win Thursday and probably drop no more than 1 game left on the schedule. That's a 25-5 record and conference champs. I'd call that a great season. If we didn't make the tournament, it wouldn't make the regular season any less special. It's hard as hell to win a conference championship and it builds consistency in a program which is better for the long term.

However, of course the season would be all that more special to make the tournament. That's a goal and an important one.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I don't think its lower. I think its different. You clearly don't define the season, you define the few games in March as a higher metric of accomplishment but I was speaking about the overall season. If we win a conference championship, that would likely mean we have to win Thursday and probably drop no more than 1 game left on the schedule. That's a 25-5 record and conference champs. I'd call that a great season. If we didn't make the tournament, it wouldn't make the regular season any less special. It's hard as hell to win a conference championship and it builds consistency in a program which is better for the long term.

However, of course the season would be all that more special to make the tournament. That's a goal and an important one.

I don’t limit the season to regular, tournament, or the dance. It’s how you define your program. Everyone in the SBC gets to the tournament. What do you call a team that wins the regular season championship and goes to the sweet sixteen vs a team that wins the regular season championship, and loses the semifinal. Plus Duke would never call making the NCAA great but we might.

[CajunVic]

Duke may not be a good example this year . . .

[Turbine]

"Great" is a moving target.

A baby's first words or steps are great.

[lcitsh]

I don't think its lower. I think its different. You clearly don't define the season, you define the few games in March as a higher metric of accomplishment but I was speaking about the overall season. If we win a conference championship, that would likely mean we have to win Thursday and probably drop no more than 1 game left on the schedule. That's a 25-5 record and conference champs. I'd call that a great season. If we didn't make the tournament, it wouldn't make the regular season any less special. It's hard as hell to win a conference championship and it builds consistency in a program which is better for the long term.

However, of course the season would be all that more special to make the tournament. That's a goal and an important one.

The Cajuns' non-conference strength of schedule is ranked #182, dead square in the middle of the 363 Division 1 teams. The overall strength of schedule is ranked #258, which means the Sun Belt teams are significantly weaker than the Division 1 teams the Cajuns have played out of conference. If beating this type of competition is your definition of "special," and then they can't finish the job by winning the conference tournament, then indeed, your standards are very different.

[Million$Mullet]

Fkin party poopers up in here

[CajunJeaux]

The Cajuns' non-conference strength of schedule is ranked #182, dead square in the middle of the 363 Division 1 teams. The overall strength of schedule is ranked #258, which means the Sun Belt teams are significantly weaker than the Division 1 teams the Cajuns have played out of conference. If beating this type of competition is your definition of "special," and then they can't finish the job by winning the conference tournament, then indeed, your standards are very different.

Agreed. Great explanation.

[CajunVic]

The Cajuns' non-conference strength of schedule is ranked #182, dead square in the middle of the 363 Division 1 teams. The overall strength of schedule is ranked #258, which means the Sun Belt teams are significantly weaker than the Division 1 teams the Cajuns have played out of conference. If beating this type of competition is your definition of "special," and then they can't finish the job by winning the conference tournament, then indeed, your standards are very different.

Thanks for demanding that we know our place . . . Damn be those celebrating 24 - 4 . . .

[CajunJeaux]

Not trying to be a downer, but this is not first time we’ve been down this road. Exciting seasons in recent past have not led to program growth. It’s really not debatable any longer.

It’s beyond time for program to make the next step - return to March Madness.