MBB Final: Louisiana 71, Southern Miss 82

[Old-DaBoot]

Glad the streak ended now; it wasn’t gonna last forever. Time to start a new one Saturday.

Thanks for positive comment… let’s GEAUX

[billbeck451]

number 22 killed us inside and the refs wouldn't call ____ on him even on obvious walks or charges,

overall the crowd was nice, the students were there, but that was because they had every team in that crowd for a "mardi gras" parade with them at half time,, the facility sucked tight isles and rows, concessions were impossible and they ran out of beer in the first half

[zeppelincajun]

number 22 killed us inside and the refs wouldn't call ____ on him even on obvious walks or charges,

overall the crowd was nice, the students were there, but that was because they had every team in that crowd for a "mardi gras" parade with them at half time,, the facility sucked tight isles and rows, concessions were impossible and they ran out of beer in the first half

Um. We had all teams in attendance for academic awards last Thursday and still couldn’t draw 3.5k for a team on an 8 game winning streak. Southern Miss just has a superior fanbase across the board, students included. They also have a president fully bought in on athletics, so there’s that. Last Saturday was cute. I’ll see the same 2K people in the Dome next Thursday.

[no1cajunfan]

number 22 killed us inside and the refs wouldn't call ____ on him even on obvious walks or charges,

overall the crowd was nice, the students were there, but that was because they had every team in that crowd for a "mardi gras" parade with them at half time,, the facility sucked tight isles and rows, concessions were impossible and they ran out of beer in the first half

Winning or losing last night is almost irrelevant. My guess is we will meet up with them in the conference tourney finals and that's when it matters. No team is getting an at large bid.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Winning or losing last night is almost irrelevant. My guess is we will meet up with them in the conference tourney finals and that's when it matters. No team is getting an at large bid.

I believe that it’s important to be seeded 1 and have a post season major tournament locked up. It’s important to be seeded as well as possible if we get to the NCAA tournament.

It’s better to be 27-5 than going to the NCAA tournament at 5-27.

So the constant reminder that the NCAA is the only thing that matters is wrong, and possibly stupid without context.

[ManAboutTown]

I believe that it’s important to be seeded 1 and have a post season major tournament locked up. It’s important to be seeded as well as possible if we get to the NCAA tournament.

It’s better to be 27-5 than going to the NCAA tournament at 5-27.

So the constant reminder that the NCAA is the only thing that matters is wrong, and possibly stupid without context.

That's true. But I'd rather lose last night and be better prepared for the tournament than vice versa. Yea, it freaking sucks to USM and it sucks to to not have the inside track at a regular season title. But the ultimate prize is still ahead of us.

[no1cajunfan]

I believe that it’s important to be seeded 1 and have a post season major tournament locked up. It’s important to be seeded as well as possible if we get to the NCAA tournament.

It’s better to be 27-5 than going to the NCAA tournament at 5-27.

So the constant reminder that the NCAA is the only thing that matters is wrong, and possibly stupid without context.

If you don't win the SBC tourney you're not going anywhere, so I will agree to disagree with your assumption.

[CajunEXPRESS]

If you don't win the SBC tourney you're not going anywhere, so I will agree to disagree with your assumption.

Well the NIT is still a somewhere, and you gotta be the number one seed to get there in almost every single case. Secondly you don’t build a program by simply winning three to five games in March, that’s luck.

I don’t know about you, but I’m more about building the program than getting lucky every dozen years or so. In any case we’re not on Fantasy Island. The road to anything just got exponentially more difficult.

[no1cajunfan]

Well the NIT is still a somewhere, and you gotta be the number one seed to get there in almost every single case. Secondly you don’t build a program by simply winning three to five games in March, that’s luck.

I don’t know about you, but I’m more about building the program than getting lucky every dozen years or so. In any case we’re not on Fantasy Island. The road to anything just got exponentially more difficult.

NIT is an irrelevant tournament. No team in the entire country begins the season with their goal to make it to the NIT. You can't win a NATTY going to the NIT. Thats like making out with your sister. I'd rather say UL is 16-14 but consistently wins the SBC tournament and makes regular appearances in the NCAA toury than to say we are 25-5 and go to the NIT. I think recruits would much rather play for a team that makes the big dance consistently no matter what the regular season record is than to win 20-25 games but never goes to a relevant tournament, but that's just me.

[CajunVic]

. . . your numbers are even, but your analysis is odd . . . ain't nobody making the tournament from the Sunbelt with a 16-14 record, trust me . . .