MBB Final: Louisiana 73, App State 85

[ZoomZoom]

Come on, man. Nothing screams we're a legit D1 program like having the head basketball coach's wife and daughter taking to social media to argue with fans who might have an opposing point of view.

I'm sure Glasco and Deggs's wife & kids do the same, right?

Should have been around for Fletcher’s wife. Even without social media back then, makes Mrs. Marlin look like Mother Superior. She got into it with enough fans on the east side of the CD, the teams were move to the west side so she would move too.

I think spouses and relatives of coaches need to just shut up. Critics come with the territory. Marty had a brand new building and guess what the attendance trend did over his tenure?

[R1Letterman]

App blocks a bunch of shots per game, 3's better fall for UL...time to play some string music in the mountains...

Wrong again

[R1Letterman]

And I jinxed him...

Finally correct

[fanof71]

Wrong again

Let me guess...you didn't watch the game, did you?

App had 5 blocks, UL 2...and UL missed way too many 3s...

but you go ahead and continue to be the board dumbass...

[R1Letterman]

You admitted you were wrong, now claim you arent wrong because of who posted. Lmao
Your post had more than blocks, lol.
Let me not guess... you werent there and the place you left improved.

[R1Letterman]

App state with their least amount of blocks at home in conf play

[R1Letterman]

Let me guess...you didn't watch the game, did you?

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Hmmm 90pct of posts are anti marlin and say dont watch marlin but now this q.....lol

[JamesTheJeweler]

Hmmm 90pct of posts are anti marlin and say dont watch marlin but now this q.....lol

Good to know we still have you on the board to take up the mantle when Vic is in time out.

[R1Letterman]

Good to know we still have you on the board to take up the mantle when Vic is in time out.

Well fan of 71 whined and told Turbine to put me back in timeout apparently. Funny how his ignore or block button does not work.... i was free for about 24 hours, guess ill give RP up for lent

[ZoomZoom]

Gave this some thought. What might be a reason basketball at UL has a problem beyond the dome, product, coach and agenda. And it’s not just UL. NCAA MBB attendance has not really grown 2011-19, dropped less than a million.

https://runrepeat.com/ncaa-basketball-attendance

First, look who basically goes. Older fans, especially from the Blackham era. Then you have a few Marty and Jessie era folks, but not that many. And attendance has trended downward for 40+ years. Why? The Bo and Marivich era in Louisiana created tons of fans. It was an exceptional time to be a kid/teenager, we (and our parents) were seeing basketball in a whole new light. Nothing like that has happened since in college.

People gravitate to sports they played as a kid, be it college, h/s, sandlot, gym, park or pickup. Then in today’s world, our children, if they’re active in sports, dictate what we watch. Mostly year round. And we, as parents, spend gobs of money in many cases just so our spawn has a slugger’s chance to make their h/s team. So this becomes the sport we know. And our kids follow.

I’m not trying too defend anyone, nor am I saying this is “the reason”. But I’m saying growth in fandom follows what kids tend to love as their FAVORITE sport. Yes, tons of kids play soccer. A good youth coach in football can spot kids that played soccer…the footwork. It’s a training sport for most kids, rarely a lifetime sport in the USA.

So there is more to it that the same beaten horse reasons posted here. It’s UL’s job to figure it out.