MBB Final UL 86, UAB 98

[CajunVic]

Your sorry ass won’t be in the stands to support Des or Marlin…

. . . wrong again . . .

[zeppelincajun]

I’m sorry I don’t post the same drivel after every single game about how this coach has ruined a proud program. The same program that has won one NCAA Tournament game since I’ve been alive. And I’m old.

And I get it. He’s been part of it for 15 years or whatever it is. He’s had 2 NCAA Tournament teams (and 1 that easily could have been).

But you guys hated Fletcher, you hated Evans, you hated Des (till this year). Seeing the trend? This is a hard school to win at if you haven’t noticed.

I believe the school has to think differently if they want this men’s basketball program to be successful.

But what do I know? I’m just here to lecture.

“But what do I know? I’m just here to lecture.”

You remind me a certain other “fan” on this board. Doesn’t go to the games. Doesn’t watch. But wants to lecture other people like they are some kind of expert saint. When they announce that bogus 1,300 attendance figure, I’m one of those damn people. I see every game how far this proud program has fallen. “Proud program” may be a sarcastic joke to you, but it’s not to me. We used to put an exciting product out on that court, and our home games were something worth seeing. Now it’s a damn sideshow for the social club.

[CajunSID]

I was too young for Fletcher, but I liked Evans. Plus, we drew crowds of 5,000 or more. And the basketball back then was exciting. Look at the crowds at the basketball games now. We quadrupled the attendance at a Fall Ball game at The Tigue a few weeks ago over the current attendance at the Cajundome. Two of our starters left last year not because of NIL money, but because of the current state of the program. Fans have checked out. And as of now, this season is only going to get worse.

You make very good points. All I really felt the need to address is I don’t like to say “fire the coach,” and it is annoying to me to see the Marlin must go posts every gameday.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s clear the fan base as a whole would like to see a change. To Marlin’s credit, and everyone here knows, he wins at contract time. Makes it harder to move on.

I don’t know him. I’ve heard he’s a good person (to hear that about a head men’s basketball coach is not exactly common), I know he knows the game, and I hope he has success. Gonna be his most challenging year here, however, it appears.

[JMV JustMyView]

“But what do I know? I’m just here to lecture.”

You remind me a certain other “fan” on this board. Doesn’t go to the games. Doesn’t watch. But wants to lecture other people like they are some kind of expert saint. When they announce that bogus 1,300 attendance figure, I’m one of those damn people. I see every game how far this proud program has fallen. “Proud program” may be a sarcastic joke to you, but it’s not to me. We used to put an exciting product out on that court, and our home games were something worth seeing. Now it’s a damn sideshow for the social club.

Spill the beans on who the other fan is.

[CajunVic]

Do you geaux to any games?

. . . today I probably did more than most have done to support Louisiana, it’s basketball coaches and it’s players . . . I watched the whole game on ESPN+ . . . and Saturday I will do likewise . . . so there is that and they . . .

[zephyr]

You make very good points. All I really felt the need to address is I don’t like to say “fire the coach,” and it is annoying to me to see the Marlin must go posts every gameday.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s clear the fan base as a whole would like to see a change. To Marlin’s credit, and everyone here knows, he wins at contract time. Makes it harder to move on.

I don’t know him. I’ve heard he’s a good person (to hear that about a head men’s basketball coach is not exactly common), I know he knows the game, and I hope he has success. Gonna be his most challenging year here, however, it appears.

Unfortunately, he's currently insulated contractually, from the blowback the admin is going to get throughout the season for how bad we are.

[zephyr]

I’m sorry I don’t post the same drivel after every single game about how this coach has ruined a proud program. The same program that has won one NCAA Tournament game since I’ve been alive. And I’m old.

And I get it. He’s been part of it for 15 years or whatever it is. He’s had 2 NCAA Tournament teams (and 1 that easily could have been).

But you guys hated Fletcher, you hated Evans, you hated Des (till this year). Seeing the trend? This is a hard school to win at if you haven’t noticed.

I believe the school has to think differently if they want this men’s basketball program to be successful.

But what do I know? I’m just here to lecture.

Were you here during the Fletcher and Evans years?

[CajunSID]

Were you here during the Fletcher and Evans years?

Student when Fletcher was here. Worked with Coach Evans.

[Turbine]

If Marlin put as much effort into all facets of coaching as he did into crafting his original perpetual rollover contract, Louisiana would have a National Championship by now.

Problem is the administration was sleepwalking when they first signed on the dotted line and multiple administrations later have yet to wake up to what happened.

[ULvictory]

You make very good points. All I really felt the need to address is I don’t like to say “fire the coach,” and it is annoying to me to see the Marlin must go posts every gameday.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s clear the fan base as a whole would like to see a change. To Marlin’s credit, and everyone here knows, he wins at contract time. Makes it harder to move on.

I don’t know him. I’ve heard he’s a good person (to hear that about a head men’s basketball coach is not exactly common), I know he knows the game, and I hope he has success. Gonna be his most challenging year here, however, it appears.

He is the master at saving his job. One weekend in Pensacola at the end of the 2022 season saved him at least another 3 seasons.

[Jacob81]

“3 games in March”

Print the t shirts

[Turbine]

. . . sorry to tell you that “more than one” is they, no matter how you slice it . . .

Except you were replying to a "you guys" as in all encompassing.

You were not replying to a 'more than one' or 'some'

Both of you were grabbing for what wasn't there.