Not directly related to todayās game but a good read about WCUās lone NCAAT appearance in 1996 when the #16 Catamounts lost to the #1 Boilermakers by two.
Also reminds me that the Cats have produced some decent pros in Jarvis Hayes (transferred to UGA after Hopkins was dismissed) and Kevin Martin, with the latterās NBA career lasting for a dozen years. Hayes is now an assistant coach at Georgia State.
Where is the donāt care option? I literally donāt care. If we win good for the kids but I sure as hell am not gonna brag about beating western in a 3rd rate tournament and if we lose itās just another disappointing loss in long list of disappointing losses. Itās the definition of meh
Any post tourney where we are a #3 seed where we have never been that high of a seed in any CUSA tourney in last 10 years much less win a game in it in so many years is all I need to know.
Was at the Uptown Cabaret many moons ago and saw a guy pay a stripper to kick him in the nuts. She readily obliged. I am that guy now with Charlotte BB. Please remember me that way going forward. Thanks.
FWIW, FAU lost to Northern Colorado in the first round of last yearās CBI. And North Texasās CBI championship didnāt propel the Mean Green to the NCAAT the following season, though they did eventually make it. So weāll see what happens with us.
For the record I donāt think any team with a losing conference record should be playing in a post season tournament - any kind of tournament. You didnāt earn it.
FWIW, North Texas did it with both a conference (8-10) and an overall losing (15-17) record in 2018. Their CBI run allowed McCasland to avoid a sub-.500 start to his tenure in Denton.
Iām never going to root against kids with my school across their chest. Just not going to happen. Itās an asshole move. Iāll go to the games and cheer them on as best I can and Iāll be happy for them when they win. They are not pros, they are kids. I always hope for the best for them.
Iāll hold the coach to a different standard. He gets paid to perform at a certain level. If he succeeds then the two things align, if he doesnāt then they donāt and Iāll address my displeasure with the coach and staff in ways other than actively rooting against the team or running down the successes they do have. If we win the CBI Iām not gonna run it down. I just wonāt say anything.