I like that it’s uconn and not Memphis, Memphis is a terrible matchup for us, uconn and WSU are coin flips
Hypothetical time-
would you rather
win the conference tourney and lose in the first weekend
or go to the sweet 16 and lose the sweet 16 game?
Those are your options, no “but we won’t be in the tourney if we don’t win it”. Have to pick one.
I’m so confused... the sweet 16 of the NIT?
I need more contested.
Are you asking if I’d rather UC be a Cinderella team ?
There's a Beavis and Butthead reference in here somewhere.We either get Diarra or we get diarrhea... am I right or what ?
Yes, I’m referring to the nit. Nailed it. Not sure what’s confusing but I’m not surprised
It has zero context.
We could 0-30 and win the conference tourney and lose in round 1 of tourney. That would be terrible.
Or in the other scenario, we could go 31-1, with the only loss being in the conference tourney championship, have a 1 seed and lose in the sweet 16.
I’m just asking for some context.
I’m referring to this year. The question is would you rather win the conference tourney this year, then lose the first game of the tourney or lose in the conference tourney and make the sweet 16. I ask the question because some people just want to make the tourney. Don’t really care about winning the thing. Since it’s random. So is it just hearing our name called? Is that the exciting part? Or would you want to give up a conference championship in order to win a couple games in the big one. There is no right or wrong, just curious about what people like more.
I mean a sweet 16 is celebrating being a loser just like losing in the first round. If you don’t win it all you are a loser.
That said this year, I think it was a wash. I was a lot more frustrated watching this team than I was entertained. For the first time ever, I wanted the regular season to just end.
So a sweet 16 would salvage a season where uc was embarrassed more times than it’s been in the last 5 combined. It would send out Jarron and Tre the right way.
A conference tourney championship would mean absolutely nothing to me after the regular season performance.
Home games were far more frustrating than fun for the first time in years.
So either do something big or just bow out early and save us the misery
You’re a true fan.
Thanks. Haven’t missed a game in years.
We all can’t be super fans like you.
I do my part in supporting the program. Hopefully you do too
I don’t do it by consistently downing on the program or wishing for the season to be over. In all those games you go to are you wearing the opposing teams shirts?
Nope. I’m one of the loudest people in my section.
I’m passionate, especially when the team looks like it’s giving its 100% effort for 40 min.
But that’s why the home games lost their soul.
The opposing team is walking out of the tunnel with more energy than UC. I’ve complained about a lot of things but the most annoying is the effort level.
The fact that a rebound would bounce 5x if it weren’t for a temple player grabbing it even when surrounded by Bearcats.
Season had its highs and lows. And a new coach will have thatZ
But lacking an identity of toughness and effort is something I don’t think any Bearcats fan should just ignore
I get your point but as there were times it looked like the effort was lacking, however we were still conference champs and took the 1 seed in the conference tourney in a league we were picked to finish 3rd.You act like we had a horrible season.
I see us winning the conference and getting the #1 seed has sent justin into meltdown mode.
hmmm
I don’t think we lived up to expectations.
I actually think we performed pretty admirably against the better teams we played.
But where I was most frustrated as a fan was having to experience Colgate and UCF live. The bowling Green collapse. The Tulane loss.
If we drop only 1 of those games, we are an 8 or 9 seed and have zero worries next Sunday.
Good teams don’t lose to bad teams. Houston had zero slip ups to the bad teams. It’s why their ranked and were on the bubble with very slim margins.
Brannen lost these kinda games at Nku every year bit it had zero affect because he knew it was all about the conference tourney
At cincinnati we have higher expectations then an auto bid.
And effort and execution killed us in those 4 games
Just like when Keith, Jarron, or Tre have good games, they are micks players. When they struggle, it’s the system. It’s the same stuff. When someone says Jarron struggled, he’s hurt. When it’s an explanation for the team struggling, he’s fine.The truth is, to some, no coach will live up to mick. Just like when Huggins got fired, people did the same thing. In 10 years people will be still holding on to mick. There are still people holding on to the Higgins era. It’s the same cycle. Just wish people would be honest with their self and just admit that. Instead of making up all kinds of nonsense about meeting expectations. When they just won the league.
The truth is, to some, no coach will live up to mick. Just like when Huggins got fired, people did the same thing. In 10 years people will be still holding on to mick. There are still people holding on to the Higgins era. It’s the same cycle. Just wish people would be honest with their self and just admit that. Instead of making up all kinds of nonsense about meeting expectations. When they just won the league.