Fire Mick

[Alum2013]

I'll always be a fan of the school and our programs but with Mick as the coach I think I'm about done as far as investing my time in them. I'll watch here and there when I don't have anything going on but I'm probably going to be done on here for a while. (Although some of you are probably glad for that! Lol)

There's absolutely no reason to be looking forward to next season or have any faith things are going to be different then a first week exit. Look at the Bengals after 2015, look at the Falcons after last year...teams don't just bounce back from losses like these.

 

[Jon Rycek]

Was cronin the one missing lay ups and making stupid fouls the last five minutes? Our guys lost that game, not the coach

 

[Jon Rycek]

I'll always be a fan of the school and our programs but with Mick as the coach I think I'm about done as far as investing my time in them. I'll watch here and there when I don't have anything going on but I'm probably going to be done on here for a while. (Although some of you are probably glad for that! Lol)

There's absolutely no reason to be looking forward to next season or have any faith things are going to be difference then a first week exit.

Just another Cincinnati fan

 

[Defense first]

Was cronin the one missing lay ups and making stupid fouls the last five minutes? Our guys lost that game, not the coach

Only blame in my opinion on Cronin was stalling the offense out and d the biggest and I mean biggest was thinking Jacob Evans could all of a sudden become what he had the potential to be.

 

[cincyguy13]

Just another Cincinnati fan

not the time for this nonsense man

 

[cincyguy13]

Just another Cincinnati fan

instead of being the fan police, let people be mad after one of the worst losses anyone has ever seen

 

[Bcatfollower]

not the time for this nonsense man

He is the reason fans in cincy are like that. He is ok with mediocre results and hopes things will get better. 8 ncaa's in a row and the best finish was 2012.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

1 2nd weekend in 8 years isn't good enough. I will say that.

 

[Jon Rycek]

Dude I'm not happy this happened. I'm pissed, I'm sad for our kids. I wanted so much more out of this post season. But it was still a great year with some players I'll remember for the rest of my life. I'm not gonna blame cronin because where he may not be perfect, this loss wasn't his fault. His game plan got us up 22. He wasn't on the court for the collapse, he called timeouts, he ran some stuff after that resulted in points. But our guys were deer in headlights and they couldn't stop the run. So saying you're not gonna watch the team because we aren't firing a coach that brought us from the ashes, that's a joke. And I'm not gonna feel like the bad guy for calling it how I see it. This was a huge disappointment and a monumental collapse. And like was previously said we might not ever get a draw like we had this year. We blew it, in sad, I'll be sad til next season. But I always love this team and Just won't trash them like some people do because they get lost in their feelings. Anyway, GO BEARCATS!

 

[Hogsack]

Oh well....look at it like this. At least the likelihood of another top tier program banging Mick's door down has been greatly diminished. He will be spending too much time wiping the 50 lb omelette off his face to have any time to meet with anyone.

 

[Bcatfollower]

Dude I'm not happy this happened. I'm pissed, I'm sad for our kids. I wanted so much more out of this post season. But it was still a great year with some players I'll remember for the rest of my life. I'm not gonna blame cronin because where he may not be perfect, this loss wasn't his fault. His game plan got us up 22. He wasn't on the court for the collapse, he called timeouts, he ran some stuff after that resulted in points. But our guys were deer in headlights and they couldn't stop the run. So saying you're not gonna watch the team because we aren't firing a coach that brought us from the ashes, that's a joke. And I'm not gonna feel like the bad guy for calling it how I see it. This was a huge disappointment and a monumental collapse. And like was previously said we might not ever get a draw like we had this year. We blew it, in sad, I'll be sad til next season. But I always love this team and Just won't trash them like some people do because they get lost in their feelings. Anyway, GO BEARCATS!

So everything good that happened was cronin and the collapse was the players... got it.

 

[JumpinJack5]

Reality is almost always in the middle of the extremes. Does Mick deserve some blame? Absolutely. Do the players deserve some blame? Absolutely. Time to focus on how we can improve, from coaching to recruiting to players decision making on the court. Also, we should focus on sending off Kyle and Gary to successful pro careers. No use in dwelling on the game or the incessant fire Mick/Mick is an amazing coach argument that always seems to happen.

 

[TheRealUC]

The similarity between mick and marvin are wild.

Both good coaches. But horrid in big games.

Zero adjustments. Micromanages the team so heavily that they are scared to just play.

This was a failed season.

Cupcake draw against a top 25 team...

 

[Nayers]

Dude I'm not happy this happened. I'm pissed, I'm sad for our kids. I wanted so much more out of this post season. But it was still a great year with some players I'll remember for the rest of my life. I'm not gonna blame cronin because where he may not be perfect, this loss wasn't his fault. His game plan got us up 22. He wasn't on the court for the collapse, he called timeouts, he ran some stuff after that resulted in points. But our guys were deer in headlights and they couldn't stop the run. So saying you're not gonna watch the team because we aren't firing a coach that brought us from the ashes, that's a joke. And I'm not gonna feel like the bad guy for calling it how I see it. This was a huge disappointment and a monumental collapse. And like was previously said we might not ever get a draw like we had this year. We blew it, in sad, I'll be sad til next season. But I always love this team and Just won't trash them like some people do because they get lost in their feelings. Anyway, GO BEARCATS!

you blame the players, but technically couldnt the players be blamed after every loss? Isnt every game a matter of one team of players making more shots than another team of players?

You have to blame the coaching staff at some point.
He kept Jarron in. Big mistake
He played tight-ass iso ball with Evans last 9 minutes. -big mistake
We start off both halves playing loose and balling, then we switch to slow play kill the flow offensive sets. Cronin is calling the plays, not the players

 

[Nayers]

Reality is almost always in the middle of the extremes. Does Mick deserve some blame? Absolutely. Do the players deserve some blame? Absolutely. Time to focus on how we can improve, from coaching to recruiting to players decision making on the court. Also, we should focus on sending off Kyle and Gary to successful pro careers. No use in dwelling on the game or the incessant fire Mick/Mick is an amazing coach argument that always seems to happen.

great. at this rate of yearly improvement, we can hope for an elite 8 by 2030! yippee!!

 

[Bearcatmatt]

We’ve had 2 Sweet 16 appearances in 20 years.

Let that sink in.

 

[Nayers]

We’ve had 2 Sweet 16 appearances in 20 years.

Let that sink in.

unlike a lot of Cincinnatians, I'm a huge FC Cincinnati fan. They had a rough season, but they overachieved in tournament competition. Being a part of that was insanely fun. Wish I could experience that for my favorite sports team

 

[JumpinJack5]

great. at this rate of yearly improvement, we can hope for an elite 8 by 2030! yippee!!

Mick is here to stay, unless he decides to leave on his own. I’m not telling you that you have to like it or that it is right, it’s just the reality of the situation. Instead of being sour grapes, we should just focus on improving the situation, even if it is slow and gradual. There are 351 D1 teams and only 8 make it to the elite 8. That’s a 2% chance of making it every year. Only 9% make it to the round of 32, so we are still in the top 10 percent of all D1 teams. I know it stings now, but things could be worse and we can improve if Mick becomes even slightly less stubborn.

 

[Nayers]

Mick is here to stay, unless he decides to leave on his own. I’m not telling you that you have to like it or that it is right, it’s just the reality of the situation. Instead of being sour grapes, we should just focus on improving the situation, even if it is slow and gradual. There are 351 D1 teams and only 8 make it to the elite 8. That’s a 2% chance of making it every year. Only 9% make it to the round of 32, so we are still in the top 10 percent of all D1 teams. I know it stings now, but things could be worse and we can improve if Mick becomes even slightly less stubborn.

I get that, and I hope mick really evaluates his philosophy on coaching after this loss. But if he harps on "toughness" and defensive lapses he isn't changing, and neither are our prospects. Its not like mick is his 3rd year as coach. Hes had plenty of time to be where he needs to be. He never just owns up to being crap in big games. He passively puts in on the players. Hopefully fickell can overachieve this year.

 

[Bcatfollower]

I get that, and I hope mick really evaluates his philosophy on coaching after this loss. But if he harps on "toughness" and defensive lapses he isn't changing, and neither are our prospects. Its not like mick is his 3rd year as coach. Hes had plenty of time to be where he needs to be. He never just owns up to being crap in big games. He passively puts in on the players. Hopefully fickell can overachieve this year.

In the post game he blamed the players.