To close out 2015, I went back and read a lot of our early November posts today. All I can say is Wow! We were really excited and pumped. The only thing somewhat negative back then was the debate over how good Justin Jenifer was. I know I was as excited about this team as any since maybe Kenyon's final year. I really saw Final 4 potential.
As I sit here on December 31st, it's a 180 degree different emotion. Our RPI is over 100. One expert has us as one of the first teams out of the tournament. I bailed off of the Jenifer bandwagon a couple weeks ago. I'm watching a team that I don't even recognize from the group I was giddy about in early November. It seems like the season is looking like a potential bust.
I'm pretty sure that team I watched in November is still out there somewhere. I'm really hoping that when the clock strikes midnight, something changes for this team, and us fans. It's been no fun being a Bearcat fan the past 4-5 weeks. My New Year hope is that we see a far more aggressive Ellis and Clark in 2016. Most have given up on KJ. I happen to feel that we need him bad if the season is going to become special. He looked pretty special in early November. We need him to somehow find his game. I really think he is a key missing link as we sit here today. Lastly, I really would like to see Jenifer emerge and be a contributor. There was a lot of optimism around him and Evans in November. I hope that optimism returns. I'm clearing my head of the negativity of the past weeks and hoping for a special performance on Saturday to jump-start this new year. We really badly need 2-3 weeks of outstanding play to begin to salvage what we all thought would be a special season. I really hope we can do it!
Have a Happy New Year everyone!
As I sit here on December 31st, it's a 180 degree different emotion. Our RPI is over 100. One expert has us as one of the first teams out of the tournament. I bailed off of the Jenifer bandwagon a couple weeks ago. I'm watching a team that I don't even recognize from the group I was giddy about in early November. It seems like the season is looking like a potential bust.
I'm pretty sure that team I watched in November is still out there somewhere. I'm really hoping that when the clock strikes midnight, something changes for this team, and us fans. It's been no fun being a Bearcat fan the past 4-5 weeks. My New Year hope is that we see a far more aggressive Ellis and Clark in 2016. Most have given up on KJ. I happen to feel that we need him bad if the season is going to become special. He looked pretty special in early November. We need him to somehow find his game. I really think he is a key missing link as we sit here today. Lastly, I really would like to see Jenifer emerge and be a contributor. There was a lot of optimism around him and Evans in November. I hope that optimism returns. I'm clearing my head of the negativity of the past weeks and hoping for a special performance on Saturday to jump-start this new year. We really badly need 2-3 weeks of outstanding play to begin to salvage what we all thought would be a special season. I really hope we can do it!
Have a Happy New Year everyone!
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