03-30-2018, 09:47 AM | #741 | |
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Be honest, if someone told you the day he was hired that we'd have 1 2nd weekend game in the first 12 years of him coaching, and none in years 7-12, you'd be a tad disappointed, no? I'm simply defining expectations bc I don't trust the coach to. And no one holds him accountable within the program. He can't continue to say it doesn't matter if we make a Sweet 16, Elite 8, or Final 4 if we don't win it all. That's bullsh*t. If matter to everyone BUT him. And he's just saying that when he's being a sore loser. I mean, he openly admitted that it helps recruiting to make a run in the tournament. SO HOW CAN HE SAY IT DOESN'T MATTER? And we wonder why some kid would rather go to Florida Gulf Coast over UC. We have to be so easy to negatively recruit against. Next 3 years: Win another AAC Title and get to a Sweet 16. That's the absolute minimum for me. (This would be open to reevaluation should we make 3 Sweet 16s without a conference title, or some version of that. But we can cross that part of it if we come to it. I'm nothing if not fair ) |
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03-30-2018, 09:57 AM | #742 | |
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If Cronin shows he is either incapable or unwilling to adjust...then we can talk about what the next move would be...but I think we should exhaust the options we have with this coach. As an institution we have made some pretty good hires over the years in BB and FB. Just to point out...Eggs has done the same thing in BB almost every time they hire. If we were to try to hire someone new I would expect to have a good result more times than not based on history. We do not have to go down with the ship if we make a bad hire...we can always try again. We may be a stepping stone program (for now) until we get in a power conference but there are coaches out there that will stick with a program provided they can get paid somewhere around market value and they can achieve success within the program they are at. Cronin is getting paid pretty close to market value now. Let's give this coach an opportunity to see if he can make some adjustments. If his ego is too big to make a change...I would say let's test the market and let the chips fall where they may. I personally would feel better if I saw an administration and donor base that was willing to risk going backwards in an attempt to reach the pinnacle than I would with keeping with a status quo that was capped with what we can accomplish in the dance. |
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03-30-2018, 10:05 AM | #743 | |
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If Jay Wright was teleported in and switched spots with Cronin at the 65-43 point, am I to believe we only score 8 the rest of the way in 11+ minutes? And 2 in the final 6 minutes? |
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03-30-2018, 01:29 PM | #744 |
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Jon Rycek and Garrad, I'm generally with you guys. I feel the need to point out that the "blame Mick" groupthink here does not in any way make their opinions more correct than anyone else's. I'm not about to spend my time throwing mud back and forth regarding subjective opinions though. So many opinions are being presented as if they are facts, and logical fallacies are rampant. It's not possible to have a productive discussion in this kind of environment.
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03-30-2018, 03:00 PM | #746 |
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Next 3 years: Win another AAC Title and get to a Sweet 16. That's the absolute minimum for me. (This would be open to reevaluation should we make 3 Sweet 16s without a conference title, or some version of that. But we can cross that part of it if we come to it. I'm nothing if not fair )[/QUOTE]
So what are you going to do if he doesn’t meet your requirements, fire him? I think not you are not the athletic director, I’m pretty sure of that fact. So what are you going to do stop supporting the team because the Mr. Doyle standards of excellence has not been achieved. Time to grow up and stop your whining and either crap or get off the pot. I’m not happy with the team losing early n tourney, but only a child would make silly demands each year. They could lose 20 games next year I would be extremely disappointed, but it wouldn’t change my support for the Bearcats. |
03-30-2018, 03:20 PM | #747 | |
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Thank you for letting me know that I'm not the athletic director. I was under the impression that I could fire Cronin myself any time I wished. OR this is a UC board and the place I go to share my opinions on UC. And my opinion is that if we don't have success in the NCAA Tournament by the time Cronin's contract is up in 3 years, I'm going to stop supporting the program until he is gone. It doesn't matter to me if that's important to you or anyone. That's just where I am personally with things. At least I share my opinions instead of just showing up here to post about other people. P.S. Didn't you have a big dramatic exit from the site a while back? Didn't take? What's up with that? Last edited by jacobkdoyle; 03-30-2018 at 03:24 PM. |
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03-30-2018, 03:23 PM | #748 | |
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I think everyone here will support the Bearcats regardless. Coaches, players and presidents come and go but the one thing that will always remain is our alma mater/cities team. Just because some of us disagree with the leaders at a point in time doesn't mean we are any less of a fan than those that just accept whatever they are given. |
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03-30-2018, 06:18 PM | #749 | |
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If we hit our ceiling this season by winning 30+ games, winning the conference, winning the conference championship, and getting a realistic shot in the tournament... I'm more than okay with that ceiling. There's plenty worse teams and coaches that have made deep tournament runs, we'll have ours too. Last point in this Friday afternoon procrastination: some of you need to find a more enjoyable hobby. If losing a basketball game that you had no part in sends you in a 2 week emotional spiral, maybe try crochet. |
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