04-07-2018, 10:02 AM | #271 |
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Yeah I understand the NKU thing messed up the vibe, that's why I kept saying this and last year lol. Really sucks out best season in 12 years wasn't played at home. I'm hoping we can still manage to put up 70-71 a game. Idk how, but I'm hoping lol.
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04-10-2018, 10:44 AM | #273 | |
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He went to the elite 8 and then final four then round of 64, round of 32 then another Elite 8. Huggins best years at UC were all behind him. In his First 7 years he had 2 Elite 8's and a final 4. His last 9 years he had 1 sweet 16 and 8 round of 32/64 exits, Huggins made the NCAA's 14 times as a Bearcat and he was upset 8 times by a lower seed. It goes to show that early success can buy you a decade plus of mediocrity. I'd argue that people left supporting the program in part because of Huggins failings in his last 9 years however he was living off of stock he bought in his first years and it kept the pressure off his back. But when Cronin came in, he inherited that dismay from disgruntled fans and even more so during the rebuild. Huggins has been a D1 coach for years and years and yet has 2 final fours. People around here think he is Jesus and yet, he hasn't won a conference title since he was in the shitty conference USA. |
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04-10-2018, 11:00 AM | #276 |
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Just like being a local guy and building a program back up to NCAA tournament level apparently gets you a free pass with no post-season success.
Name the coach: NCAA Tournament: 10 Years (6-10), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships NCAA Tournament: 24 Years (33-24), 2 Final Fours, 0 Championships NCAA Tournament: 5 Years (10-5), 1 Final Four, 0 Championship NCAA Tournament: 2 Years (2-2), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships |
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04-10-2018, 11:25 AM | #278 | |
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Mick Cronin needs to be better. He is our coach. He is going into year 13. And he needs to be better. Worrying about any other head coach in relation to UC is a waste of time. I don't give a crap about Bob Huggins. It's been almost half my life since he was the coach here. I know you weren't the one who brought him up. But god damn. Is there anything really left to say about Bob Huggins? Can we all just assume every single person on the board knows exactly what happened under every year of Huggins? It is no longer relevant. |
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04-10-2018, 02:01 PM | #279 |
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There's a very wide gap between "not as excited" and "blaming Mick for all of our problems". There is a middle ground, where fans can be less excited than they were in the 90's and feel that Mick is currently the best choice for the program. Fans can also measure success in different ways. Tournament struggles don't necessarily negate regular season success for everyone.
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