Right there with you Pru, age and background. Hoping for the best seasons In a long time in both sports. But the liquor cabinet will be well stocked just in case!
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I'm not in tune with the boosters, but I find that a little surprising. Not that I doubt you.
Last season's unravel was a big disappointment. Having a unified, hungry team by the end of the season is something he needs to figure out.
Michigan is a classic example IMO of epic failure of the fan base to recognize how out of control their expectations got. Llyod Carr ran a pro style offense that attracted NFL talent, and averaged almost 10 wins a season. His last two were 11 and 9. They pushed him out for his post-season results and nearly destroyed the program with RichRod and then Brady Hoke. Nebraska had the same issue IMO, as have many others.
Not defending Underwood here, just making an observation. I agree he needs to figure out how to peak for March Madness.
Why? Going to be 7th season here….3 straight tournaments..3 straight first weekend exits for a top 10 paid coach….that’s not getting it done in Josh’s eyes. Tell the boosters and Josh you have RayJ locked up and pass on other high major talent because of that only to end up with J Williams coming off a torn Achilles…not a good look. Don’t get me wrong I like Brad and think he’s a good coach and hope that he gets it done this year but the way he’s trending makes his seat warm.
What if we had hired
- Kelvin Sampson, got Indiana on probation, had a bunch of druggies and criminals on roster, fired
- Sean Miller - was sucessful for a while - fired at AZ for paying players and losing
- Archie Miller - fired at IU for never winning
- Shaka Smart - jumped from Texas after 6 seasons, made tourney 3/5 lost first round
Brad is not perfect but the grass is not always greener on the other side of fence
Remember the fiasco of last 3 seasons of Bruce Weber and the Groce years. Of course we all loved Bill Self and Lon Kruger. but there was no way Bill was turning down Kansas or Lon was turning down NBA.
- Kelvin Sampson, got Indiana on probation, had a bunch of druggies and criminals on roster, fired
- Sean Miller - was sucessful for a while - fired at AZ for paying players and losing
- Archie Miller - fired at IU for never winning
- Shaka Smart - jumped from Texas after 6 seasons, made tourney 3/5 lost first round
Brad is not perfect but the grass is not always greener on the other side of fence
Remember the fiasco of last 3 seasons of Bruce Weber and the Groce years. Of course we all loved Bill Self and Lon Kruger. but there was no way Bill was turning down Kansas or Lon was turning down NBA.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I have been without any liquor since July 2022 due to my meds for my arthritis.......But I have plenty of meds for the " just in case "
scenarios...............................
Lmao. Sean has a .730 winning percentage for his career and has been to 8 s16 or elite 8s……yeah was only successful for a little while.
Frazier was not a PG. He was a guard with 17% utilization who averaged 4 APG his sr yr passing to Ayo & Kofi. I love him regardless.
Yes BU has revitalized the program, but that was in part because of a VERY strong NIL program. The program has also regressed the last 2 years. I think Brad warmed up his seat by flirting with other jobs the past 2 off-seasons and going all in on a head-case recruit last year and one he couldn't land this year.
IL is a top 15 program, I don't think it's crazy to expect that Brad get top 15 results...or for Whitman to look elsewhere if he can't. I hope he doesn't have to and this year's team figures it out.
Not to mention he instantly turned around Xavier, got 2nd in a pretty tough Big East, and took them to a Sweet 16, if not for an injury to perhaps their best player, could have made an Elite 8 or more.
Was last year not the 1st NIL or did I miss something?
Question on Brad/our program. It seems it's not as "sexy" as it was a couple years ago in prep recruiting especially. Does this have to do with his coaching style?
I’d argue we’re still recruiting at a high level . What’s hitting prep recruiting is the transfer portal and that’s across all of basketball. Schools are taking less prep recruits per cycle.
It would be objectively hilarious if Whitman fired Underwood because he put all of his eggs in RayJ's basket and then put all of his eggs in Miller's basket and missed as well.
it would be hilarious. Luckily, Whitman is not a complete idiot
I’d find it subjectively far less than hilarious
Little gallows humor never killed anyone. (The gallows, on the other hand...)
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
That posters here can't understand the parallel logic is chuckle enough for me, thanks
sacraig
- The desert
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
In all walks of life if you get well paid there are performance expectations. I’d say this is more about not meeting expectations than hate. My guess is the vast majority want BU to succeed.
splitter
- and not Nebraska
That it is not getting it done in Josh's eyes is the best news heard here in ages/pages. Including Hawk and TJ returning.
Not a Brad fan I take it?
splitter
- and not Nebraska
No, I am a big fan of Brad and all of the staff. Bigger fan of Josh and his We Will Win.
Perhaps.
I'm glad to hear it because I want our AD to hold people accountable.
I think BU is our best chance to succeed. I'm not convinced that a change would benefit it us, even if we have another 11-9, 8 seed, no top 25, first game exit. But to be our best chance he's going to have to up his game in a number of areas. One of the factors to make that happen is when his boss expects it.
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