Wait til next year

[Karma]

If we are not in the tournament after next year, I hope we are beginning a coaching search.

[Boardon Hamsay]

Meh, what's a few more years. Maybe 10-12 more even.

[rickfahr]

i hope jeff long has been searching for at least a year now

[Supermark101]

If we are not in the tournament after next year, I hope we are beginning a coaching search.

On one else can possibly return us to greatness, so why bother changing.

But seriously we don't make a change until Greg Marshall is ready to come in.

[Mr. Porkleone]

Always next year thread. Who cares. BB is dead

[ICEman]

I was at the game. The team definitely adopted the demeanor of its coach. As a politician out on the campaign trail is oft to say, CMA is definitely low energy.

[Danny J]

If we are not in the tournament after next year, I hope we are beginning a coaching search.

No doubt...I am not talking about just missing the dance by a hair but in the dance....period.

[rude1]

If we are not in the tournament after next year, I hope we are beginning a coaching search.

I am with this, unfortunately that doesn't sound like it's the case. Just can imagine any P5 coach keeping his job by managing 1 NCAA Visit in 6 years. Don't know how any AD looks at that and likes the direction of the program.

[3kgthog]

i hope jeff long has been searching for at least a year now

I think you know deep down inside that he hasn't been.

[pigture perfect]

We have 1 more game to play.

[wheelspigharvey]

I was at the game. The team definitely adopted the demeanor of its coach. As a politician out on the campaign trail is oft to say, CMA is definitely low energy.

I don't think they were all playing with low energy.  I don't think Mike is a low energy guy, I don't think he's as laid back as he seems.  Just a thing past week about him getting all over Moses in a very public way right before half time.

By the way, did you see Macon on the jumbotron?

[wheelspigharvey]

We been talking about this next season since this last off season.  Why do people need to stop now?  It will be better and there are new things to get excited about. 

[uncle bubs]

Everybody knew this season would be rough, why are people acting so surprised? Rough off-seasons usually mean rough seasons. It is what it is. We've got good recruits coming in next year, I think it'll be fun.

[HawgAdvocate]

Everybody knew this season would be rough, why are people acting so surprised?

Who is surprised?

[uncle bubs]

Who is surprised?

Seemingly most of the people on this forum.

[HogBreath]

Seemingly most of the people on this forum.

Looks like most would know about the roller coaster ride by now.

[Deep Shoat]

Meh, I'll give him until he has all his players in here...

What?

[uncle bubs]

Looks like most would know about the roller coaster ride by now.

Yep. Ain't nothing we can do about it. Adults shouldn't take it personal when a 20 year old kid doesn't score as many points as the other 20 year old kid. Cheer for them and enjoy the enjoyable parts. If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. If basketball causes someone to act like an incompetent, unreasonable lunatic, it might be time for said person to change the channel and stay off the internet.

[Slater]

If we are not in the tournament after next year, I hope we are beginning a coaching search.

I want to win, not all this hating on the coach, not sure it does a bit of good

[WilsonHog]

Yep. Ain't nothing we can do about it. Adults shouldn't take it personal when a 20 year old kid doesn't score as many points as the other 20 year old kid. Cheer for them and enjoy the enjoyable parts. If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. If basketball causes someone to act like an incompetent, unreasonable lunatic, it might be time for said person to change the channel and stay off the internet.

I think part of it is a function of the last couple of weeks, which was really the high point of the season. I went from believing that we would have a losing season to thinking that we were set up to get a NIT bid. Winners of four in a row, playing Carolina at home, on Senior Day, with Carrera out...and we got trashed. I'm not upset or mad about it, because our program really doesn't inspire that kind of emotional investment anymore. More like, "Oh, well."

[Scott7703]

Who is surprised?

It's not really about being surprised. What I can't figure out is why some choose to make excuses and can't identify where the problem is. Sure most knew once Portis and qualls left and the coaching staff wasn't prepared for that we would struggle but whose fault is that?

[WilsonHog]

I would be excited to hear that we were about to have a coaching search, but that isn't even remotely possible.

So, I'll interest myself by printing off all of the conference tournament brackets and following those. I'll do the same with the NCAA Tournament, and I'll pull for Notre Dame. Baseball is here, and spring football will start in a couple of weeks. I'll do my best to forget until next November that we even have a basketball program.

[hogsanity]

I would be excited to hear that we were about to have a coaching search, but that isn't even remotely possible.

So, I'll interest myself by printing off all of the conference tournament brackets and following those. I'll do the same with the NCAA Tournament, and I'll pull for Notre Dame. Baseball is here, and spring football will start in a couple of weeks. I'll do my best to forget until next November that we even have a basketball program.

We got EXACTLY what a few said we were getting when we reached in the nostalgia bag and hired Mike. Next year Mike might pull out a ncaat season but it will be his one out of three or four he is destined to have here. In a sec that was won by TEXAS A&M let that sink in, Mike put together a team in his 5th season that got the 10 seed out of 14 teams.

[WilsonHog]

We got EXACTLY what a few said we were getting when we reached in the nostalgia bag and hired Mike. Next year Mike might pull out a ncaat season but it will be his one out of three or four he is destined to have here. In a sec that was won by TEXAS A&M let that sink in, Mike put together a team in his 5th season that got the 10 seed out of 14 teams.

Yes, I know. I knew what you were going to say before I even read your take.

[hogwood]

I was at the game. The team definitely adopted the demeanor of its coach. As a politician out on the campaign trail is oft to say, CMA is definitely low energy.

You don't know him or our team then. He's intense, and so is our team. You're just a hater in the crowd.

[ICEman]

You don't know him or our team then. He's intense, and so is our team. You're just a hater in the crowd.

Intensity would manifest itself best on the offensive rebounding stat line.

[TNhawgfan]

Next year should be better. Building a basketball program takes eight years, and we're right on schedule for a sweet sixteen in year eight. Go MA, I support you blindly

[HOGINTENNESSEE]

Next year should be better. Building a basketball program takes eight years, and we're right on schedule for a sweet sixteen in year eight. Go MA, I support you blindly

Well, his only elite 8 came after a 16-16 season. Hopefully, history repeats itself.

[TNhawgfan]

You're just a hater in the crowd.

He's not alone then. Seemed to be plenty of "haters in the crowd" judging by the parade of boos coming down in the bud yesterday

[uncle bubs]

I'm still a big MA fan, partially because I just want to be. We improved in every one of his seasons, other than this one, and last year we were really good. I'm holding out hope that next years class turns out to be really good. If it doesn't, oh well, I'm not gonna take it personal. But I pull for the guy, and hope he turns this ship around and puts fans back in the seats. College basketball is better when the Razorbacks are good.

[hogwood]

He's not alone then. Seemed to be plenty of "haters in the crowd" judging by the parade of boos coming down in the bud yesterday

Exactly. They're just in the crowd, making judgements from a distance. A lot of them probably don't even know some of the player's names, much less the identity this team has or the personality of CMA.

[hogwood]

Next year should be better. Building a basketball program takes eight years, and we're right on schedule for a sweet sixteen in year eight. Go MA, I support you blindly

It does take 6-8 years in the one and done era. Look at all the other non blue blood programs that have had several new coaches in the last 10 years. Almost none of them are having an easy time building in less than 5 years.

[TomBigBeeHog]

Next year indeed. We should be pretty good. Looking forward to it.

[HogBreath]

Youse guys just need to slow down with all this next year talk.  It takes jucos a year to adjust.

Now year after next..everyone better look out for CMA and his fast 40!

[HOGINTENNESSEE]

Youse guys just need to slow down with all this next year talk.  It takes jucos a year to adjust.

Now year after next..everyone better look out for CMA and his fast 40!

I expect Macon and Cook to need a year to adjust. I would be shocked if Barford isn't an impact player next year. And MA's seat will be a lot warmer if Barford isn't ready next year.

Barford brings the ability to get to the basket that we haven't had since BJ left.

[lefty08]

What else do we have to do but wait? Not a single one of us will be lacing them up anytime soon. Good teams or bad we will all wait