I don’t get it. We lose to teams we clearly have superior talent then we beat teams that we’re expected to lose. Beating #15Kentucky, and coming back to beat #13A&M and throttling LSU by 30 are all great wins…..followed by some frustrating losses to Arkansas and Vandy and a few others we had every oppty to win. Some nights our team looks lifeless and a bit lost. Other nights we look solid and almost dominant (LSU). What the f is our team identity??? Would love to see Horns build any kind of consistent momentum? Is it coaching, culture, matchups or something else?
College basketball used to be so much freakin fun. I loved being in school during the Penders BMW era 1988 - 1992. We cheered nonstop at games in the drum for Lance Blanks, Joey Wright, Travis Mays, Benford Williams, Lockslie Colley, Dexter Cambridge, etc. Back then, the Men’s Basketball Team had a passionate ‘running horns’ identity and it was nonstop fun. We scored a ton of points and unfortunately we weren’t always the best on defense so the games were always high scoring on both ends. Even when we were outmatched by Nolan Richardson and his hogs…, Todd Day, Lee Mayberry, Big O Ed Oliver, etc. Those games were absolutely awesome!!!! Then it got really fun again in the 2000s during the Rick Barnes era with TJ Ford, Royal Ivey, James Thomas and a few years later with DJ Augustin, Dexter Pittman, Damion James, etc.
its hard to get into men’s basketball right now. Tonight was a good win. In some ways, seeing us win tonight makes me even more convinced it’s time for CDC to upgrade the coaching staff and make a change next season. It doesn’t seem like our issue is talent as much as it is disciplined execution and putting our guys in best position to win/. With better coaching could we be sitting at 20-6 instead of 16-10? I don’t know. I’m not a coach. I’m just a passionate alumni and fan. I know… The SEC is stacked.. but it’s hard to get excited to watch our men’s basketball with the continued roller coaster season they’re having now 2 consecutive years/.
CDC has made the same call in football, baseball, women’s basketball, etc. He had to hire RT after the Great 8 run in 2023 but 2 yrs of mediocrity is enough to believe it’s not going in the right direction. I’m looking forward to getting excited about men’s basketball again.
Hook em! 🧡🤘🏼🐂