Remember, our AD and coach have normalized mediocrity.
Yep. Just like last year. We thought the team was good, the staff knew better and scheduled accordingly.
If that is the case this year - we are bad again - then Mooney has really failed two years in a row. And the year prior, good regular season but team just seemed like it was not built for the post season and that played out. I actually am of the opinion that we "think" we have better players and better fit with the newcomers. AJ/Thomas/Johnston > White/GW3 and Daughtry > AP/can't even think of the gunner's name.
I think this has definitely been true in the past, but now I think they have worked themselves into a hole and can’t figure a way out.
If Mooney fails again like last year then he has to be fired, which is exactly why the schedule is so weak.
As I have said numerous times before, this year is the GW scheduling plan where you get a ton of OOC wins to offset your 0.500 in conference outcome and sell it as a launching point for the following year.
Yes , I came to this realization about 10 years ago. He seems to have the PQ lifetime contract. Maybe he will decide to do something else, Hardt will be gone, and we have a basketball motivated AD and admin in place to hire a rising coach. One can dream, but for now we muddle along.
I think that is how I see things going as well. Mooney and Hardt can come out in April to JOC via e-mail stressing the positive steps we have taken this year and how things are trending up in the MBB. Of course, anyone who knows anything about CBB knows that is complete garbage and our record was built of beating a bunch of nobodies but they will be able to convince enough of the casual fans and unfortunately and most importantly themselves that Mooney has the train heading the right direction and thus another year of Mooney ball is on the table for 2027.
That would be the most boring 19-14 season ever.
I'm pretty close to this. I'll go 8-5 OOC, 8-10 in conference. One A10 tourament win, for a record of 17-16.
The schedule (OOC in particular) kind of sets us down that path unfortunately.
The "boringness" is deliberate. The less people interested in our program and its mediocrity the better from their perspective. Meanwhile our crosstown neighbors use every opportunity to say "look at me" as they are the complete opposite trajectory of us both in terms of on court success and how they view athletics as a vital extension of their university.
It starts with the schedule. This season and last season. Out of 26 OOC games:
Agreed. The schedule to me is the most glaring indicator of the unseriousness of our program. The do the bare minimum to build excitement, they refuse to set goals for themselves, they barely utilize the sports media world which is so important in our day. They keep a low profile intentionally because if they had a higher profile than more people might hold them to a set of expectations which they don't want to be held to.
