Is this the make or break week for Mike and the NCAA tourney

Hoping for 2-0, will be satisfied with 1-1 and won't be shocked with 0-2.

Beating Ole Miss is much more important than beating SC. We cannot lose another home game this year.

I would feel a lot better if it was any other team than OM, outside of Fl and U.K., of course.

We have to steal one against USC or hope like hell we show up Sat. Hoping the USCjr game doesn't drain us too much, bc OM game is a must win, if we lose to SC

Even finishing 4-2, I don't think we can get embarrassed by S. Carolina or Florida in a loss. They need to be competitive losses.

Alabama has an easier schedule the rest of the way and just beat USCe so there is a chance they take the 4th seed from us, although I guess we have the head to head in case of a tie?

As a 5th seed in the SEC tournament, we would need to win two games to get to the NCAA tourney.

I'm pessimistic which is against my nature, but that's probably because in five tries, MA has only advanced past the first game of the mighty SEC tournament once.

Never felt we were playing our best ball toward the end of the season, even in 2015, despite the glorious Wofford win.

It takes more than 6 years to rebuild a basketball team

More like 8 apparently.

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And we're talking about this shite now in Mike's tenure

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This "year 6" angle isn't an argument, he's been here long enough to have ups and downs. We were on a steady incline his first 4 years which culminated in the best team we've had in decades. Right now he's in a slump but his recruiting has improved a great deal.

If we miss the tournament, I'll be open to the idea of a new coach but I feel like some people will completely lose their minds if we don't fire him. The gnashing of teeth is getting out of hand.

You guys fear a lot around here...

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I fear that apathy is setting in and whole generations of hog fans are writing off the basketball program completely.

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That's a little extreme. Last year we were pretty bad and were still 12th in the country in attendance.

We just had 16,000+ for the Lsu game a few weeks ago. You're way off here.

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Kiko had to dress last year for the Red-White game due to lack of bodies and Manny only got a scholly because we had 3-4 available if I remember correctly

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Last year was a fluke, we lost 6 players off the previous year's team and Beard had to sit out the first semester. That's not normal.

I don't see how you could argue that his recruiting hasn't improved. That's pretty much the only thing people are giving him credit for right now, and looks to be the thing keeping him employed.