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re: Convince me this "No Cinderellas" Talk
Posted on 3/25/25 at 2:28 pm to ColonelBear
Posted on 3/25/25 at 2:28 pm to ColonelBear
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OM has won 24 games this season and played 11 games against sweet 16 teams going 6-5 against them. None of that is cinderella territory
Yep, I see people post that, and if you had struggled this season, or been a smaller conference team, then yeah, Cinderella fits, but Ole Miss is a very good team in a major conference.
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Posted on 3/25/25 at 2:32 pm to jangalang
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Well Auburn isnt a nobody. lol
Certainly not, but your program isn’t far removed from being on the bottom limb before Pearl came. I had a very strong feeling he could turn your program around and y’all seemed so miserable I was happy for you.
Ole Miss was in that bad spot but now they have beard who I’m certain can turn that program around as well. Pretty similar situations just a few years apart.
Funny how the past is forgotten so quickly…..
Posted on 3/25/25 at 2:34 pm to jangalang
We definitely do not have any Cinderellas this year. Cinderellas are typically really low seeded teams (maybe 12 or below) who have tremendous success and end up going to a Sweet 16 or better
Posted on 3/25/25 at 2:35 pm to kywildcatfanone
Agreed. Loyola Chicago & Sister Jean, Davidson, George Mason, Saint Peter's (sorry!) are the type of Cinderellas I always think of/remember.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 2:47 pm to Clark14
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Certainly not, but your program isn’t far removed from being on the bottom limb before Pearl came.
I remember where we were. The reality of then is long gone.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 2:49 pm to ThaiTiger24
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We definitely do not have any Cinderellas this year.
There is widespread parity instead. Auburn literally has a decent shot at the national championship. I cant care less about Loyola or Sister Jean.
And that upsets folks here.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 3:02 pm to jangalang
I think the future of College Basketball will be pretty chalky - just consider Kentucky. This team is just about all mid-majors or kids from Power 5s that weren't playing, with two kids that followed Pope from BYU and a couple Kentucky kids that play spot minutes.
Now here's the thing - I think you have to do it like Pope did it. You have to have a concept, and go after the mid-major kids that fit your vision for the team you want to put on the floor. You can't BUY a team - any more than A&M could buy a football team.
That's the big unspoken secret. It's not football. You have to blend these twelve pinheads - of which only eight or nine will see minutes. There have been PLENTY of NCAA Basketball teams that were too talented to win.
Now here's the thing - I think you have to do it like Pope did it. You have to have a concept, and go after the mid-major kids that fit your vision for the team you want to put on the floor. You can't BUY a team - any more than A&M could buy a football team.
That's the big unspoken secret. It's not football. You have to blend these twelve pinheads - of which only eight or nine will see minutes. There have been PLENTY of NCAA Basketball teams that were too talented to win.
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