Big basketball game for our men Saturday [Archive]

msstate7

01-25-2018, 11:16 PM

We are 74th in rpi. Missouri is 43rd. Espn FPI has this as essentially a toss up... right at 50. We need a good crowd, and the team needs to win this game. If we can win it, we will be in decent bubble/nit shape

Bothrops

01-25-2018, 11:29 PM

A loss to Mizzou at home Saturday would start the rumor mill, and end any post season chance.

Quaoarsking

01-25-2018, 11:35 PM

Saturday's a huge day for us. The SEC doing well in the SEC/Big 12 challenge would help our RPI and conference perception too.

Liverpooldawg

01-26-2018, 12:11 AM

A loss to Mizzou at home Saturday would start the rumor mill, and end any post season chance.

Yes it would. It's a critical game for the program. I can't make it, wife's birthday stuff. If I could I would be there. We HAVE to win this one.

Coach34

01-26-2018, 12:57 AM

agreed- huge game for us

Dawg61

01-26-2018, 01:13 AM

A loss to Mizzou at home Saturday would start the rumor mill, and end any post season chance.

What rumor mill Howland isn't getting fired

Bully13

01-26-2018, 08:06 AM

What rumor mill Howland isn't getting fired

He will if things don't get better. We really need to win tomorrow. I hope we do and Howland succeeds and we move forward.

Coach34

01-26-2018, 11:17 AM

I dont see any way Howland gets fired after this season.

msstate7

01-26-2018, 11:33 AM

I dont see any way Howland gets fired after this season.

And no way he should be.

smootness

01-26-2018, 11:46 AM

A loss to Mizzou at home Saturday would start the rumor mill, and end any post season chance.

Neither of these is true.

MCsMGs

01-26-2018, 01:11 PM

I see this as a huge game only because this team needs to experience a solid conference win and the building of confidence that goes with that.

PMDawg

01-26-2018, 01:20 PM

I dont see any way Howland gets fired after this season.

Is it a pipe dream?

Coach34

01-26-2018, 01:20 PM

we are 2-1 in the SEC at home. So there's that

HoopsDawg

01-26-2018, 02:03 PM

It should be a really ugly game. Mizzou plays good, physical defense.

Dawg61

01-26-2018, 03:12 PM

He will if things don't get better.

Maybe after next year when Q and Holman are seniors if he hasn't reached any postseason whatsoever during their entire 4 years at MSU then yes he probably will get fired but I seriously doubt that happens. We were up 13 on Auburn in the 2nd half and Auburn is about to win the SEC this year. We were up double digits on Ole Miss with 9 minutes left in the game and we were tied with Bama and Kentucky in the 2nd half. We really are just a couple baskets away from having a totally different feel about this season guys. Quit the ****ing crying already. You don't become great overnight. Vic Schaeffer's success is distorting some of y'alls perception on how tough it is to turn a program around in the SEC.

Cooterpoot

01-26-2018, 03:18 PM

Overnight, it's been a damn decade. Our program is awful. And short of a team brawl, Howland will be back for one more year before being fired.

Dawg61

01-26-2018, 03:22 PM

Overnight, it's been a damn decade. Our program is awful. And short of a team brawl, Howland will be back for one more year before being fired.

It's year 3 for Howland whose 44-39 at MSU after having to follow Rick Ray. Seriously think about that for a damn second. He has a winning record here after having to follow RICK ****ing RAY.

Coach34

01-26-2018, 06:45 PM

It's year 3 for Howland whose 44-39 at MSU after having to follow Rick Ray. Seriously think about that for a damn second. He has a winning record here after having to follow RICK ****ing RAY.

He's talking about how we havent made the NCAA Tourney since 2009- and it took us winning the SEC Tourney in a weak SEC that season.

MaroonFlounder

01-26-2018, 07:01 PM

Even though I have ZERO confidence in this team, I keep thinking they find some way to put 2 competitive halves of basketball together.

Mizzou is not great, but their shooters are more consistent than ours. They win by 8 to 10 pts.

Dawg61

01-26-2018, 07:06 PM

Goldendawg

01-26-2018, 07:18 PM

Nah we beat Missouri at home. They aren't the same team without MPjr.

We won't beat them if our "NBA wannabe 3 pt shooters" go 5 for 28. Just sayin.

DogsofAnarchy

01-26-2018, 08:24 PM

He will if things don't get better. We really need to win tomorrow. I hope we do and Howland succeeds and we move forward.

He has as long as he needs.

BuckyIsAB****

01-26-2018, 09:24 PM

Im fully prepared to be disappointed but I said we'd actually win this one a while back

msstate7

01-26-2018, 11:07 PM

State -1

Espn FPI now has us at 53.0%.

Coach34

01-27-2018, 12:19 AM

Mizzou PG suspended indefinitely

Dawg61

01-27-2018, 12:37 AM

Mizzou PG suspended indefinitely

Nice! Lady Luck on our side for once

yjnkdawg

01-27-2018, 01:05 AM

A loss to Mizzou at home Saturday would start the rumor mill, and end any post season chance.

It would start it on here probably. If no where else.

yjnkdawg

01-27-2018, 01:13 AM

He will if things don't get better. We really need to win tomorrow. I hope we do and Howland succeeds and we move forward.

Howland is not getting fired after his third season no matter what the outcome of the season is. If some on this message board had their way, it would probably happen. It would be a stupid decision though (IMO). I'm glad that Dr. Keenum and John Cohen are the ones calling the shots.

Bully13

01-27-2018, 05:38 AM

Howland is not getting fired after his third season no matter what the outcome of the season is. If some on this message board had their way, it would probably happen. It would be a stupid decision though (IMO). I'm glad that Dr. Keenum and John Cohen are the ones calling the shots.

I can dig that. But we don't really know what's going on in Cohen's head right now.

RougeDawg

01-27-2018, 12:09 PM

Overnight, it's been a damn decade. Our program is awful. And short of a team brawl, Howland will be back for one more year before being fired.

Just don?t let them travel to Hawaii and I think they?ll avoid any brawls.

RougeDawg

01-27-2018, 12:11 PM

Nice! Lady Luck on our side for once

Well she has a long damn way to go before we even get close back to even in the luck department.

bluelightstar

01-27-2018, 12:12 PM

On a related note, there should be some balance in the SEC/Big 12 challenge. I know we've been awful, but seriously we've only participated one year.

Dawg61

01-27-2018, 01:53 PM

On a related note, there should be some balance in the SEC/Big 12 challenge. I know we've been awful, but seriously we've only participated one year.

ESPN isn't interested in featuring MSU right now. Don't be fooled for a second this is an ESPN event. SEC/BIG12 have nothing to do with who plays who.

parabrave

01-27-2018, 02:07 PM

Nice! Lady Luck on our side for once

Said the same thing when Sexton didn't play.

Quaoarsking

01-27-2018, 02:11 PM

ESPN isn't interested in featuring MSU right now. Don't be fooled for a second this is an ESPN event. SEC/BIG12 have nothing to do with who plays who.

No conspiracy. Howland doesn't like conference challenges and has requested that we not participate.

Dawg61

01-27-2018, 02:12 PM

Said the same thing when Sexton didn't play.

I did but Missouri isn't gigantic like Alabama.

Dawg61

01-27-2018, 02:13 PM

No conspiracy. Howland doesn't like conference challenges and has requested that we not participate.

Smart man. Seems like a giant distraction in the middle of SEC play.