I wish our fans would just say ?I don?t like men?s basketball?
That would make it a lot easier to swallow. It really comes down to our fans directly comparing the men to the women. That?s where the phrases like ? this team doesn?t show effort? come from. The men and the women aren?t playing the same game so comparing them is really a futile effort. Making the elite 8 in women?s is about the same as making the tournament in general in men?s. The competition in the women?s game really just isn?t as broad.
Also, all our fans really care about is beating ole miss. That?s all that matters to them, and it?s pretty easy to see that if you take a look back at the entire board going apeshit on Tuesday night. It was A bad loss but it?s just one game. Yesterday was a war in Bud Walton and our guys deserve a ton of credit for a huge road win. We have also beaten Arkansas 6 in a row now. That has never happened in the history of our basketball program.
Home court advantage probably has more of an impact on basketball than any other sport. The fans can change the game in a tough atmosphere and we continually make excuses like Ari listed. If you don?t like basketball that?s one thing, but don?t make excuses to not attend and then later bash the team and coach.