Stands and this "top of the SEC" BS that keeps getting thrown around on here

[TheDogFather]

DAMN. Pot meet kettle. Yall are some full blown retards about this. Both sides, but to suggest that someone needs pro help over CBB. Absurd.

Why post another of a hundred derogatory cases against an "irrelevant" coach (I mean recruiter) who did nothing positive for our program, and has been gone for over three years on the same night we played Kentucky at home? Why not post something about our current team on such a night unless you have serious issues?

Why not start a thread about Rick Ray? There really is something wrong with it.

[TheDogFather]

I'm sorry the truth bothers you.

I just have to laugh at the University of Stands people like yourself that try to spin some narrative that Stands had us as a top SEC team. We clearly were not his last 7 seasons. No way- no how. That made up legend needs to die

Maybe it would die if you would quit bringing it up.

[smootness]

More people showed up because we won more games. Obviously. That's the way it works.

But one, we had a ton of games late in Stans' tenure when very few people showed up. I guarantee that was a big-time opponent we're playing in that picture, if it's even from late in Stans' tenure.

And two, no, we're not currently relevant. That doesn't in any way mean Stans' last few teams were acceptable.

We were never again going to assemble the kind of talent we had on the 2011-2012 team. Holy crap. And some people think we waited too long to make the move? We'd have even more people making this crazy argument. I guarantee that if we had fired Stans after the 2010-2011 season, there would be people saying we would have gone to the Final 4 with the talent we were going to have the following year with Stans sticking around.

We knew before the 2011-2012 season that it was Stans' big chance to prove to everyone we were still the program we had been a decade earlier. Everyone was pointing to that year as the year, when we would have an incredible abundance of talent. It was to be Stans' chance to save himself and get us back.

And what did we do? We won 8 SEC games, lost 9 including the Tournament, and lost as a 4 seed in the NIT. And now we have people pointing back as though that was just kind of an average year under Stans.

No, it was the year for Stans to show what the program still was. And we ended the year in embarrassing, horrid fashion. Even with that team.

[Bully13]

2006- 5-11 in the SEC...Tied for 9th in the SEC
2007- 8-8 in the SEC- 3-way tie for 5th in the SEC
2008- 12-4 in the SEC...tied for 2nd in the SEC
2009- 9-7 in the SEC...tied for 5th in the SEC
2010- 9-7 in the SEC...3-way tie for 4th in the SEC
2011- 9-7 in the SEC...3-way tie for 4th in the SEC
2012- 8-8 in the SEC...tied for 6th best in the SEC

We were in no way, shape, or form "top of the SEC" Stands' last 7 seasons. We were a middle of the pack SEC basketball team with a shitload of drama

I miss the drama

[Bully13]

2006- 5-11 in the SEC...Tied for 9th in the SEC
2007- 8-8 in the SEC- 3-way tie for 5th in the SEC
2008- 12-4 in the SEC...tied for 2nd in the SEC
2009- 9-7 in the SEC...tied for 5th in the SEC
2010- 9-7 in the SEC...3-way tie for 4th in the SEC
2011- 9-7 in the SEC...3-way tie for 4th in the SEC
2012- 8-8 in the SEC...tied for 6th best in the SEC

We were in no way, shape, or form "top of the SEC" Stands' last 7 seasons. We were a middle of the pack SEC basketball team with a shitload of drama

and I miss "middle of the pack"

[Coach34]

I miss the drama

nobody misses that shit. People miss having more talented teams. But nobody misses the drama

[Noxdog]

Why post another of a hundred derogatory cases against an "irrelevant" coach (I mean recruiter) who did nothing positive for our program, and has been gone for over three years on the same night we played Kentucky at home? Why not post something about our current team on such a night unless you have serious issues?

Why not start a thread about Rick Ray? There really is something wrong with it.

I dunno? Maybe because yall both are crazier than batshit??? It's become a tit for tat deal. I'm not happy about current events but I was not happy at the shit show that we became under Rick either. Unless something changes he is coming back. Much ado about nothing. Keep your powder dry for next year because it's all on the line then.

All of this useless at this point.

[Dawg61]

I wish you ****ers would stop fighting over our last head coach and current one. They both suck. We will never make another NCAA tournament with either of them. That's what I want. To be in the NCAA tourney.

[Bully13]

nobody misses that shit. People miss having more talented teams. But nobody misses the drama

sorry for forgetting the ***.. I would trade anything for the suck I see going on now. and there's no 17ing excuse for it.

[TheDogFather]

2006- 5-11 in the SEC...Tied for 9th in the SEC
2007- 8-8 in the SEC- 3-way tie for 5th in the SEC
2008- 12-4 in the SEC...tied for 2nd in the SEC
2009- 9-7 in the SEC...tied for 5th in the SEC
2010- 9-7 in the SEC...3-way tie for 4th in the SEC
2011- 9-7 in the SEC...3-way tie for 4th in the SEC
2012- 8-8 in the SEC...tied for 6th best in the SEC

We were in no way, shape, or form "top of the SEC" Stands' last 7 seasons. We were a middle of the pack SEC basketball team with a shitload of drama

While you were doing your research, I found this...

[Coach34]

While you were doing your research, I found this...

That has zero to do with this thread

[mcdawg]

Four out of five of his last seasons he had a winning SEC record. Hell, he didn't have a losing SEC record since 2006. When 8-8, 9-7, 9-7, 9-7, 12-4 with 21, 19, 24, 23, 23 wins isn't considered kicking ass your last five years, good luck to Rick Ray.

This is absolutely right! We were relevant and now nobody gives a damn. Not one person has asked for my 4 floor level tickets for 3 years, and I use to get tired of people asking for them. And this "fight in the stands crap" - a week later not one person outside of MS could even tell you the players names and the school. Quit bringing that up. A North Carolina fan asked me the other day "why did you get rid of your coach? Ya'll use to be so good". I said that a bunch of dumbass fans cared about a fight between 2 players - he laughed and said he never heard of the fight.

All I know is that people use to care and people use to go to our games. Now, I didn't even bother to watch the game tonight. SMOOTNESS - pull out your checkbook because you now can buy my 4 tickets and pay the Bulldog dues for that honor. I am buying tickets to watch our women's team - we have a good coach that can coach offense, teach an inbounds play, and recruit. He has earned my support - and when he coaches, the games mean something.

Start writing your check. You will have plenty of legroom and space on both sides of you.

[Bully13]

yep...the 7 yr avg was 5th in the SEC with stands.... way to go back to '06 for that 9th place finish to pad the numbers. I miss being competitive and not ELEVENTH.. take away that '06 year and we're 4.33...

[engie]

Why start this thread?

You can't just let bygones be bygones can you?

[smootness]

This is absolutely right! We were relevant and now nobody gives a damn. Not one person has asked for my 4 floor level tickets for 3 years, and I use to get tired of people asking for them. And this "fight in the stands crap" - a week later not one person outside of MS could even tell you the players names and the school. Quit bringing that up. A North Carolina fan asked me the other day "why did you get rid of your coach? Ya'll use to be so good". I said that a bunch of dumbass fans cared about a fight between 2 players - he laughed and said he never heard of the fight.

All I know is that people use to care and people use to go to our games. Now, I didn't even bother to watch the game tonight. SMOOTNESS - pull out your checkbook because you now can buy my 4 tickets and pay the Bulldog dues for that honor. I am buying tickets to watch our women's team - we have a good coach that can coach offense, teach an inbounds play, and recruit. He has earned my support - and when he coaches, the games mean something.

Start writing your check. You will have plenty of legroom and space on both sides of you.

Who said I liked what we currently have on the court? I am actually more likely to spend and watch this team play than I was to spend and watch Sidney cross the court less than 10 times per game while the rest of the team stood around getting beat by teams way worse than them.

[Bully13]

Who said I liked what we currently have on the court? I am actually more likely to spend and watch this team play than I was to spend and watch Sidney cross the court less than 10 times per game while the rest of the team stood around getting beat by teams way worse than them.

we used to not get beat by SWAC teams from AL and unknowns from SC at home.

[Coach34]

Why start this thread?

You can't just let bygones be bygones can you?

Nope

[smootness]

we used to not get beat by SWAC teams from AL and unknowns from SC at home.

Who said I liked what we currently have on the court?

Also, how many times would you like me to respond with this question before you realize that I don't like what we currently have on the court.

[Coach34]

yep...the 7 yr avg was 5th in the SEC with stands.... way to go back to '06 for that 9th place finish to pad the numbers. I miss being competitive and not ELEVENTH.. take away that '06 year and we're 4.33...

Not really 5th because of the tie's with other schools and no tie-breakers

And went back to 06 because we constantly talk about the last half of his tenure

[cubswillwinitonedaydawg]

I understand both sides of this argument.
It was kind of embarrassing seeing the fight replayed and overanalyzed and it did seem like Rick under-achieved year after year. But I remember having to stand in the student line (07 - 09) for an hour or 2 to get in to SEC games and hoping there would be seats in the lower deck left.
Now they offer free pizza and still can't get anybody to go.
Pick your poison.
I personally kinda miss poison # 1.