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(01-24-2018 10:33 AM)DownOnRohs Wrote:  

(01-24-2018 09:56 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(01-24-2018 09:45 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  Eh... I almost feel like Mick is just trying to send a message to his team... a game nobody cares about like ECU is the perfect time. UC has a tough stretch the rest of the way. They probably weren't great, but I didn't think they were particular bad in that game either. ECU hit some crazy first half shots and UC still won by 26.

Gary started that game as bad as he’s been in a few years. Just wasn’t mentally intonit and seemed to have a little hitch in his giddy up. Mick jumped into his ass several times after yanking him in the 1st half and it had the required effect.

Several of the guys including Evans and Gary blew defensive assignments and that led to some of those crazy shots ECU hit. We noticed that Mick started pulling people and telling them to sit in his seat rather than walking down the bench so that he could explain something specific to them and then would turn around and put them back in on the very next whistle after coaching them up.

ECU was a scrimmage that offered minutes for the bench and some teaching moments.

I was hoping this is what that game would be but we really didn't get to give the bench many minutes because ECU shot out their ass the first 20 mins.

Hoping we can put Temple away early to give the young guys some run tonight.

Nothing I'd rather see either but I fear Temple is the type of team that will just keep hanging around until late in the game.

Arguably, in the AAC, UC plays teams about as good as some of the mid-tier teams in a P5. The problem is, because of the national perception of the American right now, those teams aren't ranked. This season, TCU probably hasn't been much better than SMU but had that top 25 ranking for weeks. That gets the attention of players, coaches and fans. So to me, most of the mid-tier in this conference is akin to walking through a minefield if taken for granted. I'll put Temple and Memphis (playing at home) in that category.