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Message: [QUOTE="Irishsecra1, post: 5608096, member: 8453"] I am sure this will be an unpopular opinion. But WTH! Our team is 8-4. We lost in overtime to Houston, to Kansas the next day by 11, and then were blown out the very next day by Iowa State who is currently #4 in the country. All 3 are ranked. 3 huge games back to back to back. We lost by a point to Hofstra at a game where three huge calls in the last minute sealed our fate. They aren’t that bad of a team either, quad 3. We beat Tenn, quad 1 and 7 other teams along the way. We have done this despite our best player Freeman only playing the first 4 games. Our defense, for the most part, is exponentially better than last year. Yet all I have read on this board in multiple threads for two weeks is how bad our team is, how Red is an awful coach, how the players don’t play for him, how the fans haven’t shown up because we stink, how Red should be fired. No recognition of the obvious improvement in this team over last year. Listen I was one of the many who wanted Red gone last year but I recognize the improvement and say let’s get thru January before we call for his head. As to attendance, I am both a football and basketball season ticket holder and have either gone to each bball game or made sure my tickets were used if I could not go. I was at Hofstra, Mercyhurst and Northeastern and the crowds were low at all 3. As I said before, none of these teams have name recognition. Yet it still costs $35 to park and buying 2 pretzels and 2 sodas cost about $30. Concession costs are atrocious I go because I am a die hard fan and want to support the team. And I am truly blessed to have the money to afford to go. But just before Christmas, when money is tight, many need their money for gifts or food or family celebrations and don’t want to spend that kind of money watching no name teams. As for the team effort the last 3 games, let’s try to remember that these our students who just finished their final exams. I remember what that was like not so long ago, and I wasn't Playing a active sport at the time. I can only imagine how physically and emotionally tiring these last few weeks have been. These are human beings, not AI, and they will have ups and downs. And let’s support them when they succeed. In this last game, Naithan George and William Kyle stepped up big time. At one point Kyle was 7 of 8 on free throws. He lost his form at the end when he was clearly very tired Again, I assume I will be blasted as stupid, naive and wearing rose colored glasses for these thoughts 😊 [/QUOTE]

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