Is SEMO a threat?

[epistibrain]

BU lost to SEMO in 2000, and many used that loss to accelerate the Molinari firing process. Nevermind SEMO was an NCAA Tournament team that nearly beat LSU in the tournament.

Anyone else remember that game? Bradley was down 18 with three and a half minutes to go and ended up shooting free throws for a tie with 45 seconds left. But they failed to tie it and ended up loosing 65-60.

[MacabreMob]

BU lost to SEMO in 2000, and many used that loss to accelerate the Molinari firing process. Nevermind SEMO was an NCAA Tournament team that nearly beat LSU in the tournament.

Honestly - I don't recall THAT being the thing accelerating Mo's firing process.

[MacabreMob]

BU lost to SEMO in 2000, and many used that loss to accelerate the Molinari firing process. Nevermind SEMO was an NCAA Tournament team that nearly beat LSU in the tournament.

Honestly - I don't recall THAT being the thing accelerating Mo's firing process.

I also wanna add... that loss was in December of 1999. Mo got fired after in 2002. 2 1/2 years later. So a loss in Dec of 1999 accelerated the process to get him fired 2 1/2 years later.... and we can look back to THAT game as the thing that accelerated it.

[jasonpeoria911]

Anything less than a 20 point win will be a disappointment to me. Have to really come out and clobber a cupcake to get some of our play sets down and whatever else needs tweaked. Free Throw % also has to be over 70% to have me convinced that progress is being made.

Jason

[2bradleyfans]

ER3

Thanks for diggin up some stats. I can't argue with the numbers. Their finishing position in the OVC really is not that good.

I really thought they were a better team than that.

yeah we should handle them pretty easily.

[squirrel]

I also wanna add... that loss was in December of 1999. Mo got fired after in 2002. 2 1/2 years later. So a loss in Dec of 1999 accelerated the process to get him fired 2 1/2 years later.... and we can look back to THAT game as the thing that accelerated it.

It most certainly did. Most viewed it as an inexcusable loss.

And then 2001, he failed to win the tourney and then there was the Detroit NIT debacle.

And then in his final year, the early season UT-Arlington and LA-La losses pretty much sealed the deal.

Those three points I firmly believe led to Mo bleeding in the water and ultimately feeding the sharks.

[houstontxbrave]

I also wanna add... that loss was in December of 1999. Mo got fired after in 2002. 2 1/2 years later. So a loss in Dec of 1999 accelerated the process to get him fired 2 1/2 years later.... and we can look back to THAT game as the thing that accelerated it.

Isnt that the game he was thrown out of down there, or was that another year?

[BradleyBrave]

It most certainly did. Most viewed it as an inexcusable loss.

And then 2001, he failed to win the tourney and then there was the Detroit NIT debacle.

And then in his final year, the early season UT-Arlington and LA-La losses pretty much sealed the deal.

Those three points I firmly believe led to Mo bleeding in the water and ultimately feeding the sharks.

Yup. Seemed like every year the last 3-4 years, there were some perplexing and inexcuseable losses. I remember losing to a terrible Western Illinois just days after beating eventual Big 10 champion Michigan. Then later that year we spanked Villanova. High high's and low low's epitomized that regime from 97 til the end. Will that also be the case with this regime from 2007 til the end? I hope not.

[MacabreMob]

It most certainly did. Most viewed it as an inexcusable loss.

And then 2001, he failed to win the tourney and then there was the Detroit NIT debacle.

And then in his final year, the early season UT-Arlington and LA-La losses pretty much sealed the deal.

Those three points I firmly believe led to Mo bleeding in the water and ultimately feeding the sharks.

Well, I'm sorry. I didn't know that. I wasn't around Peoria during that time. And I wasn't hanging out on a Message Board yet.

I guess I thought more of SEMO that season and they went on to tie for 1st in the OVC and win the auto-bid over Murray St in a thriller (I sorta recall). You already mentioned how well they played in the NCAA tourney.

I am surprised SO MANY viewed it as an inexcusable loss. But then again... if the views were collected from the other board back then, well... how is it I am not surprised anymore.

[braves12]

My humble opinion of why Mo lost his job was because of money. There were consistently less fannies in the seats (regardless of the season ticket numbers). I think there was less money coming into the Braves club from donations for raffle tickets, luncheons, golf outing etc. etc. Sure things like wins and losses, style of play, perception of recruiting etc. etc. all count, but my opinion is that at the end of the day he lost his job because of the almighty dollar. When people with money want a change, change usually happens.

[Chico]

Isnt that the game he was thrown out of down there, or was that another year?

Must have been another year. The 1999 game was played at Carver Arena.

[BradleyBrave]

I think the question should be whether Evansville is a threat. They're now 7-1 and just whooped Western Kentucky by 30+ points.