Old fan 47

Exactly. If they are going to get paid to play the sport, there should be contracts to honor and other intricacies. It’s semi-pro now, so treat them as such and do away with all the back and forth transfer crap. Make this reality across the board and it might at least stop kids from bolting after one year, especially the superstars. It’s just no fun anymore. The pomp and circumstance of rivalries is fading and the loyalties have been gone. The sport is now what it wanted, a professional football league for college kids.

Beyond well deserved. One of the best ever at AU.

I saw that. It’s just becoming a crap shoot with players committing, decommitting, playing money games, etc. The college game is ruined and I care very little about it anymore, which is sad, because I’ve been loving it for 45 years. It’s a shame.

Prayers and a speedy recovery.

Agree. The NIL, has to be gotten under control. My thoughts on CFA are waning quickly. It’s now a semi pro business that pays more than minor league baseball and basketball. The game is ruined, until they cap it, like the NFL has been. There’s no salary cap in baseball or basketball, unless you want to pay the BB luxury tax. The thrill of the game is dying in my eyes, because although it’s always been a business for schools, now loyalty is out the window and you can transfer at almost any time you want to. It’s sad and reality pathetic to an extent. I have found myself watching less and less games the last two years. Maybe it’s because I grew up watching the real CFA during the latter 70’s and 80’s. Just not as much fun anymore.

The state of college ball now. No longer fun or any loyalties to a program.

May be good that he is out of eligibility after this year. It’s become obvious, Holloway was a swing and a miss at a big time 5 star. Kind of why I think the Star system is crap, but real scouting should be true. Hope the kid sticks around and keeps learning the game. Not saying he can’t be extremely good, but just wasn’t ready this season.

I’m not sold on a win in Athens, especially if Jaylin is done for the year.

He will probably transfer. Donaldson is far ahead of him in most facets of the game.

Would love to see a run like that

Exactly, the NBA seems to give four steps versus the allowed 2. Sports at the college and pro levels is no longer as fun to watch. I grew up watching the NFL in the 70’s. Tom Brady would have lasted maybe 4 seasons in that era. I’ve been following AU football since the late 70’s as well, but I honestly find myself much less entertained by college ball anymore, after all of the changes.

I understand. This is a good AU team, but extremely inconsistent. Hope we can just get to the semis in the SEC tourney and hope for a 5 or 6 seed in the tourney. BP has done the greatest turnaround for AU mens BB, but ever since the final four team, we’ve been good, but not great, which translates into fun and excitement for us fans, but to me, it seems we are slipping further away from a potential Championship since then. It’s just my take. I love AU.

Not sure how you figured that, but like they said on game day, 20 years ago, AU wasn’t thought of as a destination for them. Now, four years in a row, game day has come to AU which is great obviously, but let’s be honest, AU in most sports has always had trouble backing up hype, which is exactly what game day is. I hope the second half is a huge turnaround, but scoring only 29 and with our very inconsistent 3 point shooting, against a good team, may just be too much to overcome finally.

Bad omen having game day show up and brag. Home streak will end tonight. Has to eventually.

Agree. I believe their HC is up and coming as well. BP needs a good game plan, because SC, just like UF is bigger and stronger inside. Not sure the home court matters as much in this one or against Kentucky on Saturday. If we split, we still have a shot at SEC regular season title, but lose both and that’s out the window.

Good take. We haven’t had any consistent 3 point shooters since, but it seems BP tends to want to win or lose based on 3’s. We had 2 top players 2 years ago and still couldn’t advance anywhere. We have to have a good PG who is the General and at least one capable PF to compliment him. Broome is the only relatively consistent player we have and he is as much our center as a PF. This comes back to setting up a team that finds a cohesive bond and for as exciting and relevant as BP has made us, our last good/great PG was Jared Harper and then our big 3 threat was Bryce Brown. Okeke was very good too, but was a ready made pro.

Technically, outside revenue the last four years, it’s difficult to refer to us as a football school. BP has kept things alive in the basketball program, even when we lose games we shouldn’t. The scary thing is, football is the driving revenue force behind all athletics at any school with a football team, but we have failed miserably in that area lately. Kudos to BP for his ability to get the school excited about BB, when the FB program has really failed us, as fans, for numerous years now.

Joking or not, he and his team got their asses kicked by what most consider an inferior team.

Pathetic excuse if true.

Much better than the AU résumé

We will lose to TN also, on the road or at home

Par for the last three years unfortunately. We got a taste of big time years ago and of course we as fans expect to build on that

It would be nice, but no way this team and the game plan reaches Sweet 16. No pure shooters.

Isn’t SC ranked in top 20 though? If not, they are considered top 5 tier in SEC

Oh I’m not off the BP wagon at all, but our PG’s have been subpar for a few years. Maybe AH should transfer after the season. A smaller school may fit him better. Also we lose Broome, our best player and Jaylin and Cardwell. Our scouting needs to be spot on in the HS ranks and in the portal the next year or two. At least we know Aden won’t be leaving due to turning pro.