[quote="bamafan" post=299395][quote="stjohnnie75" post=299378][quote="Catman" post=299353]I don’t know how you can possibly put a positive spin on losing a scrimmage game to Rhode Island! Quality teams don’t lose these type of games albeit a scrimmage game! Again I sincerely hope I am wrong, but if I am not Cragg needs to end this experiment at season end![/quote]
Examples of how meaningless exhibition results can be:
2009-10: Syracuse loses to Le Moyne
Orange: 30-5, 15-3, Big East regular season title
2016-17: VCU loses to Queens
VCU: 26-9, 14-4, NCAA tourney
2017-18: Auburn loses to Barry
Auburn: 26-8, 13-5 ties for SEC title[/quote]
Point taken but all those programs were established winners, we are established losers. Would be nice to start a winning culture sooner rather than later. Not as bothered by the result as the reaction to it by some fans. Hopefully the players and coaches use it to resolve to work harder and get better which is much more important.[/quote]
What is a logical reaction to the URI loss from a win starved fanbase used to underachieving despite plenty of talent? If you look at the scrimmage and say it literally means nothing you are wrong. It's an early indication of our team that thankfully does not count. I feel a lot better after seeing several major upsets in scrimmages this year, but being able to say don't make a big deal over the result implies that we will do much better when the games count. I'm not sure Mullin has earned any benefit of the doubt to this point. That's the issue. If he had a history of success then many more fans would have said no biggie. At the same time, I'm glad it's over and I still expect an NCAA type season. Can't see Heron having anywhere near that type of game ever again this season.
