We are generally pretty good defending the three and making the three. Not today unfortunately
I think Dean has some big games ahead of him. He was just getting comfortable when he was injured. Heās sneaky good.
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Potter was solid. His box seems to back this up at leastā¦
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I think I hit a nerve with some people when I commented perhaps Miami should look at what OU is doing to attract crowds. Both for football and basketball. OU had over 9000 people at the game yesterday. Somebody commented to me āthat is an aberrationā. Maybe it is, maybe it isnāt. But I would say, it really isnāt. In 12 home basketball games OU is now averaging 4653 fans a game. Miami by contrast is averaging 1211. I want you to think about this. We know MAC players transfer to other teams within the conference. If you are a MAC player, would you rather play in front of Miamiās crowdās or OUās crowds? Do you think that atmosphere yesterday didnāt have an impact on our 5 freshman? We already know these freshman, like all players today, are constantly thinking portal and āthe grass is greenerā. Do we really need to give them another reason to bounce? Give that some thought.
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I think this issue has been a factor for quite some time at Miami - for both basketball and football. The Miami player experience - in terms of field and arena atmosphere - is not what it used to be or what it could be. Toledo and Ohio both have a distinct advantage in that area within the MAC.
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Iāve often thought a comparison of the two student bodies with regard to supporting their teams would make for a fascinating sociological study.
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The role of the Marching 110 has to be considered when looking at OU football. The band has achieved cult status in Athens. I saw people on campus in October wearing shirts that said āIām just here to see the 110.ā
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Perfect example! While the OU band plays current music featuring some humor and other twists, Miami sticks with the Broadway hits and Sousa marches. Yes, Iām sure thatās probably changed somewhat. OUās band has always played to the students.
When I was there they played for the Miami students with a raucous version of Lennonās āPower to the Peopleā ( it was the seventies). My recollection was that most of us stared at our shoes, shifting uncomfortably.
Not much has changed in 45 years!
We had nice crowds vs. North Carolina, UC, OU, and others. It helped when we were winning.
But most students had other more interesting things to do. Busses didnāt help. Giveaways didnāt help. Yelling out an Elliott Hall window (at the Upham Hall area) for hours per day didnāt help.
Miami remains āunhipā to current trends in society amongst Gen Z ans Millenial types when it comes to athletics.
To ārehipā would be like a foreign assault as viewed by The Board of Trusteesā¦and many in the reigning Administration.
Miamiās next President needs to be a former corporate CEOā¦someone who has real-world experiences in the 21st Century. Look what Purdue and Arizona State have doneā¦two Iām familiar withā¦and Iām sure there are othersā¦
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