Sad State of Bearcat Basketball

[swilsonsp4]

I have season tickets and I enjoy going to the games. I can't bear to watch the away games on TV though. It's too painful. I know it does'nt make complete sense. As an aside... you would think UC would just stop introducing Wes before the game. He gets booed soundly every time. Maybe it is their way of payback for that massive buyout.

It would have nothing to do with any buyout. Such contract terms are the current cost of doing business. CWM's buyout is in line with P4 head coaches across the country. His agent also represents several other coaches. He knows the going rate and negotiates from that point. If UC brass decide to cut the cord, any replacement coach will have a similar buyout amount (and possibly even higher).

[leo from jersey]

Although from a very wealthy family, jobs that pay what CWM is making are hard to find. I think he would want to come back as getting booed out of town doesn't look good on a resume and as a former player, he wants badly to change that. He could always go the Shula route and work for his dad. With that said, I wonder if the UC admins and deep pockets want him back. Do the deep pockets just want control or a championship team is the question.

Another question. In close games, has the team quit on CWM.

[Rufus]

Booing is not a good look for sure but it does come with the job. He's not the only coach to be booed and he won't be the last to have it done. You can be sure though that CWM knows that the entire fanbase from students, alumni, to season ticket holders, former players and donors are not pleased and feel he's not doing the job. I'm not condoning this behavior but it is safe to say that both he and CSS are now feeling like all of these people are feeling buyers remorse now that Cignetti has turned Indiana football around and given a blueprint on how to coach in the NIL era of college sports when it's known that UC settled on CSS when Cignetti could have been had.

[longtimefan]

CWM does get booed, I hate it and I wish the asswipes doing it would just shut up.

[leeraymond372@gmail.com]

I have season tickets and I enjoy going to the games. I can't bear to watch the away games on TV though. It's too painful. I know it does'nt make complete sense. As an aside... you would think UC would just stop introducing Wes before the game. He gets booed soundly every time. Maybe it is their way of payback for that massive buyout.

Wes Miller gets booed during introductions at home games? Wow. That is bad. That makes me think Miller may not want to come back after this season. What coach wants to go through that? My mother once told me, "do not wear out your welcome". Is it possible that Coach Miller has worn out his UC welcome?

Losses will turn a fanbase against a coach faster than anything.

[bearcatlifer]

I have season tickets and I enjoy going to the games. I can't bear to watch the away games on TV though. It's too painful. I know it does'nt make complete sense. As an aside... you would think UC would just stop introducing Wes before the game. He gets booed soundly every time. Maybe it is their way of payback for that massive buyout.

[leo from jersey]

For those of you still watching this season. What keeps you watching? I stopped last season about halfway through. Watched a few games this season and saw that roster didn't matter with the same coaching. All of his teams look the same so it was pretty plain to me that they were not going to be very good and another lost season was on tap. I understand that I risk getting made fun of for not being a "real" fan but sitting and spending 2+ hours of my time just to be ticked off and miserable wasn't worth it. This season is lost. No tournament again. Next season will be a whole new roster with the same Coach, style, failures. What keeps you watching? I've been watching since the Tony Yates days. I loved the program but I'm not investing again until something changes.

love for the Cats and eternal hope - plus I like watching the game and venting on the forum while the game is being played.

[dmoney70]

For those of you still watching this season. What keeps you watching? I stopped last season about halfway through. Watched a few games this season and saw that roster didn't matter with the same coaching. All of his teams look the same so it was pretty plain to me that they were not going to be very good and another lost season was on tap. I understand that I risk getting made fun of for not being a "real" fan but sitting and spending 2+ hours of my time just to be ticked off and miserable wasn't worth it. This season is lost. No tournament again. Next season will be a whole new roster with the same Coach, style, failures. What keeps you watching? I've been watching since the Tony Yates days. I loved the program but I'm not investing again until something changes.

[Dr.kenneth noisewater]

The coach needs to go immediately. So that way we only have to replace the team and not hire a coach without any players again.

[BearKatz]

I think we're all back to reality now. Once again Wes was out coached in the 2nd Half and had no answer on stopping Arizona.

As Sedz said, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then (Iowa St). The two game win streak was fun while it lasted.

[SKell82155]

We chanted "overrated" and stormed the court today, haha. Fine by me in a win against a top 2 team.

Never have understood that chant- so you’re down playing your accomplishment ?

[bearcatbret]

We chanted "overrated" and stormed the court today, haha. Fine by me in a win against a top 2 team.

As Dan Hoard pointed out after the game, UC beat a ranked ISU football team, UC women beat a ranked ISU basketball team, now the UC men's bball beat another ranked ISU.

[longtimefan]

We chanted "overrated" and stormed the court today, haha. Fine by me in a win against a top 2 team.

I didn’t. Hate the overrated chant, and too old to get down there. I’m still sitting in my seat.

[sedz]

I don't support the paper bag idea at all. It's in poor taste. Like chanting "overrated" in a loss or storming the court against an unranked team. Rather than target the administration, it tells the rest of the country that our fans are just as embarrassing as our play. We're not the only fanbase that has endured bad teams and coaches.

We chanted "overrated" and stormed the court today, haha. Fine by me in a win against a top 2 team.

[BearKatz]

CWM has NIL and the Big 12. Mick had a depleted roster, rose from the ashes and mostly improved every year. If Mick were coaching UC right now, I think the record would be much different.

Night and day!