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This might be an unpopular opinion

Author: Nigel Tufnel (8036 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 11:51 am on Mar 18, 2019
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...but I don't think it's possible to win without cheating, and I think that has a lot to do w/ our inability to land better players. College basketball has become like Lance Armstrong era cycling. The latest scandal underscores this. Case in point - Zion Williamson's dad asked Kansas for $100K, a 'job', and housing. Kansas was working to provide all that, and then Zion commits to Duke. If you don't think Duke gave him at least what he was going to get from Kansas, you are naive. UNC runs a fraudulent classroom scam for two decades, involving hundreds of student athletes, and receives no penalty. The LSU coach is taped saying he was going to make a 'strong ass' offer to a recruit, and he's publicly demanding to be reinstated (after refusing to answer questions from LSU!).

Assuming we are not willing to cheat - and I don't think we are - I don't know that we can realistically expect a lot more than Brey. He's a good representative of the university and is widely respected amongst coaches and the sports media. And yes, his teams are often soft and play poor defense and are typically out-rebounded.

I don't think ND really cares if it isn't competing for Final Fours. Brey was begging for a practice facility for the last 15 years before we acted.

He's a good coach, but I wish we had a better coach.


'I define fear as standing across from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early.' - Max Baer

Replies to: "This might be an unpopular opinion"

  • Honest, Non-Inflammatory Question - hipND - 10:37am 3/16/19 (17) [View All]
    • This might be an unpopular opinion - Nigel Tufnel - 11:51am 3/18/19
      • The sport is filthy. The NCAA is a joke. ND can't achieve final fours in that framework. - TakethetrainKnute - 2:46pm 3/19/19
    • Bear Bryant went 12-10-1 in 1969 and 1970 - MarkHarman - 4:28pm 3/17/19
    • idiotic post, Mike has our full support, great coach just a rebuilding year with injuries [NT] - DonMiller - 12:43pm 3/16/19
      • Idiotic response. Brey’s appearance suggests he thinks he is a tenured professor. - Aragoto - 10:07am 3/17/19
        • Looking the fool while losing comically is a very bad optic... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:45am 3/18/19
      • Hyperbole. Mike Brey is a good coach. - MAS - 1:56pm 3/16/19
    • The stars aligned, most likely, those two years. - MAS - 12:04pm 3/16/19
    • I would say.... - billybaroo - 11:10am 3/16/19
      • Re: I would say.... - garryowen - 6:10pm 3/16/19
        • If ND was serious about basketball, Brey be gone now, after 19 seasons, - cubsfanin16 - 12:10pm 3/17/19
          • Throw out some names. [NT] - MAS - 1:17pm 3/17/19
            • Re: Throw out some names. - NDSoxfan - 6:29pm 3/17/19
            • I wish I was college basketball astute enough, but thats why the AD gets paid millions; - cubsfanin16 - 1:42pm 3/17/19
              • Re: I wish I was college basketball astute enough, but thats why the AD gets paid millions; - garryowen - 6:07pm 3/17/19
        • There is no where but up after this season [NT] - billybaroo - 9:20pm 3/16/19
          • Hopefully. [NT] - garryowen - 6:02pm 3/17/19
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