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Dmills

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D1 Opponents' Conference Preseason Polls:

UNC Wilmington - 9 (out of 10) CAA
Eastern Michigan - (Unknown) MAC
Murray State - 3 (out of 10) Ohio Valley
Bucknell - T6 (out of 10) Patriot League
Jackson State - 3 (out of 12) SWAC
Chicago State - 13 (out of 13) WAC
Ball State - (Unknown) MAC
UTSA - 11 (out of 14) Conference USA
Wisconsin - 10 (out of 14) Big 10
 

BirdGrad2011

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Valpo lost to D2 Ashland University and it really wasn’t that close. Ashland controlled it basically the whole way. Lottich might be the only coach in the league that is as bad if not worse than Muller.
 

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Valpo lost to D2 Ashland University and it really wasn’t that close. Ashland controlled it basically the whole way. Lottich might be the only coach in the league that is as bad if not worse than Muller.
Sadly though, Valpo has beaten like 7 straight? At least 5, that’s tough to swallow
 

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Valpo lost to D2 Ashland University and it really wasn’t that close. Ashland controlled it basically the whole way. Lottich might be the only coach in the league that is as bad if not worse than Muller.
I couldn't believe they gave him an extension
 

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Ball State projected to finish 8th in the MAC, and Eastern Michigan 11th.
 

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Kind of depressing reading that. Sounds way too familiar from Dan talking after so many losses.

Dan has been a broken record over the past few years with this exact talk… same song and dance about effort/buying in not where it should be. It’s exhausting to only ever hear that come from his mouth.
 

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Obviously lack of results make us want change. It’s that attitude though that is tarnishing his entire legacy including playing days. At least fight like he did as a player.
 

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My excitement for a new season is lower than I can ever remember. But I do have some because I love college basketball. Sorry for the mini rant, but I just found Dan’s comments so disappointing. YOU are the coach, the highly paid coach. At some point, it’s your freaking JOB to get players who are willing to and then coach them to give effort and buy into defensive principles. It just seems like the excuse machine has already started and we have even taken the court for the first time!
 

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Not good.
When I really didn't hear anything coming out from the UIC scrimmage, I figured it was a "no news is bad news" kind of situation. When they scheduled this scrimmage, I was disappointed because I felt like this is could've been a regular season game, Muller vs Yak. I know scheduling and getting dates and everything to work out is a challenge, but it just felt kind of lazy to me. A lot of other teams around the country use these scrimmages to really challenge their teams. I think Bradley went up to Iowa this year? I think that might have been what ISU did last year. I also believe there was opportunity for this to be a regular season game but Coach maybe took a look at what Yak had going on and thought, "maybe it's a bad look if one of my former assistants takes it to us when I've been a HC 10 times as long." Not to say Yak is going to have a great team this year, but he'll get his boys going eventually.

I think at this point it is a 100% fair question for a reporter to ask Muller, "You talk a lot about struggling to get players to buy-in. Ultimately, you recruit these players, and build your team. What do you think the issue is with getting players to buy-in over the last 4 seasons?" A tough question just needs to be asked in a way where he can't put the blame on the players. I've listened to a lot of Muller's press conferences over the years and local reporters really seem to struggle with the "follow up questions." Like mentioned above, it's Muller's team. He is paid handsomely and decides what players they offer to put the team together. He's responsible for the buy-in. Some pressure needs to be put on the coach in two (but probably 3) ways; that is from reporters asking the right questions and hopefully the administration to get this thing turned around. The third would be from the fans.

We all know attendance will be down this year, for sure. There is no hype around the team and really no reason there should be unless they prove the naysayers wrong. For me, I'll be going to the game tonight and buying two tickets. No season tickets or donation from me this year. Doing a cost-analysis, even the cheapest tickets are more expensive than just having access to nearly every game on ESPN3/+. I'm still a Redbird fan and always will be, so I'll follow the team. But it will just mostly be from my living room 10 minutes away from Redbird Arena. If they surprise us, maybe a trip to STL in March, but we'll see.
 

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When I really didn't hear anything coming out from the UIC scrimmage, I figured it was a "no news is bad news" kind of situation. When they scheduled this scrimmage, I was disappointed because I felt like this is could've been a regular season game, Muller vs Yak. I know scheduling and getting dates and everything to work out is a challenge, but it just felt kind of lazy to me. A lot of other teams around the country use these scrimmages to really challenge their teams. I think Bradley went up to Iowa this year? I think that might have been what ISU did last year. I also believe there was opportunity for this to be a regular season game but Coach maybe took a look at what Yak had going on and thought, "maybe it's a bad look if one of my former assistants takes it to us when I've been a HC 10 times as long." Not to say Yak is going to have a great team this year, but he'll get his boys going eventually.

I think at this point it is a 100% fair question for a reporter to ask Muller, "You talk a lot about struggling to get players to buy-in. Ultimately, you recruit these players, and build your team. What do you think the issue is with getting players to buy-in over the last 4 seasons?" A tough question just needs to be asked in a way where he can't put the blame on the players. I've listened to a lot of Muller's press conferences over the years and local reporters really seem to struggle with the "follow up questions." Like mentioned above, it's Muller's team. He is paid handsomely and decides what players they offer to put the team together. He's responsible for the buy-in. Some pressure needs to be put on the coach in two (but probably 3) ways; that is from reporters asking the right questions and hopefully the administration to get this thing turned around. The third would be from the fans.

We all know attendance will be down this year, for sure. There is no hype around the team and really no reason there should be unless they prove the naysayers wrong. For me, I'll be going to the game tonight and buying two tickets. No season tickets or donation from me this year. Doing a cost-analysis, even the cheapest tickets are more expensive than just having access to nearly every game on ESPN3/+. I'm still a Redbird fan and always will be, so I'll follow the team. But it will just mostly be from my living room 10 minutes away from Redbird Arena. If they surprise us, maybe a trip to STL in March, but we'll see.

Probably a good idea that you stay away from RA given your history there. ;););)
 
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