Love the Southern Miss coach

**gogagig** · 03-10-2012, 05:03 AM

The head basketball coach at Souther Miss. Gotta love the way he talks.

“Where is there doubt about the NCAA tournament? Is there doubt? They are talking about Mississippi State at No. 71. We are 13th in RPI and 48th in strength of schedule. There is no doubt that we are in this tournament. We always get better off of loses. Things work out for a reason. People who say we are not in the tournament, are idiots. They are idiots. They obviously aren’t going by what the NCAA is going by. The criteria is based off of RPI and strength of schedule. You are not allowed to factor anything else in. So, put that in your pipe and smoke it. See what you come up with. Some guy on TV said “I would really be mad if Southern Miss makes it in and South Florida doesn’t.”

“We beat South Florida! The guy didn’t even know that we played them. That is what we are dealing with—some idiots. This (the tournament) is just like the BCS, it is a machine. There aren’t 12 basketball coaches in that room, it is a computer.”

http://blogs.dailymail.com/marshall/...as-and-idiots/

**ty4cy90** · 03-10-2012, 06:20 AM

Haha pretty good stuff Larry!

**Cyclonz** · 03-10-2012, 08:46 AM

Give em hell Larry!!

**MNclone** · 03-10-2012, 08:54 AM

Maybe Nebraska should go after him....

**jdoggivjc** · 03-10-2012, 09:08 AM

Sometimes I wonder how ISU basketball would have fared the last decade or so if Vandevelde wasn't our AD at the time of "the incident" and instead had an AD that had a pair of balls and kept him on.

Wouldn't trade Hoiberg in, because I think ISU's best days are ahead of it with him, but man I miss the Eustachy days.

**iowast8fan** · 03-10-2012, 09:11 AM

Imagine the fan demand at ISU for getting LE back if we were still dealing with McDermott these last 2 years.

**gogagig** · 03-10-2012, 04:24 PM

Video added

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tud0jCWdfJ4]Larry Eustachy--"Idiots...that's what we're dealing with"..if against Southern Miss in the tourney - YouTube[/ame]

**Rhoadhoused** · 03-10-2012, 04:30 PM

What's the best RPI a team has had and not been put in the NCAA tournament?

**Doc** · 03-10-2012, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by gogagig

The head basketball coach at Souther Miss. Gotta love the way he talks.

“Where is there doubt about the NCAA tournament? Is there doubt? They are talking about Mississippi State at No. 71. We are 13th in RPI and 48th in strength of schedule. There is no doubt that we are in this tournament. We always get better off of loses. Things work out for a reason. People who say we are not in the tournament, are idiots. They are idiots. They obviously aren’t going by what the NCAA is going by. The criteria is based off of RPI and strength of schedule. You are not allowed to factor anything else in. So, put that in your pipe and smoke it. See what you come up with. Some guy on TV said “I would really be mad if Southern Miss makes it in and South Florida doesn’t.”

“We beat South Florida! The guy didn’t even know that we played them. That is what we are dealing with—some idiots. This (the tournament) is just like the BCS, it is a machine. There aren’t 12 basketball coaches in that room, it is a computer.”

Larry Eustachy on C-USA, the NCAAs and idiots « Marshall Sports with Chuck McGill

I agree with him, but him team sure did fall apart coming down the stretch. Good thing that's not a criterion.

**cyspy** · 03-10-2012, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by Rhoadhoused

What's the best RPI a team has had and not been put in the NCAA tournament?

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I think Missouri State had an RPI in the 25 to 30 range several years ago and wasn't selected.
I like what Larry E. had to say,it's time more of these coaches speak their mind,don't back down Larry!

**CycloneRulzzz** · 03-10-2012, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by jdoggivjc

Sometimes I wonder how ISU basketball would have fared the last decade or so if Vandevelde wasn't our AD at the time of "the incident" and instead had an AD that had a pair of balls and kept him on.

Wouldn't trade Hoiberg in, because I think ISU's best days are ahead of it with him, but man I miss the Eustachy days.

I agree. His behavior did merit a punishment such as a suspension, but part of me wonders if there was a way he stayed at ISU would he be the fully clean and sober guy he is today.