What an unbelievable career for Rothert. 5 Final Fours and a 2nd place finish for a small private school in Dubuque, IA. Who knows how many conference championships..? Created a completely new/unique style that was extremely effective at the college level. Had a super tight alumni base that showed support at every Final Four. Great coach and an even better family man.
Really hoping they bring in someone that the alumni can get behind and create something off of many successful years.

Spot On! Great analysis. What i am hoping for is that they can get some of that quality back. Really loved the IIAC and MIAC competitiveness that we saw a few years back.

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Quote from: diamondJOEY on December 12, 2018, 12:42:18 PM
I cant wait for the North region to get some quality teams back into it.

The North has been in it?  It just hasn't been Loras as previous years.  I personally have no interest in promoting Loras and it's "soccer" style.  It is disgraceful and quite distasteful to watch.  If they choose to put the ball on the ground and string more than 3 passes then I do change my stance on the program, but not until then.

I meant that in the past 2-3 years it really has just been St. Thomas who looks dangerous enough to make a solid run. When the MIAC and IIAC are strong, its really exciting to watch. As to Loras' style of play, while it may be distasteful to watch, i dont see why people put it down so much. I think maybe the coaches have figured out that the rules are different from what you watch on tv. Theres unlimited subs, the clock stops...It creates a different sport with different strategy. With the amount of people you can play in a college match, why wouldnt you want to speed up the tempo and force people to run more, its not cheating, its taking advantage of the rules that are in play...just a thought

Any up and coming players for next year? Love hearing about incoming freshmen and POY candidates for the following season.

Not a whole lot to cheer for this year. The ARC (IIAC) was not very exciting this year.  I cant wait for the North region to get some quality teams back into it.

Need to get Loras back in the mix. Love when the duhawks are making a run in the tourney and their supporters come out.