Nixter said:

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Sure, we may be playing bad basketball. But I bet our hair and nails were ON POINT!

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such a dumb and sexist post... stay away from cheering on our girls if you think like this! These girls give their all, put in so much work, and represent our university to the highest standard... bad bull

aggiedrjdub said:

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As soon as you give up on Aggies, we will find a way to get back 🤞#GigEm pic.twitter.com/171TAP6e5P

— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) January 14, 2022

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love this

It is a sexist comment, but did you see the way they played? It warrants questionable questions

Nonsense. I've been watching womens basketball at the high school and college level for 35 years. I've seen more and researched more Texas high school and college womens basketball than all but a handful of people alive. I've been watching Blair's teams since they included Connie Cole and Portia Hill, both of whom are in their 50s. And I've been watching A&M womens basketball since the days of Lisa Branch and even in the misery of the Peggy Gillom years.

There is nothing sexist about observing a team that seems more preoccupied with fashion than with winning. I've seen it on mens teams and womens teams. But someone has to point out the logistics of 3 feet of extensions and long nails doesn't result in effective basketball. And unfortunately that message isn't coming from our coaching staff (where it should) and instead is only coming from the cheap seats (me).

lol

As much as I want to say you have a point, I'm leaning the other way on this one. At some point you have to start asking why. Why are we getting demolished by teams that shouldn't even be in our league(TCU and Florida). While looks seem to be a minimal distraction, if any, it could warrant questioning. We are getting obliterated. Why are we getting obliterated? I'm started to question everything about the program and future, with the sh%t show of a season we are having.

There is no way you can see the light after tonight.

Great points like always cbmik95, agree on the lackluster performance. But to claim for certain that our girls prioritize beauty and style over ball is flat out wrong and disrespectful towards our ladies, who work so hard and represent us so well! They don't deserve that kind of treatment after a rough stretch on the court! They need our support! He's not criticizing Aaliyah Boston and her hairstyle, but only attacking our girls!

It's always great discussing with you!

The concern is similar to volleyball. There is clear lack of effort, communication, etc. I will ALWAYS support A&M. This is more tough love. You have to face the facts presented. Hair and nails has little to do with this. But there is a distraction in there somewhere. The tough love part being that we have to face reality. The current state of the program, talent, coaching, and recruiting are at lows. While I appreciate the highs Blair brought us, it doesn't help if we end the season back where we started 19 years ago. While it's not that bad now, we are not moving up any time soon. Someone has to answer the tough questions. Are their cultural issues? Are their coaches not doing their job? Do we have athletes not buying into Blair's vision?

I do think we have talent to make it in to the tournament, but the team needs a come to Jesus talk. Yesterday. I have watched every single game since 2008 and I know for a fact this team is not a representation of Blair. There is a disconnect, but it falls on Blair to fix it or move out of the way for someone else to fix it. The longer we wait the further behind we become to Texas, Baylor, LSU, even Houston and Tech

Wow, I didn't realize how similar it was to volleyball till you pointed it out, ugh! We were counting down till women's basketball to start to feel better but little did we know... we aren't used to this with Blair and it hurts! Lol aggie softball will treat us the same

I didn't like the outcome. But we got back in the game and could have won it. But it is the #1 team in the nation…

I still expect the team to get better. I expect them to win more it doesn't look like a meltdown. But they need to ball as a team. I can still see the light.

Sometimes I feel like our coaches are more motivational speakers and friends than actual coaches. Listening to Blairs presser is just a lot of the same stuff he always says. He's trying to get his team not to give up. The problem is, they just aren't the most cohesive group. And quite frankly, from watching years and years and years of Blair, our fundamentals are scary bad. He does not have a high IQ team. That's no disrespect to their overall intelligence. They just don't seem to have that knack for winning (back to fundamentals). One thing that is very concerning to me is our defense and transition offense. It's basically non existent. Add that to our inability to box out and rebound, make layups, have any inside presence other than bodying the other teams 5? How do we win games? Our defense has played one good quarter in the last 7 games. One. And it should be noted that that perceived good quarter was in the last 3-4 minutes of the second quarter of tonight's game when both their starting 4 and 5 were on the bench. I keep hoping to see improvement but it's just not happening. Idk what each assistant is responsible for, but it's clearly not translating. If coach brown is responsible for the defense then he needs to go. Coach skeete? What is she coaching? There is no leadership outside of Blaire on the sideline.

I watched the game last night and there were some good moments in the 2nd quarter. But, wow they came out of the locker room flat, lack of intensity, no defense, poor offensive game management, no team effort, etc.. Almost throughout the game even the refs were calling fouls the wrong way due to the opponent playing better. Obvious.

I have commented before we are where we are due to the administration not paying attention to obvious trends of performance when compared to the nation. We do not have good fundamental coaching and have not had it for years. Fundamentals, team play, motivation, etc is not there. This is where the administration has been wrong in not taking action sooner. The only measure is against the top 16 programs over the past 5 to 7 years. We did not keep pace.

This.

Houstonag said:

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I watched the game last night and there were some good moments in the 2nd quarter. But, wow they came out of the locker room flat, lack of intensity, no defense, poor offensive game management, no team effort, etc.. Almost throughout the game even the refs were calling fouls the wrong way due to the opponent playing better. Obvious.

I have commented before we are where we are due to the administration not paying attention to obvious trends of performance when compared to the nation. We do not have good fundamental coaching and have not had it for years. Fundamentals, team play, motivation, etc is not there. This is where the administration has been wrong in not taking action sooner. The only measure is against the top 16 programs over the past 5 to 7 years. We did not keep pace.

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Three S16's in a row plus an SEC regular season championship suggest otherwise. This is the usual fear manipulation technique. Gary deserves his victory lap. He was our very best coach in basketball for men or women and over half his NCAAT appearances with us reached S16 or beyond. You know…top 16…

Houstonag said:

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I watched the game last night and there were some good moments in the 2nd quarter. But, wow they came out of the locker room flat, lack of intensity, no defense, poor offensive game management, no team effort, etc.. Almost throughout the game even the refs were calling fouls the wrong way due to the opponent playing better. Obvious.

I have commented before we are where we are due to the administration not paying attention to obvious trends of performance when compared to the nation. We do not have good fundamental coaching and have not had it for years. Fundamentals, team play, motivation, etc is not there. This is where the administration has been wrong in not taking action sooner. The only measure is against the top 16 programs over the past 5 to 7 years. We did not keep pace.

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Recruiting and not recruiting to top 5-10 standards has created a lot of these issues we are speaking of currently. I do believe the team will get relatively better before the end of the season (as will all teams), but if you have been a fan as long as we all have been, and you watched the game last night and DID NOT see the chasm of difference in talent level between SC and A&M, then you really aren't paying attention. We had NO chance to win that game. None. MAYBE if Boston and their 4 had fouled out in the second quarter we could have kept it close. The only reason we were down by 2 at half is bc those 2 players didn't play the last 5 minutes of the second quarter. Once they were back in in the second half it was lights out.

A victory lap and not coaching are two separate things. I support a victory lap, but you still have a job to do. Losing to bottom feeder Florida is not ok. We have been completely outmatched against Tennessee and South Carolina.

I am not ok with the victory lap if it means a huge step back for the program in 2022-23. He either needs to step it up and earn the pay check or take a step back and let the program have a chance to live post Blair.

No down low strength is our problem!

I'd add quickness at guard as well. And that impacts us offensively and defensively.

cbmik95 said:

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A victory lap and not coaching are two separate things. I support a victory lap, but you still have a job to do. Losing to bottom feeder Florida is not ok. We have been completely outmatched against Tennessee and South Carolina.

I am not ok with the victory lap if it means a huge step back for the program in 2022-23. He either needs to step it up and earn the pay check or take a step back and let the program have a chance to live post Blair.

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You have zero control over the outcome.

No, but what you do have control over is attitude and effort. At times, Hoppie is the only one that seems to have the fight in her. Do you see Wells fighting for charges? Do you see everyone coming together after getting knocked to the ground after a foul? The answer will not surprised you, it's a no.

If we knew this was a first year coach, then I wouldn't be worried. Considering this is a tenured coach, we deserve better results.

greg.w.h said:

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cbmik95 said:

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A victory lap and not coaching are two separate things. I support a victory lap, but you still have a job to do. Losing to bottom feeder Florida is not ok. We have been completely outmatched against Tennessee and South Carolina.

I am not ok with the victory lap if it means a huge step back for the program in 2022-23. He either needs to step it up and earn the pay check or take a step back and let the program have a chance to live post Blair.

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You have zero control over the outcome.

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I think the same could be said about our coaches right now. They seem to have zero control over the outcome of the games.

cbmik95 said:

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No, but what you do have control over is attitude and effort. At times, Hoppie is the only one that seems to have the fight in her. Do you see Wells fighting for charges? Do you see everyone coming together after getting knocked to the ground after a foul? The answer will not surprised you, it's a no.

If we knew this was a first year coach, then I wouldn't be worried. Considering this is a tenured coach, we deserve better results.

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I think I'm confused more than anything. WTF is actually going on? That game I just watched last night is NOWHERE near what our standards should be as a program as we sit over half way through the season. I almost felt is if the team knew we had no chance by the effort I saw. It was like watching a good junior high school team play a great college team. That's the best way I could describe it.

Anyway / I think much what everyone is saying can be true. Greg likes to point out how amazing Blair is and what he's done for the program. Yes - he did grow our expectations for sure. There's no doubt he worked tirelessly. Most coaches I see do the same things for their programs. It's expected. Buzz bought 600 tickets and gave them away to fans to get butts in seats. But as much as we appreciate GB, I don't think there is a anything wrong from a fan base wanting more.

I agree 100%! I think Blair needed to realize the state of the program. It's stale and not exciting. As a coach on the horizon of retiring, he should have realized what he needed to do for continued success of A&M.

For as much success as Blair has had, we are going to go from a potential #1 seed in 2021 to not even a WNIT team in 2022. This a huge failure for a successful coach. It's hard to make headlines in womens basketball, but you would have to think that would catch someone's attention. Not a good look

aggiedrjdub said:

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greg.w.h said:

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cbmik95 said:

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A victory lap and not coaching are two separate things. I support a victory lap, but you still have a job to do. Losing to bottom feeder Florida is not ok. We have been completely outmatched against Tennessee and South Carolina.

I am not ok with the victory lap if it means a huge step back for the program in 2022-23. He either needs to step it up and earn the pay check or take a step back and let the program have a chance to live post Blair.

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You have zero control over the outcome.

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I think the same could be said about our coaches right now. They seem to have zero control over the outcome of the games.

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Moving the goalposts. You have no control over what they do. They are a proven staff of coaches.

Proven in what regard? I think the term proven should be used lightly.

greg.w.h said:

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aggiedrjdub said:

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greg.w.h said:

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cbmik95 said:

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A victory lap and not coaching are two separate things. I support a victory lap, but you still have a job to do. Losing to bottom feeder Florida is not ok. We have been completely outmatched against Tennessee and South Carolina.

I am not ok with the victory lap if it means a huge step back for the program in 2022-23. He either needs to step it up and earn the pay check or take a step back and let the program have a chance to live post Blair.

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You have zero control over the outcome.

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I think the same could be said about our coaches right now. They seem to have zero control over the outcome of the games.

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Moving the goalposts. You have no control over what they do. They are a proven staff of coaches.

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Agree to disagree. Our standards of what is considered elite/excellent are not the same. Brown and Skeete are not proven at A&M. In fact, if what we are seeing is evidence of their abilities, I'd say they have proven they don't belong.

I think we all know we have no control over what they do, Greg. Lol. I'm not sure if you mean to keep saying that to thwart those that have different opinions than you, but it's not an effective argument.

aggiedrjdub said:

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greg.w.h said:

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aggiedrjdub said:

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greg.w.h said:

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cbmik95 said:

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A victory lap and not coaching are two separate things. I support a victory lap, but you still have a job to do. Losing to bottom feeder Florida is not ok. We have been completely outmatched against Tennessee and South Carolina.

I am not ok with the victory lap if it means a huge step back for the program in 2022-23. He either needs to step it up and earn the pay check or take a step back and let the program have a chance to live post Blair.

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You have zero control over the outcome.

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I think the same could be said about our coaches right now. They seem to have zero control over the outcome of the games.

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Moving the goalposts. You have no control over what they do. They are a proven staff of coaches.

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Agree to disagree. Our standards of what is considered elite/excellent are not the same. Brown and Skeete are not proven at A&M. In fact, if what we are seeing is evidence of their abilities, I'd say they have proven they don't belong.

I think we all know we have no control over what they do, Greg. Lol. I'm not sure if you mean to keep saying that to thwart those that have different opinions than you, but it's not an effective argument.

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You and others are making statements you can't back up. Just calling you in them.

That's your opinion and it doesn't affect me or anyone else that disagrees with you. Actually, your statements can't be backed up. Would you like to compare GBs record to Dawn Staley, Kim Mulkey, Geno, Pat, Tara, etc etc? GB has proven he is an above average coach. Yes. He is nowhere near elite in my opinion. And the fact you think he "deserves" a farewell tour while making $1m a year, and won't hold him accountable for a piss poor season so far makes me wonder if you're kin to him or working for him - or both.

aggiedrjdub said:

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That's your opinion and it doesn't affect me or anyone else that disagrees with you. Actually, your statements can't be backed up. Would you like to compare GBs record to Dawn Staley, Kim Mulkey, Geno, Pat, Tara, etc etc? GB has proven he is an above average coach. Yes. He is nowhere near elite in my opinion.

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All of my statements reflect reality that we share. He isn't under contract afaik or was offered a final year of extension to his existing contract that expires at the end of the previous three-year term.

It was an act of kindness to extend him and I'm guessing the conversation wasn't exactly how he wanted it to go. Nothing you post here is actionable. The best you could do is reach out to Bjork, but I haven't heard in any of his town halls a discussion. Of when's basketball so you didn't avail yiurs of of the one communication major that has a low bar to use.

I just think puffing your chest out isn't an effective way to cause change. That Bjork only allowed a one year extension means he wasn't going back on it partway through. He could have fired Blair at the end of the previous term.

But go ahead and try to convince others you have done say. Not really. Or at least not through this forum.

aggiedrjdub said:

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cbmik95 said:

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No, but what you do have control over is attitude and effort. At times, Hoppie is the only one that seems to have the fight in her. Do you see Wells fighting for charges? Do you see everyone coming together after getting knocked to the ground after a foul? The answer will not surprised you, it's a no.

If we knew this was a first year coach, then I wouldn't be worried. Considering this is a tenured coach, we deserve better results.

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I think I'm confused more than anything. WTF is actually going on? That game I just watched last night is NOWHERE near what our standards should be as a program as we sit over half way through the season. I almost felt is if the team knew we had no chance by the effort I saw. It was like watching a good junior high school team play a great college team. That's the best way I could describe it.

Anyway / I think much what everyone is saying can be true. Greg likes to point out how amazing Blair is and what he's done for the program. Yes - he did grow our expectations for sure. There's no doubt he worked tirelessly. Most coaches I see do the same things for their programs. It's expected. Buzz bought 600 tickets and gave them away to fans to get butts in seats. But as much as we appreciate GB, I don't think there is a anything wrong from a fan base wanting more.

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6'5 and 6'7 hard to beat! Plus Wells at 50% and Nixon at 25% and no Pitts = IMPOSSIBLE!

Lol we were all having fun last season, now this '22 team is tearing us apart and making us constantly argue LOL! I love how much we care about this team... better times are on the way (I hope)

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Lol we were all having fun last season, now this '22 team is tearing us apart and making us constantly argue LOL! I love how much we care about this team... better times are on the way (I hope)

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Ill note the effort I oppose is firing Blair. If he were to win an NC then we start a different conversation. But that appears unlikely…

Hard to beat, yes. But rebounding was atrocious. I'm not saying we were going to our rebound them, but by that margin was sad. We have really good guards. Their effort has to increase if we stand a chance at NCAA. Good thing is we still have opps to get back in it

greg.w.h said:

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taylorswift13 said:

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Lol we were all having fun last season, now this '22 team is tearing us apart and making us constantly argue LOL! I love how much we care about this team... better times are on the way (I hope)

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Ill note the effort I oppose is firing Blair. If he were to win an NC then we start a different conversation. But that appears unlikely…

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Okay - I don't think he should be fired either!! He will finish out and we will thank him! However, I will moan about the season bc I'm frustrated. My argument is that the state of the program is not the same that it was 8-10 years ago. My argument is that we need to invest in a coach that has the merits and will bring with the expectations to win conference titles consistently and national championships occasionally.

We love GB. That doesn't mean we can't hold him accountable for what's going on this season.

BigJim49 AustinNowDallas said:

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aggiedrjdub said:

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cbmik95 said:

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No, but what you do have control over is attitude and effort. At times, Hoppie is the only one that seems to have the fight in her. Do you see Wells fighting for charges? Do you see everyone coming together after getting knocked to the ground after a foul? The answer will not surprised you, it's a no.

If we knew this was a first year coach, then I wouldn't be worried. Considering this is a tenured coach, we deserve better results.

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I think I'm confused more than anything. WTF is actually going on? That game I just watched last night is NOWHERE near what our standards should be as a program as we sit over half way through the season. I almost felt is if the team knew we had no chance by the effort I saw. It was like watching a good junior high school team play a great college team. That's the best way I could describe it.

Anyway / I think much what everyone is saying can be true. Greg likes to point out how amazing Blair is and what he's done for the program. Yes - he did grow our expectations for sure. There's no doubt he worked tirelessly. Most coaches I see do the same things for their programs. It's expected. Buzz bought 600 tickets and gave them away to fans to get butts in seats. But as much as we appreciate GB, I don't think there is a anything wrong from a fan base wanting more.

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6'5 and 6'7 hard to beat !

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We have 6'6 and 6'4…not the same skill level though.