We should have been forewarned.

Mar 24, 2023, 10:58 AM

Excerpt from Wikipedia bio on Brad Brownell:

"Wright State: Following the 2006 season, Brownell left UNC Wilmington to take the head coach's job at Wright State, where he made an immediate impact. In his first season at Wright State, Brownell led the Raiders to their first-ever Horizon League title, beating out nationally ranked Butler, coached by fellow DePauw graduate Brad Stevens, to capture both the regular season and tournament titles. The Raiders earned the 14th seed in the West Region, and lost in the first round of the 2007 NCAA tournament to Pittsburgh. The team's 23 wins was a school record on the Division I level. He was named the NABC District 10 coach of the year for being the best college coach in Ohio and Indiana.

Brownell remained head coach at Wright State through the 2010 season. His teams never finished lower than third in conference play, but he was unable to return the Raiders to postseason play. However, he did lead the team to three straight 20 win seasons."

Any of the above sound familiar? Taking the previous coaches team to the NCAA the first year, then not being able to sustain that? Winning 20 games, but not being good enough to make The Big Dance? History, unfortunately for us, is just repeating itself. It's Deja Vu all over again.

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UNC Wilmington Seahawks (Colonial Athletic Association) (2002–2006)
2002–03 UNC Wilmington 24–7 15–3 1st NCAA Division I Round of 64
2003–04 UNC Wilmington 15–15 9–9 7th
2004–05 UNC Wilmington 19–10 13–5 T–2nd
2005–06 UNC Wilmington 25–8 15–3 T–1st NCAA Division I Round of 64

UNC Wilmington: 83–40 (.675) 52–20 (.722)
Wright State Raiders (Horizon League) (2006–2010)
2006–07 Wright State 23–10 13–3 T–1st NCAA Division I Round of 64
2007–08 Wright State 21–10 12–6 3rd
2008–09 Wright State 20–13 12–6 3rd
2009–10 Wright State 20–12 12–6 2nd
Wright State: 84–45 (.651) 49–21 (.700)

Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2010–present)
2010–11 Clemson 22–12 9–7 T–4th NCAA Division I Round of 64
2011–12 Clemson 16–15 8–8 7th
2012–13 Clemson 13–18 5–13 11th
2013–14 Clemson 23–13 10–8 6th NIT Semifinal
2014–15 Clemson 16–15 8–10 T–9th
2015–16 Clemson 17–14 10–8 T–7th
2016–17 Clemson 17–16 6–12 12th NIT First Round
2017–18 Clemson 25–10 11–7 T–3rd NCAA Division I Sweet 16
2018–19 Clemson 20–14 9–9 T–8th NIT Second Round
2019–20 Clemson 16–15 9–11 9th Postseason Cancelled
2020–21 Clemson 16–8 10–6 T–5th NCAA Division I Round of 64
2021–22 Clemson 17–16 8–12 10th
2022–23 Clemson 23–11 14–6 T–3rd NIT First Round
Clemson: 241–177 (.577) 117–117 (.500)
Total: 408–262 (.609)

We should have been forewarned.

yep, here's what $2.5M gets you

Re: We should have been forewarned.

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So on a message bored, you can’t talk about highs and lows of sports?

Just curious, do you make posts hoping nobody will click on

Why do you has the "null" ...

I did not notice that until you mentioned it. I sent an

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I’d say it is about “honest assessment” & “commitment to…

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