Can't say I've ever watched Mike Brey talk, but man, is this who he is or is he on something/sauced up?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wipmyCCj2OM
Quote from: Elonsmusk on December 11, 2022, 06:24:10 PM
Can't say I've ever watched Mike Brey talk, but man, is this who he is or is he on something/sauced up?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wipmyCCj2OM
I would think that the average Domer would not appreciate his "ha, ha, we certainly got our asses kicked" tone.
During the game, I looked up his record wondering how long he had been at ND and when he might retire, and was amazed that he is only 63 years old. I could have sworn that he was in his early 70s.
Quote from: Elonsmusk on December 11, 2022, 06:24:10 PM
Can't say I've ever watched Mike Brey talk, but man, is this who he is or is he on something/sauced up?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wipmyCCj2OM
I think he wishes he were still in the Big East
That was a fantastic press conference. As an MU fan, it gets no better. And BE marketing should take what he says and market it. That was fantastic.
I interviewed him a couple of times back in the day, both at Delaware and early in his ND tenure, and that's his personality.
Quote from: AlTruda94 on December 11, 2022, 06:51:50 PM
I interviewed him a couple of times back in the day, both at Delaware and early in his ND tenure, and that's his personality.
I have a close work colleague that has spent a lot of time with him (often bellied up to the bar) and this is who he is, according to my colleague.
Quote from: TSmith34 on December 11, 2022, 07:07:51 PM
I have a close work colleague that has spent a lot of time with him (often bellied up to the bar) and this is who he is, according to my colleague.
Dies he play the piano?
Quote from: Newsdreams on December 11, 2022, 07:12:18 PM
Dies he play the piano?
I wish Piano Bob had had as much success as Brey
Quote from: AlTruda94 on December 11, 2022, 06:51:50 PM
I interviewed him a couple of times back in the day, both at Delaware and early in his ND tenure, and that's his personality.
Likable guy..didn't realize he was that affable and so laid back. Kind of refreshing, but not sure I'd love it if our coach was so laissez faire about a loss to a rival..
Wow. That was embarrassing. Even for ND. How does he recruit? Just wow, that is embarrassing!
Refreshing postgame for Shaka and for the Big East. I missing having ND in the league
I hate ND but always liked Brey.
Quote from: GB Warrior on December 11, 2022, 07:20:40 PM
Refreshing postgame for Shaka and for the Big East. I missing having ND in the league
How so? I guess i never saw the Gard postgame. But Painter and Drew both had glowing things to say about Shaka in their post games.
Why was it embarrassing?
He's being honest... they got their
A$$es kicked. It was one game. So what ? I thought it was kinda funny and refreshing...
Quote from: jfp61 on December 11, 2022, 08:01:04 PM
How so? I guess i never saw the Gard postgame. But Painter and Drew both had glowing things to say about Shaka in their post games.
Just continued praise for what Shaka is building. This wasn't a comment on anything other than Brey's press conference
He has seen a lot, isn't going to get fired, and can take the long view. Pretty classy, IMO.
Quote from: Mu8891 on December 11, 2022, 08:11:34 PM
Why was it embarrassing?
He's being honest... they got their
A$$es kicked. It was one game. So what ? I thought it was kinda funny and refreshing...
Really? If Marquette's coach showed up like that ever. Win or loss. I'd want him gone. Pathetic. Could you imagine having a talented kid and thinking this is the guy I want to be my kids mentor. I sure as heck couldn't.
Quote from: tower912 on December 11, 2022, 08:17:58 PM
He has seen a lot, isn't going to get fired, and can take the long view. Pretty classy, IMO.
+1.
Quote from: Hoops92 on December 11, 2022, 08:19:14 PM
Really? If Marquette's coach showed up like that ever. Win or loss. I'd want him gone. Pathetic. Could you imagine having a talented kid and thinking this is the guy I want to be my kids mentor. I sure as heck couldn't.
Calm down. It's just a post-game presser.
Quote from: Hoops92 on December 11, 2022, 08:19:14 PM
Really? If Marquette's coach showed up like that ever. Win or loss. I'd want him gone. Pathetic. Could you imagine having a talented kid and thinking this is the guy I want to be my kids mentor. I sure as heck couldn't.
Absolutely. You see experienced coaches do versions of this often. If the other team whups you, be gracious. It costs nothing. Then go back to work.
I would worry more about a coach with that resume' and experience throwing a tantrum over a non-conference game in December.
Tower summed it up perfectly. That is a coach that has earned his stripes, made a ton of money and can hold a presser like that. I wish more coaches were that candid.
Right. Better than the usual cliches and superlatives.
Is Shaka's post game presser floating around?
Check youtube.
Quote from: ski44 on December 11, 2022, 08:35:22 PM
Is Shaka's post game presser floating around?
Yeah he said he is not happy and that MU sucked....
Quote from: Richie on December 11, 2022, 06:47:42 PM
That was a fantastic press conference. As an MU fan, it gets no better. And BE marketing should take what he says and market it. That was fantastic.
+1
Rhymes wit...???
I've always liked Brey but it might be time for him and ND to part ways.
Quote from: CountryRoads on December 11, 2022, 09:57:11 PM
I've always liked Brey but it might be time for him and ND to part ways.
Why? The won two games in the tournament last year.
No chance ND goes the UConn route?
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 12, 2022, 07:43:16 AM
No chance ND goes the UConn route?
I think overall they are pretty happy with where they are now. And if UConn were invited to the ACC, they'd leave too.
Just watched the entire presser. Brey was philosophical, accepted a big chunk of the blame and tried to take a self-deprecating, laughter-is-the-best-medicine approach. The guy has won a lot of basketball games, and, as lawdog said, he won 2 NCAAT games just 9 months ago -- including a double-digit win over Alabama. I'm also assuming this wasn't out of character for him, so his demeanor didn't especially surprise anyone who follows ND hoops. If he started swearing, ripping the players and throwing things, it would have been phony.
One thing Brey implied and said outright a couple times is that ND simply doesn't have the athleticism to compete with teams like MU. That is directly on him.
I get the fans frustrations with Brey though. Since making the Elite 8 in back to back years in 2015 and 2016, they have been pretty mediocre overall. Last year was nice, but there doesn't seem to be anything resembling progress, especially if JJ Starling is one-and-done.
Quote from: The Sultan of Semantics on December 12, 2022, 08:05:41 AM
I get the fans frustrations with Brey though. Since making the Elite 8 in back to back years in 2015 and 2016, they have been pretty mediocre overall. Last year was nice, but there doesn't seem to be anything resembling progress, especially if JJ Starling is one-and-done.
Reasonable.
For perspective, Notre Dame has made 2 elite 8's in the past 8 years. Marquette has made 2 elite 8's in the past 45 years.
Football is what many there care about of course. But Notre Dame is good at a wide variety of Olympic sports. Eventually, if one sport doesn't win enough they will make a change.
He's gone from making the NCAA's 70 plus percent of the time to 60% overall now. And that's the low end of what they would likely accept there for basketball.
He's well liked and well known as a nice guy with a good perspective which has also helped his longevity.
"That was a Big East kind of beating"
Quote from: shoothoops on December 12, 2022, 08:40:24 AM
For perspective, Notre Dame has made 2 elite 8's in the past 8 years. Marquette has made 2 elite 8's in the past 45 years.
Either you forgot one of Marquette's or are intentionally framing this poorly. Marquette has made two Elite 8s in the last 20 seasons, one of which resulted in a Final Four. Yes ND has made two in the last 8, but they lost both.
Mike Brey to Texas
Quote from: The Sultan of Semantics on December 12, 2022, 08:57:56 AM
Either you forgot one of Marquette's or are intentionally framing this poorly. Marquette has made two Elite 8s in the last 20 seasons, one of which resulted in a Final Four. Yes ND has made two in the last 8, but they lost both.
How about this one? Notre Dame has twice as many Elite 8's as Marquette in the past 44 years.
ND has had more NCAA tourney appearances than MU in that time.
The stretch where MU had more NCAA appearances than ND going back many decades is when Crean made 4 of 6 and Buzz followed with 5 straight.
Overall results between the two schools have been very similar going back many decades.
Quote from: shoothoops on December 12, 2022, 09:29:03 AM
How about this one? Notre Dame has twice as many Elite 8's as Marquette in the past 44 years.
That's not accurate.
Quote from: The Sultan of Semantics on December 12, 2022, 09:35:17 AM
That's not accurate.
Marquette has made the elite 8 twice since Marquette won the NCAA Title in 1977. Notre Dame has made the elite 8 four times since Marquette won the NCAA Title in 1977.
Notre Dame has made the NCAA Tourney 23 times since Marquette won the NCAA Title in 1977. Marquette has made the NCAA Tourney 22 times since 1977.
As previously mentioned some of the two teams results have been very similar for a long time.
Quote from: shoothoops on December 12, 2022, 09:42:24 AM
Marquette has made the elite 8 twice since Marquette won the NCAA Title in 1977. Notre Dame has made the elite 8 four times since Marquette won the NCAA Title in 1977.
Correct. But one of those times was in Spring 1978, which is more than 44 years ago. So your statement was inaccurate.
And what is even the point of your nonsense anyway? No one was suggesting that MU was a substantially better program. We are here celebrating a win. And here you are bringing the gloom and "setting the record straight."
No one cares.
Quote from: The Sultan of Semantics on December 12, 2022, 09:50:09 AM
Correct. But one of those times was in Spring 1978, which is more than 44 years ago. So your statement was inaccurate.
And what is even the point of your nonsense anyway? No one was suggesting that MU was a substantially better program. We are here celebrating a win. And here you are bringing the gloom and "setting the record straight."
No one cares.
Lol.
Quote from: shoothoops on December 12, 2022, 09:42:24 AM
Marquette has made the elite 8 twice since Marquette won the NCAA Title in 1977. Notre Dame has made the elite 8 four times since Marquette won the NCAA Title in 1977.
Since 1974 Marquette has one National Championship, one National Championship runner up, three Final Fours and 5 Elite 8s.
Since 1974 Notre Dame has no National Championships, no National Championship runner ups, one Final Four and 4 Elite 8s.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on December 12, 2022, 10:00:32 AM
Since 1974 Marquette has one National Championship, one National Championship runner up, three Final Fours and 5 Elite 8s.
Since 1974 Notre Dame has no National Championships, no National Championship runner ups, one Final Four and 4 Elite 8s.
Yep, that's true as well.
Quote from: wadesworld on December 11, 2022, 08:00:28 PM
I hate ND but always liked Brey.
Ive found I liked him substantially more since he stopped wearing the dark t-shirt/suit coat "Im the GM at a mid tier strip club" outfit. And grew a beard.
Since 12:01 a.m. Sunday 12/11/22, Marquette is 1-0 ... and Notre Dame is 0-1, and looked like a bunch of bros playing hoops on their lunch hour.
The rest no matta.
Quote from: MU82 on December 12, 2022, 07:31:47 PM
Since 12:01 a.m. Sunday 12/11/22, Marquette is 1-0 ... and Notre Dame is 0-1, and looked like a bunch of bros playing hoops on their lunch hour.
The rest no matta.
MU is undefeated in ACC play at 2-0
Quote from: The Sultan of Semantics on December 11, 2022, 06:28:24 PM
During the game, I looked up his record wondering how long he had been at ND and when he might retire, and was amazed that he is only 63 years old. I could have sworn that he was in his early 70s.
Younger Mike Brey wore suits and a turtleneck. Now he looks like a golf pro who stayed out the night before.
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Quote from: JWags85 on December 12, 2022, 01:13:35 PM
Ive found I liked him substantially more since he stopped wearing the dark t-shirt/suit coat "Im the GM at a mid tier strip club" outfit. And grew a beard.
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I didn't find anything about it? It was refreshing to hear him be honest about his team and the game they just played. Would have preferred more of that from monotone wojo back in the dark days instead of his scripted bullcrap
Quote from: JWags85 on December 12, 2022, 01:13:35 PM
Ive found I liked him substantially more since he stopped wearing the dark t-shirt/suit coat "Im the GM at a mid tier strip club" outfit. And grew a beard.
I am here to read your strip club tiers and descriptions now.
I loved Brey's conference. No coach-speak! Just direct and focused comments on what happened and why.
Though I have to admit, I'd love that out of Shaka but this board would go crazy!
Quote from: dgies9156 on December 13, 2022, 08:38:45 AM
I loved Brey's conference. No coach-speak! Just direct and focused comments on what happened and why.
Though I have to admit, I'd love that out of Shaka but this board would go crazy!
Yes, just like with Crean, Buzz, and Wojo, once you figure out his cliches you can play buzzword bingo during Coach Smart's pressers.