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Butler @ 25 Connecticut, 7pm. FS1 - Tim Brando, Steve Lavin
Line: Connecticut -12.5/126.5

Take UConn 1st half -7.5 - I don't bet against Butler, but if I did, this would be a no-brainer.

butlerguy03 wrote:Take UConn 1st half -7.5 - I don't bet against Butler, but if I did, this would be a no-brainer.

Yeah- UConn seems like the style of team that Butler has a lot of trouble with.

How hot is the seat, if at all, for Jordan? The program is looking at three losing seasons in four years, after an incredible 10-year stretch by Stevens and Holtmann.

GoldenWarrior11 wrote:How hot is the seat, if at all, for Jordan? The program is looking at three losing seasons in four years, after an incredible 10-year stretch by Stevens and Holtmann.

Getting warmer by the loss. At some point in 29 of the last 41 games, Butler has been down by double digits. Recruitment is almost nil for next year. I am a LJ supporter, and love how he represents the University, but the time may have come. The Butler message board has lit up with calls for LJ to be fired; even local sports podcasts are starting to talk about it, and they rarely talk college hoops outside of IU. I bet this week will be the final undoing for this staff.

In fact, the local ESPN affiliate is talking about it right now...which, again, outside of IU is not normal.

U-C-O-N-N UCONN! UCONN!!

butlerguy03 wrote:

GoldenWarrior11 wrote:How hot is the seat, if at all, for Jordan? The program is looking at three losing seasons in four years, after an incredible 10-year stretch by Stevens and Holtmann.

Getting warmer by the loss. At some point in 29 of the last 41 games, Butler has been down by double digits. Recruitment is almost nil for next year. I am a LJ supporter, and love how he represents the University, but the time may have come. The Butler message board has lit up with calls for LJ to be fired; even local sports podcasts are starting to talk about it, and they rarely talk college hoops outside of IU. I bet this week will be the final undoing for this staff.

In fact, the local ESPN affiliate is talking about it right now...which, again, outside of IU is not normal.

Kind of noticed that double digit thing. Looking at it, in the last 29 losses dating back to mid 2019-20 season- lost by double digits in 21 of 29 games. With 4 of the 8 other losses in the 7-8 point range. So it's not just the losing, but not competitive in the losses.

And like this year- it's just not competitive even early on. 1st 10 minutes in the 7 losses this year Butler has been down average of 10.86-18.57. 1st half total it's average of 23.6-37. With no game closer than a 8 point margin. That's pretty rough there.

can't remember- which is the makeup game- tonight or Thursday?

Does Lavin live in both LA and NYC? Like houses in both places and flies cross country to announce this UCONN game then go back to the LA studio

Django wrote:Does Lavin live in both LA and NYC? Like houses in both places and firs cross country to announce this UCONN game?

he was in DC yesterday I know for the MLK game at Howard University.