It's much easier to complain every day on this message board than to ask Dan.
Let's get something straight right now. I don't complain on this message board every day. In fact, my first two posts on this thread weren't complaints. Maybe you could read them again. I did mention that I thought Crawford would get more minutes. It certainly wasn't a complaint. I asked if there were any injuries because I didn't see some names mentioned on the box score. Is there a problem with that? I would hope there wouldn't be because I had no way of knowing. MU didn't do a professional broadcast of the game nor offer live stats. Dan didn't mention it in his post game press conference or whatever they really are. So let me ask you, how was I supposed to know?
Oh, by the way, I live between Baltimore and DC, work my ass off every day and support the program in more ways than you know. So I don't have time to go
"watch practice" or
"walk in Dan's office door and ask him". That is why I asked questions on a message board as to why certain guys didn't play. But I also consider myself as an investor into Marshall men's basketball. And if we are going to have a 5th-year senior not get any minutes in a scrimmage against a NAIA team, then yeah, I do find that odd and am going to question it.
Am I quite a bit stunned and going to question that we are going to use two of our 13 scholarships to redshirt two juniors? Yes I am. I question it on a message board. Who is that hurting? It shouldn't be hurting no one because this is a place where these things should be hashed out.
But yeah I have complained about how he does this roster. Two juniors will redshirt.....a 5th-year senior gets no run in a runaway scrimmage.....and the other 5th-year senior played a whopping two minutes. If you guys and Dan are offended by me questioning this, I offer no apology. These are four scholarships being used in a way that I can't think of any other Division 1 program in America is utilizing in this manner. Maybe we can get goherd24 to call me a 'clown' or 'turd' again.
I have never said this, but I think it needs to be said. I have just wanted this program to be run to the best of its' ability. I just want a quality mid-major program where the coach does his best to manage the roster with ballers, produce many years when it counts and from time-to-time get some signature wins. I didn't come on here and complain until recently (starting 2 years ago). I have NO personal qualms with Dan. But quite frankly, I think this basketball program is starting to divide amongst supporters. The name-calling on this board shows it. We have one-side of the coin that thinks similar to what I do with some variants. We have the other side of the coin that seems that as long as people get access to practice and access to Dan in his office telling stories, then all is fine and what else do we need.