The Basketball Gods Hate Me

Less than 24 hours after the basketball gods dropped a collective deuce on my NCAA bracket they did it again, this time in the form a double OT Notre Dame loss to Michigan in the NIT.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - this loss falls squarely on the shoulders of Mike Brey. Notre Dame had 14 losses this season by a combined 54 points. Factor out the 14-point loss to NC State and that's 13 losses by just 40 points, or just over 3 points/loss. Six overtime games (3 in double OT), six losses. His line-ups have no rhyme or reason. One night McAlarney will play 20 minutes and Ayers will DNP-CD, the next Ayers plays 20 minutes and McAlarney is DNP-CD. Rob Kurz continues the trend of unathletic big men who think they are point guards and 3-point specialists without repurcussions. Colin Falls has custom shoes made out of lead. We are wearing hideous black uniforms. And now we lose one of the best players to come through the program in a long time, Chris Quinn.

This program is in shambles, and for some reason it appears Notre Dame is sticking by Brey. If he doesn't take Notre Dame to the Sweet 16 next year, I'm starting firemikebrey.com and buying billboard space on Grape Rd. We could totally rehire Matt Doherty from Florida Atlantic...