Do you think some of the team has checked out already?

philstat

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Jan 3, 2004
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The Yaxel story will hurt some, remember “1…2…3…Get Money” some will feel slighted financially and ultimately this team lacks the talent, preparation and coaching to make a true splash.
 

MichaelGray

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I don't think any of them have checked out, they're still gonna play hard & now it's win or go home. Obviously JQ has because of his knee/NBA future but can we really consider him as "part of the team" at this point? He's a cheerleader on the bench. I'm a lifelong cats fan & I'm not ready for the season to be over with, it's been very frustrating for sure but it's tourney time. We may not go very far but nothing about Santa Clara or Iowa St scares me, they have to prepare for us also. Iowa St is 6-5 in their last 11 games & they're like 225 in defense, Santa Clara.........they play in the ******* WAC, we play in the SEC regardless of what happened against Gonzaga, no one knew their roles then & the team was a total mess. The bench is shorter now & roles are defined.
 

FitchandMurray29

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Dec 11, 2021
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There could be a few of the role players potentially checked out but for the main guys, I doubt it. A lot of money on the line in NIL/professional contracts next year.
 

Cats4321

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Nov 18, 2025
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I think most guys will be fired up to play in the NCAA tournament...for any team.
 

ChiefPaducah

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Nov 18, 2025
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Is that checking out or just simply UF is a better team lol.
I think UF is the better team and a matchup nightmare for us. They move the ball well, they rebound extremely well and the foul....I mean guard well. There is a reason a lot of pundits have them in the FF or National Championship game. That being said, we barely beat LSU and MIssouri so, who knows.
 
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UKortho

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Oct 13, 2015
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I think UF is the better team and a matchup nightmare for us. They move the ball well, they rebound extremely well and the foul....I mean guard well. There is a reason a lot of pundits have them in the FF or National Championship game. That being said, we barely beat LSU and MIssouri so, who knows.

And list to Auburn- an NIT team.
 

mash_24

Heisman
Sep 26, 2011
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I think it’s possible 2 or 3 have. As frustrated as the fans are, think about some of these kids who started the season with high expectations.
 

SkyPrince

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The Yaxel story will hurt some, remember “1…2…3…Get Money” some will feel slighted financially and ultimately this team lacks the talent, preparation and coaching to make a true splash.
Yeah but only if they believe it's true and they have way more insight into the validity of Yaxel' s claim than fans or media do.
 
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megablue

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Oct 2, 2012
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I think it fair to say that some may be waiting for the season to end and the portal to open.
 

TheBlueMist

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I think any time a team with a lot of pre-season hype flames out, people check out. In fact, I think is largely true for any bad return on investments.