modernsportscar
04-05-2007, 06:57 PM
Something I posted over at KSR, thought I'd quickly share here: I don't have time--or the mental energy--to really lay this out, but I think what we're seeing here is that established coaches, in this information age where everybody has a voice and an opinion, are "afraid" of big time programs. Calipari talked about this yesterday on Rome's show. Other programs have had similar problems--Alabama, for example. Thus assisting in the growth of the mid-major.
To an extent, there has always been a healthy fear of big-time programs (recall when C.M. was looking for a new HC, a lot of folks turned us down then, too). The problem here--or the big problem anyway--isn't winning expectations, it's who we're asking. We're asking the wrong people. The only coaching talent on earth isn't confined to BD, RB, BG, and TC.
To an extent, there has always been a healthy fear of big-time programs (recall when C.M. was looking for a new HC, a lot of folks turned us down then, too). The problem here--or the big problem anyway--isn't winning expectations, it's who we're asking. We're asking the wrong people. The only coaching talent on earth isn't confined to BD, RB, BG, and TC.