Hey guys, been reading this site for a few months now as I recently took an interest in OU hoops this year, as I have a sibling who is a Freshman at OU. Been really impressed with the fan support and activity on these boards. Meanwhile, been meaning to jump in and start posting for a while and this seemed like a good place to start.
Do you guys think Bowling Green made the right call to fire Jans? I personally have mixed feelings on the issue and am interested to see what others think.
Aside from the off court business, in his 1 season at BG, Jans brought his hard nosed defensive hustle style basketball to BG, and seemed to be really changing the culture of the program. Jans led the Falcons to their first 20 win season since 2002 when Dan Dakich was the head man. I really think if Jans had been able to stick around in BG, he would have had them in the NCAA in 3-5 years time, ending the long drought that has lasted since 1968.
Anyways, good luck to Coach Jans, and I hope he's learned his lesson as he seems to be a fine basketball coach. Great hire by NMSU in my opinion and great situation for Jans coming into a program that has had much recent success. I can easily see him making a couple NCAA tournaments and having a high major job in a few years.
Looking forward to contributing more on here in the future.
Welcome to the board falconbobcat!
As a NW Ohio native, it was definitely refreshing to see the life that Jans brought to that program. He was a coach who could have turned them back into a contender in a hurry. That said, if this would have happened 10 years ago before the cell phone as we know it now, he could have gotten away with it. But now that this stuff is front and center, I think BG had to do what it had to do or have every women's group barking at their door. I hate this day and age, but BG made the call that they had to.