I love what Jeff has done and want him to stay as long as he can but we all can see he is the real deal which means a big school will come a callin. I think I feel a little better at least with how great his assistants are. All of them are heavily involved in recruiting, look ultra energetic and passionate during games and all are young. When Groce left the first thing done should have been one of his staff promoted to head guy. Total lack of understanding by going to Christian. This time around hopefully our admin would say "ok, the players came in because of the STAFF. Let's keep one of them."
On paper that seems like a logical conclusion Bobcat 1998. However, the Billy Hahn debacle looms large in Ohio infamy. Coach Hahn even got a shout out in the television broadcast of the Virginia game. They called him the "Legendary Billy Hahn." Yes that's true, when a MAC team has two NBA players on the roster and finishes last in the conference, that's legendary all right.
After the late Coach Majerus's famous tournament run for Ball State which saw him exit for Utah in the late 80s, Coach Dick Hunaker got Ball State to the Elite 8 and gave UNLV the closest contest they faced on their road to the National Championship, but the Cardinals nose dived a couple years later. You never know with assistants. Coach Hahn was such a player's favorite that when Coach Nee left, the AD said he thought he would face a mutiny if he didn't hire Coach Hahn. Within a short time there was a near mutiny, just the other way around from what was originally thought. Again, you never know with assistants, a sure thing isn't always a sure thing. Let's just enjoy what we have right now, the future is unknown.
Last Edited: 3/22/2021 12:09:17 PM by cbus cat fan