My hope is we start to go to the NCAA every 3-4 rather than every 8-10 years. That’s a realistic goal.
Once every 3-4 years is realistic -- if there's some continuity within the coaching staff. That's been the biggest roadblock since 2012 in my mind.
Been saying it for years and all of this is correct. Coaching continuity is so key. Making the NCAA Tournament every 3-4 years should absolutely be the goal and it should happen in Athens. But as long as Boals is on the bench, I think it can happen even more frequent than that. I do think he has a real chance to go on a Buffalo/Akron type run. He has really executed his plan to perfection in such a short time.
Without Coaching continuity, every 3-4 years is not realistic at all. At least not the way most Ohio Coaches have recruited (4-year players). With transfers, it could be turned around faster after coaching changes.
I think the opportunity is certainly there for more frequent than that -- assuming Jeff stays in Athens for several years and establishes the program, builds a coaching staff, etc....in other words, something like the Xavier Way, or the Butler Way, where the program works like a machine after he moves on. But that, in my opinion, is 4,5,6 years down the road, not just another couple years.
My dream is that he can be the guy who just stays in Athens for the rest of his career, and that the MAC can build itself into a two-bid league down the road. Hey, there's nothing wrong with dreaming. ;)