As I've said a few times, tear this thing down and start from scratch. We finished dead last in the MAC East with all of these guys who are on their way out. My big question is where in the hell does Cowart think he can actually go to play at another D-One school?

Two weeks left in signing period. I can't imagine that Coach Boals and staff will be getting much sleep between now and then.

OK there's something here that is a bit perplexing to me. I don't like it, but I get it that someone like Jason Carter would leave because he is going to a university that is in a power conference. However, there seems to be more than a few players that are exploring their options, when unlike Jason they really have no options at this point. Someone earlier commented in another post that some of the players appeared to be slouching and not all that interested during he press conference announcing the hiring of Caoch Boals. I didn't see it so I can honestly say. However, whether you like what you have heard beforehand or not, you better act like you are interested when the new guy in charge shows up. Reminds of the story when Lou Holtz got the job at Notre Dame and he told those slouching players they had two options act and work like you want to be here or leave.

Yet everything we hear points to the fact that Coach Boals knows what he is doing. Perhaps the best confirmation came in the interview with channel 4 in Columbus. The channel 4 interviewer Jerrod Smally (a Marshall grad,) said Coach Boals was his favorite assistant in the Thad Matta era, because of his hard work, honesty and knowledge of the game.

Cowart was solid, I wish he would have stayed. Boals should probably take some grad transfers to hold down the fort and use most of the scholarships on a higher talent pool next year.

Hard to believe he’s going to stay division 1. Dude disappeared and looked like he was afraid to shoot the ball. Those saying he was solid, what did he do? I remember exactly zero times Cowart doing anything positive. He wasn’t bad... he just didn’t do anything

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I’m sorry, let me repeat the question—-how many minutes per game do you think Mr. Cowart would contribute to a MAC Championship team? And remember, he started for us.

I heard or read somewhere mid-season that Cowart was our "defensive specialist" and it just grew from there (all this coming from a few in SE Ohio). But I never saw it and wondered how he earned that reputation. Additionally, he was not a threat from mid-range or from 3 (although he was probably our best 3-pt. shooting guard).

Doubt he'll be missed.

I’m sure Coach Boals will be calling you for recommendations

Feel free, like I said, I’m sure Coach Boals will be looking you up. Take it as a compliment as I admire your talent evaluation.

Sign me up. BTC says I need to learn a lot more about the Xs and Os, and I'm sure he'd give such high-powered consultants his imprimatur!

Well, my lack of Xs and Os savvy is only slightly better in basketball. I do still play the game a few times a week. My assist to turnover ratio is on par with TK's, but I don't score nearly as often! ;-)

Huh....finishing below .500 has happened in three of the last five seasons in Athens. Your definition of regular occurrence is far different from mine.