Coaches' likes and dislikes tend to rub off on the team.  I never pick a team whose coach complains about the bowl game they're in, their seeding in a tournament or where they have to play.  TOS always placed great emphasis on home court advantage when he was OU's basketball coach -- so much so that his teams seemed to hardly ever win on the road.  Now, the new head football coach at Kent doesn't like cold weather (http://www.ohio.com/sports/kent_state/118896894.html). ; Boy, did he go to the wrong school.  They'll be lucky to win a game in November up there.