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Some people think the sky is falling, and have ample evidence to back that. TRANSFERS! RECRUITING! RECENT RESULTS!
Some people think this was a blip, and they have ample evidence to back that. OLLIE WON A SHIP ALREADY FFS!!
So lets let go of that constant ( and constantly boring) argument. The goal of this is to understand what everyone thinks the likely best case/worst case scenarios are for UConnMBB specifically, and Athletic Department 5 years from now.
Best Case
Ollie, the consummate survivor, knows how to self-evaluate and re-make himself and his team. His willingness to hire Chillious underscores the introspection that properly comes with a tire-fire season. The injury bug & transfers that decimated the squad reminds Ollie to properly balance the roster, and focus on the "right" kind of recruit rather than chasing rankings. Ollie has built a solid foundation by 2018-2019, and we return to the Elite 8.
The Athletic Department buoys our Tire-Fire BBall for a couple years because the Football team has a bounce-back in relevancy under HCRE while Ollie rights his ship. As always, UConn WBB keeps the good press rolling with another nearly perfect season. Notre Dame officially announces a committee to look at ACC integration.
Worst Case
Ollie, under siege from the AD and barely takes Calhoun up for advice. Former players start to question his aversion to leveraging the Hall-of-Famer. He turns his energy and focus inward, trying to white-knuckle success. This approach further alienating players and continuing to centralize decision-making and development. After a .500 season, a quick exit in the AAC tourney, and missing the NCAAs again due to an imbalanced roster, young players not being trusted with developmental minutes, and an injury to a major cog, Ollie enters 2018-2019 under a lot of stress, and centrally on the hot seat.
The athletic department as a whole has a series of awful items hit the press, continuing the public perception of program collapse. Geno announces his retirement, effective at the end of the 2018-2019 season to pursue his new venture, the olive oil business. Mens BBall, with now 4 full years of mediocrity or worse after their miracle 2014 championship, is in full-fledged crisis. Randy Edsall struggles at 3-9 in his first year, unable to change the narrative with 1AA players. It seems that will be a full, true rebuilding process that could take a decade. Notre Dame confirms it will stay Independent through at least 2025, and the Power 5 strengthens its financial foundations with digital contracts. No Expansion looks likely until mid 2020's, if that.
Ok,
What do you guys think?
Some people think this was a blip, and they have ample evidence to back that. OLLIE WON A SHIP ALREADY FFS!!
So lets let go of that constant ( and constantly boring) argument. The goal of this is to understand what everyone thinks the likely best case/worst case scenarios are for UConnMBB specifically, and Athletic Department 5 years from now.
Best Case
Ollie, the consummate survivor, knows how to self-evaluate and re-make himself and his team. His willingness to hire Chillious underscores the introspection that properly comes with a tire-fire season. The injury bug & transfers that decimated the squad reminds Ollie to properly balance the roster, and focus on the "right" kind of recruit rather than chasing rankings. Ollie has built a solid foundation by 2018-2019, and we return to the Elite 8.
The Athletic Department buoys our Tire-Fire BBall for a couple years because the Football team has a bounce-back in relevancy under HCRE while Ollie rights his ship. As always, UConn WBB keeps the good press rolling with another nearly perfect season. Notre Dame officially announces a committee to look at ACC integration.
Worst Case
Ollie, under siege from the AD and barely takes Calhoun up for advice. Former players start to question his aversion to leveraging the Hall-of-Famer. He turns his energy and focus inward, trying to white-knuckle success. This approach further alienating players and continuing to centralize decision-making and development. After a .500 season, a quick exit in the AAC tourney, and missing the NCAAs again due to an imbalanced roster, young players not being trusted with developmental minutes, and an injury to a major cog, Ollie enters 2018-2019 under a lot of stress, and centrally on the hot seat.
The athletic department as a whole has a series of awful items hit the press, continuing the public perception of program collapse. Geno announces his retirement, effective at the end of the 2018-2019 season to pursue his new venture, the olive oil business. Mens BBall, with now 4 full years of mediocrity or worse after their miracle 2014 championship, is in full-fledged crisis. Randy Edsall struggles at 3-9 in his first year, unable to change the narrative with 1AA players. It seems that will be a full, true rebuilding process that could take a decade. Notre Dame confirms it will stay Independent through at least 2025, and the Power 5 strengthens its financial foundations with digital contracts. No Expansion looks likely until mid 2020's, if that.
Ok,
What do you guys think?