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Message: [QUOTE="DefenseBB, post: 5290131, member: 7492"] Can we address the elephant in the room-The main phrase that comes to mind here is “how the mighty have fallen” as the talk her and chatter on McGraws Bench is excitement on a 5’8” legacy (Ratigan) and the addition of their first 2026 commit 6’0” Ragone. I am lost on how mid major player having to have a role on an elite program? She adds a body is really the only value. I doubt she even contributes what Ines Bettencourt did this year at Gonzaga. There are many aspects that have brought the program to this point- ND was always notoriously picky and thin at garnering recruits and that had continued with Ivey leading the program. Hannah’s comments as the “face” of the program are a bit troubling, Miles (while not my fav as a player) was a beast, a two time AP All-American, the program was rolling with a #1 ranking until Feb 23 when they lost at NC State, which was not a bad loss per se, dropped to #3 but then lost at home to FSU and the media were kept waiting an hour while discussion occurred in the locker room. The loss to Duke in the ACC 2nd round was also not terrible but again, delays in the locker room keep foretelling of deeper issues. The mass exodus after the season of many quality players, a scramble on who to try to get from the portal, the ugly TikTok video of Miles and Hannah certainly paint an ugly picture. I am sure there are some program structural issues that hiring Garrity will help but the fact that a need for Garrity and NIL as being lead concerns is fake news and a poor attempt to distract away. I like Niele and hope she can turn this hot mess around as I do think she can coach with the X’s and O’s but another phrase also comes to mind “something is rotten in Denmark”…. [/QUOTE]

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