Fair. But I never said those programs sucked.
My point was that we should not be 3-9 against them. Not even close. And everyone chooses only to argue with me using the word average"
That is what the frat boys do. They twist and distort what you say and drone on and on about the definition of a single word when they know damn well what you mean. This is what happens when you insult a "boneyard brother".
In an effort to pile on, they are actually defending being 3-9 against the likes of Temple, Cinci and Tulsa. That is the sad state of the program. If we lost to a D3 program we would hear about how many games that team has won in its long illustrious history.
The good news is that they are right about one thing. We know KO can win a championship with the right players. The thing that concerns the negative nellies was that those players were recruited and developed under Calhoun. It is true that KO was a part of that but the question that lingers is, will KO be more like Calhoun or will he be more like Steve Fisher or Tubby Smith? Actually, Steve Fisher might not be so bad but it would be nice to see KO win more than one.
So, yes, he just needs the right players and, maybe, better assistants. But will he get them? No one really knows the answer to that question. No one. What we do know is that this team has not passed the UConn eye test for two years straight. And we also know that other elite programs reload, literally, every year and win, a lot, in better conferences, with lots of underclassmen on their rosters. At some point, even the eternally optimistic would need to recognize that we have had too many seasons in a row where there is any talk about being even close to the "bubble". Two seasons is not enough to justify any sort of duscontent, and maybe it is best to just let this season play out and see what next season brings but, as upsetting as it may be, it might be wise to at least heat up the seat a little for next year and ask, "what if". It may not be totally fair but coaching at UConn now carries expectations and I for one hope the president and new AD will be thinking about "what if" scenarios, regardless how how "unlikely" some people think they may be. It is only prudent.
