You all got a great coach, and an even better person. One of the best coaches in the country to work with and for.
Isn’t this the guy Klay wanted?
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I'm ok with Chun Firing Kent, hiring this guy. In fact, I have been asking, hoping that Kent would be replaced for the last 2,3 years.
Also I think Smith is a good coach, hire.
The ONLY problem, expectation, etc, I have, is for 1 of the assistants to be temporarily retained for 1 year, before getting replaced after that, so that 9 to 12 players dont leave, which would be disasterous if that happened.
And even coach K would be hard pressed to win, and would take 6, 7, 8 years to win, IF 9 to 12 players left because 1 of the assistants wasnt retained temporarily for 1 year before getting replaced.
Losing 1,2 to 5,6 players would be ok, because can get 3,4,5 quality replacements to replace those 1,2 to 5,6 players, because not too many quality replacements to get. That gives the coach the chance to replace with quality replacements, new coach's guys, etc.
But losing 9 to 12 players would be, is, UNACCEPTABLE, because wont be able to get 9 to 12 quality replacements, as thats too many quality replacements to get.
And there is a chance that 9 to 12 players could leave, if 1 assistant is not temporarily retained for 6 months, 1 year, etc, just long enough to prevent 9 to 12 from leaving, then replacing that assistant, with whatever new guy the new coach wants.
That's NOT UNREASONABLE.
And the WSU AD put requirements on who Kelvin Sampson could have as his assistants, before Sampson was able to get the assistants he wanted, and it worked for WSU, AD, Sampson, etc.
Already there are about 4,5,6,7 who are either transfering or thinking about transfering. Its not to much more of a stretch that 5 to 8 more could transfer or think about transfering thus causing 8,9 to 12,13 to Transfer, which would be a disaster not even coach K could fix at WSU.
PS, It might have been Raveling, instead of Sampson, but it was either Sampson or Raveling.
PS even tho Smith hasnt been TECHNICALLY hired yet. He Smith is pretty much hired. All thats left is for Chun, Smith to reach a agreement, sign dotted line of contract, press conference.
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Not even worried about the number of transfers.
Yank Tay Martin and a couple other footballers onto the hardwood, pick up a couple big JC transfers and field a damned team.
Yank Tay Martin and a couple other footballers onto the hardwood, pick up a couple big JC transfers and field a damned team.
Have you ever seen a program lose 9-12 players immediately after a new coach is hired? What on Earth makes you think that's even a possibility?
Glad Cougar
Basically its UNACCEPTABLE for 13 to 17 players, THE WHOLE TEAM TO TRANSFER.
If that happens, NOTHING will fix.
And it's not too much of a stretch that could happen, if 1 assistant is not temporarily retained for 6 months, 9 months, just long enough to prevent WHOLE TEAM FROM LEAVING, then the new coach can replace with WHATEVER new assistant, the new coach wants.
If that happens, NOTHING will fix.
And it's not too much of a stretch that could happen, if 1 assistant is not temporarily retained for 6 months, 9 months, just long enough to prevent WHOLE TEAM FROM LEAVING, then the new coach can replace with WHATEVER new assistant, the new coach wants.
When I see the caps come out I just move on now. Not worth my limited psychic energy
Thanks, Birth. An interesting listen. I now have a better grasp of Smith's philosophy and have been reassured.
Atleast there is hope.
This team sucked so who cares if most of them go??? Might make the rebuild a faster process. Bennett needed upperclass men to win. Get them into the system and start molding. Hopefully a few key players stay but let's not leave sleep over it.
