Re: Georgetown Roll Call
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:25 pm
ObeyMyDog wrote:Rebel10 wrote:Another major dumpster fire scenario would be Jank not getting to the NCAA tournament but winning just enough games and giving just enough excuses to keep his job and pulling 2 lower level recruits. And then having a less than desirable season next year.
Exactly. I feel like I am crazy. This is a variation of June all over again. It is that simple. There are people in power and who have influence who want to see Jank succeed and will leverage anything positive to keep him around - just like June. Rip the band-aid off. To assume Jank is gone after next year even if he somewhat keeps it together over that period is to completely forget how the June thing went down.
Obviously there are positives on our team, and that is great. But replenishment via recruiting is everything and it isn't there and you will always wither if you don't address it. That isn't even my main gripe though; the way Jank and staff recruit is they recruit scared. You can't have that running your program. I don't dislike the guy, I just want him running our bball program.
I get the concern, I just don't think it is a viable scenario. Jank had the "too bad you lost so many players to injury" waiver last season. The people involved have high expectations and understand the recruiting situation.
This is a very different scenario from June. June was the only coach in 25 years to lead us to a bowl game, and led us to several in a row. That was a massive step up in achievement, regardless of the level of competition. He was given one down year to rebuild and the pressure was on him big time the next season and he quit. As a school with a long tradition of losing, if we had fired the coach after one 5-7 season after several bowls in a row, we would have been a laughing stock and nobody would have been interested in the job.
For basketball, investment and Larry Brown have raised the expectations of the program. Mediocrity will not be tolerated. Nobody feels like Jank was the driving force behind our recent success. And the well wasn't dry when he showed up, which Morris had an excuse for. The leash is short until he proves himself.