Why is he still here?
1. There's one dude who really runs the bball program, and he decided he didn't want to cut the check to buyout Jank's deal.
2. The AD staff bought and believed the "sanctions and injuries" line. Even though it made the rest of us want to throw up.
3. Jank stays if he makes the NIT, which is why the schedule now features "names" (Georgia, Vandy, UNLV in addition to Georgetown) but those teams aren't actually that good. It's part of an effort to appear to have a tough schedule without actually having one. The rest of non-conference will be Doh-type bottom feeders in an effort to boost the OOC record. We also aren't going to play in a holiday tournament because that's been deemed too risky.
I know some believe we've had a "good" offseason, but you would be mistaken.
Our three top scorers on the sub .500 team from last season are now no longer on the roster. (McMurray, Whitt, Foster). So yes, we got some good people on board since the season ended. But they are merely replacing people -- not true "additions."
When preseason predictions roll out we will rightly be slotted in the bottom half or bottom third of the AAC, which is an embarrassment for where this program should be.
The power brokers will let the season play out and are crossing their fingers it works, because renewals are down and Moody is going to be even emptier than last season.