I agree 100% I guess it gives little minds some sort of feelgood sensation
We ALL know there are better coaches out there
1-we dont have the $$$ to get one
2-none have ever so much as interviewed for past openings...ever
Bash on if it makes you feel good (sorry if it takes anyone away from knocking over liquor stores...)
I choose to support the team
I totally respect your support of the team, but I think you're going off the wrong basis... we DO have the money. That's the biggest myth perpetuated here. We may not have money for a superstar coach, and that's fine. But when dozens of
non-p5 programs pay much more to their coaching staff, and we pull in 4-5 times in TV contract (even at drastically reduced B1G entry)... the money is there. At the very least for an up and coming OC/DC or non-P5 head coach.
This is what every athletic department does. Trust me, I worked with one. They promote that they're broke as hell over and over to garner more funds. Sure, we don't have a lot, and we probably do have real money problems... but we're not UConn bad, and apparently, they can afford more than us. They pay Diaco 1.5M+ o_O
What's going on is Julie gets a win-win here. Either she comes in as the hero with a new coach, or can keep instilling this party line that we don't have money for a coach. As long as fans believe this, it'll happen. The top level boosters know better.
And even if you
refuse to accept that, Joe Moglia is a great option, who would be out of the box, and wouldn't cost us a cent. So there you have it.