I'd like to be angry, but since we gave our HC unchecked tenure, it seems kinda foolish to be disappointed.
For a long time I was angry at the lack of competitive fire from the athletics department, from top to bottom. Growing up in SEC land, it was quite the culture shock attending a university where success in athletics didn't really matter to the current student body, and the old alums. The first time I heard my fellow classmates engage in academic smack talk, years ago, I wanted to smack them! What kind of nerdy uncompetitive person cares more about academic reputation than their athletic program? Academic smack talk is for losers, IMO. You make your own way post college.
Unfortunately as time goes on, I've realized I'm the idiot. Nothing will change for a long, long time....so why should I continue to demand an exceptional basketball program? I've grown apathetic....never thought I'd say that 2-3 years ago. The powers at be want the institution to be known more for academics than athletics. We're admitting more kids that have higher SAT scores, but alarmingly low athletic IQ. The cycle is in place and embedded now. The good ole days of UR are long gone. Which hurts.
Back to BBall, I just hope we've got someone in the AD department with a pair of stones, and force Mooney to hire some real assistants next season. But I've got a feeling that department is full of non-athletes, too, aka too nerdy and scared to do their jobs and demand that Mooney make these changes. Oh well, at least we don't recruit "thugs!"
This post was edited on 2/6 11:53 AM by HuntsmanSpider