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[QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 5682597, member: 237"]
Here is the thing. With or without background knowledge of how things work or played out beyond the various levels of insight or longstanding experience when it comes to the challenges of such decisions and the economics, results are key. With that , you can’t really argue the “Trust me good people are on it” approach anymore when you look at those who have been entrusted with such tasks have seen JB struggle mightily his last 5-8 years followed by Red being a massive failure as a continuity hire.

Thus here we are and with the possibility of Hop being a real option with major money and an almost as bad resume as Red with the same issues. There is no trust left to be had here and without a clear picture and vision it’s a PR mess that could set us back before starting. Factor in BHs name running  hot for the job and if he keeps winning and makes the dance and wins a game or two and then he doesn’t get the job…

It puts more pressure than ever for a Hop led program to win massively in the portal, build immediate recruiting momentum and have a great staff. Not to mention immediate evidence of a winning approach and that he’s changed not just talent that does the same things at UW.

We need juice behind this hire to boost attendance, willingness to donate at small levels and program hype. I just don’t see us getting there with Hop out of the gate and you stumble with where we are and you know how that goes.

Now if the messaging and vision gets out there including a big time staff then there is some more hope.. even if that wouldn’t sell many of us out of the gate.
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