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[QUOTE="FrancoPizza, post: 2193367, member: 5195"]
I think EVERYONE hopes we can turn this ship around, but is "hope" is the only card we have left to play?  Optimism and hope are interchangeable at this point.   What if JB truly is untouchable and that we will be sentenced to mediocrity for 5-6 more years until he finally hangs em up?  Now obviously if we continue to flirt with the NIT every year going forward, then I can see pressure mounting and forcing JB to recognize that it's time to go before "he's ready".   But more likely, I can see him doing "just enough" to avoid that fate -- oscillating between NITs and 8-9-10 seeds in the NCAA.   That's sort of where we are as a program if the last few years means anything.   Personally, I'd rather rip the band-aid off and start over now to spare that fate, and ironically that's where we were headed until Hop was gently nudged out the door.

We didn't become SU fans because of fledgling 8-9-10 seeds and bubble talk every year.   I'm a patient man, but just delaying the inevitable doesn't sit well.   Even if we're set the expectations pretty low, this board will be a dumpster fire if we don't even sniff the NCAAs next year.  I think it's only fair that the next recruiting cycle (17-18) should be considered his last chance for redemption.   Being a head coach at SU should always be considered a privilege and not an entitlement... but the way JB turned the tables on the transition screams entitlement.   When the program is near its low-water mark, that doesn't leave much wiggle room for excuses.
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