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[QUOTE="ForCuseSake, post: 2135980, member: 266"]
This is what makes me ignore all the back and forth over iron clad agreements or getting squeezed out.

I'm glad Hop won't be the sacrificial lamb to follow JB. I'm not a pessimist and I'm not a staunch JB supporter but people are deluded if they don't expect a significant drop off after JB retires.

There are no examples in the sports world where the legendary architect leaves and success is sustained. I would prefer to be the guy replacing the guy who replaced the legend.

It's a sports axiom - the legend either stays long enough to crater the program or leaves on a high note that is unsustainable by the successor.

And I don't care about the UNC Smith/Guthridge transition. Everyone in Chapel Hill knew Guthridge was happy to have a brief stint guiding the ship. They also knew no coach worth his salt would want to follow Dean immediately.

Gutty didnt stay long enough to crater the program; that's why Karl, Williams and Larry Brown said no until Doherty took the hit (people forget that Roy won his first title with Doherty's last monster recruiting class).

I'm glad Hop is now better positioned to restore SU's glory because Wildhack is gonna have a hell of a time convincing a strong coach to follow JB (assuming JB finishes his career with 2-3 non-bubble tourney years).
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