Most businesses have mandatory retirement ages set for their employees to cover this kind of action There is a reason for this as age is a diminishing return facto for everyone whether they want to admit it or not. I don't see how thinking that Jimbo has reached his peak and beyond is being selfish. Not wanting to lose a young man waiting patiently for his turn at the helm is being selfish as opposed to good business sense.And Div1 basketball is a very large business. If you don't understand that then this is irrelevant.:crazy:
Hopkins runs practices and leads SU's recruiting. If Hopkins were to leave he wouldn't return anytime soon; since he has to move his family. Boeheim's almost 70 and will be done soon, so there's a dilemma.
Paterno, Bowden and Woody Hayes all stayed too long. Why did the university sign Mike to the coach in waiting deal if they weren't intending on honoring it? When he signed it I don't think he thought Beohiem would stay until he was 70 much less 75 or 80.
we have won 150 games in the last 5 years. We have been ranked at one pt #1 in three of the last 5 years. We went to the final four just last year. And Syracuse doesn't have an mandatory age so that is what is irrelevant.
If that's the case why the coach in waiting deal, just to screw with Hops career path? He would already have been a head coach if not for that , so you can't have it both ways.
