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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4151892, member: 40"]
Great post, Mason.

And it should be required reading for anyone who thinks that Hop's job performance at UW warrants him getting the job here -- or for that matter, ANY of the assistant coaches currently on staff.  Unfortunately, there seem to be a lot of fans who can't view the situation with the same objective intellectual honesty that you do, even as a self-proclaimed Hopkins fan.

I'm amazed at how far the expectations of some members of the fanbase have slipped.  And it all comes down to what your expectations are for the program moving forward post-JB.  If we want to maintain the status quo of the last 7+ years, then the in-house candidates will certainly get us to 18-13 [using your example].

But why on earth would we aspire to that?

Look, we all love Mike Hopkins.  I believe that his time at UW will serve as a learning experience, and he'll have a long career as a coach and make great money.  He's got an unbelievable personality, and a boundless amount of enthusiastic energy.

But to turn this program around, we need substance AND style.  And sadly, painfully, the UW track record has shown that he isn't the right guy for our program, at this pivotal juncture of the program's history.

We're at a crossroads -- we can either embrace mediocrity in the interest of avoiding change, or we can look outside the program for the best, most qualified candidate we can find.

That's what we should do, that's the type of candidate we need to hire, and that's the type of candidate we WILL hire when the time comes.
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