Look no further than Indiana as Exhibit A. They made the FF with a Knight Assistant in 2002 (Mike Davis) and have been through numerous coaches and basically irrelevance since. Living and working with the fans suffering through that experience, I can say it scares the crap out of me but seems inevitable.
Disagree. Is the Indiana effect possible, sure, but it is hardly inevitable. Plenty of programs have maintained success following a transition. For SU (and about 15-20 other top tier programs) it all comes down to the right coaching hire. If they hit that right, there is no reason in the world SU cannot return to regular top 20 (and better status). Aside from the usual 4-5 programs, SU is a destination job. The key is finding the right coach. And not limiting it to a pool of unproven assistants who have frankly been involved in this prolonged stretch of mediocrity.
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