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Message: [QUOTE="Madbiker, post: 2111268, member: 312"] In my view the biggest punishment from the NCAA sanctions was not the loss of the 'ships -- it was self-inflicted. We made our HOF coach a 3 year lame duck. That has hamstrung our recruiting. Even non top 100 kids, who should be jumping at an offer from SU, are putting us on hold while they shop around --- because we have introduced uncertainty. These kids are comparing Hopkins to well known coaches and likely thinking I don't know how Hopkins will coach. I know with these other high profile coaches what I'm getting. The admin should have either made a coaching change immediately or given JB a vote of confidence. If JB had done this his way, when ready he would have stepped down suddenly... a la Dean Smith and passed the reigns to Hop or whoever. There wouldn't be 3 years of uncertainty for multiple years of recruits to ponder. [/QUOTE]