10-29-2013, 11:07 AM
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...e-hot-seat
Jeff Bzdelik | Wake Forest
I'm not sure if Ron Wellman is a good athletic director. But he's a damn fine friend -- proof being how he gave his longtime pal, Bzdelik, a fourth year at Wake Forest despite the first three seasons being abject disasters. On one hand, I get it, considering Wellman took a chance when he fired Dino Gaudio after back-to-back appearances in the NCAA tournament to hire a man who had just gone 10-38 in league games at Colorado. To pull the so-called trigger after three seasons would be to admit a colossal mistake, and Wellman apparently wants to delay that admission for as long as possible. Again, I understand. But the byproduct of that is a once-proud basketball program suffering through a remarkable downward turn in relevance, and it's too bad for this passionate fan base that merely wants something to believe in.
I've said it before...I expect Bzdelik to be fired after this season and one of his prized 2014 recruits, Isaac Haas, to be looking elsewhere to play. If he's smart he won't sign during the early signing period...
Jeff Bzdelik | Wake Forest
I'm not sure if Ron Wellman is a good athletic director. But he's a damn fine friend -- proof being how he gave his longtime pal, Bzdelik, a fourth year at Wake Forest despite the first three seasons being abject disasters. On one hand, I get it, considering Wellman took a chance when he fired Dino Gaudio after back-to-back appearances in the NCAA tournament to hire a man who had just gone 10-38 in league games at Colorado. To pull the so-called trigger after three seasons would be to admit a colossal mistake, and Wellman apparently wants to delay that admission for as long as possible. Again, I understand. But the byproduct of that is a once-proud basketball program suffering through a remarkable downward turn in relevance, and it's too bad for this passionate fan base that merely wants something to believe in.
I've said it before...I expect Bzdelik to be fired after this season and one of his prized 2014 recruits, Isaac Haas, to be looking elsewhere to play. If he's smart he won't sign during the early signing period...