(04-19-2022 08:28 AM)dukesfan4010 Wrote: How does Sean still have his job
The strangeness that has been Covid these last few years.
To be fair to Coach O, JMU probably would have finally won back the CAA postseason in 2020. And if not, they had a really strong case to make the NCAA tournament, but the season was cut short. That wasn't his fault.
These last two years have been incredibly strange. A season without fans and this past season without a chance at a postseason.
I have absolutely been one to call out Coach this season and even at one point called for his firing, but it really isn't fair. Had this been a regular season, then perhaps. But it was not.
None of us know what was happening behind the scenes or what was or wasn't being said. What we do know (because it was reported) is that not having the opportunity to win the CAA affected them. And when a team has nothing to play for, it's very difficult to get them to play at their best.
There is no doubt we should expect more from JMU women's bball and Coach O. But that being said, it just wasn't fair to fire him due to everything I mentioned above. Next year? It doesn't matter than it's JMU's first year in a new conference. The WBB team has to be excellent for Coach O to keep his job. No more reprieves.