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(08-31-2018 08:44 AM)bearcatmill Wrote:  

(08-30-2018 04:17 PM)Ring of Black Wrote:  

(08-28-2018 08:23 PM)gerhard911 Wrote:  Didn't follow the link because I knew where it was headed. MC is overpaid and his staff consistently under performs. New arena. What's the next excuse???

We all know you despise Mick, but this is actually a great point.

While many fans (such as yourself) show displeasure for him and his brand of basketball - in the case of some, to the point where they pine for Huggins' return - Mick is fully appreciated where it counts; his bank account. It's an appropriately different angle from where to approach the subject.

I cannot think of anyone pining for Huggs return. The return of that level of success-yes, but not the man himself. This is a Cincinnati media/Lance/Ken Broo red herring. If Mick had deep runs in March and won the conf more than once a decade, no one would care he talks down to the fans, makes excuses or makes the amount he does.

Well said.

I loved Huggs at UC. I was pissed when he was fired. I hope Huggs continues to be successful at WVU. I still think firing him was a terrible decision, but that is so far in the past it doesn't matter. The program is and always has been bigger than the coach and I care about the program going forward.

Mick did a great job picking up the pieces that were left in a horrible position by the handling of Huggs his last couple years and then the timing of his firing. We are long past that now too. We can look at the program right now and think is it where it should be? How can it get there? Will it get there under Mick? We can ask all those questions without pining for Huggins.