(04-09-2020 10:01 AM)dancingNMSUaggie Wrote:  Does anyone think Dixie State is going to be any good next year? Not being facetious. A legit question. Also instead of going for a new coach they stayed with their D2 coach, much like CBU, unlike GCU and Tarleton State.

In my opinion the big question is can Jon Judkins recruit at a high enough level to make Dixie State competitive. CBU's Rick Croy made to transition from D2 recruiting to D1 recruiting fairly easily. And Tarleton State went out and hired a proven D1 recruiter in Billy Gillispie. So, in Tarlton State's case, I believe Gillispie will make the Texans program the best version of itself given its resources and current facilities. Working for Judkins at Dixie State is its basketball facility (a nice arena much like at GCU and CBU). Also, St. George, UT is a fast growing area of the country. At the moment this spring, neither Dixie State nor Tarleton State have gained any D1 one level commitments. With the present COVID19 situation going on, Gilliepie is working at the disadvantage of not having a permanent staff in place. Even from recent reports, GCU's Bryce Drew has had to do his Lope recruiting from his home in Tennessee. But I digress, over the next year or two, we will see if Jon Judkins can recruit enough talent to be competitive in the WAC and keep his long standing job.