(04-17-2021 09:13 AM)El Duderino Wrote:  Letting Cochran go is a FAIL. Burno should have been kissing Cochran's ass. That he let Cochran get away tells me it is more about Burno's ego than winning. God help NIU because Burno ain't. Say what you want about Monty at least he never let Gino get away. To think 20-21 was a good season comparatively to what 21-22 will be!

Wow. Talk about an over-reaction with a HUGE leap to an unwarranted conclusion. Cochran is a nice player, no more, no less, but, hardly a player on Gino’s level. And just how do you know Gino stays if Monty is fired after Gino’s sophomore season? Also, until this year, Gino would have had to sit out a year......completely different circumstances. There are nearly 2,000 players in the transfer portal, roughly 5.5 per program. It is a new world of free agency in college athletics.

This seems to me to be a completely unfair criticism of Coach Burno.