(04-01-2015 03:42 PM)StillJonesing Wrote:  

(04-01-2015 03:34 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(04-01-2015 03:16 PM)StillJonesing Wrote:  

(04-01-2015 03:07 PM)82hawk Wrote:  Furthermore, given the chance, does anyone think Keatts would have taken the job at perennial loser EZU? Not a chance.

He took over a UNCW program that didn't have a top 250 RPI in like 8 or 9 years or something absurd.

What do you pay him like 300 or 400k. We started Lebo at 600k 6 years and two extensions ago. Who knows what we even pay him now as scary as that is. I'm sure no coach would of any quality would want to get paid far more, work in a higher profile conference, with better TV and access to players, more fans, and new practice facility etc. Yeh our program sucks moving forward.

Listen to the words of Rick Pitino. UNCW has a history of success and can recruit equally with the top of our conference. THAT is why Keatts came here when other opportunities existed, and those two reasons are why he would never go to EZU. No history of success, and no chance to equally recruit against the top of the conference(at least until they move on. Do you really think Cincy and UConn are happy to be in a conference with EZU?) Do you honestly see recruits choosing EZU over any of those schools? There are multitudes of stories to be found where they are searching high and low to escape. It's only a matter of time.

History and dusty trophy's doesn't mean jack, and it's not like you even had this rich history to begin with. What the heck is Wainwright or his 35 year old players doing for your program now or the last decade. Nothing.

Butler had been to one NCAA in by the late 90's less than even we had despite having been a D1 member longer and look where they are now.

All it took was the right coaches and resources and money far more determine you not only getting the ones most likely to succeed but keeping them longer than you normally would and replacing them and that comes from foundational things like money support facilites, conf etc. A coach is just a coach, they take that history with them because it's really theirs.

No, that's not all it took. You do know where Butler is located, right? Indianapolis Indiana. EZU has one major flaw it can NEVER change....location. Greenville NC is the armpit of the state, and that will never change. And, it will never be a big city which is why UConn and Cincy can't wait to escape from being dragged down to the level of EZU. UNCW is located in a jewel of the state...and that will never change. Long term, UNCW has every advantage over EZU because people actually WANT to be here. If the reins were taken off UNCW in the UNC system, we would end up overtaking every university. Our demand far out strips our supply. Eventually that will make the difference.