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(01-26-2022 03:40 PM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  Let me preface this with the statement that I believe we need some new blood in MBB.

Now, let's look at a bit of reality.
We were extremely fortunate to have returned to winning MBB so soon after the 5 win disaster.
Historically, there are many examples of programs that did not recover from situations like that. College athletics are fraught with programs that never returned to past positions of glory, despite having substantial resources.
Georgetown MBB was mentioned earlier. Indeed, cases could be made for other BE programs of the 1980s like Seton Hall, Marquette, and Providence. Indiana, UNLV, UCLA, even NC State have never fully regained their dominant ways.
FSU, Miami, Oregon State, and USC come to mind on the football side of things. Even Alabama had it's ups and downs after Bear Bryant and before Darth Saban.
There are more examples in both sports.

I suspect that JJ will gracefully retire after this season.
However, be careful what you wish for, as there is no guarantee that what follows will be better. Indeed, as noted above, many a program with far more resources than we have, did not and have not succeeded in attaining the goals of their fanbases.

I agree completely. No ill will towards JJ, and I appreciate him getting us back to decent after BT's final year. As a game coach, JJ is as good as there is.

He just hasn't consistently recruited championship talent, and the fact that we have nothing for 2023 so far just cements the fact to me that it's time for a change.