So the TV announcer (ESPN3 guy?) makes a comment and let it hang out there, but nothing else? How does he know what's going to happen after this game?

Some other points ...

STF has to make a decision too. The bean-counter-in-chief has to decide whether he wants to spend some money and let Hammock get some assistants in there who are hungry to win, or keep the dual-DC and other guys Hammock played with or coached with.

STF scooped $100k+ off Huskies Invest items, is assuredly going to spend less for a new volleyball coach and should get $ if/when there is only one DC.

He also has to get off his A and get some marketing going, because if the attendance trend continues we'll either watch it all on TV or watch something else. If he's not careful, all NIU will have left is a few diehard old-timers (and the rest of us who aged into our recliners) and player family members.

Another ... that "one good season" was partly built on luck. A lot of breaks went NIU's way. Don't let that cloud judgement about 2021.

You-know-what rolls downhill.