I think that is an unfair characterization of Wilbon’s comments. He simply gave his own opinion on the matter, he didn’t suggest IU fans should think the same.
I agree with the second half of what you said.
Starting with a faulty premise gets you a bad conclusion.
It seems like a former player who left a successful 10 year run as an assistant with a HOF coach to presumably /eventually take over the head coaching job getting fired in his first year would be a bigger story. And yes, I know that was never implicitly stated as the plan, but a lot of people assumed it was the case.
Wahhhh? 1)We ain't Duke. 2) Scheyer's already been tabbed as "coach in waiting" and has the job and is taking over next year, and 3) he's replacing a legend and the all-time winningest coach. Fife was coach in waiting only in people's minds. Poor analogy on every level.
It would be more like Scheyer, next year, firing the assistant whom his AD had hired to fill the open assistant spot, without Scheyer's approval
You’re right, IU isn’t Duke. Maybe the analogy didn’t land, but the bigger point remains. A high profile assistant gets fired after a year at a handful of the top programs and it’s national news.
How does a list of most valuable programs translate to a top coaching destination? Yes, money can contribute to making a school an attractive destination for a coach, but it doesn’t always play out that way.
who gave you that disinformation about IU being a top three college job?
