by Ethanfor3 » Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:19 pm
I don't think this year is an indicator as to whether Mac will be able to recruit here long term.
While he may have some issues since the incident is so fresh, his future actions will start to hold more weight than 1 sentence at a moment in time (though that will always be there).
For this to work long term, they'll need to be intentional, genuine and "appropriately" public about being part of the conversation. When I say appropriately public I mean they can't just talk, they need to do and be able to point to outcomes.
If we have a bunch of guys leave this year and next years (2022) recruiting class is a shambles, then yes...you need to look hard at moving on.
For better or worse, he's earned the right to coach 1 more year and determine if his words have poisoned the well so much that he can't make it work at a high level anymore.
I'm hoping they do the right things, get the credit for it and continue to build this thing into someday being elite 8 or final 4. From there it's all gravy.