THE DEUCE
Well-known member
I think it is fair to say that the "culture change" was not thought up thoroughly.Comparing Mooney's first two years at Richmond to [Redacted]'s first two years at Wake isn't fair to Mooney. The three years before Mooney was hired, Wainwright went 40-42. The three years before [Redacted] came in, Wake went 61-31.
Frankly, they are similar coaches, the difference is that Mooney proved he could rebuild a program, [Redacted] never did that.
There is almost no way that [Redacted] was the better option than Mooney then or now. That we seemingly completely ignored Mooney to go with a worse candidate from the other side of the country is baffling.
ETA: Read this: http://www.aolnews.com/2010/10/04/chris-mooneys-graceful-toughness-rebuilds-richmond-into-threat/ (before the Sweet 16, after the hire). Perfect fit, especially if Wellman really believed a culture change was needed.
Plus, RW underestimated the sports IQ of Deacon fans!