jaybone
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I don't agree with an argument that says you have to keep a mediocre (at best) coach because you might not be able to hire someone better. As has been stated, there are a ton of good young coaches out there that may turn out to be special.
Because Brownell turned out to be somewhat of a dud for Clemson (arguable), that doesn't automatically eliminate anyone with a similar resume as pre-Clemson Brownell. You're a logic guy (ostensibly)... That should make sense to you.
My argument for not firing Manning last year was that I thought he deserved another year. It was just a nice bonus that nobody got hired in the last cycle that made me feel like we missed out on an opportunity (Chris Mack wasn't coming here over Louisville). If Manning gets fired after this season, maybe we can bring in someone better.
If not, maybe we can coax Bz out of retirement for a redemption tour.
That was my argument and it was particularly specific to last year. John Collins was considered a huge win for the program at least as it related to recruits. He left a year or two ahead of schedule along with Dinos, and I thought firing Manning after last year would cause us to regress hiring wise. We arguably got our 3rd or 4th offer in Manning after Bzd, and firing Manning after last year, I think (and thought) would have resulted in a similar stymied hiring process with an AD that the hot young coaches we'd want might consider a Dead Man Walking whether true or not.
If we don't make a tourney this year, different story.
I hope he makes the NIT or higher because I want Manning to succeed. He is a good guy coach in an era where cheaters may end up getting hammered in the next year or two AND I don't want Wellman to make the next hire for a number of reasons including young hotshots will likely turn him down knowing they'd have to report to a different AD a year or two into their tenure.