Take it for what it is.
http://www.journalnow.com/news/loca...cle_35c57e3e-67c8-553c-830a-4fdc9fc8cbe6.html
http://www.journalnow.com/news/loca...cle_35c57e3e-67c8-553c-830a-4fdc9fc8cbe6.html
“A lot of factors contribute to that, and it’s simple,” Wellman said. “We just haven’t been as successful as we need to be.
“You can talk about injuries, you can talk about recruits that didn’t come that you thought you were going to get to come, you can talk about a lot of factors. We just haven’t done as well as we need to do. And we’ve got to find ways to do better.
“I think we’ll be better (in 2014-15) than the last three years, but we’re still not where we want to be and need to be. Our goal is to be in the top 25. And we’ve done that.”
Wellman: Cole me on the panny sty.
Disco Dan: ...I'm sorry. What was that?
Wellman: Cole - Cole me on the panny sty.
Disco Dan: What the hell are you talking about?
Wellman: ...Cole me down on the panny sty?
Disco Dan: Oh, cole me down on the panny sty! All right!
“You can talk about injuries, you can talk about recruits that didn’t come that you thought you were going to get to come...
In every fucking sport???
“A lot of factors contribute to that, and it’s simple,” Wellman said. “We just haven’t been as successful as we need to be.
“You can talk about injuries, you can talk about recruits that didn’t come that you thought you were going to get to come, you can talk about a lot of factors.
“There are a number of factors that lead to something like that,” he said. “To go into all of those at this point would probably be useless and nonproductive.
“There are certain factors that are evident in every winning program...
Those are common factors to any program’s success.
Every athletic program deals with injuries and recruiting misses. Every single one.
Geez, another list we didn't make. Maybe tomorrow.
http://m.espn.go.com/ncb/notebook?page=top50coaches50-25
[h=3]No. 34: Tad Boyle, Colorado[/h]Boyle took over for former Colorado coach Jeff [Redacted] (whose three sub-.500 seasons were so enticing Wake Forest just had to hire him), and that swap may go down as one of the best coaching upgrades in Colorado hoops history. Boyle has been comprehensively good in Boulder, Colorado, both on the court (where he's 92-49) and off it, where CU fans are now deeply engaged with a program that spent most of the past two decades awash in Chauncey Billups nostalgia.
I think it is very important that we understand just how far behind Wake Forest is in some facility upgrades that many mid-major schools have now. A prime reason our teams have failed to perform is recruiting. A prime reason our recruiting has failed is facilities and budget-related. It's easy to blame things on people - and there may be plenty of blame on individuals as well. But a very large portion of the blame is on numbers, too.
Dan's point on WF tuition/endowment and budget is spot-on. I'd be interested in more exploration of that topic.