Chris, don't be so obtuse: One -- I haven't said "high expectations" magically improve recruiting. Two -- As a miserable fanbase, we don't have "high expectations" for anything. That's, you know, the basis for my complaint, and the essence of the LOWF mentality. This has been argued forever on the boards. Nothing new here.
"High expectations" are a long-term way to place pressure on the Administration to take measures to elevate the program(s).
My comments were directed to posters making excuses for recruiting failures. Was that not clearly evident?
Louisville. We had a real shot.
The old "we didn't want him anyway" excuse isn't very compelling, to say nothing of the lack of certainty you concede on that point in your post. And it doesn't address the loss to Duke or the loss to (I believe) Vandy earlier. Can someone name *any* recruiting win we've had this year so far going head to head against one of our conference or academic rivals?
Wake competes on basically none of that. We compete on high academics, family environment, a blend of ACC ball and getting prepared to be successful in the real world. And I love that about Wake. It basically DQ's us from 95% of the top prospects, but it makes the years where we are successful that much sweeter. 2006 was like a unicorn, and I'll never forget it. The above criteria doesn't mean we can't compete, but you're a disillusioned mo-ron if you think we will ever stack up year-in, year-out with the college football blue bloods. Now I'd argue we should have those elevated expectations in basketball, because what we can offer is more in line with what the blue chippers are looking for, but in football? LOL
The comment about habituated to failure is nonsense. The opposite feeling after having tasted success is why watching Grobe's shitshow for the last 4-5 years was so unsettling. And the exact opposite is why Wellman finally had to listen tot he fans and send Grobe packing.
Perhaps. I am thinking more that Grobe was the most successful coach ever and thus earned some extra years based on that, when things were obviously in decline. I would like to have seen changes two years sooner than they happened. In any case, I think most fans nowadays believe we can or should succeed. Back in the 70's success in football was viewed as unattainable.