bb_fan I didn't like the hire but the AD didn't pay any attention to me. 🙂 I agree with jones682 that if he was smart he woulda stayed one more year being making a move.
TMac1325 bb_fan In retrospect, I'm sort of glad AAR left now so we have a year with the new coach before joining a mucher tougher conference and starting from scratch.. With the right hire and a couple of transfers we should still be in pretty good shape for next year.
USFBullFan Well thank you for the instant upgrade of players and best of luck to you. Hopefully you find a juco coach that can bring in some players that can compete immediately and you don’t have to wait 4 years for a winning season.
The_bagman USFBullFan you do realize a former ksu player is coaching San Diego state right now right? He will come in grab some transfers from the atl area and lead the to the final 4 next year. But have fun with your 3-4 year rebuild
jones682 USFBullFan How did UCF is becoming a P5 when their budget is lower and facilities are worst then USF?
The_bagman USFBullFan J.D pollock he is the film guy but has been there for 6 years and was a JC head coach before. He also played for the best coach in ksu history. Yes even better than AAR lol
jones682 The_bagman He has not coached at the D1 level. His recruiting is questionable. He would not be a good hire for KSU. AAR is KSU best coach TBH
The_bagman jones682 Did AAR lead ksu to a national championship??? And questionable recruiting are you kidding me?!?! He is young,entergenic, and is a basketball nut. Local kids would love to come play for him
jones682 The_bagman Going to the Dance is bigger than winning the national championship at the D2 level. Most of the students on campus do not even know KSU won a D2 championship. Just because some one is young and entergenic does not mean they can Recruit. Recruiting is all about relationships and experience.
jones682 TMac1325 Yes they do. USF Baseball Stadium, Softball Stadium, Basketball practice facility, Track, Soccer stadium is better then UCF's.
TMac1325 jones682 None of that matters without the football stadium, and UCF has a nice one..They also have recent success and more money to spend..All that is what matters the most..USF has been recently awful at the only 2 sports that matter to a P5..
bb_fan Legendary coach Tony Ingle won a National Championship at KSU. He then went to Dalton State, started the program, and won another National Championship the first year they were eligible to compete. AAR can't carry Ingle's jockstrap.
jones682 bb_fan Again going to the Dance is bigger than winning the national championship at the D2 level. I know you are mad at AAR but that is the truth. KSU students do not care that we won a D2 national championship 20 years ago.
The_bagman jones682 and ksu students and potential players will love that pollock has just coached for a national title!!! Thank you for proving my point hahah
bb_fan jones682 I'm not mad at AAR at all. I didn't like his hire in the first place. I honestly thot he'd stay one more year, so I'm surprised he chose to leave now. And we still don't know if he can really coach or just got lucky one recruiting season.
jones682 TMac1325 USF is building a new football stadium that is going to be nicer than UCF's. UCF's football stadium is criticized because it is made out of tin and is falling apart in some areas. Recent success is why I think UCF is moving to the P5 https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/university-beat/2021-12-07/usf-moving-forward-with-longtime-vision-for-on-campus-football-stadium
TMac1325 jones682 So far, they have only raised enough money to pay for the plans..They are still a few years from actually building it, or figuring out how to pay for it..
Wingman USFBullFan If there are no more defections, We have returning a 5 th year point guard who was second team all conference and one of the better big men in our league. What I am most worried about is the AD taking too long on the hire and making it difficult for us to fill in the roster. The bar is low in Kennesaw. If we can manage 16 wins next season that would be our second best result since we have been D1.
Wingman USFBullFan The players seems to like the assistants. If it were up to me I would have promoted Ben Fletcher or William Small immediately and seen if that would have stopped the bleeding to the transfer portal.