Seriously, I agree that you should either win or be fired, because that's your phuking job. My point is though, I don't know if you will be satisfied with the next hire unless it's Phil Jackson.
As long as we don't hire a guy who was a ginormous failure -- and who looked like a clueless chump while performing said flop -- I'll give anybody the benefit of the doubt.
In our situation, I would like to see us target a coach from a smaller program who wants to make a step up. We can't hit the home run in basketball like we could have in football -- because historically that's not who we are.
When Lebo was hired I thought it was an okay move. He'd had success, he had a UNC pedigree and Dean Smith's endorsement. I frankly would have preferred Capel or Anderson when Lebo was hired (and their successes at OU and Mizzou respectively confirm that I'd make a better AD than Jacobs, but I digress). But I didn't think it was a Hindenburg hire. Two years in, however, it was readily apparent that Lebo was not up to the task. I was fine with even allowing him a third season to see if he could get it together, but after that? Fuck no.
Lebo fits the pattern that bothers me about Jacobs, though. He did it with baseball. He's doing it with Lebo. He can't see the writing on the wall. He sees some bullshit blueprint that nobody else sees.
He was wrong to stick with the guy in baseball. What was his name? He let that drag on and pull the program into an unexplainable and soul sucking abyss. There's no excuse for that given the interest, facilities and support the baseball program has (or is had the operative word?)
He was wrong to stick wit Lebo three years ago. Why are we spending a gabillion dollars for a facility when we don't have a coach who can meet the barest minimum of expectations? Get a coach. Win a little. Build support. THEN build the facility. This isn't Field of Dreams. If you build it, they still won't come unless the product is worth supporting. Right now? It's not. I love Auburn. I wouldn't drive up there to watch a game right now. Lebo is on the verge of sucking us into an abyss there, too.
So what happens if Chizik can't cut the mustard? How long will that twist in the wind?
I strayed off the topic.
I don't really care who he brings in. I just want somebody with intensity and passion for the game. I want somebody who is going to get out and get noticed. Ask the high school basketball coaches in the state who is Auburn's head coach. I wonder how many would know?
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