Quote Originally Posted by the_real_MSU_is_us View Post
1) Ray left him nothing, year 5 on is fair but not the first year

2) We have no history, facilities, or fan support.

3) In light of that, being mediocre isn't really fireable. It's just not.

Now you and I can go "I don't care to follow a .500 basketball team, so I'd rather take the chance on a new coach and maybe we can be good enough for me to care" but that's not how Cohen has to look at it. Howland is mediocre, the culture is fine, the talent isn't bad. Let him coach 2 more years, retire, and then we'll be a much much more attractive place to coach vs if we fire a proven, well respected .500 in the SEC coach
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