Quote Originally Posted by Dawg61 View Post
Ok then our expectations should be on par with Arkansas, Bama and Vandy's. They aren't.
You're equating 'Expectations in Year 2 of Rick Ray's tenure' with 'Mississippi State's basketball expectations'. The two are not equal.

Ultimately, Rick Ray's expectations are identical to Rick Stansbury's. No one is arguing any differently. The difference in opinion comes when asking when Rick Ray's expectations become identical to Stansbury's. I think any logical person understands that it can't be in year two after what Ray inherited.

I don't think the expectations can be the same in year 3, either. Having said that, I am in no way arguing that Ray should be given a pass for year 3. We definitely have to show that we're making progress and make people believe we are getting to where we need to be. I think Ray's expectations should be fully identical to Stans in year 5...but once again, in no way does he get a pass through year 5. If he isn't showing the necessary improvement, he shouldn't get past year 3...or past year 4 if we do show some improvement next year.

But come year 5, if he's still here, his expectations will be 100% of what Stans' were...the expectations that he didn't meet.