Lets assume that Underwood has another bad season next year. How long will it be before the fans start calling for his neck?
Similar to last year? Probably safe from
most scrutinization.
This upcoming recruiting cycle/offseason is going to be a better judgement on how BU's tenure goes here. If we have a ton of turnover, without grabbing some really nice recruits (and that means not banking on the spring cycle to grab 5+ guys), I dont see how he last much longer. I get turnover is an expected part of the game now, but anyone who think 8 new comers every year is a sustainable way to compete in the NCAAT needs to give me whatever they are smoking.
2020 is the year we need to, at the very least, be able to be a tournament team. I dont think Whitman fires him for missing the tournament the first three years of his tenure here, but there's gotta be some major improvement compared to last year. I'd like to believe (based on his own comments) that early on, improvement of the program is a larger step than reaching thresholds like 20 wins or the tournament. Of course, those are major pluses, and eventually those become the standard, but Whitman seems like the guy who is level headed and understands how to run a competent
I think at this point, it's safe to say theres a lot of basketball to be played and coaching to be dealt out before BU's seat is hot.