I don't think we're far off in our thoughts on Keatts. I brought up the tournament thing because tourney resumes are a thing people look at. At UNCW, Keatts has definitely done well and respectable. I'm just saying if he was at a mid-major, instead of low-major, he'd have a more realistic chance of making a tourney run.
Where we differ is the Hargrave resume. Obviously he had a lot of success but Hargrave is a prep school known for athletics. If he wasn't wildly successful there, that would be a huge concern.
I think Keatts has all the makings of a solid P5 coach, I just worry that a jump from 3 years in the CAA into B1G could be a huge deterrent to his coaching development. Ideally 2-4 years at a mid-major or low high-major would provide him the perfect seasoning for a big time job.
Certainly, I don't disagree with any of that commentary. But I think his resume at a CAA stop is about as good as you're going to find for a guy making upward movement. Whether you are comfortable with him making the leap here is an individual perspective, and there's not a right/wrong answer. I have no issues with any conclusion either way there.
I do think comparing him to Groce, for example, is (1) unfair, and (2) not based in the reality of their resumes. I just want analyses of him to be fair, regardless of the hire/pass conclusion drawn from the analyses.