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<blockquote data-quote="sbillini" data-source="post: 1350491" data-attributes="member: 10496"><p>Agreed. Let's be honest with ourselves...when Lovie was first hired, did any of us predict that we'd be the worst team in the Big 10 and probably bottom 5 in P5 in his second year, particularly considering the amount of cash we put into him the overall coaching staff? I'm willing to put $ on there were just as many people saying "he'll coach 'em up, even if they are Beckman's kids, so at least it won't get worse" as there were saying "it's going to be a long rebuilding". I don't think any of us expected miracles like challenging Wisconsin, Iowa, or even NW right now, but I don't think a vast majority of us would have seen Purdue, Rutgers, and Indiana moving past us too. </p><p></p><p>in that context, I think it's absolutely fair to ask the question and for JW to spend time addressing it. Do I still have faith in the staff? Yes. But did I expect us to take this much of a step back in year 2? No. Will I give the benefit of the doubt to the notion that TB's recruiting is the primary culprit? yes. But I just hope I'm not wrong in that, and the data so far increases the likelihood that I am.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sbillini, post: 1350491, member: 10496"] Agreed. Let's be honest with ourselves...when Lovie was first hired, did any of us predict that we'd be the worst team in the Big 10 and probably bottom 5 in P5 in his second year, particularly considering the amount of cash we put into him the overall coaching staff? I'm willing to put $ on there were just as many people saying "he'll coach 'em up, even if they are Beckman's kids, so at least it won't get worse" as there were saying "it's going to be a long rebuilding". I don't think any of us expected miracles like challenging Wisconsin, Iowa, or even NW right now, but I don't think a vast majority of us would have seen Purdue, Rutgers, and Indiana moving past us too. in that context, I think it's absolutely fair to ask the question and for JW to spend time addressing it. Do I still have faith in the staff? Yes. But did I expect us to take this much of a step back in year 2? No. Will I give the benefit of the doubt to the notion that TB's recruiting is the primary culprit? yes. But I just hope I'm not wrong in that, and the data so far increases the likelihood that I am. [/QUOTE]
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