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<blockquote data-quote="Philly Boy" data-source="post: 1314203" data-attributes="member: 4183"><p>I wouldn't say "tremendous support." IIRC, initially, his recruiting chops and MW ties were certainly acknowledged to be a "natural fit" for the post. But soon after, a lot of critics surfaced pointing out his less-than-stellar record, given the high-caliber players he recruited. And the debate went back and forth. In the end, he wasn't the top choice of the board vs other potential candidates. </p><p></p><p>But more important for this discussion, Underwood was not regarded as a potential candidate for almost all of this time. Given the near-universal acclaim the BU hire has received -- both here and elsewhere -- we can conclude that had he been one of the guys we were considering, he would have been much preferred vs Cuonzo, at that time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Philly Boy, post: 1314203, member: 4183"] I wouldn't say "tremendous support." IIRC, initially, his recruiting chops and MW ties were certainly acknowledged to be a "natural fit" for the post. But soon after, a lot of critics surfaced pointing out his less-than-stellar record, given the high-caliber players he recruited. And the debate went back and forth. In the end, he wasn't the top choice of the board vs other potential candidates. But more important for this discussion, Underwood was not regarded as a potential candidate for almost all of this time. Given the near-universal acclaim the BU hire has received -- both here and elsewhere -- we can conclude that had he been one of the guys we were considering, he would have been much preferred vs Cuonzo, at that time. [/QUOTE]
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