Nice to see all these big time visitors but until one signs with us there isn't much to get me that excited about yet.
I can respect that --I'm a show me the money guy myself. However, of all the hires we've had in the past 10 years in bball and fball, Underwood has me the most excited. I believe a couple things are/have weighed him down this cycle:
1. He inherited a roster with a gaping hole at center, as well as some potential turnover due to radically different coaching styles. He's addressed that.
2. In addition to fixing the roster, he had to assemble his staff, putting him even farther behind on the upcoming class. Also addressed. We have a solid staff.
3. We haven't been nationally relevant in a while. Showing we're on an upward trend will help with recruiting. Hold our own in a very tough conference, get better during the year, be a team that no one wants to play in March. That's going to take a season, and is currently TBD. I do believe this roster can get it done with his leadership. I think the buy-in is there, and he has a proven system. Also, it will help when we have an all-conference player, or guy who gets drafted that he can point to, especially if it was a guy that wasn't in the top-50 rankings when he recruited him.
If you counterbalance that with how much untapped fan support there is here, I do think we have the right conditions for a huge turn-around. Can't wait to see how everything unfolds.