I hear you, and he should be commended for what he's done with the program. However, it's time to be an "elite" team--a term he uses often. It's time to take that next step. For me, after last year's debacle and how some of these games are going this year, he is not an "elite" coach. How long do we have to accept this?
Aren't his errors glaring ones? Being stubborn can hurt a team as well. I accept the PU, Marquette, Maryland (no TSJ) and Tennessee losses. The other losses to MSU, NU and this one? Can't accept it. This team with this talent should be 22 - 4 presently with a great chance at a 2/3 seed. Instead, they'll be a 4/5 seed who will barely beat the 12/13 seed.
Last year, I was called crazy because I predicted (when the Illini were playing very well and most likely a 5/6 seed) that they would end up being a 9th seed. In the end, they were a 9th seed, because I saw the writing on the wall. And bu lost that team. That was his failure. This is following the same path.