I think I said somewhere earlier in the thread that RT will win enough to hang around until year three. After that, he either gets an extension or moves on.
I don’t think he has what it takes to be a difference maker as a coach and program head based on past history. But, he will get a chance to prove otherwise.
Last years team was designed to make a deep tournament run. They were mature, good and smart. He certainly could have screwed it up and for the most part he kept things moving. I just think last years team had a couple more tournament games in them that better coaching and some better luck certainly would have helped out with. Beard said as much in my presence (that his first year team was designed to make a run in year 2) and that part of that was the struggles that took place in his first year. Adding Rice was a big part of it as it filled a hole that emerged in year one. Having a healthy Disu was another.
RT will have to do some really heavy lifting for next year and will have some tough decisions to make. I don’t think we are going to be able to solely rely on two freshman so he’s going to have to really build around them. I think what he does this off season will determine his future.
I certainly don’t begrudge those who are bullish on RT. I’m just a bit mystified by the certainty they express.
I’m just not seeing it in his history but that’s why they play the games.
Our non conference schedule was terrible this year except for two games and we lost them both. He could have gone a long way in silencing his critics by beating UCF and WVU.