I would rehire Clyde and go through another 3 years of that mess before I would hire Ford. I'm so glad that those who clamored for his being hired here didn't get their way...
As I said then, if going through Clyde was the penance for getting rid of Tubby and getting the right coach in here (Cal), then it was a price gladly paid by this fan...we make fun of IU and joke that they should hang onto Crean for the exact same reasons other fans (and the media) begged us to...
You nailed it! This was always the crux of the argument that many of us made for all those years -- the standard of excellence argument. It was astounding that a significant portion of the fanbase (and most obnoxiously, former moderators of the old Rainman's board) were in complete and total...
The council meets on the first Tuesday of each month. If you'd like to join us we're considering a request from UK football fans to buy at cost FOR SALE signs that we never used.