(02-27-2018 10:35 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  Blaming Brownell for what we were left with is a freaking joke. The guy was put in a lame-duck scenario, and forced out in the last year of his contract. What recruit was going to come here knowing the coach had no long-term security whatsoever?

What was Brownell supposed to say to kids he visited under those circumstances? "Look, uh, I know the donors and administration hate me for some reason, and despite doing nothing wrong don't have a new contract yet. But sure, I'll be here the next 4 years. Of course I will."

Blame Rosemary DePaolo, Mike Capaccio, and Kelly Mehrtens for what Benny Moss and then Buzz Peterson walked into. Under Chancellor Leutze and Peg, none of that mess would have ever happened.

Meanwhile, Buzz deserves credit for cleaning up the program from the APR stuff, and leaving it in a better place than he found it. We didn't win under him, but he set the table for Keatts.

We're all in agreement that Keatts did great things here on the court. But he shouldn't be in the "ring of honor" with guys like Wainwright and Brownell.

You guys seem to have a hard time with facts, and instead prefer to wallow in emotion. I answered a simple question. Were we left in a better situation when Brownell left than when Keatts left? I provided FACTS related to the question. I'm not blaming anyone for anything. If you want to dispute the facts, feel free. But, you cannot claim we were left in a better position when Brownell left vs. Keatts if you look at the facts. Give me some facts to prove i'm wrong. Otherwise, you're just emoting and should maybe get on Oprah.

I even provided facts based on locker room renovation, better housing and flights vs. bus trips, all led by Keatts. And what do I get back? Whining. You also fail to recognize that Keatts motivated donors to support the program where Brownell failed miserably.

Also, there are two sides to every story. There is quite a bit i'm aware of that you may not be aware of based on the treatment of Keatts as he left as well. So let's not pretend we have a good guy v. bad guy situation.

Keatts never treated UNCW as a 2nd. rate school that couldn't compete for recruits or compete against major schools on the court. It's the reason we got the players we got, and the reason we faced UVA and Duke fearlessly in the NCAA. If we want to play against the big boys, we have to be a big boy. And he set about changing our program to compete for the long term. Stuff that will pay dividends for years to come.