(02-18-2020 08:44 AM)ShadyP Wrote:  

(02-17-2020 04:53 PM)Purplehazed Wrote:  

(02-17-2020 11:48 AM)ShadyP Wrote:  

(02-17-2020 11:45 AM)Purplehazed Wrote:  

(02-17-2020 09:57 AM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  Remember the other side of the coin - any prospective coach has to want to relocate to Harrisonburg, be willing to take on a project, etc. A coach with the resume like John Beilein (lol seriously?) is not remotely interested in coming to CAA James Madison U. It's got to be as much of a good fit for them as it is for us.

This means the coach has to immediately buy a house in hbg and become a member at First Presbyterian on court square. Kids have to attend spotswood high school and wife has to play bridge at spotswood country club with the Rocco money heirs.

Give it a rest with the hyberbole.

Do I think it is a 'big deal' for a head coach at JMU want to be part of the Harrisonburg/Rockingham County coummunity.....hell yes I do. If you don't want to live in the community where you coach I find it hard to believe you can engage the local community which is desperately needed. Heck you could even live in Augusta County and be in the greater area community.

I don't care if a successful coach's wife and kids never drop a shoe in rockingham county. I want ncaa appearances and p5 fights with an occasional p5 win.

Building the brand nationality matters, trite community engagement speak is bull****.

The community talk is fine and sounds good in the daily news record. Where has it gotten jmu basketball? We need to focus on national matters if we are a national university.

Well good luck building your 'national brand' if you cannot first build a strong local & regional brand. Right now this bball program needs a complete reboot and to be rebuilt from the ground up. Not sure how you expect to go from the current state right to a national brand.

Good luck with that strategy.

While we are stating wishes and wants why stop there.......go big for the Final Four.

I think JMU needs to first concentrate on a winning record and competing in the upper half of the CAA before we get carried away.

Nobody is suggesting we go from standstill to a 100mph. We are suggesting that we not self impose a max speed of 25mph. Let's not continue to sellout being relevant in our home state.