(03-24-2020 08:51 AM)dan10 Wrote:  

(03-22-2020 09:19 PM)Purple Wrote:  Well, it is Coach B who is saying he doesn't want to see any of the players leave who brought that totally losing record of performance to JMU and he thinks they are a talented bunch.

I would be more impressed if he said he welcomed players leaving and started attacking the transfer portal to build a team that can win NOW!

Coach B has inherited a group of individuals (not a team) who have done nothing but lose, yet they believe they are better than JMU. And, he wants to keep that? I don't see that as a good sign of future success.

From an outsider (so discredit as much as you would like):

You really think it would be in any coaches best interest to immediately alienate their team? Good luck telling your players to leave and then try to build any type of positive relationship with the team. It does not matter what you actually believe, distancing yourself from the team on day 1 would be a huge mistake and nearly impossible for any coach to overcome. My 2 cents.

Yeah not to mention the impact on recruiting relationships and centers of influence that would have. I was always surprised the Rowe ran Devonte Morgan off for that very reason- Florida kid and he had spent his red shirt coming from Butler to play at JMU so he basically had no options after JMU. Not sure of the whole story there but it always looked like an early mistake with the roster that Lou Rowe made.