I am pretty patient when it comes to coaches so I was never as down on Horn as some of the other Hilltopper fans were.

I do think that WKU plucked him from the tree before he was ready to be head coach. He was going to run the system he wanted to run regardless of the players he had to work with or what system they were familiar with. As such he squandered some talent that first year.

I would agree that he was a better recruiter than in game coach although I wonder if he has gained any perspective since then. But he was a pretty darn good recruiter.

I met Horn one time and he did not strike me as arrogant. I told him that I was looking forward to the upcoming season and his eyes got as big saucers and he said "I can't wait."

I don't think that WKU would ever hire him again because that ship has kind of sailed. But I think Appalachian State could do worse.