A few (random) thoughts about Byington (assuming he is the next head coach)…

-I will wait and see what he does between now and September before I decide to renew season tickets. Right now, I'd put myself at about 15% chance of doing that. But, he can sway me some with words, actions, plans, etc. Of course, he can sway me and lots of us with winning.

-I grew up about 45 minutes from Statesboro, GA. Folks not familiar with GSU beyond FB will know it is an extremely tough place to win in MBB. They have very little history of success. Fans aren't really interested - even when they win some. Before FB got rolling under Erk Russell when they revived their program essentially from scratch in the early 80's, GSU was known for baseball and men's golf. Even today, I suspect more fans care about baseball than MBB. So, I can't really blame Byington for seeing a cellar-dwelling program like JMU as a good step for his career and it does speak volumes that he was able to win more than he lost at GSU.

-I don't think this hire will increase ticket sales much. Just being honest. Hope I'm wrong. Winning will of course. May take some time. I'll support any new HC for at least the first 2 years, likely 3. Stating the obvious, but he needs to show positive results ASAP. He has a lot of experience coming back with 5 returning starters and 4 guys who have started the last 2 seasons (and 2 who have started since freshmen).

-We'll see quickly how the current roster reacts (read: any transfers out).

-This is so JMU MBB to release this info on a Friday evening. LOL. Though, nothing going on in the sports world outside of NFL free agency so I guess today is as good a time as any (assuming true).