Originally Posted by
Chicago 1995
I get that he's an alum, and he's been a successful assistant in the pros, but he's not coached in college in almost 25 years and he's never been a head coach at any level. This seems incredibly risky with options available that are less risky. I wouldn't be thrilled with this hire. I think we can do better.
I can guarantee you that even if Nick Saban were to suddenly sign on at Duke, at least some healthy percentage of fans are not going to be thrilled with the hire. (This is proven by the MOTM polls, which show that unanimity is utterly impossible.)
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."