The level of vitriol being spewed on here is pretty pathetic, but not surprising. I have never heard of Rick Ray, like most of the rest of you, but I'm not going to say the hire is a failure unless he at least coaches a game. Remember, Frank Martin and Buzz Williams were assistants before being hired at Kansas State and Marquette and they've done a pretty good job. The hot mid-major head coach route has failed repeatedly in the SEC so maybe this the way to go. Maybe it's not. But let's let him at least coach a game and recruit some players before we completely freak out.